{"id":14792,"date":"2023-10-09T16:23:19","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T20:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/?p=14792"},"modified":"2023-10-09T23:54:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T03:54:58","slug":"oct-12-13-bioneers-conference-is-free-to-students-staff-and-faculty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/2023\/10\/09\/oct-12-13-bioneers-conference-is-free-to-students-staff-and-faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Oct. 12-13 Bioneers conference is free to students, staff and faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Detroit Mercy will host the 18th annual Great Lakes Bioneers Detroit Conference on <strong>Thursday and Friday, Oct. 12-13<\/strong> on the McNichols Campus. This year, students, staff, administrators and faculty are invited to attend the environment-centered event for <em>free<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s theme is &#8220;Revolution from the Heart of Nature: Take Action in Detroit&#8221; and it will be, as always, a platform for community members to network and highlight innovative approaches to environmental and social challenges.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s highlights include 10 tours to community gardens and other environment-related destinations within Detroit along with many &#8220;learnshops,&#8221; which offer hands-on activities and panels with special guest speakers.<\/p>\n<p>Registration includes bus transportation and lunch for Detroit Mercy students and employees, but is limited due to the size of the venue, so register early.<\/p>\n<p>For others, registration is &#8220;pay as you are able,&#8221; with a minimum of $10 for adults and $5 for youth. Adult programming is 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. each day. The youth program runs from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.udmercy.edu\/academics\/special\/bioneers\/index.php\">Bioneers webpage<\/a> for registration information. The conference is a Bioneers Pollinator event.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/bioneers.org\/\">More information on Bioneers.<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14793\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/09\/2022-Bioneers.jpg?resize=993%2C467&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Students and others during the 2022 Bioneers conference, working outside on logs.\" width=\"993\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/09\/2022-Bioneers.jpg?resize=300%2C141&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/09\/2022-Bioneers.jpg?resize=1024%2C480&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/09\/2022-Bioneers.jpg?resize=768%2C360&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/09\/2022-Bioneers.jpg?resize=1536%2C720&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/09\/2022-Bioneers.jpg?resize=1173%2C550&amp;ssl=1 1173w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/09\/2022-Bioneers.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 993px) 100vw, 993px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Detroit Mercy will host the 18th annual Great Lakes Bioneers Detroit Conference on Oct. 12-13 on the McNichols Campus. 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