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Fall 2007 Calendar
September
Tuesday, September 4
Center for the Environment and Green Partners Reception
4:00 pm -5:00 pm
Visit the Center for the Environment and other Green Partners (Botanic Garden, Environmental Stewardship Office, Student Environmental Action Coalition, Environmental Studies Program and the Five College Energy and Recycling Programs) and learn how students can engage in environmental issues in all aspects of campus life, from academics and extracurricular student activities to the grounds and facilities. The Center for the Environment's programs encourage interdisciplinary and cross-cultural dialogue and partnerships that recognize shared responsibility and interdependence. ICE CREAM will be served! Check out Center for the Environment.
Center for the Environment, Talcott Greenhouse, south end .
Wednesday, September 19
Environmental Leadership Series: featuring Elizabeth Kolbert
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Shattuck Hall, Cassani Lounge
An Informal Discussion with Author Elizabeth Kolbert
What Al Gore has done through film, political journalist, Elizabeth Kolbert, has done through the written word: catapult the wider public to a new level of understanding and action on climate change. Come join an informal discussion with Ms. Kolbert to learn about her career and her experiences in writing the acclaimed Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature and Climate Change. This event, co-hosted by Environmental Studies, is the first in the Center for the Environment's year-long Environmental Leadership Series.Cassani Lounge, Shattuck Hall This series aims to educate students across the disciplinary spectrum about important environmental issues, and to create an aspirational and mentoring quality to each speaking event.
Wednesday, September 26
Author, Anna Lappe, "The Power of the Plate: Food, Politics, and Social Change,"
7:00 p.m. Clapp Lab Hooker Auditorium
Anna Lappé, co-founder of the Small Planet Institute, will deliver an evening lecture, in which she will illuminate the intersecting challenges posed by climate change, environmental degradation, and the globalized food system—and offer alternatives that can lead to healthier people, communities, and ecosystems
October
Wednesday October 3
Lick it GreenFREE Ice Cream!! GAMES!! & Cider This event is for students, staff and faculty! Come learn more about the Green Partners and their efforts to build a greener more sustainable future on and off campus! Light Bulb Exchange! Sponsored by The Botanic Garden, Center for Environment (CE), Earth and Environment Dept, Environmental Action Coalition (EAC), Facilities Management, Five College Energy, Five College Recycling, Environmental Health and Safety, Dining Services, Student Action Coalition
Thursday October 18
4:00 pm CDC Conference Room
Make a career out of your concerns about climate change, ocean pollution and sustainable development. Learn how you can make a difference at Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences. Duke’s Nicholas School is among the world’s premier graduate professional schools for the interdisciplinary study of the environment. Meet Lisa Rattray, Admissions Officer for the Nicholas School, at a presentation on Thursday, October 18, at 4:00 pm, in CDC Conference Room, to learn about graduate opportunities as well as undergraduate courses available at the Duke Marine Lab.
Light refreshments will be provided.
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