Sustainable Smith Events Calendar

From lectures to workshops, there's always something going on related to sustainability. Here’s a list of events from across campus that touch on the economic, social, or environmental components of our changing world.

Mar24

LSS 100 Landscape Environment & Design Lecture Series

Monday, March 24, 2025 | 3:05-4:45 p.m.

Featuring John Berryhill, Interim Director of the Botanic Garden, speaking on the Botanic Gardens.

Mar25

River Valley Radical Futures

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 | 4:30-6 p.m.

Celebrate the launch of an illustrated map showing a future in the Connecticut River Valley 100 year...

Mar31

LSS 100 Landscape Environment & Design Lecture Series

Monday, March 31, 2025 | 3:05-4:45 p.m.

Featuring Jennifer Colten, photographer and senior lecturer at WashU, speaking on landscape photogra...

Apr7

LSS 100 Landscape Environment & Design Lecture Series

Monday, April 7, 2025 | 3:05-4:45 p.m.

Featuring Sara Eichner, cartographer, designer, teacher and visual artist, speaking on data, maps, a...

Apr11

Environmental Justice Hour: A Space to Learn, Connect, and Imagine Together

Friday, April 11, 2025 | 4-6 p.m.

Calling all Smith College students, faculty, staff, broader community members in the valley! Are you...

Apr14

LSS 100 Landscape Environment & Design Lecture Series

Monday, April 14, 2025 | 3:05-4:45 p.m.

Featuring Judith Wasserman, Professor of Landscape Architecture at West Virginia University, speakin...

Apr21

LSS 100 Landscape Environment & Design Lecture Series

Monday, April 21, 2025 | 3:05-4:45 p.m.

Featuring Noah Charney, Assistant Professor of Conservation Biology at the University of Maine, spea...

Featured Off-Campus Events

Exciting things are happening off-campus, too! Check out some ways you can get involved with a broader community.

Student Affairs Webinar: Fundraising for Conservation Nonprofits

Wednesday, March 19 | 3 p.m.

Join the SCBNA Student Affairs Committee for the sixth webinar in our professional development series for the 2024/25 programmatic year. Our invited speaker(s) will cover topics ranging from general fundraising strategies for nonprofits to specific tools and resources for nonprofit organizations working in conservation. Attendees will be able to ask questions of our speaker(s) and a recording of the webinar (along with useful resources) will be available for future viewing via our YouTube site. For more information on our speaker(s), please continue reading below:

1. Diana Burrell | Development Director, Idaho Conservation League
2. Bernie Traversari | Director of Operations & Programs, SCBNA

Electricity Without Greenhouse Gases: Essential to Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change

Thursday, March 20 | 10 a.m.

Professor M. Granger Morgan at Carnegie Mellon University will deliver a Rachel Carson Distinguished Lecture. Dr. M. Granger Morgan is the Hamerschlag University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University and has directed the Center for Climate and Energy Decision Making. His research addresses problems in science, technology, and public policy with a particular focus on energy, environmental systems, climate change, and risk analysis, perception and communication.. Many prestigious honors and awards have recognized Professor Morgan’s exceptional accomplishments. For example, he is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a recipient of the Federation of American Scientists Public Service Award.

Urban Ecology Beyond the City

Thursday, April 10 | 10 a.m.

Dr. Steward T.A. Pickett at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in New York will deliver a Rachel Carson Distinguished Lecture. Dr. Pickett is Distinguished Senior Scientist, Emeritus, at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in New York. He is a pioneer in many areas such as urban ecology, social-ecological systems theory, and the study of natural disturbance. His pathbreaking research has greatly influenced practices, ranging from conservation to urban design and planning. He has also made enormous contributions to the scientific community through visionary leadership including service as President of the Ecological Society of America. Dr. Pickett’s outstanding accomplishments have been recognized by many prestigious honors and awards. For example, he is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a recipient of the Eminent Ecologist Award of the Ecological Society of America & the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Ecology and Conservation.