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Keynote: celebrated environmental artist Christo
April 19, 2012
Christo will speak at the "Riverscaping: A Five College International Conference on the Art, Science and Culture of Rivers." His talk is titled,“Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Two Works in Progress: Over the River, Project for the Arkansas River, Colorado & The Mastaba, Project for the United Arab Emirates.” Free and open to the public. Preregistration required. For a complete schedule and to register, visit:
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John M. Greene Hall, Smith College
7:00 pm

Tea and Talkback: Artist Christo's Lecture
April 20, 2012
Join us at the Center for the Environment, Ecological Design, and Sustainability (garden-level Wright Hall) for tea and an opportunity to further unpack Christo's lecture on Riverscaping. Moderated by Reid Bertone-Johnson of the Landscapes Studies Program. All are welcome.
CEEDS, Smith College
4:15 pm

ES&P Student Capstone Presentations: ENV312
April 24, 2012
Come join us for an afternoon of presentations by the students of ENV312 as they highlight their capstone work. Topics include a broad range of environmental science and policy issues. Come for all or part of the time! Lunch will be provided over the lunch hour.
Campus Center 102
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Events at Smith

Trash Audit
April 18, 2012
Part of Earth Week at Smith College
Chapin Lawn
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

5-College Sustainability Symposium
April 18, 2012
Part of Earth Week at Smith College
CC 103/104
4:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Andrew Guswa (CEEDS) on Ecohydrology Research
April 19, 2012
Engineers for a Sustainable World presents Andrew Guswa, Smith College professor of engineering and director of Center for the Environment, Ecological Design (CEEDS). Come hear about professor Guswa's exciting research in ecohydrology on Thursday, April 19, noon-1 p.m. Pizza provided.
Ford 340
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Trash Audit
April 19, 2012
Part of Earth Week at Smith College
Chapin Lawn
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Workshop: The Art and Science of Effective Communication
April 19, 2012
Dr. C. Gita Bosch, an Academic and Educational Consultant based in New York, will present a FREE WORKSHOP on mastering the essential elements of communication, in particular scientific communication. The session discusses strategies for presenting posters and giving talks and includes conversation on the evaluative criteria that can be used to develop excellent communication habits. To help us gauge numbers, please indicate at this link whether or not you will attend:
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McConnell Hall 103
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm

Tables on Sustainability and Mini Trash Audit
April 20, 2012
Part of Earth Week at Smith College
Chapin Lawn
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Every Cloud Has a Quicksilver Lining
April 20, 2012
Part of the Mercury, The Environment, and Public health lecture series. The Transport, Bioavailability and Effects of Mercury in the Environment Charles T. Driscoll Jr., Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Syracuse University preceded by light refreshments and followed by dinner for attendees. This lecture series is funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Ford hall 240
4:30 pm

Earth Day Carnival
April 21, 2012
Part of Earth Week at Smith College
Davis Lawn (Rain Location-Davis Ballroom)
12:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Landscape Studies Program Spring Lecture Series
April 23, 2012
Please join us for a lecture by Deirdre Manning on High Performance Buildings. Deirdre Manning is the Director of Environmental Sustainability at Smith College. This is part of the Landscape Studies Program Spring Lecture Series 2012. Lecture by Deidre Manning
McConnell 103
2:40 pm to 4:00 pm

Events Off Campus

Ervin Zube Lecture Series
April 19, 2012
Please join us for a lecture by Lisa DePiano, Benneth Phelps, and Helena Farrell, titled, "Sustainable Agriculture Planning and Design in the Pioneer Valley." This is part of the Ervin Zube Spring Lecture Series 2012.
Procopio Room, 105 Hills North, UMass Amherst
4:00 pm

Five College Energy Series: Renewable Energy
April 22, 2012
This series of events was designed to create an intellectual exchange on energy matters both between the Five Colleges themselves and between the Five Colleges and the Pioneer Valley community. Each panel includes professors from the colleges and local speakers to educate town and gown. The series was organized by students from Smith and the Five Colleges and inspired by the course GOV 250 "Global Resource Politics". Questions? Contact thelke@smith.edu
Main Lecture Hall, Franklin Patterson Hall
2:00 pm

Featured Event

ES&P Student Capstone Presentations: ENV312
May 1, 2012
Come join us for an afternoon of presentations by the students of ENV312 as they highlight their capstone work. Topics include a broad range of environmental science and policy issues. Come for all or part of the time! Lunch will be provided over the lunch hour.
Dewey Common Room
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm

Events at Smith

Honors thesis presentation: "From Beantown to Beetown:
April 26, 2012
A Sociological Analysis of Urban Apiculture in Boston, Massachusetts" presentation by senior Marta Sicinska. A pizza lunch will be provided,
Dewey Common Room
12:00 pm

Landscape Studies Program Spring Lecture Series
April 30, 2012
Please join us for a lecture by John Burk titled, "Audubon's Garden: Landscapes and Plants in The Birds of America." John Burk is the Elsie Damon Simonds Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, Smith College. This is part of the Landscape Studies Program Spring Lecture Series 2012.
McConnell 103
2:40 pm to 4:00 pm

Events Off Campus

Michael Klare to discuss book: The Race for What's Left
April 25, 2012
Professor Michael Klare Five College Professor of Peace & World Security Studies Will discuss his new book... THE RACE FOR WHAT'S LEFT -THE GLOBAL SCRAMBLE FOR THE WORLD'S LAST RESOURCES ~This event is a part of a week of activities in celebration of the Inauguration of Jonathan Lash as the sixth president of Hampshire College
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Hampshire College - Franklin Patterson Hall, West Lecture Hall
7:00 pm

Volunteer Day with Gardening the Community
April 28, 2012
Gardening the Community is a youth-centered community based urban agriculture project in Springfield, MA. Through growing organic food and riding bicycles in the city, GtC introduces and fosters principles of urban sustainable living and youth leadership. If you’re interested in learning more about urban agriculture and sustainable community development, Join us!
Springfield, MA
10:00 am to 1:00 pm

Events at Smith

Interested in Patagonia internships? Alumna Maggie McCaffrey '10 shares her experiences
May 7, 2012
"In calling up images of the past, I find that the plains of Patagonia frequently cross before my eyes..." Charles Darwin. Former Smith student Maggie McCaffrey '10 to give a presentation on a volunteer and international Praxis opportunity in Patagonia Argentina with Argentine NGO Fundacíon Patagonia Natural (FPN). The volunteer program is perfect for any students interested in environmental studies or the natural sciences. Volunteers live and work on a converted sheep farm that operates as a wildlife reserve tracking puma activity, working in the rescue and rehabilitation of wild animals, observing a wide variety of marine life such as penguins, whales, sea lions, and orcas and practicing your spanish! A once-in-a-lifetime chance to experience one of the Earth's last wild places.
Wright Hall CEEDS
4:30 pm

Events Off Campus

OCCUP-OETRY for Earth Day & May Day
2012-05-04
Poetry, prose, and song about war and peace, economic and social justice, environmental protection, racism, women’s/LGBT/human rights and immigration. Spoken word that speaks truth to power, and empowers and inspires us. Authors welcome to submit work by Friday, April 27 (maximum of 10 minutes) for consideration by a panel of local poets for the Northampton event. More info: John Berkowitz, PVCA Director and Poet, 413-625-6374 johnpberk@gmail.com
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Friends Meeting House, 43 Center St.
6:30 pm to 9:00 pm

350.org’s World-Wide Climate Impacts Action Day: Stop Climate Change! No Tar Sands Pipeline!
May 5, 2012
Every day between Monday April 30 and Saturday May 5, during rush-hour from 8 to 9am and 5 to 6pm, groups of 10 or more people will stand on the sidewalk of the Coolidge Bridge between Hadley and Northampton. The group will hold signs calling for President Obama and Congress to stop climate change by rejecting the Keystone Tar Sands pipeline, oil drilling offshore and in the Arctic, and continued reliance on coal and nuclear energy; and by supporting much larger investment in renewable energy sources and energy conservation and efficiency.
Coolidge Bridge between Hadley and Northampton

Forbes Library Community Bird Walks
May 6, 2012
Join us during the height of the spring bird migration for 4 Sunday morning bird walks. We'll meet at the front door to the library and walk from there at a leisurely pace around the Smith Campus and down to Paradise Pond. We'll look for all the species we can find, everything from black-capped chickadees to blackburnian warblers. We'll also listen to bird calls and learn how to identify some birds by their songs. Bring binoculars and your favorite field guide. Dress for the weather; it can still be cold on a May morning. Rain cancels, but if it is just drizzling we will still go. We'll have a different leader each week. Free and open to the public.
Forbes Library, West Street Northampton
8:00 am to 9:00 am