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Presentation: GIS maps for Two Local Non-profits
December 11, 2015
This year, students in the Introduction to GIS course (ENV/GEO 150) have partnered with two community non-profits — Mass Audubon and the Kestrel Land Trust — to carry out projects that promote the mission of those organizations. "Story Mapping the Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary" (Community partner: Mass Audubon) — Julia Franchi Scarselli '18, Anastasia Konefal '17, and Morgan Mpungose '17; "Mapping the distribution of hemlock trees at Graves Farm Sanctuary (Community partner: Mass Audubon) — Haleigh Anderson '19, Sophie D'Arcy '16, Bryn Gingrich '16, and Tessa McGann '16; "Story Mapping the Mount Holyoke Range" (Community partner: Kestrel Land Trust) — Aixin Li '17, Zoe Mitrisin '18, and Dulce Mora Flores AC; "Developing a hunting policy for Kestrel Land Trust properties" (Community partner: Kestrel Land Trust) — Chloe Brownlie '17, Jonathan Cartledge (Staff), and Charlotte Mann '17; "Developing a trail network at the Sawmill Hills Conservation Area" (Community partner: Kestrel Land Trust) — Dan Babineau (Staff), Olivia Daddi '17, Danielle Opatovsky '16, and Celeste Venolia '17Please come to learn about these projects and celebrate the students' hard work! Refreshments will be provided.
Spatial Analysis Lab (Sabin Reed 104)
9:00 am to 10:20 am

SmiTHrift's Winter Gear and Business Clothing Sale
December 12, 2015
All items have been donated to SmiTHrift and all sale profit will be donated to charity. If you bring a bag of clothes (or other items) to donate, you'll receive a discount on your purchase!
Campus Center 102
11:00 am to 1:00 pm

Film Screening: Just Eat IT: A Food Waste Documentary
December 12, 2015
Filmmakers and food lovers Jen and Grant dive into the issue of waste from farm, through retail, all the way to the back of their own fridge. Featuring interviews with TED lecturer, author and activist Tristram Stuart and acclaimed author Jonathan Bloom, Just Eat It looks at our systemic obsession with expiry dates, perfect produce and portion sizes, and reveals the core of this seemingly insignificant issue that is having devastating consequences around the globe. Just Eat It brings farmers, retailers, inspiring organizations, and consumers to the table in a cinematic story that is equal parts education and delicious entertainment. Hosted and sponsored by Smith's Food Recovery Network
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Seelye 106
7:00 pm

ES&P Capstone presentations!
December 15, 2015
ES&P students in ENV312 will be presenting their semester-long research projects: Visualizing Vulnerability: Climate Change Impacts at Smith College, Siiri Bigalke, Maria Cristina Del Valle, and Karen Yu; Closing the Clothing Loop, Jo Harvey and Emily Volkmann; Mitigating Stormwater Runoff at Smith College through the Implementation of Bioswales, Meg Kirsch and Danielle Opatovsky.
Neilson Browsing Room
12:00 pm

Library "Playback" Sessions- see multiple times
December 16, 2015
How have students, faculty and staff reimagined Neilson Library? Join members of the Library Program Committee and the design firm Shepley Bulfinch for a "playback" of the major themes and ideas that have emerged from this fall's engagement events. Open sessions for the Smith community begin at 11 a.m., 1:10 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Neilson Browsing Room
11:00 am

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