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Featured Event

Presentation of the Environmental Concentrations in Climate Change and Sustainable Food
October 3, 2016
The environmental concentrations let students engage in an interdisciplinary exploration of the many issues involved in the topics of sustainable food and climate change. Come find out more! Indian food provided.
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CEEDS, Wright Hall 005
12:00 pm

Mountain Day at MacLeish!
October 3, 2016
Mountain Day is coming... who knows exactly when, but here at CEEDS we are thinking about it, and we wanted to let you know that you are welcome to take the opportunity to visit MacLeish that day! You can come and hang out (check out Smith's Living Building and play a game, read in the swing outside, sit in the grass and enjoy the lovely weather) or come and be active (take a hike on one of our trails, explore, play games, go on our challenge course). Your call. All are welcome. Buses will run every 45 minutes from the Elm Street side of the Campus Center starting at 10am, with the last bus leaving MacLeish at 4:30pm.
Ada and Archibald MacLeish Field Station!
9:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Events at Smith

Info session: Environmental J-term course in Israel
September 30, 2016
Interested in studying about environmental challenges in Israel? Come on a two week January Global Flex course in Israel- looking at how ongoing border disputes, access to natural resources and human security complicate the kinds of environmental projects that could otherwise bring people together. Funding is available. Deadline to apply : Oct 7th- 9am.
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Lewis Global Center
12:00 pm

SmiTHrift Meet and Greet
October 2, 2016
Join us for brunch and help brainstorm session about sustainable campus fashion. Feel free to bring your friends!
Cutter-Ziskand Dining Hall
11:00 am to 12:00 pm

NOAA Internship Presentations
October 3, 2016
Hear about the excellent internships four Smithies participated in this summer with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). You'll learn about a variety of coastal stewardship and conservation programs around the country and about this great internship program and how you might participate next summer. Presenters are: Coral Reef Conservation Communications Internship Sable Liggera '17; Mapping Habitat Change and Sea Level Rise in the Waquoit Bay Estuary, Cape Cod, MA Chloe Brownlie ‘17; Estuarine Stewardship and Diamondback Terrapin Conservation in the Chesapeake Bay Claudia Deeg ‘17; Studying the Slough: Vegetation’s response to sea level change Chloe Lee ‘17. Pizza lunch provided.
McConnell B15
12:15 pm

Green Team Meeting!
October 4, 2016
Missed our first meeting? It's not too late to join! Come learn about environmental issues, & make an impact! Potential Upcoming Events: - Zero-Waste Conference @ UNH; - “GMO OMG” showing; - Green Party Candidate Jill Stein visit
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CC 003 Lounge
8:00 pm

Addressing Climate Change
October 6, 2016
Mary Skelton Roberts, Senior Program Officer of the Climate Barr Foundation will address climate change and solutions for clean energy, mobility, and resilient communities. Light refreshments will be provided. Sponsored by Jill Ker Conway Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center.
Campus Center 103/104
4:30 pm

Events Off Campus

Sustainability Science: It’s More than Just Changing Out Light Bulbs
October 3, 2016
with Weston Dripps, Executive Director of the David E. Shi Center for Sustainability and Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Furman University. Recent decades have seen the emergence of sustainability as a concept central to the development and future of humankind. Sustainability science is a rapidly emerging trans-disciplinary field that aims to develop a deeper and more fundamental understanding of the critical linkages between environmental, human, and social systems at a variety of spatial and temporal scales. Within this new discipline, Furman University has been at the cutting edge of curriculum development with the first liberal arts major in Sustainability Science. The grand challenge of sustainability science lies in finding ways to elevate the standard of living for all humans above the necessary social foundation that protects against critical human deprivation while at the same time lowering the environmental impact below the critical natural thresholds. The challenge of moving into this space for humanity is complex because social and planetary boundaries are interdependent. In this talk I will share some basic principles of the discipline, an overview of Furman’s Sustainability Science curriculum, and some examples of student research in this arena.
Paino Lecture, Beneski Museum of Natural History, Amherst College
4:00 pm

Notes for a Queer ecology
October 3, 2016
Brigitte Baptiste, ecologist and director of Instituto Von Humboldtof Biodiversity will discuss queer ecology and its links to biodiversity and sustainability. The talk problematizes notions of bodies and landscapes as “natural” and contends that they are not just linked by biology. Rather cultural narratives shape and link both. Examining these narratives may help us explore better future scenarios for both.
Herter Hall 301, UMASS
5:00 pm

Next Generation Infrastructure: Principles for Post-Industrial Public Works
October 6, 2016
with Hillary Brown FAIA, Professor of Architecture, Spitzer School of Architecture, City College of New York. This lecture is part of the Fall 2016 Zube Lecture Series at UMass Amherst - LA&RP Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning. All are welcome.
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Procopio Room, 105 Hills North
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Where Do We Stand on Climate Change
October 6, 2016
Ray Bradley delivers the first in a series of three talks that explores the science, ethics and politics of climate change, one year after the historic agreement made at the COP21 - 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris. Ray Bradley's research focuses on climate variability over recent centuries and millennia and he has carried out extensive fieldwork in the Arctic and North Atlantic region. Sponsored by the Miller Worley Fund for the Center for the Environment and The Science Center.
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Gamble Auditorium, Mount Holyoke College
7:30 pm

Featured Event

Nearing the Tipping Point
October 7, 2016
is a one-day exhibition curated by Ellen Sulser '18 of works on paper from the Museum's permanent collection. The show examines the natural world and the consequences of human interactions with it. Works by artists such as Maggie Puckett, Patrick Nagatani, and Huma Muji will be represented. Ellen is a CEEDS intern.
Cunningham Center, Museum of Art
12:00 pm

Events at Smith

Mitigation
October 12, 2016
What changes to campus infrastructure and buildings need to be made to reach the college's goal of being carbon neutral by 2030? Vlad Mickler, Principal at Integral Group, will present the results of his group's study and analysis. Q&A will follow. Light refreshments will be provided.
Neilson Browsing Room
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm

Events Off Campus

Follow the Money: Economic Benefits of Local to Communities
October 9, 2016
with Bjorn Markeson of Smith College. Part of the "Why Shop Local" Seminar series. Free samples galore- raffles and prizes, $3 sandwich of the day for participants.
Serios Market, 65 State Street
12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

Events at Smith

SEA Semester Info Session
October 18, 2016
SEA Semester is a field-based study abroad program focused on the ocean environment. They offer 6 different semester programs that focus on environmental topics ranging from global climate change to cultural and environmental sustainability to conservation and marine biodiversity. SEA semester programs include an on-shore component in Woods Hole, Massachusetts followed by a sailing research voyage in the Atlantic, Pacific, or Caribbean. Motivated students of all majors who are passionate about learning, inspired to take on real-world issues, and eager to become part of an unparalleled living and learning community are welcome to apply.
CEEDS- Center for Environment, Ecological Design & Sustainability, Wright Hall 005
12:00 pm

Mapping Club- Informational Meeting
October 18, 2016
Join us to talk about establishing a Smith College Mapping Club (name TBD). We'll have nibblies/food like pizza and sundry snacks. What do you need to come? Interest in GIS, Mapping, and Data Visualization is reaching critical mass at Smith and we are looking for students to take the lead in establishing a mapping club. Some of the activities we imagine the mapping club might engage in include Mapathons (Missing Maps, Humanitarian Mapping), Hackathons with geospatial data, GPS Art, Geocaching, and possibly establishing a chapter with Youth Mappers. We want to hear your ideas and interested related to mapping practice at Smith and beyond.
Spatial Analysis Lab (Sabin-Reed 104)
12:15 pm

Lunch bag: Water for Rome Through the Ages
October 19, 2016
Did you know that Rome, Italy is the largest city in the world whose water supply is entirely groundwater? Did you know that most modern water supply systems are based on principles and practices developed in ancient Rome? You may have heard that ancient Roman water pipes were made from lead. Yet did you know that ancient Romans did not suffer lead poisoning from the water system? In his talk, Dr. Gary Robbins from the University of Connecticut, will answer these and other intriguing questions. The lecture covers two thousand years of water system development in ancient Rome, how water influenced the rise and fall and rise again of Rome, the hydrogeology of the area around Rome, and why the thousands of fountains in the eternal city keep flowing. Lunch will be provided.
Sabin-Reed 103
12:15 pm

Speaking of Design: Etosha Cave and Anna Ly on Clean Energy and Creative Technology
October 19, 2016
The Design Thinking Initiative invites you to the second year of Speaking of Design, a lecture series developed to explore uniquely compelling facets of the question, “Who gets to call themselves a designer?” Today we welcome two speakers: Etosha Cave, co-founder and chief science officer of OPUS 12, a clean technology firm transforming CO2 emissions into fuels, and winner of Fortune’s clean technology startup competition, and Anna Ly, senior manager of creative technology partnerships at Sesame Workshop, named in Forbes' "30 Under 30 in Media" and NY Business Journal "Women of Influence" for 2016. For more information:
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Graham Hall, Hillyer
4:30 pm

Investment and Divestment
October 19, 2016
Mike Howard, Vice President for Finance and Administration, will discuss "College and University Endowments, Divestment and Impact Investing." There will be a Q&A following the presentation. Light refreshments will be provided.
Neilson Browsing Room
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Info session: environment-related study away programs
October 20, 2016
ES&P and the Study Abroad Office co-host an information session about a variety of Smith-approved study away programs that offer environmentally focused courses. More details to come.
Lewis Global Studies Center
12:00 pm

Flint's Drinking Water Crisis and the Urgency to Reimagine Experts' Relationship with the Public
October 20, 2016
The Flint, MI lead-in-water crisis that caused large-scale health harm was disturbingly similar to the Washington, DC crisis of 2001-2004, which was associated with a spike in fetal deaths and elevated blood lead levels in children. In both cities, experts in positions of power knew of the problem but took active steps to keep it under wraps after affected residents discovered the contamination. Are these kinds of experiences just science- and policy-related, or is there something else at work? Dr. Lambrinidou proposes a cultural shift that would equip experts in all sectors to recognize the technical and moral relevance of the voices of the publics they serve is needed. Dr. Yanna Lambrinidou, a Smith alumna (’89), is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Science and Technology Studies program at Virginia Tech. Since 2007, she has conducted extensive research on the Washington, DC water crisis and its aftermath, through which she and her colleagues have exposed wrongdoing on the part of engineers and scientists in local and federal government agencies. She serves on Michigan Governor Rick Snyder’s Flint Water Interagency Coordinating Committee, which aims to develop long-term solutions to Flint’s drinking water crisis.
Weinstein Auditorium
4:30 pm

Slow Money Pioneer Valley Entrepreneur Showcase
October 20, 2016
The Slow Money Pioneer Valley Entrepreneur Showcase aims to convene and connect local farm and food businesses, individuals, food system folks, and investors interested in building a sustainable local and regional food system and to catalyze new investment opportunities in the people, businesses and communities that contribute to a sustainable food economy. Slow Money Pioneer Valley is organized by the PVGrows Investment Fund, PVGrows Network, and the Franklin County CDC -- organizations working to strengthen the local food system. Register for the event at the link below
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Smith College Conference Center
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm

SCOPES-- charter writing and potluck event
October 20, 2016
Join Scopes as we begin drafting and crafting our organization charter so we can become an official registered org....while we eat and make delicious food! Bring a dish or something to share as we collectively write our charter together! We plan this to be a two-part session with the follow up session next Thursday (the 27th). We'd love your input at both sessions!
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Campus Center kitchen
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Events Off Campus

Lecture: Inequality and the Rise of Rural Distress
October 19, 2016
with Palagummi Sainath, India's most highly awarded journalist and a winner of the Ramon Magsaysay Prize (often referred to as the 'Asian Nobel'). The only Indian to win the Magsaysay for journalism in 32 years, Sainath was also the first reporter in the world to win Amnesty International's Global Journalism Prize, and the only Indian winner so far of the European Commission's Lorenzo Natali prize, the EC's main award for development and human rights. Last year, he won the first World Media Summit Global Award for Excellence for his 2014 series of field reports on India's mega water crisis. His most famous work of recent times was his path-breaking reporting on farmers' suicides in India's ongoing agrarian crisis, which has seen over 300,000 cultivators taking their own lives since 1995.
Pruyne Lecture Hall, Amherst College
5:00 pm

How to Let Go of the World and Love All the Things Climate Can’t Change
October 20, 2016
Film screening and discussion. A funny, tragic, inspiring documentary that introduces a host of climate change “warriors” while examining the intricately woven forces that threaten the stability of our planet. Directed by Josh Fox. Part of the Talking Truth: Finding Your Voice Around the Climate Crisis Fall 2016 SERIES. Limited seating – please arrive early.
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Floor 26, Du Bois Library, UMASS, Amherst
7:00 pm