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Events at Smith

Field Station Saturday!
November 26, 2016
Want to get off campus? Join a trip to MacLeish. Come explore the station, go on a hike, sit by the fire pit, enjoy the BEC (Bechtel Environmental Classroom), and relax. This week’s theme is TBD, but we'll have lots of fun!The drive up to Whately is approximately 25 minutes; the van will leave from the Chapin loading dock (between Chapin and the CC) at 1:00 p.m. and return around 4 p.m. reserve your spot by emailing esulser at smith.edu
Chapin loading dock to the MacLeish Field Station
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Exhibition- Ghosts of the Dry: Lost and Found
November 28, 2016
A project by Erika Lively, AC17J; a visual narrative about family history, homesteaded land, and water on the drought ridden plains of southeastern Colorado. Her work makes visible an unknown region and the intersections of pioneers, both White and Black, and the Indigenous Nations during westward expansion. The exhibition runs through December 4.
Nolen Art Lounge, Campus Center
8:00 am to 4:00 pm

Not Your Disney Princess: Beyond Pocohontas: Rewriting the Narratives of Indigenous Women
November 28, 2016
Mni Wiconi- Water is Life presented by the Indigenous Smith Studentgs and Allies (ISSA).
Neilson Browsing Room
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Exclusive Screening: Command and Control
November 29, 2016
View the brand new documentary that is currently out in theaters. "Command and Control" is based upon the book by the same name by Eric Schlosser that describes how painfully close we have been to nuclear disaster in the U.S. - of our own making. Visit the link below for more information about the movie. And be sure to mark November 29th on your calendar! Sponsored by the Center for Religious and Spiritual Life, AFSC, the Nuclear- and Carbon-free Future Coalition.
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Helen Hills Hills Chapel
4:30 pm

Events Off Campus

Keeping the Lights On: What is our Energy Future?
November 29, 2016
The first in the Lighting our Future series organized by the Amherst League of Women Voters to explore how we can move toward renewable sources for electricity generation in Massachusetts. This talk will be given by Anne C. George, Vice President, ISO New England. ISO New England is charged with maintaining and operating the electric grid system in the 6-state New England region. The Future of Wind Energy in Massachusetts Tuesday, December 6, 7 - 8:30 PM, Bangs Community Center, Amherst James Manwell, UMass Prof. Manwell researches advances in technology for wind energy and is the Director of the UMass Wind Energy Center
Woodbury Room, Jones Library, Amherst, MA
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Events at Smith

Post-election conversation: environmental implications of a Trump administration
November 30, 2016
Did you miss our first gathering? Still have questions? Bring your questions and come for lunch and conversation.
CEEDS- Center for Environment, Ecological Design & Sustainability, Wright Hall 005
12:00 pm

'Activism, Art and Science': A Conversation with Eric Avery and Anne S. De Groot '78
December 1, 2016
Join Dr. Eric Avery, artist, and Smith Medalist Dr. Anne S. De Groot (class of 1978), Founder, CEO & CFO, EpiVax, Inc., for a presentation and dialogue about their approaches to activism and advocacy through art and science. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Eric Avery: AIDS Work on view at Smith College Museum of Art through December 11.
Neilson Browsing Room
5:00 pm to 6:30 pm

Screening: Racing Extinction
December 2, 2016
Utilizing state-of-the-art equipment, Oscar-winner Louie Psihoyos (The Cove) assembles a team of artists and activists intent on showing the world never-before-seen images that expose issues of endangered species and mass extinction.
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Campus Center 003
7:30 pm

Field Station Saturday!
December 3, 2016
Want to get off campus? Join a trip to MacLeish. Come explore the station, go on a hike, sit by the fire pit, enjoy the BEC (Bechtel Environmental Classroom), and relax. This week’s theme is TBD, but we'll have lots of fun!The drive up to Whately is approximately 25 minutes; the van will leave from the Chapin loading dock (between Chapin and the CC) at 1:00 p.m. and return around 4 p.m. reserve your spot by emailing esulser at smith.edu
Chapin loading dock to the MacLeish Field Station
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Ross Gay Poetry Reading
December 6, 2016
Ross Gay's third and most recent collection, "Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude," has placed him in the spotlight of the poetry world, having won the prestigious Kingsley Tufts and the National Book Critics Circle awards, and named finalist for the National Book Award in Poetry and the NAACP Image Award. An ardent gardener, Gay has said, “Almost everything that interests me is in the small moments, the very precise and nearly invisible moments that, upon meditation, have to do with everything.” Q&A at 4pm in the Poetry Center open to the Smith community. Evening reading free & open to the public.
Chapel Sanctuary
7:30 pm

Events Off Campus

Northeast Climate Science Center Seminar Series: Webinar
November 30, 2016
Radley Horton of Columbia University will speak about the “Projected expansion of the Souther pine beetle into northern Forests.” Horton's talk is part of "Engaging Stakeholders in Climate Adaptation," a webinar series presented by The Northeast Climate Science Center. Radley Horton is an associate research scientist at the Center for Climate Systems Research at Columbia University. His research focuses on extreme weather events, the limitations of climate models, and adaptation to climate change. He currently teaches in Columbia University's Sustainable Development department. Free admission; webinar can be joined remotely.
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Morrill Science Center, Room 134, UMass Amherst
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Urban Nature: Human Nature
December 1, 2016
with Peter Del Tredici, Associate Professor in Practice Harvard Graduate School of Design. 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

Good COP, Bad COP: Climate Change After Paris
December 1, 2016
Maria Ivanova delivers the final talk in a series exploring 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. Sponsored by the Miller Worley Fund for the Center for the Environment and The Science Center.
Gamble Auditorium, Mount Holyoke College
7:30 pm

Plan Health: Designing Healthy Communities at A.P.E. Gallery
December 4, 2016
December 5, 2016
December 6, 2016
This year, students from landscape studies (LSS 389) and engineering (EGR 422) are collaborating on a joint project with the Office of Planning and Sustainability on the design and siting of small, temporary parks and parklets in downtown Northampton. Some of the students' work will be on display at the APE Gallery from December 4-9 as part of a broader initiative called Plan Health: Designing Healthy Communities. The reception on Tuesday, December 6 (5:30-7:30 PM) will feature the parklets in particular and conversation with the LSS and EGR students. This collaboration is sponsored in part by the Smith College Design Thinking Initiative and Landscape Studies program.
A.P.E. Art Gallery, Downtown Northampton
2:00 pm to 8:00 pm

The Future of Wind Energy in Massachusetts
December 6, 2016
The second in the Lighting our Future series organized by the Amherst League of Women Voters to explore how we can move toward renewable sources for electricity generation in Massachusetts. This talk will be given by James Manwell, UMass. Prof. Manwell researches advances in technology for wind energy and is the Director of the UMass Wind Energy Center.
Bangs Community Center, Amherst
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Events at Smith

DIY Toothpaste & Deodorant making
December 8, 2016
Make a change in your health, the environment & your wallet! Please bring 2 small containers if you can. *Hosted by Green Team
CEEDS- Center for Environment, Ecological Design & Sustainability, Wright Hall 005
7:00 pm

Environmental Concentration Capstone Project Presentations
December 9, 2016
Join the Climate Change and Sustainable Food concentrators as they present their respective capstone projects. Both projects explore various methods of implementing institutionalized recovery of food products that would otherwise be thrown away. Lunch will be served to the first 30 guests.
CEEDS- Center for Environment, Ecological Design & Sustainability, Wright Hall 005
12:15 pm to 2:00 pm

Community partnerships project presentations
December 12, 2016
This semester, students in the Introduction to GIS class have collaborated with the Kestrel Land Trust, Franklin Land Trust, and Mass Audubon on projects to define food deserts in Chicopee, map the Forever Farmland conservation initiative, map trail networks in Florence's Sawmill Hills, map floodplain forests near Arcadia, assess impacts of cleared forest land in Williamsburg, and catalog Franklin Land Trust's conservation efforts over their 30 year history. We would be honored to have you join us to celebrate this work with food, drink, and short presentations by the student groups!
Sabin-Reed 104
9:00 am to 10:20 am

ENV 312 Project Presentations
December 13, 2016
Lunch provided. Projects are 1)'Using Compost Education to Decrease Trash at the Smith College Campus School' by Marilla Harris-Vincent, Anastasia Konefal, & Allison Snyder; 2)'Sustainable Innovation for the Smith College Landscape'by Sarah Sorensen & Celeste Venolia; and 3) 'Got Chicken? Incorporating Smith College's Food Values and the Real Food Challenge in Poultry Purchasing' by Kimberly Lu, Avita Streatfield, & Avery Westa.
Neilson Browsing Room
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm

Events Off Campus

Plan Health: Designing Healthy Communities at A.P.E. Gallery
December 7, 2016
December 8, 2016
This year, students from landscape studies (LSS 389) and engineering (EGR 422) are collaborating on a joint project with the Office of Planning and Sustainability on the design and siting of small, temporary parks and parklets in downtown Northampton. Some of the students' work will be on display at the APE Gallery from December 4-9 as part of a broader initiative called Plan Health: Designing Healthy Communities. The reception on Tuesday, December 6 (5:30-7:30 PM) will feature the parklets in particular and conversation with the LSS and EGR students. This collaboration is sponsored in part by the Smith College Design Thinking Initiative and Landscape Studies program.
A.P.E. Art Gallery, Downtown Northampton
2:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Lecture: A 6000 year climate change and hurricane record:
December 9, 2016
implications for climate and humans, past and present by Dr. Lisa Park Boush, University of Connecticut
Morrill 129, UMASS Amherst
3:30 pm