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Exhibition: A Gathering of Leaves
September 10, 2018
from Artist Annie Zeybekoglu '67. Tea is everywhere--its ubiquitous presence rivals the most common object. Once used, each stained teabag holds a personal experience, records a private sharing, serves as a visual reminder of conversations, reunions, and journeys. Tea is a common denominator in much of the artwork of Smith alumna Annie Zeybekoglu '67. Tea serves as a vehicle for preserving memories offering subtle tonalities that have evolved into her artist’s palette, finding expression in her handcrafted jewelry, books and image making. Exhibition on view Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Opening exhibition reception is Friday, Sept. 28, 5-7 p.m. September 10-December 14,
Alumnae House Gallery, 33 Elm St.
9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Events at Smith

Lecture-Foundation Species Loss Due to Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Invasion Affect Ecosystem Function:
September 10, 2018
The MacLeish Field Station as a Model System. Danielle Ignace, Assistant Professor, Smith College will present this talk which is part of the Fall 2018 Mary Elizabeth Dickason King M.D. Annual Lecture Series in the Life Sciences in Memory of Professor Howard Parshley. Coffee, tea and light snacks will be served at 4:15 p.m.; talk to begin at 4:30 p.m.
McConnell 103
4:30 pm

FYE: Get The Scoop at CEEDS
September 11, 2018
Come enjoy Mt. Tom's local ice cream and learn about all the ways you can work, play, and study with CEEDS!
CEEDS, Wright Hall Lower Level
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Events at Smith

Lunchbag: Successfully navigating a STEM major
September 14, 2018
A panel with Kevin Shea, Chemistry professor and director of the Science Center, Gabby Drew ‘19, Neuroscience major, Wiktoria Leks ‘19, Biochemistry major. Pizza lunch provided. Part of the STEM and Health Professions Lunchbag Series.
McConnell 103
12:15 pm

Lunchbag: Frontiers Abroad
September 17, 2018
Max Borella of the Frontiers Abroad program in New Zealand will share information about this popular study-abroad program. Come hear more about it! Lunch will be served.
Sabin-Reed 103
12:10 pm

Life Sciences Lunchbag: Strategies for Joining a Research Project at Smith
September 17, 2018
Do you want a mentored research experience with a STEM professor, but don't know how to ask them? Join faculty from the biological sciences for a discussion of strategies for discovering WHAT research opportunities exist in the Life Sciences and HOW you can access them.
McConnell 103
12:15 pm

Meeting: Smith Students for Food Justice
September 17, 2018
SSFJ will have our first meeting THIS Monday! We'll be discussing what SSFJ has done in the past, what food justice even IS, hopes+dreams for this semester, and we'll also get to know each other and have fun ....... treats WILL be present. See you there!
CEEDS, Wright Hall lower level
8:00 pm

Lecture: How US universities, Kenya farms, and Moroccan women’s cooperatives
September 18, 2018
are adapting to climate change: Organizational learning, collective action, and the resilience of local institutions" a lecture by Camille Washington-Ottombre, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Policy.
Seelye 106
5:00 pm

Events at Smith

Green Team Meeting
September 20, 2018
Are you interested in environmental issues? Join us to find out what the Green Team at Smith is all about! We'll talk about what we have done in the past and them brainstorm together goals for this year and how we might work towards them. All welcome!
CEEDS, Wright Hall lower level
7:00 pm

Divest 101
September 20, 2018
Interested in Divest Smith College and want to know more? Heard about divestment campaigns, but not really sure what it means? Just need a refresher? Come join us for Divest 101! Ask questions, meet a Divest member, and learn what we're all about. Treats will be provided!
CampusCenter 103/4
8:00 pm

Lunchbag: Avoiding Unforced Errors in Your Graduate & Professional School Applications
September 21, 2018
Aka “Why Should I Care About the Honor Code?” Are you familiar with the Honor Code? What constitutes cheating? What is the potential impact of an Honor Code violation on your future at Smith and beyond? The focus of this presentation will be on practical aspects of the Honor Code and the Honor Board from a student perspective including consequences of an Honor Code violation, potential sanctions and longer term ramifications. There will be plenty of time for student questions. Pizza lunch provided. Part of the STEM and Health Professions Lunchbag Series.
McConnell 103
12:15 pm

Bike Kitchen Open Hours
September 23, 2018
Join us to get started on some bike fixin'! We'll help you as needed.
The Bike Kitchen, Talbot House
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Bike Kitchen Interest Meeting
September 24, 2018
Come to CEEDS to learn about how you can get involved with the Smith College Bicycle Kitchen! Our mission primarily is to teach people in the Smith College community how to repair bicycles, through hands-on instruction, and additionally to encourage bicycle riding widely within the community. We hold weekly open hours, where we train interested students as "bike mechanics", and where the newly-trained mechanics instruct other students on how to fix flats and adjust brakes (etc.). No experience fixing bikes is necessary to get involved – all you need is an excitement and willingness to learn!
CEEDS, Wright Hall lower level
12:10 pm to 1:00 pm

Annual Five College Jackie Pritzen Lecture: "Ashes to Ashes, Disk to Disk"
September 25, 2018
with Suzan Edwards, L. Clark Seelye Professor of Astronomy, Smith College. Connections is the theme of this talk—connections in the universe through space and time, and connections in the Five Colleges through collaborating institutions and departments. Professor Edwards arrived at Smith College and the Five College Astronomy Department in 1980. For most of that time she served as chair of the Five College Astronomy Senate and more recently as chair of the Five College Astronomy Department. Her scientific research is on the formation of young stars and proto-planetary systems using space- and ground-based telescopes. Further details are available at the link below:
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Seelye Hall 106
5:00 pm

Events Off Campus

Emergent Strategy video and discussion
September 20, 2018
We will watch a short video of a keynote address by adrienne maree brown. How does the natural world teach us about transformative justice, through ideas of adaptation, decentralization, resilience, iteration, fractal selves, and creating more possibilities? brown is the author of Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds. Includes facilitated discussion with Brennan Tierney. Brennan graduated from UMass Amherst in 2018 with a degree in Legal Studies and Anthropology and continues to work with the UMass Alliance for Community Transformation (UACT). Part of the Talking Truth: Finding Your Voice Around the Climate Change Crisis series.
W.E.B. Du Bois Library, 26th floor, UMASS Amherst
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Fungi Kingdom Mushroom Festival
September 22, 2018
Free event, everyone is welcome! Expert speakers, nature walks, photography, art, hand-on science. Workshops and sales by Fungi Ally Mushroom Farm. Mushroom i.d. by the Pioneer Valley Mycological Association.
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Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary, 127 Combs Rd, Easthampton
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Fall Equinox Celebration
September 22, 2018
Come celebrate the fall equinox and enjoy an evening of excellent live music with our house band the fabulous Radiolaria fronted by A. Burris Jenkins aka. Burrie. Radiolaria encompasses a wide range of styles from rock to reggae. All their music is original and spans lyrical and Jazzy ragtime elements and yes even tribal dance groove! For a taste check it out on Soundcloud at the link below Admission to the sanctuary is $10 and we ask you to support the musicians with tips by the stage. Children under 12 are free. If this is a hardship, please contribute what you can.
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Three Sisters Sanctuary, 188 Cape St, Goshen, MA 01032
4:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Third Annual Monarch Butterfly Release
September 23, 2018
Join Bev Montague at Three Sisters Sanctuary for a wonderful afternoon in the gardens during which you’ll learn more about the majestic monarch butterfly and then you'll have a chance to release one in the gardens! Each year we have more people attend than butterflies so we'll hold a free raffle this year for an opportunity to release one of the butterflies. Admission: $10 per adult, children under 12 are free. If this is a hardship you are welcome to contribute what you can. To learn more about the Monarch and its importance in our world see the link below:
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Three Sisters Sanctuary, 188 Cape St, Goshen, MA 01032
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Environmental and Climate Justice : Lecture and Reception
September 24, 2018
With Jacqueline Patterson, Director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program. Patterson has worked in many capacities on many issues, including women, HIV/AIDS, racial justice, economic justice, and environmental and climate justice. She is also the co-founder of Women of Color United, an organization that connects women of color in the US to women abroad. Patterson serves on the International Committee for the US Social Forum, the Steering Committee for Interfaith Moral Action on Climate, the Advisory Board for the Center for EarthEthics, and the Boards of Directors for the Institute of the Black World, Center for Story Based Strategy, and the US Climate Action Network. Refreshments will be served.
Franklin Patterson Hall, Main lecture hall, Hampshire College
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

Environmental & Climate Justice: Workshop and Discussion
September 25, 2018
With Jacqueline Patterson, Director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program. Patterson has worked in many capacities on many issues, including women, HIV/AIDS, racial justice, economic justice, and environmental and climate justice. She is also the co-founder of Women of Color United, an organization that connects women of color in the US to women abroad. Patterson serves on the International Committee for the US Social Forum, the Steering Committee for Interfaith Moral Action on Climate, the Advisory Board for the Center for EarthEthics, and the Boards of Directors for the Institute of the Black World, Center for Story Based Strategy, and the US Climate Action Network. Lunch provided.
Hitchcock Center for the Environment
12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Book talk: Beginning to End Hunger
September 25, 2018
The Western Mass Chapter of Science for the People invites the public to join political agroecologist M. Jahi Chappell in a discussion of his path-breaking new book: Beginning to End Hunger: Food and environment in Belo Horizonte, Brazil and beyond. Chappell presents the story of Belo Horizonte, home to 2.5 million people and the site of one of the world’s most successful food security programs. In this convincing case study, Chappell establishes the importance of holistic approaches to food security, suggests how to design successful policies to end hunger, and lays out strategies for enacting policy change. With these tools, we can take the next steps toward achieving similar reductions in hunger and food insecurity elsewhere in the developed and developing worlds. M. Jahi Chappell is a political agroecologist with training in ecology and evolutionary biology, science and technology studies, and chemical engineering. He is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience (CAWR) at Coventry University, a Fellow of Food First/the Institute for Food and Development Policy, and an Adjunct Faculty member of the School of the Environment at Washington State University.
Thompson 620, UMass
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm