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Events at Smith

The Connecticut River: It’s your river, what are you going to do about it?
November 12, 2018
Part of the ENX 100 Lecture Series, "The Connecticut River: It’s Your River, what are you going to do about it?" will be presented by By Andrew Fisk, Ph. D., Executive Director, Connecticut River Conservancy.
McConnell 103
2:40 pm to 4:00 pm

Making Story Maps
November 12, 2018
A compelling visual storytelling platform that combines narrative text, maps, and other media in an interactive presentation. Part 2 of 2. Part of the Spacial Analysis Lab's Fall Workshop Series.
Spacial Analysis Lab, Sabin-Reed 104
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

This Land is Your Land with Ken Ilgunas
November 12, 2018
Ken Ilgunas is a travel and environment writer who has written for the NY Times, Backpacker, and the Chronicle for Higher Education. His adventures and books have been featured on NPR, The National Geographic, and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Ilgunas will speak about his latest book, This Land is Your Land, a critical examination of modern-day America private property.
Seelye 106
5:00 pm

The Art — and Science — of Being an Interpretive Ranger: My Summer with the National Park Service
November 13, 2018
Talk by Stacey Schmeidel, Director of Media Relations. Part of the Sigma Xi lunchtime series. Talks begin at approximately 12:10 pm and are open to all faculty, staff, and students. A complimentary lunch is offered in McConnell Foyer.
McConnell 103
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

A Talk by Clean Water Activist Christopher Swain
November 13, 2018
Christopher will share his experiences swimming in threatened bodies of water to raise awareness and promote restorative policies and an educational push for change. This event is sponsored by the Green Team, and is free and open to the public.
McConnell 103
7:30 pm

NOAA summer internship presentations
November 14, 2018
Hear from some of the Smithies who spent their summer interning at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) this summer and find out how you can apply for an internship for next summer! Student presentors include Ariel Martinez '19: Improving Data Infrastructure & Developing Outreach Materials for NOAA’s OCE; Larissa Holland '20: Coastal Climate Research with Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve; and Rosie Li '20: Climate and Anthropogenic Impacts on Critical Reserve Habitats: The Chesapeake Bay NERR Sentinel Site Program. Lunch provided.
CEEDS, Wright Hall lower level
12:15 pm

Lunchbag: America's Vanishing Coastline: Climate Adaptation and Decision-Making in Southern Louisian
November 15, 2018
Presenter Katy Hall is a lawyer and professor who teaches in the Williams-Mystic Maritime Studies Program, integrating science with policy to address issues of social concern.
Sabin-Reed 103
12:00 pm

Events Off Campus

Arc of Change
November 14, 2018
"Arc of Change" will be presented by Doug Reed FASLA, RAAR, Principal, Reed Hilderbrand. Part of the Erv Zube Lecture Series at UMass, Amherst.
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The 170 Design Building, 551 North Pleasant St, Amherst
4:30 pm

With Thanks: Pre-Thanksgiving Connections in Food and Art
November 15, 2018
Share in a meal and facilitated conversations around harvest, gratitude, families, waste, fear, legacy, hope, and more. We will also be utilizing natural dyes and textiles to support this work. Bring some food or drink to share, if possible. Part of the Talking Truth: Finding Your Voice Around the Climate Change Crisis series.
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Goodell Lounge, UMASS Amherst
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Myco-sustainability Symposium
November 17, 2018
Using mushrooms to create a more sustainable future- with presentations on mycelium products, myco-remediation, myco-restoration, myco-medicinals, mushroom farming, organics recycling. Keynote speaker: Susan Van Hook. Free and open to the public. Lunch provided. For more information, email MTT17@hampshire.edu
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Franklin Patterson Hall, Hampshire College
10:00 am to 4:30 pm

Events at Smith

Fall Crysanthemum Show
November 18, 2018
Saturday, November 3 through Sunday, November 18, 2018 Each fall as colors fade outdoors, a riot of color erupts indoors in the Lyman Conservatory at the Botanic Garden of Smith College. Groups of 10 or more must schedule in advance. Hours: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm daily; Fridays - 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. The suggested donation is $5.00.
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Botanic Garden of Smith College
10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Life Sciences Lunchbag: Graduate School- tips for finding, applying to, and succeeding
November 19, 2018
in the right program for you. Lunch is provided- Bring your own beverage.
McConnell 103
12:15 pm

Events Off Campus

Field Notes
November 18, 2018
True tales from the farms and kitchens of the Pioneer Valley! Farmers, chefs, and neighbors from throughout our region will take the stage to share their real-life stories -- expect everything from the tragic to the hilarious as we journey through the fields and kitchens of the Pioneer Valley. Tickets required.
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Academy of Music
2:00 pm

A Lecture with Gina McCarthy, Former EPA Administrator
November 18, 2018
Join students and community members at Mt. Holyoke for "The Future of the Planet: Climate Change, Health Equity & Environmental Justice," a Lecture by Gina McCarthy, former EPA administrator. Hosted by the Miller Worley Center for the Environment at Mount Holyoke College
Gamble Auditorium, Mt. Holyoke College
7:30 pm

Featured Event

Exhibition: A Gathering of Leaves
December 1, 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

Global Salon with Marine Denis
November 28, 2018
Climate change is predicted to lead to an increased intensity and frequency of natural disasters. This increase in extreme weather events may lead to displacement and forced migrations, involving UNHCR and IOM responsibility on the international scene. Focusing on the UNHCR and IOM international organizations, how are these existing international development, migration and humanitarian organizations dealing with climate change? Marine Denis, PhD candidate in public international law at Université Sorbonne Paris Cité, will challenge and discuss these issues. Pizza will be provided for the first 25 attendees.
Lewis Global Studies Center
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Lunchbag: Coral Reef EdVentures!
November 28, 2018
Coral Ed is a paid 8-week marine environmental education and research program held primarily in San Pedro, Belize each summer. Sound like something you might want to do? Come for lunch and hear more about what it entails from former student participants and faculty advisers.
CEEDS, Wright Hall lower level
12:15 pm

Pasts, Presents, and Futures of Semi-Arid Woodlands in Rural Central Chile
November 28, 2018
Meredith Root-Bernstein has a PhD in Ecology and has worked on interdisciplinary approaches to conservation research and action in Chile and Italy. In her work she takes an ethnobiology approach, focusing on indigenous and local knowledge, ontologies, and STS approaches, to combine ecological research with environmental anthropology.
Dewey Common Room
3:00 pm

Environmental Justice and Environmental Inequalities
November 29, 2018
Environmental Justice and Environmental Inequalities: Towards a Legal Vision of the Climate Justice Concept, is a lecture by Marine Denis, PhD candidate in public international law at Unversite Sorbonne Paris Cite. Denis will address how the issues of inequality and fairness in the environmental domain are growing challenges in Europe, and the importance of the climate justice concept. Sponsored by the ES&P and Anthropology departments.
Seelye 106
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm