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Landscapes That Heal Body, Mind, and Soul: Lessons for a Sustainable Planet
March 4, 2019
This talk is part of the Landscape Studies Spring 2019 Lecture Series, which is free and open to the public. Robert Ryan, from the Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning department of UMass Amherst, will present "Landscapes that Heal Body, Mind, and Soul: Lessons for a Sustainable Future."
Graham Hall, Hillyer
2:40 pm

Yestermorrow Design Build School Info Session
March 4, 2019
Ever imagine you could design and build an entire structure in a semester? Come find out how, no experience necessary. Yestermorrow Design/Build School inspires people to create a better, more sustainable world by providing hands-on education. Learn more about the Semester program from faculty member Britton Rogers. Snacks and refreshments provided.
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Design Thinking Initiative, Capen Annex
4:15 pm to 5:15 pm

Blind Spots to Diversity and Inclusion in Geosciences
March 5, 2019
Ta-Shana Taylor, director of training and recruitment, Outdoor Afro Paleontological Society Distinguished Lecturer, will present "Blind spots to diversity and inclusion in geosciences: Lessons learned from a decade of working within black communities." This is part of the Sigma Xi series
McConnell Auditorium
12:00 pm

Poetry Reading: Layli Long Soldier
March 5, 2019
Layli Long Soldier's words are a knife, a needle, a lock, a pick. Her tremendous first book WHEREAS (Graywolf Press, 2017) interrogates and demands justice for the past, present, and future of Native people in America. WHEREAS was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2017, was shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize, and won the National Book Critics Circle Award in Poetry and the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award. Long Soldier has won the Lannan Literary Award, and received the National Artist Fellowship from the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation. Presented by The Poetry Center, with support from the Smith College Lecture Committee, CEEDS, the English Language and Literature and Departments, and the American Studies program.
Weinstein Auditorium, Wright Hall
7:30 pm

March Late Night at Lyman
March 6, 2019
The Botanic Garden of Smith College and Wellness at Smith invite students to join us for a night in Lyman Plant House for exclusive access to the Spring Bulb Show after hours. Immerse yourself in our preview of springtime and unwind. We look forward to seeing you there!
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Lyman Plant House
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Make Veggie Sushi with Animal Advocates
March 6, 2019
Come join Animal Advocates of Smith College as we kick of our Meatless March campaign making vegan sushi rolls!
Campus Center 102
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Plastic Pollution: Art to Action, A Public Talk by Dianna Cohen, Artist and Environmentalist
March 7, 2019
Dianna Cohen is one of the 30 artists whose work is featured in the current exhibition, Plastic Entanglements: Ecology, Aesthetics, Materials. A multi-media artist, painter and curator, Cohen is best known for her two- and three-dimensional works using recycled plastic bags sewn together. In addition to being a visual artist, Cohen is the co-founder and CEO of the Plastic Pollution Coalition. At a time when sustainability is an international concern, Cohen asks us to rethink our relationship with plastic and consider the material as a valued resource instead of waste. Sponsored by the SCMA and the OSE.
Weinstein Auditorium, Wright Hall
5:00 pm to 6:30 pm

Events Off Campus

How to Get a Job in Sustainability: A Webinar
March 6, 2019
"How to Get a Job in Sustainability: Purpose-Driven Careers in Business, NGOs, and Government" is a webinar in which Dr. Eban Goodstein, director of graduate programs in sustainability at Bard College, will outline mission-driven career strategies in sustainable business, non-profits and government for both soon-to-be and recent college graduates. Goodstein will provide participants with a concrete job-search strategy, discuss what the current political climate means for careers in social and environmental sustainability, cover grad school and continuing education options (including school now / school later); and take questions from the audience. Registration required.
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7:00 pm

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Info Sessions with Fund for the Public Interest
March 18, 2019
Want to get paid to make a difference this summer? Want to learn valuable communication, leadership and organizing skills? Want to help protect the environment, public health, and our democracy while working with people who share the same passions as you? If so, you should check out Fund for the Public Interest, a national non-profit organization that runs campaigns for some of the nation’s most prominent social change and environmental organizations, such as U.S. PIRG and Environment America. Representatives from the Fund will be holding info sessions and interviews in Campus Center lower-level, room 003 Monday 3/18: 2 p.m., 4 p.m., and 6 p.m. and Tuesday 3/19: 10 a.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m., and 6 p.m. The Fund is currently hiring students to join our summer campaign in Northampton, Boston, and in 30 other cities across the country. Our staff typically earn an average of $13-18/hour.
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Campus Center Room 003

Re-Storying Gardens: How the Stories We Tell About Plants Can Undermine Colonialism,
March 18, 2019
Increase Equity, and Make Us More Human. Tim Johnson, Director of the Smith College Botanic Garden, will present as part of the Landscape Studies Spring 2019 Lecture Series. The event is free and open to the public.
Graham Hall, Hillyer
2:40 pm

Speciesism & Empathy: A Conversation About How Animal Sanctuaries Make Crucial Connections
March 21, 2019
Featuring Kathy Stevens, founder and director of Catskill Animal Sanctuary in New York, and Lori Gruen, professor of philosophy, coordinator of Wesleyan Animal Studies, and author of Entangled Empathy. Topics of speciesism, love, and the significance and rewards of a vegan diet are all on the table for conversation. After talking with each other they will open up the conversation to the audience. Part of Animals Advocates' Meatless March events.
Campus Center 103/104
7:00 pm