Events at Smith Mushroom Log Inoculation April 12, 2019 Join the MFS interns for an afternoon innoculating logs with shiitake mushroom spores. Growing these mushrooms is part of a larger plan to develop an agro-forest at the Field Station! Vans will leave from Chapin loading dock at 1 pm and return to campus by 4 pm. Feel free to bring friends!
Sign up to reserve a seat in our vans at tinyurl.com/macleishvans MacLeish Field Station 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Stargazing and S'mores April 13, 2019 Join the MacLeish interns for a guided stargazing trip at the MacLeish Field Station. There will be marshmallow roasting and s’mores to enjoy at the fire pit. We will meet at the Chapin Loading dock at 7pm. Bring your friends! And sign up to reserve a spot in one of our vehicles at tinyurl.com/macleishvans
Chapin Loading Dock 7:00 pm
An Anthropological Perspective on the Mountain Rangelands of Postindustrial Lesotho April 15, 2019 This talk is part of the Landscape Studies Spring 2019 Lecture Series, which is free and open to the public. Colin Hoag, faculty in anthropology at Smith College, will present "Landscapes of Empire: An Anthropological Perspective on the Mountain Rangelands of Postindustrial Lesotho." Graham Hall, Hillyer 2:40 pm
Aligning with the Nuclear Ban Treaty: Climate Change and Nuclear Weapons April 15, 2019 The Center for Religious and Spiritual Life invites you to join the co-founders of Nuclearban.Us to learn how eliminating nuclear weapons benefits climate work. The co-founders will also talk about the 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons which won the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize. Dessert will be served. All are welcome. Helen Hills Hills Chapel 6:30 pm
Galapagos April 16, 2019 This talk is part of the Sigma Xi Series, and will be presented by
Virginia Hayssen, Biological Sciences, Smith College. Talks begin at 12:10 and are open to all faculty, staff, and students. A complimentary lunch is offered in McConnell Foyer. McConnell Auditorium 12:10 pm
Events Off Campus Mushroom Cultivation - Log Inoculation at MacLeish Field Station April 12, 2019 Join the MacLeish Interns for an afternoon inoculating logs with shiitake mushroom spores. Growing these mushrooms is part of a larger plan to develop an agro-forest at the Field Station. Vans will leave from the Chapin loading dock at 1pm and return to campus by 4pm.
To reserve a seat on the van go to tinyurl.com/macleishvans More... MacLeish Field Station 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Black Studies, Geosciences, and the Global Quest for Environmental Justice April 18, 2019 A dinner-panel on environmental justice in collaboration with the Department of Afro-American Studies. The event aims to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration, reflect on Dr. Bromery’s legacy of championing diversity within STEM fields, and provide perspectives from diverse academic fields to help us understand the urgency of considering Environmental Justice as central to both Geosciences and Black Studies.
Please RSVP here: tinyurl.com/BromeryPanel More... Life Sciences Laboratories S330, UMass Amherst 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
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Events at Smith Clothing Swap April 21, 2019 Kick off Earth Week with this FREE clothing exchange! Stop by and pick up some new clothes without feeding the exploitative fashion giants and/or drop of some unwanted clothes (seniors, we are looking at you). Open to the Smith Community. More... Campus Center 103/104 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Career Paths in Sustainable Landscape Design April 22, 2019 Do you have a passion for the environment? Are you curious about sustainable design? Join us for a conversation with alumna Maggie Kraus '12, who recently completed a Masters in Landscape Architecture, and now brings her passion for equitable and sustainable growth in the built environment to her work at a nonprofit serving rural, regional and urban planners across the country. Free pizza for the first 15 students. Campus Center 103/104 12:15 pm to 1:00 pm
A Reading List for the End of the Word: How I Sought to Stay Hopeful as a Student of the Built Env. April 22, 2019 This talk is part of the Landscape Studies Spring 2019 Lecture Series, which is free and open to the public. Maggie Kraus '12, of the American Planning Association in Chicago, IL, will present "A Reading List for the End of the World: How I Sought to Stay Hopeful as a Student of the Built Environment." Graham Hall, Hillyer 2:40 pm
Waste Audit 2019 April 23, 2019 Join the Eco-Reps this Earth Week to see what's in your trash! We'll be sorting through trash thrown out in student houses to see how much of it could have been recycled or composted. Stop by to see for yourself! Rain date: Wednesday, April 24. Chapin Lawn 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
DIY Body Scrub Night April 24, 2019 As a part of the Earth Week program the Eco-Reps are hosting a DIY Body Scrub Night. BYO jar if possible, and we'll have all other supplies. Hope you can stop in! More... Campus Center 102 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Choreopoem Acting Class Bonfire and Readings April 24, 2019 The Choreopoem Acting Class will also present bonfire readings of student works, music, and conversation from our semester of study at the MacLeish Field Station. MacLeish Field Station 7:00 pm
Events Off Campus Earth Day Treasure Hunt April 22, 2019 In celebration of Earth Day, class CS227 is hosting an Earth Day themed treasure hunt. Come enjoy free food at the Kern Center, and race around campus to solve puzzles! The hunt will only take about an hour and a half of your day- but if you need to squeeze it in, come by for just a puzzle or two! Join us for a cookout lunch from 12-2pm, ice cream at 1:30pm, and music by Cats in the Limelight at 2pm. Hampshire College 10:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Serve the Earth April 23, 2019 Get your hands dirty and help clean up the R.W. Kern Center raingardens, and start your own jade plant from clippings from the RWKC greywater planters. Snacks and hydration provided. Hampshire College, R.W. Kern Center 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
R.W. Kern Center Symposium April 25, 2019 Join us for a showcase of RWKC student work including presentations, workshops and a film screening; come see what we’ve been up to! Reception to follow at 7pm. Hampshire College, R.W. Kern Center 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
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Events at Smith ES&P Honor's presentations April 26, 2019 Haleigh Anderson, McKinley Fellow, "Retrospective Financial Analysis of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standard Compliance Costs" (Advisers: Alexander Barron, Donald Baumer); Athena Sofides, "Embodied Toxicity in the Plasticene: BPA, BPS, and the Political Ecology of Endocrine Disruption" (Advisers: Virginia Hayssen, Greg White, Laura Vandenburg) McConnell B15 4:00 pm
Garden Gala April 26, 2019 Celebrate earth week and experience the Botanic Garden in a new way with the Eco-Reps. This party will have food, a capella performances, button making, a photo booth, raffles, and more! Feel free to dress up (or down). This is a ticketed event due to limited space but tickets are FREE and are available for you to pick up at CEEDS! This is a Smith student only event. More... Lyman Plant House 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Concinnity Fest April 27, 2019 This year we will be holding our 2nd annual Concinnity Fest at MacLeish! The event includes free admission, transportation, and food for all Five College students and friends. We will expand from last year’s exhibits with new artists and artwork, ranging from films to photography to music performances and more, all created by students. Buses will run from JMG to MacLeish continuously throughout the event--feel free to stay as long or short as you want, there will be art/music/s'mores/more all day! We also welcome you to play music/showcase your art/film, or CREATE art live at the venue. Transportation, PA system, projector screen, paint etc will be provided for all artists, of all experience levels, forms, and styles. Sign up on our website.
More... MacLeish Field Station 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm
The Mill River Runs Through Us April 29, 2019 This talk is part of the Landscape Studies Spring 2019 Lecture Series, which is free and open to the public. Reid Bertone-Johnson, faculty in the landscape studies department of Smith College, will present "The Mill River Runs Through Us." Graham Hall, Hillyer 2:40 pm
ENV 312 Capstone Presentations April 30, 2019 ENV 312 students will be presenting their capstone projects:
"How Did We Get Here and Where Do We Go?: From Brownfield to Trail" by Zoe Merrell, Adrianna Rivers, and Athena Sofides, "Golf for Solar: On the Fringe" by Jane Holcomb, DeMya Johnson, and Rebecca Koske, and "Growing Smith" by Hazel Edwards, Emily Hitchcock, Ella Martin-Gachot and Elsbeth Pendleton-Wheeler. This is the first of two presentation sessions. Lunch will be provided.
CC 205 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
I Sing Earth Pt 1: Elephants’ Tears May 1, 2019 The Choreopoem Acting Class presents I Sing Earth Pt 1: Elephants’ Tears, a play with music about the environment and our place in it, written by Pan Morigan, and directed by Andrea Hairston & Pan Morigan. Using choreopoem acting and ensemble techniques, students in this course have explored the local/global/historical impact of human communities on the environments they inhabit, focusing on the MacLeish Field Station and our local Western Massachusetts ecosystems. We also explored the impact of language, world view, and imagination on our relationships to environmental issues. This performance is free and open to the public. Hallie Flanagan Studio Theatre, Mendenhall 7:30 pm
ENV 312 Capstone Presentations May 2, 2019 ENV 312 students will be presenting their capstone projects: "S’No More Snow Days" by Haleigh Anderson, Debbie Ballem, Julia Moore, and Caroline Novack, and
"Ethics and Efficacy of Forest Carbon Offsets in Vermont" by Diandra Dillon, Chloe Harris, and Stephanie Long. This is the 2nd session of presentations. Lunch will be provided. CC 205 12:15 pm to 1:10 pm
I Sing Earth Pt 1: Elephants’ Tears May 2, 2019 The Choreopoem Acting Class presents I Sing Earth Pt 1: Elephants’ Tears, a play with music about the environment and our place in it, written by Pan Morigan, and directed by Andrea Hairston & Pan Morigan. Using choreopoem acting and ensemble techniques, students in this course have explored the local/global/historical impact of human communities on the environments they inhabit, focusing on the MacLeish Field Station and our local Western Massachusetts ecosystems. We also explored the impact of language, world view, and imagination on our relationships to environmental issues. This performance is free and open to the public. Hallie Flanagan Studio Theatre, Mendenhall 7:30 pm
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