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Lecture: How Culture Shapes the Climate Change Debate
September 3, 2019
Andrew J. Hoffman, author of How Culture Shapes the Climate Change Debate makes a powerful case for a more scientifically literate public, a more socially engaged scientific community and a more thoughtful mode of public discourse. As a liberal arts institution, Smith emphasizes the importance of critically engaging with the world around us. As we begin a collective yearlong discussion on climate change, this talk represents an important framing tool for engaging with each other and the world.
John M. Greene Hall
4:30 pm to 5:30 pm

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Fragile Earth
September 9, 2019
The impact of human action on the earth has increased dramatically in the past 50 years. This installation, organized to coincide with Smith College’s Year on Climate Change, features a selection of works from the SCMA collection created between the early 1970s and mid-2000s that focus on the intersection of human life and our environment. On display July 19-November 10, 2019. Visit the website for hours:
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Nixon Gallery, Smith College Museum of Art

Lunchbag: Groundwater contamination at Pinetree Power: What constitutes safe drinking water?
September 9, 2019
Geo lunch talks kick off with a presentation by Professor Bob Newton. Lunch served at noon, talk begins at 12:15 p.m.
Sabin-Reed 103
12:15 pm

Extinction Rebellion meeting
September 9, 2019
New Member Intro Session at 6:30; general meeting from 7-9 pm, open to all. More info at the link below:
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Campus Center -look for meeting signs
6:30 pm

Climate 101: Why the Earth is Warming. Carbon Cycles, Bathtubs, and You!
September 10, 2019
A Sigma Xi lunchtime talk by Professor Nathanael Fortune, Department of Physics. Part of the Year on Climate Change's Climate 101 series. Talks begin at 12:10 and are open to all faculty, staff, and students. A complimentary lunch is offered in McConnell Foyer.
McConnell 103
12:10 pm to 1:00 pm

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Listening Session with Landscape Master Plan Committee and Matthews Nielsen Landscape Architects
September 13, 2019
September 14, 2019
Come to the Campus Center and Join the Conversation! Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to join the conversation and shape Smith's next landscape master plan. Your comments, concerns, ideas, and values are essential. Through your involvement, the Landscape Master Planning (LMP) Committee can identify synergies and strategic changes that will inform comprehensive solutions to complex issues affecting Smith’s landscape. The LMP will establish an overarching philosophy for the landscape and a mission statement for Smith College for the next 20 years with regard to: 1. Inclusivity: Capacity of the landscape to strengthen and advance social and cultural identity and promote health and well-being; 2. Education: Capacity of the landscape to be a teaching and learning environment that fosters stewardship and scholarship; 3. Adaptation: Capacity of the landscape to be resilient to the forces of climate change and prioritizes regenerative ecological function.
Campus Center
11:00 am to 1:00 pm

Bike Kitchen: fall bicycle rentals
September 15, 2019
$20 for the semester- cash or OneCard. Includes bike, lock and helmet. If we run out of bikes you can fix one of our extras up and rental is free.
Talbot House basement by the Campus School
2:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Exhibition: Journeys & Visual Poems
September 16, 2019
Journeys, an exhibit of paintings by Kate Whittaker (AC 1990), reflect impressions formed during her climate research travels to remote areas of the world. Patterns form landscapes, marks conjure ancestral presence, and ancient calligraphy evokes a shared heritage. The process can involve forty or more layers of paint, while accents of micaceous paint illuminate and grow quiet with the changing light. Visual Poems, in traditional scroll format, are a natural offshoot of these layered paintings and combine details of her paintings and photographs to form narratives of their own. On view Sept. 6-Dec. 17. Open Monday - Friday, 9 a.m.
Alumnae House Gallery, 33 Elm St.
9:00 am to 4:00 pm

The Climate Justice Movement: Grassroots Organizing in High Stake Times
September 16, 2019
with Susan Theberge, Member, Climate Action Now. This lecture is part of the ENX 100: Environment and Sustainability Lecture Series
McConnell 103
2:40 pm

Study Abroad Fair
September 17, 2019

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Davis Ballroom
11:00 am

SEA Information Table
September 17, 2019
Can't make it to the afternoon info session? Stop by our info table to find out more about this field-based study abroad program focused on the ocean environment. SEA offers 6 different semester programs ranging in focus from global climate change to cultural and environmental sustainability to conservation and marine biodiversity. SEA semester programs include an on-shore component followed by a sailing research voyage in the Atlantic, Pacific, or Caribbean. Motivated students of all majors who are passionate about learning, inspired to take on real-world issues, and eager to become part of an unparalleled living and learning community are welcome to apply.
Campus Center, main level table
2:30 pm to 6:00 pm

Info Session: SEA Semester
September 17, 2019
SEA Semester is a field-based study abroad program focused on the ocean environment. SEA offers 6 different semester programs that focus on environmental topics ranging from global climate change to cultural and environmental sustainability to conservation and marine biodiversity. SEA semester programs include an on-shore component in Woods Hole, Massachusetts followed by a sailing research voyage in the Atlantic, Pacific, or Caribbean. Motivated students of all majors who are passionate about learning, inspired to take on real-world issues, and eager to become part of an unparalleled living and learning community are welcome to apply.
CEEDS, Wright Hall 005
4:15 pm