January 28 - February 2, 2008 Dickinson will join thousands of colleges, schools and civic organizations in a nationwide movement to catalyze the implementation of solutions to climate change. Students, faculty, college employees and community members are invited to participate in special activities and plan coursework related to climate change.
For more information please contact Dickinson’s FTN steering committee by emailing edenbov@dickinson.edu
or visiting http://www.focusthenation.org. Check out the schedule of events listed below!
Focus the Nation: Global Warming Solutions
AN EDUCATIONAL SYMPOSIUM for College and Community
DICKINSON COLLEGE: January 28 - February 2, 2008
Featuring a Climate Change Teach-In on Thursday, January 31
World Climate Banquet
Social Hall, Holland Union Building (HUB)
Earth NOW invites the international and language clubs, academic departments, and individuals to participate in the banquet by sharing information about a particular region's policy on global warming and bringing food that is representative of the regional cuisine. Shared funding is available for the purchase of food.
To sign up for the banquet, please contact Earth Now president Philip Rothrock
Climate and Sustainability Art Exhibit
Social Hall, Holland Union Building (HUB)
The Arts Collective, Photography Club and Earth Now will display works relating to climate change and sustainability. Some of the pieces, made from recycled materials, will serve as examples of the type of projects that can be created by participants in Saturday morning’s interactive art event on 2/2. The event is free and open to the public.
Dickinson & Carlisle: Our Connection to Climate Change
Ruebendall Recital Hall, Weiss Center for the Arts
Students, Faculty members, employees of Dickinson College and members of the Carlisle area community are invited to discuss Climate Change and Sustainability. Why are these issues important to us? What are the College and the community doing to address them? Where should we go from here?
The discussion will be lead by:
Joyce Bylander, Special Assistant to the President for Institutional and Diversity Initiatives, Dickinson College
Kenneth Shultes, Associate Vice President for Campus Operations and Facilities Management, Dickinson College
Tony Barr, Teacher, Canidate for U.S. Congress
John Dernbach, Professor, Widener University Law School
Sean Diamond '08, Dickinson College Physics Major, Student Senate Vice President
David Sheridan, PhD, PE, the Green Building Association of Central Pennsylvania
Rev. Duane H. Fickeisen, Unitarian Universalists of the Cumberland Valley, Clean Air Board of Central PA
Steve Hietsch, Borough Manager, Carlisle, PA
8:30pm
A Capella Concert
A live performance by Dickinson's a capella vocal groups
The 2% Solution: Can America get Global Warming Pollution under control by 2050?
Social Hall West, Holland Union Building (HUB)
Americans understand that global warming is real, and here now. To hold global warming to the low end of 3-4 degrees F will require cuts in global warming pollution in the developed countries by more than 80% below current levels by 2050. Put another way, we need to cut roughly 2% of current emissions levels a year for the next forty years. The webcast will revolve around the question: can we as a nation get on to this path, and cut global warming pollution 2% a year for the next decade? If so, what would it take? Produced with the support of the National Wildlife Federation, and hosted on Earth Day TV, the webcast will be broadcast from the University of Central Florida in Orlando. Join Stanford University climate scientist, Stephen Schneider, sustainability expert Hunter Lovins and green jobs pioneer Van Jones and youth climate leaders, for a discussion of global warming solutions.
10:30– 11:45am
Climate Science 101
Anita Tuvin Schlecter Auditorium (ATS)
Jeffrey Niemitz, Professor of Geology
Thomas Arnold, Associate Professor of Biology
Hans Pfister, Associate Professor of Physics
10:30- 11:45am
Business, Economics and Climate: Will Carbon Offsets work?
Social Hall East, Holland Union Building (HUB)
Nicola Tynan, Associate Professor of Economics
Helen Takacs, Assistant Professor of International Business & Management
Michael Heiman, Professor of Environmental Studies
10:30- 11:45am
Sustainability or collapse? long term perspectives on environmental crisis
Social Hall West, Holland Union Building (HUB)
Meghan Reedy, Assistant Professor of Classical Studies
Jeremy Vetter, Assistant Professor of History
Jeremy Ball, Assistant Professor of History
12:00 Noon-1:15 p.m.
Common Hour: The Changing Cultural Climate
Ruebendall Recital Hall, Weiss Center for the Arts
Multimedia Presentation by students from The Dickinson College Center for Sustainable Living
Panel Discussion with:
Candie Wilderman, Professor of Environmental Science
Julie Vastine '03, Director, Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring
Thom Wallace '99, Principal, Ecofusion
Jack Treichler '03, The Treehouse
Light lunch featuring local foods
co sponsored by the Treehouse, the Clarke Forum, The Dickinson College Farm, Earth NOW, the Environmental Studies Department
1:30-2:45pm
Natural Disasters and Climate Change
Classroom: Dana 110
Ward Davenny, Associate Professor of Art & Art History
Daniel Schubert, Associate Professor of Sociology
Peter Sak, Assistant Professor of Geology
1:30-2:45pm
Religious, Moral, and Psychological factors in Changing Behavior
Classroom: Stern Center Great Room
Thomas Nadelhoffer, Assistant Professor of Philosophy
James Skelton, Associate Professor Psychology
Rev. Sandra L. Strauss, Pennsylvania Council of Churches
3:00-5:00pm
Careers in Sustainability Reception
Side Rooms 202-204, Holland Union Building (HUB)
Alumni in careers relating to sustainability will join current students in conversation about their career experiences, education, employment and internship possibilities, and the future of sustainability fields. Sponsored by the Career Center and the Environmental Studies Dept.
4:00-7:00pm
Climate Change Solutions & Sustainable Energy Fair
Social Hall, Holland Union Building (HUB)
Local business, not-profit organizations and researchers will exhibit renewable energy technology, programs and services. Sponsored by the Environmental Studies Department and Dickinson SAVES
Keynote Presentation: Daniel Desmond, Deputy Secretary of the Office of Energy and Technology Deployment, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Anita Tuvin Schlecter Auditorum (ATS)
Hosted by the Clarke Forum, Department of Environmental Studies, Department of Geology, Dickinson SAVES
Run With It
Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium (ATS)
Dickinson's improv-comedy group will explore the lighter side of climate change.
Interactive Art and Recycling
The Depot
Participants will have an opportunity to create projects from recycled materials. This hands-on event is free and open to the public. Families with children, scout troops, and other groups are welcome.
sponsored by the Arts Collective, Earth NOW, and Dickinson SAVES
2:00pm-6:00pm
The Climate Change Game
Social Hall, Holland Union Building (HUB)
The Climate Change Game is a chance for several hundred students to influence the fate of the world in this interactive multimedia simulation of the future. Each student acts as a leader in a grass roots organization, a business, or in government and is responsible for making decisions that manage the scientifically-based global warming scenarios found in this game. It is up to the participants to be creative and to work together to alter the effects of global warming.
Please email Earth NOW President Phillip Rothrock for more details.
Please note locations may change, check program day of event for final locations.
For more information please contact Dickinson’s FTN steering committee by emailing edenbov@dickinson.edu or visit http://www.focusthenation.org