Bucknell University
Environmental College - Fall 2004
COMMON MEETING SCHEDULE
(Thrusday evenings at 7:00 p.m. - O'Leary 232........... unless otherwise noted below**)
...where our paths will join....
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DATE
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TOPIC
- EVENT/SPEAKERS
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August 26
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Profs. Craig Kochel and Peter Wilshusen -- discuss their research |
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September 2
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Prof. Chris Uhl (Penn
State) -- author of "Developing Ecological Consciousness: Path
to a Sustainable World" |
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September 9
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Amanda Forsburg and
Steve Szwec (Environmental College alumni) - summarize their summer
research on Buffalo Creek watershed - impacts of land use |
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September 16
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Allan and Betsy Quant
(Canoe Susquehanna) -- discuss their work on environmental issues in
the Susquehanna Basin - logistics for river trip. |
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** Saturday - Sept. 18-19 POSTPONED DUE TO IVAN FLOOD TO Canoe Trip Rescheduled for Sat. Oct. 16th !!! |
Susquehanna River canoe trip i ppd to Sept. 25. Environmental College overnight retreat at Cowan - flooded out - TBA |
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September 23
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TBA .... or .... Prof.
Craig Kochel - discusses the surface of Mars and comparative planetary
studies -- featuring new insights from the Mars rovers in 2004 --- OR
Recycling Bin Construction -- CAN PICS |
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** Wednesday, September
29
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Anuradha Mittal (Food
First, Oakland CA) - "Globalization and the Food Economy"
** -- 7:30 p.m. - Langone Center Forum **** |
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October 7
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Video "The Great
Story" -- Thomas Berry - Geologian and founding spirit for the
World Forum on Religion and Ecology... author of 'The Dream of the Earth';
'The Great Work'; and with Brian Swimme - 'The Universe Story' |
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** Monday October 11
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Norman Myers (biodiversity
expert) - "Our Environmental Prospect: Time of Breakthrough or
Breakdown?? " -** Lecture will be held in the LC Forum -- Monday
night at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11** |
Canoe Trip on the Susquehanna |
Saturday, October 16th..... Followed by Environmental College Retreat at Wesley Forest Saturday night to Sunday morning |
| ** Monday, October 18 | Satish Kumar Editor of 'Resurgence' Magazine (former Jain monk) "Sacred Philosophy of Food" ** Monday night 7:30 p.m. in LC Forum ** |
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October 28
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Jim Brett (former
curator of Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, conservation/science advisor to
3 governors in PA) - "Conservation, Global Politics, Education
and Bird Migration Routes" |
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** Saturday October
30
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Field Trip to Hawk
Mountain Sanctuary - joined in the field by Jim Brett to see the Fall
Raptor Migration. Hike to River of Rocks and up to North Lookout. Stop
to view Centralia 'ghost town' and coal mine fire on return. |
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November 4
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Video "The Day
After Tomorrow" - discussion on sudden climate change -- preliminary
to upcoming talk by Prof. Richard Alley |
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November 11
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TIME OFF - two talks
next week!! |
| ** Monday November 15 | Eric Schlosser - author of 'Fast Food Nation' -- info on the book at" http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/interviews/ba2000-12-14.htm -- 7:30 p.m. Vaught Lit 100 |
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** Tuesday November
16
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Prof. Richard Alley (Penn State) "Rapid Climate Change" --- author of "The Two Mile Time Machine: Ice Cores, Abrupt Climate Change and our Future" -- held at Audubon Society Meeting in Lewisburg ** off campus *** ** Busses will leave SMITH HALL at 7:00 p.m. *** |
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November 25
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No meeting - Thanksgiving |
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**Saturday Dec 4 or
Sunday Dec 5
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Special informal session
with Muscian Paul Winter - Paul discusses his music and its connection
with the environment (post performance discussion) |
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** Saturday Dec. 4
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4-time Grammy Award
winning musician Paul Winter and his Consort perform "The
Winter Solstice" - a celebration of earth's rhythms and
life cycles --- 8 p.m. at the Weis Center |
** are dates different than Thursday Common Hours