Earth Charter - UW Oshkosh and Community
Earth Week - April 2008
- MONDAY, APRIL 21
Sustainability in Belize, Central America
6:00-7:30 pm, Reeve 221
Dr. Maureen Muldoon, Dr. Pete Brown, and students from the Field Studies in Belize course talk about the ecology and culture of Belize and how it is dealing with conservation issues.
>> Free pizza & pop!!
- TUESDAY, APRIL 22, EARTH DAY
Speed Networking for Sustainable Internships & Jobs
11:30 am-1:00 pm, Reeve 227A
Get to know six organizations committed to sustainability: Johnson Controls, Wisconsin Public Service, Wisconsin Office of Energy Independence, Simply Solar, Northeast Wisconsin Land Trust, and Habitat for Humanity. Meet with representatives and make connections for possible internships and jobs. Organized by Career Services, the Center for Community Partnerships, and the Environmental Studies Program. - Unveiling the UW Oshkosh Campus Sustainability Plan
1:00-2:00 pm, Reeve 227C
UW Oshkosh has committed to a new, comprehensive Campus Sustainability Plan. Chancellor Wells will make the announcement, and Steve Arndt (Director of Facilities) and David Barnhill (Director of Environmental Studies) will discuss how UW Oshkosh is working to be a leader in campus sustainability. - Derrick Jensen on Civilization and Resistance
7:00-8:30 pm, Reeve 307 (Theatre)
Derrick Jensen is a nationally known author of many books about environmental issues and activism. He has completed a magesterial two volume book Endgame, which examines the disasters caused by civilization and what can be done about it. Check out his website
- WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23
- Toxic Bodies: Endocrine Disruptors and the Lessons of History
6:00-7:30 pm, Reeve 227B&C (Ballroom)
Dr. Nancy Langston, environmental historian at UW Madison's Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology and the Nelson Institute of Environmental Studies. This talk explores the ways scientists, industry, consumers, and regulators negotiated growing controversies over synthetic estrogens, and examines the ways that endocrine disruptors in the post-war era changed the internal ecosystems of human, livestock, and wildlife bodies, interconnecting our bodies with our environments in increasingly complex ways.Check out her website
10:00 am-2:00 pm: Reeve Concourse
Take a look into the future. See Johnson Controls give real-time readings of electricity use in four residence halls, and see a demonstration of biomass gasification technology.
- THURSDAY, APRIL 24
Celebration of Scholarship: Posters on Sustainability from the Environmental Studies Senior Seminar.
11:00 am-1:00 pm, Reeve 201-202
Students in ES 490: Environmental Studies Senior Seminar will display posters on a variety of sustainability issues. Part of the larger annual Celebration of Scholarship. - *** EARTH DINNER ***
6:30-9:00 pm, Reeve 227 B&C (Ballroom)
Featured speaker is John Peck, Executive Director, Family Farm Defenders. Food donated by Organic Valley.
6:30-7:00: Reception
7:00-8:00 pm: Organic dinner
7:30-9:00 pm: Speaker presentation
Tickets for the Earth Dinner ae available at the reception desk in Reeve Union. Tickets are free (max. of 2 per person), with a suggested donation at the door of $5 for students and $15 for others.
- FRIDAY, APRIL 25
The Clean Water Act, Storm Water, and UW Oshkosh
1:00-2:00 pm, Reeve 214
Steve Arndt, Director of Facilities, will discuss the Clean Water Act, how it impacts, UW Oshkosh, and how we can help preserve our water. - Campus Clean-up
2:00-4:00 pm, Reeve
Steve Arndt will lead students on a clean-up of the Fox River by campus.
For more information about Earth Week, contact David Barnhill.