All events

Taste of Oshkosh

Tuesday September 4, 11:00 a.m. - 2 p.m. on the mall between Reeve Union and Dempsey.

Visit the tables for the following student organizations:

>> Environmental Studies Club

>> Campus Greens

>> SEAC (Student Environmental Action Coalition)

Opening Environmental Studies Gathering

Wednesday September 12, 5:00-6:30 p.m., Reeve 202

Pizza with the profs and fellow ES students. Meet old or new friends. Learn about the program, student groups, special opportunities, and the year’s activities.

>> Contact: David Barnhill, barnhill@uwosh.edu, or Sara Nighbor, nighbs85@uwosh.edu

ES Club Eco-Restoration at the Rydell Center

Sunday October 7. Meet at 12 noon in the Blackhawk parking lot across from Reeve.

Join the ES Club and get your hands dirty by in their work to make the future Rydell Nature Center on Little Lake Butte des Morts (on the northern edge of Lake Winnebago). Clear the invasive buckthorn, help build a walkway, and have some fun.

>> Contact: Jacob Jungers

Green Tent for Homecoming College of Letters and Sciences.

Saturday, October 6 -- 11:00 am-1:00 pm

Location: Oshkosh Sports Complex (on Joslyn Ave)

Come and see all of the department tables and experience some interesting things that include a bike that creates energy and a working groundwater model. Homecoming.

Contact Dani Stolley for information on the October 6 event.

UW Oshkosh Environmental Studies Club Eco-restoration at Rydell Nature Center.

Sunday, October 7 -- 12 noon

Location: Meet in the Blackhawk parking lot, on Algoma Blvd, across from Reeve Memorial Union

All are welcome to participate! Join the ES club and get your hands dirty by working to make the future Rydell Nature Center on Little Lake Butte des Morts (on the northern edge of Lake Winnebago). Clear the invasive buckthorn, help build a walkway, and have lots of fun!

Contact Jacob Jungers for information on the October 7 event.

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EARTH CHARTER COMMUNITY SUMMIT

Restoring Wisconsin's Good Name

Monday, October 8 -- 3:00-4:30 pm. Reeve Memorial Union theatre 307

Restoring Wisconsin's Good Name with speaker Mike McCabe, of the influential Wisconsin Democracy Campaign. McCabe will talk about democracy in Wisconsin.

Universal Health Care

Monday, October 8 -- 7:00-8:00 pm. Reeve Memorial Union theatre 307

Universal Health Care with speakers Eugene Farley MD, MPH and Linda Farley, MD. A reception will be held at 6:30 pm

Contact Andy Robson for information on the October 8 events.

Wolves and the Greening of Yellowstone

Tuesday, October 9 -- 3:00-4:30 pm. Reeve Memorial Union theatre 307

Wolves and the Greening of Yellowstone with speaker Jim Evanoff, Environmental Specialist, Yellowstone National Park. the presentation will cover the following topics: Wolf reintroduction and the Greening of Yellowstone. Come and listen to Jim Evanoff. Stay and hear a very upbeat talk about how the park is finding solutions to lots of environmental issues - bio-diesel vehicles, composting food waste, non-toxic cleaning products, recycling the propane fuel canisters, and lots more.

Contact Maureen Muldoon for information on this event.

Unveiling of the Campus Sustainability Plan

Tuesday, October 9 -- 5:00-6:30 pm. Reeve Memorial Union 306

Unveiling of the Campus Sustainability Plan, panel including Chancellor Richard Wells, Steve Arndt, Michael Lizotte, Jim Feldman, David Barnhill and more. Hear ideas to make the UW Oshkosh campus more sustainable, and the ideas that are already being implemented.

Contact David Barnhill for information on the panel discussion.

Community event: Building Sustainable Communities.

Wednesday, October 10 -- 11:45 am-1:00 pm. Location: China King Restaurant, 280 E Koeller St, Oshkosh

Community event: Building Sustainable Communities. the League of Women Voters of the Oshkosh Area is having a Food for Thought luncheon. Speaker will be Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt speaking about Sustainable Green Bay. the public is invited, no reservations are needed, but seating is limited. Program starts promptly at 12:10.

Contact for the luncheon is Dorry Wilner.

Creating Sustainable Communities,

Wednesday, October 10 -- 5:30-8:00 pm. Location: Reeve Memorial Union 215

Creating Sustainable Communities, with speakers Mayor Dave Cieslowicz of Madison, WI, Mayor Frank Tower of Oshkosh, WI and UW Oshkosh Chancellor Richard Wells. the historic signing of the US Mayors' Climate Protection Agreement will take place at this event. Members of the Oshkosh Common Council will be present. Council member Tony Palmeri will host the event.

5:30 -- Reception
6:00-6:30 pm -- Signing of the Mayors' Agreement
6:30-7:15 pm -- Mayor Dave Cieslowicz, Madison
7:15-8:00 pm -- Panel Discussion

Contact Tony Palmeri for information on this event.

Becoming Allies for Social Justice

Thursday, October 11 -- 11:30 am-1:00 pm. Reeve Memorial Union 202

Becoming Allies for Social Justice, with speaker Paul Kivel, Violence Prevention Educator. An interactive talk for people who want to build a campus community based on safety, healing, and justice. We each have a part to play in building a safe, equitable, and inclusive community. How can our diversity be our strength? How can we act together across our differences to understand and address the social problems that confront our society? In our time together we will develop a framework and vocabulary for community building and social justice work.

Contact Donna Altepeter for more information on this event.

Environmental Studies Green Careers Panel.

Thursday, October 11 -- 1:20-2:50 pm. Reeve Memorial Union 306

Speakers Jessica Garrels from the WI League of Conservation Voters, Steve Heins from Orion, and Dan Hirchert from the USDA Wildlife Biologist inform us about their green jobs.

Contact Jim Feldman for more information on the panel presentation.

Men's Work: To Stop Male Violence

Thursday, October 11 -- 3:30-4:30 pm. UW Oshkosh Women's Center (space is limited)

Men's Work: To Stop Male Violence, with speaker Paul Kivel, Violence Prevention Educator. This is an interactive workshop for women and men who want to understand the roots of male violence and the role that gender, race, and class play in perpetuating exploitation and various forms of violence. Why is the vast majority of interpersonal and institutional violence committed by men? How can men work as allies to women in building safe, just and equitable communities? We'll look at men's roles, male privilege, and the responsibilities, and opportunities that men have to do Men's Work at the personal, interpersonal, mentoring and institutional level.

Contact Donna Altepeter for more information on this event.

Only Men, Women, and Children get AIDS,

Thursday, October 11 -- 7:00-8:30 pm. Reeve Memorial Union theatre 307

Only Men, Women, and Children get AIDS, with speaker Cathy Robinson, AIDS Activist.

Contact Liz Cannon for more information on this event.

Film Do Not Go Gently

Friday, October 12 -- 6:00-7:30 pm. Reeve Memorial Union theatre 307

Film Do Not Go Gently, Mary Bouche, executive director of the Alzheimer's Association and Jo Mellen, director of NEWIST will be there to introduce the film and answer any questions/comments after the movie. Do Not Go Gently celebrates the lives, work and wisdom of three remarkable artists who have maintained their creative productivity well into their golden years. their stories illustrate the role of creativity and art in contributing to a long, happy, healthy and vibrant life. the film uncovers the science of lifelong creativity through interviews with gerontologist Dr. Gene Cohen, whose groundbreaking work provides a deeper understanding of the aging brain. the program also documents the importance of creative outlets to elders with Alzheimer's Disease and other age-related disabilities.

Contact Ashley Hesse for information on the October 12 event.

Roseanne Hoefel Run/Walk/Roll for Diversity.

Saturday, October 13 -- 8:00 am. Opera House Square, corner of Main and Algoma, Oshkosh

Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. Visit the web site or contact Jordan Landry for information on the run/walk/roll.

Environmental Studies Career Panel

October 11, 2007.

A diverse panel will speak on the variety of environmental careers and how to get into them. Open to all students.

>> contact Jim Feldman, feldmanj@uwosh.edu

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Fair Trade Festival

Thursday November 29, 2007. Reeve Union Concourse

Holiday shopping that is good for the earth and third world farmers!

>> Contact: David Barnhill, barnhill@uwosh.edu, or Sara Nighbor, nighbs85@uwosh.edu

City of Oshkosh Earth Week Proclamation

Tuesday April 8. Reeve 201.

at the Common Council meeting, the mayor of Oshkosh will sign a proclamation endorsing Earth Day and proclaiming April 21-27 to Earth Week in Oshkosh.

Community Gardens & UW Oshkosh

Wednesday April 9, 5:00-6:30 pm, Reeve 201

Christie Ralston, Natural Areas Coordinator for Troy Gardens in Madison, will be on campus to talk with us about Troy Gardens and about community gardens in general. This will be an informal general discussion with all who come.

>> Free pizza & pop!!

Chill Out: Campus Solutions To Global Warming

Wednesday April 16, 5:45-7:00 pm, Reeve 220

National simulcast. Find out what others are doing and what we can do.

>> Free pizza & pop!!

EARTH WEEK 2008

Sustainability In Belize, Central America

Monday April 21, 6:00-7:30: 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!!

Speed Networking For Sustainable Internships & Jobs

Tuesday April 22, 11:30 a.m-1:00 p.m., 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

Tuesday April 22, 1:00-2:00 p.m., Reeve 227C

UW Oshkosh has committed to a new, comprehensive Campus Sustainability Plan. Come hear the details of what your university is doing for a sustainable future.

Derrick Jensen on Civilization And Resistance

Tuesday April 22, 7:00-8:30 pm: Reeve 307 (theater)

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

Toxic Bodies: Endocrine Disruptors And the Lessons of History

Wednesday April 23, 6:00-7:30 pm: Reeve 227BC

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

Celebration of Scholarship: Posters on Sustainability from the Environmental Studies Senior Seminar

Thursday April 24, 11:00-1:00 pm: Reeve

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

Speaker: John Peck, Executive Director, Family Farm Defenders

Thursday April 24, 6:30-9:00 pm: Reeve 227BC

A sumptuous organic meal, followed by a discussion by John Peck about the importance of food and farming.

Check out the website of Family Farm Defenders. Organic food donated by Organic Valley.

>> Tickets are free, but the suggested donation at the dinner is $5 for students $15 for others. Tickets will be available soon at Titan Central.

The Clean Water Act, Storm Water, & UWO Oshkosh

Friday April 25, 1:00-2:00: room 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

Friday April 25, 2:00-4:00: room 214

Steve Arndt will lead students on a clean-up of the Fox River by campus.