Greening The Ivory Tower
Wednesday, October 18, 7pm, Boyd 144
Lecture and Discussion by Sarah Hammond Creighton
Tufts University Sustainability Coordinator and author of
Greening The Ivory Tower
Eco-Art exhibition: Ways of the Woods.
Green Street, across from Senior Center.
October 20-22
Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m.–5
p.m.
Plymouth State University is collaborating with area
agencies to bring a “museum on wheels” that explores the
culture and heritage of the Northern Forest to Plymouth,
October 20–22. The 18-wheel truck containing the exhibition
will be parked on Green Street, across from the Plymouth
Senior Center, throughout the three days. Ways of the
Woods provides exhibits and programs for a diverse and
multiage audience, both inside the tractor-trailer and under
an attached tent. Inside the trailer, attendees will find
“Rings of Time,” an interactive exhibit that combines
historic and contemporary photos and filmfootage with
traditional music and spoken word. Flat-screen video
stations play profiles of people who live, work and play in
the Northern Forest, and exhibit cases that display items
handmade in the region using native Northern Forest
products.
Contact: Drerup Gallery, (603) 535-2416.
Earth Week 2007:
Tuesday, April 17
“An Inconvenient
Truth” 7:00 PM, Boyd Science Center, Room 144
A showing of Al Gore’s Oscar-winning documentary film on global
warming.
Wednesday, April 18
“Chill Out:
Campus Solutions to Global Warming” 3:00 – 4:30 PM, HUB Fireplace
Lounge
Participate in a live, national interactive broadcast showing
what campuses are doing to confront global warming. View
student-made videos and hear from a panel of students and climate
change experts.
“Perpetuating Culture: The D Acres Model
for Rural Ecological Society” 7:00 PM, Hyde Hall, Room 220
A presentation by Josh Trought of D Acres Organic Farm and
Educational Homestead (Dorchester, NH) on their mission to apply and
teach skills of sustainable living and small-scale organic farming.
Thursday, April 19
“Environmental
Fair” 10 AM – 2:00 PM, outside the HUB (weather permitting)
A number of NH environmental and related organizations have been
invited to come and set up tables and displays about their work.
Information on PSU’s environmental initiatives will be available. A
vehicle powered by used veggie-oil will be on display.
“University
Environmental Committee meeting” 12:00 – 1:00 PM, HUB Fireplace
Lounge
An “open meeting” of the UEC to summarize what PSU is doing on
environmental issues and to get ideas and input from students.
Sponsored by the UEC and Common Ground.
Monday, April 23
“The Environment
and Politics” 4:30 – 5:45 PM, Boyd Science Center, Room 001
A presentation by PSU students on environmental issues and
legislation relevant in politics today. Come learn about global
carbon trading, alternative energy, the Arctic National Wildlife
Refuge, the Endangered Species Act, and how to get information on
voting histories and platforms of presidential candidates. Be
introduced to Project Vote Smart, a non-partisan, non-profit
organization that collects information on candidates for public
office. Sponsored by the Current Environmental Issues class.
Wednesday, April 25
“Who Killed the
Electric Car?” 7:00 PM, HUB MPR
A showing of the documentary film about what happened to the
development of electric cars. In 1996, electric cars that were
quiet, fast, and clean began to appear in California. After 10
years, they had disappeared.
Saturday, May 5 “Clean Up Day in Plymouth”
