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| > Please Forward:
| >
| > CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
| >
| > Climate Education:  From Campus to Community
| > Friday - Sunday, April 6-8 2001
| > Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon
| >
| > Co-sponsored by the Environmental Studies Department of Lewis and
| > Clark College,
| > Island Press and The Green House Network
| >
| > Faculty members and students engaged in environmental studies
| > are invited to attend this weekend conference aimed at promoting
| > faculty-student collaboration to enhance climate education on
| > campuses and in communities around the country.  The sessions will
| > combine discussions of climate pedagogy on campus with workshops on
| > broad educational outreach opportunities including strategies such
as
| > organizing editorial board meetings with regional newspapers,
| > engaging political leaders in on-campus dialogue, and working to
make
| > campuses more greenhouse friendly.  At the conference,
| > student-faculty participant teams will each develop a plan for
| > promoting climate education on their campus or in their broader
| > community.
| >
| > The Keynote speakers will be Dr. William Moomaw of the
| > Fletcher School of International Diplomacy at Tufts University, and
| > Ross Gelbspan, Pulitzer-prize winning journalist.  Dr. Moomaw is a
| > widely recognized international expert on  climate science and
| > policy, in addition, he was instrumental in founding the Tufts
| > Climate Initiative, an effort by the University to become compliant
| > with the greenhouse gas emission reduction targets specified in the
| > Kyoto Global Warming treaty. Gelbspan is author of The  Heat is On,
| > as well as numerous articles on climate change.
| >
| > Friday
| > * Welcome: Dr. Eban Goodstein (Lewis and Clark) & Todd Baldwin
(Island
| > Press)
| > * Keynote address:  Dr. William Moomaw
| >
| > Saturday
| > * Communicating about Climate (round-table discussion)
| > * What are the Messages? (small groups)
| > * Lunch and Plenary Speaker
| > * Education: From Campus to Community  (round-table discussion)
| > * Strategy Sessions  (Small groups develop education action plans
for
| > their campus or community)
| > * Evening address:  Ross Gelbspan
| >
| > Sunday
| > * Groups report on education strategies
| > * Resource Sessions  (Organizing strategies, sources of funds,
| > networking)
| > * Closure
| >
| > To apply, a student and faculty member team should send in
| > the enclosed form, with a curriculum vitae for each participant
| > included. Applications by individual faculty members and students
| > will also be considered.  Food and lodging will be provided;
| > participants must pay travel expenses, as well as a $25 registration
| > fee.  Limited scholarship funds to support travel for students are
| > available.
| >
| > +++
| > A mission-oriented, non-profit publisher, Island Press was organized
| > in 1984 to help meet the need for accessible, solutions-oriented
| > information through a unique approach that addresses the
| > multidisciplinary nature of environmental problems. Our program is
| > designed to translate technical information from a range of
| > disciplines into a book format that is accessible and informative to
| > citizen activists, educators, students, and professionals involved
in
| > the study or management of environmental programs.
| >
| > The Green House Network is dedicated to grassroots public education
| > about the dangers of climate change and potential solutions,
| > emphasizing the need for urgent action to reduce greenhouse gas
| > emissions.  Our name reflects our concern about the human-induced
| > greenhouse effect, but also our belief that Americans can help
| > transform the globe into a truly "Green House", providing a
| > sustainable habitat for future generations.  For more on our
| > programs, visit www.greenhousnet.org.
| >
| > APPLICATION
| >
| > Climate Education:  From Campus to Community
| > Friday - Sunday, April 6-8 2001
| > Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon
| >
| > Faculty Member:
| >
| > Name: Title/Department:
| >
| > Mailing Address:
| >
| > Phone: Fax: e-mail:
| >
| > Student:
| >
| > Name: College or University:
| >
| > Mailing Address:
| >
| > Phone: Fax: e-mail:
| >
| >
| > Please attach a curriculum vitae for each applicant.
| >
| > 1. What is the primary ecological impact of global warming
| > likely to be in your region?
| >
| >
| >
| > 2. What is the primary economic impact of global warming likely
| > to be in your region?
| >
| >
| >
| > 3. On your campus,  what opportunities does the community have
| > for learning about global warming science and solutions? (Specific
| > classes or seminars?  All college lectures?  Is the issue raised in
| > the campus newspaper, or by student environmental groups?)
| >
| >
| >
| >
| > 4. Is your campus taking any action to address global warming?
| > (Reducing energy use, improving transit options, conducting CO2
| > inventories?)
| >
| >
| >
| >
| > 5. Are there connections between the campus and the community on
| > the climate issue? (Do faculty and students use community members as
| > resources, or vice versa? Have politicians come to campus to engage
| > with students on the issue?)
| >
| >
| >
| >
| > Please return applications to:  PMB 154 / 16869 SW 65th Ave / Lake
| > Oswego, OR 97035; or e-mail:   [log in to unmask];  or  fax:
| > 503-768-7611.
| >
| >
| > +   +   +   +   +   +   +
| >
| > Eban Goodstein
| > Associate Professor, Economics
| > Lewis and Clark College
| > Portland, OR 97219
| > v 503.768.7626 /  f 503.768.7611
| > [log in to unmask]
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