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Changing Climates @ Colorado State

Changing Climates @ Colorado State. SueEllen Campbell, John Calderazzo, and many others. Art by Mahta Bazzaz (7), Iran, UNEP Children’s Art Contest, 2007. Our goals are to.

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Changing Climates @ Colorado State

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  1. Changing Climates @ Colorado State SueEllen Campbell, John Calderazzo, and many others Art by Mahta Bazzaz (7), Iran, UNEP Children’s Art Contest, 2007

  2. Our goals are to • Make high-quality information about climate change readily available—to our faculty, our students, our community, and beyond • Be as multidisciplinary as possible • Aim for curriculum infusion • Spread our ideas and offer our help to anyone interested

  3. One big change since a year ago: CMMAP sponsorship(along with CLA Dean, President’s Office, VP Research, Lilla Morgan (cultural) Fund, Depts of Atmos, English, Econ, Ag Econ . . . )

  4. So far . . . . I’ve learned basic Power Point . . .

  5. http://changingclimates.colostate.edu • Seminar schedule with podcasts, streaming video, written reports • Join network (& listserv) • Courses • Resources

  6. Faculty- Teaching- Faculty Seminars

  7. January 20082-day teach-infor students & public

  8. 3100 or so listeners • Almost 70 speakers from quite a variety of positions—including involved citizens, business & government folks; a few visitors from out of town; a few students, CSU staff, and researchers; and faculty from all 8 colleges & at least 23 departments

  9. National Park Service Governor’s Energy Office NCAR/UCAR City of Fort Collins Poudre School District CSU Facilities, Bookstore, Library Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands Global Social & Sustainable Enterprise Program Institute for the Built Environment Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory

  10. Ag Econ Anthropology Art Atmos Biology Chemistry Construction Management English Education Forest, Rangeland, and Watershed Stewardship Geosciences Journalism

  11. Management Mechanical Engineering Pathology Philosophy Physics Political Science Social Work Sociology Soil and Crop Sciences Speech Wildlife Biology

  12. Increasing Visibility: Publicity support from university Columns (papers, alumni mag) Banners (Penley & new SoGES)

  13. Our current agenda . . . .

  14. Large lecture seriesfor community and student bodyClimate Change: What We All Need to Know

  15. Climate science (Dave, done, 375) • Ecological effects • Effects on humans • The literary imagination • Economics • Policy • Solutions (Scott) Also CO 150, Scott (350-75)

  16. Climate Change Teaching Team . Art by Bobbe Besold, from “The Thirteenth Tipping Point,” Weather Report: Art and Climate Change, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 2007.

  17. Library resource bibliographies February teach-in Website: archives, annotated resources, syllabi (whole and part), short essays on “CC & X”

  18. Maybes: • Leiserowitz seminar • Earth Day “carbon fest” CLA/CNR • Course proposals via new school • RMHS “Green Curriculum” • Join in a few proposals and possible projects (NREL/NASA, CSU Facilities, Artposium/Ecoarts)

  19. Look out for more presentation ops: • Blue River, just done, for NW nature writers, univ-level teachers, & center-runners • Friday, for teachers of WAL • ASLE, June, for teachers of L&E, probably international panel, follow-up on 2007 discussion

  20. Any suggestions, especially for infusion and diffusion?

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