Fall 2016 Speakers and Events
Also see GREENetwork for more environment-related events.
September 2016
Annual Environmental Studies Picnic
Sunday, September 11, 2016
5:00-7:00 pm
Sugar Grove Nature Center
Join the fun at the Environmental Studies Program's annual picnic at Sugar Grove Nature Center! This is a perfect way to get outdoors, spend time with faculty and fellow students, meet new people, and eat good food. The ES program will provide organic beef burgers, veggies burgers, and drinks. Students and faculty are encouraged to bring a potluck dish to share.
"What We Did Last Summer"
Presentation by the 2016 IWU Freeman Asia Interns
Tuesday, September 11, 2016
4:00-5:30 pm
Beckman Auditorium, Ames Library
October 2016
Film Screening & Discussion: "Just Eat It-A Food Waste Story"
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
7:00-8:30 pm
Beckman Auditorium, Ames Library
November 2016
Brown Bag Lunch Talk: "Conserving Kenya's Sacred Forests"
Dr. Celia Nyamweru (Anthropology, St. Lawrence University)
Friday, November 4, 2016
12:00-1:00 pm
Titan Room, Memorial Center
Dr. Celia Nyamweru will discuss her ongoing research on natural cultural sites in
Kenya. She will focus on the significance (in terms of biodiversity and cultural relevance)
of the remaining forests of coastal Kenya and their impending destruction. Bring your own lunch. Co-sponsored by IWU African Studies and the Environmental Studies Program.
Click here for a sampling of Spring 2016 Events and Speakers