Campus Spotlight

“I can’t wait for Earth Day! The festivities have given me the opportunity to meet people from all over campus that I would otherwise never have met,” says Emma Abby, ’08, a geography major with a concentration in environmental studies, on preparing for this year’s Green Festival. The event takes place today, April 22, in the Athletic Center.

Abby, president of the Green Team: ECO, and Drs. Lisa Eck, English department, and Virginia Rutter, sociology department, are the coordinators of the event. Chris Giorgio, ’09, also a geography major with an environmental studies concentration and Green Team secretary and president-elect, plays a key role: “[He’s] responsible for most of the (wonderful!) Green Festival artwork/advertising that you’ve seen around campus,” says Abby.

Her hope is “that the Green Festival helps spread awareness on campus on many important environmental issues through the various presenters and displays.” Student groups will present exhibits on topics that include Think Green: Change your Behavior!, Alternative Energy Sources: Solar Energy, and Effects of Seasonal Temperature Changes on Plant Growth: Dormancy, Flowering and Reproduction.

There will also be displays from outside presenters such as the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, Climate Crisis Coalition, and Whole Foods.

The Radio Club will provide live acoustic music from 5:30 – 7:00.

“It’s a great feeling to be part of such a positive event,” says Abby, “trying to do our part in educating our community about a whole variety of environmental topics that we know are so important to our future.”

Program:
• 5:30-7:00 Festival exhibits, displays and information
• 7:00-7:15 Unveiling of Climate Action Plan by President Timothy Flanagan
• 7:15-7:40 Awards ceremony
• 7:40-8:00 Guest speaker Laura Briere: World Green Business Association, with Amy Mosher
• 8:00-8:30 Open microphone - questions and answers

This entry was posted on Monday, April 21st, 2008 at 7:18 am and is filed under College News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.