Campus Activities

• Focus the Nation; Global Warming Solutions for America
  Overview of Events:

  • Tues, Jan 29 8:00p Film: “Inconvenient Truth”
  • Wed, Jan 30 7:00-8:00p Webcast: “2% Solution”
  • Thurs, Jan 31 8:00-4:00p Teach-in Sessions
    • 8:00- 9:15a What is our Carbon Footprint?
    • 9:25-10:40a Where are we and how did we get here?
    • 10:50- 12:05p What is at stake with Climate Change?
    • 1:10-2:25p What are the moral and ethical implications of Climate Change?
    • 2:35-3:50p What is the course of action that needs to be taken?
    • 4:00-5:00p Open Campus Forum
    • 5:00-10:00p Planet Earth Marathon
  • Fri, Feb 1 8:00 & 11:00p Film : “The 11th Hour”
  • For a detailed event outline click here.
• Environmental Studies Department

Local

• Illinois Sustainable Living and Wellness Expo
  • April 13 and 14, 2007
  • TBA, 2008
• Ecology Action Center of Normal, Illinois
  • More local events can be found here.

Non-Local Events

• AASHE—Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
  • Provides up to date listings of upcoming events for higher education
• Focus the Nation Spring Climate Action Calendar
  • March 15, 2008: Project Slingshot; $10,000 summer climate scholarship, application deadline.
  • April 1, 2008: Fossil Fool Day; creative campus actions supporting renewable energy.
  • April 16, 2008: Chill Out! National Webcast; get inspired by the top campus sustainability initiatives around the country.
  • April 20, 2008: Earth Day on the Mall and Earth Day Regional Concerts
  • April 21, 2008: National Earth Day Lobby Day in Washington, DC.
  • April 20, 2008 - April 25, 2008: Earth Week on Campus.
  • April 22, 2008: Project Slingshot winners announced; three $10,000 summer grants for climate leaders.
  • May 10, 2008: Mothers Day Climate Action; check 1 Sky for details.