Environmental Studies ENVS

Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series

Sponsored by:
Environmental Studies
“Living in Relationship: An Abenaki View of Place.” Melody Mackin, Associate Director Atowi Project.

Melody Mackin will discuss what it means to live in relationship with place and how the Abenaki view the world of creation. Indigenous identity is inseparable from place and the traditions of the past can often be the best solutions for our future.

Virtual Middlebury

Open to the Public

Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series

Sponsored by:
Environmental Studies
MIDD-ES CORE PANEL DISCUSSION: Conflict Transformation

Dan Brayton, Julian W. Abernethy Professor of Literature
Jeff Howarth, Associate Professor of Geography
Jon Isham, Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies
Monica Przyperhart, Visiting Laboratory Professor in Environmental Studies

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public

Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series

Sponsored by:
Environmental Studies
“How Business Model Innovation is Working to Combat Climate Change.” Pier LaFarge ‘10.5, CEO, Sparkfund, Phil Croker ‘16, Senior Director, Sparkfund, Kwame Mukasa ‘19, Program Manager, Sparkfund.

An exploration of how innovative business models are being put to work to deliver new solutions to the climate crisis, across decarbonization, resilience and electrification technology, from wildfire prevention to building energy efficiency and beyond.

Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

Open to the Public

Tracking Down Historic Apples and the Cider Revolution

John Bunker has been farming in Maine for more than 40 years and has played a central part in Fedco Seed Company. Please join John as he the recounts the history of apples in New England and the return of cider. He will ask the question: how are the two related and what might we have in store?

Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

Open to the Public

The Chinese Safari: Cultural Identity and Wildlife Conservation in Kenya’s Tourism Industry

“The Chinese Safari: Cultural Identity and Wildlife Conservation in Kenya’s Tourism Industry,” a talk by Amanda Kaminsky (class of ‘13). Ms. Kaminsky will talk about the social and environmental consequences of Chinese tourism in Kenya, which she has been studying as a graduate student at the Univesity of Michigan. In her Master’s thesis Ms.

Adirondack Coltrane Lounge

Open to the Public

The Art of Sustainability - Community Art with Jay Mead

Sponsored by:
Environmental Studies
Join visiting artist Jay Mead to create community art to commemorate 50 Years of Environmental Education and Leadership at Middlebury! Jay will be working on the lawn between Franklin Environmental Center and Proctor all day October 1 & 2, so stop by and participate at any time.

Middlebury College

Open to the Public

The Art of Sustainability - Community Art with Jay Mead

Sponsored by:
Environmental Studies
Join visiting artist Jay Mead to create community art to commemorate 50 Years of Environmental Education and Leadership at Middlebury! Jay will be working on the lawn between Franklin Environmental Center and Proctor all day October 1 & 2, so stop by and participate at any time.

Middlebury College

Open to the Public