CURRENT EVENTS 2018-2019
spring 2019
Friday, Feb 1, 5:30 10:30-11:30 am Mothers, Mothering, and Environmental Activism
As part of the Capital District Feminist Studies Consortium Conference, ESS Professor
Nurcan Atalan-Helicke will discuss feminism and environmental activism.
Location: Murray-Atkins Dining Hall, 2nd floor
Thursday, Feb 7, 5:00 6:30 pm Honors Forum annual policy debate
Oren Cass and Andrew Revkin will discuss public policy, environmental regulation,
and climate change. Cass, who served as the domestic policy director for Mitt Romneys
2102 Presidential Campaign, is a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute. Revkin
is an award-winning writer who serves as Strategic Advisor for Environmental and Science
Journalism for the National Geographic Society. ESS Professor Kris Covey and HF student
Erin Mah 19 will co-moderate the event.
Location: Gannett Auditorium
Tuesday, Feb 12, 7 pm This land is our land: How we lost the right to roam and how to take it back
Author and adventurer Ken Ilgunas will talk about his 1,700-mile hike across the Great
Plains and how it inspired him to call for an American right to roam. Inspired
by the US history of roaming, and taking guidance from present-day Europe, Ilgunas
calls into question our entrenched understanding of private property and provocatively
proposes something unheard of: opening up American primate property for public recreation.
Location: Emerson Auditorium
Thursday, Feb 28, 7 pm Tomorrow documentary
Saratoga Unites is screening Tomorrow, a documentary that sets out to showcase alternative and creative ways of viewing
agriculture, economics, energy, and education. It offers constructive solutions to
act on a local level to make a difference on a global level.
Location: Filene Auditorium
Monday, Mar 4, 12 pm Food Futures: Food Justice, Sustainability, and Well-Being
Anthony Hatch, author of Blood Sugar, will speak as part of an Accelerator panel called Food Futures: Food Justice, Sustainability,
and Well-Being
Location: Tang Museum
Tuesday, Mar 5, 5:30 pm Exploremore ESS Advising
ESS faculty will give an overview of the ESS Program and talk about upcoming classes
for the fall, internship opportunities, and study abroad options. Afterward, we will
break into groups to talk about our 2 majors: Environmental Studies and Environmental
Science. If you are planning on majoring or minoring in ESS, dont miss this session.
Location: TBD
Tuesday, Mar 19, noon Curators tour of Like Sugar
The Like Sugar exhibit explores both the problematic and the joyful aspects of sugar,
from the foundations of empires, slavery, ecological distribution, and health issues
to harvest and celebration. Tour will be let by Sarah Goodwin, Rachel Seligman, and
ESS Associate Professor Nurcan Atalan-Helicke.
Location: Tang Museum
Mar 25-27 Michael Twitty residency
The Like Sugar exhibit explores both the problematic and the joyful aspects of sugar,
from the foundations of empires, slavery, ecological distribution, and health issues
to harvest and celebration. Tour will be let by Sarah Goodwin, Rachel Seligman, and
ESS Associate Professor Nurcan Atalan-Helicke.
Location: Tang Museum
Saturday, Apr 6 Sustainability Fair
The Sustainability Office will host multiple events and workshops highlighting sustainability
efforts on campus and ways to increase sustainability.
Location: around campus
Fall 2018
Thursday, September 20, 6:30 p.m. ESS Keynote speaker Rachel Gutter: "Healthy People,
Healthy Planet: WELL Buildings Ignite a Second Wave of Sustainability"
Rachel Gutter is the President of the International WELL Building Institute, a public
benefit corporation with a mission to improve human health and well-being through
the built environment.
Location: Filene Auditorium
Thursday, September 20, 5:30 p.m., informational tables from local environmental groups
Informational tables from local environmental and conservation groups will be set
up in advance of the keynote address. If you are interested in finding out about
internship or volunteer opportunities, please come by to talk to local representatives.
Location: Filene Lobby
Friday, September 21, 3:30 p.m., ESS outdoor adventure
All interested students are welcome to join us on either a hike up a local ADK mountain or an exploration of Fish Creek in kayaks and canoes, followed by a pizza dinner.
Friday, September 28, 2 p.m., Chef Bun Lai
Chef Bun Lai works at Miya Sushi, the first sustainable sushi restaurant in the world.
He creates sustainable menus by exploiting destructive invasive species, along with
ingredients that are often otherwise discarded.
Location: Dining Hall Test Kitchen
Tuesday, October 23, 5 p.m. ESS Advising Meeting
In advance of registration for spring courses, the ESS Program will hold a meeting
to introduce students to the ESS curriculum and answer questions about major and minor
requirements and upcoming courses. ESS faculty will give an overview of the program,
and then students will break into small groups to discuss our 2 majors: Environmental
Studies and Environmental Science.
Location: Harder 201
Monday, November 19, Renewable Natural Gas Workshop
Energy Vision is a nonprofit organization with a mission to research, analyze and
promote the technologies and strategies required to transition toward a sustainable,
low-carbon energy and transportation future. As part of this mission, Energy Vision,
in collaboration with 91做厙s ESS Program and Sustainability Office, will hold
a workshop on campus to explore local and regional opportunities to produce and utilize
renewable natural gas (RNG) made from organic waste.
Location: Gannett Auditorium
Wednesday, December 12 ESS Holiday Party
Join ESS faculty and students in celebrating the end of the fall semester.
Location: Dana Atrium