• Higher education sustainability expert coming to Carleton

    On January 14, Anthony Cortese will present a lecture entitled “Sustainability in Higher Education.” Dr. Cortese has been a national leader in organizing colleges and universities around the cause of sustainability. Specifically, he is a co-founder of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education and the Higher Education Association Sustainability Consortium. He is also a co-director of the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment, which commits higher education institutions to address climate change by assessing and reducing their greenhouse gas emissions. President Robert Oden of Carleton is a signatory of this agreement. During his visit, Dr. Cortese will also meet with faculty to discuss the development of sustainability curriculum. His public talk is part of a yearlong public lecture series on the topic of climate change sponsored by the Environmental and Technology Studies program.

    The lecture will begin at 7:30pm in Boliou Hall, room 104. Refreshments will be served.

  • Alaska

    Arctic climate change expert to speak

    On Monday (January 7), Ken Tape, ’99, will present a lecture entitled “Arctic Responses to Global Climate Change.”  Tape’s research has focused upon the impact of climate change in Alaska, where he has used aerial photography to compare changes in vegetation over the past number of decades.  Tape will also be teaching a two-week course this term entitled “Changing Arctic Landscape,” offered through the ENTS program.  The lecture will take place in Boliou 104 at 7:30pm.  Refreshments will be served.  Tape’s lecture is the latest installment of the ENTS climate change lecture series. For more information, please contact ENTS Educational Associate Adam Smith (smithad@carleton.edu).