Three Earth Week Events at Franklin Pierce University
Apr 16, 2014
Franklin Pierce University will host three events on the Rindge campus during Earth Week.
Earth Day Fair: Monday, April 21, 11:30-2:30 in Spagnuolo Hall.
The Sustainability Center at Franklin Pierce is partnering with Farm to Institution
New England (FINE) and the Health Sciences program on campus to create a day of earth
celebration and wellness. Interactive displays and meet-the-farmer tables at the Fair
will include local food tastings; seed planting for the campus garden; displays by
local farms/CSAs, environmental organizations and businesses; and hands-on activities
and community-building.
Guest speaker Andy Pressman will speak at noon on “Why Local Food Matters.” Pressman will demystify local foods and their role in supporting individual, community, and global health in his talk. An Agriculture Specialist with the National Center for Appropriate Technology, Pressman works with farmers throughout the country in the fields of organic crop production, local food systems, urban agriculture, and farm energy. Pressman and his family also operate Foggy Hill Farm, a small diversified farm and CSA located in Jaffrey.
Postcards from Peru: Wednesday, April 23, 12:30-1:30 at Lakeside Educational Center.
Jess Gerrior, Sustainability Coordinator at Franklin Pierce University, will discuss
her journey to the International Association of Universities (IAU) 2014 International
Conference in Iquitos, Peru, on March 19-21, where she participated in a panel, “Blending
Higher Education and Traditional Knowledge for Sustainable Development.” Learn about
the drafting of the IAU Statement on Higher Education for Sustainable Development
and how the IAU's 2014 International Conference may shape UNESCO's Post-2015 Development
Agenda.
Take away images, reflections, and questions to inform your own work in higher education and how it might relate to traditional knowledge, sustainable development, or both. Experience Iquitos, the largest city in Peru, which does not have roads connecting it to the outside world, through the eyes of this North American environmental educator.
Climate Action Certificate Community Share-Out: Friday, April 25, 12-2 p.m. at Alumni
Lounge in Peterson Manor.
Climate Action Certificate students will showcase their sustainability projects and
leadership experiences. Sustainability Seminar students, through a combination of
photos, videos, and stories, will share what it was like to take on one of three "sustainable
practice" challenges during the three weeks preceding Earth Week. These students will
have (by their choice) gone vegan for a week, used no disposable goods for a week,
or carried around all their trash waste for three days. Sustainability Project students
will showcase their work, including a musical performance series, glass and ceramic
art, zero-waste move-out, and other glitzy, glamorous sustainability actions!
Faculty, staff, students and community members are encouraged to bring their colleagues, neighbors and friends to support these students and learn about actions they can take throughout the year.
For more information on any of the Earth Week events, contact sustainabilitycoordinator@franklinpierce.edu.
Photo caption: Franklin Pierce students and faculty plant in a raised garden bed on the Rindge campus in 2013.
