On & Off Campus Events

*TOMORROW: Alternative Spring Break Info Session. Participants spend the first week of spring break working to understand and alleviate a pressing social issue.  Need-based grants cover up to 80% of trip costs.  At the info session, leaders will discuss trip focal issues, activities, preparations, costs and application process.  This year’s trips will travel to Nogales, AZ (immigration); Immokalee, FL (migrant labor rights); Brunswick, ME (digital equity); Asheville, NC (Appalachian queer communities);  New York, NY (environmental racism); Philadelphia, PA (arts activism); and Mayagüez, Puerto Rico (women’s health & rights + sustainability). Tuesday, October 19th, 2021 8:45 - 9:45pm (Roux Center Lantern).
More info: https://www.bowdoin.edu/mckeen-center/programs/alternative-breaks/index.html

*Guest Artist Lecturer: Jill Peleto. An interdisciplinary discussion with local Maine artist and glaciologist, Jill Pelto, about constructing effective ways to communicate science through art. Pelto has experience assisting with research on various mountain glaciers in Washington and British Columbia, in the Dry Valleys and Transantarctic Mountains of Antarctica, over the rolling hills and carved cirques of the Falkland Islands, and around the aqua lakes and ochre mountains of New Zealand. She not only creates artwork about the research in which she is involved but incorporates a wide range of climate change-related data into her pieces. These works aim to raise awareness about relevant environmental topics--melting glaciers, rising sea level, threatened species--and ultimately inspire people to take action. Thursday, October 21st, 2021 7:30 - 8:30pm (Roux Center Lantern) followed by a reception at 8:30pm (The Schwartz Center). 

*Summer Funding Opportunities Info Session. Student panelists will share their own experiences and tips, followed by info tables where representatives from CXD, McKeen Center, Student Fellowships and Research and Environmental Studies will be available to answer all your questions about a variety of summer funding grants and fellowships. Tuesday, November 9th, 2021 7:00 - 8:00pm  (Morrel Lounge in Moulton Union).
To learn more: https://bowdoin.joinhandshake.com/events/818638?ref=events-search

*Efficiency Maine Hiring Event. Join to learn more about Efficiency Maine, the state's leader in driving Maine towards a sustainable future. Senior Program Manager Andy Meyer (Bowdoin '85) and Program Assistant Lily McVetty (Bowdoin '21) will speak about their firm's exciting work and opportunities to join their team. Bowdoin College is committed to providing an accessible and welcoming environment. Tuesday, October 26th 4:30 - 5:15pm (Lancaster Lounge in Moulton Union)
For more info contact Cole Crawford (cwcrawfo@bowdoin.edu)

Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust Farmers Market. The weekly farmers market has been moved to Crystal Spring Farm at 277 Pleasant Hill Road,
Brunswick. Saturday, October 23rd, 2021 8:30 - 12:30 pm.
To learn more: https://brunswickdowntown.org/events/brunswick-topsham-land-trusts-farmers-market-2021-10-02/

Town of Brunswick Recycling & Sustainability Committee Meeting. Tuesday October 26th, 2021 5:00 - 7:00pm
Contact  jastle@brunswickme.org to participate
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Sustainability Series: Finding Hope in the Face of Climate Change. Ordinary people have more power to change the world than they think they do. But it is hard to stay positive and motivated in the face of devastating weather and constant bad news about politics and the environment. Join us on October 27th as we welcome author Susan B. Inches for a presentation on how to find your power and take action for the environment—as an advocate or within current daily activities. By working together, we can create a healthy future where all life is respected, revered and nurtured. Wednesday, October 27th, 2021 5:30 - 7:00 pm (via zoom)
To learn more: https://www.portlandlibrary.com/events/finding-hope-climate-change/

Talk – Access for All? Examining Water Insecurity and Health in the United States and Canada. Speaker Kiley Daley, Adjunct Instructor in the Ecology and Environmental Sciences Program and Associate at the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, will discuss water insecurity. In this presentation, Kiley will highlight several projects that examine water insecurity in the United States and Canada, with the goal of working toward solutions. In particular, he will feature his participatory water-health research in remote Inuit communities in Arctic Canada, and he will discuss how similar approaches may be beneficial in Maine. Monday, November 1st, 2021 3:00 - 4:00 pm (via zoom)
To register: https://maine.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpdeCoqTkiG9SRPOWZSe7_2TOGNzBJxmLW

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