Events and News
At present, the Environmental Studies Program at Loyola University is an approved interdisciplinary minor. The curriculum of the Environmental Studies Program is designed to provide students will a broad exposure to different perspectives on understanding environmental issues. At the same time, we have attempted to make the minor as flexible as possible.
The following events are sponsored or hosted by Environmental Studies Faculty.
Events for Fall 2008 (continue checking here for new events)
- November 19th, 2008. ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES FACULTY FORUM -- SOMETHING FISHY . -- The Faculty and Students of the Environmental Studies Program invite the campus community to a presentation and discussion by Dr. Tony Ladd, Dept. of Sociology, who will present and lead a discussion entitled -- Something Fish: Environmental opposition to fish farms and off-shore aquaculture from the Pacific Northwest to the Gulf of Mexico. This is the first in a series of regular faculty forums that introduce and discusses the research of Environmental Studies Faculty. Food and Beverages provided -- please join us for this event. For more information, contact Dr. Tony Ladd ( aladd@loyno.edu ). 12:30 pm, Octavia Room, Danna Center. See flyer.
- October 24th , 2008 . CONSERVATION HUNTING: An unique environmental niche. The Center for Environmental Law and Land Use is sponsoring a panel titled "Conservation Hunting: A Unique Environmental Niche." The event will take place 1-3 pm in Room 405. Speakers include Bart Semcer, National Director of Sierra Club; John Jackson (Loyola Law alum); President of Conservation Force, and Mitch Butler, Deputy Asst. Sec'y of US Fish and Wildlife. The panel seeks to examine the cooperative efforts between sport-hunting advocates and environmental protectionist organizations to construct and execute habitat conservation. The panelists are very top-notch. See the attachment. For addition information, contact Dr. Rob Verchick, verchick@loyno.edu. Room 405, Law School, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.
Events for Spring 2008 (continue checking here for new events)
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April 9th, 2008. EARTH EVE CELEBRATION. -- FLYER -- The Faculty and Students of the Environmental Studies Program invite the campus community to participate in Earth Eve Celebration, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm on Wednesday, April 9 th in the Peace Quad. The gathering will recognize the environmental work and achievements of those within the Loyola Community who work towards a more reverent, appreciative, and just relationship with the life community. Medicine Hawk, a Native American, will lead us in a short ritual of thanksgiving for Earth’s beauty and blessings. Environmental information will be displayed and the new campus recycling program will be highlighted. Our celebration will include participatory songs, food, and an opportunity for conversation and fellowship. This event hosted by the Environmental Studies Program with financial support from the Offices of the Provost, the College of Humanities and Natural Sciences, College of Social Sciences, and the School of Mass Communications. For more information, contact Kathleen O’Gorman ( ogorman@loyno.edu ), Francis Coolidge (fpcoolid@loyno.edu ). Peace Quad, 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm.
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February 19th, 2008 . LISTENING TO THE VOICE OF THE EARTH. Sr. Linda Gibler, Ph.D. presents a lecture entitled -- Listening to the Voice of the Earth: A Catholic Response to the Environmental Crisis. Gibler draws insignts about the revelatory nature of Creation in Catholic tradition from the ancient wisdom of the Early Church to recent words of Pope Benedict XVI. Through this presentation, she offers one way of listening to the voice of the Earth. A truly Catholic response to the environmental crisis is cosmic in sweep, sacramental in nature, and intimately personal. Nunemaker Auditorium, Monroe Hall, 7:00 pm.
- January 30th and 31st, 2008 . FOCUS THE NATION. Global Warming Solutions for America. Loyola University's LUCAP and the Loyola Environmental Studies Program are co-sponsoring and participating in the major national event entitled FOCUS THE NATION. On Wednedsday, Jan. 30th (7:00 pm to 8:00 pm), there will be a live, interactive webcast called "THE 2% SOLUTION" in the Audubon Room. Join national climate change figures and 10,000s of other college students nationwide. Then, on Thursday Jan. 31st, the entire day will feature faculty presentations and discussions of issues central to global climate change, sustainability, and its impacts on people. Five Environmental Studies faculty will participate in events throughout the day.. Click here for a pdf flyer -- FLYER. The Forum will address the validity of Lovelock’s assessment of the ecological crisis and his proposed cure for it. . EVENTS are in the Peace Quad and the Audubon and Octavia Rooms of the Room,Danna Center, 7:30 pm.
Events for Fall 2007 (continue checking here for new events)
- October 25th , 2007 . ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM . The Revenge of Gaia! How imminent is Ecological Collapse and What can We do to prevent it? The Loyola Environmental Studies Program presents an Environmental Forum with Professors John Clark and Francis Coolidge discussing James Lovelock’s controversial new book, The Revenge of Gaia. Lovelock, famous as the originator of the Gaia Hypothesis, argues that we are nearing global ecological collapse, and that to avoid it we must take immediate and drastic action, including the elimination of all fossil fuels and a rapid shift to nuclear power as the basis for the global economy. Click here for a pdf flyer -- FLYER. The Forum will address the validity of Lovelock’s assessment of the ecological crisis and his proposed cure for it. . Audubon Room, Danna Center, 12:30 to 1:45 pm.
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