Changing Climates @ Colorado State

SueEllen Campbell

&John

Calderazzo

Art by Mahta Bazzaz (7), Iran, UNEP Children’s Art Contest, 2007

EDUCATION

for a better civic conversation

bringing together many perspectives & skills

biologists & builders politicians & poets

climate modelers & fashion models

Improve undergraduate & public understanding

so we can act

by making up-to-date, high-quality information

readily accessible

Art by Anoushka Bhari (8), Kenya, UNEP Children’s Art Contest, 2007

HIGH LEVEL PRIMER (for faculty)

WHAT WE ALL NEED TO KNOW

(for everyone)

TEACH-INS (4 days)(for everyone)

100+ talks 100+ speakers

27 departments

8 colleges other campus

entities town, state, region, nation

~ 5500 listeners

. . . building our own network . . .

Alice Fuzi Wang, a sixth-grader from Palo Alto, Calif., winner, UNEP 18th annual International Children's Painting Competition, 2009.

Earth Sciences Atmospheric Science

(Scott & Dave) Biology Rocky Mountain

Climate Organization Forest, Rangeland,

Watershed Stewardship

Geosciences Wildlife Biology Natural Resource

Ecology Laboratory Kari Kaplan, “Peas on Earth,” Cool Globes Eco-Exhibit

Research Methods

Atmospheric Science (Dave & Ian)

Soil & Crop Sciences

Rocky Mountain Tree Ring Research

CSU Libraries Red Cross Argentina, Buenos Aires, iconocast.com

Literature & Art

Art History English (John) University of

Washington, English

Fort Collins environmental artist

Writers/Essayists from Colorado, Alaska, & Vermont

Policy & Politics

Political Science (Michele)

Heinz Center for Science, Economics, & the Environment

Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands

City Natural Resources Department

Colorado Institute of Public Policy

Governor’s Office of Energy Management & Conservation

Center for Energy & Environmental Security, CU

US Representative

State Legislators Students

Effects on Humans

Sociology Microbiology

, Immunology, & Pathology

Social Work Anthropolog

y NREL

Communication & Ethics

Communication Studies

Human Dimensions of Natural Resources

Atmospheric Science (Scott)

Journalism Philosophy UCAR National Park Service Freelance writers

Greener Campuses & Buildings

Construction Management

Pingree Park Campus Director

Education Facilities

Management Poudre School

District Sociology“Make It Happen,” Cathryn Henry-

Colcer & Dan Colcer, Cool Globes Eco-Exhibit

Economics, UCSD Agricultural &

Resource Economics

Management Political Science Business, UNC City Climate

Wise Program New Belgium

Brewery Envirofit

BusinessEconomicsAgriculture

Climate Change & Rangelands (integrative)

USDA-ARS Bioagricultural

Sciences FRWS Agriculture &

Resource Economics

Education

Energy Solutions

Atmospheric Science (Scott)

Physics Mechanical

Engineering Chemistry Bihn Systems &

City Electric Board 25x’25 &

Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance

Individual Actions, Daily Life

Fort Collins Natural Resources Dept

NREL CMMAP (Rodger) English Theatre and Connie

(Dating Game) Local writers,

artists, dumpster divers, scavengers, re-users

http://changingclimates@colostate.edu

Events

People (68, with no

effort)

Archives (>40 speakers)

Resources (more to come)

Last year: 60+ sections, 1140+ studentsNext year, fall term alone:

40+ sections, ~960 students

CO 150, Freshman Composition

“Hundreds attend global warming protest . . . . “

SHORT VIDEOS(Trans-disciplinary, by request,

for classroom use, large classes if possible)

GHG molecule behavior IPCC temperature projection

maps Fairness in policy negotiations Climate refugees Paleoclimate graphs Words & metaphors

SHORT WEB TEXTS(disciplinary, for teachers, introductory classes when

possible)

Journalism English History

Fashion Design Psychology

Anthropology

& MATERIALS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE COURSES OF ALL TYPES

Teaching Team (7 colleges, 16 departments, so

far)

Ice Penguins of Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2008

Atmospheric Science English

Political Science Journalism

Bioagricultural Science Biology

Education History

Geosciences Pathology

Social Work Sociology

Soil & Crop Sciences Physics

Forest, Rangeland, & Watershed Stewardship

Human Dimensions of Natural Resources

Spreading the wordAlumni magazine & CLA NewsletterWestern Literature AssociationOregon State UniversityAssociated Writing ProgramsPenguin/UCS book, forthcoming

This summer . . . Association for the Study of Literature and EnvironmentEcological Society of America

Next . . .

May these night hourssweeping my roofand the sunburnt face of

Earth

finally offer a sip of air,and unhurried rain,and a morning without fire.

From “Earth Prayer,” John Calderazzo