Creating a Sense of Place
Welcome to the EW04 web site. Here you will find OSU's Earth Week Activities. Earth Week is OSU's premiere environmental awareness event. This year we are pleased to present a diversity of speakers in addition to the annual Earth Fest on the Library Lawn. If you have questions, comments, or praise about Earth Week, email us.
Monday the 19th
"The Lone Star Saga: The Story of a Place and How it Changed in the 20th Century "
7:00
- 8:30 pm We are pleased to present our President and System CEO,
Dr. David Schmidly, as our inaugural speaker.This speech will be in room 106
of the Noble Research Center. The president will be available for
book-signing after the talk.
Tuesday the 20th
"Conservation by Design: The Nature Conservancy's Work in Oklahoma and Abroad "
12:00
- 1:00 pm The Society of Environmental Scientists is hosting
and Earth Week Luncheon with Tim Grogan, Executive Director of The
Nature Conservancy's Oklahoma Chapter, as the featured speaker. The
venue is the Peggy V. Helmerich Browsing Room of the Edmon Low Library.
A sandwich lunch will be provided as a
"minimum waste" event.
Baraka
7:00
- 9:00 pm The final film in the
eco film project's spring 2004 series.
Baraka, "an ancient Sufi word with forms in many languages,
translates as a breath or essence of life from which the evolutionary
process unfolds". Please join us in room 313 of the Classroom Building
for popcorn, and an
exquisite aural/visual experience.
Wednesday the 21st
"Real Wealth, Real Security"
7:00 - 8:30 pm We are proud to present Dr. Scott Sanders as our keynote speaker for Earth Week. We hope you will join us in the Peggy V. Helmerich Browsing Room of the Edmon Low Library. Dr. Sanders' talk will explore the fact that "our only true wealth, our only real security, derives from the health and bounty of the Earth. By living more simply, by conserving rather than consuming the Earth, we can show our gratitude and respect. We can also discover clarity, meaning, and joy".
Dr.
Sanders is a Distinguished Professor of English who has been teaching at
Indiana University since 1971, and a
prolific writer "concerned with our relation to nature, issues of social
justice, the character of community, and the impact of science on our
lives". Dr. Sanders and his many published works will be available
afterwards for book signing.
Earth Day Thursday
Earth Fest: Creating a Sense of Place
The Edmon Low Library Lawn is the place to be each Earth Day. Come out for the sun, the Ecolymics, the music, to hear the president, the free food, to visit the tables, or just for fun. This year's Earth Fest showcases local environmental awareness organizations, as well as hands-on activities such as paper recycling and vermiculture.
10:00 - 10:59 Start of Earth Fest
11:00 - 11:59 Ambient Music provided by Jonathan Ortiz and friends
12:00 - 12:19 President speaks.
12:20 - 12:59 Veggie Dogs and Soyburgers served beginning with the president. Danny Pruitt provides soundtrack on the guitar.
1:00 - 1:59 Music by Special Seasoning.
2:00 - 3:00 Ryan Mullenix serenades us until end.
2nd Annual Environmental Awards Banquet
7:00 - 9:00 pm The Environmental Institute, Environmental Science Graduate Program, and Environmental Science Undergraduate program's Environmental Awards Banquet is taking place at the White Barn Estates (2020 E Lakeview). This year's featured speaker is Oklahoma Secretary of the Environment Miles Tolbert. There will be a cocktail hour beginning at 6:00 pm. Banquet tickets are $20, contact Jennifer Jobe at 744-9994 for more information. (press release)
Earth Day Sponsors
Arts and
Sciences Student Council
Earth Day Supporters
Earth Day Friends
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, Buddhist Association OSU, Sierra Club Oklahoma, OSU Botanical Society, Residential Life
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