EARTH Week 2010 Events Schedule
April 19th-24th
Ongoing Events / MONDAY / TUESDAY / WEDNESDAY / THURSDAY / FRI. / SAT.100 Acts of Green
students do little things (shut off lights, shorter showers, bike, compost, recycle etc.) and then submit act to a public display with the goal of amassing 100 environmentally friendly acts by the end of the week
Location: EASTON Dining Hall, Lane
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Petition Table &
Environmental Video clips
A Table with petitions and descriptions students can sign at will and short video clips looping by table in Lane.
Clips from:
Renewal
The Story of Stuff
Is God Green?
Location: Lane
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Green Organizations
Display
Informative display with take-away information from Christian environmental nonprofits.
Location: Outside of Chester’s place, Lane
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ECO-art showstudent/faculty submitted artwork
Location: LaneStudentCenter / "Recycled Rhythms”
Musical Performance.
Think Stomp, with an environmental flare.
Time: 11:15 a.m. – 11:25 a.m.
Location: A.J. Gordon Chapel walkway
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“Crossing the Fault-line: Creation Care and Climate Change”
*Dr. Richard T. Wright lectures on
the Climategate controversy and the Biblical case for
environmental
stewardship, followed by Q&A
Time: 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Jenks 406.
Location: Jenks 406 (upper level of Library)
CHAPEL CREDIT / Environm-ental Film Festival:
Day 1
Thought-provoking films aboutkey environmental issues of our day. Each film or clip will be followed by a panel discussion focused on what it means to be good stewards of the earth. Dessert reception following discussion
Film: TBA
Time: 8 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Location: BarringtonCenter for the Arts Cinema
CHAPEL CREDIT / Environmental Poetry contest: Winner
The winner of the poetry contest will be announced in chapel and published in the Idiom.
Time: 10:20 a.m.
Location: Chapel
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Plant your Own…
Take a piece of EARTH week home. Pick a seed, plant it, and watch it grow.
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Location: outside of Lane
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"Recycled Rhythms”
Musical Performance
Feel free to join-in!
Time: 4 p.m. – 4:25 p.m.
Location: outside of KOSC
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Environmental Film Festival: Day 2
Film: “Is God Green?”
& Panel Discussion
Show your attendance stamp for free pizza dinner afterward on the quad.
Time: 4:30 p.m.– 6 p.m.
Location: KenOlsenScienceCenter, Macdonald Auditorium
CHAPEL CREDIT / Campus Poster Walk
environmental changes Gordon has made and insight as to what you can do.
Time: 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Location: start in Ken Olsen science center just inside main entrance
CHAPEL CREDIT
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Adopt Grapevine road
Pick-up trash along Grapevine Road.
Time: 9 a.m. – 10 a.m.;
10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Location: Grapevine Road
CHAPEL CREDIT
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Alternative Fuel Vehicles
Time: 12 noon – 1 p.m.
Location: Chapel Circle parking lot
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Flower Planting
Time: 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Location; Meet in the AJ circle CHAPEL CREDIT
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Off-Campus Composting Demonstration
Off-campus trip tour of Oracle Burlington, MA and compost demonstration.
Time: 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Location: Meet in the AJ parking Circle
CHAPEL CREDIT
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The Changes You Can Make: An Environmental Discussion- panel Q&A
A panel discussion where students can ask about the efforts the school is making to go green; what's already been done and what they would like to see done.
Time: 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Location: Case Studies Room, KenOlsenScienceCenter
CHAPEL CREDIT / "Recycled Rhythms”
Musical Performance
by Gordon’s very own makeshift band. Think Stomp, with an environmental flare.
(feel free to join-in!)
Time: 11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Location: sidewalk by mini quad
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Farm Animal Exhibit
Come see a variety of small local farm animals and a beehive display on the mini-quad
Time: 11:15 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Location: Mini Quad
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Homing Pigeon Release
Come see a
dramatic release of homing pigeons!
Time: 4:30 pm
Location: The Quad / Farm day
Help out at local farms.
*Lunch
Included
Time: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Location: Meet in Gillies in the LaneStudentCenterto catch a ride
Contact:
erika.gorgenyi@
gordon.edu