Global Sustainability Series: Interdisciplinary Workshops & Discussions
We are bringing sustainability issues to you with this series that frames art, business, humanities, politics, and technology in the context of the global issues we all face due to climate change. These discussions and workshops will provide tools to shape curriculum and spark thinking about global sustainability. Learn more about the schedule of events, featured speakers, and how to attend below!












Upcoming Events
Professional Development Workshop for Educators: America’s Energy Gamble: People, Economy and Planet.
Thursday May 19, 2022 | 6 pm - 8 pm | Zoom
Register here.
This professional development opportunity for K-12 educators will focus on the book "America's Energy Gamble: People, Economy, and Planet" by Shanti Gamper-Rabindran, associate professor in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh. The workshop will be led by Tracy Wazenegger, Science and Global Issues educator and is designed for educators across ages and disciplines to incorporate global themes of sustainability, climate change, and the energy crisis into their classroom. The workshop will take place virtually on Thursday, May 19, 2022, 6:00pm-8:00pm EST over Zoom. A Zoom link will be provided over email.
Threads of Production: Weaving Art & Agriculture K-12 Educator Workshop
POSTPONED to end of May. New date coming soon...| Contemporary Craft
Date/Time TBA:
Past Events
April
Wednesday April 6, 2022 | 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm
Lecture: Healing Landscapes and Grieving Eco-Warriors: Ecological Activism in Children’s Literature
March
Climates of Change
Wednesday March 16, 2022 | 3 pm - 4:30 pm | 4130 Posvar Hall
Creative-Critical Practices for the Anthropocene: Thinking through Place, Poetry, and the Visual Arts
Thursday March 17, 2022 | 6 pm - 8:30 pm | 1500 Posvar Hall
Friday March 18, 2022 | 11 am - 12:30 pm | 4217 Posvar Hall
Faculty Workshop:Applying Arts Methods to Climate and Environmental Research Across the Disciplines
A workshop led by visiting geographer and poet Eric Magrane and visual artist Allison Rowe.
Please register to the Climates of Change events here.

February


Imagining Other Worlds: Globalizing Science Fiction and Fantasy, Want by Cindy Pon. Registration closed.