Sustaining Our Oceans: Key to Earth's Future
The theme of this year’s Earth Day celebration at Salem State University is “Sustaining Our Oceans: Key to Earth's Future,” which focuses on the health of the oceans, as one of the central challenges to maintaing a healthy planet. We invite you to participate in this year’s Earth Day events to learn, contemplate, and discuss the problems of Earth's oceans and prospects of a healthier planet.
Representatives from state and federal government, environmental organizations, activist groups and more will attend. Students should come to network with environmental professionals, to investigate summer and academic year internships, and learn about potential jobs.
Faculty coordinator for this event: Prof. Jennifer Jackman, Political Science
Over 80 research posters, submitted by SSU students in many disciplines, will be judged in the morning. Visitors are encouraged to view the posters and speak with the students who created them during the competition phase and until 12:30pm. We will also be featuring an Earth Day art exhibit and competition in Vets Hall.
Faculty coordinator for poster competition: Prof. Marcos Luna, Geography
Faculty coordinator for art exhibit & competition: Prof. Ken Reker, Art
Speakers: Alan Young (Department of Biology), Joseph Buttner (Department of Biology and Cat Cove), Brad Hubeny (Department of Geology), and Barbara Warren, Executive Director of Salem Sound Coastwatch.
Faculty coordinator: Prof. Jennifer Jackman, Political Science
Co-Sponsored by the Civic Engagement Spring 2012 series
Go inside the shocking world of a man deemed too controversial even for Greenpeace; a man who has been accused of eco-terrorism; a man who some call the most daring marine environmental activist ever. It seems Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Greenpeace-expellee and star of the reality television series Whale Wars, will stop at nothing to save endangered creatures of the sea. 100 Minutes. Studio: Topics Entertainment. Director: Ron Colby.
Refreshments provided.
Sponsored by Department of Political Science and Political Science Academy
Social hour with refreshments and live music
Introductions & Opening Remarks
Announcement of student Poster Competition & juried Art Exhibit winners
Featured Speaker: Capt. Charles Moore, discoverer of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre of the Pacific Ocean and founder of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation in Long Beach, California. He is the lead author of the new book Plastic Ocean: How a Sea Captain's Chance Discovery Launched a Determined Quest to Save the Oceans.Capt. Moore was recently showcased on CBS Sunday Morning. See the clip online.
Presentation of "Friend of the Earth" Awards:
Closing Remarks and thanks to all
See a list of past Friend of the Earth Award recipients (pdf)
Press coverage of the 2011 Friend of the Earth Awards. Also see past press coverage: Earth Days 2008, 2006
Financial Support for Earth Days 2012 Generously Provided By the following:
