Campus Explorations - Spring 2009

An interdisciplinary project.
A campus-wide Learning Community focusing on

The Environment and Sustainable Living: Global Crises and Solutions

The entire campus voted for this year's theme, and we invite everyone to participate in the conversations and projects that will follow from our various interests in this important topic.

Consider the following ways to participate:

Register for our seminar (Class #34069) and earn one unit of college credit!
Seminar sessions are held once a week, Wednesdays from 2 - 3 p.m. in
Room P-32, (unless otherwise noted).

Want to know more? Contact the Coordinator of the Campus Exploration Project,
Linda Morrow, at (760)744-1150 Ext. 2617   email: lmorrow@palomar.edu

Visit http://www.palomar.edu/campusexplorations

Spring Semester, 2009

• "How to Build a College of the Future Through Sustainable Integrated Design "
  Kelley Hudson Macisaac, Palomar Facilities Manager
  Glen Carels, LPA, CCD Architect
  January 28th | 2:00-3:00pm
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• "Film: An Inconvenient Truth"
  February 4th | 2:00-3:00pm
  (Cancelled)

• "Film: An Inconvenient Truth Part I"
  February 11th | 2:00-3:00pm
  archive not available
  
  
• "Film: An Inconvenient Truth Part II"
  February 18th | 2:00-3:00pm
  archive not available
  
  
• "Student presentations will incorporate an element of Cradle to Cradle Design and tie to theme "Big Green Lies""
  Palomar Environmental Student Organization  (ESO)
  February 25th | 2:00-3:00pm
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• "Am I really saving the planet? How to become an informed citizen."
  Katy French, Palomar Library Faculty
  March 4th | 2:00-3:00pm
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• "Overpopulation: Myth or Reality?"
  Wing Cheung, Palomar Earth Sciences Faculty
  March 11th | 2:00-3:00pm
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• "Beyond the Science: Saving Nature Through the Literary Arts"
  Sharon Reynolds, Palomar English Faculty
  March 18th | 2:00-3:00pm
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• Spring Break - No Seminar
  March 25th | 2:00-3:00pm
  
  
• Mary Jane Najor, Palomar Behavioral Sciences Faculty
  April 1st | 2:00-3:00pm
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• "Economics of Environmental Disruption. Political Economy Days"
  Teresa Laughlin, Palomar Economics Faculty 
  April 8th | 2:00-3:00pm
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• "Save the World -- Buy More Stuff. 'Green' as a Megatrend in Marketing"
  Mary Cassoni, Palomar Business Faculty 
  April 15th | 2:00-3:00pm
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• "Supply Chain Management: Pros and Cons of Globalization"
  Pat Lupica, Palomar Business Faculty 
  April 22nd | 2:00-3:00pm
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• "Religions, Religion, and the Environment"
  Craig Forney, Palomar Behavioral Sciences Faculty
  April 29th | 2:00-3:00pm
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• "Language Death: The Threat of Extinction of Our World Languages"
  Marty Furch, Palomar ESL Faculty
  May 6th | 2:00-3:00pm
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*Not all programs will be available via webcast and/or archive.