April 07, 2008
Alumna and Trustee Jackalyne Pfannenstiel to lecture on climate change issues in the west coast
Tuesday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m.
Dana Commons, Second floor lounge
Clark University alumna Jackalyne Pfannenstiel '69 will present the 2008 Geller Lecture, 'California Takes on the Challenge of Climate Change; Meeting the State's Energy Needs in a Carbon-Constrained World."
Pfannenstiel will talk about the issues she faces as Chair of the California Energy Commission. Pfannenstiel is a member of Clark’s Board of Trustees. She received her degree in economics from Clark in 1969.
The Geller Endowed Lecture Series was established in 2004 by Howard Geller and his parents Albert and Norma. It addresses current topics related to areas of energy, environment and sustainability.
Wednesday, April 9, Pfannenstiel joins Clark Provost David Angel and Vice President for Administration and Finance Jim Collins and others for "Confronting Climate Change on Campus; Striving for Climate Neutrality at Clark," a panel discussion to enhance campus-wide dialogue on what steps (both technological and behavioral changes) Clark can take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to move toward climate neutrality. Jennie Stephens of the IDCE faculty will moderate. The event will take place at 1 p.m. in Dana Commons, second floor lounge.
These events are offered as part of the Difficult Dialogues Program's Spring Symposium on climate change. They are co-sponsored by the Higgins School of Humanities and the International Development, Community and Environment (IDCE) Department at Clark. They are free and open to the public. For more information, call 508-793-7479.
Events in the climate change symposium continue through April 17.
Clark is one of 27 institutions of higher education selected out of 675 nationwide for a $100,000 Ford Foundation grant to facilitate a two-year program of trainings and events to encourage discourse across differences. This focus on dialogue is aimed at addressing a climate of separation and silence around difference that is too often seen, not only on campuses across the nation but in our society as a whole.