TEDxPSUBrandywine
Wednesday, November, 17, 2021 | Student Union Building
Penn State Brandywine’s Civic & Community Engagement Club partnered with TEDx Countdown – a global initiative to champion and accelerate solutions to the climate crisis, turning ideas into action – to present TEDxPSUBrandywine on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in the Student Union Building.
That evening, Penn State Brandywine faculty, staff and students spoke on climate change solutions through their lens of expertise. Brandywine students, faculty and staff members were encouraged and invited to attend! The event was also open to the public.
The featured speakers were:
- Mark Boudreau, Associate Teaching Professor of Biology
- Laura Guertin, Professor of Earth Sciences
- Lynn Hartle, Professor of Education
- Brisa Luzzi Castro, Second-Year Student, Global and International Studies
- David Macauley, Associate Professor of Philosophy & Environmental Studies
- Mary Frances McLaughlin, Reference Librarian, Vairo Library
- Margaret L. Signorella, Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies
- Julie V. Stanton, Professor of Business
- Vippy Yee, Rosenberg Director, Center for Ethics & Civic Engagement
The Civic & Community Engagement Club organized this event with support from Brandywine’s Center for Ethics & Civic Engagement, the Chancellor’s Commission on Sustainability and the Sustainovation Team.
The first 20 non-PSU registrants received a free copy of the book “All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis,” thanks to funding received by Brandywine’s Sustainovation Team from the Pepsi Challenge Mini-Grants in support of the Sustainable Communities Collaborative at Penn State.
Questions about TEDxPSUBrandywine should be directed to bw-engage@psu.edu.
To learn more about TEDx Countdown, visit countdown.ted.com.
Channeling Your Inner Climate Activist
Dr. Mark Boudreau
Associate Teaching Professor of Biology, Penn State Brandywine
Is There a Limit to Coastal Optimism?
The story of Louisiana’s Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe
Dr. Laura Guertin
Professor of Earth Sciences, Penn State Brandywine
Transition Towns
Climate Change Local Initiatives – Global Perspectives
Dr. Lynn Hartle
Professor of Education, Penn State Brandywine
The Youth of Our Future
Brisa Luzzi Castro
Second-Year Student, Global and International Studies, Penn State Brandywine
The Sustainable Citizen
Walking Toward Solutions to the Climate Emergency
Dr. David Macauley
Associate Professor of Philosophy & Environmental Studies, Penn State Brandywine
Rethinking the American Lawn
Mary Frances McLaughlin
Reference Librarian, Vairo Library, Penn State Brandywine
Why Gender Matters in Climate Change
Dr. Margaret L. Signorella
Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies, Penn State Brandywine
How Our Food Choices Link to Climate Change
Dr. Julie V. Stanton
Professor of Business, Penn State Brandywine
Connecting Campuses & Communities to Combat Climate Change
Vippy Yee
Rosenberg Director, Center for Ethics & Civic Engagement, Penn State Brandywine
Questions?
Email us at bw-engage@psu.edu.
