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:

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.