EnviroThursday Fall 2024

Presentations take place at 12 noon, Olin-Rice Room 250

September 12, 2024

Location: Board of Trustees Courtyard (between Theater and Humanities)

“Fire In The Village: How Art and Culture Help Us Remember That We Are Power”

Speakers: Shanai Matteson and Annie Humphrey, Village Artists

The goals of Fire in the Village are to create art and culture experiences in small communities and cities to remind people that we are made of earth and we are power.  These concerts and workshops center on themes of shared connection with land and water, the importance of free thinking and creative expression, and care of our communities in tumultuous times.

Shanai Matteson is a writer, an artist, and a cultural organizer.  She had devoted much of her adult life to encouraging others to create and find community, to protect water, and to seek justice.

Annie Humphrey is enrolled with the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe.  She resides on the Leech Lake Reservation with three generations under her roof.  Annie is a visual artist, singer/songwriter, carpenter, veteran (USMC), grandmother and woodswoman.

This EnviroThursday is co-sponsored by the Environmental Studies Department and Media and Cultural Studies.

September 19, 2024

“Environmental Studies Research Showcase”

Ever wonder how professors spend their summers?  Join us for this special EnviroThursday during which members of the Environmental Studies Department will each take 5 minutes to talk about their recent or ongoing research projects.  We will leave plenty of time for questions and conversation with the audience.

This EnviroThursday is co-sponsored by the Environmental Studies Department and the Sustainability Office.

September 26, 2024

No EnviroThursday – Ice cream social for ES majors and minors

October 3, 2024

No EnviroThursday – ES Majors and Minors lunch

October 10, 2024

No EnviroThursday – Check out the 2024 International Roundtable

October 17, 2024

No EnviroThursday – Fall Break

October 24, 2024

Location:  JBD Lecture Hall, Campus Center

“Buffalo Weavers”

The Buffalo Weavers are a collaboration between Ben Weaver and Strong Buffalo. The group’s music and poetry is focused upon nurturing relationships with the land and water. Buffalo Weavers are also engaged with community work focused upon forest protection, using their art to contextualize and heal from the grief we are collectively experiencing as a result of climate change, and monthly urban wildlands events aimed at the cultivation of an anti-racist and ecologically reciprocal culture. During this EnviroThursday, Strong Buffalo, (Tatanka Ohitika) and Ben Weaver will perform and share about their work.

October 31, 2024

No EnviroThursday – Joint Environmental Studies and Biology study away session

November 5, 2024 – EnviroTuesday

Candidate Presentation

November 7, 2024

Candidate Presentation

November 11, 2024 – EnviroMonday

Candidate Presentation

November 14, 2024

Candidate Presentation

November 19, 2024 – EnviroTuesday

Candidate Presentation

November 21, 2024

Candidate Presentation