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EEI GSEL Learning Community
MDC North Campus Summer
2018
During the 2018
Summer Terms, the North Campus Global
Sustainability
and Earth Literacy Studies (GSELS), in
conjunction with the North Campus
Library’s Learning Resources, will focus
on water, social justice, and the future
of our relationships with the source of
all life.
Water: Source of Life! Film
Series
Blue
Gold: World Water Wars - Wednesday,
May 30, 2018
Poisoned Water - Thursday, June 7, 2018
Plastic Oceans –
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Shore
Stories - Tuesday, July 24, 2018
For more information, contact Stephen
Nesvacil at snesvaci@mdc.edu |
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Blue Gold: World Water Wars
North
Campus, Rm 2147
Wednesday, May 30th, 7:00 –
9:00 PM
Blue Gold: World Water
Wars examines environmental and political
implications of the planet's dwindling water
supply, and posits that wars in the future will
be fought over water.
The film also highlights some success stories of
water activists around the world.
For more information Stephen Nesvacil: snesvaci@mdc.edu
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Poisoned Water
North Campus, Rm 2151
Thursday,
June 7th, 10:00-11:20 AM;
11:40-1:00 PM
In
this special report, NOVA investigates
the water disaster in
Flint and unravels a disturbing
truth about the vulnerabilities
of water systems across the
country. Discover the delicate
intricacies of water chemistry,
the biology of lead poisoning,
and the engineering challenge of
replacing this ravaged infrastructure.
For more information, contact Stephen Nesvacil at snesvaci@mdc.edu
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A Plastic Ocean
North Campus, Rm 2151
Wednesday, July 11th , 9:30 –
11:30 AM
A Plastic Ocean
examines the mission to uncover the
shocking environmental truth about what
is lurking beneath
the surface of our seemingly pristine Ocean.
The result will astound viewers just as
it did the team of international adventurers who
captured never before seen
images of marine life, plastic pollution,
and its ultimate consequences
for human health.
For more information Stephen Nesvacil: snesvaci@mdc.edu
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Shore Stories: Six Short Films to Stop
Offshore Drilling
North
Campus, Rm 2158
Tuesday, July
24th, 9:50 – 11:30 AM
As
the Trump Administration moves to expand
offshore drilling
in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic
oceans, as well as
the Gulf of Mexico, people across
the country are standing
up against these plans. The six
short films curated by
Working Films and allied
organizations, highlight the
grassroots resistance taking
place across the US, as well as
stories from past oil and gas
exploration – including the BP
Deepwater Horizon disaster.
For more info: contact snesvaci@mdc.edu
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Professional Development for MDC
Faculty and Staff - COMING THIS FALL |
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Reconnecting with
Earth 1: Shifting Paradigms
Awarding 12
hours of Professional Development
This workshop is one of a two-part series, each
offering four sessions that address a central
issue of our time: What is the appropriate
relationship of human beings to Earth? As
participants engage in readings and discussion
questions, they will share observations and
reflections on our relationship to Earth, the
threats of ecological imbalance, what we can do
to create a paradigm shift and make lasting,
impactful change, and what the role of higher
education is in creating a future generation of
Earth literate citizens.
Wednesdays, North Campus, Room 1256
9/26/18 pm 12 Noon to 1 pm
10/10/18; 10/24/18 and 11/7/18 from 12 Noon to
1:30 pm
Facilitated
by Stephen Nesvacil,
To Register, class
EEI1005-4
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Cape
Florida State Park
Awarding 6
hours of Professional Development
Saturday, October 13, 2018 9:00 - 1:00 pm
Facilitated
by Kiki Mutis
Participants will learn about the natural and
cultural history of Cape Florida State Park
System, also called ‘Bill Baggs Cape Florida
State Recreation Area’.
Cape Florida State Park, Key Biscayne
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Register, class #
EEI1008-2
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Be Here: Northern Hearts Around the Lake
Gather Together, Focus on Breath, Be Mindful and
Notice
North Campus Lake, Northeast Corner
(Intersection of Buildings 1 and 3)Monday
Mornings, 10 am
Be
Here: Northern Hearts around the Lake is an
opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to
gather for a few minutes in quiet reflection and
guided mindfulness. Together we let go of
perceived stress, planning for future events,
and the grit of daily living to relax, focus on
the breath, let go of any distractions and
perceived stressful thoughts to engage mindfully
on the inherent beauty of North Campus and
interconnectedness of all life.
For more information: Contact Stephan Nesvacil
at snesvaci@mdc.edu
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Programs
for Faculty and Staff- Ongoing |
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Participate in the Global
Sustainability and Earth Literacy Studies (GSELS)
Sustainability
Education
Professional Development Opportunities
Sustainability and Earth Literacy
Professional Development Workshops
Graduate Courses in Collaboration
with EEI
EEI and
Florida International University
(FIU)
Outdoor
Immersions Awarding
Professional Development
Sustainability in the
Curriculum
Immersions for Your
Classes
Sustainability
Learning Lunches
Hialeah IAC
Kendall
North Wolfson
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Programs for
Students - Ongoing |
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Join the Global
Sustainability and Earth Literacy Studies (GSELS)
Learning
Network
Narrow Ridge Earth
Literacy Field Experience
Programs and
Resources for students
Earth Literacy
and Sustainability I -new course
YES club
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Join the
YES Club -
Meetings regularly -
Recycle Patrol!
Faculty Advisor - Tiina Lombard
tlombard@mdc.edu |
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Student
Resources |
Faculty
Resources |
Recommended Reading
Recommended Viewing
Recommended
Listening
Related
Websites
NWF Campus Ecology Program
Student Immersions |
Sustainability in Curriculum - MDC Faculty
EEI Workshops-Power Point Presentations
Recommended Reading
Recommended Viewing
Recommended
Listening
Related
Websites
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Earth Ethics Institute
New Resources |
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Plants and Indoor Air
Quality
Find out how plants help keep office air healthy
15 plants have been identified as great air
purifiers
Projects like installing new
carpet and painting walls can release chemicals that pollute indoor
air. These are called VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds), they’re
chemicals used to manufacture and maintain
building materials, interior furnishing,
cleaning products and personal care products.
Luckily, some houseplants moonlight as efficient
purifiers. For the best results, put as many
plants as you can care for in the rooms you use
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