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NSU Hosts Focus the Nation: Global Warming Solutions for
America Events
A Teach-In Symposium: Challenges Facing the Next
Generation
Beginning Tuesday, January 22, Norfolk State University will host a series of discussions, displays, performances and other events that deal with global warming and possible solutions. Focus The Nation is a national teach-in on global warming solutions that will take place on more than 1,000 campuses across the country and will culminate on January 31. The week-long event at Norfolk State is sponsored by the university’s Service-Learning and Civic Engagement program and includes the following events:
January 28-31
National Vote-in – Ten to fifteen (10-15) solutions to global warming from the national office of Focus The Nation will be posted on the students’ website as well as the Spartan e-daily. Students are encouraged to vote for their five (5) choices online by visiting
www.focusthenation.org . Then click onto Change your Future
Cell phones and Batteries Recycle Drive
 Location: Office of Student Activities
WNSB the NSU Radio Station will Discuss
Global Warming Solutions throughout the week
Tune to Hot 91 FM
http://www.nsu.edu/WNSB
January 30
NATIONAL FOCUS THE NATION WEBCAST: “The 2% Solution?”
This will feature Stanford
and I.P.C.C. climate scientist Stephen Schneider; Natural Capitalism president,
Hunter Lovins; and environmental justice leader, Van Jones, executive director
of the Ella Baker Center.
Location: The VCC 4th floor, Marie V. McDemmond Center for Applied Research
(invitation only)
8:00-9:00 p.m. (EST)
January 31
GLOBAL WARMING SOLUTIONS SYMPOSIUM: CHALLENGES FACING THE NEXT GENERATION
Location: L. Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Free and Open to the Public )
Moderator – Dr. Carol Pretlow, Professor of Political Science
Panelists:
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Rolf E. Johnson, Deputy Director, NAUTICUS National Maritime Center, and author of article on Climate Control
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Ronald Keys, Director, Emergency Preparedness, and Response, City of Norfolk
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Heather Mantz, Director of Environmental Affairs for The Virginia Port Authority
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Dr. Sam-Shajing Sun, NSU Professor of Chemistry and energy solar cells researcher
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Mr. Lawrence Doligosa, Sales Consultant & Training Manager, Checkered Flag Toyota Prius-Hybrid Automobiles (There will be a Prius-Hybrid vehicle on display outside the L. Douglas Wilder Center on the day of the symposium).
Guest Presenter:
Mr. Neil Rondorf, Vice President Vice President of Maritime Operations for Sciences Applications International Corporation (SAIC) & Founding Industry Partner for Virginia Costal Energy Research Consortium. This corporation was selected to partner with the Virginia Coastal Energy Research Consortium (VCERC). The Consortium, composed of several Va. institutions of higher education, was established in chapter 6 of the Virginia Energy Plan by The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Mr. Rondorf will speak about the goals of VCERC, as well as the potential impacts of offshore wind and other sources of renewable energy productions on the economy of the Commonwealth, and on global warming. Norfolk State University is a member of the Consortium.
NSU Student Presenters
Correlation Study of Virginia Beach Environmental Factors during 2005-2007 that Indicate Global Warming Trends.
Research presented by NSU biology students, Krystal N. Brown, Charisse carter and Saskia Patterson
Graphic Designs Art Exhibit – Pollution and Global Warming
Location: L. Douglas Wilder Center Performing Arts Center
Exhibit provided by NSU Professor of Art Chris Tompkins’ art students
The exhibit will be displayed as a part of the Symposium
11:00 a.m.
The National Teach-In – Faculty-led participation across curriculum
Faculty members have been invited to speak for 10-15 minutes about global
warming from the perspective of their discipline expertise and become moderators
as students discuss and brainstorm solutions to global warming during their
regular classroom sessions. Classroom recorder will notate the solutions.
Resources such as a power point presentations or DVD presentations will be
available upon request.
8:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
The National Teach-In
Faculty-led participation across curriculum
Faculty members have been invited to speak for 10-15 minutes about global warming from the perspective of their discipline expertise and become moderators as students discuss and brainstorm solutions to global warming during their regular classroom sessions.
Classroom recorders will notate the solutions. Resources such as a power point presentations or DVD presentations will be available upon request.
Time: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
National Vote-inn
Ten to fifteen solutions to global warming sent in during the week’s national Focus The Nation project will be posted on the students’ website as well as the Spartan e-daily. Students will be encouraged to vote for their five choices via cell phones.
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