The 2022-23 Campus Learning Community theme is:

Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
ONE DEGREE OF CHANGE SYMPOSIUM
Monday, March 20
10 am - 10:50 am (two separate concurrent sessions)
- Dream in Green presents: WE-Lab, hosted by Prof. Karen Alvarez Delfin (Hialeah Campus)
- Animal Rights Foundation of Florida, featuring James Wildman; hosted by Prof. Albert Lenel
- In-person (Padrón Campus, Room 6077)
- Student Sustainability Forum: Climate Justice: Global Perspectives and the Planetary as Critical Zone; hosted by Prof. Darrell Arnold (North Campus)
11 am - 11:50 am
- How Can We Safeguard Our Future (Student Reflections); hosted by Prof. Rene Revuelta (Padrón Campus)
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
- Meditations on Botanicals: Dance & Ecology Workshop; hosted by Prof. Christina Leyva
- In-person (Kendall Campus, Environmental Center)
- Please see the flyer below; neither movement nor plant experience necessary -- water and comfortable shoes are recommended.
Tuesday, March 21
8:25 am - 9:40 am
- How Can We Safeguard Our Future (Student Reflections); hosted by Prof. Rene Revuelta (Padrón Campus)
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
- Climate Changemaking, featuring Mike Matthews (Director, Earth Ethics Institute); hosted by Prof. Helen Roland (Kendall Campus)
Wednesday, March 22
9 am - 9:50 am (two separate concurrent sessions)
- How Can We Safeguard Our Future (Student Reflections); hosted by Prof. Rene Revuelta (Padrón Campus)
- Student Sustainability Forum hosted by Prof. Carmen Mise (North Campus)
10 am - 10:50 am
- The Planetary as Critical Zone: Re-attuning our Dreams, Hopes and Desires, featuring Dr. Whitney Bauman (Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Florida International University); hosted by Profs. Darrell Arnold (North Campus) & Sarah Jacob (West Campus)
11 am - 11:50 am (two separate concurrent sessions)
- How Can We Safeguard Our Future (Student Reflections); hosted by Prof. Rene Revuelta (Padrón Campus)
- Student Sustainability Forum hosted by Prof. Carmen Mise (North Campus)
- Online (Zoom: https://mdc-edu.zoom.us/j/88518361176)
- 11 am - 11:15 am Project Swap
- 11:20 am - 11:35 am The Climate Calamity
- 11:35 am - 11:50 am Climate Cinema: "Circa" Film, provided by Live Arts Miami
11 am - 1 pm
- Plant Powered Palooza; hosted by Wolfson Campus SGA
12 pm - 1pm
- Freecycling: Climate Action & Outreach
- In-person (Padrón Campus, Student Life / Bookstore Breezeway)
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
- Animal Rights Foundation of Florida, featuring James Wildman; hosted by Prof. Albert Lenel
- In-person (Padrón Campus, Room 6023-20)
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm
- Student Climate Action Presentation (video & discussion); hosted by Prof. Albert Lenel
- In-person (Padrón Campus, Room 6023-20)
5:40 pm - 7:00 pm
- How Can We Safeguard Our Future (Student Reflections); hosted by Prof. Rene Revuelta (Padrón Campus)
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
- Animal Rights Foundation of Florida, featuring James Wildman; hosted by Prof. Albert Lenel (Padrón Campus)
Thursday, March 23
8:25 am - 9:40 am
- How Can We Safeguard Our Future (Student Reflections); hosted by Prof. Rene Revuelta (Padrón Campus)
- Urban Paradise Guild, featuring Sam van Leer; hosted by Prof. Tiina Lombard
- In-person (North Campus, Room 7111)
9:50 am - 11:05 am
- Climate Crisis Through an Environmental Justice Lens, featuring Joanne Pérodin of The CLEO Institute; hosted by Prof. Catalina Aristizabal
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
- Climate Crisis Through an Environmental Justice Lens, featuring Joanne Pérodin of The CLEO Institute; hosted by Prof. Catalina Aristizabal
12:40 pm - 1:55 pm
- Student Presentations: Biotechnological Approaches to Address Climate Change; hosted by Prof. Kendra Merchant
2:05 pm - 3:20 pm
- GenCLEO: Climate Action, featuring Sahari Perez; hosted by Prof. Marta Lopez (Medical Campus)
3:30 pm - 5 pm
- KEYNOTE: Dr. Betsy Weatherhead, Nobel Laureate Atmospheric Scientist; hosted by Wolfson Campus Honors College
5:40 pm - 7 pm
- Animal Rights Foundation of Florida, featuring James Wildman; hosted by Prof. Albert Lenel (Padrón Campus)
6 pm - 6:45 pm
- GenCLEO: Climate Action, featuring Sahari Perez; hosted by Prof. Max Couper
- In-person (Padrón Campus, Room 1127)
7 pm - 8 pm
- A Changing Society: Student Presentation about the Contemporary Environmental Movement, the Global Environmental Movement, and their Reflections on Climate Change; hosted by Prof. Adrianne Aiko-Thompson (Padrón Campus)
Friday, March 24
9 am - 9:50 am (two separate concurrent sessions)
- Climate Changemaking, featuring Mike Matthews (Director, Earth Ethics Institute); hosted by Prof. Karen Alvarez Delfin (Hialeah Campus)
- How Can We Safeguard Our Future (Student Reflections); hosted by Prof. Rene Revuelta (Padrón Campus)
10 am - 10:50 am
- Coral Restoration and Ocean Stewardship, Featuring the Coral Restoration Foundation; hosted by Prof. Karen Alvarez Delfin (Hialeah Campus)
11 am - 11:50 am
- How Can We Safeguard Our Future (Student Reflections); hosted by Prof. Rene Revuelta (Padrón Campus)
Saturday, March 25
8 am - 11 am
- Collegewide Day of Service with Urban Paradise Guild, iCED and Earth Ethics Institute at Amelia Earhart Park -- register in advance
8 am - 3pm
Monday, March 27
9:15 am - 11 am
- Propagation Station Kick-Off with Learning Resources (Hialeah Campus)
- In-person
- 9:15 am -- Meet in the student lobby for a native plant walk
- 10:15 am -- Return to Learning Resources to adopt a plant
11 am - 12 pm
- Climate of Art activity with special guest – SolarPunk – to reuse plastics for art; hosted by Learning Resources
- In-person (Hialeah Campus, Learning Resources)
Wednesday, March 29
12 pm - 1 pm
- Wellness Luncheon with Profs. Larry Frohlich & Robert Henry
6 pm - 6:45 pm
- GenCLEO: Climate Action, featuring Sahari Perez; hosted by Prof. Max Couper
- In-person (Padrón Campus, Room 1213)
By participating, MDC students may earn points toward the Civic Action Award through MDC’s Civic Action Scorecard (Civic Action ES-18). Faculty participating in Global Sustainability and Earth Literacy Studies (GSELS) learning network might want to join or host Climate Action events!
Campus Learning Community contacts:
Netiva Kolitz (Kendall Campus, Earth Ethics Institute) nkolitz@mdc.edu
Stephen Nesvacil (North Campus, Earth Ethics Institute) snesvaci@mdc.edu
Mark Tirpak (Padrón Campus, Earth Ethics Institute) mtirpak@mdc.edu
Mike Matthews, Director (Wolfson Campus, Earth Ethics Institute) mmatthew@mdc.edu