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| 9:00 AM | Campus Sustainability Days (Multi-Day Event)
All Campus Sustainability Day events are located in the Butte College Center for Excellence (except the Sustainability Studies Certificate Social)
Tuesday, October 24
Sustainability Studies Certificate Social - 9:30 to 10:45 a.m.
Located in the Sustainability Resource Center (Next to Arts)
Past, current and future students and faculty share projects, accomplishments and thoughts about the world and the role of change agents in transforming social and economic structures.
How to Become a Sustainability Champion in Your Workplace - 11a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Kristen Wonder, Sustainability Coordinator at San Jose State University and PG&E Energy Champion awardee, talks about her journey to create new job positions and leading initiatives in an academic institution. Wonder is also a Butte college graduate.
Wednesday, October 25
The Future of Clean Energy - 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Jon Stallman, Energy Solutions Manager, Integrated Grid Planning and Grid Integration and Innovation at PG&E. The grid has changed more rapidly in the last 10 years than it has in the last 100 years as Prosumers (producers and consumers) use more Distributed Energy Resources (DER’s). The future 10 years will see the emergence of the Smart Grid and the Grid of Things as the integrated grid platform creates many new opportunities for energy efficiency, demand response, clean generation, energy storage, computer technologies, smart controls, and so much more - The future of energy is BRIGHT!
Careers in Clean Energy - 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
Jake Pollack, Energize Colleges Program Manager at Strategic Energy Innovations talks about emerging job opportunities in clean & renewable energy and what training and skills will be needed to get them.
Sustainability in the Curriculum - 2 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Mimi Riley, Butte College Faculty with Jake Pollack, Energize Colleges Program Manager at Strategic Energy Innovations will talk about how our higher education curriculum needs to adapt to prepare students for a sustainable future in all fields.
Thursday, October 26
FILM: Solutions to the Climate Crisis, How to Participate in the Global Transformation - 12:30 to 1:45 p.m.
Theo Badashi, Filmmaker & Planetary Advocate, takes you on an exciting exploration of leading movements in climate action and consciousness research. Also, a Butte graduate.
FILM An Inconvenient Sequel - 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
A follow-up to the original film, an Inconvenient Truth (2006), that shows just how close we are to a real energy revolution.
Post Film Discussion & Live-streamed Q & A with Al Gore – 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Dialogue with Butte College faculty and live streaming with Al Gore, Creator & Producer of Inconvenient Truth Film and former Vice President of the United States. | Main Campus |
| 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Empower Hour: Allyship Empowerment - Supporting Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Identities
FLEX # 600.24
Come learn ways to support and become an ally to transgender and gender nonconforming identities. Topics will include: the concepts of gender, pronouns and language, safety, and active allyship. Facilitated by Lindsay Briggs Ph.D., MPH Professor in the Department of Health & Community Services at CSU, Chico and Stonewall Alliance Representative, Conner Wenzel. | |
| 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Gender Identity Allyship and Empowerment
Come learn ways to support and become an ally to transgender and gender nonconforming identities. Topics will include: the concepts of gender, pronouns and language, safety, and active allyship. Facilitated by Lindsay Briggs Ph.D., MPH Professor in the Department of Health & Community Services at CSU, Chico and Stonewall Alliance Representative, Conner Wenzel. | Main Campus |
| 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Women's Golf
Big 8 #8
Moffet Field Golf Course, Mountain View | |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | (Cancelled) Cross-lateral Brain Hike
FLEX # 501.xx
Research has shown that cross-lateral movements (those which cross the mid-line) can stimulate blood flow to all regions of the brain increasing alertness and cohesive learning. It can also unify the cognitive and motor regions by increasing the number of synaptic connections. Come join Biology Instructor and Friends of the Refuge Advisor, Kelly Wood, for a cross-lateral hike out on the buttes of the Wildlife Refuge. During our hikes you can stimulate your brain while sharing innovative ideas and strategies with colleagues on how to keep life successful in and out of the classroom. Hikes will be held regularly on Tuesdays from 12:30 to 1:30pm. Meet at the concrete picnic bench in front of LS 108 (Life Sciences), be sure to bring sturdy shoes and water. | |
| 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Butte vs Lake Tahoe College @ Butte | |
| 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Butte vs Lake Tahoe College @ Butte | |
| 7:30 PM | Book in Common Author Visit (Multi-Day Event)
Matt Richtel, author of this year’s community Book in Common, A DEADLY WANDERING, will be at Laxson Auditorium for the author's visit Tuesday, October 24. | |
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