All events are free to SHU students, faculty and staff as well as community members. There will be a short introduction before the showing of the documentaries. Following the showings, there will be an optional discussion on the topic of the movie and how well the issue was covered. This faculty-led program and any related discussion is for educational benefit only. Below is the current tentative schedule, with the title and topic it covers:
Sept. 8: “Home” (general)
Sept. 22: “Trashed: No Place For Waste” (pollution/waste)
Oct. 6: “More Than Honey” (species extinction)
Oct. 20: “Our Rising Oceans” (climate change)
Nov. 3: “The Future of Energy: Lateral Power to the People” (energy, society)
Nov. 17: “Life Running Out of Control” (agriculture, GMOs)
Dec. 1: “In Organic We Trust” (food, agriculture)
Dec. 15: “Fall and Winter” (solutions)
Jan. 12: “The World According to Monsanto” (pollution/toxins)
Jan. 26: “Speciesism” (agriculture, ethics)
Feb. 9: “Let’s Make Money” (globalization)
Feb. 23: “Call of Life” (species extinction)
March 22: “Inside the Garbage of the World” (pollution/waste)
April 5: “Green” (habitat destruction)
April 19: “The Man Who Stopped the Desert” (solutions)
The Sustainable College Committee is also looking for members to serve on the committee in the coming academic year. The committee is open to students, faculty, staff, and community members. If you are interested, you can contact sustainability@sienaheights.edu.