Past Events | Program in Community, Culture, and Environment

History for the Fun of It: An Evening Honoring Richard and Sherry Mangum

Nov 13, 2007 - 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Celebrated for their historic walking tours, the Mangums will discuss how their historical endeavors began, how they do their research, the topics that they have covered, how they have shared their knowledge with the public, and what the rewards have been. This event will take place in Ashurst Auditorium at 7:00 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Copies of the Mangums' books will be available for sale. The lecture will be followed by a reception.

Richard and Sherry Mangum are an...

Linda Hogan: A Reading and Conversation with the Chickasaw Writer

Nov 8, 2007 - 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

On Thursday, November 8th, the public is invited to an evening with Linda Hogan, one of the most powerful and provocative Native American voices in contemporary American literature.

Hogan is a Chickasaw poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, and activist. Her work intersects Native American, feminist, and environmental themes, embodying the idea that human life is inextricably linked with life in all its forms. She writes, “As an Indian woman I question our responsibilities...

Meet Tim Duane, Cadidate for the McAllister Chair in Community, Culture, & Environment

Oct 19, 2007 - 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm

The public is invited to a presentation by Dr. Tim Duane, candidate for the McAllister Chair in Community, Culture, & Environment at Northern Arizona University. Dr. Duane is an Associate Professor of Energy and Resources, City and Regional Planning, Landscape Architecture, and Environmental Planning at the University of California, Berkeley.

A reception and informal conversation will follow.

If possible, please RSVP to Tamara Ramirez:

(928)...

Shay Salomon and Nigel Valdez: Little House on a Small Planet

Oct 18, 2007 - 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Live in less space, but have more room to enjoy it.

Based on their book, Little House on a Small Planet (Lyons Press, September 2006) author Shay Salomon and photographer Valdez will show how living small can free up the mind, the wallet, and the soul.

Little House on a Small Planet is a guidebook and invitation to the small house movement. Salomon and Valdez spent six years collecting floor plans, photographs, advice, essays and anecdotes about North American...

Meet Dan Shilling, Candidate for the McAllister Chair in Community, Culture, & Environment

Oct 11, 2007 - 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm

The public is invited to a presentation by Dr. Dan Shilling, candidate for the McAllister Chair in Community, Culture, & Environment at Northern Arizona University. Dr. Shilling is a former Executive Director of the Arizona Humanities Council and long-time advocate of civic engagement and civic tourism.

A reception and informal conversation will follow.

If possible, please RSVP to Tamara Ramirez:

(928) 523-0499 or Tamara.Ramirez@nau.edu

Natural Sounds and Human Voices: An Evening of Environmental Radio Journalism with Jack Loeffler and Richard Nelson

Oct 10, 2007 - 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm

This event is a dialogue between two of the great “natural sounds” and “aural history” archivists of the West, with excerpts of their most memorable recordings

Richard Nelson, PhD. is an award-winning nature writer, field scientist and radio journalist who produces a live in-the-field program for KCAW-FM radio in Sitka, Alaska. He has been honored with a John Burroughs Medal for nature writing, a Lannan Literary Fellowship, and a year as Alaska’s...

Meet Rom Coles, Candidate for the McAllister Chair in Community, Culture, & Environment

Jul 1 to Oct 1, 2007

The public is invited to a presentation by Dr. Romand Coles, candidate for the McAllister Chair in Community, Culture, & Environment at Northern Arizona University. Dr. Coles is an Associate Professor and former Director of Graduate Studies in Political Science, Duke University. His work as a Fellow at the Franklin Humanities Institute focused on race, religion, and globalization. A reception and informal conversation will follow.

If possible, please RSVP to Tamara...

NAU Seeks McAllister Chair in Community, Culture, & Environment

Aug 31 to Sep 30, 2007

The Frances McAllister Endowed Chair in Community, Culture, and Environment continues a vital collaboration between Northern Arizona University and its community partners on the Colorado Plateau. The McAllister Chair oversees the Program in Community, Culture and Environment whose mission is to lead a university and community exploration of the future of the Colorado Plateau. The McAllister Chair provides innovative leadership in interdisciplinary education that is focused on...

Alan Weisman: The World Without Us

Sep 24, 2007 - 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm

Aware of our growing sense of both apprehension and powerlessness in the face of global warming and climate change, Weisman has devised a disarming, non-threatening, irresistible approach to confronting issues of environmental destruction. Stepping back from the over-heated debates of our times, Weisman simply asks how the rest of nature would respond if it were suddenly relieved of the relentless pressures we humans heap on it and our fellow organisms.

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Brown Bag Lunch with Alan Weisman

Sep 24, 2007 - 12:30 pm to 1:45 pm

Bring a lunch and be prepared for some good, informal conversation with celebrated author Alan Weisman. We will provide beverages and cookies.

Alan Weisman’s reports have appeared in Harper’s, The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic Monthly, Discover, on NPR, and more. He has been a contributing editor to The Los Angeles Times Magazine and is Laureate Associate Professor of Journalism at the University of Arizona.

Weisman’s latest work,...

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