Blueprint (CAP Education)

Climate Symposium April 2022

Goal of the symposium

  • To inspire K-12 students through education and engagement to combat climate change

Methods

  • Provide a blueprint for a one-day symposium that will have in person and virtual aspects
  • Connect the Lafayette Community with the Easton community about climate change

Organization Committee

  • Kate Semmens from NNC
  • Madeline Squarcia from NNC
  • Dr. Benjamin Cohen from Lafayette College
    • cohenb@lafayette.edu
  • Office of Sustainability from Lafayette College
    • sustainability@lafayette.edu
  • Landis Center of Community Engagement 
    • Chelsea Morrese: cefaluc@lafayette.edu

Venue for Symposium

  • Located at the Nurture Nature Center

Keynote Speakers

  • Professor Cohen (Engineering Studies Department): cohenb@lafayette.edu
    •  currently working with students towards sustainable solutions
  • Dr. Lawrence (Geology Department): lawrenck@lafayette.edu
    • currently working on the wind initiative in NJ
  • Dr. Gordon (Chemical Engineering Department): gordonm@lafayette.edu
    •  has a diverse knowledge in polymer plastics in addition to biodegradable education.

Activities at the symposium

  • Art activity
    • Run through NNC
  • Poster session of Lafayette college students doing sustainability work
  • Workshops/tables
    • How to live a sustainable lifestyle
    • What’s the impact of my food
    • Remy’s bus
    • Pard paper
  • Adaptive reuse and the history of the buildings of easton

Easton Partners

  • Lehigh Greenways 
  • Karl Stirner Arts trail
  • Public Market/Greater Easton Development Project

Lafayette Clubs/Organizations

  • LEAP
      • Attend the event and hand out flyers or pamphlets about their research. 
        • Contact: Alexa Gatti (President) – gattia@lafayette.edu 
    • Pard Paper:
      • Provide recycled paper pamphlets to print out information to advertise the symposium to the Lafayette Campus.  
      • Attend the event and have a write up of any concluding remarks and overall thoughts of the event. 
        • Contact: Melissa Glenn (President) – glennm@lafayette.edu
    • The Office of Sustainability: 
      • Encourage and advertise attendance from the Lafayette Student Body in its usual programming. 
      • Attend the event and have a table where other people can receive more information on the sustainability efforts at Lafayette College. 
  • Contact: Sustainability@lafayette.edu
    • APO
      • Can help with the organization of volunteers to help with the setting up and execution of this event. 
        • Contact: Anna DiFelice: difelica@lafayette.edu
  • Lafarm 
    • Contact: Josh Parr, Farmer: parrj@lafayette.edu

Possible Student Involvement

  • EGRS 480 – Sustainable Solutions
    • Contact: Mary Wilford Hunt: wilfordm@lafayette.edu

Professor involvement

  • Prof. Cohen – cohenb@lafayette.edu
  • Prof. Sanford –sanfordk@lafayette.edu
  • Prof. Nicodemus – nicodemusj@lafayette.edu
  • Dr. Sunderland – sunderlandd@lafayette.edu