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This Week In Photos: Dec. 5 – Dec. 11

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Students study in the library.Shruthi Shyam '19 (Kristin Slade's Chem ) Yating zhang '19 (Kristin Slades Chem class) and O'Neal Senra '16 (Psychology Final Presentation

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Students in Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Robin Lewis' Sustainable Living and Learning first year seminar gather in Rees Hall for a showing of The True Cost. The documentary explores the impact of fashion on people and the planet.Left to Right: Chris Stedry '19, Jack Sherwood '19, Alyssa Kelly '19, Ren Workman '19, Alex Cirra '17, Rachael Best '18.

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Eric Weaver spoke in Albright Auditorium about reducing the stigma surrounding mental illness, increasing the understanding of mental health and suicide, and creating a culture that openly discusses mental illness and proclaiming hope for recovery. His "Out of the Darkness" talk was sponsored by the psychology honor society Psi Chi and the To Write Love on Her Arms Student Organization.

Students showcase the work from their first year seminars at the FSEM Symposium in the Vandervort Room.FSEM 078: Sustainable Living and LearningFSEM 143: In Search of the IncaFSEM 157: Am I Crazy?FSEM 103: The Reality EffectFSEM 040: Fields of PlayFSEM 175: Climate ChangeFSEM 108: The Blue PlanetFSEM 042: Face to Face (Interrogating Race)FSEM 183: You Are What You EatFSEM 125: Hunger

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Students, faculty, staff and community members gathered in Intercultural Affairs for a "Green Tea Conversation," to discuss strategies for reducing food waste on campus that also address need for food in the community. Maggie O'Reilly '16 and Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Whitney Mauer facilitated the conversation.

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Students gather at the Abbe Center for Jewish Life to make edible dreidels out of marshmallows, pretzel sticks, and Hershey Kisses for Hanukkah.

Hanukkah and Painting Driedels at Abbe Center.

Hanukkah and Painting Driedels at Abbe Center.

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The semester comes to a close with presentations from two Fisher Center Faculty Research Fellows on Wednesday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. in the Fisher Center. Pre-doctoral candidate Nicholas Beuret will focus on the political and aquatic aspects of climate change. Through examination of the 2009 international climate change conference and the upcoming climate talks in Paris, Beuret will address the gap between what is politically possible and what is scientifically necessary to produce an international agreement to limit climate change. Beuret is a doctoral candidate at the University of Leicester, UK. His research interrogates the politics and philosophy of ecological catastrophe. Beuret has been active in environmental and social justice movements for more than 20 years and was involved in the campaign to secure the world's first climate change legislation in the UK and at the 2009 international climate change talks in Copenhagen.Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, Elizabeth Johnson will present a talk titled "Our Futures with Jellyfish: Dreams of Ecological Apocalypse and Everlasting Life." Johnson will discuss the rise of interest in jellyfish and how they play a vital role in the future of life on earth. A human-environment geographer, she studies the growing role of the biosciences in generating technological production without ecological limits.

The semester comes to a close with presentations from two Fisher Center Faculty Research Fellows on Wednesday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. in the Fisher Center. Pre-doctoral candidate Nicholas Beuret will focus on the political and aquatic aspects of climate change. Through examination of the 2009 international climate change conference and the upcoming climate talks in Paris, Beuret will address the gap between what is politically possible and what is scientifically necessary to produce an international agreement to limit climate change. Beuret is a doctoral candidate at the University of Leicester, UK. His research interrogates the politics and philosophy of ecological catastrophe. Beuret has been active in environmental and social justice movements for more than 20 years and was involved in the campaign to secure the world's first climate change legislation in the UK and at the 2009 international climate change talks in Copenhagen.Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, Elizabeth Johnson will present a talk titled "Our Futures with Jellyfish: Dreams of Ecological Apocalypse and Everlasting Life." Johnson will discuss the rise of interest in jellyfish and how they play a vital role in the future of life on earth. A human-environment geographer, she studies the growing role of the biosciences in generating technological production without ecological limits.

Members from the Service-Learning Advisory Council and HWS Community Advisory Council met to discuss and draft a position statement on authentic partnership. Members met in small groups to review resources from the Campus Compact and Community-Campus Partnership for Health, and share ideas about what next steps in the process should entail, anyone wishing to join the conversation is enthusiastically welcome.

Women's Studies Tea discusses reproductive justice and freedom. This talk was facilitated by Women's Studies professors Jessica Hayes-Conroy and Betty Bayer as well as their guest and theatre professor Chris Woodworth.

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Hi Mary,Attached are three photos you might like to use for TWIP. Here are three potential captions as well.DSC05030Students studying abroad with Professor of Education Jim MaKinster pose for a photo along Lake Wakatipu, near Queenstown New Zealand.DSC04891Students studying abroad with Professor of Education Jim MaKinster pose for a photo after kayaking the coastline of Able Tasman National Park on the South Island of New Zealand.DSC05030Students Lucie Mendelson '17 and Jessica Nelson '17 kayak along the coastline of Able Tasman National Park on the South Island of New Zealand during a study abroad trip led by Professor of Education Jim MaKinsterCheers,Jimâ

Hi Mary,Attached are three photos you might like to use for TWIP. Here are three potential captions as well.DSC05030Students studying abroad with Professor of Education Jim MaKinster pose for a photo along Lake Wakatipu, near Queenstown New Zealand.DSC04891Students studying abroad with Professor of Education Jim MaKinster pose for a photo after kayaking the coastline of Able Tasman National Park on the South Island of New Zealand.DSC05030Students Lucie Mendelson '17 and Jessica Nelson '17 kayak along the coastline of Able Tasman National Park on the South Island of New Zealand during a study abroad trip led by Professor of Education Jim MaKinsterCheers,Jimâ

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