*Cooling the Liberal Arts Curriculum: Climate Change Workshops* *Dickinson College, PA Summer 2010* *Application Deadline: April 23rd, 2010*
The Center for Environmental and Sustainability Education at Dickinson College invites applications from faculty and teaching staff to participate in two programs for interdisciplinary teaching about climate change. *Changing Planet Faculty Study Group *A learning community to support interdisciplinary teaching about Earth science and human dimensions of climate change. Members of the study group will participate in a four-day workshop to that will take place July 19-22 on the Dickinson College campus in Carlisle, PA and other activities over the 2010-2011 academic year. The program is appropriate for arts and humanities, social science and natural science faculty members. *Climate Modeling and Data Applications Workshop* A workshop is being offered August 9-12 at Dickinson College to provide training in the use of EdGCM, a software package developed at Columbia University and NASA/GISS that integrates a computer climate model with a user interface that simplifies setting up, running, and analyzing climate model experiments. The climate model is a real research tool that is used by NASA scientists - but has been used successfully by undergraduate teachers and students. No mathematical modeling, computer modeling, or GIS skills needed, just comfort working with spreadsheets. *Applications: *Further details and application forms can be downloaded from http://www.dickinson.edu/academics/distinctive-opportunities/environmental-and-sustainability-education/content/Climate-Education/. The application deadline is April 23, 2010. Questions can be sent to [email protected] or [email protected]. Sarah Brylinsky Sustainability Education Coordinator Center for Environmental and Sustainability Education Dickinson College Carlisle, PA 17013 Tel: 717.245.1117 [email protected] http://www.dickinson.edu/departments/cese --------- "Ecology is permanent economy." - Sunderlal Bahuguna, Gandhian activist and philosopher
