April 2011 Community Lectures
Arctic Visiting Speakers Series
Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S.
14-17 April: Arthur Smith in Ithaca, New York
17-22 April: Allen Marquette in Challis, Idaho
22-29 April: Michelle Ridgway on St. Paul Island, Alaska
28-29 April: Ken Tape in Newark and Chatham, New Jersey
For further information on any of the April tours, please go to:
http://www.arcus.org/arctic_speaker/current_tours.html.
Or contact:
Julie Griswold
Email: julie [at] arcus.org
Phone: 907-474-1600
The Arctic Visiting Speakers Series (AVS), managed by the Arctic
Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS) with funding from the National
Science Foundation Division of Arctic Sciences, funds researchers and
other arctic experts to travel and share their knowledge in communities
where they might not otherwise connect. Speakers cover a wide range of
arctic research topics and can address a variety of audiences including
K-12 students, graduate and undergraduate students, and the public.
The AVS program is proud to announce four separate tours taking place in
April 2011. The following information includes a brief summary of each
tour, but complete information is available at:
http://www.arcus.org/arctic_speaker/current_tours.html.
On 14-17 April, Arthur Smith, a lifelong photographer and resident
arctic filmmaker since 2004, will be traveling to Ithaca, New York to
participate in the Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival (FLEFF). An
independent filmmaker, Mr. Smith uses cutting-edge tools to bring the
Arctic to audiences worldwide, and has received many awards for his
work. Smith will visit three different schools, presenting to groups of
students ranging from 1st to 12th grade. The students will view excerpts
of his award-winning films and engage in interactive dialogue.
A free screening of Smith's film, "What Do Polar Bears Dream When
They're Dying," will be offered on Sunday, 17 April at 2:00 p.m. Held at
the Cinemapolis Movie Theater at The Commons in Ithaca, this screening
will be the only free downtown screening of a FLEFF film. The public and
families are encouraged to attend.
On 17-22 April, Allen Marquette, the Community Education Program
Coordinator for the Prince William Sound Science Center, will travel to
Challis, a small community in central Idaho, to present several school
and community programs. Marquette will present a series of programs
titled "Mammoths, Lions and Bears....Life in Alaska during the Last
Great Ice Age." He will present to four different groups of students
ranging from 1st to 8th grade.
On 22-29 April, Michelle Ridgway, from the Alaska Deep Ocean Research
Institute, will be visiting St. Paul Island, Alaska. The trip is planned
in conjunction with the annual Bering Sea Days, a weeklong event that
focuses students' attention on the marine science and ecological
concerns of the Bering Sea. This tour includes a variety of
presentations and events. The public is invited to a community
presentation at St. Paul School on Friday, 22 April at 7:30 p.m., where
Ridgway will take the audience on a virtual cruise of the Pribilof
Canyon, deep underwater on the floor of the Bering Sea. A complete list
of Ridgway's scheduled presentations, is available on the AVS website.
On 28-29 April, Ken Tape, a PhD student studying climate warming and
landscape changes in the Arctic, will travel to New Jersey. He will
visit several classes at Chatham High School, and meet with faculty and
students in the geography department at Rutgers, The State University of
New Jersey. Tape will present a seminar open to the university and the
public entitled 'The Changing Arctic Alaskan Landscape.' The seminar
will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, 28 April, in the B120 Lucy Stone
Hall at Rutgers. The public is encouraged to attend, and a reception
will follow.
For further information on any of the April tours, please go to:
http://www.arcus.org/arctic_speaker/current_tours.html.
Or contact:
Julie Griswold
Email: julie [at] arcus.org
Phone: 907-474-1600