Across the United States, students at
over 1300 universities
are organizing for Focus the Nation, a “teach-in” about
global warming on
January 31, 2008. I am pleased to report that students here at the University of Vermont, supported by many
faculty and
staff, have developed one of the nation’s most ambitious agendas for
the event.
They have expanded beyond the one-day national teach-in and are
preparing
dozens
of events over six days.
From January 27 until February 1, classes,
displays and
trainings are planned to bring attention to the latest scientific
findings and
new ideas for action on how to slow climate change. I am impressed by
the
students’ leadership, working to find creative solutions to this,
perhaps the
most pressing problem of our time.
I encourage all students, staff and
faculty to learn more
about this series of events and to participate as they are moved and
able. So
far, more than 70 faculty members have agreed to offer “teach-in”
lectures or
discussions in their regularly scheduled classes, and the student
organizers
welcome as many additional faculty members as would care to do so.
Additional information is available at
this website:
http://www.uvm.edu/climatechange/FocustheNation/