Possible outside lectures opportunities

Here are three possible outside lectures that can be used for GEOL 150 this term.

Thursday February 18, 2010 7:00 PM
"Nothing New about NAFTA: North American Connections and Their Historical Lessons" Sterling Evans, University of Oklahoma (aka Ecology of US-Mexico Trade)
Northern Auditorium, Leyburn Library

Thursday March 4, 2010 7:00 PM
"Where are the Parks? Great Ideas, Cultural Contexts, and Conservation in Mexico" Emily Wakild, Wake Forest University (Dr. Emily Wakild of Wake Forest University will discuss conservation movements and national parks in the history of modern Mexico.)
Northern Auditorium, Leyburn Library

Thursday March 18 7:00 PM
"50 Years of Climate, Culture, and Landscape Change in the Mt. Everest Region" Alton Byers, The Mountain Institute
Northern Auditorium, Leyburn Library

There may be a fourth lecture opportunity but I need to look into it and make sure that the subject material is relevant to our class...

Thursday March 25, 2010 7:00 PM
"Peasants, Political Violence, and the Environment in Chile" Thomas Klubock, University of Virginia (aka Chile's Forests and Human Rights) Dr. Thomas Klubock of the University of Virginia will lecture about conflicts over forests and indigenous rights in Chile.
Northern Auditorium, Leyburn Library

I will post more information on these and other lectures as it becomes available to me.