Events
UNH Durham Event Schedule
UNH UnPlugged: An Exhibition on Energy
Opens September 12 and runs through Dec. 15, 2006 University Museum, Dimond Library,
Level 1, M-F 9-5PM, Sat. (semester only)1-5PM.
As a complement to Power to the People, A University Dialogue on Energy, the exhibit includes a brief history of local energy use and controversies, highlights current UNH energy-saving initiatives, and has a hands-on energy component.
Academic Convocation
September 12th
12:30 – 2:00 PM
Dimond Library Courtyard Reading Room (510)
University Day
Check out the Green Way on Main Street!
September 12th
3:30 – 6:30 PM
Thompson Hall Lawn
The Canola Strollas
UNH student Aislinn Johnson shares the adventures of traveling across the US in a
van run on French fry grease
September 15
1:00 – 2:00 PM
MUB 338/340
Future Crops for Biodiesel and Biolubricants
Speaker: Dr. Duane Johnson, Montana State University Agricultural Experiment Station
September 19
1:30 - 3:00 PM
MUB Theater I
Movie and Dialogue: An Inconvenient Truth
September 21 – 24
7:00 and 9:30 showings
Discovery Authors Carmela Amato-Wierda and Stacy VanDeveer will host a discussion following
the 7:00 PM film on September 21 (there is a reduced cost of $1 for this showing)
Sponsored by MUSO
Discovery Author’s Forum: What we Assume and What we Know
An open dialogue forum with Discovery Authors Carmela Amato-Wierda and Cameron Wake.
September 26
3:30 – 5:00 PM
MUB 334/336
Tour of UNH Organic Garden
Thursday September 28
4:00 PM
Hosted by University Discovery Author John Carroll and the UNH Organic Garden Manager,
Bill Errickson. Take the Mast Road Connector to the Mast Road parking lot. Get out at
the first stop and walk up Spinney Lane. The Organic Garden is about 50 yards up on the left.
Energy We Can Live With
Carl Grossman
Wednesday October 4
8:00 PM
The Strafford Room
Co-sponsored with the MUB Contemporary Issues Series
Tour of UNH Co-Generation Plant
Lead by Brad Larrabee and hosted by Discovery Author John Carroll
October 5
4:00 PM
Meet outside of the plant by the 50,000 gal oil tank on Colovos Road between the heat plant and the rail road tracks. Please note: The tour is limited to 15 people (no open toed shoes allowed, please).
Energy for Change: Spiritual and Social Transformation
A dialogue with UNH Chaplains Mary Westfall, Lev Ba’esh and Larry Brickner-Wood
joined by Discovery Author John Carroll
October 10
4:00 PM
MUB Theatre I
Sharing Immigrant Stories
A project coordinated by Discovery Author David Ripley whose interest is in highlighting
contributions of personal energy brought by immigrants to American society. To share a
story regarding your own emigration to America, or the story of your parents or grandparents,
contact Professor Ripley at david.ripley@unh.edu.
UNH Student Energy Waste Watch Challenge
See: http://www.unh.edu/etf/challenge.html
Sponsored by the Office of Sustainability Programs
How Does Co-Generation Work?
Tom Pace from EMCOR Energy Services
October 12
3:30 – 5:00 PM
MUB 338/340
Energy, Ecology and Spirituality
A discussion with Discovery Author John Carroll
October 23
7:30 PM
St. Thomas More Student Center Library
Movie and Discussion: The End of Suburbia
Hosted by Discovery Authors Filson Glanz, PT Vasudevan, and John Carroll
Tuesday October 24
4:00 PM
MUB Theatre I
Power to the States: Energy and Climate Change Politics from Maine to California
A look at how state capitals are leading America on energy and environmental issues hosted by Discovery
Author Stacy VanDeveer and Barry Rabe, Professor of Public Policy at
the University of Michigan.
October 26
3:40 – 5:00 PM
MUB 334/336
Discovery Author’s Forum: Who Cares about the Energy We Use?
An open dialogue forum with Discovery Authors Ruth Sample and Stacy VanDeveer
November 14
3:30 – 5:00 PM
MUB 334/336