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Environmental groups and public involvement in forest health decisions
Suzanne Jones and Sloan Shoemaker give an insight into the role of environmental group and public involvement in the forest decisions made by the government concerning the future of our national and state forests. Suzanne Jones is the central Rocky Mountain regional director of the Wilderness Society and Sloan Shoemaker is the executive director of the Aspen Wilderness Workshop. Recorded January 31, 2011.
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Reclaiming American agriculture by Weida, William J.
William Weida addresses the economic, political and health impacts of Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), how and why we have deviated from conventional farming, and how we can reclaim American agriculture. Part of the 2009-2010 State of the Rockies Speaker series: "Food and Agriculture in the Rockies." Recorded September 7, 2009.
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Jill Tiefenthaler, 13th President of Colorado College, opening remarks to the community, April 5, 2011 by Tiefenthaler, Jill
Text and video of speech delivered to the Colorado College community by CC's 13th president, Jill Tiefenthaler, on April 5, 2011, in Shove Chapel.
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Why does college cost so much? by Tiefenthaler, Jill
Slides of a presentation given by CC's 13th president, Jill Tiefenthaler, at the Western Association of College and University Business Officers (WACUBO) Annual Meeting, May 6-9, 2012.
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The U.S. view of human rights : my way or the highway by Celeste, Richard F.
Colorado College President Dick Celeste, a former U.S. ambassador to India and Peace Corps director, speaks at an American Civil Liberties Union forum. His talk is followed by an open discussion about human rights in the world. Recorded January 24, 2007. Part of Notable Lectures & Performances series, Colorado College.
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Global population trends and how they shape our future well-being by Goldstone, Jack A.
Phi Kappa visiting scholar Jack Goldstone lectures on global population trends and their significance. Part of Notable Lectures & Performances series, Colorado College. Recorded November 4, 2010.
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The monkey trap : can the human race survive the human race by Chiras, Daniel D.
Dan Chiras, visiting professor of environmental science and director of The Evergreen Institute in Missouri, discusses America at a crossroads in its history. The world is changing rapidly. How we react to these changes, among them global climate change and shortages of key energy resources, will determine whether we prosper or flounder. Unfortunately, extremely powerful forces now prevent us from enacting the measures required to build a truly sustainable future based on a renewable energy economy. Part of Notable Lectures & Performances series, Colorado College. Recorded April 27, 2011.
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My vision for Colorado by Ritter, Bill, 1956-
Bill Ritter Jr., Colorado's 41st governor, speaks about his vision for Colorado. Part of Notable Lectures & Performances series, Colorado College. Recorded January 25, 2008.
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The mythological power of the family farm by Lynn-Sherow, Bonnie
Dr. Bonnie Lynn-Sherow's talk focuses on the mythological power of the "family farm" ideal in American history, and the American West. She will discuss the "mythical" power of Jeffersonian agrarianism, and how it has been transformed into something Jefferson would never have recognized. Part of Notable Lectures & Performances series, Colorado College. Recorded February 22, 2010.
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Dancing with dinner: the dynamics of healthy food chains by Salatin, Joel
Joel Salatin speaks about the natural food movement, whose holistic approach is environmentally, socially and economically sustainable. Salatin discusses how, for the first time in history, most food is consumed without an awareness of its place, heritage, social or spiritual implications. Part of Notable Lectures & Performances series, Colorado College. Recorded January 24, 2008.
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Stolen harvest: the hijacking of the global food supply by Shiva, Vandana
Vandana Shiva, a world-renowned physicist, activist, ecologist, political-economist, feminist and author, has extensive knowledge and experience with global economies, local food production, biotechnology and human rights. She established Navdanya, a movement for biodiversity conservation and farmers' rights in India. She also founded Diverse Women for Diversity, an international movement of women working for food, agriculture, patents and biotechnology. Part of Notable Lectures & Performances series, Colorado College. Recorded October 16, 2007.
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Iraq: how the U.S. got in and how we can get out by Zunes, Stephen
In the fall of 2002, Stephen Zunes, a professor at the University of San Francisco, spoke at a teach-in at Colorado College challenging the Bush administration's claims that Iraq had "weapons of mass destruction" or ties to Al-Qaeda and predicting that a U.S. invasion would drag the United States a disastrous counter-insurgency war amid increasing terrorism, Islamic extremism and sectarian violence. He examines the reasons he got it right while so many others got it wrong. Part of Notable Lectures & Performances series, Colorado College. Recorded May 3, 2007.
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Ancient wisdom, modern lives: why the Greeks still matter by Riker, John H., 1943-
Part of Notable Lectures & Performances series, Colorado College. Recorded March 6, 2008.
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Building the climate movement by McKibben, Bill
Part of Notable Lectures & Performances series, Colorado College. Recorded September 18, 2007.
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God's politics: why the right gets it wrong and the left doesn't get it by Wallis, Jim
Reverend Jim Wallis presents the Daniel Patrick O'Connor Memorial Lecture. Part of the CC Symposium on Religion and Public Life: Why Be Afraid?, held October 18-21. Part of Notable Lectures & Performances series, Colorado College. Recorded October 18, 2006.
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Peter Matthiessen by Matthiessen, Peter
National Book Award winner and Zen master Matthiessen is author of, among others, "The Snow Leopard," "At Play in the Fields of the Lord," "Far Tortuga" and "Wildlife in America." He writes about vanishing cultures, oppressed people and exotic wildlife and landscapes, combining scientific observation with lyrical, intellectual prose. Matthiessen co-founded the Paris Review and was its first fiction editor. Recorded May 2, 2007.
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[2012-03-26 Block 7] Dr. Kirk Johnson, Chief Curator of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science by Johnson, K. R. (Kirk R.)
The First Mondays Event Series is a campus-wide forum that aims to engage all members of the CC community, including students, staff, administrators and faculty. The series creates opportunities for the whole community to gather, encouraging everyone to be part of the intellectual life of the college, and facilitating discourse among students, faculty, and staff, across courses, disciplines, and divisions. This First Monday Event is titled Tourist to a Warm World: A glimpse in to the last great global greenhouse. A lecture by Kirk Johnson, PhD, vice president of research and collections and chief curator with the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Dr Johnson studies fossil leaves to reconstruct ancient landscapes, using geological records to understand rapid contemporary trends of climate change. Earth’s climate has fluctuated between Icehouse and Greenhouse conditions, alternating between periods that sustained huge ice caps and times when there was almost no ice at all. During Greenhouse conditions, in the not-so-distance past, both Greenland and Antarctica were covered by forests! The state of Colorado preserves particularly rich records of the periods of lush vegetation and abundant water, providing a glimpse in an entirely different Planet Earth, with an environment that may help us to better understand temperature changes that are occurring in our own time. This event was sponsored by the Academic Events Committee. This lecture was presented at Colorado College, Shove Chapel, March 26, 2012.
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Ranching in the Rockies : threats and signs of hope
Part of the annual State of the Rockies Conference. Dan Dagget, environmentalist, discusses "The New Ranch: A Means Toward Equal Protection for the Land." Student researcher Andrew Yarbrough (CC class of 2006) presents the results of the ranching report card, and a panel consisting of ranchers Doc and Connie Hatfield, of Country Natural Beef; rancher Dale Lasater, of Lasater Grasslands Beef; Brian Rohter, chief executive officer of New Seasons Market; and rancher John Schiffer, Wyoming state senator, discuss ranching in the Rockies. Recorded April 11, 2006.
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The White is turning red : case study of the White River National Forest by Burke, Jan , Dixon, Antoine
Tony Dixon is the deputy regional forester of the Rocky Mountain Region and Jan Burke is the forest health coordinator for the White River National Forest. Their talk stems from their many years of experience working for the U.S. Forest Service in Colorado and examines the White River National Forest in Northwestern Colorado. Recorded November 8, 2010.
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Climate change : what happens in a warmer Rockies? by Schendler, Auden , Pielke, Roger A. , Pielke, Roger A., 1968- , Zimmerman, Greg
Part of the annual State of the Rockies Conference. Greg Zimmerman (CC class of 2006) discusses the results of the climate report card. Discussing "Climate Change in the Rockies: In Theory and On the Ground" are Roger A. Pielke, Sr., professor in the department of atmospheric science at Colorado State University; Roger Pielke, Jr., a professor in the environmental studies department at the University of Colorado; and Auden Schendler, director of environmental affairs at the Aspen Skiing Company. Recorded April 13, 2006.
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Emma Goldman by Falk, Candace
Candace Falk, Goldman biographer and director of the Emma Goldman Papers Project, uncovers the history and legacy of this influential American anarchist. Since 1980, the Emma Goldman Papers Project at the University of California-Berkeley has collected, organized, and edited tens of thousands of documents by and about Goldman from around the world. The leading authority on Goldman, Falk is the author of "Love, Anarchy, and Emma Goldman". Part of Notable Lectures & Performances series, Colorado College. Recorded September 23, 2010.
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The healing of America: making sense of health care politics by Reid, T. R.
T. R. Reid, a prizewinning Washington Post reporter and the author of several books, including "The Healing of America" and "The United States of Europe," is a frequent guest on NPR and has narrated and produced several PBS documentaries. Part of Notable Lectures & Performances series, Colorado College. Recorded March 4, 2010.
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The promise of the new green economy by Quam, Lois
Lois Quam is an internationally recognized visionary and leader on the emerging New Green Economy (NGE) and universal health care reform. Part of Notable Lectures & Performances series, Colorado College. Recorded March 1, 2010.
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Nature's great masterpiece : stories of elephants by Poole, Joyce, 1956-
Joyce Poole, one of the world’s leading elephant researchers, delivers the 2012 Sabine Distinguished Lecture in Psychology. Poole is co-founder of ElephantVoices (elephantvoices.org), an organization devoted to elephant welfare and conservation. She received her Ph.D. from Cambridge University, and has studied elephant behavior and communication for more than 30 years. She has written two books, numerous scientific papers, and popular articles on elephant behavior and conservation, and has participated in scores of media projects. Funding for this talk was provided by the Colorado College Cultural Attractions Fund, Sabine Fund for Psychology, and the dean of students. This lecture was presented at Colorado College, Armstrong Theatre, March 28, 2012.
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Letting vision find its way : from yesterday until tomorrow at The Press at Colorado College by Bright, Betty
Betty Bright, a Minneapolis-based curator and critic of the book arts, explores the role of The Press at Colorado College on the national book arts scene. Bright's discussion focuses on the work of James Trissel at The Press between 1978 and 1998. Her lecture was the final event in Pressfest 2008, a celebration of the work of The Press at Colorado College, then in its 30th year. Recorded October 6, 2008.
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- United States 22
- Colorado 7
- Colorado Springs (Colo.) 7
- Rocky Mountains 7
- West (U.S.) 7
- Iraq 3
- Afghanistan 2
- America 1
- China 1
- Colordo Springs, Colo. 1
- sound recording 90
- text 9
- mixed material 2
- speech 101
- videorecording 1