On Feburary 5th, the RIT community is joining an international global warming teach-in to help people understand and communicate the urgency of the crisis and the need for immediate action. Will you help?

12:15–12:45pm Idea Factory	New! Congressman Eric Massa (NY 29th District) Teleconference Q&A session on Government and Global Warming. Lisa Greenwood
6:00pm SAU Dining area	RIT and Global Warming — Challenges and Opportunities Pres. Destler will speak about the day’s events and RIT’s commitment to Sustainability initiatives. Expect an important announcement! Interpreter requested

All Day Events

All day (Especially 1:30) All over campus	Visit from The Democrat & Chronicle A reporter and photographer from Rochester’s Democrat and Chronicle newspaper will be covering our Teach-In. We anticipate that the photographer will arrive on campus about 1:30, and that the reporter will be here much of the day.
All day All over campus	Teach-In Video Documentary: Your conversation is invited. Chantal Lichota and Elyse Remenowsky have set up a way for RIT faculty, staff and students to participate in the Teach-In no matter where they are during the day. We want your pictures of the Teach-In and what global warming means to you. Send your camera or camera-phone pictures - on Feb. 5-6 only - to teachinrit@gmail.com.
February 5-6 All over campus	Teach-In Collaborative Photo Project: Your photos are invited. Look for the videocameras of Ralph Mastromonaco, who will be video-documenting our Teach-In and recording our multi-media messages to our elected officials. Ralph Mastromonaco

Schedule of Events

8:00-10:00am Building 13 Room 1350	Black Diamonds (Documentary) P. Swartzfager Coal Mining through Mountaintop Removal: the recent Ash Dam Disaster in Tennessee is a result of such mining.
9:00am-2:00pm RIT Island on Second Life	RITchie in Second Life Katie MacDonald Take a ride with RITchie the avatar in RIT's virtual electric car, plant a virtual tree, and learn other ways to combat global warming. Designed by Laura Wieme, Second Life Student Developer for Online Learning, and organized by Katie McDonald, Instructional Technologist for Online Learning, and Laura Shakelford, Assistant Professor for English at RIT.
9:30-11:30am The Athenaeum Building, 150 Research Bldv. Room 3	American Songbook Lyrics Lewis Neisner In this class, emphasis will be placed on Class American songs about the weather — such as Blue Skies, Summertime, Stormy Weather, Come Rain or Come Shine, The Party's Over, Stardust and Call Me Irresponsible. After listening to each song, we will discuss its lyrics and how they might related to global warming.
10:00-11:30am Building 7b Room 3105	Screening of "First 100 Days" Webcast Lisa Greenwood Captioned screening and discussion of "The First 100 Days" which will focus on the recommendations from The Presidential Climate Action Project. Half hour webcast, followed by half hour discussion (In-class -Principles of Environmental Management, but with some room for additional participants.)
10:00am-12:00pm Building 60	Environmental Risk Factors effects on the Human Immune System Angela Foreman An LST Biotechnology class at NTID will focus on environmental risk factors effects on human immune system such as respiratory allergic diseases and asthma. Changes in the pollen season, urban pollination, and other plan attributes will be examined. Additionally, protein expression will be measured to evaluate their immunological responses.
10:00am-12:00pm Idea Factory	Panel: What RIT/Rochester can do NOW Jon Schull A brainstorming/opportunity-identifying session shaped by ideas from the following RIT and local leaders: Jon Schull (RIT) - Potential RIT Green Initiatives; Jerdine Johnson (Manager of Energy Conservation for the City of Rochester) and Don Sweet (RIT) - Reducing Rochester's Carbon Footprint, Hugh Mitchell and Bob Siegel (Rochester Sierra Club) – Sustainability in Rochester; Clark Hochgraf and Clark Hochgraf and Scott Bellinger (RIT) - Learning through Electric Bikes; Dan Lampie and Ian Mikutel (RIT students) - Greenly.tv website
10:15-11:45am SLC MiniGym	Writing your body, writing your world Linda Reinfeld In this workshop, we explore and increase our awareness of the internal and external climates in which our writing takes place, using movement and creative writing exercises, we tap into a deeper memory of our lives, finding our true story in what might be called "Poems of Our Climate." The class size will be limited to 30. Maren Waldman, Guest
11:00am-12:00pm CAST bldg., McGowan Commons	SPEAKER: RIT’s new LEED Gold building Witold Bujak, RIT Sustainability Manager, will lead a discussion and Q&A session on the energy conservation measures that earned LEED Gold status for RIT’s new College of Applied Science and Technology (CAST) Building.
11:30am-1:00pm Building 82 Room 1150	CETEMS Sustainable Lunch Lisa Greenwood We put far more energy into animals per unit of food than we do for any plant crop. To support carbon reduction efforts, CETEMS will hold a meatless potluck lunch, BYOT - preferred (bring your own tableware). Open to CETEMS department faculty, staff and students.
1:00-2:00pm Building 7 Room 4202	Methodological Issues in Climate Modeling (Discussion) Evelyn Brister The computer models which simulate and analyze climate change make use of different, sometimes incompatible, assumptions. There is no single best climate model, but the suite of models is a useful tool for investigating various scenarios. This philosophy of science class will discuss methodological issues and their implications for the unity of science. Assigned text: Wendy Parker, "Understanding Pluralism in Climate Modeling," Foundations of Science (2006) 11: 349-368.
12:00-2:00pm Building 08 Room A300	An Inconvenient Truth (film followed by discussion) Paul Grebinger Al Gore led documentary on Global Warming, followed by a discussion.
12:00-2:00pm Building 12 Room 3215	Engaging Religion in the Sustainability Movement (discussion) C. Keiner Discussion of efforts to harness the power of religion to promote sustainability, in particular the evangelical Christian "creation care" movement.
12:00-2:00pm Building 17 Room 3160	Climate What Is It? (mediated, interactive group discussion on the physics of climate change) Robert Kremens What is climate, what is our understanding of climate, and what are climate drivers? Based on current science and the mediators understanding of global climate factors
12:00-2:00pm NTID — CSD Student Development Center Room 1300/1310	SPEAKER: Answer the Call: Global Warming and You Erin Esposito Presentation by Mr. Bradley Porche, ASL Al Gore Trainer. This presentation examines what Global Warming is, how man has contributed to increasing Global Warming v Nature's Catalysis, and how man can solve then climate crisis. Desserts and drinks will be served. Interpreters have been requested
12:15–12:45pm Idea Factory	Congressman Eric Massa (NY 29th District) Teleconference Q&A session on Government and Global Warming. Lisa Greenwood
1:00-2:00pm (KGCOE location tba)	SPEAKER: Alternative Energies Brian Thorn Dr. Jan Kreider (UC Boulder), an expert on alternative energies, will visit KGCOE to present a research seminar (sponsored by a grant from the EPA and the Mechanical Engineering department.)
1:30-3:30pm The Athenaeum Building, 150 Research Bldv. Room 3	Sherlock Holmes Lewis Neisner In this class we will discuss several stories that took place on "A Foggy Day in London Town" in which weather played an important role. We will then try to make a connection between the weather in the story and global warming.
2:00-4:00pm Building 5 Room A400	The Story of Stuff (short film and discussion and blogging) Xanthe Matychak Viewing of Annie Leonard's short film, The Story of Stuff, then discussion the true cost of obsessive consumption. We will then go online to create a collective list of ways to make the world better.
4:00-5:00pm Eastman Building Auditorium Room 2000	The Science of Global Warming Paige Sloan and Rhona Genzel Joel Shore, Ph.D. Physics (Cornell University) will summarize some of the basic science of climate change, its effects, and potential solutions to the problem, as discussed in the reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
4:00-6:00pm Building 6 Room A205	PANEL: How the Liberal Arts Confront Climate Change: Creativity, Critique, and Social Change Dean Robert Ulin Dean Robert Ulin will lead this question/discussion session in which the panelists will view Climate Change through the lens of their own study and experience as humanists and social scientists. The panelists are: Evelyn Brister (Philosophy), Paul Grebinger (Anthropology/Sociology), Christine Keiner (Science, Technology and Society) and James Winebrake (Science, Technology Society/Public Policy)
4:00-6:00pm Building 60 Room 1400	What Makes a Gas a "Greenhouse Gas" Todd Pagano Todd Pagano's class will discuss the interaction of light (electromagnetic spectrum) with matter, and specifically the molecular vibrations caused by infrared radiation. This will lead to an examination of why some gases in the atmosphere can cause global warming and others do not. Infrared spectra of individual greenhouse gases will be compared to the infrared spectra of our atmosphere.
6:00pm SAU Dining area	RIT and Global Warming — Challenges and Opportunities Pres. Destler will speak about the day’s events and RIT’s commitment to Sustainability.
7:00-9:00pm SDC 1300	Environmental Game Show Student Environmental Action League (SEAL) will be hosting its second jeopardy style gameshow featuring student teams in order to raise awareness about sustainability and global climate change. Audience members will also have the chance to win cool environmentally conscious prizes. The winning team will receive a monetary prize.
7:00-9:00pm Building 76 Carlson Auditorium	Six Degrees Could Change The World Screening and discussion led by Rochester's Climate Change Central Community Resource Center This National Geographic film visualized in spectacular HD the devastating ecological impact each single degree of temperature increase could have on our planet over the next century. According to the IPCC, Earth will warm up between 1.4 degrees Celsius and 5.8 degrees Celsius (roughly 2 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of this century.

SAU Brick City Café Discussion Tables

From 10 am to 6 pm, RIT's Student Alumni Union will serve as the epicenter for a variety of presentations and instructional demonstrations organized in response to the Global Warming National Teach-In.

10:00am-6:00pm	350 is the most important number on the planet. Unless we can reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to 350 parts per million, we will cause huge and irreversible damage to the earth. Come find out more about 350 and what you can do. Max Scott and David S Pearce-Smith
10:00am-6:00pm	What We Buy Students from the class "Innovating the Story" will conduct video interviews with the crowd in the SAU. We will discuss people’s recent purchases and assist in tracing those purchases "back to the sun." The data collected will be compiled into a book for publication. Mitch Rosen and Xanthe Matychak
10:00am-6:00pm	Student Environmental Action League (SEAL) Discussion and activity table. Nevin Byrd
10:00am-6:00pm	GIFT Project Poster and Demonstration Come see a “Google Maps” application that looks for the greenest route instead of the fastest route! Our “Geospatial Intermodal Freight Transportation (GIFT)” system is a GIS-based tool for optimizing shipping routes with respect to their environmental and economic impacts. What combination of truck, rail, and waterway transportation is best for both the environment and the financial bottom line? Scott Hawker
10:00am-6:00pm	Basic Climate Change Science Environmental Science research students will present basic climate change science, assisted by posters and a looping PowerPoint presentation. Christy Tyler
10:00am-6:00pm	CETEMS Discussions and Exhibits: A Sustainable Campus: Jesse Powers and Karen Monroe.(From 2:00-4:00, Karen will hand out free copies of her Do-It-Yourself guide to reducing your carbon footprint while living on campus or in a student apartment.) Ecological Footprint Calculator: Alyssa Lynough and Maureen Sedlak will help visitors calculate their ecological footprint. Sustainable Agriculture: Nicole Dutcher and Rob Taylor will lead discussion on vertical and underground farming. Lisa Greenwood
10:00am-6:00pm	Taking Action in Your Community to Reduce Rochester’s Carbon Footprint Discussion tables featuring news and recommendations from Rochester environmental activist groups: Rochester NY Sierra Club, Climate Change Central, Cool Communities, and others.
1:00-6:00pm	Global Warming Timeline and the Rhetoric of Global Warming View significant events and dates as the problem of global warming emerged in our consciousness.  Discuss how words and images can advance or hinder an effective practical response to global warming. Barbara MacCameron (English, RIT). Timeline art by Ruba Tadros and Geoffrey Thorpe.
1:00-6:00pm	Center for Sustainable Living (Rochester Area) Table led by Bill Bross and Alison Clarke
2:00-6:00pm	Artists Perform for the Planet — John Roche 2-3 The RIT Chamber Singers 350.org: Green music 3-4 Dane Gordon Curt Beard (RIT student), poetry Laura Shackleford (RIT faculty), readings 4-5 Sarai Oviedo (RIT student, Signatures contributor), poetry John Roche (RIT faculty, Signatures Advisor), poetry Jessica Bryant (RIT student), poetry 5-6 Vincent F.A. Golphin (RIT faculty), poetry Steven Huff (RIT faculty), poetry Jack Bradigan Spula (RIT faculty, enviro-journalist), poetry
2:00-6:00pm	Fort Stanwix National Park Energy Audit, Sustainable Design As a senior design project, an energy audit of Fort Stanwix National Park in Rome, NY is being performed. We are identifying short- and long-term opportunities to reduce energy consumption and costs, as well as ways to introduce green alternatives. Kyle Mininni
2:00-6:00pm	Global Café Open Discussion Tables Tables throughout the Brick Café will be ready for pledges to action, messages to our legislators, and discussion and comments about our fears and hopes. White-papered tables with markers will serve as the blank slate for the thoughts of Teach In participants and visitors. Table leaders will include RIT graduates, faculty, and students. Make your voice heard!