Events
Check out these climate related learning opportunities offered by QEP and partners across our campus. If your App State department is hosting an upcoming event related to climate change, we would like to help spread the word. Please fill out this Google form to have your event considered for inclusion on this page.
Upcoming Events
January 16, 2025 @ 3:00pm
Speaker: book club facilitator Heather Thorp
Venue: PSU 165 Elk Knob
Host: QEP, CETLSS
Open to: Faculty book club members (email englandle@appstate.edu to join)
January 20, 2025 - January 28, 2025
Speaker: Carla Ramsdell, Heidi Campbell, Laura England
Venue: TBA
Host: QEP
Open to: Students, application due Nov. 15
January 27, 2025 @ 6:00pm
Speaker: Multiple community leaders
Venue: Parkway Ballroom (420), PSU
Host: QEP
Open to: All
January 30, 2025 @ 12:30pm
Speaker: Marta Toran, Department of Geological & Environmental Sciences
Venue: TBA
Host: QEP
Open to: Faculty
February 22, 2025 @ 7:30pm
Speaker: multiple
Venue: Appalachian Theatre of the High Country
Host: High Country Humanities
Open to: All
February 25, 2025 @ 12:30pm
Speaker: Brock Long & Ashley Ward
Venue: Parkway Ballroom (420), PSU
Host: QEP
Open to: All
February 26, 2025 - March 2, 2025
Speaker: multiple; conceived and directed by Assistant Professor Elizabeth Parks
Venue: Valborg Theatre
Host: Department of Theatre and Dance
Open to: Students $10, Faculty/Staff $15, Adults $17
April 3, 2025 @ 9:00am
Speaker: Multiple
Venue: Plemmons Student Union
Host: Career Development Center, QEP
Open to: Students (and others)
April 9, 2025 @ 6:00pm
Speaker: Katherine Roy
Venue: Reich College of Education, Room 124
Host: University Libraries and the Reich College of Education
Open to: All (free, registration required)
April 15, 2025
Speaker: multiple/panel
Venue:
Host: Department of Sustainable Development, Office of Sustainability, QEP
Open to: All
April 22, 2025 @ 11:00am
Speaker: Jill Pelto
Venue: Parkway Ballroom (420), PSU
Host: QEP, Climate Stories Collaborative
Open to: All
May 13, 2025 - May 15, 2025
Speaker: Lindsay Masland, Rachel Wilson, Brian Burke, Shea Tuberty, Laura England
Venue: The Great Hall LLA 205
Host: QEP, CETLSS
Open to: Faculty
Past Events
December 6, 2024 @ 1:00pm
Speaker: Derek Davidson (Theatre), Lorraine Affourtit (Art)
Venue: Valborg Theatre Lobby
Host: Climate Stories Collaborative, QEP
Open to: Faculty
December 2, 2024 @ 3:30pm
Speaker: book club facilitator Heather Thorp
Venue: Appalachian Hall 186
Host: QEP, CETLSS
Open to: Faculty book club members (email englandle@appstate.edu to join)
November 21, 2024 @ 5:30pm
Speaker: Carla Ramsdell
Venue: Zoom (register for link)
Host: Office of Sustainability, College of Arts and Sciences
Open to: Students, faculty and staff
November 20, 2024 @ 10:00am
Speaker: Students who traveled to this year's UN climate negotiations
Venue: Plemmons Student Union
Host: Office of International Programs
Open to: All, register to receive agenda and details
November 8, 2024 @ 3:30pm
Speaker: Dr. Kevin Uno
Venue: I.G. Greer Hall Auditorium
Host: Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences
Open to: All
November 6, 2024 @ 3:00pm
Speaker: Faciltated by Katie Biddle and her graduate students in Expressive Arts Therapy
Venue: Reich College of Education 124ABC
Host: QEP, Office of Sustainability, Counseling & Psychological Services Center
Open to: Students, faculty, staff
November 4, 2024 @ 3:30pm
Speaker: book club facilitator Heather Thorp
Venue: Appalachian Hall 186
Host: QEP, CETLSS
Open to: Faculty book club members (email englandle@appstate.edu to join)
November 1, 2024 @ 12:00pm
Speaker: Laura England, Shea Tuberty
Venue: Rankin Science West 158
Host: QEP
Open to: Faculty
October 22, 2024 @ 4:30pm
Speaker: N/A
Venue: Sanford Mall
Host: AppalFRESH (Appalachian Food Research for Equity Sustainability and Health Collaborative)
Open to: All
October 19, 2024 @ 8:00am
Speaker: N/A
Venue: CEL Outreach Center, 138 PSU
Host: Office of Community Engaged Leadership
Open to: Students, faculty, staff
October 18, 2024 @ 1:00pm
Speaker: Facilitated by Heidi Campbell and Lanie Karstrom
Venue: Outdoor location (RSVP for details)
Host: QEP, Office of Sustainability, Counseling & Psychological Services Center
Open to: Students (free, RSVP required)
October 16, 2024 @ 5:30pm
Speaker: Carla Ramsdell
Venue: Zoom (register for link)
Host: Office of Sustainability, College of Arts and Sciences
Open to: Students, faculty and staff
October 9, 2024 @ 7:00pm
Speaker: Dr. María Nieves Zedeño
Venue: I.G. Greer Auditorium
Host: College of Arts and Sciences
Open to: All
October 6, 2024 @ 9:30am
Speaker: No Taste Like Home
Venue: Miles Annas Student Services Building
Host: Wellness & Prevention Services, Office of Sustainability
Open to: Students
October 5, 2024 @ 9:30am
Speaker: No Taste Like Home
Venue: Miles Annas Student Services Building
Host: Wellness & Prevention Services, Office of Sustainability
Open to: Students
October 4, 2024 @ 9:30am
Speaker: No Taste Like Home
Venue: Miles Annas Student Services Building
Host: Wellness & Prevention Services, Office of Sustainability
Open to: Students
October 3, 2024 @ 12:30pm
Speaker: Brock Long & Ashley Ward
Venue: Parkway Ballroom (420), PSU
Host: QEP
Open to: All
October 2, 2024 @ 6:00pm
Speaker: Dr. Tatyana Ruseva and Dr. Dave McEvoy
Venue: Blue Ridge Ballroom (201), PSU
Host: Community-Engaged Leadership
Open to: Students (RSVP required)
October 2, 2024 @ 5:30pm
Speaker: Carla Ramsdell
Venue: Zoom (register for link)
Host: Office of Sustainability, College of Arts and Sciences
Open to: Students, faculty and staff
September 29, 2024 @ 2:00pm
Speaker: First year theatre and dance students
Venue: Durham Park (rain: I.G. Greer Studio Theatre)
Host: Department of Theatre and Dance
Open to: All (tickets required)
September 27, 2024 @ 6:00pm
Speaker: First year theatre and dance students
Venue: Durham Park (rain: I.G. Greer Studio Theatre)
Host: Department of Theatre and Dance
Open to: All (tickets required)
September 26, 2024 @ 6:00pm
Speaker: First year theatre and dance students
Venue: Durham Park
Host: Department of Theatre and Dance
Open to: All (tickets required)
September 24, 2024 @ 7:00pm
Speaker: Hope Jahren
Venue: Schaefer Center
Host: Common Reading Program, QEP
Open to: All
September 20, 2024 @ 12:00pm
Speaker: Laura England & Anindita Das
Venue: Grandfather Mountain Ballroom (137A), PSU
Host: QEP, FYS
Open to: Faculty teaching First Year Seminar this academic year
September 18, 2024 @ 5:30pm
Speaker: Carla Ramsdell
Venue: Zoom (register for link)
Host: Office of Sustainability, College of Arts and Sciences
Open to: Students, faculty and staff
September 13, 2024 @ 8:30am
Speaker: Multiple
Venue: Parkway Ballroom (420), PSU
Host: Walker College of Business
Open to: Students (free, registration required)
September 12, 2024 @ 1:00pm
Speaker: Facilitated by Laurie Atkins and Laura England
Venue: Outdoor location (RSVP for details)
Host: QEP, Office of Sustainability, Counseling & Psychological Services Center
Open to: Students (free, RSVP required)
September 12, 2024 @ 2:00pm
Speaker: Ashley Edwards
Venue: Rough Ridge Room (415), PSU
Host: Appalachian Energy Center
Open to: All
September 4, 2024 @ 5:30pm
Speaker: Carla Ramsdell
Venue: Zoom (register for link)
Host: Office of Sustainability, College of Arts and Sciences
Open to: Students, faculty and staff
August 7, 2024
Speaker: Lindsay Masland, Ted Zerucha, Laura England, Shea Tuberty
Venue: Living Learning Center’s Great Hall (LLA 205)
Host: QEP, Gen Ed, CETLSS
Open to: Faculty
May 21, 2024 - May 23, 2024
Speaker: Rachel Wilson, Brian Burke, Lindsay Masland, and others
Venue: Living Learning Center’s Great Hall (LLA 205)
Host: QEP, CETLSS
Open to: Faculty
April 25, 2024 @ 6:00pm
Speaker: Dr. Britt Wray
Venue: Blue Ridge Ballroom (201AB), PSU
Host: QEP
Open to: All
March 20, 2024 @ 6:00pm
Speaker: Kathleen Thum
Venue: TCVA Lecture Hall
Host: Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
Open to: All
February 28, 2024 @ 2:00pm
Speaker: Brian MacHarg, Shea Tuberty
Venue: Anne Belk Hall, Room 222
Host: QEP, CETLSS
Open to: Faculty