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Category Archive for 'Feet to the Fire'

First Year Matters (FYM) Seminars

Posted in Feet to the Fire, First Year Matters, Orientation on Jul. 17, 2009 by

The First Year Matters program will offer four faculty seminars during New Student Orientation that will explore this year’s theme of water from the discipline of the faculty presenter.  One seminar features a discussion between two professors, a humanist and a scientist, who will talk about issues connected to water contamination, ground water depletion and [...]

Feet to the Fire: H2O–Seeking Solutions

Posted in Feet to the Fire, Orientation on Jun. 22, 2009 by

This year’s Feet to the Fire program explores the challenges we face as a result of global climate change with a focus on the increasing scarcity of water and its impact on cultures and ecosystems around the world.   The program begins with a set of readings that explore the issue of water scarcity from a [...]

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