The 2008 program was developed by two faculty members, Jonathan Kenny (Chemistry and CIS) and Ann Rappaport (Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning). Funds were provided from sources internal to the university: Tufts Institute for the Environment, Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, and the Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching, CELT. A four day faculty development workshop took place in the week immediately following commencement, May 19-22, 2008. The goals of the workshop were to enhance faculty literacy on climate change and climate justice and to inspire participants to incorporate these themes into an existing course or to create a new course. Ultimately, the purpose is to increase the ability of all our students to engage with issues that will shape their generation. Emphasis was placed on recruiting faculty participants from a wide range of disciplines. The workshop included interactions with experts, access to resources, and a field-based learning experience.
Workshop topics and presenters
Lawrence Bacow President, Tufts University.
Michael E. Capuano U.S. Congressman, 8th district, Massachusetts.
Climate Change Basics
- The State of the Science. Presenter: William Moomaw Fletcher.
- Climate Models and Decision Making. Presenter: Paul Kirshen Civil and Environmental Engineering.
- Economic Issues. Presenter: Jonathan Harris Global Development and Environment Institute, Tufts.
Climate Change, Justice and Growth
- Climate Change and Global Equity. Presenter: Sivan Kartha Stockholm Environment Institute.
- Growth and Emissions on Campus. Presenter: Sarah Hammond Creighton Office of Sustainability, Tufts.
- National and municipal responses. Presenter: Kent Portney Political Science.
Risk and Climate Change
- Climate Change and Health Risk. Presenter: Paul Epstein Harvard University.
- Social change, social unrest and climate change. Presenter: Paul Joseph Sociology and Peace and Justice Studies.
Linda Jarvin Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT).
Workshop participants
Dale Bryan Peace and Justice Studies.
John Durant Civil and Environmental Engineering
James Ennis Sociology.
Janet Forrester Public Health and Family Medicine.
Pamela Goldberg Entrepreneurial Leadership, Engineering School.
Paul Joseph Sociology and Peace and Justice Studies.
Elke Jahns Fletcher.
Enku Kebede-Francis Public Health and Family Medicine.
Jerry Meldon Chemical and Biological Engineering.
Elena Naumova Public Health and Family Medicine.
Ingar Plamlund Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning.
Beth Rosenberg Public Health and Family Medicine.
Modhumita Roy English, Women’s Studies.
Rusty Russell Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning.
Crocker Snow Edward R. Murrow Center, Fletcher.
Lynn Stevens English.
Grace Talusan English.
Florina Tseng Environmental and Population Health, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine.
Mieke van der Wansem Center for International Environment and Resource Policy, Fletcher.
Colleen Worrell American Studies, History and Education.
Heather Angstrom Tufts Institute of the Environment
Andrea Carlino Center for Interdisciplinary Studies
Tina Woolston Office of Sustainability
Resources for Learning and Teaching
A blackboard site was created for the workshop and used as the repository for a wide range of resources. Papers, powerpoint presentations, and photographs of the event were posted and participants will remain enrolled so they can access materials at any time. The 1990s version featured a large notebook with reading materials to supplement each workshop topic; using blackboard meant considerably less paper and thus a smaller carbon footprint.