CA Events - Spring 2024
Michiana Seed Swap
10 pts for attending one of the three sessions and writing your reflection:
- 10 am, Cyndy García-Weyandt, The Science of our Mother Corn.
- 11:30 am, John Brittenham, Propagating Native Seeds the Easy Way.
- 1 pm, Peconge and Tipman, Myaamia [Miami Tribe] Connection to the Land.
When: January 20, 2024
Time: 9:30am-2:30pm
Location: Church-Chapel
Cost: Free
For more information: goshen.edu/merrylea/seedswap.
Science Olympiad
20 pts
Goshen College will hosting a regional Science Olympiad. This is a science competition for high school students.
Here is the campus-wide Science Olympiad signup sheet. As an event supervisor you'll run an event on Saturday. A faculty supervisor will orient you to the rules of your event and make sure you have supplies and equipment.
Goshen Flood Awareness (public meeting)
20 pts -- This 2 hour meeting includes food!
GC conference on Religion and Science
10 pts
Goshen College hosts an annual conference on issues at the intersection between religion and science. The 2024 conference features Dr. Warren Brown. He's a neuroscientist
and professor of Psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary.
The lectures on Friday evening and Saturday are free and open to the public. Attend one and write up your reflections.
Community coral restoration
10 pts
Come to SC 106 March 13 at 4:00 pm to hear Dr. Kylie Smith
present "I.CARE: A community-wide approach to coral
restoration", as part of the Science Speakers series. Dr.
Smith is co-founder and Vice President of I.CARE.
<icareaboutcoral.org/>
Academic Symposium
7 pts for each one of these below which you attend and write a reflection for. These are not hour-long talks. They are generally one talk in the midst of an hour long session. (Full symposium schedule.)
Community Orchard maintenance
40 pts
EcoPax is organizing a work party do some maintenance on the Goshen Community Orchard.
- Story of the start of the orchard from the City of Goshen website;
- Podcast from WVPE, local NPR station.
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Come volunteer at Abshire Park with EcoPax!
What: Volunteering at Goshen's Community Orchard
Where: Abshire Park
When: April 6th, 10 am to 2 pm
Who: you, if you sign up through our Google form
(Sign-ups close at noon on April 4th)
We're planning to help the City's AmeriCorps staff plant and do maintenance at Goshen's Community Orchard! Lunch and snacks will be provided, and we'll coordinate transportation.
Earthday tree planting
10 pts
From the Communicator:
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