{"id":9834,"date":"2017-02-16T08:00:52","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T16:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/?p=9834"},"modified":"2017-02-14T14:40:47","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T22:40:47","slug":"event-climate-conversations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/2017\/02\/16\/event-climate-conversations\/","title":{"rendered":"EVENT: Climate Conversations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/files\/2017\/02\/ClimateConversations1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9835 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/files\/2017\/02\/ClimateConversations1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"147\" \/><\/a>Do you remember learning about the fundamentals of climate science before coming to OSU? Unfortunately, the answer for many will be <strong>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/strong> In a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/ed\/2016\/02\/19\/467206769\/why-science-teachers-are-struggling-with-climate-change\">survey<\/a> of roughly 1,500 middle and high school science teachers, only 75% said they talked about climate change in class, and the ones who did only touched on the subject for one or two hours. Not only that, but there is significant discrepancy between how climate change is being taught in each class. So, it\u2019s no wonder that many adults still don\u2019t understand or believe in the basic science behind climate change, even though about <strong>97% of scientists agree on the facts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, being at an <strong>environmentally-minded university<\/strong> such as OSU provides the perfect opportunity for one to gain the necessary knowledge about climate change. Although many classes don\u2019t have that particular topic built into their curriculum, there are surprising connections between these classes and the various causes and effects of climate change. And, so far over a dozen OSU instructors have decided to take advantage of this by integrating climate into their class material as part of a multidisciplinary, campus-wide climate change <strong>Teach-In<\/strong> happening on February 20<sup>th<\/sup> and 21<sup>st<\/sup>. This is the first of a two-part event hosted by the <strong>Climate Neutral 2025<\/strong> initiative in celebration of OSU\u2019s 10-year anniversary of signing the <a href=\"http:\/\/secondnature.org\/climate-guidance\/the-commitments\/\">American College and University Presidents Carbon Commitment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The event, Climate Conversations, is a two-day, campus-wide climate change awareness project. Programming will consist of interactive and informational activities in the <strong>SEC Plaza<\/strong> throughout the day on Feb 21st, preceded by class discussions to get students thinking about the issues.\u00a0Students in classes participating in the Teach-In will receive the unique opportunity to gain an understanding\u00a0of the fascinating connections between\u00a0climate change\u00a0and their respective area of study. After that, they are encouraged to <a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.oregonstate.edu\/event\/123503\/\" target=\"_blank\">join<\/a> their fellow Beavers in the SEC Plaza from <strong>11:00am-3:00pm on Feb. 21<sup>st\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>for climate change conversations, games, trivia, prizes, and free fair trade coffee for people who bring a reusable mug.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s now more vital than ever to spread the conversation about climate change.<\/p>\n<p>What will <strong><em>you<\/em><\/strong> be talking about on February 21<sup>st<\/sup>?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you remember learning about the fundamentals of climate science before coming to OSU? 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