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Jun 21, 2006
Global Warming Colloquium

Public invited to listen, participate and network as top environmental, business and community leaders gather to discuss how to address increasingly urgent human-generated climate change at a Global Warming Colloquium, presented by Hamline Universitys Center for Global Environmental Education. The evenings formal program will focus on Looking for Leadership in four different sectors of society.

Panel Members include:
- Will Steger, Polar Explorer and Educator, discussing education leadership
- Chris Coleman, Mayor of St. Paul, discussing government leadership
- J. Drake Hamilton, Science Policy Advisor from Minnesotans for an Energy-Efficient Economy, discussing non-profit leadership
- Cynthia Lesher, President and CEO of Northern States Power, an Xcel Energy Company, discussing business leadership

Hamline Universitys Klas Center, Kay Fredericks Room, 1537 Taylor Ave., St. Paul

6pm Networking reception
7pm Program begins

MORE: The event is free and open to the public. An RSVP is requested. RSVP to Kate Knuth at kknuth01@hamline.edu or 651-523-2812.

Educators and other interested people can earn graduate credit by attending the colloquium as well as an additional session from 6-9 pm on June 28, and completing online coursework. For registration details, visit: http://www.hamline.edu/gse/academics.

Since 1990, Hamline Universitys Center for Global Environmental Education has offered teachers, students, community leaders, and concerned citizens inspired instruction and outstanding educational resources. Will Stegers pioneering work in adventure-based environmental education was pivotal to the Centers creation. The Center for Global Environmental Education has now grown to include graduate-level coursework and degrees, learning projects for K-12 classrooms, community education initiatives, and internationally-recognized educational multimedia production.

For more information, contact:
Kate Knuth
kknuth01@hamline.edu
651-523-2812
www.cgee.hamline.edu

Region:   Twin Cities, Minnesota Statewide
Topics:   Buildings, Business, Communities, Education, Energy, Individual Choices, Statewide/Global, Transportation
Audience:   Business, Citizens, Education, Government, Nonprofit

Submitted By:  Kate Knuth

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