51³Ô¹ÏÍøhosts April series of sustainability-themed events
51³Ô¹ÏÍøkicks off a series of events focused on water and sustainability, including Engineering & Humanity Week.
DALLAS (SMU) – , April 6-12, is anchoring a series of sustainability-themed 51³Ô¹ÏÍøevents throughout the month that will underscore the celebration of Earth Day 2013.
The 51³Ô¹ÏÍøstudent-organized “Barefoot on the Boulevard” sustainability and music festival was held April 6 on the Bishop Boulevard lawn, just south of the landmark 51³Ô¹ÏÍøflagpole. Also free and open to the public, “Barefoot” will feature a short talk and concert by former Sudanese child soldier and hip-hop humanitarian , whose appearance was made possible by the organizers of Engineering & Humanity Week.
Sponsored by Students For a Better Society and the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøSustainability Committee, “Barefoot on the Boulevard” also featured student bands, economically priced food, and booths featuring environmental organizations and vendors. The student bands, in order, will be the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøGentlemen, JSpear, Sean Hadeler, Adam the Bard, Chris Escarfullery, Sudie and Dan Howard.
is April 6-12, bringing global solution seekers to Dallas and 51³Ô¹ÏÍøaround this year’s theme of Water: Ripple Effects. Most of the program is scheduled for the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøcampus and is free and open to the public – such as the outdoor, interactive water distribution camp that mimics sites in refugee camps. (see drawing below) on April 9-10 will allow both the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøcommunity and visitors to learn about and try solutions for problems of water scarcity and sanitation in the developing world.
Other free and open to the public on the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøCampus include:
- Special indoor and outdoor exhibits in close proximity to “The Water Tap”
- A conversation with filmmakers behind a new documentary, Living on One, about the experience of living on a dollar a day in Guatemala
- What it’s like to work in a humanitarian crisis – panel discussion
- Refugees and Water – a panel exploring scalable solutions for refugees, led by Alexander Betts, Associate Professor in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies, University of Oxford
- Water & Women – a panel discussion among global leaders, linked by simulcast to a complementary discussion at Emory University, examining the burdens on women from water sanitation and availability issues.
Free 51³Ô¹ÏÍøparking for E&H Week events will be available on Bishop Boulevard until 6 p.m. April 9 and until 10 p.m. April 10. Find the full program for Engineering & Humanity week at . E&H Week is sponsored by Hunter and Stephanie Hunt, SMU’s Hunt Institute for Engineering and Humanity and the University of Oxford’s Refugee Studies Center.
The third annual s is scheduled for April 20-21, and 51³Ô¹ÏÍøwill host three booths at the Fair Park festival designed to elevate environmental awareness and influence the way North Texans think, live and work. The 51³Ô¹ÏÍøbooths are being sponsored by the Sustainability Committee, the Lyle School of Engineering (which will feature the work of its student chapter of Engineers Without Borders) and Dedman College – home to SMU’s programs in Environmental Science and Environmental Studies as well as its renowned Geothermal Laboratory.
Engineering and Humanity Week is making its own special contribution to Earth Day Dallas, leaving David de Rothschild’s “Plastiki” catamaran at Fair Park for exhibit at the two-day festival before moving it to the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in downtown Dallas for the summer.
Access an interactive map for locations of all 51³Ô¹ÏÍøevents and parking facilities at .
The Water Tap
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