5th Annual Climate Teach-In

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Join us for a day to discuss practical and just climate actions.

In its fifth year, this free event includes presentations, demonstrations, community vendors, and more. Led by students, faculty, and staff, the mission of the Climate Teach-In is to highlight climate science and justice actions for our community.

We're grateful to Trane® for sponsoring this year's Teach-In.

Below are details about the day's events and an initial schedule. A full schedule will be available closer to the event date. Be certain to check back frequently as more details unfold. You can also learn more about the event here.

Initial Schedule

Upcycle Flea Market
8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Class of 1963 Patio area outside of the Campus Center (Campus Center Portico if raining)

Browse a variety of items from around campus and the community that might be useful to you. Help us ditch the landfill and upcycle! All items are free. Cash donations to the EC Environmental Club are accepted.

Climate Mural Project
8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
1855 Room

Assist us in painting an environmentally-themed mural in our coffee shop. Muralists will be on hand to assist those interested in participating.

Keynote Speaker
9:10 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.
Morris Classroom, Meier Hall

Brendan Woodruff, New York State Department of Conservation’s Director of Sustainability

First Set of Discussion Sessions
10:20 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.
Multiple Campus Locations–Choose from a variety of sessions, each focused on the many ways climate change affects our lives.

(List of topics as of 2/25/26)

• Stephans Lounge: Coffee with Environmental Professionals,
• GTL Lecture Hall: Religious Thought on Climate Change
• Morris Classroom: Athletics and Climate: Golf and Sustainability
• Tifft Lounge: Theatre Department, Relationships in the Anthropocene

Low-Impact Lunch Option
11:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Campus Center Dining Hall

A Low-Impact lunch option is available in the Dining Hall: Regular lunch cost applies, cash or card accepted. Attendees can also "Weigh the Waste" to get a sense of how much food diners throw out.

Interactive Fair
11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Spiedel Gymnasium

From K-12 students demonstrating their science projects to EC students presenting their research to area agencies sharing how they're contributing to climate solutions, this is a chance to see, hear, and talk about climate change.

Second Set of Discussion Sessions
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Multiple Campus Locations–Choose from a variety of sessions, each focused on the many ways climate change affects our lives.

(List of topics as of 2/25/26)

• Stephans Lounge: Public Health and Climate Change
• Tifft Lounge: Science and Solutions
• Morris Classroom: Student Climate Action
• George Winters Art Gallery: Reclaim, Respect, Restore, Respond: Berkeley Commonplace Postal Collage Exhibition & Poetry Session

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