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'Plastic Pollution and Our Health'
Thursday, April 17
7-8 p.m.
Wyckoff Center and Zoom

Kim Cameron, a former research scientist for Cornell University and SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry and an outspoken advocate and speaker for Beyond Plastics, will present the latest research and findings on how plastic waste is affecting human bodies and the environment and discuss sustainable solutions and how individuals can make a difference in combating this global issue. Registration is requested for both and attendance. This event is organized by the League of Women Voters of Saratoga County. Contact Silvia Carli with questions.

Dunkerley Dialogue with Penny Arcade and Joseph Cermatori
Wednesday, April 24
6 p.m.
Tang Teaching Museum

Legendary performance artist Penny Arcade, an international icon of artistic resistance whose social practice is focused on the support of other artists and on the preservation of artist legacies, will be in conversation with Associate Professor of English Joseph Cermatori, who specializes in drama and the arts of performance, critical theory, and queer studies. For more information, visit the or contact Olivia Cammisa-Frost.

: 'Tiny Bug, Big Problem Ticks and the Diseases They Carry'
Wednesday, April 30
7 p.m.
Common Roots Brewing, South Glens Falls

Associate Professor of Microbiology (SUNY Adirondack) Holly Ahern will look at the potential consequences of tick/human interactions, with a focus on Lyme disease — the most common tick-borne illness and one that is associated with long term chronic illness if not correctly diagnosed and treated. Sponsored by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø's Environmental Studies and Sciences program. Contact Kurt Smemo with questions.

Celebrating Four Years of Co-Creating
Thursday, May 1
All day
Filene Recital Hall

Since 2020, the has incubated collaborative projects that link regional community efforts with ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø students, faculty, and staff.‌ On the occasion of the sunsetting of the Andrew W. Mellon foundation grant that launched the Initiative, all are in invited to dive into some of the projects brought to campus by MDOCS' inspiring community partners.

Events schedule:

‌Morning: Screening of film nominees for Golden Acorn Awards 
‌Luncheon: Celebrating community partnerships and ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø engagements 
‌1-5 p.m.: Presentations celebrating community-based research, storytelling, and partnership‌:

• 1 p.m.: Kanatsiohareke Mohawk Community: "Creating a digital community collection" 
• ‌2 p.m.: Black Dimensions in Art: "Designing an archive-based exhibit" 
• ‌3 p.m.: The Aunties Dandelion: "Interviewing Mohawk Ironworkers"
• ‌4 p.m.: CREATE Community Studios: "Telling the story of Saratoga Urban Removal"

‌5 p.m.: Golden Acorn Awards Opening Reception 
‌6 p.m.: Golden Acorn Awards Ceremony