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Next Tanner Symposium addresses environmental writing and education By
Jennifer Pinnock A three-day symposium on the environment and how the public learns about it, funded by the Obert C. and Grace Tanner Foundation in conjunction with the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, will be April 18-20, 2002 at USU. The Tanner Symposium is held every two years at Utah State University. All departments in the College of HASS are invited to apply for the privilege of organizing the event, said Paul Crumbley, co-organizer of the 2002 symposium. Crumbley and Melody Graulich, professors in the English department, began writing a proposal in April 2000 to apply for the opportunity. Their proposal was chosen and the two will plan the event along with an advisory board. The board members are from other departments on campus, including philosophy, natural resources, sociology and communications said Crumbley. The 2002 Tanner Symposium is titled, "The Search for a Common Language: Environmental Writing and Education." Crumbley said the event will feature a combination of writers, scholars, historians and scientists that will increase public knowledge about the environment. "Science contributes significantly to people in the humanities and how they understand the world," said Crumbley. "With this topic a link will be created between the sciences and humanities." Monica Tucker, staff assistant in the College of HASS, said the Tanners fund the event because they want everyone in the community to become involved. "The event is free to the public," said Tucker. "It is not just for the elite." Joyce Kinkead, vice provost, said the Tanner Symposium began as a lecture series, not a symposium. Kinkead, who was previously associate dean of HASS said she and other people involved in the lecture series decided they were not getting "enough bang for their buck" and in 1995, the lecture series turned into a three-day symposium. "The philosophy behind the symposium is to take a creative topic and bring people together to talk about that topic intellectually," said Kinkead. Crumbley said he would be "deliriously happy" if the symposium starts a dialogue between USU and the community. On the first day of the symposium, formal presentations will be given by the speakers. Workshops will be held on the second day and the third day will feature a round-table discussion. Crumbley said the plans for the symposium are not yet finalized, but events for the first two days will be held on campus and the third day possibly at the American West Heritage Center. To find out more information on the event and the speakers see www.hass.usu.edu/tanner.
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