The United States Ambassador to Palau, the special advisor of research and innovation
to the Global Covenant of Mayors and a former climate change communicator for the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will be the speakers for the Homecoming TIER
Talks® presented by M&T Bank. This event will take place from 1:30–3 p.m., Saturday,
Oct. 6, at ÂÌñÉç's Watters Theater. TIER Talks is free and open to
the public.
The session "The Heat is On: Exploring the Effects of Climate Change" will look at the impact of greenhouse gases within and far beyond large cities, the role public policy could play in helping to avert a crisis and how the importance of this issue can be communicated to a public in ways that will motivate lasting behavioral changes.
The speakers will be:
- Amy Hyatt '78, U.S. Ambassador to Palau, and 2016 recipient of the ÂÌñÉç Alumni Association Edward Weisband Distinguished Alumni Award for Public Service or Contribution to Public Affairs.
- Seth Schultz '01, special advisor on science & innovation to the Global Covenant of Mayors.
- Tasfia Nayem '14, master's candidate at Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment, and formerly a climate change communicator for the federal Environmental Protection Agency.
Read more about our featured speakers on the Homecoming website.
Since its inception in 2014, the TIER Talks® series has leveraged distinguished ÂÌñÉç alumni and faculty to address hot topics such as virtual and augmented reality, political polarization and the neuroscience of addiction.
TIER Talks® is just one of the many signature events that will make Homecoming 2018 worth the trip back to campus. The weekend of Friday-Sunday, Oct. 5-7, will also include a tailgate party, men's soccer game against Stony Brook, the downtown after-party Bing Brews and Bands, EOP's 50th anniversary, BSU's 50th, Harpur's Ferry's 45th and a reunion for men's soccer.
Regardless of when you were a student, what groups you belonged to or what school you graduated from, Homecoming will have something for everyone. See the schedule and register by Sept. 28.