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庐 presented by M&T Bank. This event will take place from 1:30鈥�3 p.m., Saturday,
Oct. 6, at 抖阴短视频'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 抖阴短视频 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庐 series has leveraged distinguished Binghamton alumni and faculty to address hot topics such as virtual and augmented reality, political polarization and the neuroscience of addiction.
TIER Talks庐 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.