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The Huxley College Speaker Series brings guest lecturers to WWU to address topics of environmental concern and is intended to bring together environmentally-minded members of the WWU and Bellingham communities.

Thursdays 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Academic Instructional Center West (AW-204).

Free and open to the public.

Complimentary parking for the Huxley Speaker Series is available in Lot 12A after 4:00 pm on Thursdays (during the academic year)

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See also the Institute for Energy Studies Speaker Series (Tuesdays at 4:00 pm).
See also the Fairhaven World Issues Forum (Wednesdays 4:00-5:20 pm).

ALSO: The Students for the Salish Sea weekly meeting is held on Thursdays at 5:30 pm in AW-406 (right after the Huxley Speaker and upstairs)

2018-19 Speakers

Spring Quarter
Speaker Talk Title Date/Time Location
Robin Matthews wears denim jacket and smiles in front of rocky background
Robin Matthews
What is this Slime in My Water? WWU's Institute for Watershed Studies
Apr 4 2019 - 4:45pm
AW-204
photo of Steven Tuckerman
Steven Tuckerman
"The River that Caught Fire" - A Brief History of the Cuyahoga River
Apr 11 2019 - 4:30pm
AW-204
Photo of Marcus Reynerson
Marcus Reynerson
A Vanishing Ecosystem: Mountain Caribou and the Inland Temperate Rainforest of the Pacific Northwest
Apr 18 2019 - 4:30pm
AW-204
Brett Baunton photo
Brett Baunton
Wild Nooksack
Apr 25 2019 - 4:30pm
AW-204
Photo of Ashley Hollenbeck
Ashley Hollenbeck
A More Sustainable Approach to Development, Study Abroad & Conservation in Central Vietnam?
May 2 2019 - 4:30pm
AW-204
Photo of Paula Reeves
Paula Reeves
The Intersection of City Planning and Our Health: Integrating Community Design and Public Health
May 9 2019 - 4:30pm
AW-204
Eric Hirst photo
Eric Hirst
Whatcom Water Resources: Surplus or Deficit?
May 16 2019 - 4:30pm
AW-204
Jenny Smith photo
Jenny Smith
The Value of Experiential Education: Teaching on a Tall Ship
May 23 2019 - 4:30pm
AW-204
Eleanor Hines, Austin Rose and Suzanne Shull
Whatcom MRC
May 30 2019 - 4:30pm
AW-204
Doug Clark photo
Doug Clark
Easton Glacier Research
Jun 6 2019 - 4:30pm
AW-204
Fall Quarter
Speaker Talk Title Date/Time Location
A portrait of Dr. Van Alstyne in front of a river with a boat in the background
Kathy Van Alstyne
Shannon Point Marine Center
Sep 27 2018 - 4:30pm
Video
A portrait of Jackie holding a camera with a telephoto lense in front of a dramatic, cloudy sunset over a choppy bay
Jackie Caplan-Auerbach
Seismology, Kilauea
Oct 4 2018 - 4:30pm
Video
Portrait of Allison Dolan
Allison Dolan
Wildland Studies
Oct 11 2018 - 4:30pm
Video
Gregory green investigating a nature cam strapped to a tree
Gregory Green
Fox Genetics
Oct 18 2018 - 4:30pm
Video
Patrick murphy on a boat in the middle of tall, craggy islands
Patrick Murphy
From Limits to Buen Vivir: Communication and the Politics of Environmental Transition
Oct 25 2018 - 4:30pm
Video
Tim Palmer rowing in a red canoe with the text, "Mad River Canoe" on the side.
Tim Palmer
Wild and Scenic Rivers
Nov 1 2018 - 4:30pm
Video
Portrait of Tristan Woodsmith in the woods holding an orange mushroom
Tristan Woodsmith
Fungi in a Changing Climate
Nov 8 2018 - 4:30pm
Video
Portrait of Nielsen
Larry Nielsen
Conservationists of the Past
Nov 15 2018 - 4:30pm
AW-204
Pumpkin pie with crust shaped into mathematical pie symbol on top
(No Speaker)
Thanksgiving Holiday
Nov 22 2018 - 4:30pm
Portrait of Chris Montero holding a monocular
Chris Montero
Wolves of Washington
Nov 29 2018 - 4:30pm
Video
Photo of a gray wolf with very light gray fur, named Chai
Film: Presented by Chris Montero
Film: The Trouble With Wolves
Nov 29 2018 - 7:00pm
Portrait of Carolyn Finney
Carolyn Finney
Ten Thousand Recollections: Black Faces, White Spaces & the Possibility of US
Dec 6 2018 - 4:30pm
Video
Winter Quarter
Speaker Talk Title Date/Time Location
Photos of Ginny Broadhurst and Natalie Baloy
Ginny Broadhurst, Natalie Baloy, et. al.
Research and Learning Across the Borders in the Salish Sea
Jan 10 2019 - 4:45pm
Video
photo of Joe Gaydos
Joe Gaydos
Knowing, Connecting and Protecting the Salish Sea
Jan 17 2019 - 4:30pm
Video
photo of Elin Kelsey
Elin Kelsey
Wild Contagious Hope
Jan 24 2019 - 4:30pm
Video
Photos of Mindy Roberts and Christianne Wilhelmson
Christianne Wilhelmson and Mindy Roberts
Solutions for the International Waters of the Salish Sea
Jan 31 2019 - 4:30pm
AW-204
Photo of Captain Linda Sturgis
Linda Sturgis
Balancing Safety, Security and Environmental Stewardship in the Coast Salish Region
Feb 7 2019 - 4:30pm
Video
Photo of Lynda Mapes, Seattle Times
Lynda Mapes
Lynda Mapes (Environmental Journalist, Seattle Times)
Feb 14 2019 - 4:30pm
Video
Photo of Misty MacDuffee on boat
Misty MacDuffee
Salmon and Orca Recovery in the Salish Sea
Feb 21 2019 - 4:30pm
Video
photo of Valerie Seagrest
Valerie Segrest
Muckleshoot Food Sovereignty Project
Feb 28 2019 - 4:30pm
AW-204
Photo of Pattie Gobin
Patti Gobin
Treaty Rights and the TransMountain Pipeline
Mar 7 2019 - 4:30pm
AW-204
Photo of Ray Harris
Ray Harris
Ray Harris (Chemainus First Nation): The Future of the Salish Sea
Mar 14 2019 - 4:30pm
AW-204