Brophy College Preparatory 2009 Summit on Human Dignity

One People, One Planet, One Mission:
Renewing Our Commitment to Sustainability and Stewardship

A Forum to Examine Global Environmental Issues in Light of Our Gospel Call
to Respect and Promote the Human Dignity of Each Person.

 

Day Three: Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Summit Workshop Day
Keynote: Ms. Margie Eugene-Richard
Workshops: Various local, national and international guests

For the first time in Summit history, this years’ Summit will offer a Summit Workshop Day allowing students the opportunity to choose three Summit related workshops they would like to attend.  Several local, national and international workshop presenters have been invited to address topics related to this year’s theme of climate change and sustainability.  Some of the topics to be covered include: organic farming, water issues, recycling, alternative fuels, environmental racism, nuclear energy, and more.  For a full listing and description of available workshops please visit the Summit Workshop Day page.

Prior to the start of the rotating workshop periods, Ms. Margie Eugene-Richard, winner of the 2004 Goldman Environmental Prize, will address the student body during the Workshop Day keynote.   During her Keynote Ms. Eugene-Richard will discuss environmental racism and environmental justice on a broad level, using the case of the Old Diamond community as an illustration of these points.  Ms. Eugene-Richard will not only be able to show the effects of environmental degradation on the health and well-being of the community and individuals but how this is disproportionately true for communities whose members are primarily from minority populations.  Ms. Eugene-Richard will also show through the telling of her own personal experience how a community can come together to create change and how her personal faith and spirituality served as motivation and strength for her actions. 

To learn more about Ms. Eugene-Richard and her inspiring story please visit: http://www.goldmanprize.org/node/100

Rennaissance Series
Brophy Science Department

Brophy’s Rennaissance Series – a new quarterly program designed to give the adult community an experience of the Brophy classroom, and named after Fr. Anton Renna, S.J., long-time Brophy English and Humanities teacher – will hold its’ third installment on Wednesday, February 4th.  Since this installment falls during the Summit the presentation will offer the adult community a taste of what students experience in the classroom during a Summit and will exemplify how the faculty successfully integrate the Summit theme into their curriculum.

During this evenings presentation Mrs. Mazier will lead the participants in science experiments and demonstrations related to climate change.  This is similar to a workshop Mrs. Mazier will offer for students during the day.

PATRICIA MAZIER Mrs. Mazier earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Northern Arizona University and a Master of Arts degree from Arizona State University. She is a graduate of Xavier College Preparatory, was in the Peace Corps in Honduras, was a Flinn Scholar Honored Educator, and was department chair at St. Mary's High School and Gerard High School in Phoenix. Mrs. Mazier has earned many awards, most recently, the Presidential Award for Science Teaching while teaching at St. Francis Xavier Catholic School. As a member of the Brophy faculty this year, she teaches Chemistry and Honors Chemistry.  She is also co-moderator of the Key club.