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Van Gogh Paint Night

Join SPO for a fun night of virtual painting! Participate in this special art event themed around Vincent Van Gogh. SPO Art enthusiast Julianna will guide each participant in creating their own Van Gogh-inspired self portrait. This event is FREE for all participants. You must register by October 16, 2022 in order to receive your (...) Read More >>

Environmental Seminars Speaker – Kevin Franklin

Three RIvers Community College 574 New London Turnpike, Norwich

Please join us for an evening with Kevin Franklin.

Kevin is an adjunct professor at Three Rivers and has taught geomatics and land surveying courses for the college since 2013.  He graduated from UConn with a Master of Science degree in Natural Resources in 2017.  Kevin’s award-winning thesis derived the expected amount of miscentering error for a survey rod. 

We hope you'll join us and discuss issues, ideas and methods of improving our environment with Kevin.

See you soon.

Thank you

Dr. Diba Khan-Bureau, Professor & Program Coordinator

Environmental Seminars Speaker – Dr. Peter Siver

Three RIvers Community College 574 New London Turnpike, Norwich

Please join us for an evening with Dr. Peter Siver.

Dr. Siver is a noted expert in limnology, the study of lakes. Dr. Siver shows that surrounding watersheds help regulate the effect of acid rain on lakes and ponds, in some cases reducing acidity over time.

Dr. Siver's research interests include studying the ability of extant and fossil algal floras, especially chrysophytes and diatoms, to reveal the effects of environmental stresses on aquatic ecosystems; the use of algal assemblages in reconstructing paleoenvironments; biotic surveys of chrysophyte floras in New England, the Adirondacks, the Poconos, Florida and Argentina; integration of the Geographic Information System (GIS) in lake management issues; and the chemistry of Connecticut lakes.

We hope you'll join us and discuss issues, ideas and methods of improving our environment with Dr. Siver.

See you soon.

Thank you

Dr. Diba Khan-Bureau, Professor & Program Coordinator