About Climate Stories Collaborative
The Climate Stories Collaborative at App State is our response to the growing call for more transdisciplinary and creative approaches to climate change communication. Our mission is to grow the capacity of faculty and students to be more creative and compelling climate storytellers in order to engage more people in meaningful climate conversation and action.
A small group of faculty founded the Collaborative in 2017, inspired by a visit to our campus by Climate Narrative Project leader Jeff Biggers. We have since grown to engage more than 100 faculty members representing at least 30 academic programs, and our programs have engaged thousands of students and other members of our campus and broader community.
Staff
The Climate Stories Collaborative is led by Dr. Lorraine Affourtit (Art), Dr. Derek Davidson (Theatre & Dance), and Jennie Carlisle (Art) with support from founder Laura England (Sustainable Development).
Dr. Lorraine Affourtit
Climate Stories Co-Facilitator
affourtitlj@appstate.edu
828-262-2020
Dr. Derek Davidson
Climate Stories Co-Facilitator
davidsonds@appstate.edu
828-262-8177
Jennie Carlisle
Climate Stories Co-Facilitator
carlislejk@appstate.edu
828-262-2220
Laura England
Founder of Climate Stories
englandle@appstate.edu
828-262-7237
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Support the Climate Stories Collaborative and help amplify creative climate communication at App State! Your donation fuels student-driven storytelling, campus programming, and community engagement that inspires action on climate change. Every gift makes a difference.
Climate Stories is Supported By
Pathways to Resilience
Pathways to Resilience enacts App State’s current Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP). Every ten years as part of our reaccreditation process, we select a new QEP topic—an area of student learning and/or student success that aligns with institutional needs and priorities.