EVS101 - Evergreen Seminars

Course Description

Evergreen Seminars 

• Register* for the seminar(s) you wish to attend. If you purchased a Passport during this academic year (starting new every Fall), select "I Have a Passport Already" at checkout.
• If the seminar is offered via Zoom link will be active prior to the first day of the seminar to all enrolled students. More information is available here.
• Log in to Evergreen/CPE student account. (We recommend you do this before the first class date.)
• Access the Zoom link and recordings: Go to My Enrollment History -> Click on the Seminar -> Link will show below in "View Online Resources" to join the seminar for each session. On the last day of the session, you can find this under the Completed tab.

They are included in the price of an Evergreen Passport, but enrollment is required.

Note – If you have participated in Evergreen since July 2019, you already have an account based on your email address as your username (which may be different from your BU account). Login at Evergreen/CPE as a Returning Student. Do not create a new account. If you need help, contact us.

Registration for all seminars is on the right.
 

Evergreen Summer One-Day Event Schedule 

• 8:45 – 9:15 am Light breakfast & Conversation

• 9:15 - 10:45 am "The Artemis Effect and the Overview Effect” Presented by Frank White. For 10 days in early April 2026, the world was enthralled the Artemis 2 mission: for the first time since 1972, humanity sent astronauts to the Moon. As people followed their journey daily, the four space travelers shared their awe and wonder with the inhabitants of Planet Earth, experiencing The Overview Effect. This is a concept that shows us that the Earth is a whole system, without borders or boundaries. Meanwhile, conflict and destruction dominated the news of life on Earth’s surface. The contrast was so powerful that it perhaps should be called “the Artemis Effect.” Frank’s discussion will highlight the difference between “Overview Thinking” and “Surface Thinking” and how each mindset might influence the human future. 

• 11:00 am – 12:30 pm "Are you talking to me?” Presented by Michelle Sullivan. Have you ever changed the TV or radio dial as soon as an advertisement interrupts the program? You’d have to be living under a rock if you didn’t try to avoid ads some of the time.  Despite billions of dollars being spent globally to create and produce ad campaigns every year, and billions more spent on airtime to get the messages in front of consumers, the truth is, many ads fail. But not all the time. In this seminar we will explore what great brands do differently. What makes some ad campaigns so compelling that we’re eager to tune in instead of changing that dial? 

• 12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch provided

• 1:30 – 3:00 pm – “From Me to We: Viewing Adulthood through the Lens of Social Justice and Community” Presented by Tina Durand. If you could offer advice to your younger self, what would it be?  In this interactive session, we will embark on a developmental journey of middle and later adulthood, based on the theory of psychologist and psychoanalyst Erik Erikson.  We will discuss the joys and challenges of this period of the lifespan and consider the unique and varied ways that older adults contribute to making the world a more just and meaningful place for their families, their communities, and for each other. 

Registration is required. This event is free for Evergreen Passport holders, $30 for all others, with lunch and snack included. The deadline to register is Thursday, June 4. This is an in-person event only.