UVM student gains a global voice
Blogging has changed the way many people share their opinions about current events, politics, and their inner most thoughts. The speed at which this information is disseminated is almost instantaneous from the moment it is posted on the internet. Within minutes the entry makes it to the RSS feed readers across the world, including the all knowing Google search engine. This is actually how I got the news about the Live Earth short film of the essay written by the late UVM student Michelle Gardner-Quinn.
Most of us in the UVM community will never forget Michelle, even if we never actually met her face to face. Her spirit lives on throughout our campus community and beyond in the hearts of the UVM graduates, especially those of 2007 class. It is incredible how her words now get the chance to touch and effect millions of people through the voices of celebrities and Michelle’s own mother. Don’t miss the chance to read her essay in the UVM alumni magazine, the Quarterly edition from Winter 2007 or on Michelle's Earth Foundation website.
I don’t know anyone yet who has watched the Short Film from Live Earth with a dry eye. It is certainly worth the minute it takes to view it on YouTube.
entry posted by Holly Buckland Parker, Center for Teaching and Learning, UVM
photo by Collin J. Parker, Essex Junction, Vermont