Focus the Nation was a great success and I am proud to have been able to participate and present at the University of Kentucky about AASHE and the Presidents Climate Commitment.  In my pre-FTN post two weeks ago I asked for any campuses that were especially excited about events and activities they had planned to submit photos/videos or any other material that was generated as a result of the event.

Clemson University shared two fantastic videos getting Focus the Nation endorsements from both sides of the political aisle, from Republican Congressman Bob Inglis below,

Rep. Bob Inglis Greets Clemson FTN from clemsonfocus on Vimeo.

and Presidential hopeful Barack Obama:

The press was also out in full force and stories ran in many of the major news outlets including, Time Magazine, Newsweek, The New York Times, NPR, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Business Week, Forbes, The Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, CBS News, MS NBC and many more national print, radio and TV outlets. 

Also, student papers across the nation wrote excellent articles covering the days events, check out a collection of some of them below:

• American University: Four Campuses, Much Green Talk
• Annandale campus: Four Campuses, Much Green Talk
• Boise State University: All night classes cancelled for Thursday night
• Boise State University: Focus the Nation events conclude at Boise State
• Brown University: emPOWER fair highlights green products
• California State University-Monterey Bay: Daylong CSUMB symposium touts sustainability
• Central Connecticut State Univ: Go Green or Go Home Climate Symposium Comes to CCSU
• Clemson University: Clemson to kick-off Focus the Nation
• Cohasset High School: Small steps can help environment, Hedlund says
• Colorado University: “Focus” on a greener campus
• Columbia University: Teach-in Concludes Week of Action
• Drew University: A nation focuses on a solution
• Drury University: Green Tip of Week
• Duke University: Green day rocks out at Duke
• Fordham University: Fordham Participates in Focus the Nation
• Fort Clarke Middle School: Focus the Nation gets kids involved
• Frostburg State University: Trash To Treasure
• Gallaudet University: Four Campuses, Much Green Talk
• George Washington University: Four Campuses, Much Green Talk
• Green Mountain College: College focuses on global warming
• Greenwich Country Day School: Students tackle global warming
• Gustavus Adolphus College: Gustavus Student Interning at Will Steger Foundation
• Hamilton College: Green Democracy Roundtable Examines Climate Change Issues
• Hingham High School: STUDENTS FOCUS ON CLIMATE CHANGE: Local high school joins    national teach-in on global warming
• Illinois State University: “Focus the Nation” presentation features Normal Mayor Chris Koos
• Indiana State University: Focus the Nation event aims to help keep Earth healthy
• Lakeland College: LL participates in national effort to increase awareness of global warming
• Lock Haven University: Panel focuses on global warming:schools pushed to gain awareness
• Loyola Marymount University: So That’s Why Those Bottles Are There…
• New Mexico State Univ: NMSU students discuss climate change during 1,600-college teach-in
• New York University:  NYU home to largest teach-in ever in U.S.
• North Shore Community College: NSCC educates for the green economy
• Northern Virginia Community College: Four Campuses, Much Green Talk
• Northern Virginia Community College-Manassas: Climate called a campus concern
• Penn State: Students ‘focus’ on climate concerns
• Phillips Exeter Academy: Exeter students step up in Green Cup Challenge
• Portland State University: Focused on climate change
• San Francisco State University: “Focus the Nation” Holds Teach-in at SF State
• Santa Monica College: SMC Signs Climate Pact
• Seattle University: SU faculty help to raise awareness of global warming
• St. Mary-of-the-Woods College: St. Mary-of-the-Woods leads climate change discussio
• Stanford University: Schools become front line in warming fight
• Suffolk University: Focus the Nation recap
• Texas A&M University: Community focuses on energy efficiency
• The College of New Jersey: Local experts ‘focus’ on environmental issues
• Towson University: Environmentalists aim to ‘Focus’ TU
• Tufts University: Politicians, non-profit leaders speak to encourage environmental awareness
• University of Arizona: Solar energy focus of talk
• U of California, Berkeley: Berkeley, and the nation, turn the spotlight on climate change
• University of California, Irvine: Focus the Nation Educates About Global Warming
• University of Central Florida: UCF to host webcast for global warming mega-event
• University of Cincinnati: Global warming gets ‘focus’ at UC teach-in event
• University of Colorado, Boulder: “Focus” on a greener campus
• University of Connecticut Stamford: Speakers call for personal responses to warming threat
• University of Florida, Gainesville: Experts at UF discuss climate
• University of Georgia: Officials sift for climate solutions
• University of Irvine: Focus the Nation Educates About Global Warming
• University of Kentucky: Teach-in puts focus on global warming
• University of Miami: Country’s largest ‘teach-in’ focused on global warming
• University of Michigan: Energy leaders talk climate
• University of Minnesota: ‘Focus the Nation’ event draws all ages
• University of Montana: Gov. Schweitzer, Panelists Urge Aggressive Action on Climate Change
• U of North Carolina at Greensboro: Science teacher speaks as part of national Teach-In
• U of Oklahoma: Panel explores climate change solutions for world, nation, state and city
• University of Oregon: Event spreads word to students about global warming
• University of Portland: Climate teach-in draws 3,200
• University of South Carolina Upstate: USC Upstate panel discusses global warming
• University of Utah: Leaders urge action on climate change
• University of Vermont: UVM joins 1400 colleges to “Focus the Nation”
• University of Wisconsin–Madison: Cieslewicz addresses Madison’s green plan
• University of Wisconsin–Madison: Focus on carbon emissions
• University of Wisconsin–Madison: Lawmakers urge more action on global warming
• University of Wisconsin-Madison: Lawmakers call for reduced emissions; voter mobilization
• University of Wisconsin-Madison: Taking ‘green’ to new heights
• University of Wyoming: Climate panel on campus
• University Wisconsin-River Falls: UW-RF joins largest teach-in in U.S. history
• Vanderbilt University: Filmmaker presents energy production’s everyday problems
• Virginia Tech: Tech gathers for ‘Focus the Nation’
• Virginia Tech: Tech students focus attention on global warming
• Wesleyan: Seeking sustainability: University joins Focus the Nation efforts
• Wheaton College: Focus the Nation encourages students to think green
• Wilkes University: Activist brings 30 years of experience to the environmental crusade
• Wilkes University: Student of the Week: Neil Kresge
• York High School: School participates in Focus the Nation event
• Middlebury College: NE Launch Conference Slide Show

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