Open House Committee

Charge

Staffed by the offices of Development and External Relations, the Open House committee is a widely representative group that is responsible for developing ideas for, and implementing, Lamont-Doherty’s annual Open House. Started 50 years ago by Lamont-Doherty’s founder, Maurice “Doc” Ewing, Open House is intended to show neighbors, students of all ages and the wider Columbia community how Earth works, and what we are doing here at Lamont-Doherty to discover how to steward its resources in the most responsible way possible.

Representing each research Division, the various areas of the Administration, the Department of Earth & Environmental Science, as well as the other units of the Earth Institute housed on the Lamont campus, the committee is responsible for:

- developing ideas for displays, exhibits and lectures for Open House;

- debating the possibility of a theme or slogan for each Open House, while ensuring that Open House showcases the entire campus;

- helping to reach out to as wide an audience as possible – neighbors, friends, alumni, potential science students (from elementary through graduate school) and the Columbia community – while developing exhibits and displays that target each constituency;

- volunteering at Open House itself, by manning the exhibits, displays and lectures, and welcoming visitors;

- enlisting others to volunteer as well, as needed;

- familiarizing oneself with both the campus and the individual exhibits so that Committee members can properly orient visitors.

2006 Membership

• Biology & Paleo Environment
  – Mercedes Paulino
   
• Borehole
  – David Grames
   
• Bright Horizons Child Development Center
  – Deanna Intorcia
   
• CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  – Joe Schumacher
  – Elizabeth Sydor
   
• CICAR
  – Laura Barry-Biss
   
• Deep Sea Sample Repository
  – Nicole Anest
   
• Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences
  – Carol Mountain 
   
• Director’s Office
  – Miriam Cinquegrana
  – Bev Wuerfel
   
• Earth2Class
  – Mike Passow
   

• Geochemistry
  – Arlene Suriani
   
• IRI (International Research Institute for Climate Prediction)
  – Francesco Fiondella
   
• Marine Geology & Geophysics
  – Andrew Goodwillie
   
• Ocean & Climate Physics
  – Laura Lichtblau
  – Michael Previdi
   
• Office of Marine Operations
  – Meagan Cummings
   
• Seismology, Geology & Tectonophysics
  – Dana Miller
   
   
• Administration
  – Bob Bookbinder
  – Bob Daly
  – Bonnie Deutsch
  – Tom Eberhard
  – Ariana Falerni
  – Dick Greco
  – Howie Matza
  – Patrick O'Reilly
  – Lenny Sullivan
  – Pat Temple
  – Cathy Troutman
  – Jennifer Verdin

• LDEO Development
  – Stacey Vassallo

• CU Earth Institute Communications
  – Vilma Gallagher
  – Kim Martineau