FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MANHATTAN COLLEGE WELCOMES PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION TO PRESENT ENVIRONMENTAL LECTURE

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Larry Schweiger, president and chief executive of the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), will present a lecture titled “Climate Change: The Greatest Story Never Told” on Wednesday, October 20 at 4:00 p.m. at Manhattan College’s Smith Auditorium. The NWF is the nation’s largest and oldest protector of wildlife. It is committed to educating people to protect wildlife and habitat for future generations. This event is free and open to the public.

Schweiger was appointed president and chief executive of the NWF in March of 2004. He has served in several positions at the NWF, including publisher of the magazines, senior vice president for constituent development and conservation action and vice president of its affiliate and regional programs department. Before becoming head of the NWF, Schweiger served for eight years as president and chief executive of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC), where he pioneered and promoted numerous programs for ecological research. At WPC, he was credited for increasing the organization’s visibility through public advocacy and community garden and greening projects.

Prior to joining the WPC, Schweiger served as the first vice president of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, where he was responsible for its resource protection, land trust activities and advocacy programs. He is an active community leader, having served on more than 40 governing boards, commissions and committees. Schweiger has received numerous awards for his efforts in conservation, including the Distinguished Service Award for Special Conservation Achievement from the NWF and the Conservation Service Award from the Christian Environmental Association. He also was selected as Pennsylvania’s Environmental Professional of the Year in 2002.

Since 1936, the NWF has worked to achieve its mission by providing individuals, organizations, businesses and the government with accessible education opportunities, leadership training and development, curriculum, information outreach and networking opportunities.

For further information about this lecture, please contact Dr. Pamela Chasek, director of international studies at Manhattan, at (718) 862-7248. Manhattan College is located at West 242nd Street near Broadway in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, one mile from the Westchester County line and accessible by MTA subway lines 1 and 9.

Manhattan College was founded in 1853 in the Lasallian tradition of excellence in teaching, inspired by St. John Baptist de La Salle.  Manhattan College is an independent, Catholic, coeducational institution of higher learning that offers more than 40 major programs of study in the areas of arts, business, education, engineering and science.

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