Arizona Western College’s Department of Chemistry and Honors invites the community and the media to attend the interdisciplinary Oceans Symposium entitled Earth Misnamed: A Look at the Influence of the Oceans on Human Civilization, Thought, and Sustenance.  The symposium will be held on the main campus on Thursday, February 3rd at 1:45pm.  The symposium is free and open to the public.

The keynote speaker, Ray Ashley, President and CEO of the Maritime Museum of San Diego, will speak about his vast knowledge of the ocean and the affects upon the earth.  AWC speakers will include Kelly Esslinger (Prof. of Geosciences), Michelle Faust (Prof. of Spanish), and Scott Donnelly (chemistry).

The presentation will be held in the south wing of the AWC Conference Center.