Come join us, you’re invited!
The YMCA is hiring a full-time YMCA Earth Service Corps Leadership Development Director!
This is a great opportunity for recent PoE graduates. The program is an environmentally based, service learning and youth leadership program for high school and middle school students. The LDD is responsible for youth work, environmental expertise, program outreach and development, staff development, communications and budget/financial development. Click here for a full description.
Send a cover letter and resume after reviewing the description to ablood@seattleymca.org or apply online at yemployment.org.
DEADLINE: July 1, 2012
Volunteer/Intern Position Available
Puget Soundkeeper Alliance is looking for interested individuals to apply for a volunteer position supporting Soundkeeper’s outreach work in the field of pollution prevention education. The position will include work at the Soundkeeper office and possibly in the field. This is a part-time, temporary, unpaid position with no benefits offered. This would be an ideal position for a summer internship for a college student. Click here for full description.
Send a brief cover letter and current resume to Barbara Owens via email to barbara@pugetsoundkeeper.org. Email or call 206-297-7002 with any questions. More information online at http://pugetsoundkeeper.org/.
Main Street Student Internship on Whidbey Island
Langley Main Street is partnering with the City of Langley, Public Works Department to pay for a college student summer intern to help out around town. It will be a great summer job opportunity! The position can be tailored around the candidate’s school schedule; ideally starting after the end of spring term and ending prior to the start of fall term.
Click here for the job description and application instructions.
First review of applications with take place on May 31, 2012. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
YES! Magazine’s 2nd Annual Celebration of People Power
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear Pulitzer Prize-winner Alice Walker (The Color Purple, The Chicken Chronicles) and bestselling author Frances Moore Lappé (Diet for a Small Planet, EcoMind), speak to our power as change makers, interwoven with inspiring music from Makana, the acclaimed Hawaiian songwriter and slack-key guitarist who made national news last fall when he performed his Occupy anthem, “We Are the Many,” for President Obama.
When: Wednesday, June 6, at 7:00pm (doors open at 6:00pm, general seating. Drinks will be available for sale.)
Where: Town Hall Seattle, 1119 8th Ave (at 8th & Seneca. Convention Center parking is $4 when validated by Town Hall.)
What to expect: A full house, with over 800 members of a vibrant cross section of the Seattle community. A dessert reception will follow in the lobby, with live music from Makana, book signing, and locally-sourced refreshments. All proceeds from this evening will benefit the nonprofit YES! Magazine. Donations made that night will be matched, and are tax-deductible.
Tickets: On sale now at Brown Paper Tickets and going fast. A limited number of student tickets are on sale for $12–student IDs will be checked at the door. General admission tickets are $25 and include a one-year subscription to YES! Magazine for non-subscribers.
PoE Alumni Board opportunities – graduating seniors & current students
The PoE Alumni Board is now accepting applications for the 2012-13 academic year. If you are a graduating senior, this is a great way to network, stay connected with PoE, and build up your resume. The application should not take a lot of time to fill out, and the deadline for applications in Friday, June 29th.
Current students – we also need one student rep on the alumni board for the year. You can be an important liaison to connect alumni with the interests and needs of students still in the program.
Current students and/or graduating students use the same form.
[Alumni Board Application Form]
Send the completed form as a saved .pdf to jkob@uw.edu
Time commitment (about 6-8 hours per month):
Meetings the third Thursday of each month from September to June from 6:30-8:00 pm in the PoE offices.
Participation in Alumni events and workshops.
Send questions directly to Joe Kobayashi at: jkob@uw.edu!
Click through for information about what the Alumni Board worked on this past year
– Helped with establishing the PoE Environmental Leadership Scholarship. This new, merit-based scholarship has been created to support current Environmental Studies Majors. Applications have already been collected at PoE for two, $1,000 awards to be given for students attending in autumn quarter of this year. Board members helped with fundraising for the Endowed Scholarship Fund, gave input on the criteria for evaluating applicants, and will send a representative to participate on the committee to review the applications. Stay tuned for news about the scholarship recipients!
– Established a quarterly ‘PoE Community Drinks event’ for the whole PoE community: alumni, current students, faculty, and staff. The two events hosted so far had great turnout with over 30 attendees at each event.
– Helped to plan and run 6 career skills workshops for current PoE students. The workshops in resume writing and job interview skills are now available to any PoE student, and alumni volunteers receive training and materials from the UW Career Center.
[student job] – UW Undergraduate Academic Affairs/Business Office Student Assistant
[student job] – UW Undergraduate Academic Affairs/Business Office Student Assistant
[click on title for a job description]
For more information, contact:
Noel Bain, Fiscal Specialist II
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-2800
email: nbain@uw.edu
PoE students….Come work for us!
Program on the Environment is hiring a new student assistant to begin in Autumn quarter 2012.
Job Qualifications:
– PoE student
– Must be available the week before the start of Autumn quarter 2012 for training
– Entering sophomore/junior standing
– Strong interpersonal skills (friendly and helpful)
– Web design skills are a plus, but not required
– Weekday availability
– Finding someone who could help out during PoE graduation (June 7th, 2012) would also be greatly appreciated
Please submit a resume and cover letter outlining your work experience, computer skills, and why you want to work for PoE to Tikvah Weiner, PoE Administrator, at tweiner@uw.edu. Applications due by Friday, June 1st.
Job Details:
– Student assistants work 10-15 hours per week based on their availability.
– Pay rate is $10.50 per hour.
[course] – Summer 2012: Exploring the Washington State Food System
Summer 2012 Food Course! URBDP 498/598 – Exploring the Washington State Food System with Branden Born. This course will count towards Human & Social Dimensions and/or Bioregional for Perspectives and Experiences.
Come Join Kelda Miller, Jenny Pell, Marilene Richardson, and Ty Ty Burns and special guests at Shambala Farm and Nursery on Camano Island, WA for an exciting and enlightening 2-week Permaculture Design Certification Course June 6-20th, 2012. We will cover fun and important topics including permaculture design, generative ecology, community building, local economies, organic gardening, herbs and natives, vegetative propagation, animal husbandry, composting and much, much more! Lots of hands-on learning opportunities at Shambala’s growing permaculture farm and nursery!
More information on the event and pricing are @ www.shambalaexchange.com