[opportunity] – 2012 NW Sierra Student Coalition’s Summer Training Program

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2012 Northwest Sierra Student Coalition’s Summer Training Program (NW SPROG) 
What is SPROG? SPROG is a youth (generally ages15-30) summer camp focused on environmental leadership and organizing. 
When is NW SPROG? June 24th to July 1st 
Where is NW SPROG? Camp Fife in Goose Prairie, Washington (near Mt. Rainier) 

Why should I go to SPROG? At SPROG you will engage with one of the nation’s top curriculum and other passionate changemakers to learn about leadership development, facilitation skills, anti-oppression, working with the media, meeting with decision makers, campaign planning, messaging and framing, grassroots outreach, etc. SPROG is a perfect space for those wishing to gain concrete tools, skills, and support for social and environmental change organizing or those who wish to create a passionate network building a movement together. SPROG is a one-of-a-kind experience that will be remembered forever.

How I can I go to SPROG? The registration deadline is May 15th so sign up soon! Apply to a SPROG today!

How much is SPROG? Tuition for SPROG is $350 per person, which covers food, lodging, and all trainings for the week. (Sign up in a group of 3 or more and receive a $50 discount each!) Need-based scholarships are also available, just apply and we will work with you to make it affordable. 

How can I find out more about SPROG?  Check out the website at http://ssc.sierraclub.org/content/sprog-0 and please feel free to contact myself or Drew Serres at djserez@gmail.com for more information.

Thank you and don’t forget to apply to a SPROG by May 15th!

Terra Marie Smith
(707) 738-3689

Become an Environmental and Social Leader! Register for the Sierra Student Coalition Summer Training Camp (SPROG) Today! http://ssc.sierraclub.org/sprog

[job] Sustainability at Bellevue College is Hiring!

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Join the Office of Sustainability and be a part of creating a sustainable campus community.  Looking for three motivated students that can both lead projects and support operations in resource conservation, sustainable transportation and peer education.  Be a part of a team, develop your skills in a growing field and see the impact of your work.

Program Coordinator (part-time)
The Program Coordinator will assume day-to-day coordination of the Office of Sustainability, project administration, communications and committees. They will provide support across the scope of Sustainability at Bellevue College initiative, in support to the Director and Curriculum Manager, and provide direction to the Sustainability Coordinators.
 
Part Time: 19 hours per week
Salary: $14/hr.
Review and Apply:  Program Coordinator Job Description (PDF)
Deadline:  May 30th
Subject to final funding approval

[event] – PoE Spring 2012 Capstone Symposium

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The Program on the Environment is proud to present Spring 2012’s PoE capstone symposium!  We will have nearly 50 graduating seniors presenting at oral presentations and poster sessions over a span of three days!  All students are invited to attend and hear about the wonderful environmental projects students have been working on.

WHAT: PoE Spring 2012 Capstone Symposium

WHEN: Monday, May 21 – Wednesday, May 23 from 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.

WHERE: Fishery Sciences Building (FSH), Room 107 and the PoE Commons (ACC).  Oral presentations will be in FSH and poster sessions will be in ACC.

Abstracts of presentations and posters will be available on the PoE website a week before presentations: http://depts.washington.edu/poeweb/students/capstone/capstone_conference.html

We hope to see you there!

[event] – Movie: The Island President

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The Island President, is coming to Seattle’s SIFF Theater beginning Friday May 4th!

May 4–17, SIFF Cinema Uptown 

Tickets: $10 | $5 SIFF Members | $9 Youth (20 & under) and Seniors (65+) 
Matinees: $7 | $5 SIFF Members 
SIFF Cinema passes and vouchers are valid at the box office. 

From director Jon Shenk (The Lost Boys of Sudan) comes the story of PresidentMohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, a man confronting the literal survival of his country and everyone in it. After bringing democracy to the Maldives after thirty years of despotic rule, Nasheed is now faced with an even greater challenge: as one of themost low-lying countries in the world, a rise of three feet in sea level would submerge the1200 islands of the Maldives enough to make them uninhabitable. 

The Island President captures Nasheed’s first year of office, culminating in his trip to theCopenhagen Climate Summit, where the film provides a rare glimpse of the political horse-trading that goes on at such a top-level global assembly. Nasheed is unusually candid about revealing his strategies—leveraging the Maldives’ underdog position as a tiny country, harnessing the power of media, and overcoming deadlocks through an appeal to unity with other developing nations. Despite the modest size of his country, Mohamed Nasheed has become one of the leading international voices for urgent action on climate change. 

On February 7, 2012, Nasheed was forced to resign the presidency under the threat of violence in a coup d’etat perpetrated by security forces loyal to the former dictator. Thefuture of the president, and the island, remain unclear.

[event]: Sustainability Studio Team Presentations

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You are cordially invited to attend the final presentation for the
Spring 2012 ENVIR 480/Sustainability Studio class.

When: Thursday, May 31st, 1:30pm Presentation | 2:30pm Snacks &Social
Where: Wallace Hall Research Commons

Focusing on climate action, this quarter’s twenty dedicated students
will showcase their five projects:
Green Video Competition from Green Panda Production
Incentivizing Behavior Change in Residence Halls
Residence Hall Case Studies
UW Walking Campaign through U-Walk Signs
Sustainable Transportation in the College of the Environment

[job] – Well KEPT Program Supervisor – City of Bellevue

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The Well KEPT Program is a summer youth employment program offered through the Natural Resource Division of the Parks & Community Services Department. We are hiring two Well KEPT Program Supervisors to manage the group of teens this summer. The program is designed to provide Bellevue youth with education, job skills, and career development training in the field of park resource management. Work focuses on parkland renovation and maintenance; projects may include forest enhancement, wetland restoration, and trail construction. The Well KEPT Program combines on-the-job work experience, environmental education, and career development training to instill strong self-esteem, good work habits, and sound environmental ethics.

Link to Apply Online: https://www.govjobstoday.com/Jobs/JobAnnouncement.aspx?jid=1587