[course]: Integrated Sciences Careers Seminar

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Are you interested in a career in the sciences? Would you like to:

  • Explore a wide variety of careers available to students with a broad science background?
  • Network with professionals in science careers, including science education, science writing, and science policy?
  • Learn about successful pathways to careers in science, as well as the skills required for those careers?

Weekly guest speakers in INTSCI 301 expose students to a variety of possible careers and provide students with tips and insight based on their own careers in the sciences.  Students complete a final “field experience” consisting of a visit and informational interview with someone working in the sciences.

Open to undergraduates at all levels with an interest in learning more about science careers.

Here’s what some of our previous students had to say about the class:

“The field experience exposed me to a career I didn’t even know existed!  This class should be required for all science majors.  I wish I had taken it when I first came to the UW.”

“This class was a very pleasant surprise.  It proved to be helpful in areas other than just exploring science careers.”

“Having guest speakers come in from different fields is really awesome and gives lots of different perspectives.”

INTSCI 301 will meet on Wednesdays, 3:30-4:50 p.m. For registration questions, please email Meghan Oxley, Integrated Sciences Adviser, at: what@uw.edu.

[course]: Environmental Issues on Indigenous Homelands; NW Native Peoples and the Flora of the Pacific NW

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still looking for a course for your ‘perspectives’ requirements? See two great courses with space still available for winter quarter from American Indian Studies:

AIS 475A: Environmental Issues on Indigenous Homelands
5 credits, I&S
TuTh 3:30 – 5:20
Instructor: Clarita Lefthand-Begay
This class will consist of an interdisciplinary analysis of the environmental problems plaguing Indigenous communities in North America.  The overarching goals of this course will include an examination of the policies relevant to protecting communities from environmental pollutants occurring on the homelands of Indigenous peoples, the health implications of exposure to contaminated ecosystems, and case studies that illustrate strategies for how indigenous communities are working to address these issues.  It will also aim to build critical awareness about environmental problems and explore the intersection between pollutants, human health, ecosystem services and community action.  Students will be encouraged to work together to communicate environmental problems discussed in class. 
AIS 475B: Northwest Native Peoples and the Flora of the Pacific Northwest
5 credits, NW/I&S
TuTh 3:30 – 5:20
Instructor: Cynthia Updegrave
Using lectures, case studies,and field trips, the course focuses on native plants, and their ethnobotanical uses, in the context of developing familiarity with the ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest, Winter is traditionally the time for being in the longhouse, story, and the making and repair of important items in this region. In addition, the course will investigate how Native People have managed ecosystems for plant resources, and the profound disruption in indigenous management regimes post-settlement, including the health implications of the loss of indigenous food resources and the resulting loss of biodiversity for ecosystems. We will connect our learning to wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ, (Intellectual House) on campus, the region’s annual Tribal Canoe Journeys, and a canoe carving project to explore the many ways cultural renewal is contributing to well-being. 

[course]: Education for Sustainability

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interested in environmental education? There are still spaces available in the sustainability-oriented ‘inner pipeline seminar’. These seminars involve teaching around a variety of subjects, so remember that only the ‘K’ section is relevant to sustainability education for winter 2015! – joe

Education For Sustainability

Education for Sustainability

EDUC 401K

SLN: 13689

Facilitators: Emy Gelb (emygelb@uw.edu) and Ashley Young (ashyoung@uw.edu)

·         Date/Time: Mondays 2-3:20

·         Location: DEN 313

·         Class Start Date:  01/12

How do educators teach young people about the earth’s ecosystems and foster an ethic of environmental stewardship?What skills and ways of thinking are necessary to confront future change?

The seminar examines effective ways for educators to teach the meaning and importance of sustainability to the K-12 audience in formal and informal education settings. We will explore various philosophies, models and approaches to K-12 environmental education. In addition, students will volunteer in school classrooms and environmental community organizations in the Seattle area for at least 2.5 hours (2 credits) a week. 

Education For Sustainability

Education for Sustainability

EDUC 401K

SLN: 13689

Facilitators: Emy Gelb (emygelb@uw.edu) and Ashley Young (ashyoung@uw.edu)

·         Date/Time: Mondays 2-3:20

·         Location: DEN 313

·         Class Start Date:  01/12

How do educators teach young people about the earth’s ecosystems and foster an ethic of environmental stewardship?What skills and ways of thinking are necessary to confront future change?

The seminar examines effective ways for educators to teach the meaning and importance of sustainability to the K-12 audience in formal and informal education settings. We will explore various philosophies, models and approaches to K-12 environmental education. In addition, students will volunteer in school classrooms and environmental community organizations in the Seattle area for at least 2.5 hours (2 credits) a week. 

[job]: Executive Director, Friends of North Creek Forest (Bothell, WA)

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Full time position with a local non-profit. Starting salary is 40k for the first year. Priority deadline is December 31, 2014.

Friends of North Creek Forest

Full position description

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Friends of North Creek Forest (FNCF) a non-profit environmental education organization in Bothell, WA, announces an immediate opening in the Executive Director position.

About Friends of North Creek Forest

FNCF is a 501c3 nonprofit organization founded in 2011. The mission of FNCF is to maintain and improve the ecological function of North Creek Forest through education, stewardship, and conservation in perpetuity.

FNCF promotes ecological literacy through North Creek Forest centered outdoor class experience, internships, a variety of social media and public presentations. We serve schools within Northshore School District, private schools, members of the community, the University of Washington Bothell and Cascadia College. We envision the entire 64-acre forest as a giant outdoor laboratory inspiring artistic, scientific and literary works toward an ever greater understanding of natural systems.

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[scholarship]: USAID Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship

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USAID Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship

The Payne Program is designed to attract outstanding young people to careers in international development as USAID Foreign Service Officers. The Payne Fellowship Program provides benefits valued at up to $90,000 over two years toward a two-year master’s degree, arranges internships in Washington D.C. and at USAID missions overseas, and provides professional development and support activities. Fellows who successfully complete the program become USAID Foreign Service Officers. Fellows may use the fellowship to attend a two-year master’s program in a U.S. institution to study an area of relevance to the USAID Foreign Service, including international development, international relations, public policy, business administration, foreign languages, economics, agriculture, environmental sciences, health, or urban planning at a graduate or professional school approved by the Payne Program.

At the end of the two-year fellowship, Fellows enter the USAID Foreign Service. Applicants must be college seniors or graduates looking to start graduate school in the fall of the year they apply, have GPAs of at least 3.2 and be U.S. citizens. The program welcomes applications from those with any undergraduate major and encourages applications from members of minority groups historically underrepresented in the USAID Foreign Service and those with financial need. Information and application materials for the program are available at www.paynefellows.org. The application deadline isJanuary 20, 2015. The Program is funded by USAID and managed by Howard University.

2015 Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship
Number of Fellowships Offered: 5
Eligibility Requirements: U.S. citizenship; GPA of 3.2/4.0; seeking to start two-year relevant grad program in fall 2015

Online Application Opens: October 14, 2014 www.paynefellows.org
Application Deadline: January 20, 2015 – Finalists selected by the end of February – Fellows selected by mid-March

Contact: paynefellows@howard.edu; 202-806-4367, (877) 633-0002; or Tessa Henry, Program Officer, (Tessa.henry@howard.edu) 202-806-5952.

*(Seattle)* Marketing Intern with Forterra

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*(Seattle)* Marketing Intern with Forterra

cepmakinithappen:

This internship is designed to support the Forterra marketing and outreach team to inspire individuals and organizations to engage with our organization on multiple levels. This position requires a flexible individual who likes a fast paced work environment, is comfortable with continuously evolving responsibilities, isn’t afraid to try new things, and who likes to laugh at work. We expect this position to change throughout the duration of the internship depending on the needs of the team and the interest of the intern.

*Job* Research Assistant with UW/Sound Transit

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*Job* Research Assistant with UW/Sound Transit

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This is a request for applications from students interested in an
Research Assistantship for Winter 2015 and Spring 2015 quarters.  We are working with Sound Transit to help them understand the value of
BIM-based asset data in their operations.  (See project description
attached).   For this project, we are looking for students with:

– Strong written and spoken English  (Interviews will be the primary
research method)
– Strong organizational skills  (the analysis include work process diagrams)
– Self-directed and motivated to learn in this area
– An interest in BIM technologies and work processes
– Having an understanding of transportation systems and operations a
plus, but not required
– Having an understanding of COBie and BIM a plus, but not required
– Experience with contract language a plus, but not required
– We are seeking students who are interested in doing a thesis or paper
on the topic (see MS thesis by Andrew Marsters as an example).
– Masters/Ph.D. candidates preferred, would consider exceptional
undergraduate candidates

Application Process:

1) Submit statement of interest and resume to Prof. Carrie Sturts
Dossick (cdossick@uw.edu <mailto:cdossick@uw.edu>) with subject line “ST RAship Application”

2) Sign up for interview slot via Office Hours
<https://www.google.com/calendar/selfsched?sstoken=UURYQUJ3eXk0Yll6fGRlZmF1bHR8MTFmMWFlYjAxOWVhN2FkMGU3NTIwOWZhM2Y3M2Q3MjM> for
Wen 12/10 or Monday 12/15.  NOTE: Check your calendar TIME ZONE.

See Link for more information.

*Job* Marketing and Communications Coordinator with Pacific NorthWest Economic Region

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*Job* Marketing and Communications Coordinator with Pacific NorthWest Economic Region

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PNWER seeks a motivated individual who is interested in cross-border policy and planning and is excited about the prospect of making the NW a better place to live and do business. PNWER’s office currently has eight employees and several interns. This is a rare opportunity for an innovative and creative individual to interact with high level decision makers in the bi-national region. You will learn a great deal about the unique differences between Canadian and US systems of government and you will play a major role in providing support to PNWER officers and staff.

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The program will focus on food and culture in the Hispanic world. It will serve students in Spanish, Nutritional Sciences, Jewish Studies, and Geography. It will also be advertised in the College of the Environment as a possible addition to the Food Studies Minor.