There are still spots available in this great autumn quarter class. Check the time schedule for meeting times and SLN codes for registration.
This course can count towards the ’Policy and Decision-making’ requirements of the Environmental Studies major or minor.
Are you passionate about CLUE? Do you enjoy helping support students?
Are you detail oriented and organized? Do you know about campus resources and know how to problem solve? Do you work well on your own but know how to be a team player?
If you do, come work for CLUE! We are currently hiring a Front Desk Manager for Fall 2011, and if you have what it takes to help your fellow peers, we would love to hear from you!
All we need is a resume, cover letter and unofficial transcript sent to adiamt@u.washington.edu orclue@u.washington.edu by the end of the day Friday September 2, 2011.
We look forward to hearing from you soon!
CLUE:
CLUE is a free late-night, multidisciplinary study center housed in the Office of Undergraduate Academic Affairs at the University of Washington. Fundamental to CLUE’s success are its state-of-the-art location in Mary Gates Hall, convenient evening hours, and the employment of current and recently graduated UW students and graduate students.
Our mission is to provide high level academic support for the full range of UW undergraduates, from those who are under-prepared to those who are advanced. The Center brings students who might not otherwise interact academically and socially into learning communities with shared academic goals.
Crooked Trails: Non-Profit Community-Based Travel, Educational Outreach, Community Development
Interesting organization that is hosting an upcoming event called “Seattle 98118’: "A cross-cultural journey connecting Seattle residents with immigrants and refugees from Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Somalia to meet, share and learn.
[Full Volunteer Position Information Online Here]
Hello,
The Inyo National Forest, Mammoth Ranger District (located in Mammoth Lakes, CA) is looking for some quality volunteers for the winter of 2011 and into 2012 (we are flexible with the length of the term). We are able to offer FREE HOUSING in exchange for 24 hours/week of USFS work. Perhaps some of your students are looking for a winter position working with the US Forest Service. If possible, please pass this information along to your students, post in prominent locations around campus, and feel free to pass it along to your colleagues at other colleges and universities. THANKS so much in advance! This is a great opportunity in an AMAZING location and also serves as an excellent way to “get ones foot in the door” with the federal lands.
Thanks so much!
Lawson Reif
Inyo National Forest
Mammoth Ranger District
Office: 760-924-5516
Cell: 760-914-1933
Still looking for a course for your autumn quarter schedule? GEOG 205 can help fulfill the ‘Land, Water, Air’ component of the ‘Earth Systems Literacy’ requirement for students that declare the major AUT/10 or later. For those that declared earlier, this course can fulfill the entire ‘Earth Systems Literacy’ requirement.
GEOG 205: Introduction to the Physical Environment Autumn Quarter 2011
NW 5 credits
MTWTh, 11:30-12:20, plus Friday lab
Sln: 20758 (lecture); 20759:20761 (Fri quiz sections)
We live on an extraordinary planet. The activities and conveniences of modern civilization often dull our sensitivity to the miraculous workings of our planet. The majority of us spend most of our time indoors, living in cities, and because of this our dependence on natural processes is not very obvious. This reduced sensitivity to nature in our everyday lives is a downside of civilization. On the positive side, over the past couple of decades the application of scientific methods has yielded an explosion of knowledge about the earth. Accordingly, the objective of this course is to provide you with a broad introduction to a spectrum of dynamic knowledge about the Earth and the impact of humans upon it. An understanding of many interrelationships amongst various elements of the physical environment is critical in studying the complex systems of the earth-atmosphere system. Many of our present environmental problems have resulted because such relationships were not understood adequately if at all by the planet’s human inhabitants.
The first half of the courses will focus on tectonic and geomorphic processes and features, including dynamic plate tectonics, mountain building, seismic, volcanic features and landscapes in the northwest. Surface geomorphic processes and landscape features from chemical and mechanical weathering, mass wasting and mass movements to the erosion and depositional features of running water and wind will be highlighted using rich visual examples from the Pacific Northwest. Human interaction via land-use change and dam construction with natural hydrologic cycles and water budgets, especially in urban areas, will be addressed. Exploration of glacial and periglacial processes and landforms locally and globally will serve as a transition to the discussion of atmospheric processes and climate change. In this regard, the vivid, and scientifically based forecast for our planet in the next forty years, namely, Laurence Smith’s The World in 2050 – a distillation of cutting-edge research into the four world-changing forces of demographic trends, natural resource demands, climate change, and globalization – will be used along with first half of Robert W. Christopherson’s, Geosystems not only to develop an understanding of important and core atmospheric and climatic processes, but equally if not more importantly, to assist students to become more fully aware “…of the challenges and opportunities facing our world in the coming century.”
Often Friday’s recitation/lab time will be spent working in small groups on in-class assignments. At other times recitation/lab time will be used both to reinforce the lecture material and to present new and/or additional material. The labs will, however, be used primarily for introducing and working on practical lab exercises. For example, practical skills such as topographic map reading and interpretation, graphing, data plotting, and graph interpretation, and constructing and interpreting weather maps and symbols will be taught during these weekly Friday lab periods.
The better you understand the Earth, the more you will be sensitive to it, the more you will appreciate it, and the more you will wonder about it. Renewed appreciation, and particularly a rekindled sense of wonder, can help motivate all of us to live more carefully within the limits of our remarkable planetary home.
JOB POSTING
Marine Science Educator
Posted: Internal and External
Reports to: Cherie Williams, Education Manager
Status: Non-Exempt/Hourly
Hours of Work: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday – Friday (available to work evenings and weekends)
Dated Needed: Immediately
Posting Expires: Friday, August 26, 2011
About the Seattle Aquarium: The Seattle Aquarium is owned by the City of Seattle and under nonprofit management. The Aquarium currently serves over 825,000 visitors and 50,000 school children and their teachers annually. Guided by the mission of Inspiring Conservation of our Marine Environment, the Seattle Aquarium has a realistic plan for phased growth based on record-setting attendance, membership and fundraising growth, an energized Board of Directors and professional management. The current annual budget is $12 million.
Position Overview: This position is intended to accomplish the development and delivery of marine science education. Programming to a wide range of audiences in an informal science setting at the Seattle Aquarium. Early Childhood programming is specific focus of the position.
Primary job functions:
1. Develop, coordinate, and implement Seattle Aquarium Early Childhood programming.
2. Facilitate/implement PreK-12 marine science educational programming on/off-site for a wide range of audiences including students, teachers, families and general public.
3. Monitor and evaluate learning and educational programming under supervision of the Education Manager.
4. Train and supervise work study employees, interns and volunteers in the education department.
5. Maintain educational resources, materials and programming spaces.
6. Maintain and utilize familiarity with current research, technology and programming trends for education in an informal science learning environment.
7. Administer programs through financial and attendance data entry and analysis. Prepare narrative and statistical reports on Early Childhood and other programs. Assist in budget preparation and expenditure management as required.
See full job description for complete list of duties and responsibilities.
Special Knowledge, Skills, Training
1. Strong knowledge and experience in early childhood educational programming.
2. Demonstrated ability to create, present informal science education programs.
3. Excellent written and oral communication skills.
4. Strong background in marine biology especially NW marine species.
5. Strong computer skills, quick ability to assimilate and use new electronic tools.
6. Excellent time management and organizational skills.
7. Washington State driving license or other valid State license.
Education:
· BA/BS Degree required. Science Education, Environmental Education, Marine Biology or related degree.
· Master’s Degree preferred.
Experience:
· Minimum two years experience as an educator in an informal/formal science setting in a zoo/aquarium/natural history museum or similar facility.
· Experience working in team based environments.
· Demonstrated self starter, initiative
Working Conditions
· Must be able to present/teach programs several times over the course of the day.
· Frequently work with very young children.
· Must be flexible and available for evening and weekend work.
· Must be willing and able to teach/work in the field and in all types of weather.
Salary and Benefits:
This is a Regular full-time benefitted position.
Minimum Hourly rate: $18.75 DOE.
How to Apply: Deliver cover letter and resume to: jobs@seattleaquarium.org.
Mark your Calendars!
Friends of the Cedar River Watershed presents…
Premiere Screening
Watershed Report 2010 Update
Thursday, September 8, from 6:00-8:00 PM
Seattle REI flagship Store
Films! Finger Food Feast! And the Future of our Watershed!
It only happens once each year. This is your exclusive invitation to the annual screening of the Watershed Report updated with all new stories from our 2010 survey. Nineteen high school students from seven different school districts, plus the private school network, will preview a short series of videos tracking positive sustainability policy trends in the 27 cities, two counties and 13 school districts of our watershed, the greater Cedar River – Lake Washington Basin.
You are the ambassador for the success of this program! Bring your top ten well-networked people to the Premiere Screening. Help us roll out the Watershed Report 2010 Update to your local city council, school board, chamber of commerce, Rotary and other civic leadership groups. We track policy. We showcase and broadcast best practices. Come experience these exquisite data narratives and the powerful voice of the next generation. Put the Watershed Report in service to your own sustainability and stewardship work plan. Puget Sound starts here!
Forward this message to your network today!
RSVP: contact Rebecca Sayre at 206.297.8141 or rebecca@cedarriver.org
Learn more about the Watershed Report: http://cedarriver.org/programs/watershed-report
Check out the award winning 2009 pilot here: http://www.youtube.com/user/FriendsOfCedar
Join us!
Serendipity Ancira, Shorecrest High School, Class of 2014
Jessica Basi, Liberty High School, Class of 2013
Josef Benzaoui, International Community School,Class of 2014
Carolyn Birkenfeld, Ballard High School, Class of 2014
Kevin Davis, Green River Community College, Class of 2010
Alyssa Deardorff, Interlake High School, Class of 2012
Conor Hammond, Tahoma High School, Class of 2014
Shanan Hopp, Tahoma High School, Class of 2013
Cassandra Houghton, Tahoma High School, Class of 2013
Margot Kelly-Hedrick, Mercer Island High School, Class of 2013
Michaela Koke, Nathan Hale High School,Class of 2011
Tyler Loughran, Mercer Island High School, Class of 2012
Chris Norgood, The Northwest School, Class of 2012
Ben Pedigo, Shorecrest High School, Class of 2014
Jayaram Ravi, Tahoma High School, Class of 2015
Alex Rockhill, Nathan Hale High School,Class of 2013
Clara Tibbetts, Tahoma High School, Class of 2012
Tho Tron, Lakeside School,Class of 2013
Sergio Urrutia-Oyer, Tahoma High School, Class of 2013
Kendall von Michalofski, Tahoma High School, Class of 2013
About Peter Donaldson
Peter is the Executive Producer for the Watershed Report, a sophisticated “Community Curriculum” strategy from the Friends of the Cedar River Watershed. Peter has taught elementary through college creating myriad school partnerships around curriculum integration, story-telling and authentic assessment. In 2010 he was recognized as the Non-Formal Environmental Educator of the Year by the Environmental Education Association of Washington. He was appointed Distinguished Scholar to the Dan Evans Chair for the Liberal Arts at The Evergreen State College in 2008 and is currently collaborating with Antioch University to develop a teacher endorsement for Environmental and Sustainability Education. Peter has authored 17 plays for young audiences and was recognized as National Youth Theater Director of the Year by the American Alliance for Theater and Education. He tours a one-man show called Salmonpeople.
ENVIR 384: Global Environmental Politics (AUT/2011) is now OPEN for registration.
There was a scheduling mix-up with the room assignments for the quiz sections which led to this popular class being closed for registration. The quiz sections are now showing up with the correct meeting times, and you can register for any of the open sections under ENVIR 384.
This course is taught by Associate Professor Karen Litfin (Political Science), and can count for the ‘Policy and Decision-making’ or ‘International’ perspectives and experiences requirements of the major or minor in Environmental Studies.
[student job]: CSF Student Engagement Coordinator (Undergraduate)
Greetings!
Please pass this job opportunity along to your undergraduate students! This is a great chance to do outreach for the Campus Sustainability Fund (CSF)—and be paid for it! The position description is [linked above]; students can apply before the August 17th deadline via Husky Jobs (# 56143).
Cheers,
Julie
Julie Fisk
CSF Coordinator, 2010-2011
Sustainability Summit Coordinator, 2011
Master of Marine Affairs, 2011
University of Washington |Environmental Stewardship & Sustainability
B40 Gerberding Hall | Box 351248 | Seattle, WA 98195
Direct: 206-616-7726 | Main: 206-221-0392 | www.csf.washington.edu |http://f2.washington.edu/oess/sustainability-summit-2011