Swing by the PoE commons in Wallace Hall Wednesday, September 25 from 11am-1:30pm for snacks! Grab a cup of coffee and a bagel or two and catch up with fellow students and professors as we hit the books again after summer break. We look forward to seeing you then!
[volunteer]: Puget Soundkeeper Alliance Blake Island clean-up
Argosy Cruises is offering free boat rides to volunteers to clean up marine debris from Blake Island on September 21! This event will be part of the International Coastal Cleanup, a global volunteer project to remove trash from our waterways. Armed with a grabber, trash bag, and gloves, you will help clean up a beloved Puget Sound treasure and have the opportunity to explore the island. Signup ASAP to reserve a space!
Registration open here:
www.pugetsoundkeeper.org/th_event/international-coastal-cleanup-day/
*internship* Community Outreach Intern with King County
*internship* Community Outreach Intern with King County
This part-time internship will provide hands-on experience for an undergraduate or graduate-level student in the planning and implementing of a large scale multi-faceted community outreach project in support of King County Metro Transit. This will also provide insight into Metro’s transit operations and transit’s impact on the King County community.
This internship opportunity is in the Director’s Office of Communications in King County Transportation Department. The internship will start around October 14, 2013 and end around May 30, 2014. The hours worked will be 20 hours/week with flexible schedule. Our interns receive a free bus pass. There is no additional benefit package. Students are required to provide proof of full-time enrollment in an accredited undergraduate or graduate program.
[course]: CEP 460: Planning in Context
looking for a last minute addition or change to your autumn quarter schedule? CEP 460 has openings in one of their core courses. Talk to Joe if you are interested in having this course count as a ‘perspectives’ course for your Environmental Studies major.
– Joe (jkob@uw.edu)
[class]: Innovation in Cleantech + Market Opportunity = Solutions for the Planet
Register Now!
Innovation in Cleantech + Market Opportunity = Solutions for the Planet
Innovation in Cleantech + Market Opportunity = Solutions for the Planet
ENGR 498, ENVIR 495, ENTRE 443/543
Fall Quarter 2013 (2credits)
Tuesdays 4:00-5:50 pm, Paccar Hall 394
Instructor:Deborah Hagen-Lukens, dlhagen@uw.edu
No prerequisites, recommended for juniors, seniors and grad students
Check out the cool speakers and panel members! <Syllabus Here>
The goal is to discover the universe of cleantech solutions to our most pressing environmental challenges and to raise awareness of how you might be part of that solution. You’ll form teams around problems you identify, and present your solutions to the class. Although not required, teams are invited to compete in the UW Environmental Innovation Challenge April 3, 2014.
Required Text: The Way Out: Kick-Starting Capitalism to Save Our Economic Ass, by L. Hunter Lovins and Boyd Cohen. Course topics will include:
- Environmental challenges and opportunities linked to cleantech.
- How to translate an idea into an actual device/product/company
- Market assessment (who would be the customer for this product or service?)
[internship] – Conservation Biology, Marine Ecology
INTERNSHIP IN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY AND MARINE ECOLOGY
Want to gain valuable research experience? Contemplating working for a non-profit after graduation? Interested in marine conservation?
The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) is seeking 4-5 undergraduate students to assist with data entry and management, volunteer recruitment, tracking, training and communication for 2-3 college credits. Each credit requires 4 hours of work per week during the fall quarter.
COASST is a citizen science project based at the University of Washington School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences in partnership with local community and environmental organizations, and state and federal agencies. COASST volunteers collect data on beach-cast carcasses of marine birds on a monthly basis to establish the baseline, or ‘normal’ pattern of beached bird mortality on North Pacific beaches. Baselines are crucial for assessing the impacts of oil spills, fisheries, and climate change in the marine environment.
Interested? For more information, please contact:
Liz Mack: coasst@u.washington.edu, 206-221-6893
Please include a brief statement of interest, including current major, office skills and previous work related experiences. Please also include the days of the week and hours you are available during fall quarter.
We look forward to hearing from you!
[internship] – Conservation Biology, Marine Ecology
Campus Sustainability Fund Outreach Coordinator
Start Date: Immediately
Hours/Times: 10-12 hours per week, Days/Times Negotiable
Compensation: $11 per hour
HuskyJobs ID#: 71916
The Campus Sustainability Fund (CSF) operates within the Environmental Stewardship and
Sustainability (ESS) office, a unit of F2 Administration/Strategy Management department of UW
Finance & Facilities. The CSF is a student-fee derived grant fund available to the UW Seattle
community to implement sustainability projects on campus. The Outreach Coordinator will play a
lead role in raising the profile of the CSF within the campus community. The CSF Outreach
Coordinator will gain hands on experience in networking, communications, marketing,
development of educational materials and small project development and management. This
position will report to the CSF Coordinator.
Desired Qualifications
Strong commitment and passion for the environment and campus sustainability. An
advanced understanding of the campus’ culture and fabric is a plus.
Excellent communication and networking skills.
Strong organizational skills and ability to manage competing deadlines and prioritize time
accordingly.
Ability to work independently and follow through with assigned projects.
Experience or expertise with many of the following programs or platforms: Excel,
PowerPoint, Publisher, Word, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, HTML, Drupal or similar
website content management systems, Facebook, Twitter.
Previous experience working in an office environment or in an outreach position is a plus.
To Apply:
Visit http://careers.washington.edu/HuskyJobs, search for “Campus Sustainability Fund
Outreach Coordinator” or “71916,” and follow directions accordingly.
[job]/[student position] CSF Outreach Coordinator
[job]/[student position] CSF Outreach Coordinator
The Outreach Coordinator will play a lead role in raising the profile of the CSF within the campus community. The CSF Outreach Coordinator will gain hands on experience in networking, communications, marketing, development of educational materials and small project development and management. This position will report to the CSF Coordinator.