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Spring/Summer Internships Available with Pacific NorthWest Economic Region

Work closely with public and private sector leaders to help develop regional solutions to shared challenges. The Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER) is seeking qualified students and recent graduates interested in working in a small, non-profit organization involved in Canada-US relations and public/private sector cooperation.

PNWER is a statutory, public/private partnership composed of legislators, governments, and businesses in the Northwest states of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington, and the Western Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories and Yukon. PNWER promotes greater regional cooperation by governments and business to enhance the region’s global competitiveness, while striving to maintain or improve its environment.

Interns must be willing to work at a variety of activities, and have the ability to work independently and as part of a team. Interns will have the opportunity to interface with regional legislators and industry leaders while gaining experience in a small office setting.

For spring/summer, we are seeking “Working Group and Event Support” interns to help in the development of the PNWER 23rd Annual Summit. Over 600 regional business leaders, legislators and key decision makers attend the Annual Summit each July. During the Annual Summit, PNWER working groups meet to explore shared challenges in the region, and to develop an action plan for tackling these challenges in the coming year.

This internship will give students the opportunity to work with public and private sector leaders examining policy on a variety of regional topics ranging from transportation to environment to trade and economic development, while learning the logistics of organizing a large conference with a wide variety of attendees. This internship is focused primarily in the planning of working group session agendas, developing a session by recruiting subject matter experts, and working closely with the public and private sector working group co-chairs.

This intern will assist with event logistics including:

  • Assist in the coordination and support of PNWER’s working groups, including arranging conference calls, note-taking and agenda development
  • Manage correspondence with event attendees, sponsors and board members, such as producing and editing invitations, acknowledgment letters and follow-up letters 
  • Design promotional materials, assemble packets and programs
  • Prepare collateral materials for events
  • Track current and potential sponsors using database website Salesforce.com
  • Manage event registrations, tracking invoicing and receipt of payment
  • Develop content for bi-weekly PNWER newsletter • Maintain and develop PNWER website
  • Assist in Other Projects as necessary

Internships are unpaid, and require a commitment of 10-20 hours per-week. We are seeking qualified, enthusiastic people looking to start the second week of March. Internships generally last 10 weeks, but we are especially interested in bringing people in now that would be willing to stay through our Annual Summit, taking place July 14-19 in Anchorage, Alaska.

For additional information on PNWER and PNWER working groups, please visit www.pnwer.org

[course]: ESRM 430: Hyperspatial Remote Sensing in Natural Resource Management

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The course title is a mouthful, but check this out if you’re still looking for a course to fulfill the ’other quantitative methods’ requirement.

Announcement for ESRM 430 – Hyperspatial Remote Sensing in Natural Resource Management

Want to be on the cutting edge of science? Learn ecology at the speed of light? Hyperspatial remote sensing combines the latest technologies with traditional dirt under your finger nails ecology. Please forward to any interested parties.

5 Credits (no requirements, opened to non-ESRM majors)

Summary: You will be exposed to the principles of remote sensing using a combination of traditional and latest techniques (example: automated image segmentation/feature extraction). Working with a conventional set of aerial and high resolution satellite imagery in the first half of the course and with LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) data in the second half of the course, you will have the opportunity to apply these principles and obtain hands-on experience. Environmental applications including watershed analysis, change analysis, forest resources, wildlife, point and non-point pollution, environmental monitoring, land-use planning, urban-suburban-forestry interfaces, and outdoor recreation will be discussed and illustrated throughout the course.

Lectures:  T & Th  12:30 – 1:20

Lab:  Session A T 2:30 –  3:50 Session B T 4:00 – 5:20

http://courses.washington.edu/esrm430/.

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Passionate about Arctic Studies? If you are interested specifically in climate change and issues surrounding the arctic, this might be a good course for you.

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INNER PIPELINE SEMINARS SPRING QUARTER

Have some space in your spring quarter schedule? Want to spend some time outside of the classroom and in your community working with K-12 students? 

With registration underway, enrolling in an Inner Pipeline seminar for spring quarter may be a great fit! Both listed on our website and in the time schedule under the College of Education and EDUC 401, be sure to browse all the education-related topic offerings:  http://expd.washington.edu/pipeline/inner/spring-2013/spring-2013-inner-pipeline-seminars.html

Next quarter’s offerings range from Math & Science in K-12 Education to Education for Sustainability, among many other choices. Seminars meet once a week and are variable credit, based on the amount of hours you tutor K-12 students over the course of the quarter. 

Not looking for credit? You can become a volunteer at any time. Just register for an orientation on our website or browse available positions on EXPO if you have already attended: https://expo.uw.edu/expo/pipeline/WIN2013/volunteer

Questions? Contact the Pipeline Project: pipeline@uw.edu.

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The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies is the premier environmental teaching and research program in the Middle East, preparing future Arab and Jewish leaders to cooperatively solve the region’s environmental challenges. They are currently accepting applications for Fall 2013 and the 4 week summer abroad program. 

Alumni Brian Hoefgen attended the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies in 2011. To read about his experience, click here. 

For more information about the Arava Institute, and how to apply, go here.

Questions? Email Sarah at students@friendsofarava.org

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The Student Conservation Association (SCA) SCA is America’s #1 conservation service organization seeks two qualified applicants to lead, educate, and inspire high school students for the Seattle and WA National Parks Summer Crew Programs. 

Co-lead, mentor and coach a crew of 10 students, ages 15-19, while completing various conservation service projects designed to build an ethic of community and environmental stewardship. Projects include a range of activities such as trail and park maintenance, habitat restoration, revitalization of abandoned urban properties or to urban agriculture. In addition, leaders will facilitate pre- and post- program planning which includes crew training, environmental education and reporting. 

Seattle Crews: July 1st – August 2nd, 2013 

• Co-Lead a commuting crew of 12 members, ages 15-19 

• Crews run Mon-Fri for 5-6 weeks

• Facilitate job readiness & youth leadership skills while working on trails & habitat restoration projects in Seattle’s public parks 

WA State National Parks Crews: multiple sites, June 30th – August 25th, 2013 

• Co-Lead a residential trail crew of 8 members, ages 15-19 

• Three sessions of 15 day crews throughout the summer – work one or all three sessions 

• Facilitate youth leadership & development skills while working on trails & habitat restoration projects on WA State’s public lands 

Qualifications: 

• Must be a minimum of 21 years of age 

• Must have ability to legally work in the US 

• Current First Aid certification & CPR required by the start of the orientation training 

• Experience working with youth or young adults (ages 14-18) 

• Experience as a teacher or leader in educational environment 

• Experience with conservation work skills or related skills, preferred; i.e. trail maintenance, trail construction, chainsaw, carpentry, landscaping, and gardening 

• Ability to perform manual, physical labor for up to 8 hours per day, exposed to the elements. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move 40 pounds or more. 

• Must be able to attend mandatory Crew Leader training: June 3rd– June 12th, 2013 

• Valid driver’s license and MVR that meets SCA standards required 

• Ability to meet SCA’s criminal background check standards 

• Must have personal housing arrangements in program city 

Compensation: Total program salary up to $3,450 on Seattle Crews or up to $5,175 on WA State Crews depending on experience & crew length. Crew Leader Orientation & Work Skills (travel, food & lodging provided) work schedule varies depending on location. 

To Apply: Please visit TheSCA.org for a detailed description including information on how to apply. Email scaSeattle@thesca.org and leaders@thesca.org with any questions. 

For more information about SCA, visit www.theSCA.org.

PoE Lunch: Upcoming, Thursday February 21st, PoE T.A. Jason Scullion: “Tales from the front: My year studying deforestation and…

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PoE Lunch: Upcoming, Thursday February 21st, PoE T.A. Jason Scullion: “Tales from the front: My year studying deforestation and…

poelunch:

Join us this Thursday for an on-the-ground look at the staggering threats to one of the last great tropical rain forests of the world, and a passionate account of the potential solutions that Jason is working towards. Jason is a long-time, popular PoE T.A. and ESRM graduate student. This talk…

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Final information session
Friday, 2/22 3:00 ~ 5:00 pm
PoE Commons – ACC 012

Come hear more about this fabulous and long-running exploration seminar run by Ursula Valdez and Tim Billo. This is your last chance to get your questions answered in person and see photos from this amazing corner of the world.

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Looking for a great course for Spring?  Interested in Environmental Modeling?  Don’t have advanced mathematics?  Check this course out!  

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Need a new course to make your Spring Quarter outstanding?  Check out these great opportunities we have here in PoE!  Don’t miss it! Sign up for one today!