[job] – Camp Orkila Staff for Spring 2012

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There are currently a small number of openings on Camp Orkila’s spring 2012 staff, and we are looking for qualified applicants who would be a good fit for our program- teaching environmental education and facilitating program areas for visiting groups.

Please take a moment to read the following document.  It will give you a good picture of our spring program:

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BwjWVKPfp7XZNmE5MTA3OWEtNTJkZC00YTY2LWIwMmYtYzFjZjk1OTE0YTdi

Some other important pieces of information:

Dates: Spring employment is from March 16th-June 16th, 2012.  You must be able to commit to working these three months.

Salary: $230/week (based on a 5-day work week) + room/board in nice staff housing.  There are other great perks, including the opportunity to learn sea kayaking and use a kayak from our fleet to explore the islands with other staff.

Drug/alcohol/tobacco-free environment: We do not allow illegal drugs, alcohol-use, or tobacco-use on our property.  Because we work closely with children, we do a pre-employment drug test and random drug testing throughout the season to ensure that we are drug-free.

Requirements: Experience working in environmental education or BS/BA in environmental science, education, recreation, or related field preferred. First aid/CPR certification by first day of employment preferred. You must have some experience working with children. Being a team player, having a sense of humor and a strong work ethic are essential!

If you feel like this program would be a good fit for you, please e-mail a cover letter and resume to lbruhns@seattleymca.org.

[volunteer] Polliwog Preschool

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Polliwog Preschool is looking for volunteers!

Polliwog Preschool is a new Mercer Slough program for preschoolers (3-5 years old). At Polliwog Preschool we focus on developing the whole child – socially, emotionally, mentally and physically – while initiating them into a lifelong,meaningful relationship with the natural world. The program is play-based and student-driven with stations to choose from, discovery exploration times and specific activities that relate to a new theme each week. Activities are designed to address each child’s developmental needs while encouraging curiosity, fostering love of nature and developing the whole child.

TO APPLY: Email jwilson@pacsci.org with your resume and any questions you have. We’ll email you our application to complete and return. You may also mail in your information to:

Attention: Volunteer Program, Pacific Science Center,
200 2nd Avenue North, Seattle WA 98109

-OR- fax to 206.269.2147.

You can learn more about the program at pacificsciencecenter.org.

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Marine Genomics Apprenticeship at Friday Harbor Labs for Spring 2012!

[event] – Present at the 15th Annual UW Undergraduate Research Symposium

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Announcing the 15th Annual UW Undergraduate Research Symposium: Friday, May 18, 2012

 

 

             *         Present!     *     Volunteer!     *     Attend!       *

 

Deadline to apply to present your research will be February 24 by 5pm.

 

The 2012 Symposium Application is open and we encourage undergraduates to sign up for a Symposium Info. Session and Abstract Writing Workshop (info. and registration below) to help prepare you for the event!

 

Go to http://exp.uw.edu/urp/symp for application and information.

Note: All UW undergraduates involved in research are encouraged to apply and those not yet involved in research will discover that attending, and volunteering with, the Symposium is a great way to learn about the broad range of opportunities available at the UW.

 

Undergraduate Research Symposium Information Sessions

 
January 23, 2:30-3:30pm, MGH 171

February 10, 12-1 pm, MGH 171

Learn and ask questions about the Symposium application process and the logistics of the Symposium itself. To register, visit:

http://www.washington.edu/research/urp/courses/info/symposiuminfosession.htmlAbstract Writing Workshops

 

Abstract Writing Workshops are tailored to students who are applying to the Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. The abstract writing workshop includes information on what exactly is an abstract, how to write one, and what information to include. 

January 27, 12-1pm, MGH 171
February 6, 2:30-3:30pm, MGH 171

February 13, 3:30-4:30pm, MGH 171

February 17, 12-1pm, MGH 171

February 21, 3:30-4:30pm, MGH 171

Registration available at: http://www.washington.edu/research/urp/courses/workshops/abstractwriting.html

 

Questions? Contact the staff of the Undergraduate Research Program at urp@uw.edu.

 

We look forward to having you join us for the 15th Annual UW Undergraduate Research Symposium!

[event] – UW Career Workshops for Veterans

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On behalf of the Counseling Center, H.U.M.V. (Husky United Military Veterans) and the Career Center, in alliance with the UW Veterans Center, we would like to inform you of the upcoming career focused events for veterans –http://careers.uw.edu/Resources/Events-for-Student-Veterans.

 

For the moment, we’re focused on marketing the winter events, which begin with a workshop presented by the Counseling Center titled: Fame, Fortune and Fun: What do you really want to do with your life?  (Tuesday, February 7, 2:00 – 3:30PM – Mary Gates Hall 224).

[event]: Friday Harbor Labs Information Session

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Friday Harbor Labs Information Session

Tuesday 1/17Tuesday 1/31 (rescheduled!)

4-5:30pm

Fishery Sciences Building 203

Directions: http://washington.edu/maps/?FSH

Learn how you can get involved with Friday Harbor Labs (FHL), UW’s world renowned marine station on San Juan Island. FHL faculty and former students will share their experiences, talk about their research, and answer questions. By participating in a FHL field and research-intensive marine science, social science, and/or humanities program, you will strengthen your resume, prepare for graduate school, and develop skills for a career in your field.  Any UW student can spend a quarter at FHL.  

“Through field trips, lectures, and labs, everyone was able to get a really hands-on experience.  For basically all of the labs, we went out on the dock and collected samples of the things we were learning about in class.  That kind of relationship between the class and the field is something I have never experienced.  FHL is unique in that you are able to directly observe the things you are reading about.”

–Alex Ulmke, FHL Student Autumn 2011

Apply to be a Peer TA for ENVIR 100 in spring 2012!

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The Program on the Environment is currently accepting applications for 3 peer TA positions for the spring  quarter 2012 offering of ENVIR 100: Environmental Studies 100: Interdisciplinary Foundations. Peer TAs are registered undergraduate students with superior qualifications, who are trained in teaching skills, and serve in the same capacity as graduate student TAs. This is an exciting opportunity to gain valuable teaching experience while still completing your undergraduate degree. This would be especially valuable to students interested in environmental education or for students interested in applying to graduate school.

The total time commitment is anticipated to be approximately 15 hours per week. As a Peer TA, you will be responsible for attending the lecture for ENVIR 100 (3 hours per week), attending a weekly instructor meeting (approximately 1 hour per week), and managing one discussion section (2 hours per week). Additional tasks include: preparation for your discussion section; meeting with students during office hours, extra help or review sessions; and grading.

Peer TAs will earn academic credit (1-5 credits, variable, of ENVIR 498, graded).

Course Information:

Course Number and Name:  ENVIR 100: Environmental Studies: Interdisciplinary Foundations

Quarter Offered:  Spring 2012

Instructors:  Peter Kahn, Psychology, and Kristi Straus, Program on the Environment

Course Website: https://catalyst.uw.edu/workspace/kmstraus/18818/110398

Course Schedule:

Spring 2012
Lecture:  TTh 12:30 – 1:50 (Kane 210)
Discussion Sections: TH or F (various times)

Priority will be given to students who meet the following requirements:

1.       Completion or current registration in BIOL 492: Teaching of Biology
2.       Completion of ENVIR 100 with a minimum grade of 3.0
3.       Environmental Studies (Program on the Environment) majors or minors
4.       At least Junior level standing.

Credits earned for being a peer TA can be applied to one of the following requirements for the major in Environmental Studies:
·         Policy and Decision-making perspectives
·         Departmental Honors requirement of ENVIR 497/498 (substitutes for both requirements)

To apply, please submit the following:
1.       Resume
2.       Unofficial copy of your UW transcript (transfer transcripts not necessary)
3.       Statement of intent answering the following questions (no longer than 2 pages):

a.       What is your interest in being a peer TA for ENVIR 100?
b.      What kinds of unique abilities or experiences would you bring to this position?
c.       How does your knowledge of or experience with teaching or environmental studies qualify you to be a peer T.A.?

Paper applications can be submitted to the PoE advisers in ACC 012. Electronic materials may be submitted via e-mail to jkob@uw.edu.

Applications will be considered as they are submitted. For priority consideration, please submit your materials no later than 02/03/2012.

[training] Environmental Writers Workshop – Burke Museum – April 21, 2012

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Environmental Writers Workshop – Burke Museum – April 21, 2012

For the fourth year in a row, the Burke Museum brings together a trio of outstanding writers to present a one-day workshop on writing about the environment. Award-winning authors William Dietrich, Thor Hanson, and Judith Roche will lead classroom and field-based sessions, all taking place at the Burke Museum. They bring years of experience as writers, journalists, bloggers, and teachers. Each is an attentive observer who weaves together history, science, and field time into well-crafted, thought-provoking writing about the natural and cultural world.



We in the Pacific Northwest are fortunate to live not only in a place where nature abounds but also to live in place where place-based writers abound. Their writing brings in not only plants and animals, but also the human inhabitants, past and present, who dwell on the land. Whether it is exploring the wonderful world of feathers, considering the myriad ways of plants and animals of the the Pacific Northwest, or pondering the life of salmon in Seattle, these authors provoke us to reflect upon our own relationship to the natural world around us. Ultimately, they are forging a new way to look at nature and to develop deeper connections to place.

For the fourth year in a row, the Burke Museum brings together a trio of outstanding writers to present a one-day workshop on writing about the environment. Award-winning authors William Dietrich, Thor Hanson, and Judith Roche will lead classroom and field-based sessions, all taking place at the Burke Museum. They bring years of experience as writers, journalists, bloggers, and teachers. Each is an attentive observer who weaves together history, science, and field time into well-crafted, thought-provoking writing about the natural and cultural world.

Judith Roche is the author of three poetry collections, most recently, Wisdom of the Body, an American Book Award winner, which was also nominated for a Pushcart. She has written extensively about our native salmon and edited First Fish, First People, Salmon Tales of the North Pacific and has salmon poems installed at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in Seattle. She has been Distinguished Northwest Writer-in-Residence at Seattle University, has taught at Cornish College of the Arts, and currently teaches at Richard Hugo House.

Thor Hanson is a conservation biologist, Switzer Environmental Fellow, and member of the Human Ecosystems Study Group. His most recent book is Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle. His first book, The Impenetrable Forest: My Gorilla Years in Uganda, won the 2008 USA Book News Award for nature writing. Hanson lives with his wife and son on an island off the coast of Washington State. 

Bill Dietrich is a Washington state career journalist-turned novelist, who has covered the environment and science for the Seattle Times and other newspapers. He shared a Pulitzer for coverage of the Exxon Valdez oil spill and won a Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award for his book on the Northwest timber crisis, The Final Forest. His 10 novels have been translated into nearly 30 languages. He taught environmental journalism at Huxley College of the Environment at Western. nominated for

Cost is $100, which includes lunch. Scholarships are available for students. 
For more information, please email burked@uw.edu or call (206) 543-5591.

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David B. Williams 

Burke Museum Education Assistant