UW Libraries Research Award – $1000
- The $1,000 awards are given in three categories: Senior Thesis, Senior Non-Thesis and Non-Senior.
- Projects completed in Spring Quarter 2010 through Spring Quarter 2011 are eligible.
- Projects must have been completed for UW course credit, or for the Undergraduate Research Program (URP).
- A project may be in any format or medium.
- Individual or group projects are eligible. Each student will be judged individually.
Employer Conversations: Successful Interviews
Thursday, April 28
4:30-6:30pm, Smith 205
Don’t miss your opportunity to hear straight from our panel of employer representatives – from New York Life, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Hertz Corporation andFactSet Research Systems – how to best handle yourself during the interview process.
This is your opportunity to see and ask about responses to those tough behavior-based and other interview questions you have always wondered about. Members of our employer panel will give you valuable advice to help you have successful interviews. You’ll also have a chance to ask questions of the attending employers, and network with them after the event!
You do not need to register or RSVP for this event, and seats will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Questions? Contact 206.543.0535 or visit http://careers.washington.edu .
*Counts towards Human & Social Dimensions, Bioregional, or Fieldwork*
Hello Fellow Huskies!
Would you like to help freshmen make the transition into college that you once went through? Husky Mentors is a registered student organization (RSO) at the University of Washington that connects incoming freshmen and transfer students with upperclassmen mentors Mentors and mentees are paired according to academic and extracurricular interests, and mentors will act as a resource and a friendly face for their peer mentees through the summer and fall.
As a Husky Mentor you will volunteer during the upcoming schools year to help freshmen and transfer students make the transition into college life.
As this time, we invite you to sign up as a mentor to help incoming freshmen. Please take the short catalyst survey below and be paired up with an incoming freshman or transfer student.
Sign up now!
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If you have any questions please e-mail hmentors@gmail.com
Town Hall Seattle will be hosting Paul Gilding, author of The Great Disruption. Paul will be discussing the now unavoidable consequences of climate change and the challenges humanity will face. But in the face of such great challenges Paul envisions it will bring out the best of us: compassion, innovation, resilience and adaptability.
Paul will be in Seattle giving a talk about his new book and I will be introducing him as the Washington State Chapter Director of CASSE. The event will be at 7:30pm on Friday, May 6th at Town Hall Seattle. I hope you can make it!
Saimiri Foundation is a grassroots organization based in Osa Peninsula, in southern Costa Rica. Our organization aims to preserve primates in Osa Peninsula through science, habitat restoration, education and the promotion of alternatives for the local people. To advance these goals, we are inviting volunteers to help us with primate research.
We are seeking volunteers that:
1. Have a background in biology, ecology, or natural resource management, or at least have some basic knowledge about forest ecology and fauna.
2. Can pay a reasonable weekly fee that covers basic field training, lodging in a hostel, and three meals a day.
To receive more information about our Volunteer Program, please write to Daniela Solano at dsolano@fundacionsaimiri.org
Please join us at Edmonds Community College where 1) their Facility Director will give us a review of the conservation measures they have implememnted at the College and 2) you will learn about all of the continuing education opportunities that various colleges offer throughout the Pacific NW. This meeting is being hosted by the students of EdCC’s Energy Management courses and will provide all attendees a chance to talk about what is being offered in energy & sustainibility, as well as a chance to give feedback into what you would like offered.
For this meeting we are specially inviting all existing students of any college/university by providing this informative dinner-meeting to them for FREE! Local AEE members cost is $20 and non-members is $30.
Students can learn how the local chapter of Association of Energy Engineers can assist them in their pursuit of a career in energy conservation and sustainability.
EdCC Case Study & NW Educational OpportunitiesEdCC conservation measures they have installed along with their energy classes they have availableMay 19, 2011
6:00 PM – 9:00 PMEdmonds Comm College20000 68th Ave W
Lynnwood, WA 98036$30.00 Non AEE Member
$25.00 National AEE Member
$0.00 Student Registration (Valid ID required)
Welcome to the Pacific Northwest Chapter of The Association of Energy Engineers (AEE).
AEE is a nonprofit professional society of 8,500 members in 77 countries. The mission of AEE is “ to promote the scientific and educational interests of those engaged in the energy industry and to foster action for Sustainable Development.”
The organization offers a full array of informational outreach programs including seminars (live and internet based), conferences, journals, books, and certification programs.
AEE’s network of 67 local chapters meets regularly to discuss regional issues. AEE’s roster of corporate members is a veritable “who’s who” from the commercial, industrial, institutional, governmental, energy services, and utility sectors.
The Pacific Northwest Chapter was founded in September 2005 and currently has 30 active members. We meet quarterly to network and explore energy-related issues.
To inquire, please contact: Katie Gray, Assistant Program Coordinator for UW International Special Programs – kgray@pce.uw.edu.
Happy Earth Day!
College of Education Spring Open House and Resource Fair
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
4:30 – 7:00pm
Miller Hall
The College of Education will be hosting their Spring Open House to introduce students to the College of Education Undergraduate and Graduate programs. Students who are considering graduate school or are interested in learning more about the ECFS major and the ELS minor, will have this great opportunity to meet people from the various departments and learn more about what the various options are. Students will have access to at least two different information sessions during the evening, as well as learning more about resources in the College of Education at the Resource Fair.
The resource fair (Miller 212) will be open from 4:30-6:30pm, with a brief closing from 5:15-5:35pm for the Welcome by Dean Tom Stritikus in Smith 120. Then from 5:40-7:05pm there will be information sessions on the different degree areas and programs in the CoE throughout Miller Hall. This is a great opportunity to learn about the graduate programs at the CoE and the programs such as Pipeline, Dream Projects, ASCE, Student Financial Aid, and more!