The Design Help Desk is Open!

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The Design Help Desk is a tutoring service offered by the Division of Design in the UW School of Art. The Design Help Desk offers free advice to both undergraduate and graduate students seeking to improve their visuals for presentation and publication. Students will be able to get help on their figures, diagrams, data plots, presentations, posters, etc. 

This Autumn Quarter, the Design Help Desk operates every Wednesday from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm in the Consultation Studio of the UW Libraries Research Commons, Allen Library South

For more information:http://depts.washington.edu/deshelp/

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Nourish International is a non-profit organization that serves as a platform for students to make long-lasting, global impacts within developing regions around the world. Nourish creates partnerships between university chapters and communities abroad in an effort to foster strong relationships, implement sustainable development, and eradicate poverty. The University of Washington has a Nourish chapter registered as a club through the RSO.

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Team Specific Internship Descriptions

Projects Team: Partnership Selection and International Projects Development

This position is responsible for seeking out an international partner organization and planning a viable, sustainable project in collaboration with the community that addresses a self-identified need in their region.

Venture Team: Sustainable Entrepreneurship & Social Enterprise

This position is responsible for designing and implementing small to mid-size business ventures and events on the University of Washington campus and larger scale projects within the Seattle community. 

Creative Team: Graphic Design

This position is responsible for creating the visual presence of the University of Washington Nourish Chapter brand. Tasks range from designing a logo to producing marketing, promotional materials, and advertisements for our ventures and Nourish events on campus.  

Communication Team: Social Media & Brand Marketing

This position is responsible for being the voice of the University of Washington Nourish Chapter and its brand. The internship position will entail maintaining the organization’s social media presence, whether it is on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, blog posts, etc. 

 Finance Intern

This position is responsible for keeping track of any and all finances that are incurred during the year. The job will entail general bookkeeping, coordinating with the Nourish national office, and making sure all projects and ventures are on track financially and meeting their budget requirements. 

If you would like more information about the UW chapter, the application process, or the informal information sessions throughout the month of October, please email nourish@uw.edu. For other information regarding the organization and its mission, please reference the organization’s website http://nourish.org/

We are also holding informal information sessions on October 7th and 16th at 6:30PM in Odegaard, study room #224.

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[intern/fellowships] The American Geosciences Institute

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AGI/Schlumberger Fellowship in Geoscience Communication – deadline October 26

 The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is accepting applications for the AGI/Schlumberger Fellowship in Geoscience Communication. The fellow will play a central role in AGI’s Critical Issues program, a new initiative to make relevant geoscience information more accessible to decision makers at all levels.The fellow will develop geoscience-based content for the Critical Issues website. They will also promote the program to decision makers and geoscientists through various media and provide input on program planning.

 We seek applicants with a broad geoscience background, experience in web content development and social media, and excellent writing/graphical skills. Candidates should have completed or be currently pursuing a Master’s or higher degree.

 The fellowship is a 6- to 12-month appointment, based at AGI headquarters in Alexandria, VA. The fellowship carries a stipend of $4,000 per month.

 For more information and to apply, please visit: http://bit.ly/AGISchFellowship

 AGI Geoscience Policy Internship – deadline October 15

Be a Geoscience Policy Intern with the American Geosciences Institute! The Geoscience Policy Program represents the geoscience community in Washington DC, and actively works with Congress and federal agencies to foster sound public policy in areas that affect geoscientists, including water, energy, and mineral resources; geologic hazards, environmental protection, and federal funding for geoscience research and education. 

AGI seeks outstanding geoscience or geo-related engineering students (undergraduate or masters) with a strong interest in federal science policy. Interns will hone their writing and web publishing skills while gaining first-hand understanding of the legislative process and executive branch agencies. 

You must be a U.S. citizen and enrolled in, or recently completed, a geoscience or geo-related eningeering bachelor’s or master’s degree program to apply. AGI accepts one intern during the spring semester (14 weeks, January through April) at a fixed stipend of $5500.

For more information and to apply, please visit: http://www.americangeosciences.org/policy/get-involved/internships-and-fellowships

[internship] University Intern-Scientific

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Kimberly-Clark is a leading global health and hygiene company with about 55,000 full-and part-time employees worldwide. In addition to our well-known personal care products like Kleenex, Scott, and Huggies, we provide healthcare items such as surgical gowns, gloves, masks, and medical devices.  We drive our growth by enhancing the health, hygiene and well-being of people every day, everywhere.  Our success stems from leveraging insights from our customers, shoppers and users in the innovations we bring to market.  Our corporate policies emphasize sustainability and sound environmental practices as cornerstones of doing business, and we have one of the most progressive fiber procurement policies within our industry.   

 Job summary

This sales intern position reports to the KCP Scientific & Technical Sales group.  As a university intern, you will foster and leverage university relationships to sell our high quality safety and wiper products for applications in Research Labs.  You will have access to a Kimberly-Clark web portal for relevant resources.  You will work with a Program Manager who will provide you with sales and marketing initiatives that you will be required to complete on your campus.  You will utilize our contact management platform to create, find, and edit sales records, and in efforts to track workflow and pipeline business.  You must have access to a computer and the internet.  Paid training will be provided.

Minimum requirements

-Graduate or undergraduate student

-Pursuing a business, marketing, or scientific degree including pre-med, chemistry, biology, etc.

-Own or have access to a personal computer with internet access

-Able to pass a drug and background check

-Must be legally able to work in the United States

-Ability to dedicate 5-10 hours per week  

Contact:

Dana Johnson: Dana.Johnson@kcc.com

Environmental Studies Majors in the News

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We have some pretty amazing students in this major. Two of them have recently been in the news!
 
Angela Feng is a senior major in Environmental Studies and an active leader in both the SAGE club and the UW Earth Club. She is at the moment literally the ‘poster child’ of the College of the Environment with a front page profile. Read more about her, and what she shares in common with Macklemore here.
Alexa Ramos is another senior in our major who worked on wetlands mitigation at Paine Field in Mukilteo over the summer for her Capstone project. Read her profile in the latest newsletter from Paine Field here.
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​Congrats to Angela and Alexa for profile on your great work!

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Check out this fantastic lecture series next week on Friday, October 3. Public lecture from 3:30-5:30 on “Climate Change and Hierarchies of Responsibility” with an additional workshop including presentations from (among others) PoE teachers Ned Schaumberg and Lauren Hartzell! Workshop may be limited to faculty and graduate students, but eager seniors may want to contact them by e-mail to inquire about participation.

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Fall is *the time* to get connected with scholarships. The UW Office of Merit Scholarships Fellowships & Awards is a fantastic resource, and everyone should see how this office can help you find ways to fund your education.

[job] Editorial Assistant

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The Encyclopedia of Puget Sound at the University of Washington is seeking a part-time (~8 hours/week) Editorial Assistant. The position is available now, through December 2014 and possibly beyond. Special consideration will be given to individuals with science writing experience. 
Duties will include:
  • Updating the website’s Recent Papers section 
  • Posting to social media 
  • Preparing summaries or abstracts of existing reports 
  • Assisting staff and editorial board with research and reporting
  • Assisting Web Designer with gathering supplemental materials like photos and videos
  • Loading documents and other media to the website
  • Other duties to be assigned
Pay rate is commensurate with experience and education. Interested? Please send an email and resume to Jeff Rice, Managing Editor, at jeffrice@uw.edu. The Encyclopedia of Puget Sound (eopugetsound.org) is a publication of the University of Washington Puget Sound Institute focusing on the science of Puget Sound recovery. 

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Environmental Studies minor alumna Joanna Wright will be one of the co-instructors for the training listed above. For those that don’t know, the Union Bay Natural Area is close to campus: right in-between the sports fields and the U-Village. Click through the picture listed above for registration details (cost is $50 for UW students; max enrollment is 12, so get to it if you want a spot!)