In Winter quarter, six experts on the Earth’s polar regions will present public lectures on the multifaceted ways in which those regions are changing. The speakers include Arctic biologists Jody Deming and Dee Boersma, acclaimed photographers James Balog and Paul Nicklen, Inuit leader Sheila Watt-Cloutier, and former premier of the Yukon Tony Penikett. Each speaker will give an give a public evening lecture as part of the Walker-Ames/Danz lecture series. This class provides an opportunity to meet with the speakers, engage with the material they have presented, and have a conversation about their work. We will meet twice per week during the time of the speakers’ visits, once to read materials prior to the evening lecture, and again to meet with the speaker. Students will be expected to attend all evening lectures and classes, and to submit an essay at the end of the class that brings together the diverse material.
C ENV 490 B / ARCTIC 498 B
2 credits (CR/NC grading)
SLN: 20769 / 21033
T/Th from 10:30AM to 11:20AM
In addition to T/Th class sessions, students must also attend 6 “Future of Ice” evening lectures on various dates (see schedule here). Students who register for the course should NOT register for the speaker series – all students in the course will automatically be registered for the speaker series without having to do so separately
The Volunteer Habitat Restoration Program is provided through the Friends of the Cedar River Watershed. The program engages youth and adult volunteers in hands-on restoration activities. The internship focuses on learning and understanding the habitat restoration process and assisting with volunteer events.
Hours:
Minimum of 20 office hours and 2 weekend restoration events per month.
To apply, submit a resume and letter of interest outlining your qualifications to Amy Kaeser at amy@cedarriver.org by December 2, 2013.
Honoring our Veterans: Veteran’s Profiles
Thomas Jenkins
My Air Force-to-UW story starts in late June, 2010. I had been deployed in central Iraq for 3 months to support Air Ambulance operations for the U.S. Army, helping to transport patients north to the military hospital in Balad, Iraq. Being one of the few “spare” weather forecasters in a convenient location, I was given an assignment to fly by helicopter to another base about 70 miles southeast and repair their automated weather station, which had malfunctioned sometime overnight and was critical to support a similar air ambulance mission. This first photo is of the weather station itself, located in a place called Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq. The view you see is much of what I saw in Iraq: Concrete walls, dust and palm trees.
Working in that 114°F sunshine and eventually flying back to my little corner of Iraq later that day helped convince me that I needed to head back to school. Preferably a school with air conditioning and mild summers! I spent a fair amount of my free time for the rest of the summer looking into universities and community colleges back in Washington state. The next photo fast forwards 3 months later as I was traveling out of Iraq, by way of Baghdad. This photo was taken by a friend of mine in front of the Al-Faw Palace, one of many lavish buildings that remained from the days of Saddam Hussein. I was happy to be on my way home, and to have narrowed down my academic choice to the Environmental Studies program with the University of Washington; I hadn’t yet decided which campus I would apply for, or even if I would apply to all 3. Either way, I had 14 months left to work out the details before I would be discharged from duty and ready to go back to school.
The last photo of me is from July of 2011, over a year after this whole journey started. This picture was taken at a wedding I attended in Idaho, where I met my significant other’s family for the first time; they are all Cougars, so they groaned when I told them I planned to become a Husky. My girlfriend (fiance now!) Charisma Ganders, UW Seattle c/o 2007 (B.S. in Conservation and Restoration Biology) had convinced me to visit the Seattle campus first, and Program on the Environment with it.
I did and initially met with Joe Kobayashi in March and then September of that same year. I knew I had found my next home in the Seattle area, and I felt ready to succeed with a good social network that I had built as well as a department that really welcomed me. The classes I’ve taken have given me a chance to share a lot of the experiences I had before UW with my fellow students, and I have learned just as much from them about study abroad, internships and how classes at 8am are not fun at any age! Program on the Environment and the community within Wallace Hall have been great to work with and learn from as well, and I don’t think I could have picked a better match for the kind of career I want to establish after graduation. Thank you to everyone!
Sincerely,
THOMAS S. JENKINS, Staff Sergeant (Honorably Discharged), USAF
President, Husky United Military Veterans
Senior, Program on the Environment
Jamie Alfaro
My dad is 1 of 10 children: 9 boys and 1 girl. Six of the 9 boys joined the Navy. The photo attached was taken in San Diego, CA in 1987. My grandparents are seated in the front and behind them are of the 6 who joined the Navy standing in order of age (from left to right: oldest to youngest) all dressed in their uniform. My dad is standing 2nd to the right.
The Program on the Environment honors students and their relatives for their support and service in the US Military. Thank you for all of your dedication, we truly appreciate it!
PoE is Hiring!
The Program on the Environment is looking for our next Administrator (75% FTE).
The Administrator serves as the administrative lead and support for Program on the Environment (PoE). This position has several diverse components, including budget analysis and tracking, human resources support, and some communication and outreach.
For priority consideration, please apply by November 25, 2013.
POSITION:
VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
The Port Townsend Marine Science Center is seeking an energetic, experienced professional for our full-time paid Volunteer Coordinator position to inspire and manage a corps of 175+ volunteers in serving our mission to Inspire Conservation of the Salish Sea. The position is responsible for volunteer recruitment, training, placement, retention and recognition and will participate in strategic planning including developing a plan to expand the volunteer program. It’s also responsible for administrative oversight of the PTMSC AmeriCorps program and for supervision of volunteer gift shop staff. Email cover letter and resume in PDF format to info@ptmsc.org. Job description can be found here. Please submit applications by November 18 at 5pm.
The University of Washington community is excited to announce the inaugural Veterans Appreciation Week, Nov. 5-11
Here are a couple of key events saluting UW students, alumni, faculty and staff who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces:
November 6th
- ROTC Open House
- UW Bothell Alumni/Student Veteran Reception
November 7th
- Lecture: Acting U.S. Surgeon General Boris Lushniak
- Employer Panel: “Employers Seeking Veterans”
November 8th
- Workshop: “Welcoming All Students: Teaching Student Veterans”
November 9th
- Husky Football’s “Committed to Service” Game vs. Colorado
November 11th
A webinar with leading Israeli environmentalist Alon Tal will take place next Monday, November 11, 4-5pm EST (1-2pm PST). To register, please visit: http://ow.ly/pR2fE.
If you are not able to attend the live event, you may still register and watch the on-demand version of the webinar at your leisure.
In this webinar, renowned BGU faculty member Dr. Alon Tal, currently on sabbatical at Stanford University, will provide an introduction to our specialized study abroad program, Sustainable Development and the Environment, as well as an overview of his current research. We will then open the webinar for participant questions related to:
- Dr. Tal’s work on environmental policy in Israel,
- environmental justice,
- water management and policy,
- desertification,
- forestry,
- the Sustainable Development and the Environment study abroad program at BGU,
- and other important topics.
As the Director of the North American Office for International Academic Affairs, I will also provide a short overview of BGU’s study abroad offerings, as well as be available to answer questions about life in Beer-Sheva, campus life, and more.
For more information and to register, please visit this page:http://ow.ly/pR2fE
More information about the BGU program on sustainable development can be found here: http://www.aabgu.org/osp/programs/sustainable-development.html