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We are looking for engaging and motivated graduate and undergraduate students who want to make a difference to underrepresented youth in Seattle.  Starting this month, you can train to become a Seattle MESA math and science tutor for local middle and high school students.  

WHO: Engaging and motivated UW graduate and undergraduate students who want to work with middle and high school students from underrepresented groups.  We are looking for students who want training and experience working in local Seattle schools with a cohort of trained peers.  MESA tutors must attend our fall MESA STEM Tutor Training Basic Skills workshop, enroll in our 1 credit winter, weekly seminar and commit to working 2-3 hours per week in the winter and spring in Seattle Public Schools.  And in case you were wondering….STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering/Environment and Math.

WHAT: Join the Seattle MESA Tutor Training Program.  Seattle MESA provides enrichment opportunities and high quality resources that inspire students underrepresented in STEM fields, to pursue education and careers in math, engineering and science (http://www.seattlemesa.org/).  We are offering a tutor training and certification for UW graduate and undergraduate students to work with Seattle middle and high school students from underrepresented groups in math and science. 

1) MESA STEM Tutor Training.  This is a 6 hour tutor skills and cultural competency training designed to get you ready to work one on one and in small groups with Seattle middle and high school students in math and science.

2) Winter 1 credit seminar and service learning.  This is a weekly, winter quarter seminar designed to enrich your tutoring skills and provide a cohort-based learning network through short readings, activities and discussions of your weekly tutoring experience.  You will observe teachers and your students in their classrooms and then tutor your small group as part of the seminar experience.  This will be available in the Winter Time Schedule (C ENV 490).  Please email me for an add code.

WHERE: Ocean Sciences Building Room 310 for the fall MESA STEM Tutor Training

WHEN: 1) MESA STEM Tutor Training Basic Skills – Monday, November 18 and Wednesday, November 20 from 2:30-5:30(we will provide snacks!).

             2) Winter 1 credit seminar and weekly tutoring (please contact me for an add code when registering for C Env 490).

Questions?  Please email TutorSeattleMESA@gmail.com.

If you are interested, please fill out this survey to join the program.  We look forward to working with you!

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Program on the Environment Environmental Leadership Scholarship Recipients, Fall 2013

Emily Noyd

            Emily Noyd is a senior Environmental Studies major with a focus on education and a minor in Anthropology. Her passion for environmental education was sparked by volunteering for a local K-8 school’s garden program. Now, Emily is pursuing the connection between local, sustainable food systems and our communities. She is a peer-teaching assistant for an introductory Environmental Studies course at the University of Washington, and has found that engaging with students is one of the most rewarding aspects of her field. 

            This summer, Emily served as an intern for the George M. Wright Climate Change Youth Initiative in Sitka, Alaska. She conducted resource monitoring projects and communicated about climate change to the public. This experience has significantly shaped her future career ambitions, as she plans to pursue science outreach as one form of environmental education after college.

            Outside of school, Emily loves being a counselor for Mt. Rainier Leadership Camp and debating the politics of genetically-engineered food. You can find her cooking with friends, backpacking in national parks, or dreaming about starting a pumpkin farm.

Sarah Sanborn

            Sarah Sanborn is a senior Environment Studies major, along with a minor in Music. Her capstone project was in collaboration with the US Environmental Protection Agency, where she worked on estimating woodstove emissions for 13 different tribes in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. 

            Sarah is the former co-president of a student group on campus, SAGE (Student Association for Green Environments). She is also first trombone and squad leader for the Husky Marching Band, and participates in a new music group called Touch of Brass, a New Orleans style jazz band.

            Outside of classes, Sarah works at KCTS on the QUEST team and researches stories for their Science of Sustainability program. Over the years she has been involved in several volunteer projects such as working for the Urban Pollination Project. After graduation, Sarah hopes to pursue a career in environmental consulting.

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Want to learn how to connect with others professionally in the environment field?  Please feel free to come to this workshop on Nov. 14 at 5pm.  If you have any questions, email Julie at juljohn@uw.edu.

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What makes a sustainable community? How can we instill in younger
generations a sense of hope and optimism in a finite world? We will be
exploring these questions in EDUC401K Education for Sustainability, an
interactive seminar through the Pipeline Project.

Through participation in a hands-on project in a Seattle school, students
will explore K-12 sustainability education. We will focus on the benefits
of experiential, place-based learning for a mindset geared toward future
consciousness.

The seminar will meet Wednesdays 3:30-4:50. All majors are welcome!

For more information, contact Laura Pfeifer (lpfeifer@uw.edu) and go to:
http://expd.washington.edu/pipeline/inner/winter-2014/education-for-sustainability.html

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ACAT seeks a full-time Environmental Health and Justice Coordinator to facilitate our projects. The goal of all of ACAT’s projects is to assure justice by advocating for environmental and community health. Coordinators must be able to work independently as well as interdependently with ACAT’s staff and board to achieve ACAT’s mission.

For more information, go here: http://www.akaction.org/our_story/job_opportunities.html

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The International, a news website that features articles from a variety of sources on issues of public interest, is currently looking for reporters of environmental topics at the University of Washington! Interns are provided with training on how to write for the online environment while maintaining high journalistic standards, a skill that proves invaluable for anyone who may want to break into journalism or write a blog in the future. 

The International is a small, but dedicated team that works toward furthering global understanding of issues through focused investigative journalism. The team has always been quite young, with most of the team in their twenties, they have established a very high standing for themselves. The goal is not to shape what people think, but carefully nourish a more perspicacious approach towards consuming the news. They are an independent company. 

To dig deeper into what The International is and offers, take a look at their editorial policy found here: http://www.theinternational.org/EP

The internships descriptions and application processing is available here: http://www.theinternational.org/opportunities

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For more information, go to http://www.global.ucsb.edu/graduate

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The Grist Fellowship program is looking to hire three early-career journalists to join the Grist team for six-month periods. Grist is an independent nonprofit media organization that shapes the country’s environmental conversations, making green second nature for their  monthly audience of 1,500,000 and growing. Candidates are most likely recent college graduates or journalism school grads. For fellowships that begin February 2014, applications are due November 15. 

 

Here is a link to the full program description and application requirements: grist.org/fellowships

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Another awesome course to look into for Winter Quarter 2014!