POE and UW Farm Book Club and Potluck

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POE and the UW Farm are hosting an evening book club and the first gathering is on Wednesday April 15 at 5:30pm in the POE commons. 

The selected book is “The Third Plate” by Dan Barber, which offers a chef’s perspective on how to positively transform America’s food system, without sacrificing taste or ethics.  

If you’re interested in learning about this, grab yourself a copy of the book and join us in discussing Chapters 1 and 2.  

This is an informal gathering and potluck – please feel free to bring a delicious dish to share. We look forward to seeing you next week!

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U.S. Department of Energy Clean Cities University Workforce Development Program

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This summer year, CCUWDP is offering up to 38 workforce development program positions across the nation and applications are now available.  This is a wonderful opportunity for students looking to gain experience in the energy and transportation areas.

Applications can be found at http://www.cvent.com/d/5rq1fw 

The Clean Cities University Workforce Development Program is an initiative of Clean Cities, a government-industry partnership sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Program. Clean Cities strives to reduce petroleum consumption in the transportation sector in nearly 100 communities across the country. Since the creation of the CCUWDP in 2010, Clean Cities has hosted more than 250 interns in more than 60 Coalitions.

The Clean Cities internship will give students studying communications, public relations, business, marketing, engineering or environmental sciences, the opportunity to grow public awareness and expand the markets of advanced vehicle technologies, alternative fuels, and practices that reduce the consumption of petroleum.

To submit your resume and complete the online application, please click here and complete the application process by April 24, 2015. If selected, interns will be notified by May 27, 2015.

Questions? Email: CleanCitiesIntern@anl.gov

Apply for a College of the Environment Scholarship | College of the Environment

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Apply for a College of the Environment Scholarship | College of the Environment

The College of the Environment is pleased to announce the availability of student scholarships for the 2014-2015 academic year. Scholarships available include the Clarence H. Campbell Endowed Lauren Donaldson Scholarship, the Nancy Wilcox Scholarship, the Del Rio Environmental Studies Scholarship, and the Yakama Nation Endowed Fund for Student Support Scholarship. Award amounts for all scholarships will vary depending upon financial need and will be distributed over the course of the Autumn, Winter and Spring quarters the academic year. 

[event] 50 Shades of Green Investment Forum

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Please join ZINO Society for their  
50 Shades of Green Investment Forum​
on Wednesday March 25th from 5:00PM – 8:30PM

University of Washington Bothell in Discovery Hall

18115 Campus Way NE, Bothell

IMPORTANT! Register Here: http://bit.ly/ZINOGREEN2015

This investment forum is a rapid fire format of ten 5-minute business pitches from companies that are green tech, clean tech, cannabis, energy efficient and/or sustainable business practices who are seeking investment or raising capital.

In addition, during their panel discussion, you will hear from some of the titans and leaders in the “green” community. Enjoy networking with the presenting companies and fellow guests after the presentations over delicious libations during the

“After the Pitches Networking Reception” in the upstairs reception area of Discovery Hall.

[event] Today! Environmental Management Symposium

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Hear stories of students solving real world environmental issues and learn about the graduate certificate in environmental management.

3 presentations from 4-5:30pm followed by a catered reception, located in the HUB room 145! 

Topics include communicating climate change impacts, geoduck aquaculture, and citizen science

[course] The Natural Environment

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ENGL 200 (Section C) “The Natural Environment”

Mon-Thurs 1:30-2:20

This course will examine the idea of “the natural environment” in the late twentieth century, and more specifically, the way literary texts (both fictional and non-fictional) represent human relationships with that environment. More specifically, we will examine some key ways conversations about the environment are moving to cover expanding geographic, cultural, and philosophical terrain. Three or four key ideas will guide the reading we do in this course:

1. What qualifies as natural? To what extent is the idea of “the natural world” socially constructed?
2. With that in mind, how does human presence figure into the natural? How do representations of human inhabitation reflect cultural values and understandings of the environment?
3. How can these discussions take into account the breadth of cultural positions across the planet and the ways in which those cultures do not experience “the global environment” in the same ways?
4. To what extent do humans control their environment? Is that control equally distributed among human beings and cultures?

Course Texts:
Annie Dillard – Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
Ernest Hemmingway – The Old Man and the Sea
Leslie Marmon Silko – Ceremony
Karen Tei Yamashita – Through the Arc of the Rainforest
Course Packet (to be picked up at Ave Copy Center)

http://depts.washington.edu/engl/ugrad/course.php?crsID=4492

The class is taught by Ned Schaumberg, one of Program on the Environment’s own lecturers.

Bio here: http://depts.washington.edu/poeweb/people/faculty.php

To register, use ENGL 200 C (SLN 13771)

Contact engladv@uw.edu to request an add code.