Wednesday, Nov. 14th
11:00am – 1:30pm
PoE bake sale to support Seattle Tilth!!!!!
[study experience]: Wild Rockies Field Institute
The Wild Rockies Field Institute (WRFI) is a unique organization offering extraordinary experiences for university students and non-students interested in an educational adventure. WRFI courses explore the complex cultural, political and natural histories of some of the most interesting and beautiful landscapes in North America. Every WRFI course is set up so participants can earn college credit through the University of Montana in one or more of the following disciplines: environmental studies, forestry, geography, Native American studies, resource conservation, and science.
Earn credit for living in a tent!!
Enroll in their Spring Quarter highlighted course: Colorado Plateau, Desert Canyons and Cultures!!
[research study participation]: Want to participate in a research study?
You are invited to participate in a research study intended to explore and analyze the experiences of undocumented students in the State of Washington. Particularly, the study analyzes and communicates the most effective approaches and practices for serving and advancing non-U.S. citizen students in Washington who qualify for in-state tuition admission to colleges and universities , as allowed by Washington State House Bill 1079 (HB 1079)
Your participation is completely voluntary and you may stop at any time. Participation on this online survey is anonymous. The survey will take less than 10 minutes to complete.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dENXUTFsRmt3bDdQWXNrNVA4a09tc0E6MQ
If you have any questions or concerns about your participation in this study or you would like to find out the results upon its completion, you may contact Marcela Pattinson, Study Coordinator, at (509) 335-9729 or by email at marcela.pattinson@wsu.edu.
Broaden your horizons with the National Student Exchange (NSE)!
Info Sessions:
- Jan.10, 1:30pm
- Jan. 15, 12:30pm
- Jan. 16, 3pm
- Jan. 21, 3:30pm
- Jan. 23, 3pm
- Jan. 29, 12:30pm
- Feb. 4, 10:30am
All sessions take place in Mary Gates Hall 173R (enter through 171) except for Tuesday, January 15th which will be in MGH 224.
NSE gives you an opportunity to experience a different area with its unique cultural and academic opportunities. Since NSE’s beginning in 1968, more than 96,000 students have had the opportunity to participate in NSE, giving them the opportunity to:
- broaden their personal and educational perspectives
- experience new cultures
- explore new areas of study
- learn from different professors
- access new courses
- experience personal growth
- meet new people
- make new friends
- live in a different area
- investigate graduate schools
- seek future employment
Think about it. Visit http://www.nse.org to learn more.
PoE Book Club meets today! As always, don’t worry if you haven’t read the book. We welcome all to come for good conversation, coffee, and tea. You won’t want to miss this week’s meeting because there’ll be a special treat: LOTS OF LEFTOVER FOOD!
Meets regularly on Fridays at 1230-130 in the PoE Commons, Wallace Hall
The current (first) book: ‘Blessed Unrest: How the world’s largest movement came into being and why no one saw it coming’ Paul Hawken 2007
ENVIR 480: Sustainability Studio students take on the sustainability of UW Laboratories!
Did you know laboratories use 5 to 10 times more energy per square foot than an average office building? Labs also use a lot of water and generate (literally) tons of waste. Meanwhile, lab facilities make up about 13% of square feet at UW- altogether almost 2.4 million square feet.
SAVE THIS DATE for a presentation about student-led projects to foster Green Laboratories at UW:
Thursday, December 6th, 11:00am-12:00pm, followed by a short reception.
- Poplar Hall Commons, corner of Brooklyn Ave and NE Campus Parkway (and home to a Sustainable Living Community).
- Topics include: Green Purchasing, Waste, Sink Aerators and Growth Chambers, and Energy Use.
- Clients include: various UW labs, Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability Office, UW Facilities, Purchasing and Procurement and more.
The student projects are a springboard to a formal UW Green Labs program, being launched by the Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability Office.
Hope to see you there!
Join an Environmental Book Club with free coffee:
Fridays at 1230-130 in the PoE Commons, Wallace Hall
Don’t join a different one. The goal is to read literature that is influential to the environmental movement and develop environmental perspectives that are in tune with whatever you think the environmental movement should really look like, and your ability to fight apathy accordingly. Envir post docs and students collectively winnow out ideas to create succinct environmental perspectives/arguments/essays/ethics or anything. Participation is more essential than being up to speed with the reading.
The current (first) book: ‘Blessed Unrest: How the world’s largest movement came into being and why no one saw it coming’ Paul Hawken 2007
Please read the recruitment letter if you’re interested, and for more details.
Robsm2@uw.edu
Free Lecture
From World History to World Art:
Reflections on New Geographies
of Feminist Art in Asia
Thursday, November 15, 6:00 pm
UW Kane Hall, Room 220
Writing a blog? Share it with PoE!
Brianna Blaud, a master’s student in the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences and a former student in ENVIR 500A Science Writing for Impact, has created a blog http://blackabaloneblog.wordpress.com/ about her passion – black abalone. Brianna thinks black abalone are amazing creatures and wants to educate others about what she is doing with them and why.
Do you have a blog? Would you like to share it with the broader PoE community? Send a link to poe@uw.edu and we’ll share it!
