Just a quick reminder that summer registration should now be open for all UW students. You can find a full list of courses for the different ‘perspectives and experiences’ requirements here. 

[workshop]: Interviewing for Environmental Careers

Career Skills Workshop: Interviewing for Environmental Careers When: Wednesday, May 8; 5:00 – 7:00 pm Where: PoE Commons, Wallace Hall 012 What: A career skills workshop hosted by PoE, The PoE Alumni…
Short bios for several of the alumni volunteers have been updated. 

Please join UW for this year’s Earth Day kick-off event this Friday April 19th in Red Square, as we partner with UW’s Annual HuskyFest celebration! 
The Earth Day speaker program will open with Julia Parrish, Associate Dean of College of the Environment at 12:00 PM, followed by Anne Mosness from the Go Wild Campaign and then James Rasmussen from the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition. 

Hey Stranger… looking for a way to combine forces with others on campus interested in sustainability projects? Collaborating with Strangers workshops connect student students, faculty and researchers on campus during 3-minute speed-meetings. 

Still looking for an internship for this summer? How would you like to research Oregon water quality standards for the EPA, or to work with The Nature Conservancy on marine spatial planning for the Pacific Coast?  

The Campus Sustainability Fund and Society for Ecological Restoration are asking you to “Get Dirty for the Earth” this Monday the 22nd, Earth Day, from 10-2. We will be planting native species and removing invasive species. 

Join community members and local businesses for an afternoon of volunteering to restore the Duwamish River shoreline.  Volunteers will help dig out invasive blackberry, lay down mulch and plant native vegetation. 

4-6 summer “Temporary Sales and Outreach Representative” positions are open at Cascadia Consulting. Click the image above for full details. 

Details Below:
What: Spring 2013 Scholars’ Studio featuring 9 rapid-fire lightning style talks (5 minutes each) on the theme of “Pacific Northwest”. 
When: Friday, April 19th from 4-5:30pm
Where: Research Commons, Allen Library South
http://commons.lib.washington.edu/scholarsstudio
 

Scholars’ Studio: Pacific Northwest Research @the Commons presenters (in no particular order):

Korean American Women’s Activism in the Pacific Northwest.  

Biology 240: The Urban FarmInstructor: Beth Wheat3 Credits; Summer A-Term; [time schedule]
In this course students will learn the essential skills for maintaining soil health and turning urban spaces into productive landscapes.