What:  My Place in Puget Sound High School Student Poster Session
When: Friday November 30, 2012, 11:30am – 12:15pm  
Where: University of Washington, HUB North Ballroom
Local high school students present their projects about science, community and action to protect Puget Sound. 

Program on the Environment is now hiring a new student assistant to begin Winter quarter 2013!
Job Qualifications:– PoE student (preferred)– Must be available 1 day during the first week of January for training– Sophomore/junior standing– Strong interpersonal skills (friendly and helpful)– Web design skills are a plus, but not required– Weekday availability
Job Details:– Student assistants work 10-15 hours per week based on their availability.  

The PoE website is going through some technical difficulties and we haven’t been able to post the Perspective and Experiences classes for Winter 2013 – sorry about that! If you are looking for some fun and exciting courses to fill your requirements, you can check out the link HERE to see what is available next quarter.  

UW GIS Day Student Project Competition – Extended Deadline, Modified Requirement and Bigger Prizes!
There is still time to register for the student project competition at the UW GIS Day event on November 14th 2012 – the deadline for project submissions has been extended to November 1st 2012! 

– Students Evan Sawyers-Rouse (left) and Duncan Clauson, talk with Sen Maria Cantwell (center) and Sen. Patty Murray.

PoE in the News!
A team of PoE graduate students was featured on NPR and UW Today for their work examining the impacts of smart grid technology in the UW dorms. 

TODAY!!!
12:30PM
PoE COMMONS
Don’t worry if you haven’t read the book, we welcome everyone to join!!
Great discussion, warm tea, and lovely people.
Hope to see you there!
More info about the PoE Bookclub:
Join an Environmental Book Club with free coffee:Don’t join a different one.  

Apply for a scholarship to study abroad in Denmark!

Summer scholarship: $2500
Academic year scholarship: $9000

Application deadline: January 15th, 2013 
Applications can be submitted on the website: www.be.washington.edu/scandesign/
Info Sessions will be held in Schmitz 459 at 12:00pm on these dates:

Friday Oct. 

Benaroya HallWednesday Nov. 7th 20127:30 – 10:30 PM
Deirdre Cybele Smith from 350.org is offering free tickets for students, faculty and staff who are interested in the upcoming divestment campaign to attend McKibben & Crew’s “Do the Math” tour!  

Do you want to have a lasting impact on your campus and in the world? Are you passionate about poverty-related issues?
Apply to start a Nourish International chapter on your campus today! 

Come join the fight to clean up the Hanford site in Richland, WA by interning this summer with a coalition of different organizations! These intern programs allow students to obtain real world experience in their field of study and each intern is assigned a mentor that works with the student during the entire internship.