News & Events

News & Events

Honey badger might not care, but the polar bears sure do!
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/) 

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DePauw University Presents the 6th Annual Undergraduate Ethics Symposium!
Theme: “Ethics and the Environment”
Highlights:

Held at Prindle Institute for Ethics
Participating students attend seminars with visiting scholars and artists
Students’ travel (up to $400), lodging and meals while at DePauw will be covered

The deadline for submissions is FEBRUARY 1ST 2013. 

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The annual University of Washington Sustainability Summit is next week October 22nd – 25th. Don’t miss it!
Main Activities, Wednesday October 24th, 2012
Exhibitor Fair & Electronic Waste Recycling Event; Red Square, 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Keynote Speaker & Panel Discussion; Kane Hall room 210, 6:00 PM
Keynote Speaker – KC Golden, Policy Director, Climate Solutions
Panel Discussion:Rob Bernard, Chief Environmental Strategist, MicrosoftDr. 

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[volunteer] Joint Information Session with Teach For America

If you’re interested in service after graduation, make sure to attend the joint information session with Peace Corps, Americorps, City Year and Teach for America! It is happening Wednesday, October 24th at 4:00PM in Thomson Hall 134.  

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Attention GIS Students!

Did you know that most of the Macs in the PoE Student Computer Lab are equipped with ArcMap 10 and Windows software? Come take advantage of the amazing opportunity to design your maps on lightening fast, high-tech computers! 

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Last week’s Capstone Meet & Greet for ENVIR 490 students was a smashing success! Great food, interesting people, and eager students makes for a great time and a wonderful opportunity to network.  

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[event]: PoE bookclub & pizza lunch this Friday - 10/12!

Beginning this quarter anyone can informally join an environmental studies book group with students and faculty in PoE. The goal (besides networking among peers) is to read the literature that is influential or informative to the environmental movement and then develop environmental perspectives that are in tune with whatever you think the environmental movement should really look like, and your ability to fight environmental apathy accordingly. 

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[event] A Story Runs Through It: Neighborhood Film Celebration Awards

October 17th //  7:00PM // SIFF Cinema Uptown
FREE ADMISSION
Join the community in celebrating great neighborhood stories! This culminating event of The Next Fifty’s Civic Action Month celebrates a project that has captured stories about Seattle’s civic fabric through short films from the Seattle area residents of all ages.  

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Take a look at this cool video made by students from the Spring 2012 UW Sustainability Studio course! 
Already thinking about classes for next quarter and looking for a cool course? 

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[info session] Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Graduate Info Session

Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Graduate Info SessionLearn more about the Masters degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Forestry and/or Forest Science. 
Location: Davis Wright Tremain LLP (Room 22 East B)1201 Third AveSeattle, WA
When: 10/22/2012 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Please visit the admission events website for more information about all of our upcoming events, and click here to RSVP for the Seattle Information Session. 

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