POLLUTION PREVENTION SPECIALIST
Job Summary: 
Under general direction of the storm water manager, and in collaboration with solid waste and wastewater program staff, assists small business owners with voluntary efforts to control, reduce or eliminate pollutants and storm water runoff by offering technical assistance and information on best practices. 

Over the last month I’ve been supporting WASI (Women of the Americas Sustainability Initiative) Natural Builders, an organization that focuses on improvement of infrastructure with women in indigenous communities mostly in Central and South America. 

The PoE Alumni board invites you to join us for our first “PoE Community Drinks Social” on Thursday, January 19th at 7:30pm.  The gathering is at Urban Family Public House 5329 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107 (south side of the street, between 22nd and Vernon, next to a restaurant called “The Sexton”) The location is 21 years and over.  

Washboard.org is hosting a video scholarship contest for $3,000 open to all students.
            
You are invited to create an original video (no longer than 60 seconds) that answers the question, Why are scholarships important to you?All high school seniors and college students in Washington state who will enroll in college at least part-time beginning in Fall 2012 are eligible to apply.  

MARY GATES LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIPS – $4,000
 
Application deadline: Monday, January 23, 5pm
 
Information sessions (held in 171 Mary Gates Hall):
Monday, January 9, 1:30
Tuesday, January 10, 3:30
Wednesday, January 11, 12:30
 
MARY GATES RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS – $4,000
 
Application deadline: Friday, January 27, 5pm
 
Information Sessions (held in 171 Mary Gates Hall):
Monday, January 9, 2:30
Tuesday, January 10, 4:30
Wednesday, January 11, 1:30
 
Applications for both scholarships are online.  

Discovery Park is launching a Seattle-wide Volunteer Naturalist Program!
              
Do you love sharing nature with others? Are you interested in learning more about the flora and fauna of the Seattle’s many parks? 

FYI PoE Students, Faculty and Staff!
Two of the Mac computers from the PoE Computer Lab have each been moved into two of the study carols in the PoE Commons. You are all welcome to use them freely. 

The holiday season has come and gone, and with it came many parties and many cookies. To ring in the Winter quarter on a sweet note, PoE will be hosting a cookie cookoff. 

WSRA is looking for students to attend this year’s conference in Spokane. WSRA and its partner, The Recycling Foundation, award funds to help students participate in our annual conference. This is a great opportunity for them to learn and network and for us to help cultivate the next generation of recycling professionals.  

Food First has an upcoming delegation to Bolivia: “Llamas, Quinoa and Andean Food Sovereignty” March 10 – 19, 2012
           
The trip will explore the complex issue of rural development in Bolivia’s highland regions, focusing on two products central to Bolivian food security for centuries: llamas and quinoa.