News & Events
UW Spring Career Fair at Hec Ed! - April 14th
The annual UW Seattle Spring Career Fair is being held from 3-7pm on Thursday, April 14th, 2011 in Hec Ed Pavilion.
More than 100 employers will be in attendance –
· Over 80% of registered organizations indicated at the point of registration that they’re looking for full-time entry-level hires!
Green Corps Program!
Green Corps’ Field School for Environmental Organizing trains college graduates to run environmental campaigns, starting by building a core group of activists and finishing by convincing decision-makers to pass laws, change policies and create reforms to protect our environment.
Read more[study abroad] - Round River Conservation Studies
Round River Student Study Abroad Programs are field-based, authentic experiences that offer the opportunity for small groups of students to become part of our efforts, and work alongside Round River’s conservation biologists and our local community partners.
Read more[internship] - Terra Forma Education Summer Camps
The internship with Terra Forma Education (TFE) is designed for those wishing to increase their experience in the field of environmental education. The intern will be immersed in the workings of a cutting edge summer day camp program.
Read more[jobs] - Fund for the Public Interest
Fund For The Public Interest is a national nonprofit organization working to increase the visibility, membership and political power of the nation’s leading environmental and progressive groups.
The Fund was launched in 1982 to develop campaigns and technologies to engage Americans in public interest advocacy efforts.
ISLANDWOOD - a school in the woods
Located on Bainbridge Island, near Seattle in Washington State, IslandWood is a unique 255-acre outdoor learning center designed to provide exceptional learning experiences and inspire life-long environmental and community stewardship.
Internships available: http://islandwood.org/about/support/volunteer/interns-1/interns
Graduate program available: http://islandwood.org/graduate_program
[internships] - Student Conservation Association
The Student Conservation Association (SCA) is the nation’s leading provider of expense-paid internships and service opportunities in parks, forests, historic sites and urban communities in all 50 states.
Founded in 1957, we have over 55,000 alumni and offer positions in over 50 academic majors and at least sites across the U.S.
[job] - Camp Sealth Jobs
Spring/Fall Jobs – Environmental Education Instructors
Environmental Education Instructors need to have a passion for and experience with science and the outdoors, as well experience working with youth. Instructors teach classes for elementary and middle school students in forest, marine and wetland ecologies, sustainability, astronomy, outdoor living skills and more.
Read moreProfessional Association for China's Environment summer camp
See below for an interesting summer quarter opportunity – note that Chinese and English are used
Following the two successful PACE Summer Camps in Qingdao (2006) and Kunming (2009), PACE Network of Environmental and Resource Economists (PACE-NERE) is going to organize its third summer camp (PACE2011中国环境经济与政策国际研讨会暨资源环境经济学夏令营) in Hangzhou (Qiandaohu), China, during July 12-16, 2011.
[course] - Education for Sustainability (through Inner Pipeline)
Education for Sustainability
What is environmental education all about? How do educators teach young people about the earth’s ecosystems and foster an ethic of environmental stewardship? This seminar will examine the past and current state of K-12 environmental education in the U.S.