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News & Events

[course] - Freshmen Seminar on Sustainability

General Studies 197 D Sustainability: Globally, Locally, and Personally(freshmen only*)
In this seminar, explore the triple bottom line of sustainability – sometimes referred to as “people, planet, profit"—and topics like fair trade and the culture of consumerism. 

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UW Trash-In

There’s still time to join the fun at the UW Trash-In. Sign up today!
Join the Fun! Trash-In 2011 will take place on April 13 at the Bryants Building Annex. Recycling & Solid Waste will receive one day’s worth of trash from eight designated campus buildings and sort it into categories currently collected on campus. 

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[information session] - Spend Autumn Quarter in the San Juan Islands!

INFORMATION SESSION!
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 11:30 a.m. 
Wallace Hall (ACC), Suite 012 (PoE Commons)
Meet Dr. Susan Thistle, one of the instructors at UW Friday Harbor Laboratories and hear more about this exciting opportunity to take unique academic classes and conduct research! 

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Spend Autumn Quarter in the San Juan Islands!

Want to spend a quarter away from campus but still want to earn credits towards the environmental studies major?  Located in the San Juan Islands, UW Friday Harbor Laboratories conducts environmentally related research as well as offer many unique academic courses.  

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[student job] - UW Zimride Campus Rideshare Coordinator

CAMPUS RIDESHARE COORDINATOR
DEADLINE: Monday, April 11, 2011
Apply via Husky Jobs: https://washington-csm.symplicity.com/students/
DESCRIPTION
UW Commuter Services is looking for a creative, highly motivated student to help integrate ridesharing into campus life as an alternative to single-occupancy vehicle travel.  

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Finding a job: College Careers list

Just saw another good job post come through e-mail – you can find the full info here:
Thurston County Education and Outreach Specialist I
While we will post the occasional job announcement here on the blog, the College of the Environment maintains a busy e-mail list with job announcements from connections made through all of the departments. 

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[job]: Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition program Manager

For more information – full position description; DRCC Website

> Subject: DRCC is hiring: Program Manager>> After six years with DRCC, Cari Simson will be leaving the Coalition at the end of June to have a> baby and begin a new chapter in her life.>> The position of Education and Outreach Program Manager is an essential part of the work that DRCC> does to engage people who live, work, and visit the Duwamish River valley.> The Program Manager is responsible for organizing DRCC’s public education programs and events,> creating and coordinating communication products, managing volunteers, and other special projects> as developed. 

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[course] - CHID 496C (Visioning a Student Powered Food System)

Forwarding from our friends in the CHID department:

We encourage you to register for CHID 496C (SLN 11950), a two-credit peer-facilitated focus group on student organizing at the UW and beyond. 

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New Pre-Health Advising Blog

New Pre-Health Advising Blog

We get students with all kinds of career goals in this program. If you are at all interested in a future career in health sciences (medical school, etc.), check out this new blog! 

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