Alumni Peace Corps Blog

Perceptions and reflections of my Peace Corps Service in Ethiopia
thinking about working with the Peace Corps following graduation? You might consider following the blog of new alumna Ciera Mead (2014) as she starts her two year posting in Ethiopia. 

Early Winter Application Deadline: January 15th, 2015
Click here to learn more about Green Corps’ paid environmental organizing fellowship.
Green Corps is looking for college graduates who are ready to take on the biggest environmental challenges of our day. 

Snohomish County Surface Water Management (SWM) is seeking a highly motivated, full time team-oriented candidate to fill the position of Watershed Steward to coordinate and lead the drainage investigation program.
Application deadline: 01/12/15
More information: 
http://agency.governmentjobs.com/snohomish/default.cfm?action=viewJob&jobID=1029258 

The Student Conservation Association (SCA) is seeking qualified applicants to lead, educate, and inspire high school studentsfor the summer of 2015.  SCA is America’s #1 Conservation Service Organization.
National Conservation Crews consist of two leaders and a crew of 6-8 high school volunteers, ages 15-19.  

San Juan Outfitters in Friday Harbor seeking a Marine Naturalist! 
Give informational talks throughout the 3-4 hour tour, covering whales, other marine life, plants, birds, the whole ecosystem and general information about the San Juan Islands. 

Would love to see you all at the Nosh on Nature happening next Thursday in the Wallace Hall Commons!   These events fill up fast, so make sure you RSVP today!  See you there! 

[research]: Harvard Forest Summer Research Program in Ecology

joekobayashi:

application deadline: Friday, Feb 6, 2015
The Harvard Forest Summer Research Program in Ecology is an opportunity for students to participate in 11 weeks of mentored, paid, independent research focusing on the effects of natural and human disturbances on forest ecosystems, including global… 

In 10 years, your job probably won’t exist. Here’s how to make sure you’re still employable.

Around 65 percent of the jobs that people will be doing in a decade haven’t even been invented yet. 

Undergraduate Student Research Grant applications due Feb 6th, 2015
Request for ProposalsPlease distribute this information to appropriate departments, faculty members or students within your institution. The Mazamas, a 3,000-member Oregon mountaineering organization headquartered in Portland OR, is soliciting research grant proposals from scientists and their graduate or undergraduate students.