News & Events

News & Events

Check out the amazing hands on work PoE students are doing in local communities!
Reblogged from South Whidbey School Gardens:
“A big thank you to Professor Beth Wheat, and her students in the Urban Farming class at the University of Washington! 

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UWAA Multicultural Alumni Partnership (MAP) Scholarship

The University of Washington Alumni Association (UWAA) Multicultural Alumni Partnership (MAP) awards scholarships to deserving University of Washington students who need financial assistance to assist with their progress toward a degree at the UW. 

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Summer Opportunity with Keio University Students

Want to get involved with international students this summer? The UW ISP Office (International Specialized Programs) is looking for friendly, responsible and outgoing UW students to take part in a specialized English language and Environmental Studies program for Keio University, one of Japan’s most prestigious universities. 

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This course, BIOL 399D Biology Internship [SLN 10498 Term A] focuses on Environmental Interpretation, and offers hands-on training in practical interpretation and program delivery skills. For students who are interested in careers that interact with the public in the fields of natural and cultural history education, tourism and recreation, and communications. 

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[workshop]: Environmental Career Skills Workshop: The Job Interview

Spring Quarter Career Skills WorkshopEnvironmental Careers: The Job InterviewWednesday, 5/215:00 ~ 7:00 PMProgram on the Environment Commons, Wallace Hall 012
This workshop will introduce common formats and best practices for interviewing for jobs in a workshop format facilitated by Kimberly Petersen of the UW Career Center and Joe Kobayashi of PoE. 

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[graduate school]: Funded Graduate Assistantship for Semi-Aquatic Mammals, University of Illinois at Springfield

Interested in graduate programs in Environmental Science? Megan Styles, former post-doc teaching fellow with PoE sent along this cool (funded) opportunity.
I am recruiting a MS-level graduate student in Environmental Science to study the occupancy and potential interactions among semi-aquatic mammals (e.g., muskrats and river otters) in a large wetland restoration complex in central Illinois.   

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All Puget Sound area employers are invited to recruit at the upcoming Public Service Career Fair on Monday, May 19th from 4:00–7:00pm at Northeastern University – Seattle in South Lake Union. 

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Wastewater Treatment Division Internships

We have two open internship positions with King County Wastewater Treatment Division Community Services. These positions are set for 1 year with potential to extend to a second year. Work is focused on public involvement, education, and communications as it relates to wastewater treatment and sustainability and community engagement. 

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ESRM 442: Forest Ecology of the Sierra Nevada and White Mountains: Summer 2014 (June 17 – July 7) 

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Student Success Spotlight: Bryanda Wippel

Bryanda Wippel’s first marine biology course at the University of Washington sparked her desire to major in Environmental Studies and minor in Marine Biology as well as Aquatic and Fishery Science. 

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