News & Events

News & Events

[course] Oil in the Arctic (SPR/2014: SMEA 514)

–check out the following grad level course. Interested PoE students can send an e-mail to the instructors requesting an add code. Recommended seniors, but possibly open to other motivated PoE students. 

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What are you doing this summer? Interested in going abroad? Come to the information session this Thursday to learn more about the Peru Exploration Seminar led by PoE’s own, Tim Billo! 

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Corps For Education Outside is pleased to announce that applications for the 2014 Corps for Education Outside cohort are now being accepted!!
Please click here for job description and application: https://www.educationoutside.org/corps. 

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Governor's Leadership Academy

State of Washington Office of the Governorinvites applications for the position of: Governor’s Leadership Academy (Summer Session)
OPENING DATE: 02/06/14
CLOSING DATE: 03/31/14 11:59 PM
The Governor’s Leadership Academy is a unique internship program for college and graduate students to gain a hands-on learning experience in the Governor’s office. 

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Just a reminder that the first Kincaid Ravine restoration work party is around the corner! Please be prepared for the weather and the site. Wear warm clothes that can get dirty. 

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TEACH FOR AMERICA
FINAL Application Deadline: Thursday, February 20
UW Info Session: Thursday, February 14 at 5:30PM in THO 135
Learn how to apply and review the application timeline here.
Start your application here. 

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Teaching Assistant Position, University of Washington

“Food and the Environment” C ENV 110 is looking for two teaching assistants for Autumn Quarter 2014, 9/16/2014 – 12/15/2014. 
This course will use food production and consumption as an introduction to many of the elements of environmental science including nutrient cycles, population growth, food webs, water supply and demand, impact of exploitation on natural populations, land transformation, energy consumption and its impact on climate. 

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UW Environmental Innovation Challenge

UW Environmental Innovation ChallengeEarly Registration Deadline: extended to February 9Planning to enter the 2014 Environmental Innovation Challenge? We’ve extended the Early Registration period to February 9. (For our planning purposes, we ask that teams make their best effort to notify us of their intent to submit through Early Registration.  

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Deadline: March 10, 2014
http://www.seattleaquarium.org/internships
The Seattle Aquarium internship program is designed for those with a strong desire to move into the Zoo/Aquarium field as a career path.
Our internship is an in-depth program requiring a minimum commitment of 400 hours (maximum of 500 hours) in at least 10 weeks but no more than 13 weeks (32-40 hours per week). 

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U.S.PIRG Fellowship Program

Apply online at uspirg.org/apply by February 8th.

U.S.PIRG and the state PIRGs have won real victories for the public interest. In recent years we’ve won high-speed rail funding in California, cut $150 million of health insurance waste in Oregon, and helped create the Consumer Financial Protect Bureau to protect consumers from Wall Street tricks.  

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