Dates: June 23rd to August 22nd 2014 in Seattle, WA
Stipend: $5,200
Application Deadline: February 14th 2014

The UW Environmental Health Research Experience Program (EHREP) is a funded, nine-week summer experience for undergraduates from any 2 or 4 year college or university with an interest in environmental health sciences. 

Check out these new positions with the Washington State Department of Agriculture’s, Natural Recourses Assessment Section!
Hydrogeologist 2 – Olympia – There is one full-time permanentHydrogeologist 2 position available.  This position is located in theNatural Resources Building in Olympia. 

The NSF and NASA is in search of students who may be considering undergrad summer research or applying to graduate school. Click on the following links to view the specific portals:
For Undergraduates:
Paid Summer 2014 Undergrad Research Opportunities:
More than 650 programs – REU and other summer research opportunities for undergrads
For Financial Support in Graduate School:
Bridge to the Doctorate, IGERT and NSF Grad Research Fellowship programs provide generous stipend and tuition support for students through the National Science Foundation. 

What makes a sustainable community? How can we instill in younger generations a sense of hope and optimism in a finite world?  We will be exploring these questions and more in EDUC 401K:  Education for Sustainability, an interactive seminar through the Pipeline Project.    

Washington Bus Summer Fellowship Program Description:

The Washington Bus Fellowship is an intensive, ten-week long leadership development program. Fellows spend the summer in Seattle, learning the fundamentals of grassroots organizing, public policy, community building, and social justice, through hands-on democracy.The Fellowship is a challenging and transformative experience that prepares young people to be Washington State’s next generation of civic leaders. 

Due to the busy December that many on the Landscape Architechture Advisory Committee are encountering and some unforeseen conflicts, the Scan|Design Advisory Luncheon that was scheduled for TODAY is postponed. Please look out for an invitation after the new year for a meeting to discuss the Fellowships as well as the possibility of funding for faculty travel.  

BioDiverse Perspectives is looking to recruit a member for their team to help with WordPress-based website maintenance/improvement. The position is on a volunteer basis that is a minimal time commitment. This is a great networking, portfolio building and resume building opportunity. 

The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST), a citizen science program based at the University of Washington’s School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, is looking for 2-5 undergraduate students to assist with program’s upcoming marine debris data collection project beginning spring 2015. 

Make sure to stop by and support your fellow PoE students at the Autumn 2013 Capstone Symposium! For more information on the specific events and presenters, click here 

You’re Invited to:
The PoE Holiday Party!

When: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 5:30 PM
Where: PoE Commons, Wallace Hall, Suite 012

We hope you can join us to celebrate the holidays, the end of the quarter, and the end of the Autumn 2013 Capstone Symposium with PoE faculty, staff, students, and alumni.