Be a volunteer judge for the 16th annual Orca Bowl Competition! 
Orca Bowl is one of 25 regional components of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB). Its Washington’s regional marine sciences bowl competition for high school students.  

Come to the first book club meeting of the quart this Friday at 1:30 in the PoE commons! Regular meeting times will be determined at the first meeting.
This quarter’s first book is Gus Speth’s ’The Bridge At the End of the World: Capitalism, the Environment, and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability’.  

Attention all UW undergraduates! The Freshman Interest Group (FIG) and Transfer Interest Group (TrIG) program is looking for outstanding UW undergraduates to serve as FIG/TrIG Leaders for autumn 2013.
Students from all departments who are UW-Seattle undergraduates with strong organizational skills, and an interest in working with freshmen are encouraged to apply.  

PoE Lunch: Winter Quarter 2013, Tentative Schedule

Did you know that PoE has a weekly ‘Brown Bag’ speaker series set up with a schedule of interesting talks and discussions for winter quarter? 

[news]: Washington Post: 2012 hottest year on record in continental U.S., NOAA says 

“Through field trips, lectures, and labs, everyone was able to get a really hands-on experience. For basically all of the labs, we went out on the dock and collected samples of the things we were learning about in class. 

When: 1-2 times a week, Monday-Thursday, for a minimum of three months
Where: The Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center in Bellevue, WA
Details: The Polliwog Preschool and the Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center are part of a collaboration with the Pacific Science Center. 

The Mary Gates Endowment for Students is currently accepting scholarship applications.  Mary Gates scholarships provide $4,000 ($2,000 per quarter for two quarters) for students to pursue leadership or research projects.  These scholarships benefit students in the current academic year, and are open to all UW undergraduate students regardless of class year, major or residency status.   

The Nature Conservancy Washington Program is in search of a Science Communications Intern for this summer. The internship would run from June 2 through August 9, 2013. It is important to note that the last day to apply is today, January 7, 2013. 

Greetings!
January 11, 2013 is the last day to submit Master Naturalist Training Program Applications!  Please pass this information along to anyone you know who may be interested in applying. More information regarding this program is listed below.