ENVIR 495A
Professor Richard Block (blockr@uw.edu).
MWF: 11:30-12:30, Condon Hall 139.
VLPA (can perhaps be taken for “W” credit with approval of instructor)
Modernity’s unprecedented assertion of human rights has been an equally unprecedented  disaster for our fellow creatures.   

Seattle Tilth inspires and educates people to grow food organically, conserve natural resources and support local food systems in order to cultivate a healthy urban environment and community. 

Join Seattle Tilth and PoE to learn, grow, and EAT at the PoE UW Combined Fund Drive bake sale! 

The course listings for Winter 2013 that can fulfill required Perspective and Experiences classes have finally been posted. You can find the link to the page here.  

[national study experience]: Study in the Southwest!
Wild Rockies Field Institute is now accepting applications for their spring field study opportunity. The course runs from March 25th- May 24th.  For more information see their website: http://wrfi.net/courses/colorado-plateau.html 
CREDITS: 15 total (NEW COURSE ADDED for 2013- Native American Studies 395)
o    Environmental Studies 395: Field Studies in Human/Ecological Communities & Public Lands Issues; Section: Public Land Issues of the Colorado Plateau (3 credits)
o    Environmental Studies 395: Field Studies in Human/Ecological Communities & Public Lands Issues; Section: Environment and Culture of the Colorado Plateau (3 credits)
o    Science 395: Natural History of the Colorado Plateau (3 credits)
o    Geography 347: Geography of the Colorado Plateau (3 credits)
o    Native American Studies 395: Indians of the American Southwest- Relationships with the Land (3 credits) 

Kenai Watershed Forum’s summer 2013 environmental internshipopportunities are primarily geared towards undergraduate students butalso open to graduate students.   The Kenai Watershed Forum (KWF) is anon-profit organization dedicated to maintaining the health of thewatersheds on the Kenai Peninsula in south central Alaska.   

PoE Book Club meets today! Don’t worry if you haven’t read the book. We welcome all to come for good conversation, coffee, and tea.
Meets regularly on Fridays at 1230-130 in the PoE Commons, Wallace Hall
The current (first) book: ‘Blessed Unrest: How the world’s largest movement came into being and why no one saw it coming’ Paul Hawken 2007  

Come join PoE for their contribution to the UW Combined Fund Drive! PoE has chosen for their featured charity organization to be Seattle Tilth. To learn more about the organization, visit their website – seattletilth.org Seattle Tilth representatives will be at the sale to talk about the organization as well as available volunteer and course opportunities for students. 

Join an Environmental Book Club with free coffee:
Fridays at 1230-130 in the PoE Commons, Wallace Hall
Don’t join a different one. The goal is to read literature that is influential to the environmental movement and develop environmental perspectives that are in tune with whatever you think the environmental movement should really look like, and your ability to fight apathy accordingly. 

Student Mixer Nights – Food & drink provided!
If you’ve got a passion for cleantech, the smarts to play in the emerging green economy, and the desire to make an impact, the UW EIC provides the platform – AND a chance to win $10,000. 

Hello Environmental Studies Majors and Minors,

The PoE alumni board is hosting a career skills workshop for autumn quarter, and you’re invited:

What
Networking for Environmental Careers
Do you understand the importance of building a career network, but you aren’t sure where to start?