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News & Events

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Mmmmm….Hot Drinking Chocolate With Chilies and Cinnamon….Come treat yourself to a free Mexican style hot cocoa at tomorrow’s PoE Bookclub! Don’t worry if you haven’t read the book, ALL are welcome to attend. 

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Students! Take advantage of the free Katz Distinguished Lecture series. On Wednesday, November 7th UW Professor of Geography, Victoria Lawson, will be presenting a lecture describing the crisis of care in America.   

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Do The Math Tour with Bill Mckibben

Don’t forget to get your FREE tickets to the upcoming Mckibben & Crew’s “Do The Math” tour! Get them fast – the event is Wednesday night on November 7th. Check out the original blog post to see how to get your tickets! 

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[job] Come work for PoE as a student assistant!

PoE is looking for a student assistant to start in Winter Quarter 2013. Must be available for one day of training prior to the start of Winter Quarter. To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume to poe@uw.edu. 

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[internship]: Paper Towel Composting Project, Spring 2013

Help to develop an implementation  plan for a paper towel composting pilot project on the UW Seattle campus.
UW is interested in exploring how paper towel composting would be implemented on the Seattle campus by conducting a pilot study.   

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[event]: Conversations on Defining Diversity: Student Soldiers

A Public Forum in the College of the Environment.
Tuesday, November 13, 20123:00-4:00 p.m.Fishery Sciences Building, Room 203
Please register by Wednesday, November 7.  Coffee and sweets will be served.

How are choosing to study the environment and choosing to serve in the military compatible?   

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[course]: ESRM 321, Finance & Accounting from a Sustainability Perspective, SLN 1395

This course will satisfy the NW or I&S General Education Requirements or the Policy and Decision Making Requirement of the Environmental Studies Major.   

ESRM 321 is an introductory business course designed for non-business majors.   

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[volunteer/event] COSEE Ocean Learning Communities

What:  My Place in Puget Sound High School Student Poster Session
When: Friday November 30, 2012, 11:30am – 12:15pm  
Where: University of Washington, HUB North Ballroom
Local high school students present their projects about science, community and action to protect Puget Sound. 

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Program on the Environment is now hiring a new student assistant to begin Winter quarter 2013!
Job Qualifications:– PoE student (preferred)– Must be available 1 day during the first week of January for training– Sophomore/junior standing– Strong interpersonal skills (friendly and helpful)– Web design skills are a plus, but not required– Weekday availability
Job Details:– Student assistants work 10-15 hours per week based on their availability.  

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Looking for Perspectives & Experience courses?

The PoE website is going through some technical difficulties and we haven’t been able to post the Perspective and Experiences classes for Winter 2013 – sorry about that! If you are looking for some fun and exciting courses to fill your requirements, you can check out the link HERE to see what is available next quarter.  

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