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Think Outside the Classroom with the Wild Rockies Field Institute!  Limited space and scholarship funding available for 2014 summer & fall courses!

The Wild Rockies Field Institute offers field-based, academic courses to undergraduate students, accredited through the University of Montana and transferable to other universities and colleges.  Our courses provide 300-level credits in Environmental Studies, Geography, Natural Resources, Science, Philosophy and Native American Studies; they take place via expeditions and site visits across the West, south to Utah and north to Alaska and Canada.  WRFI’s small group size and interdisciplinary curriculum offer students an exceptional opportunity to complement their coursework on campus with experiential education in the field.  Earn credit living in your tent!  Seriously.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Learn more on the WRFI website & blog: www.wrfi.net & www.wildrockies.wordpress.com

SCHOLARSHIPS: http://www.wrfi.net/enroll/scholarships.html

PHOTO GALLERY: http://wrfi.smugmug.com/BestOfGalleries-3/Best-of-WRFI/38220717_3NNqV6

APPLY HERE: http://www.wrfi.net/enroll/index.html

Please Contact Bethany Swanson (WRFI Outreach Manager) with questions at bethany@wrfi.net or 406-549-4336.

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FHL student application due dates:

Jan. 25 for Spring Quarter
Feb. 1 for Summer Courses
May 15 (early admission) or July 1 for Autumn Quarter

Applicants do not need to be current students at University of Washington. Applications will be accepted past the due date if space is available.

Here’s a link to the FHL website:
http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/studentInfo2014.html

Winter 2014 Collegium Seminars

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Winters in Seattle are an ideal time to stretch your academic interests. Here, freshmen can find a number of interesting classes to fill our their schedules. Take a class that’s a little different from what you normally take. Collegium Seminars are low-risk (they’re 1 credit, credit/no credit); they’re taught by some of the UW’s best faculty; and they’re limited to 20 students. Plus, taking a Collegium Seminar will add a little intellectual sunshine to the gray winter days.

  • The History of Innovation
  • Introduction to Digital Humanities
  • Seminar in Animal Communication
  • Marketing in the 21st Century
  • Genetically Modified Foods: Menace or Magic?
  • Growing up with Fiction
  • Leadership: Up, Down, and Sideways
  • Public Controversies and the Law: Major Recent Cases in the U.S. Supreme Court
  • The Violence of the Small: Looking into Global Complexity
  • Sustainable Energy Solutions for the 21st Century: Science, Technology, and Policy
  • Imagining Latin America

For more information, check out the website!

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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 in EDUC401K Education for Sustainability, an
interactive seminar through the Pipeline Project.

Through participation in a hands-on project in a Seattle school, students
will explore K-12 sustainability education. We will focus on the benefits
of experiential, place-based learning for a mindset geared toward future
consciousness.

The seminar will meet Wednesdays 3:30-4:50. All majors are welcome!

For more information, contact Laura Pfeifer (lpfeifer@uw.edu) and go to:
http://expd.washington.edu/pipeline/inner/winter-2014/education-for-sustainability.html

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Another awesome course to look into for Winter Quarter 2014!

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Check out this special topics course for WInter Quarter 2014!

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Space is available in the the Friday Harbor Labs for Autumn 2013!  Both Marine Biology and Pelagic Ecosystem Function Research Apprenticeship have spaces available.  

Course listings for Spring and Summer 2014 are available as well.  

Need more info?  Click here!

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PoE offering multiple new summer courses in 2013!

Registration open NOW

Checkout opportunities to explore the impacts of global change on the Olympic Peninsula, discover Pacific Northwest writers while traveling through the North Cascades, learn about the state of ‘green’ business and much more!

ENVIR 459: CULTURAL ECOLOGY AND POLITICS

This course will focus on the intersection of culture, ecology, and politics in the Seattle metropolitan area. We will explore the four cornerstones of Seattle’s economy – coffee, aerospace, the outdoor industry, and technologies. 

ENVIR 495A: NATURE WRITING IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

Using literary texts as primary guides, this experiential learning course will explore a variety of relationships between humans and the natural world in the Pacific Northwest over the last 200 years. Fieldtrips to the North Cascades and the Olympic Peninsula.

ENVIR 495B: BUSINESS AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

Examine whether, how, and why companies should go “green” from Business Professor Tim Hargrave. Profits and the environment: tradeoff or win-win?

ENVIR 495C: ENVIRONMENTAL INTERPRETATION

Hands-on training in environmental interpretation for students interested in natural history, tourism and recreation. Includes a trip to Mt. Saint Helens NVM Coldwater Ridge Visitor Center. Option to earn NAI “Certified Interpretive Guide”through this course for an additional fee.

ENVIR 495D: GLOBAL CHANGE

Take a philosophical and scientific look at how the environment has changed in the distant and recent past, and what recent human imposed changes to the landscape mean for our future. The course format is an 8-day wilderness backpacking trip in the Olympic National Park.

ENVIR 500: SCIENCE WRITING FOR IMPACT

This class is designed to teach environmental scientists how to write about their field of study using broadly appealing prose. Class will include several guest appearances by leading national scientists who prioritize writing and communicating. **Open to undergraduate seniors and graduate students only.