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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.

Looking for a team/teammate for the UW Environmental Innovation Challenge? You’ll find what you’re looking for in this speed-dating format. 
Attend one or both of these sessions:
Tues Nov 13, 6-7:30 pm Savery Hall 260
This session follows the Environmental Innovation class which you’re welcome to attend:  “Kicking the Commodity Habit: On being Grown out of Place”, Dr. Steve Jones, Professor of Crop and Soil Sciences, Director of the Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center, WSU. (4:20 pm – 5:50 pm)
 
To find out more about the UW EIC – watch this 10 minute video.

[workshop]: Networking for Environmental Careers

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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? Are you interested in exploring environmental career (particularly following a major or minor in environmental studies) options? At this short workshop you will:
* Learn about the importance of networking as well as the best approach to take through a workshop led by an adviser from the UW career center
* Practice networking with PoE alumni from a variety of career fields and graduate programs
* Get resources for environmentally-oriented networking events around the UW and the Seattle area
* Eat a light meal and have open time to network with alumni and students from PoE

When
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
5:30 ~ 7:30 pm
PoE Commons, Wallace Hall Suite 012

Charge
no charge – this is free to any UW student!
RSVP
Questions?
contact:

Joe Kobayashi

Undergraduate Program Coordinator
Program on the Environment
University of Washington
Wallace Hall 012 [map]
E: jkob@uw.edu T: 206.616.2461
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Do The Math Tour with Bill Mckibben

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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!

[event]: Conversations on Defining Diversity: Student Soldiers

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A Public Forum in the College of the Environment.


Tuesday, November 13, 2012
3:00-4:00 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?  Does military service change a student’s perspective?  Does it change how others see her/him?  Can the reality of a military experience enhance, or impede, learning?  Should instructors engage the soldiers among their students?

Join us on November 13th as we hear from 4 student soldiers about their experience in – and out – of the classroom.

Panelists:

  • Aaron Anderson, Senior, Oceanography, Navy
  • Leanna Cox, Senior, Oceanography, Navy
  • Kevin Dillon, Graduate Student, Environmental and Forest Sciences, Army
  • Nadine Harrison, Senior, Oceanography, NROTC

[volunteer/event] COSEE Ocean Learning Communities

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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. If interested in being a poster reviewer, contact Tansy Clay at tansy@uw.edu.

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What: Lightning Strikes: A COSEE OLC Farewell Event

When: Friday November 30, 2012, 6:30 – 9:00pm

Where: Seattle Aquarium

The program will include a series of “lightning talks” (5 min each) on environmental science, learning science and community outreach. Followed by light refreshments and beverages with opportunity to talk with presenters, network and explore the aquarium exhibits. Families are welcome. If interested in giving a lightning talk* contact Susan Bullerdick at coseeolc@uw.edu for more information.

*Lightning talks are short presentations that engage and inform the audience about a specific topic, program, issue, or question. The presenter can be creative in how they use the 5 minutes to get their point(s) across and may or may not choose to use slides to accompany their talk.

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UW GIS Day Student Project Competition – Extended Deadline, Modified Requirement and Bigger Prizes!

There is still time to register for the student project competition at the UW GIS Day event on November 14th 2012 – the deadline for project submissions has been extended to November 1st 2012!

In addition, the prize amounts have been generously increased to $150 for first place, $125 for second and $100 for third.  Lastly, for those who might have trouble being at their presentation during the scheduled time of 11-12, don’t let that stop you from registering: though it’s preferable if you can be there to talk about your fine work, you’ll still be eligible for the competition even if you can’t.

See the GIS Day website for further details and to register or email Steven Walters at swalt826@u.washington.edu with questions.

Rainy Day+Great Book=PoE Bookclub!!!!

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TODAY!!!

12:30PM

PoE COMMONS

Don’t worry if you haven’t read the book, we welcome everyone to join!!

Great discussion, warm tea, and lovely people.

Hope to see you there!

More info about the PoE Bookclub:

Join an Environmental Book Club with free coffee:
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. Envir post docs and students collectively winnow out ideas to create succinct environmental perspectives/arguments/essays/ethics or anything. Participation is more essential than being up to speed with the reading.

The first book: ‘Blessed Unrest: How the world’s largest movement came into being and why no one saw it coming’ Paul Hawken 2007 
Friday, 1230-130 PoE Commons Wallace Hall

Please read the recruitment letter if you’re interested, and for more details.

Robsm2@uw.edu

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Benaroya Hall
Wednesday Nov. 7th 2012
7:30 – 10:30 PM

Deirdre Cybele Smith from 350.org is offering free tickets for students, faculty and staff who are interested in the upcoming divestment campaign to attend McKibben & Crew’s “Do the Math” tour! She’s working to connect student environmental and climate action groups to the event – to make sure they know about it, are welcome, and get inspired for real change, not climate change. 

Contact Deirdre at deirdre@350.org if you or anyone you know might be interested!

Town Hall’s link to the event

Learn more about the tour

[event]: Green Kent Day

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Check out the upcoming event – promoted in part by a PoE student interning for Forterra!

What are you doing this Saturday? Register for Green Kent Day!

Join the mayor of Kent and hundreds of volunteers for a tree planting extravaganza to celebrate the first annual Green Kent Day on Saturday, October

27th! This event will take place at Morrill Meadows Park and the Green River Natural Resources Area and will include yummy food and a great chance to get involved in celebrating your local green spaces!  Tree planting starts at 9 am and ends at noon with a barbeque at the Morrill Meadows site. Bring your friends, family, and neighbors and don’t forget to register for this exciting event!

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR GREEN KENT DAY!

[event] Seattle Idealist Grad Fair

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Date: TONIGHT Tuesday October 23rd, 2012 

Time: 5:00-8:00PM

Location: 914 E. Jefferson Street, Seattle University, Campion Tower Residence Hall, Ballroom

Over 70 exhibitors are coming to Seattle for the Idealist Grad Fair, including the BARD CENTER For Environmental Policy, which is offering a new MBA in Sustainability! Representatives for all Bard GPS programs, as well as additional information and catalogs, will be available at the center’s booth this evening. 

To learn more about the Idealist Grad Fair, click here

To learn more about the Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability, click here