Winners of Verde Trivia Night!!  

Andrew Melvin, Sam Maylor, Ross Furbrush, Annie Pacheco, and Sarah Sanborn stole the show with the most points at SAGE’s Verde Trivia Night on May 28th!  

Want to be a part of more great SAGE events?  Email poeadv@uw.edu.



Looking to get more involved with the Program on the Environment? Join SAGE (Student Association for Green Environments) for our first meeting of the quarter, and learn about all the exciting projects happening this year! There will be pizza!

 


Be a part of SAGEs big Earth Day event!  

When: April 25th 7-9pm
Where: Bagley Hall Rm 131

For UWs Earth Day/week this year S.A.G.E. is planning a really great event!  SAGE will be hosting a presentation on climate change featuring a diverse mix of UW faculty, scientists, and researchers, followed by a question and answer session with the audience!

This is a great opportunity to hear interesting and up-to-date climate science, how it may impact the Pacific Northwest, and about some of the research that is currently being done on campus. This event is FREE and open to the PUBLIC, and LOCAL.

Check out the link for more information:  Facebook event page. If you have any questions about the event, feel free to email sagepoe@uw.edu.  


[student group] – Join the PoE student group S.A.G.E. and/or apply for a leadership position!

For those of you not aware, a group of Program on the Environment students started a student group, S.A.G.E., this past Autumn quarter.  The group is looking forward to building a larger student community and hosting more environment related events in the near future.  If you would like to learn more and/or become a member, please e-mail poeadv@uw.edu to be added to the mailing list.

Mission Statement

The Student Association for Green Environments (S.A.G.E.) is a University of Washington registered student organization that helps to build a student community within the Program on the Environment.  Events and networking opportunities provided through S.A.G.E. strives to stimulate awareness and promote environmental stewardship.

Leadership Positions Available

If you are interested in holding a leadership position with S.A.G.E., please read about the roles available below and e-mail poeadv@uw.edu with your interest and qualifications by Monday, January 9, 2012.  All positions can have co-leaders (e.g., 2 people can be co-president and share that leadership role).

President(s)

  • Preparing group meeting agendas
  • Leading/facilitating group meetings and discussions
  • Assigning roles for events
  • Working internally with group members

Vice President(s)

  • Taking notes during group meetings
  • Posting detailed notes on the SAGE GoPost message board
  • Updating Facebook GROUP/PAGE with brief recap of meeting
  • Take pictures/notes at group events

Financial Manager(s)

  • Managing finances
  • Developing a budget
  • Organizing costs for events
  • Look/apply for funding opportunities

Outreach Manager(s)

  • Leading promotion of events on campus
  • Using social media to promote events (PoE blog, facebook, twitter)
  • Organizing tabling events or other visibility promotions
  • Leading visits to environment related courses/groups to promote group and events