Sustainable Seattle has a workshop coming up with sustainability data tracking experts from Vulcan, Scope 5, CH2M Hill and GeoEngineers. If any students would like to attend, email michelle@sustainableseatte.org and say you’re from PoE for a discount code (normally $40 registration including box lunch).
Look exciting? Are you passionate about global development and sustainable entrepreneurship? Do you want to be part of an international project just like this? Join the UW Chapter of Nourish International!!
Nourish International is a non-profit organization that serves as a platform for students to make long-lasting, global impacts within developing regions around the world. Nourish creates partnerships between university chapters and communities abroad in effort to foster strong relationships, implement sustainable development, and eradicate poverty.
Come stop by the final information sessions to find out more about the organization, available internships, the potential to complete a project abroad, and more!
Dates: Wednesday, October 23rd
Time: 6:00PM
Place: Foster Library, study room #9
For more information, email nourish@uw.edu
A Humble Feast is a student-run “pop-up” restaurant in the Husky Den kitchen intended as an experimental laboratory for cooking whole-food affordable meals on a student budget as well as for farm-to-school food sourcing. It is sponsored by the UW Student Food Coop and will source produce from the UW Student Farm. Come join the fun!
Purchase at: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/374274
Consider Living in the Sustainable Living Community in Poplar Hall
The College of the Environment and Housing & Food Services (HFS) are excited to continue their partnership in offering a residential community for students interested in sustainability and the environment. The Sustainable Living Community, locatedin one of the newest residence halls on campus, LEED-certified Poplar Hall, will offer residents the opportunity to explore environmental topics and live and learn with other students interested in sustainability, as well as offer the social events, friendships, academic support and opportunities to become involved found in all UW residential communities.
The College of the Environment staff are Campus Partners for this community and will provide insight and access to programs and opportunities such as tours of campus and area sustainability resources, informal gatherings with faculty renowned for their environmental research, and information on environmental degrees and academic opportunities. Students will enjoy the opportunity to participate in the One Thing Challenge and to create a Sustainability Pledge to their own unique commitment to sustainable living.
Poplar Hall is conveniently situated in the vibrant West Campus community close to classes and The Ave. With the largest residence hall rooms on campus, Poplar Hall offers spacious double rooms with bathrooms, energy- and water-efficient design with a thermostat in each room, Wi-Fi and Ethernet ports, lounges , study rooms, music practice room with piano and community kitchens. The Learning Resource Center West is on the main floor, with tutoring, academic advising and great space for activities and studying . Adjacent residence halls offer a fitness center, dining facilities and an auditorium for events and programs.
Eligibility
Current residents requesting assignment to the Sustainable Living Community for 2013–14 must submit their housing application between April 3 and April 11, 2013, for priority consideration, and request the Sustainable Living Community in the Theme Community Preference portion of the application.
New students receive housing assignments based on their date of application, which determines the Priority Group. New students requesting the Sustainable Living Community for 2013–14, who apply between May 8 and May 15 2013, have the best opportunity for placement in the Sustainable Living Community through random selection from that Priority Group.
A request for placement in the Sustainable Living Community will supersede a request for other residence halls, and students may be assigned to a different room type than they would otherwise be assigned in order to accommodate their request to live in the Sustainable Living Community.
For more information, check out the HFS website at: https://www.hfs.washington.edu/
We hope you’ll consider this exciting housing option!
What is the most energy efficient – using a dishwasher? Or hand washing? How much energy does a plugged in computer take? On October 4 and 6, you will have the opportunity to learn the answers to these questions and receive other tips on how simple changes have a big impact on energy use.
Sustainable Works and Sustainable Seattle invite you to be a part of the Sustainable Neighbors Action Program (SNAP). Become a trained SNAP volunteer, join the freetwo-part training. At the 1st session, we will discuss the simple behavior changes we can all make to reduce energy use. At the 2nd session, we will walk through an actual home energy assessment!
Details:
1st Session: October 4, 6pm to 9pm
2nd Session: October 6, 10am to 12pm
Location: Centerstone, 722 18th Ave
SNAP energy efficiency trainings are free, made possible through a Climate Action Now grant from the Office of Sustainability and Environment! Trainees will be asked to commit to sharing their training with neighbors. Visit sustainableseattle.org or contact Hannah at Hannahk@sustainableseattle.org for more information.
Make sure to check out the SNAP flyer as well!
Internship Topic:
Creating a Sustainable Electrical System in One Generation
Organization:
Negawatt Media, a sustainable energy marketing organization has a small staff and a big mission: get
Americans to stop wasting electricity, start using it smartly, and to
ensure no new centralized coal, gas or nuclear power plants are
constructed.
See Negawatt Media www.negawattmedia.com for more information on the mission, message,
activities and strategies of this initiative.
Qualifications:
The intern needs to have a passion for the topic and a people-oriented
personality. We need a person with marketing savvy and a strong
penchant for the environment. The intern needs to be persistent,
creative, a risk-taker, an idea-generator, a self-starter and a quick
study.
Internship Duties:
There is one primary task that the intern will be involved in:
creating and promoting change messages.
Message promotion involves establishing partnerships with various
organizations, leveraging networks to reach key decision makers,
creating and/or extending awareness of messages through social media
channels, creating events. You will work with a team of professionals
to accomplish this work.
Commitment:
6-8 hours per week
Contact:
Join us in this important mission.
