Dear Environmental Studies Students,
Please find this week’s announcements below.
The Environmental Studies program now has a Facebook
page. Like it today at https://www.facebook.com/bcenvstudy.
We promise not to flood your newsfeed with updates will but keep you informed
about both the most important ESP events and relevant local, national, and global
environmental news stories.
Featured BC Courses
1.
ENVS 2256 Environmental Law
and Policy
2.
HIST 4890 American
Environmental History: Pre-Columbian America to Climate Change
3.
Take BIOL 1420 Genetic
Century in Ireland this summer!
4.
Take a course while
rafting through the Grand Canyon this summer! Info session 11/18
On-Campus Events
1.
International Careers Virtual
Networking Event
Off-Campus Lectures, Forums, and Exhibitions
1.
C2C Sustainability Leadership
Training
2. Boston Environmental History Seminar Schedule
3. Future of Transportation Case Competition
Graduate and Professional School Opportunities
1. Louis M. Bacon Environmental Leadership Program at Harvard
2.
Funded Graduate Programs at
the University of Delaware’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment
Internship and Job Opportunities, Site Visits, Study
Abroad Opportunities, and Travel Opportunities
1.
Internship with Climate
Action Business Association
2.
Middlebury School of the
Environment Summer Session
3.
Job Opportunities with Mass
PIRG
4.
Internship with
Environment America
5.
Internship with Environment
Massachusetts
Best,
Kevin
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B. Kevin Brown
Graduate Assistant, Environmental Studies
617-552-2477
Devlin 213
Fall 2014 Office Hours: Monday 9:00am-1:00pm, Tuesday
10:30am-2:00pm, Wednesday 9:00am-1:00pm, and Thursday 10:30am-2:00pm
!!
ENVIRONMENT—LAW—POLITICS—POLICY !!
Learn the structures of the legal process and explore the exciting
field of environmental law & policy!
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UNAS-256 / ENVS 2256
Environmental Law and Policy:
Nature, Law & Society
* *
* Spring Semester
2015 * * *
NO PRE-REQUISITE COURSE
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Great for students interested in law, science, public
health, or anyone who is looking for a fun and engaging course!
Learn about protection of health &natural
resources—U.S., and global
See how individuals can use the legal system to
protect
their quality of life, property, and the environment
their quality of life, property, and the environment
Learn about current environmental policies
and the environmental analysis that underlies them.
and the environmental analysis that underlies them.
COURSEWORK: topical,
engaging, relevant to a broad range of career paths—science, law,
business, politics, communications, engineering, advocacy,
& community activism.
TEACHERS: Two-person teams of expert senior law students from BC, BU
& Harvard Law Schools supervised by Boston College Law School Professor
Zygmunt Plater
NOTE: Students who do well in this
course are able to enroll in actual law school elective courses during their
sophomore, junior, and senior years. Only BC offers this!
• • •
Three sections available: Mon-Wed, 10:30, Tu-Thurs, 10:30, Tu-Thurs, 12 noon
Three sections available: Mon-Wed, 10:30, Tu-Thurs, 10:30, Tu-Thurs, 12 noon
• • • AUDITING STUDENTS ARE WELCOME • • •
Check us out on Facebook: www.facebook.com/BCEnvtlLaw
MWF 11:00am
Prof. John Spiers
This course examines the
environmental history of America from pre-Columbian times to the present. At a
basic level, environmental history looks at the interactions between people and
the natural environment over time. It explores how people have thought about
and altered the natural landscape and what the consequences have been for the
environment and humans alike. It also considers how elements of nature, such as
plants and animals, geography and climate, and ecological resources like air,
water, and soil have shaped possibilities for human life and society. In this
course we will examine a variety of topics including: the impact of American
Indians on the environment before the arrival of Europeans; the ecological
revolution of European colonialism; the market revolution and the development
of slavery; Western expansion; urbanization; the rise and influence of
environmental activism; and the emergence of global environmental concerns like
climate change. This course will encourage you to think critically and
creatively about people’s ever-changing relationship with the natural
environment. .
Professor Clare O’Connor will be
offering BIOL 1420: Genetic Century in Dublin, Ireland this summer. This
course counts as an ENVS elective.
Dear Students
I am a professor in the Political Science Department. This
summer I am teaching a summer course that includes a rafting trip down the
Grand Canyon. The course is open to all BC undergraduates and also to students
from other universities. If you are interested please attend an information
session that I am conducting..
ROOM: McGuinn 437
DATE: Monday November 17
TIME : 4:30PM
If you cannot attend I would still love to tell you about
the course. Please email me at Landym@bc.edu
Thanks for your kind attention
Marc Landy
Be a part of Boston College's first ever International Careers
Virtual Networking event on November 18th from 11:30am-1:00pm.
Through this virtual networking event, you will be able to connect in
one-on-one chats with alumni in international careers in the fields of
Education, Business, Law/Government/Policy, and Service from Europe, Asia,
Africa, South America, and North America without getting on an airplane.
You can attend this event from anywhere in the world - all you need is a
computer with an internet connection! Participants do not need to commit
to the full event time - come and go as you are available.
Participate in this event to connect with these and many other
alumni working in international careers:
· A
Chemistry major with experiences as a consultant in financial services and oil
and gas industries in the UK and South Africa.
· A
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, now working as a Program Coordinator with the
International Youth Foundation, who was a Math major.
· A Health
Promotion Assistant and MPH Candidate at Columbia University (previously in the
Peace Corps)
· A Senior
Manager at Clinton Health Access Initiative
· A
finance professional in Fixed Income Sales & Trading
Registration is required for this event. Register here.
Questions?
Contact Rachel Greenberg, Associate Director in the Boston College Career
Center at r.greenberg@bc.edu.
C2C Fellows sustainability leadership training, weekend workshop at Bard College,
December 5-7.
C2C workshops are for current students and recent
graduates who want high-impact careers that can change the future, in
sustainable policy and politics, and business. Join C2C to learn the
leadership skills necessary to succeed: how to develop a vision; know what
you’re good at; tell your story; raise money; and build your network. The cost of the weekend trainings, including food and
lodging, is $30.
Graduates of our workshops are eligible for scholarships to become funded
graduate students at Bard's Center for Environmental
Policy, and Bard's new MBA
in Sustainability. Read more about the benefits of joining the growing
national network of over 500 C2C Fellows here.
Students aspiring to sustainability leadership in policy,
politics and business should apply now to join student
leaders from across the country. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis,
and only 60 participants will be accepted into each workshop. You know change
is needed. Lead the Change.
2014
Tuesday,
November
18
Derek Lee Nelson, University of New Hampshire, “The Ravages of Teredo: The
Historical Impacts of Marine Wood-Boring Worms on American Society, Geography,
and Culture, 1865-1930”
Comment: Robert Martello, Olin College of Engineering
Tuesday, December
9
Steven Rudnick, University of Massachusetts—Boston, “Water Rights in the
American Southwest”
Comment: Megan Kate Nelson, author of Ruin Nation:
Destruction and the American Civil War
2015
Tuesday, January
13
Joshua Specht, Harvard University, “The Rise and Fall of the Texas Longhorn”
Comment: Beth LaDow, author of The
Medicine Line: Life and Death on a North American Borderland
Tuesday,
February
10
Katherine Johnston, Columbia University, “An Enervating Environment: Altered
Bodies in the Lowcountry and the British West Indies”
Comment: Conevery Bolton Valencius, University of Massachusetts—Boston
Tuesday, March
10
Andrew W. Kahrl, University of Virginia, “Fear of an Open Beach: The
Privatization of the Connecticut Shore and the Fate of Coastal America”
Comment: TBA
Tuesday, April
14
Joel Tarr, Carnegie Mellon University, “Legacy Pollution Issues in Energy
Development: The Cases of Manufactured Gas and Natural Gas”
Comment: Patrick Malone, Brown University
All sessions start at 5:15 P.M
and are held at Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston,
MA 02215
Tel: 617-646-0568, Fax: 617-859-0074
Tel: 617-646-0568, Fax: 617-859-0074
The Center for Public Leadership (CPL) at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) has just announced the launch
of the Louis M. Bacon Environmental Leadership Program, a fellowship for
emerging leaders in environmental public policy and practice.
As CPL seeks to recruit our inaugural cohort of five fellows, I am writing to ask for your help getting the word out. We are looking to recruit future leaders in the environmental community who are currently working in NGOs, government, and business to apply to HKS by December 2, 2014. These fellows will come to Harvard and immerse themselves in discussions about environmental challenges; they will learn from Harvard faculty and from each other, and will emerge with new skills and ideas to apply to the world.
The Bacon Fellowship will provide a full tuition scholarship, health insurance, a $10,000 living stipend, and a comprehensive co-curricular program for up to five admitted HKS degree candidates each year. Students from joint-or concurrent-degree programs are encouraged to apply.
To apply for the 2015-2016 academic year, prospective degree candidates will have to complete two steps:
As CPL seeks to recruit our inaugural cohort of five fellows, I am writing to ask for your help getting the word out. We are looking to recruit future leaders in the environmental community who are currently working in NGOs, government, and business to apply to HKS by December 2, 2014. These fellows will come to Harvard and immerse themselves in discussions about environmental challenges; they will learn from Harvard faculty and from each other, and will emerge with new skills and ideas to apply to the world.
The Bacon Fellowship will provide a full tuition scholarship, health insurance, a $10,000 living stipend, and a comprehensive co-curricular program for up to five admitted HKS degree candidates each year. Students from joint-or concurrent-degree programs are encouraged to apply.
To apply for the 2015-2016 academic year, prospective degree candidates will have to complete two steps:
- First, apply to HKS by December
2, 2014.
- Second, apply for the
fellowship by February 26, 2015.
In addition to serving as
founder and CEO of Moore Capital Management, LP, Louis Bacon has been advocating for more than 20 years for
conservation and protection of natural resources in the United States and
abroad. In 1992, he founded The Moore Charitable Foundation to support nonprofit
organizations with a focus that includes land and water conservation.
To learn more about the Bacon Fellowship, click here.
We are seeking your help to spread the word, and are hoping you might circulate the link above and the informational PDF (link below) to any relevant individuals, groups, and lists in your network.
If you—or anyone interested in applying—have any questions about the fellowship, please contact our program manager, Sharon Watson Fluker, at Sharon_Watson_Fluker@hks.harvard.edu or (617) 496-3744.
The fellowship also includes a potential slot for a post-doctoral scholar or early career faculty member to participate in the cohort. Qualified candidates should feel free to contact us directly for more information.
To learn more about the Bacon Fellowship, click here.
We are seeking your help to spread the word, and are hoping you might circulate the link above and the informational PDF (link below) to any relevant individuals, groups, and lists in your network.
If you—or anyone interested in applying—have any questions about the fellowship, please contact our program manager, Sharon Watson Fluker, at Sharon_Watson_Fluker@hks.harvard.edu or (617) 496-3744.
The fellowship also includes a potential slot for a post-doctoral scholar or early career faculty member to participate in the cohort. Qualified candidates should feel free to contact us directly for more information.
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internship with climate action business association
Climate Action Business Association
Internship Position
CABA is a business association
based in Boston, Massachusetts. We focus on helping our members take targeted
action on climate change through progressive policy and driving their internal
sustainability. You can find out more about us at cabaus.org.
We have several internship positions available with responsibilities designed
to best fit the skills and experiences of the candidates.
Responsibilities:
Internal Sustainability:
This position
involves behind-the-scenes analytics and organization. Responsibilities include
supporting activities undertaken by businesses and their CALs, keeping tabs on
projects and results. The intern will also research potential new projects for
businesses and refer them or the CAL to third-party contractors if appropriate
(e.g. ThinkLite, Next Step Living). The intern will help develop outcomes from
the coalition-wide sustainability data management tool. In addition, interns
will track and support case studies of member businesses, contributing
necessary information to studies.
Outreach:
Coalition
building is a critical part of CABA’s success, accomplished through events
planned solely by the coalition and in tandem with other organizations. Responsibilities
include writing weekly newsletters using MailChimp, updating subscribers on
coalition activities and other important local climate news. The intern will
also be tasked with tracking outreach to potential new member businesses,
keeping an well-organized and updated list of interactions. Intern may be
responsible for assisting in maintaining the CABA blog. During the term of the
internship, the intern will be tasked with taking ownership of one-larger scale
project, to be determined as projects become available.
Policy and Advocacy:
CABA’s
climate policy framework assists member businesses in identifying and acting on
opportunities to advocate for better climate policy at all levels of
government. Responsibilities include dealing with these policies by staying
updated on the constantly changing policy landscape. Specific responsibilities
will include drafting newsletters to legislators, legislative aides, and other
policymakers, drafting policy briefs and reviews for legislation applicable to
CABA or member businesses, and creating other “one-pagers” and review materials
as needed. The intern will likely be at the forefront of CABA’s policy
platform, thus may travel to meet with local government officials and to lobby
for climate legislation.
Web Development and Social
Media:
CABA’s
web development and social media responsibilities include developing the public
image and representation of CABA through social media and our web page.
Specific duties include creating daily updates on Facebook and Twitter, press
releases for new program announcements, and implementing new project ideas to
improve website traffic and reach. The intern may travel around Boston for CABA
public/private events in order to advance the public image of CABA through
social media.
Qualifications:
- Undergraduate/graduate
students in any field related to sustainability (including economics,
political science, business management, public relations) with a passion
for environmental/climate affairs
- A
solid understanding of sustainable business practices
- Ability
to work independently on individual projects as they are assigned
- Strong
capacity to adapt in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment
- Candidates
should be willing to work with others both inside and outside of the
coalition as needed
- Preferred
background in web development (HTML, CSS, Javascript), but not necessary
to complete the primary functions of the role
Required skills:
- Excellent
written and oral communication skills are a must
- Not
afraid to speak to officials at all levels of government
- Ability
to use MailChimp and HootSuite is a plus
- Experience
with Wordpress, LinkedIn, Excel and Excel-based data management tools
To Apply:
Please send a resume and cover
letter detailing which responsibilities you feel are you are most qualified for
based on your interests, relevant experiences, and skills to info@climateactioncoalition.org.
Fast facts for the Middlebury
School of the Environment<http://www.middlebury.edu/environment>
· Six-week, integrated program
· June 19 to July 31, 2015
· Middlebury College, Vermont
· Nine semester-hour credits (3 courses)
· Need-based grants available<http://www.middlebury.edu/environment/financial_aid>
· Both Introductory and Advanced Tracks of study
During our inaugural session, we offered an intermediate/advanced curriculum of courses<http://www.middlebury.edu/environment/curriculum> as well as workshops with environmental and leadership practitioners<http://www.middlebury.edu/environment/faculty> such as Gus Speth, Bill McKibben, Helen Riess, Alden Woodrow, Mary Hurlie, Kenny Williams, and Jack Byrne.
Specific courses in this track included two core courses – Sustainability Practicum and Understanding Place: Lake Champlain – and a choice of one of two electives: Environmentalism and the Poor, and International Environmental Negotiation.
For summer 2015, we are adding a second track of study, an introductory track<http://www.middlebury.edu/environment/curriculum> for students without prior college-level environmental coursework. Students will enroll in two core courses – Introduction to Environmental Analysis and Systems Thinking Practicum – as well as an elective.
I’m happy to talk to anyone regarding the curriculum. Feel free to write to me directly – or have your interested students write to me – with any questions (trombulak@middlebury.edu).
Also, just as a related heads up, I will shortly be posting announcements for faculty positions in the School. I will be recruiting four faculty for the coming summer in fields from across the spectrum of environmental studies, including natural science, social science, humanities, and the arts. If this kind of summer teaching opportunity may be of interest to you, keep an eye open for future announcements about these openings.
Cheers,
Steve Trombulak
Director, Middlebury School of the Environment
Program in Environmental Studies and Department of Biology
Middlebury College
trombulak@middlebury.edu
· Six-week, integrated program
· June 19 to July 31, 2015
· Middlebury College, Vermont
· Nine semester-hour credits (3 courses)
· Need-based grants available<http://www.middlebury.edu/environment/financial_aid>
· Both Introductory and Advanced Tracks of study
During our inaugural session, we offered an intermediate/advanced curriculum of courses<http://www.middlebury.edu/environment/curriculum> as well as workshops with environmental and leadership practitioners<http://www.middlebury.edu/environment/faculty> such as Gus Speth, Bill McKibben, Helen Riess, Alden Woodrow, Mary Hurlie, Kenny Williams, and Jack Byrne.
Specific courses in this track included two core courses – Sustainability Practicum and Understanding Place: Lake Champlain – and a choice of one of two electives: Environmentalism and the Poor, and International Environmental Negotiation.
For summer 2015, we are adding a second track of study, an introductory track<http://www.middlebury.edu/environment/curriculum> for students without prior college-level environmental coursework. Students will enroll in two core courses – Introduction to Environmental Analysis and Systems Thinking Practicum – as well as an elective.
I’m happy to talk to anyone regarding the curriculum. Feel free to write to me directly – or have your interested students write to me – with any questions (trombulak@middlebury.edu).
Also, just as a related heads up, I will shortly be posting announcements for faculty positions in the School. I will be recruiting four faculty for the coming summer in fields from across the spectrum of environmental studies, including natural science, social science, humanities, and the arts. If this kind of summer teaching opportunity may be of interest to you, keep an eye open for future announcements about these openings.
Cheers,
Steve Trombulak
Director, Middlebury School of the Environment
Program in Environmental Studies and Department of Biology
Middlebury College
trombulak@middlebury.edu
Looking for a job that makes a difference? U.S.PIRG is
hiring college seniors to work as Campus Organizers on college campuses across
the country. On issue after issue, we see powerful interests corrupting the
democratic process, twisting public policy to serve their own ends. U.S. PIRG
takes action by documenting the problems, finding practical solutions,
informing the public and making the case for change directly to
decision-makers. We work on fighting climate change, restoring democracy, and
protecting public health. Apply online atwww.uspirg.org/jobs or email wellington@masspirgstudents.org
for more details.
Environment
America interns will spend their fall semester making a big difference on
critical environment issues and learning a ton, while getting the experience
they need to launch a career in the environmental movement after graduation.
Read
more about our internship program here. Interested candidates can
complete an online application here.
Monique Sullivan
Recruitment Director
Environment America
(202) 461-2448
If you care about the environment and want to make a
difference, apply
to be an Environment Massachusetts intern today.
What do interns with Environment Massachusetts do? You’ll educate and engage more people on the most critical environmental issues of our time. You’ll get our issues into the media, build coalitions, organize events and lobby decision-makers. Ultimately, you’ll help us build the kind of public support it takes to win.
In Massachusetts, we’re building a clean and renewable future powered by the sun: We could meet all of America’s energy needs by capturing just a sliver of the virtually limitless and pollution-free energy of the sun. And we're making a lot of progress: In Massachusetts, solar energy has grown more than 100-fold since 2008.
But we’re still getting most of our electricity from dirty sources like coal and gas, and the power of fossil fuel interests threatens to stop solar in its tracks. This fall, we’re ramping up our work to build support for a national goal of getting 10% of our electricity from the sun by 2030 — and in Massachusetts, we’ll push the envelope by mobilizing public support and building a powerful coalition of businesses and elected officials behind ambitious clean energy goals.
Becoming an Environment Massachusetts intern
If you agree that it’s time for Massachusetts to go solar, the best thing you can do to get involved is to apply to be an Environment Massachusetts intern today. We’re looking for students who care deeply about the environment and are ready to make a difference now.
As an intern:
What do interns with Environment Massachusetts do? You’ll educate and engage more people on the most critical environmental issues of our time. You’ll get our issues into the media, build coalitions, organize events and lobby decision-makers. Ultimately, you’ll help us build the kind of public support it takes to win.
In Massachusetts, we’re building a clean and renewable future powered by the sun: We could meet all of America’s energy needs by capturing just a sliver of the virtually limitless and pollution-free energy of the sun. And we're making a lot of progress: In Massachusetts, solar energy has grown more than 100-fold since 2008.
But we’re still getting most of our electricity from dirty sources like coal and gas, and the power of fossil fuel interests threatens to stop solar in its tracks. This fall, we’re ramping up our work to build support for a national goal of getting 10% of our electricity from the sun by 2030 — and in Massachusetts, we’ll push the envelope by mobilizing public support and building a powerful coalition of businesses and elected officials behind ambitious clean energy goals.
Becoming an Environment Massachusetts intern
If you agree that it’s time for Massachusetts to go solar, the best thing you can do to get involved is to apply to be an Environment Massachusetts intern today. We’re looking for students who care deeply about the environment and are ready to make a difference now.
As an intern:
- You’ll push for smart solutions to environmental
problems, and build the public support it takes to win.
- You’ll work side-by-side with one of our organizers,
learning the ropes.
- And you’ll make a real difference on critical issues,
while developing valuable skills and experience in one of the nation’s
leading environmental nonprofits.
And if you’re thinking you might want to make a career out
of solving our greatest environmental problems, interning with Environment
Massachusetts is one of the best ways to get started. You’ll get the training
and experience you need, and we hire our most talented and committed interns to
join our staff when they graduate.
Apply today! Visit bit.ly/1eY9pA9 to submit your application. Be sure to choose "Boston, MA" under "Where are you applying to intern?"
Questions? Contact Ben Hellerstein: ben@environmentmassachusetts.org, 617-747-4368.
Apply today! Visit bit.ly/1eY9pA9 to submit your application. Be sure to choose "Boston, MA" under "Where are you applying to intern?"
Questions? Contact Ben Hellerstein: ben@environmentmassachusetts.org, 617-747-4368.
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