Dear Environmental Studies Students,
Please find this week’s announcements from the Environmental
Studies Program below. Please be
sure to stop by the Senior Seminar Poster Symposium to congratulate our
graduating seniors tomorrow (there will also be free food)!
BC Events and Announcements
1. Environmental Studies Senior Seminar Poster Symposium
Non-BC Conferences and Events
1. Northeast Organic Farming Association Summer
Conference
2. Food, Farm, and Sustainability Summer
Institute at Hampshire College
Internship and Job Opportunities, Site Visits, Study
Abroad Opportunities, and Travel Opportunities
1.
Internships at Big Island Farm
in Hawaii
2.
Summer Research in Costa Rica
3.
Environmental Job Openings
4.
Mass Department of Energy
Resources Summer Internships
5.
Staff Scientist or Engineer
– Neponset River Watershed Association
6.
Internships with New England
Environmental, Inc.
7.
Courses in Belize
8.
Green Job and Internship
Opening List
9.
Job Opportunities with Mass
and US PIRG
10. Internship with Environment America
11. BC Career Center Updates
Best,
Kevin
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B. Kevin Brown
Graduate Assistant, Environmental Studies
617-552-2477
Devlin 213
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Learn,
play, build skills and be inspired...
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August
12-14, 2016 * Amherst, Massachusetts
Workshops * Exhibitors * Children & Teen
Conferences * Music * Dance
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Join
1200 people for a three-day celebration of the organic movement. Here
learning is a community action - with amazing farmers, presenters, seminars,
workshops, food and fun.
Immerse
yourself in a community of like-minded practitioners and curious learners
eager to share their inspiration and ideas for organic food, farming, health,
activism, and beyond.
Young
people can also build their organic vision for the future at our children and
teens conferences.
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This
year's keynoters have a passion for solutions!
Leah Penniman, food justice activist and farmer at Soul Fire Farm.
Andre Leu, international organic
agronomist and President of IFOAM - Organics International.
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We're
offering five intensive seminars before the conference begins, featuring...
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and 200
workshops, including...
We are finalizing
workshop selections. A full list will be available soon.
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Scholarships,
work exchange and discounts
We
want as many as possible to be able to attend, regardless of income! Work exchange and
scholarship
opportunities are available, as are discounts for groups of five or more and
multiple children from the same family.
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Cultivate a culture of sustainability
at Hampshire College in Amherst, MA.
June 6—July 1, 2016
ffs.hampshire.edu
June 6—July 1, 2016
ffs.hampshire.edu
Now in its fifth summer, the Food, Farm, and Sustainability
Institute combines rigorous classroom instruction and practical experience,
utilizing our working farm as a laboratory.
What will students learn?
The Food, Farm, and Sustainability Institute at Hampshire
College is an interdisciplinary academic program focusing on food science and
sustainable food systems, centered at the vibrant Hampshire College Farm
Center. The Institute follows food from its origin in the soil, through plant
cultivation and animal management; addresses issues in public health and
politics; and ends up in the kitchen, breaking bread and assessing the
character of the food we produce and eat.
Who should apply?
We encourage students from across the globe to join us! The Food, Farm, and Sustainability Institute primarily serves undergraduate (and some graduate) students with an interest in food, sustainable agriculture, farming, environmental studies, and/or sustainability studies. Anyone over the age of 18 is welcome to apply.
Yeah, but what about transfer credits?
We've got those too! The course structure will mainly consist of work at the farm in the mornings, afternoon classes, field trips (e.g., to other local farms and food processors), some evening speakers, and some weekend trips. We recommend a minimum of four undergraduate credits for the completion of the program.
Ok, I'm interested. What is the application process?
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Only completed applications are reviewed. Once accepted, you will be billed for the program, and once all fees are paid, your spot is secure!
APPLY NOW
Important Dates to Remember
April 3: Priority Deadline for all applications
April 11: Tuition Discount Deadline (all payments must be received in order to receive 15% tuition discount)
May 1: Application Deadline (application materials must be submitted)
May 15: Payment Deadline (all payments must be submitted)
April 11: Tuition Discount Deadline (all payments must be received in order to receive 15% tuition discount)
May 1: Application Deadline (application materials must be submitted)
May 15: Payment Deadline (all payments must be submitted)
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I would like to share with you and your students a unique
and awesome opportunity to learn Permaculture Design in the jungle of Caribbean
Costa Rica!
This July 3 - 16, Punta Mona Center for Regenerative Design & Botanical
Studies is offering a 2 week, 75 hour, internationally
recognized Permaculture Design Certificate Course.
The course covers ecological design methods and techniques,
water and alternative energy systems, earth works, natural building strategies,
soil science and many other regenerative practices as well as community living
and development and deep earth connection.
This course can be used as an independent study or as
internship credits through many universities, students just need to be
proactive and self motived. Our student body is very diverse, coming from
around the world, the ages range from 16 - 65 and the course is bilingual in
English and Spanish.
Punta Mona Center is a 20 year old, beach front,
off-the-grid, organic permaculture farm, eduction and retreat center on the
Southern Caribbean coast of Costa Rica in the heart of the Gandoca-Manzanillo
Wildlife Refuge in primary and secondary rainforest.
Please let me know if you have any questions regarding this
amazing Summer program and I hope very much you share this with your students
and other interested faculty.
Check out TEDx Talk on Building
Intentional Communities and The Pursuit of Sustainable Dreams: Permaculture & Quality
of Life by Punta Mona Founder and Director Stephen Brooks
Thank you so much for your time and attention.
Sarah
Wu
CoDirector
& Onsite Manager
Punta
Mona Center
For
Regenerative Design & Botanical Studies
Open Space Institute, a leader in protecting scenic, natural and historic
landscapes and supporting sustainable communities, has openings for: an
Outdoors America Campaing Coordinator, Grants Administrator, Cartographic
Designer, and Conservation Diversity Fellowship. See networks: http://www.osiny.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Job_Opportunities
The Mass Department of Energy Resources has posted its
internship positions for the Summer of 2016 on our website at http://www.mass.gov/eea/grants-and-tech-assistance/guidance-technical-assistance/agencies-and-divisions/doer/internship-program.html
Or visit our homepage at www.mass.gov
and click on Mass Clean Energy Internships in the top right hand box.
DOER has internships in all fields of studies; renewables,
alternative transportation (Clean Cities), engineering, communications and
more. If you have any questions, please let me know and thank you for
your assistance in passing this along to all interested students and
faculty.
The
Neponset River Watershed Association is seeking a candidate for the position of
Staff Scientist or Engineer. He/she uses a
combination of technical and leadership skills to implement projects that
address a broad array of watershed issues including water quality monitoring,
stormwater, and water conservation. This is a full-time, permanent position,
available immediately. View the full description HERE.
NEE will be accepting
applications until March 11 for three paid summer internships in our
Natural Resource, Ecological Restoration and Landscape Architecture
Departments.
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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.
PIRG stands for the Public Interest Research Group. We take on
issues where the public needs a champion—someone to stand up to powerful
interests when they push the other way. We know that smart policy solutions and
real change won’t just happen. You need to organize, advocate and fight for
them.
Fellows
Our fellows don’t just sit behind a desk. You’ll be out in the real world—recruiting new groups to join a coalition, speaking in a church basement or town hall to win a new endorsement, organizing a news event or rally, meeting with an editorial board, or doing whatever else it takes to urge our public officials to do the right thing. This is a two-year program, expressly designed to prepare future leaders within PIRG. We look for smarts, leadership experience, top-notch written and verbal skills, and an eagerness to learn. We value experience organizing, including building campus groups.
Digital Campaigners
Our digital campaigners help us design and win campaigns on some of the most important issues affecting the public today. This position is an exciting way to organize and motivate people online. Our online campaigns reach tens of thousands of people and spread the word about making change. This is a position for professionals who are ready to turn online skills into political action. We’re looking for people with sharp writing skills, savvy strategic ability, and a talent for using social media.
To learn more and apply, visit jobs.uspirg.org.
U.S. PIRG is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, sex, handicap, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status.
Fellows
Our fellows don’t just sit behind a desk. You’ll be out in the real world—recruiting new groups to join a coalition, speaking in a church basement or town hall to win a new endorsement, organizing a news event or rally, meeting with an editorial board, or doing whatever else it takes to urge our public officials to do the right thing. This is a two-year program, expressly designed to prepare future leaders within PIRG. We look for smarts, leadership experience, top-notch written and verbal skills, and an eagerness to learn. We value experience organizing, including building campus groups.
Digital Campaigners
Our digital campaigners help us design and win campaigns on some of the most important issues affecting the public today. This position is an exciting way to organize and motivate people online. Our online campaigns reach tens of thousands of people and spread the word about making change. This is a position for professionals who are ready to turn online skills into political action. We’re looking for people with sharp writing skills, savvy strategic ability, and a talent for using social media.
To learn more and apply, visit jobs.uspirg.org.
U.S. PIRG is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, sex, handicap, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status.
What do interns with Environment America interns do?
You’ll help us educate and engage more students and citizens on the most
critical environmental issues of our time. You’ll help us 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.
Campaigns
We’re working to stop global warming: We took a big step forward last summer when President Obama directed his Environmental Protection Agency to develop standards that would cut carbon pollution from power plants, the nation’s largest contributors to global warming pollution. This historic step won’t be enough to fully solve the problem, but it’ll be an important start. But standing in the way, at every step, is one of the most powerful special interests in the world: the fossil fuel industry. That’s where we come in. We’re working to rally millions of American citizens, along with local elected officials and other powerful voices to back the President’s plan.
We’re making sure we don’t frack our future: Dirty and dangerous fracking could soon put some of America’s most spectacular places at risk. And we know that this especially destructive method of drilling for gas contaminates water and turns forests and rural landscapes into industrial zones – making nearby families sick and contributing significantly to global warming as well. Now, we’re working to offset the outsized influence of the oil and gas industry and keep our remarkable special places protected.
We’re working to protect our rivers, lakes and streams: To protect our waterways from pollution and destruction we need to crack down on factory farm pollution, sewage and other threats. And we know it won’t be easy because of big opposition from the Farm Bureau, giant agribusiness and others. Now, we’re working to harness grassroots support for clean water and turn it into the political power we need to have a lasting direct impact on our waterways.
Becoming an Environment America intern
Campaigns
We’re working to stop global warming: We took a big step forward last summer when President Obama directed his Environmental Protection Agency to develop standards that would cut carbon pollution from power plants, the nation’s largest contributors to global warming pollution. This historic step won’t be enough to fully solve the problem, but it’ll be an important start. But standing in the way, at every step, is one of the most powerful special interests in the world: the fossil fuel industry. That’s where we come in. We’re working to rally millions of American citizens, along with local elected officials and other powerful voices to back the President’s plan.
We’re making sure we don’t frack our future: Dirty and dangerous fracking could soon put some of America’s most spectacular places at risk. And we know that this especially destructive method of drilling for gas contaminates water and turns forests and rural landscapes into industrial zones – making nearby families sick and contributing significantly to global warming as well. Now, we’re working to offset the outsized influence of the oil and gas industry and keep our remarkable special places protected.
We’re working to protect our rivers, lakes and streams: To protect our waterways from pollution and destruction we need to crack down on factory farm pollution, sewage and other threats. And we know it won’t be easy because of big opposition from the Farm Bureau, giant agribusiness and others. Now, we’re working to harness grassroots support for clean water and turn it into the political power we need to have a lasting direct impact on our waterways.
Becoming an Environment America intern
If you agree that it’s time to solve these big environmental
problems, the best thing you can do to get involved is to apply to be an Environment America
intern today.
We’re looking for students who care deeply about the environment and are ready to make a difference now.
As an intern:
We’re looking for students who care deeply about the environment and are ready to make a difference now.
As an intern:
- You’ll learn how to analyze environmental problems,
push for smart solutions, 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 attend briefings and trainings to learn even
more about environmental issues and gain organizing skill
- And if you’re thinking you might want to make a career
out of solving big environmental problems like global warming – interning
with Environment America is one of the best ways to get started. Not only
will you get the training and experience you need, but we hire our most
talented and committed interns to join our Fellowship Program when they
graduate.
We’re hiring interns in Boston and 29 states nationwide. Email Madeline Page, Environment America’s Global Warming Outreach Director at mpage@environmentamerica.org with questions or to apply!
Coming up:
Thursday, April 28 | 4:30–6:00 p.m. | Maloney 365
Come learn about the Boston University School of
Public Health from an admissions officer and hear from BC seniors about
applying to and selecting Master of Public Health (MPH) programs around the
country. Coffee and afternoon snacks will be provided.
Steve Pemberton Talk (open to all faculty and
students)
Thursday, May 4 | 4:30–5:30 p.m. | Walsh Function Room
Thursday, May 4 | 4:30–5:30 p.m. | Walsh Function Room
Come hear
BC alum Steve
Pemberton '89, H '15, share his
professional advice and words of wisdom about careers. Steve is currently
a best-selling author and the Chief Diversity Officer and Divisional Vice
President for Walgreens. He has an inspiring story of overcoming adversity to
achieve his success.
This summer:
We’re
open for student appointments!
Drop-ins
and scheduled appointments are available throughout the summer and include
phone/skype appointments, which should be scheduled in advance, for students
who do not live locally. Visit bc.edu/dropins to
view hours.
Jobs & Internships
This is just a sampling of many opportunities
available. Visit EagleLink to see more. Be sure to check EagleLink
regularly as more opportunities are posted all the time!
- White &
Case LLP, Legal Assistant. Deadline: May 1
- BIGfish
Communications, Summer PR Intern. Deadline: May 1
- Network for
Excellence in Health Innovation, Summer Communications Intern. Deadline:
May 1
- City of
Cambridge, MA, Economic Development Intern. Deadline: May 5
- Reach Out
and Read, Grants Intern. Deadline: May 9
- Alkermes,
Sales Analyst. Deadline: 5/14
- Venture for
America, Community Growth Associate. Deadline: May 20
