Dear Environmental Studies Students,
Please find this week’s Environmental Studies Announcements
below. For those looking for a part-time job, be sure to see the job posting
from EnergySage sent to us from a BC alumnus.
For those who are interested in Environmental Law, be
sure to stop by our event on Friday, October 21 with BC Alumnus Marc Rollo ’87,
who will be speaking about science in the courtroom. LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED.
Also, keep your eyes open for an advising email from
Prof. Noah Snyder that will be sent tomorrow.
On Campus Events
1. Lowell Humanities Series – Marc Bamuthi Joseph – Developing Creative
Ecosystems for Civic Impact - TONIGHT
2. Science in the Courtroom: From Clarence Darrow to NCIS
3. Harvest Fest
4. An Ethics for the Coming Storm: A Theological Reflection on
Climate Change
5. Merging Environmental Science with Health Science: How does the
environment impact our health?
6. Earth and Environmental Sciences Fall 2016 Seminar Series
7. Renewable Energy Petition
Off Campus Events and Conferences
1. From Sea to Shining Sea: A Science Symposium about Oceans
2. C2C Sustainability Leadership Training at Bard
Graduate School Opportunities
1. Master’s of Public Health in Sustainability at Harvard
Internship and Job Opportunities, Site Visits, Study
Abroad Opportunities, and Travel Opportunities
1.
Summer Program on Integral
Ecology in the Peruvian Upper Amazon
2.
Part-Time Writer and
Researcher with Energy Sage
3.
Environmental Advocacy
Internship with Environment Massachusetts
4.
Environmental League of
Massachusetts, Communications/Development Intern
5.
Study Tropical Marine Ecology
in Costa Rica and Nicaragua or Sharks and Rays in Florida
6.
Internship with Impact
7.
Mass Clean Energy Center
Internship
8.
Environmental Voter Project
Internships
9.
Courses in Belize
10. Job Opportunities with Mass and US PIRG
11. Internship with Environment America
12. BC Career Center Updates
Best,
Kevin
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B. Kevin Brown
Graduate Assistant, Environmental Studies
617-552-2477
Devlin 213
Marc Bamuthi Joseph:
Developing Creative Ecosystems for Civic Impact
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
7:00 p.m. | Robsham Theater
Marc Bamuthi Joseph is an arts activist and literary performer and
the Chief of Program and Pedagogy at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
in San Francisco, one of the country's pre-eminent homes for multi-disciplinary
contemporary art. Joseph’s work at YBCA combineshis own performance practice,
strategic partnerships, shared inquiry, and open source technologies to create
dynamic platforms for prototyping and civic action. He is an inaugural
recipient of the United States Artists Rockefeller Fellowship which annually
recognizes 50 of the country's "greatest living artists,” the 2011 Alpert
Award winner in Theater, and was one of 21 artists named to the inaugural class
of Doris Duke Artists. Joseph is a co-founder of “Life is Living,” a national
series of one-day festivals designed to activate under-resourced parks and
affirm peaceful urban life through hip hop arts and focused environmental
action.
Resources for students and teachers: Marc Bamuthi Joseph
SCIENCE IN THE COURTROOM:
FROM CLARENCE DARROW TO NCIS
Marc Rollo ’87 and Bill Stack
Environmental Law Partners
Archer and Greiner
Friday, October 21
12:00 noon
Devlin 201
Lunch provided
The presentation will address the role of “Science in the
Courtroom” aimed at demonstrating the connection between the legal process and
several different scientific disciplines. Specifically, this will include a
discussion of the unique and pivotal role of scientific evidence in proving
claims in environmental litigation, and also a discussion of the criteria for
admission of sound expert and scientific evidence and opinions at trial.
Relatedly, the presentation will also include a discussion of the judge’s power
as the “gatekeeper” to exclude “junk” science from a jury’s consideration of
“junk” or “bad” science at trial.
Marc Rollo ’87 is Chair of Archer & Greiner’s Environmental Law
Department. He concentrates his practice on environmental litigation.
Bill Stack is a partner in Archer & Greiner’s Litigation
Department, where he concentrates primarily on environmental litigation and
complex trial work.
Sponsored by the Environmental Studies Program
Joseph G. Allen, DSc, MPH (BC ’98)
Monday, November 7
7:30 p.m.
Stokes South 195
Light refreshments will be
served
In this lecture,
Dr. Allen will talk about the role of the environment through a health lens. He
will discuss the role of the built environment on human health, the impact of
green buildings on cognitive function, and chemicals of concern in the indoor
environment. There will be time for discussion on these topics, as well as time
to discuss public health as a career path and Harvard’s new Master of Public
Health degree track that focuses on Sustainability, Health and the Global
Environment.
Dr. Allen graduated from BC in 1998 with a major in Biology
and concentration in Environmental Science. He went on to receive a Master of
Public Health degree and Doctor of Science from Boston University’s School of
Public Health, before joining the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in
2014. Prior to joining the Harvard faculty, he worked in consulting where he led teams of scientists and engineers investigating,
and resolving, hundreds of indoor environmental quality issues, from ‘sick
buildings’ to cancer clusters to all types of chemical/radiological/biological
hazards. Dr. Allen has extended
this line of research by flipping the question; instead of asking how do we fix
problems after they occur, his research team is asking – “how do we optimize
indoor environments for health, well-being and productivity?” This effort is
highlighted by their recent work on the impact of green buildings on cognitive
function. More information on his research can
be found at www.ForHealth.org.
Sponsored by the Environmental Studies Program
and Global Public Health Program
On October 21st, students from BC will join with other campuses
across the state to organize a Day of Action in support of getting 100% of
Massachusetts’ energy from clean, renewable sources. Ours will be during
Harvest Fest from 11am-2pm.
Clean Energy
Day of Action!
Harvest Fest, 11am-2pm
We’re
seeing the effects of global warming all around us — from record snowstorms to
dangerous heat waves and droughts. We need to transform the way we produce and
consume energy — and we need to do it quickly. That’s why we’re asking MA state
leaders to commit to 100% clean energy.
Join our
Day of Action and help build grassroots support for renewable energy! We will
have a table at Harvest Fest where you can get your friends to sign our
petition asking state officials to commit to
a goal of getting 100% of Massachusetts’ energy from clean, renewable
sources. Sign the petition below to simply show your support or volunteer!
RADCLIFFE
INSTITUTE CONFERENCE
From Sea to
Changing Sea: A Science Symposium about Oceans
Friday, October 28 | 9 AM–5 PM
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced
Study, Harvard University
10 Garden Street, Cambridge MA
This symposium
will focus on the changing nature of the world’s oceans and the questions that
arise from that change. The program will begin with a study of new data about
the formation of oceans and the origins of early life. Speakers will then
examine how oceans have transformed over climate epochs as water temperatures
have fluctuated and ice sheets have formed and melted. Leading scientists and
policymakers will also consider how human behavior is affecting the seas, and
they will explore the impact of these shifts on marine life, islands, coastal
areas, and climate change overall. The symposium will conclude by asking what
role the scientific community and others can play in understanding and
stewarding this critical global resource.
Speakers:
- Chris
Bowler RI ’17, CNRS Director of Research, Institut de
Biologie de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure
- Tony de
Brum,
former minister of foreign affairs, Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Christopher
W. Clark, I.P. Johnson Director of the Bioacoustics Research
Program; senior scientist, Neurobiology and Behavior; senior scientist,
Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, College of Agriculture and Life
Sciences, Cornell University
- Anne L.
Cohen, associate scientist with tenure, Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution
- David
Emerson, senior research scientist and associate director for
bacteriology, Provasoli-Guillard National Center for Marine Algae and
Microbiota, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
- Peter
R. Girguis, professor of organismic and evolutionary biology,
Harvard University
- John
Huth,
faculty codirector of the science program, Radcliffe Institute; Donner
Professor of Science, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University
- Richard
J. Lazarus, Howard and Katherine Aibel Professor of Law, Harvard
Law School
- Amala
Mahadevan RI ’15, senior scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution
- John W.
Mandelman, vice president, Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean life,
chief scientist, Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, New England Aquarium
- Andrew
Pershing, chief scientific officer, Gulf of Maine Research
Institute
- Steven
D. Poulin, commander, First Coast Guard District, United States
Coast Guard
- Maureen
E. Raymo, Lamont Research Professor and director, Lamont-Doherty
Core Repository, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University
- Lynne
D. Talley, distinguished professor, Scripps Institution of
Oceanography, University of California San Diego
- Rebecca
Woodgate, senior principal oceanographer and associate
professor of oceanography, University of Washington
The event
is free and open to the public. We encourage you to share this invitation with
people you know who may be interested in attending.
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The Radcliffe Institute for
Advanced Study at Harvard University is dedicated to creating and
sharing transformative ideas across the arts, humanities, sciences, and social
sciences. Learn more about the people and programs of the Radcliffe Institute
at www.radcliffe.harvard.edu.
The C2C Fellows Network at the Bard Center for Environmental Policy is a national program
for undergraduates and recent graduates aspiring to leadership work in
sustainable politics, NGO’s and business. C2C’s intensive skills-based weekend
workshops include young people from across the country.
Led by Dr.
Eban Goodstein, Director of Bard’s Center for Environmental Policy, C2C
trainings focus on key leadership skills: vision, courage, developing your
network, telling your story, and raising funds.
Graduates of
the workshops join a national network with access to continuing educational and
professional opportunities, including dedicated scholarships to attend Bard’s
Graduate Programs in Sustainability: Masters of Science degrees in Environmental Policy and Climate
Science and Policy and the Bard MBA in Sustainability.
C2C Fellows
are leaders whose vision is to make a difference soon. Our mission is to
accelerate their life’s work.
- Registration fee of $30 covers
lodging and food.
- Conference begins at 4PM Friday 12/2
and ends on 12noon
Sunday 12/4.
- Bard College is 90 miles north of
New York City, and is easily accessible by Amtrak from Penn Station in
NYC.
- Questions? Please contact Megan
Lynch, ml2359@bard.edu.
Summer Program
July 1 – August 11, 2017
August 12-26, 2017 – optional forest retreat with focus on Amazonian medicinal
plants
Sachamama Center for Biocultural Regeneration (SCBR)
Lamas, Department of San Martin, Peru
Levels: Undergraduate students, MA students, and Activists
Course Faculty: Dr. Frederique Apffel-Marglin, Professor Emerita, Dept. of
Anthropology at Smith College, fmarglin@smith.edu
Application deadline: March 31, 2017
Testimonial by Aleena Glinski, Yale student: "This is a remarkable program
where students experientially learn about the agroforestry techniques of the
indigenous people of the high amazon in Lamas, Peru. One learns how to make
terra preta and biochar in seminars and in the field while exploring the
cosmovisions of the indigenous people who originally created this miraculous
soil both in text and in conversations with Kechwa people. Throughout, there is
an emphasis on deeply investigating the origins of the nature-culture dichotomy
in a cross-disciplinary manner, which inevitably results in personal discovery
into our connection to and role within the biosphere."
See the flyer:
http://fore.yale.edu/files/2017_Integral_Ecology_Program.pdf
EnergySage is the only independent comparison-shopping website for solar
energy systems and financing options in the country. Our fast-growing online
marketplace matches thousands of homeowners per month with a rapidly growing
list of 250+ pre-screened solar installers. The marketplace has been live since
February ‘13 and has already processed tens of millions of dollars in
transaction volume. Industry experts have reviewed that our “marketplace's
functionality and usability is light years ahead of other similar sites”.
EnergySage is seeking a college senior, recent graduate, or graduate student
with familiarity in energy and sustainability to help develop 10-15 articles
for new content on the EnergySage website. This is a contract/freelance
position and will be paid per article completion.
Location: Boston, MA or remote worker
Duration: Part-time, project-based
Compensation: Commensurate with the experience and education of the
candidate
How to Apply: Send your resume and two writing samples (500-1500 words
each) to Sara at: sara@energysage.com
Key
Responsibilities
- Research energy efficiency measures that homes and
businesses can take to reduce their electricity costs
- Develop helpful, consumer-friendly articles that
explain every stage of the energy efficiency process for homes
- Identify helpful, impartial academic and government
resources that support all articles
Required Skills
& Experience
- Familiarity with energy efficiency, sustainability,
and/or renewable energy
- Experience researching and developing educational
content
- Excellent written communication skills
- Experience writing for web and/or a consumer audience
preferred
- A self-starter with a strong drive to achieve
About EnergySage,
Inc.
EnergySage is the "Kayak.com
of Solar", the industry's first and only online marketplace for turnkey
solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. The EnergySage Marketplace transforms the
complex Solar Photovoltaic (PV) shopping process into a simple online
comparison-shopping experience that enables consumers to compare quotes from
multiple pre-screened installers in an apples-to-apples format across all
financing options. The unique, innovative platform provides unprecedented
levels of choice, transparency, and information at no cost to consumers.
EnergySage’s benefits extend to providers such as manufacturers, installers,
financiers and other professionals involved in the solar PV sales process as
well, through increased consumer awareness, knowledge and demand for their
services. By creating efficiencies in the buying and selling processes,
EnergySage slashes the time and effort required by consumers and installers,
significantly reducing customer acquisition costs, boosting consumer
confidence, and ultimately accelerating mass-market solar adoption. EnergySage
has been awarded two prestigious SunShot Awards by the
U.S. Department of Energy. www.energysage.com
EnergySage is an affirmative action-equal opportunity
employer.
Environment
Advocacy Internships
Apply
to intern with Environment Massachusetts
Fall, spring, and summer internships
available
Deadline to apply for fall internships: Friday, September 30
Environment Massachusetts is a statewide, grassroots environmental organization
working to tackle our biggest environmental challenges and fight for a greener
future.
Our interns make a big impact on our campaigns, while gaining valuable skills
in political advocacy and grassroots organizing.
As an intern, you’ll work on campaigns like:
Repowering Massachusetts with 100 percent renewable energy: We can get
all of the energy we need from clean, renewable sources like solar and wind.
But too much of our power still comes from dirty fossil fuels that contribute
to climate change. We’re campaigning for a goal of 100 percent renewable energy
for Massachusetts.
Protecting the Charles River: Every summer, pollution in the Charles
River leads to toxic cyanobacteria blooms, which turn the water green and make
it unsafe for swimming or boating. These blooms release chemicals that are
linked to neurological, kidney, and liver damage. We’re working to reduce
pollution in the river and protect the health of nearby communities.
As an intern with Environment Massachusetts, you’ll work hard and take on real
responsibility. Our interns organize press conferences, write op-eds and letters
to the editor, build powerful coalitions, meet with state officials, and
mobilize grassroots support for our campaigns.
We’re hiring interns for the fall and spring semesters and for the summer.
Interns typically work 10-15 hours per week during the academic year and 20-40
hours per week during the summer. The position is unpaid.
The deadline to apply for a fall internship is Friday, September 30.
Apply today: https://goo.gl/forms/UU39NgKjPi7yvVKq2
Questions? Contact Ben Hellerstein: ben@environmentmassachusetts.org,
617-747-4368.
Environmental League of Massachusetts, Communications/
Development Intern
Development and Communication Interns play a key role
assisting with fundraising, communications, events, general administration, and
special projects at ELM. The position offers an opportunity to develop and hone
professional skills, gain exposure to best practices in fundraising and
communications at an advocacy organization, and help strengthen the reach and
effectiveness of the environmental community in Massachusetts.
Tropical Marine Ecology in Costa Rica
and Nicaragua
Course description:
This course is focused on marine organisms and marine
ecosystems in a tropical environment, as well as both local and global marine
conservation issues. Students will learn about and experience local
marine organisms on the northern Pacific coast of Costa Rica and the southern
Pacific coast of Nicaragua. Lectures and field experiences will be
conducted on a daily basis. We will cover biology, physiology,
identification, and conservation information for the following: Local marine
vertebrates, local marine invertebrates, sea turtles, and a lecture
specifically on elasmobranchs. We will also cover local marine ecosystems
(intertidal zone, rocky reefs, coral reefs, estuaries, mangroves, sandy bottom,
pelagic zone), their inhabitants, and conservation issues concerning those
ecosystems. Non-marine related lectures will include local geology and
the unique cloud forest of Monteverde. Field experiences will include
scuba diving (for those certified), snorkeling, tide pool exploration, a
mangrove estuary tour, and a sea turtle night walk. Students are expected
to actively participate in lectures, group discussions, and species
identification in the field.
Course dates: December 26, 2016 -
January 4, 2017
Course fee: $1,799
What's included: Course tuition, all
lectures, all housing, all breakfasts, all dinners, all transportation, 3 days
diving or snorkeling, tide pool exploration, mangrove tour, sea turtle night
walk, surfing, zip-lining.
What's NOT included: Round trip
airfare to San Jose (SJO), Costa Rica, lunches, snacks and drinks, and any
optional activities you choose during free time.
Deadline for course sign-up: October 30,
2016. There are currently only 10 spaces remaining in this course!!
Summer 2017 Shark and Ray Research in
Clearwater, FL
Program description:
This program is focused on a hands-on, field
curriculum. We conduct a 1 - 2 hr. lecture or class discussion each
day and spend the rest of the day for 6 - 8 hours in the field conducting
research on sharks and rays. Most lectures are focused on elasmobranch
biology, physiology, ecology, identification, and conservation. Other
lectures will include biology, physiology, identification, and conservation of
sea turtles and manatees; fisheries, aquaculture, and ecotoxicology; the
concept of a species; aquarium controversy; and how to develop a research
project and communicate the results effectively. To make this program as
hands-on as possible, our students conduct all research activities under the
supervision of one or more staff members or instructors. This means
that our students set and retrieve gear, handle any captured animals,
collect data from any captured animals, tag elasmobranchs, and release all
captured animals. No previous research experience or animal handling
experience is necessary. This program is excellent for any student
interested in the natural sciences, any student wanting to gain research
experience, and any student interested in attending graduate school.
Program dates: Our summer program
runs at 1 week intervals (Sunday - Saturday) from May 7, 2017 - August 26,
2017. Students may attend as many weeks as they would like. Any
student who attends 4 weeks or more will be acknowledged in any scientific
paper published from the data collected that summer. There are tuition
breaks for students who attend 3 or more weeks as well as for groups of 6 or
more students attending together.
Deadline for early enrollment benefits: December
31, 2016
Deadline for program enrollment: March
30, 2017
Internships with Impact
Make Your Impact for Our Environment, Our
Democracy and Our Future
If you are interested in joining a team of passionate people to make an impact
on issues like global warming, clean water, big money’s influence over our
democracy and other issues that matter to our future, consider an internship
with Impact.
Impact is a project of leading advocacy organizations, including Environment
America and U.S. PIRG, that runs grassroots campaigns. The internship allows
you to work for our environment, our democracy and our future.
Impact is now
accepting applications to join our team this fall! Our internship application
deadline is September 25th. Click here to apply.
You can make a big difference through an internship with Impact.
Learn more and apply on our website, or reach out to our Recruitment Director,
Katie Otterbeck at jobs@weareimpact.org.
We are pleased to announce that the fall 2016 session
of MassCEC’s Clean Energy Internship Program is now open for enrollment and
employer engagement! Please let your students and recent graduates know
that this resource is available to them. Attached is a Student FAQ containing
new program information which will help to answer many questions they may have.
All majors are welcome to participate.
The link to the electronic student application, along with a
copy of the frequently asked questions and other general information on the
internship program, can be found here:
While it is ultimately up to employers with who they end up
selecting for an internship, students are encouraged to be proactive and
reach out to clean energy employers in their area to let them know
about the program and that they would like to intern with them for the session.
This will greatly improve their chances of being selected for an internship. We
have compiled a map of previously participating clean energy employers in our
program to assist in their outreach.
Important Fall 2016 Session
Dates
August 1st: Open
enrollment for students begins
September 1st: Fall
session begins
October 1st: Deadline
for employers to send signed offer letter submissions to MassCEC
December 15th: Fall
session ends
Lastly, we have an ever-growing Jobs Board for clean energy specific part or full-time (non-internship)
positions that are looking to be filled. We also have a Resume
Board which will allow
individuals to submit a resume directly and then be viewed by clean energy
employers looking to fill open non-internship positions. Individuals will need
to create an account on our website in order to post a resume and this resource
is separate from our internship program.
If you have any further questions regarding the program
after reviewing the documents hosted on our website, please do not hesitate to
contact internships@masscec.com
and someone from our team will respond to you as quickly as possible. Please
email jobsboard@masscec.com
if you have any questions about the Jobs or Resume Boards.
Overview
The Environmental Voter Project is
looking for highly-motivated undergraduates to join our selective Fall
Internship Program. Interns will work closely with the Field Director and the
CEO to learn about subjects such as field campaigning, nonprofit communications
and data analytics. Interns will be expected to devote time to field outreach,
senior staff support, event planning, research, and drafting of membership
communications, blog posts, and stakeholder presentations. In addition to
gaining valuable nonprofit advocacy skills, interns will become talented
organizers and political operatives by learning the nuts and bolts of nonprofit
work and electoral campaigning from an exciting and innovative organization.
We are seeking responsible, motivated candidates who can commit to 12+
hours per week for this program. This is an unpaid internship in Boston, MA.
Main Job Responsibilities
- Recruit and cultivate
volunteers
- Manage and participate
in voter registration and canvassing
- Track field operations
and enter information into databases and dashboards
- Participate in community
events
- Research and draft memos
- Draft membership emails,
stakeholder memos, and blog posts
- Attend professional
seminars
- Research public
relations opportunities
- Outreach to college and
university groups
- Support Senior Staff in
preparing for important events
Requirements
- Candidates must submit a
resume and cover letter
- An interest in
environmental issues or politics
- An outgoing and friendly
demeanor
- Strong attention to
detail
- Ability to represent the
Environmental Voter Project in a professional manner at all times
Time Commitment
- Hours (weekly): 12+
hours per week.
- During Business Hours?:
Yes
- Nights and Weekends?:
Occasionally
- Start Dates: Early
September
- Minimum Time Commitment:
12 weeks
Training Provided.
Interns will receive significant
training in all aspects of field work, organizing, voter outreach, issues
research, and membership communications.
The Center for Engaged Learning Abroad delivers two week
field courses in environmental science and conservation using the country
of Belize as a classroom, during May and June, and over the winter
break. This Caribbean/Central American country provides a rich
learning context and is a great place for students studying abroad for
the first time.
Please share this email with students or faculty who may
have an interest in engaged learning abroad in English-speaking
Belize.
Thank you,
Ed Boles, Ph.D.
Faculty Associate
The field courses, briefly described below, give students powerful field
methods experiences, exposes them to areas of science they may want to
pursue further and they gain a lot of confidence in
capabilities. These courses carry three hours of credit,
transferable back to home institutions with prior academic approval.
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Wildlife
Health, Ecology and Conservation: This course, taught
by a wildlife veterinarian, introduces students to tropical ecology,
local conservation efforts, Belizean wildlife and wildlife research
techniques, and zoo and wildlife health issues and medicine.
Students explore the many factors that effect the management,
conservation, habitat and health of wild animals; work alongside
zookeepers in the world renowned Belize Zoo; participate in surgeries,
animal enrichment and health management at the Zoo; and explore
rehabilitation and conservation at a variety of wildlife organizations in
Belize.
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Watershed
Conservation, Ecology and Management: This course
explores the general structure and ecology of watersheds, the movement of
surface and sub-surface waters through the landscape, larger integrated
interactions of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, overall ecological
services provided by watersheds, impact on human activities on watershed
structure and function, assessment and monitoring of watersheds, and
solutions to human induced impacts while providing students with hands-on
experience in field research techniques.
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Tropical
Marine Ecology and Conservation: This
systems-ecology course includes classroom, field and laboratory components
in terrestrial riparian, estuarine and marine ecosystems with emphasis on
watershed interconnectivity and reef/mangrove/seagrass ecology and
conservation. The Caribbean Sea is explored from Tobacco Caye, a
five acre island of sand perched on the reef with mangroves and
grassbeds, with mask and snorkel, both day and night.
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Health, Belief and Ethnobotany in Belize:
This
course explores traditional healing, spiritual belief, sustainability,
food security and agro-forestry. Through lectures, discussions,
visits to healers/elders, and tours to farms and medicinal plant gardens,
students will have the opportunity to experience unique and unforgettable
traditions as they have been passed down through generations. This
is a field oriented course with rustic accommodations and local cuisine.
Students will go on jungle hikes in hot and humid conditions with
some rain. Cultural sensitivity, adventurous personality, stamina,
desire to learn from other cultures and an open mind are desirable traits
for students to succeed in this course.
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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.
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
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:
- 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!
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Below
is a list of upcoming programs in which your students may be interested. Please share this email with faculty
colleagues and students in your department. To view more
of our programming, you can also visit bc.edu/careerevents.
If
you know of students that have questions or need assistance with exploring
career options, figuring out summer or post-grad plans, or other
career-related matters, please also feel free to refer them to the Career
Center for a one-on-one
advising appointment. For more information about our
appointments versus drop-ins, please visit our website.
If
you would like to have a member of the Career Center staff come to your
classroom for a presentation or brief introduction this semester, feel free
to request a workshop here.
As always, if a specific event or event type catches
your eye as particularly relevant to your department, please don’t hesitate
to reach out; we’d love the opportunity to work with you to ensure that this
event reaches the students for whom it will be the most beneficial.
COMING UP
Post-Graduate
Service Fair: Tuesday, October 18 | 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. | Heights Room
This
event is open to all students! View a list of past participants on the Post Grad Placements page. Take advantage of this chance
to speak to over 50 organizations with full-time volunteer opportunities both
domestic and abroad. No dress code and no resumes needed!
The
Boston College Career Center's inaugural STEM (Science, Technology,
Environment, Math) Career & Internship Fair is a customized event
featuring organizations with full-time and internship opportunities in
diverse STEM industries and/or job functions. All class years and all majors
are welcome to attend!
"Insight
into Diversity" Virtual Career Fair: Wednesday, October 19 | 9:00 a.m. –
6:00 p.m. |
This
virtual Career Fair provides students with the opportunity to connect with
potential employers from across the nation in a variety of industries. The
Fair is hosted by CareerECO, and is open to all Boston College students.
Have
questions about the virtual Career Fair? Please feel free to visit the Career
Center table at the STEM Career Fair in the Heights Room 10:30am-1pm on
Wednesday, October 19.
Register
for the event here and get detailed instructions on how to participate.
Beyond
the Classroom- Great Careers in Education and Counseling: Monday, October 24 | 6:00 p.m. -
8:00 p.m. | Heights Room
Interested in a career in education, but want to know
what's out there besides teaching? Learn about a wide array of opportunities
by joining us for three alumni career panels – Higher Education; Counseling
and Therapeutic Careers; and Educational Research, Policy, and Operations.
ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES: Career
Chats & Workshops
Job Shadow Program
We
welcome all faculty members to invite your professional contacts and alumni
connections to serve as hosts during this year's Job Shadow program. This program provides a unique
opportunity for students to explore industries of interest. Hosts in any
state are welcome to sign up here before October 21, 2016.
INFORMATION SESSIONS
Employers host information sessions on campus throughout the
academic year. Below is just a sampling of what's coming up.
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B. Kevin Brown
Graduate Assistant, Environmental Studies
617-552-2477
Devlin 213
Spring 2016 Office Hours: Monday 10:00am-1:00pm, Tuesday
10:30am-3:00pm, Wednesday 10:00am-1:00pm, and Thursday 10:30am-3:00pm
