Dear Environmental Studies Students,

Please find this week’s Environmental Studies Announcements below.

On Campus Events

1. The Environment and Society: Research for a Changing World

2. Earth and Environmental Sciences Fall 2016 Seminar Series

Course Spotlight

1. ENVS/UNAS 2256: Environmental Law and Policy

Off Campus Events and Conferences

1. MassCEC's Student Clean Energy Symposium and Internship Fair - Dec. 2^nd

Graduate School Opportunities

1. Louis Bacon Environmental Leadership Program at the Harvard Kennedy School

Internship and Job Opportunities, Site Visits, Study Abroad Opportunities, and Travel Opportunities

1. Study Abroad with the Green Program

2. Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program at University of Michigan

3. Undergraduate Environmental and Ecological Research Opportunities in Montana

4. Summer Program on Integral Ecology in the Peruvian Upper Amazon

5. Part-Time Writer and Researcher with Energy Sage

6. Environmental League of Massachusetts, Communications/Development Intern

7. Study Tropical Marine Ecology in Costa Rica and Nicaragua or Sharks and Rays in Florida

8. Internship with Impact

9. Environmental Voter Project Internships

10. Courses in Belize

11. Job Opportunities with Mass and US PIRG

12. Internship with Environment America

13. BC Career Center Updates

Best,

Kevin

B. Kevin Brown

Graduate Assistant, Environmental Studies

envstudy@bc.edu

617-552-2477

Devlin 213

The Environment and Society: Research for a Changing World

earth and environmental sciences fall 2016 seminar series

MassCEC's Student Clean Energy Symposium and Internship Fair - Dec. 2nd

Student Clean Energy Symposium

Description

A free event for Massachusetts students to hear from clean energy industry experts and learn about paid internships.

WHEN:

Friday, December 2, 2016
8:30 AM - 3:00 PM

WHERE:

Boston University Questrom School of Business
Hariri Building, 595 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215

Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Morning sessions:
Attend panel discussions and learn about career paths.

Solar PV
The solar industry is booming in Massachusetts. Learn how to plug into a new career.
Water innovation
Learn about the cleantech future of water innovation and gain entry points into a career in this sector.
Energy storage
Discuss the importance of this emerging technology and the opportunities in this sector.

Afternoon Internship Fair:
Connect with 20 Massachusetts clean energy employers to get a paid spring or summer 2017 internship!

Agenda:
8:30 am Registration
9:00 am Welcome and Opening Session
9:30 am Panel Session 1 (students choose one)
10:30 am Break
10:45 am Panel Session 2 (sessions repeated, students choose one)
11:45 pm Break
12:00 pm Lunch
1:30 pm Internship Fair

RSVP for free

louis bacon environmental leadership fellowship at the Harvard kennedy school

The Louis Bacon Environmental Leadership Fellowship provides a full tuition scholarship, health insurance, a living stipend, and a comprehensive co-curricular program for up to five admitted degree candidates for the full course of study at HKS (one or two years). Students from joint or concurrent degree programs offered by the school are encouraged to apply.

To apply for the 2017-2018 academic year, prospective degree candidates must complete the following two steps:

First, apply to HKS by December 1, 2016.
Second, apply for the fellowship by February 24, 2017.

To learn more about the Louis Bacon Environmental Leadership Fellowship, click here.

Should you or anyone you know have interest in applying to HKS and about learning more about the fellowship, please feel free to contact Sharon Watson Fluker at HKS at sharon_watson_fluker@hks.harvard.edu or 617.496.3744.

Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program at University of Michigan

Undergraduate research opportunities in Montana

Swan Valley Connections is an integrated education and conservation non-profit in Western Montana. We offer students the opportunity to study the complexities of natural resource management through experiential learning. We specialize in interdisciplinary, place-based education, as we believe that a deep understanding of natural history and ecological processes combined with empathy for human communities leads to innovative and thoughtful stewardship.

Our programs, Landscape and Livelihood and Wildlife in the West, are unique because we provide high-quality education (we are accredited by the University of Montana) and we are actively engaged in collaborative monitoring projects and community-based conservation. This allows us to expose students to conservation professionals as they are grappling with natural resource issues in real time. We also invite alumni of our programs to come back as interns as part of our mission to foster the next generation of conservation leaders.

summer program on integral ecology in the peruvian upper amazon

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

part-time writer and researcher with energysage

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.

environmental league of massachusetts internship

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.

If interested send resume and cover letter to Anne Meyer (BC, 2014) at ameyer@environmentalleague.org.

study marine ecology in costa rica and nicaragua or sharks and rays in Florida

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!!

For further information or to sign up for this course please go to http://www.coastalmera.com/costa-rica---nicaragua.html

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

For pricing and program availability please visit the summer program page as well as the tuition page of our website http://www.coastalmera.com/summer-program.html

If you have any questions regarding the above courses and programs please contact us at info@coastalmera.com or (843)246-0750.

Internships with Impact

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.

ENVIRonmental voter project internships

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.

Please email a resume and cover letter to Peter Polga-Hecimovich at peter@environmentalvoter.org.

study in belize

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

job opportunities with mass and US pirg

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.

Internships with environment America

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!

BC Career Center Updates

November 30, 2016

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
Stay tuned for much more to come in 2017!

Endeavor Registration- Open through Dec. 1st!

A three-day career exploration program, Endeavor will bring together sophomores pursuing degrees in the liberal arts with alumni, faculty, and friends. Through lively conversations, hands-on activities, and career treks into Boston, participating students will explore, reflect, and learn how to act on their career interests and goals, while connecting the value of their liberal arts education to their future.

Click here for more information and to register.

ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES: Career Chats & Workshops

Public Health Internship Panel: Thursday, December 1 | 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. | Maloney 365

Student Clean Energy Symposium: Friday, December 2 | 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Boston University Questrom School of Business | Hariri Building, 595 Commonwealth Avenue |

Expert in Residence

Accenture (Consulting): Friday, December 2 | 9:00 - 11:55 a.m.|
Duff & Phelps (Financial Services/Consulting): Tuesday, December 6 | 1:00 - 4:55 p.m. |

INFORMATION SESSIONS

Employers host information sessions on campus throughout the academic year. Below is just a sampling of what's coming up.

Deloitte Consulting LP: Friday, December 9 | 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Fulton 220

Cornerstone Research: Wednesday, January 18 | 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. | Walsh Function Room