Dear Environmental Studies Students,
Please find this week’s Environmental Studies Announcements
below.
On Campus Events
1. Volunteers needed as Composting Begins in McElroy
2. Making Human Rights the Compass for all Ethical Globalization
with Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland
3. The Road from the Paris Climate Agreement
4. Conscience: The Challenge of Pope Francis by Simone Campbell,
S.S.S.
5. Ecological-Cultural Struggles of Indigenous Peoples: Toward a
Sustainable Economy” with Agnes Brazal
6. Climate Change as a Consequence of Human Presence: A Dialogue
between Anthropology and Biblical Studies
Off Campus Events
1. New Directions in Environmental Law
Research and Study Abroad Opportunities
1.
Fish Monitoring Research
Assistant
2.
Summer Field School in
Ethnographic Methods in NYC
3.
Study Abroad with the Green
Program
4.
Undergraduate Environmental
and Ecological Research Opportunities in Montana
5.
Summer Program on Integral
Ecology in the Peruvian Upper Amazon
6.
Courses in Belize
7.
Prehistorical Archeology
Internship, Graduate School, Training, and Job
Opportunities
1.
Advocacy Directory Neponset River Watershed Association
2.
Climate and Environmental
Physics Program – University of Bern
3.
Work with Impact
4.
EnergyBar: Clean Tech
Intern Fair
5.
US Fish and Wildlife Services:
Directorate Resource Assistant Fellows Program
6.
Isabella Welles Hunnewell
Internship at the Arnold Arboretum
7.
Intern with the Environmental
Voter Project
8.
Paid Summer Teaching
Opportunity
9.
Earth Leadership Cohort
10. Part-Time Writer and Researcher with Energy Sage
11. Environmental League of Massachusetts, Communications/Development
Intern
12. Environmental Voter Project Internships
13. Job Opportunities with Mass and US PIRG
14. Internship with Environment America
15. BC Career Center Updates
Best,
Kevin
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B. Kevin Brown
Graduate Assistant, Environmental Studies
617-552-2477
Devlin 213
Compost Initiative at McElroy
A Joint Project through BC Dining, the Office of
Sustainability, UGBC & Environmental Caucus
Beginning Monday, March 13th
McElroy Dining Hall
Goals and Mission:
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To successfully
implement a post-consumer, student-run composting system in McElroy during peak
dinner hours;
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To facilitate a
discussion with students about composting and recycling in campus dining halls
to better understand how these programs can be improved;
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To promote
knowledge and understanding of the sustainability impacts of composting and
recycling among members of the BC community and encourage students to make
positive, environmentally-friendly decisions in regards to waste management.
“Compost Guide” Volunteer Jobs and Responsibilities
● Monitor waste bins (recycling, compost and trash)
and ensure that students are placing waste in the correct bins, with special
attention to the new bins and countertops;
● Explain the purpose of the trial run and how
UGBC, BC Dining, the Office of Sustainability, and the Environmental Caucus
collaborated on this event;
● Encourage dialogue with students about the
benefits of composting, including the environmental implications of diverting
food waste from trash;
● Answer any questions students may have about what
can be composted / recycled and why, what BCDS already does in terms of
composting, how and from whom the waste is collected / transported, or anything
else related to sustainability (see FAQ section for background or contact gourlay@bc.edu with specific questions).
FAQs
What can be composted on campus?
All food waste, including fruit and vegetables,
meat, poultry, bones and fat trimmings, dairy products, egg shells, and other
organic wastes such as coffee grounds, paper napkins, and tea bags can be
composted.
Which BC
Dining halls collect compost?
All BC Dining facilities collect and compost pre-consumer waste. This includes any
excess food waste generated prior to
being served to students. Pre-consumer food waste is the easiest to compost
because it is already separated from the rest of the waste stream and can be
sorted directly in the kitchen. It is more challenging to collect post-consumer waste, or the food left after consumption, because it is more
likely to be contaminated with non-compostable scraps. At Boston College, only
Corcoran Commons has the infrastructure to compost post-consumer waste. This
waste is collected and sorted in the back by BC Dining employees.
Who takes
care of composting on campus?
Boston College proudly works with Save That Stuff to collect recyclables,
compost and other trash materials from our campus. Check out the Save That Stuff website for more information about composting, recycling, and other ways to
divert food waste.
What are
the benefits of composting?
Composting is an effective way to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions by diverting organic waste from landfills and reducing
methane emissions. Food that is mixed in with
regular trash is estimated to make up about 40% of the trash in landfills. It
also is the biggest offender in creating landfill methane
which is a powerful greenhouse gas – 72 times more powerful than carbon
dioxide. Reducing landfill methane is just one of the benefits of keeping this
type of waste out of landfills.
Composting also has “upstream” benefits when it
is re-integrated into ecosystems as organic matter to improve the health and
workability of soils. Compost is full of beneficial nutrients, which can
stimulate plant growth and retain water and moisture in soils.
What is
the history of composting at McElroy?
In the past, student-based initiatives
collaborating with BC Dining and the Office of Sustainability have organized
and implemented composting programs at McElroy. Unlike other dining halls, like
Corcoran, McElroy does not have the infrastructure to sort post-consumer waste
in the back by BC Dining employees. This means that students must successfully
sort waste themselves to ensure that the compost and recycling is not
contaminated. This requires an understanding of what can and cannot be
composted, what can be recycled, and what bins are designated for each. Without
proper signage and/or an understanding of waste diversion, the bins get
contaminated with trash / non-compostable or recyclable items. Due to the
frequency of these events, and the economic burden this mismanagement places on
the University, composting programs have never remained in practice for the
long-term.
After a week-long trial run before winter break,
the team collected student feedback about current composting initiatives and
how we can approve them. In the weeks following, we created a comprehensive
publicity and outreach campaign to introduce the idea to students and ensure
that come spring break, students would be aware that composting would be
introduced at McElroy.
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CELEBRATING
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
Presented with the BC Women's Collaborative, Women's Center, and the Civic Engagement Committee. Doors open at 3:30 pm and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. |
Presenter: Simone Campbell, S.S.S., Executive Director
of NETWORK
Location & Time: St. Ignatius, Upper Church, 7:00 p.m.
Sponsors: Campus Ministry and The C21 Center
Location & Time: St. Ignatius, Upper Church, 7:00 p.m.
Sponsors: Campus Ministry and The C21 Center
March 27, 5 p.m.
Gasson 305
Gasson 305
Professor Agnes Brazal (De la Salle
University, Manila) will present this year's Duffy Lectures in Global
Christianity. The theme of her lecture series is "Liberation-Postcolonial
Ethics in the Philippines." The theme of this lecture is
"Ecological-Cultural Struggles of Indigenous Peoples: Toward a Sustainable
Economy.
Agnes M. Brazal is associate professor of
theology at the De la Salle University Manila, Philippines. She was also past
President and founding member of the DaKaTeo (Catholic Theological Society of
the Philippines) and one of the first coordinators and "mothers" of
the Ecclesia of Women in Asia (association of Catholic women theologians in
Asia).
ANNUAL LECTURE IN HONOR OF RICHARD J. CLIFFORD, S.J.
Thursday, April 6, 2017, 5:30-7:00 p.m.Presenter: Carol A. Newsom
Corcoran Commons, Heights Room, Chestnut Hill Campus
Free of Charge
Maps and directions
Parking
Human induced climate change is the most serious problem confronting the ecology of our planet. Was this an inevitable consequence of the appearance of humans in the ecosystem? How should we think about how we got to this terrifying state, and how can we think hopefully about the future? Anthropologists who study the emergence of homo sapiens present an account of our origins that engages in intriguing ways with the Israelite reflections on human origins in Genesis 1-11. Here is a conversation between religion and science that offers true insight into how our unique nature is both a danger and a promise in this fragile world.
Sponsored by the School of
Theology and Ministry,
and generously supported by the Kitz Family in honor of Richard J. Clifford, S.J.
Carol
A. Newsom is the C. H. Candler Professor of Old Testament/Hebrew
Bible at the Candler School of Theology, Emory University. and generously supported by the Kitz Family in honor of Richard J. Clifford, S.J.
Job Opening – Fish Monitoring Research
Assistant - Temporary, Wells Maine
The Wells National Estuarine Research
Reserve in Maine is seeking qualified applicants for a full-time (40 hours per
week) seasonal Research Assistant position. The position will last for ten
weeks from March 20, 2017 to May 26, 2017.
The position will support ongoing
monitoring of diadromous fish species in the York River. Work will primarily
include field data collection through the use of trapping, netting, and visual
surveys. The Research Assistant will work with Reserve staff and volunteers to
deploy and maintain equipment, collect samples, manage data, and conduct lab
analyses. The monitoring work will occur four weekdays/week with the 5th day
for equipment maintenance and data management. They will also assist with
dissemination of project outcomes through written reports and public outreach.
Qualified applicants will possess a
Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, Ecology, Environmental Science, or a related
field. Experience with collecting data in the field and following written protocols
is highly desired. Applicants should also be able to work collaboratively as a
member of a team and work well independently, and should be organized and
detail oriented. Work will be physical with the carrying and deploying of nets
and traps with weights up to 60 pounds over uneven ground and soft river bed.
Field conditions are likely to be cold and inclement at times. Applicants must
hold a valid driver’s license with a clean driving record.
The Research Assistant will be compensated
at $13.65 per hour and will be eligible to receive free onsite housing.
Interested applicants should send a cover
letter, resume of work experience, three professional or academic references,
and a copy of their college transcript by email to tsmith@wellsnerr.org
or by mail to:
attn: Tin Smith
Wells Reserve
342 Laudhom Farm Road
Wells, Maine 04090
Applications will be reviewed starting
February 23 and will close March 7th, 2017
Summer Field School in Ethnographic Methods in New York City
10th CIFAS Field School in Ethnographic Research Methods, June 12 to 22, 2017
The Comitas Institute for Anthropological Study (CIFAS) is pleased to announce the 10th CIFAS Field School in Ethnographic Research Methods, in New York City.
The goal of the Field School is to offer training in the foundations and practice of ethnographic methods. The faculty works closely with participants to identify the required field methods needed to address their academic or professional needs. The Field School is suitable for graduate and undergraduate students in social sciences and other fields of study that use qualitative approaches (such as education, communication, cultural studies, health, social work, human ecology, development studies, consumer behavior, among others), applied social scientists, professionals, and researchers who have an interest in learning more about ethnographic methods and their applications.
The total work load of the course is 30 hours. Students interested in earning credits for the course may have additional assignments in order to totalize 45 hours of activities (what is equivalent to 3 credits).
Course venue: Classes will take place at the Institute for Latin American Studies at Columbia University.
Coordinators:
Renzo Taddei (Assistant Professor, Federal University of São Paulo/Affiliated Researcher, Columbia University).
Lambros Comitas (Gardner Cowles Professor of Anthropology and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University).
Registration and other costs: Places are limited. The tuition fee is US$ 900. The tuition fee does not cover accommodation, meals or transportation.
For more information or to register, see link attached, or please write to Renzo Taddei at rrt20@columbia.edu
10th CIFAS Field School in Ethnographic Research Methods, June 12 to 22, 2017
The Comitas Institute for Anthropological Study (CIFAS) is pleased to announce the 10th CIFAS Field School in Ethnographic Research Methods, in New York City.
The goal of the Field School is to offer training in the foundations and practice of ethnographic methods. The faculty works closely with participants to identify the required field methods needed to address their academic or professional needs. The Field School is suitable for graduate and undergraduate students in social sciences and other fields of study that use qualitative approaches (such as education, communication, cultural studies, health, social work, human ecology, development studies, consumer behavior, among others), applied social scientists, professionals, and researchers who have an interest in learning more about ethnographic methods and their applications.
The total work load of the course is 30 hours. Students interested in earning credits for the course may have additional assignments in order to totalize 45 hours of activities (what is equivalent to 3 credits).
Course venue: Classes will take place at the Institute for Latin American Studies at Columbia University.
Coordinators:
Renzo Taddei (Assistant Professor, Federal University of São Paulo/Affiliated Researcher, Columbia University).
Lambros Comitas (Gardner Cowles Professor of Anthropology and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University).
Registration and other costs: Places are limited. The tuition fee is US$ 900. The tuition fee does not cover accommodation, meals or transportation.
For more information or to register, see link attached, or please write to Renzo Taddei at rrt20@columbia.edu
Created for students, by students, The GREEN Program has
introduced a new model for education abroad. Our
accredited, short-term model focuses on bringing transformative
experiences to students around the world and unlocking doors to
governmental, public, and private facility access, exclusive
tours, and unique bucket-list experiences around the world. We are
working with universities around the world to redefine what a classroom
should mean - from lecture halls to studying the effects of climate
change on the top of our world's glaciers.
As commitment partners to the United Nations 17 Sustainable
Development Goals, The GREEN Program exposes students to the heart and
guts of these sustainability challenges and initiatives around the world.
Our programs are catered to students who are curious about the
world and seek opportunities to adventure, break outside of their comfort
zones, and stand out amongst their peers as global citizens.
We don’t want
students to choose between a job, internship, or a study abroad experience. We
want them to do it all.
We help students maximize their winter, spring, and summer breaks
in order to allow them to get in a fulfilling educational abroad experience
within just 8-10 days. All the while, students are able to land that awesome
internship they’ve had their eye on, complete summer classes needed to graduate
on time, or challenge their idea towards global citizenship.
Currently on our 7th year, we currently operate over the spread of three continents. Our organization’s core team and company headquarters are located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Our full-time team of five works out of Pipeline Philly, a co-working space located in Center City, Philadelphia. As one of the founding members of the space, The GREEN Program is a part of this ever-growing community now home to more than 200 companies and organizations.
Beyond Philadelphia, we work alongside numerous indigenous educational institutions and organizations specific to our program locations. Fearless adventure leaders and passionate education gurus, our in-country guides are an integral part of what makes GREEN, GREEN. Of course, our community would not be what it is today without our extended GREEN Family – The GREEN Program Alumni. Having hosted participants from more than 300 universities around the world, we are elated to welcome more than 1800 student leaders and young professionals into our ever-growing community.
Our team and students all have one underlying mission in common: we have consciously chosen to pursue a future of possibilities, and are determined to be part of the solutions toward a better world.
Currently on our 7th year, we currently operate over the spread of three continents. Our organization’s core team and company headquarters are located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Our full-time team of five works out of Pipeline Philly, a co-working space located in Center City, Philadelphia. As one of the founding members of the space, The GREEN Program is a part of this ever-growing community now home to more than 200 companies and organizations.
Beyond Philadelphia, we work alongside numerous indigenous educational institutions and organizations specific to our program locations. Fearless adventure leaders and passionate education gurus, our in-country guides are an integral part of what makes GREEN, GREEN. Of course, our community would not be what it is today without our extended GREEN Family – The GREEN Program Alumni. Having hosted participants from more than 300 universities around the world, we are elated to welcome more than 1800 student leaders and young professionals into our ever-growing community.
Our team and students all have one underlying mission in common: we have consciously chosen to pursue a future of possibilities, and are determined to be part of the solutions toward a better world.
Visit http://thegreenprogram.com/programs to
learn about our programs.
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
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
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
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These are exciting times to engage with prehistoric archaeology.
New finds shed light on the origin of our own species, and novel research is
providing fresh insights into the relationships with our closest relatives, the
Neanderthals. Innovative work is allowing us to gain better understanding of
the origins of agriculture and the shift to sedentary life.
Many of the IFR field schools directly engage with these topics. Our Lesotho-Sehonghong Rockshelter program explores the evolution of hunting & gathering technology over tens of thousands of years in one of Southern Africa most impressive and historically significant rock shelters. The South Africa- Spitzkloof field school investigates human/biota relationships in the past 60,000 years in the rugged and remote areas of the Richtersveld region of Namaqualand, a coastal desert in the northwest corner of the country. Work at the Montenegro-Vrbička Cave focuses on human evolution from the Late Paleolithic through the Mesolithic and to the Early Neolithic in the Balkans. Surprisingly, the site shows evidence of human occupation during the Upper Paleolithic, one of the coldest phases of the last Ice Age (the Last Glacial Maximum, around 22,000 years ago).
At the recent AIA annual conference, Michael Richards (Simon Fraser University) suggested that while Neanderthals were efficient top predators, they focused on terrestrial animals exclusively. The newly arrived Anatomically Modern Humans (AMH), on the other hand, added fish and other marine animals to their diet – a possible relative advantage that allowed AMH to push out Neanderthals from all available environmental niches. Is this the case?
Our Portugal-Vale Boi field school team addresses such questions as it studies the Upper Paleolithic and possible interaction between AMH and Neanderthals in the region. Preservation at Vale Boi is of remarkable quality with impressive faunal recovery and numerous lithic assemblages present. Vale Boi project members are examining adaptive strategies of both species. Our program at Spain-Cova Gran explores early human arrival to the Iberian Peninsula and AMH-Neanderthal interactions. The site covers more than 50,000 years of human occupation with upper layers dating to the early Neolithic period and the arrival of early farmers to the south Pyrenees.
Finally, IFR’s later prehistory offerings feature the shift from hunting and gathering to agriculture. Our Turkey-Boncuklu field school is focused on the transition from nomadic to sedentary lifestyle in Anatolia. Boncuklu is the earliest village in central Anatolia and the predecessor of the famous Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük. It is an ideal location to study this critical transformation to permanent human settlements, including its advantages and pitfalls. Finally, research at our Bulgaria-Tel Yunatsite and Bulgaria-Ilindentsi field schools is focused on the entry of early farmers from Anatolia to Europe and debates about agriculture’s arrival by technology diffusion or population movement.
Will you please let interested students know about these opportunities? Per usual, I would like to remind you of our extensive scholarship offerings. Students are strongly encouraged to apply to any of our scholarships for which they may be eligible.
Sincerely,
Ran Boytner
Many of the IFR field schools directly engage with these topics. Our Lesotho-Sehonghong Rockshelter program explores the evolution of hunting & gathering technology over tens of thousands of years in one of Southern Africa most impressive and historically significant rock shelters. The South Africa- Spitzkloof field school investigates human/biota relationships in the past 60,000 years in the rugged and remote areas of the Richtersveld region of Namaqualand, a coastal desert in the northwest corner of the country. Work at the Montenegro-Vrbička Cave focuses on human evolution from the Late Paleolithic through the Mesolithic and to the Early Neolithic in the Balkans. Surprisingly, the site shows evidence of human occupation during the Upper Paleolithic, one of the coldest phases of the last Ice Age (the Last Glacial Maximum, around 22,000 years ago).
At the recent AIA annual conference, Michael Richards (Simon Fraser University) suggested that while Neanderthals were efficient top predators, they focused on terrestrial animals exclusively. The newly arrived Anatomically Modern Humans (AMH), on the other hand, added fish and other marine animals to their diet – a possible relative advantage that allowed AMH to push out Neanderthals from all available environmental niches. Is this the case?
Our Portugal-Vale Boi field school team addresses such questions as it studies the Upper Paleolithic and possible interaction between AMH and Neanderthals in the region. Preservation at Vale Boi is of remarkable quality with impressive faunal recovery and numerous lithic assemblages present. Vale Boi project members are examining adaptive strategies of both species. Our program at Spain-Cova Gran explores early human arrival to the Iberian Peninsula and AMH-Neanderthal interactions. The site covers more than 50,000 years of human occupation with upper layers dating to the early Neolithic period and the arrival of early farmers to the south Pyrenees.
Finally, IFR’s later prehistory offerings feature the shift from hunting and gathering to agriculture. Our Turkey-Boncuklu field school is focused on the transition from nomadic to sedentary lifestyle in Anatolia. Boncuklu is the earliest village in central Anatolia and the predecessor of the famous Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük. It is an ideal location to study this critical transformation to permanent human settlements, including its advantages and pitfalls. Finally, research at our Bulgaria-Tel Yunatsite and Bulgaria-Ilindentsi field schools is focused on the entry of early farmers from Anatolia to Europe and debates about agriculture’s arrival by technology diffusion or population movement.
Will you please let interested students know about these opportunities? Per usual, I would like to remind you of our extensive scholarship offerings. Students are strongly encouraged to apply to any of our scholarships for which they may be eligible.
Sincerely,
Ran Boytner
The Neponset River Watershed Association is looking to hire
a part-time Advocacy Director to help us cleanup and protect the watershed
through legislative, administrative and permitting advocacy, technical
assistance, and partnership building. Our Advocacy Director will be working
with municipalities on stormwater and streamflow, and representing us on a
variety of policy and permitting questions at the federal, state and local
levels. Full job description can be found at: https://www.neponset.org/about/employment.
The
University of Bern is participating in the MIT European Career Fair for the
first time, featuring its climate and environmental physics program, one of the
strongest programs in Europe in this field. For the occasion Professor
Christoph Raible, an expert in processes of the climate systems,
atmosphere-ocean-sea ice interaction, climate modelling, atmospheric dynamics,
past and future climate change, predictability, tropical and extra tropical
cyclones, and climate impacts, will be in Boston at the following events:
We would be most grateful if you could share this with any
students who might be interested. Because the Swiss Sciences Night is almost at
capacity we ask that interested students get in touch with me at: francesco@swissnexboston.org.
The MIT European Career Fair will run on Saturday from 9am to 4pm and does not
require advance registration. Walk-ins are welcome all day.
Make Your Impact for Our Environment,
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Greentown Labs is located at 28 Dane St., Somerville, MA 02143.
There is limited parking available and we encourage attendees to consider
public transportation. Light appetizers and drinks will be served starting
at 5:30 p.m. Suggested dress is shop floor casual.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), in partnership
with the Student Conservation Association (SCA), is offering a summer 2017
fellowship opportunity at the Gulf of Maine Coastal Program Office. I
would appreciate any assistance you could provide in finding a candidate for
this position by distributing this information within your networks.
The Directorate Resource Assistant Fellows Program (DFP) is
an 11-week summer fellowship program designed to provide students and
opportunity to work on projects that focus on conservation, wildlife biology
and related fields of study, with rigorous standards. The 2017 DFP Fellowships
will begin late May or early/mid June.
Travel costs for DFP participants to travel to the duty
station of their assigned project and return to home/school are covered and the
program includes a week of leadership training at the National Conservation
Training Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia before beginning the
Fellowship.
As a DFP participant, the student will have an opportunity
to apply classroom theories, principles and concepts to real-world situations,
network, and develop relationships with USFWS Project Managers and other staff.
Upon successful completion of the DFP Fellowship and current
degree requirements, the Fellow may have the opportunity to be appointed into a
permanent position with USFWS. They must successfully complete their
Fellowship and meet the eligibility requirements and education and/or
experience qualifications for a permanent position.
The Coastal Program is one of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service’s premier conservation delivery tools for voluntary, citizen and
community-based fish and wildlife habitat restoration activities across the
matrix of public and privately owned land. The program is known for creative
approaches to getting meaningful conservation and recovery actions
on-the-ground using a full suite of technical and partnership skills. Our
office is located just outside of Maine’s largest city with easy access to
mountains, rivers and beaches.
The deadline to apply to this opportunity is February
10th, 2017.
The announcement and application information (https://www.fws.gov/workforwildlife/dfp.html).
The project number is DFP-17-R5-ECO-08.
The Arnold Arboretum offers paid internships in collections
management with concentrations in horticulture and landscape maintenance,
arboriculture, plant production, or collections curation. Experiences combine
hands-on training, educational classes, and visits to other botanical
institutions. Interns are accepted for 12- to 14-week appointments (typically
May through August) with the exception of a limited number of longer-term (18-
to 24-week) appointments based on available funding.
Deadline to submit an application is Feb 10, 2017.
For more information visit: http://www.arboretum.harvard.edu/education/collections-fellowships-and-internships/internships/
The Environmental Voter Project is looking for highly-motivated undergraduates to join our selective Winter/Spring 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
- 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
- Hours (weekly): 12+ hours per week.
- During Business Hours?: Yes
- Nights and Weekends?: Occasionally
- Start Dates: January
- Minimum Time Commitment: 12 weeks
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.
Practice Makes Perfect (PMP), a NYC-based
organization that partners with schools to provide academic summer programming
for students in high-need communities is seeking highly motivated sophomore,
junior, and senior undergraduates and graduate students to serve as their
Teaching Fellows.
PMP’s intensive five-week program uses an
innovative near-peer mentorship model that pairs students in grades K-8 with
high-achieving role models from the same community. Our competitive fellowship
places students with an interest in education and a passion for narrowing the
achievement gap in front of these classrooms in the schools that need them the
most. Teaching Fellows will undergo comprehensive training that
prepares them for the rewarding responsibility of leading a classroom and will
receive one-on-one support from a NYC-certified teacher throughout the
summer. Teaching Fellows are instrumental in combating the summer
learning loss and narrowing the achievement gap in NYC. This is a
full-time, paid position.
If you know students who are interested in
pursuing teaching and making a difference this summer, please pass along the
attached job description and flyer. For more information and to apply,
students can visit practicemakesperfect.org/summer or email Emily Becker (fellowships@practicemakesperfect.org).
They will be attending the Boston College
Career and Internship Fair on Wednesday, January 25th. Emily Becker will also
be hosting an Information Session on Thursday, January 26th from 5:00pm-6:00pm
in Fulton 310. This is a great opportunity for students to learn more about the
Fellowship in.
The Earth Leadership
Cohort
&
the Work That
Reconnects
The Work That Reconnects is known
worldwide for empowering activists in social and ecological justice. Developed
by Joanna Macy and her colleagues, this dynamic, interactive body of work has
inspired many thousands of people to engage wholeheartedly in a transition, a
Great Turning as Joanna calls it, to a life-sustaining society. Described in
the book, Coming Ba ck to Life, it brings a new way of seeing the
world, as our larger living body, freeing us from the assumptions and attitudes
that now threaten all life on Earth.
The Earth Leadership Cohort program
(ELC) is designed to introduce young adults to the theory and practice of the
Work That Reconnects (WTR) through an experiential immersion and then to offer
opportunities to practice facilitating the work in the context of a supportive
learning community. The first Earth Leadership Cohort of young adults convened
in 2014, and a second and third cohort followed in 2015, and 2016. We are
delighted to now be gathering a fourth Earth Leadership Cohort for the
spring of 2017.
The first meeting of the cohort will
include a five-day workshop June 2-7 at Hallelujah Farm in Chesterfield, NH
with a larger group of activists, educators, and artists. This
intergenerational community of participants will be guided through the spiral
of the Work That Reconnects, opening to the planetary realities of great
suffering and rapid destruction as well as to the magnificence of the web of
life. The work is personal as well as interactive, inviting fresh insight into
our role in the Great Turning and new possibilities for collaboration.
The second meeting is a retreat June
22 – 25 just for
the Cohort at Starseed Healing Sanctuary in Savoy, MA. There, the group has the
opportunity to reflect on the rich experiences of the previous workshop, to
facilitate the WTR group practices, and to begin to integrate new perspectives
into their personal and professional dreams. The retreat is also a time for
gathering resources, ideas, and support for “going forth” into the
world as change agents, healers, compassionate listeners, and empowered
citizens. As a community, the members decide how they would like to keep in
touch and support one another in realizing their short-term goals and long-term
visions. Alumni from the first three cohorts have organized several reunions
and co-facilitated a number of Work That Reconnects workshops for the public.
They have also formed an “Earth
Leadership Community” and welcome
future ELC alumni to join.
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, 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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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B. Kevin Brown
Graduate Assistant, Environmental Studies
617-552-2477
Devlin 213
Spring 2017 Office Hours: Monday 11:00am-4:00pm, Tuesday
11:30am-1:30pm, Wednesday 11:00am-3:00pm, and Thursday 11:30am-2:30pm
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