Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Weekly Announcements 12/11

December 11th, 2018
The Environmental Studies Announcements will return in January of 2019. 

  JOIN the NEW BC Environmental Studies Group on LinkedIn to stay in touch with alumni and the ENVS professional community! 
 
Events at BC
EXTENDED 12/14: Photo Contest DUE FRIDAY 
Jobs and Internships
Apply now: Fellowships at U.S. PRIG

Apply now: Environment America Clean Water Intern and Job openings 

Apply now: Boyer Sudduth Sustainability Internship

Apply by 2/1: Teaching Positions at University of North Carolina at Charlotte 

Apply by 2/8: Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program 
Environmental Activism
Join BC Real Food's Composting Initiative 

ELM Action Fund: Petition to increase offshore wind in Massachusetts
Events in Boston
1/7-1/10 National Council for Science and the Environment Conference: Sustainable Infrastructure & Resilience (2 spots for ENVS Students plus travel reimbursement) 

Accepting Submissions: MACC Annual Environmental Conference Student Poster Session
Study Abroad
WINTER BREAK STUDY ABROAD:
Accepting applications now: Caribbean Ecosystem Field Studies course 

SUMMER STUDY ABROAD: 
Apply now: ENVS Study Abroad - Conservation Ecology in Ecuador 

Apply by 1/15: Environmental Leadership in China 

Apply now: Insight Global Education Internships in Uganda, Fiji, or Thailand 
 

Environmental Studies Photo Contest 

DEADLINE EXTENDED: DECEMBER 14
Email to: envstudies@bc.edu

National Council for Science and the Environment Conference: Sustainable Infrastructure & Resilience 

January 7 - 10, 2019
Washington D.C.
Space for 2 ENVS students w/ up to $300 travel reimbursement - Free Registration
The National Council for Science and the Environment works with scientists, educators, policymakers, business leaders, and officials at all levels of government to inform environmental policy and decision-making with the use of science. NCSE programs are designed to foster leadership and education around timely and pressing issues at the intersection of science, policy, education, and decision-making. The programs also advance interdisciplinary education and develop international cooperation and engagement.

Why Attend NCSE 2019
Each year the NCSE Annual Conference brings together over 700 educators, researchers, students, policy-makers, government officials,business leaders and representatives from civil society. The event is an unique opportunity to gain insight into the latest trends and practices in environmental science and decision-making as well as to network with peers, make new connections, and meet today's and tomorrow’s environmental leaders. A large part of the NCSE Annual Conference is the opportunities for learning. NCSE organized plenaries and keynotes cover today's pressing issues. More than 35 concurrent sessions will be presented by your colleagues covering a variety of topics. We encourage you to view this year's program
 

SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE & RESILIENCE

No part of the planet is untouched by the impact of the more than seven billion human inhabitants. Collectively, we face pressing challenges such as extreme weather from climate change, growing urbanization, and resource scarcity. These challenges make cities and ecosystems more vulnerable; triggering an urgent call to develop a sustainable, healthy, and just world. At the 2019 Annual Conference, attendees will look at the opportunities and challenges for sustainability at the convergence of built, natural, social, and cyber infrastructure. Attendees will also explore examples of community resilience and discuss how to apply best practices in their community. More about the theme. 

For more info, visit: https://ncseconference.org/
To claim a spot as an ENVS student, email envstudies@bc.edu ASAP.  Spots are first come first serve. 

ENVS Study Abroad - Conservation Ecology in Ecuador 

MORE INFO

Caribbean Ecosystem Field Studies Course 

APPLY NOW

Middlebury School of the Environment: Enviornmental Leadership in China

Apply by January 15th for Scholarship Opportunities
Deadline March 1
The Middlebury School of the Environment will have twin bases in Dali, a small city in the western reaches of western Yunnan province and the foothills of the Himilayas, and Kunming, the province’s capital and largest city. With locations in both places and the ability to move between these environments, the program will explore social-ecological systems along the wilderness, rural, urban interface. The landscapes of rural and urban Yunnan, along with unique conservation areas nearby, become our classroom as we seek to understand place in this unique environment.  As the world pivots to China, this country and its people illustrate the complexities of environmental problem solving in the 21st century. This program offers a hands-on experience exploring leadership and cultural diversity in sustainability initiatives. This is a six-week environmental studies program for college undergraduates and recent graduates based in Yunnan Province, China, with dual sites in Kunming and Dali. Students will take three college courses (nine semester-hours of credit) offered within a specially designed immersive curriculum that includes core course work, electives, leadership training, and field experiences.

For more information, visit: http://www.middlebury.edu/environment 

U.S. PIRG Fellowships 

Apply now for Fellowships
August 2019 Start
Fellowships: When decisions are being made that affect our health, our safety, or our rights as consumers and citizens, U.S. PIRG (United States Public Interest Research Group) speaks up on behalf of the public. U.S. PIRG is currently working on campaigns to reduce the use of antibiotics, ban the use of toxic chemicals in farming and production, reduce trash, and improve public transportation. As a fellow, you won’t just sit behind a desk. You’ll be out in the real world, working to protect consumers and enable citizens to lead healthier, safer, more secure lives. You’ll be 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 get results. You’ll run a grassroots campaign office each summer during your fellowship where you’ll hire and manage a staff of 20 canvassers to raise money, build our organization and membership, and help win one of our key campaigns.This is a two-year program, expressly designed to prepare future leaders with U.S. PIRG. We look for smarts, leadership experience, top-notch written and verbal skills, and an eagerness to learn. We value organizing experience, including building campus groups. For more information, visit: https://jobs.uspirg.org/fellowship.html#full-description 

Environment America Clean Water Internships and Job Openings

APPLY ASAP
We know all about the damage we’re doing to the planet: climate change, plastic pollution, wildlife disappearing forever. But we also know we have solutions: solar panels are getting better, electric cars are getting better, and on and on. That’s why our mission -- the thing that drives everything we do -- is to harness our country’s wealth, technology and imagination to make our communities, our country and our planet greener and healthier places to live for all of us. Environment America is a policy and action group with more than two million members and supporter spread across all 50 states. We promote national, state, and local policies that put the environment first. We've won policies that have resulted in more solar and wind power in 22 states, cleaner cars and power plants nationwide, and better protections for rivers, streams, lakes, and drinking water. We work in partnership with the state offices of the Public Interest Network in 32 states and our federal advocacy office in Washington D.C. 

INTERNSHIP (Fall Semester): Right now, Environment America is hiring interns to join us at our Boston office for the fall semester. Interns will work alongside fellow and advocates, learning how to analyze environmental problems, push for smart solutions, and build the public support it takes to win. Interns will help us educate and engage citizens on the most critical environmental issues of our time, earn media attention, build coalitions, organize events, and lobby decision makers.  This program specifically reached out the Environmental Studies Program looking for applicants! For more information and to apply for this position, visit: https://jobs.environmentamerica.org/internship.html

JOB: Development Associate: As a Donor Development Associate, you will be responsible for maximizing the financial and political support of member of Environment America and other organizations in the Public Interest Network. You would be responsible for fundraising, maintaining contact with donors, developing campaigns, and managing donor outreach. We are looking for smart and motivated college graduates who believe in and love fundraising and have excellent written and verbal communication skills. Candidates must demonstrate a track record of being able to effectively work independently. Previous fundraising experience required. Environment America reached out to us looking for qualified graduates to fill this position.  Their website may have other positions that of interest as well.
For more information, visit: https://jobs.environmentamerica.org/index.html#jobs 
To apply, visit: https://publicinterestnetwork.org/application.html Attach your resume and cover letter in .pdf form, and address your cover letters to Johanna Neumann, Environment America Donor Development Director.

Boyer Sudduth Environmental Consultants Sustinability Internship 

Application Information
Boyer Sudduth Environmental Consultants (BSEC), a Philadelphia and Boston-based firm, helps schools and businesses to reduce their environmental impact through sustainability initiatives. The firm is looking for interns to conduct research on sustainable practices, contribute to projects, develop promotional materials, assist with environmental audits, and more!

For more information about the company, visit: https://boyersudduth.com/ 
See the position description HERE. 

Join BC Real Food's Composting Initiative 

Join Now

Environmental League of Massachusetts (ELM) Action Fund: Keep Massachusetts a Leader in Offshore Wind 

Sign Petition to Candidates for Governor
Contracts are in place for the first 800 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind to be built off our coast. This is a great start, but we must keep moving forward so that Massachusetts can capitalize on the environmental and economic benefits of responsibly-developed offshore wind power. Benefits of offshore wind include: reduced greenhouse gas emissions, lower wholesale electricity costs, improved air quality and human health, highly skilled and well-paying jobs, a path to meet legally mandated renewable energy requirements, and a competitive alternative to our existing fossil fuel power that is facing major retirements in coming years.

We are calling on Governor Charlie Baker and Democratic nominee Jay Gonzalez to commit that if elected, they will ensure that Massachusetts continues to lead the nation's offshore wind industry. Sign the petition urging both candidates to commit to doubling down on offshore wind. The commitment focuses on accelerating the timeline for future offshore wind. It includes a pledge to study the procurement of an additional 1,600 MW of offshore wind and report on economic feasibility by May 2019. This study is already required by the 2018 Clean Energy Future Act. If economically justified, this procurement would effectively double Massachusetts' large-scale offshore wind resources.

Insight Global Education: Internships in Uganda, Fiji, or Thailand

Apply Now
Earn Credits. Travel Abroad. Intern with an organization making a tangible impact in its field. We understand that an education for students needs to lead towards a viable career. Our University programs earn credits for your academic standing, and our internships provide a valuable and unique addition to your resume.

Spend 3 months abroad, immersed in a new culture with a cohort of like-minded students. Credits are earned through a local University with courses taught by tenured professors. Internships are run by local organizations running long-term initiatives. Accommodations are fully organized by Insight with all students living in a safe, vetted location. Choose between Uganda, Fiji, and Thailand.

For more information on the program and to apply, visit: https://insightglobaleducation.com/university/ 

University of North Carolina at Charlotte: Hiring Teaching Assistants

Applications due Feb 1, 2019
The Department of Geography and Earth Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte offers a Master of Science in Earth Sciences degree with opportunities for study and research in the areas of soils, weathering, surface processes, geology, hydrology, atmospheric science,  remote sensing, spatial analysis, and environmental science. Our program offers Earth Science graduate students personal guidance typical of a relatively small department, with the field, laboratory, and computing facilities and resources that accompany a much larger unit. Within this context, you will find a healthy combination of both field- and model-based Earth Science research as well as applied and academic research opportunities.

Our program is currently seeking competitive candidates for several teaching assistant positions beginning in fall 2019. Teaching assistantship funding may be supplemented by tuition awards or RA funding for exceptional candidates.

If you are interested in pursuing cutting-edge Earth Sciences research in our multi-disciplinary program, please consult the program website at https://geoearth.uncc.edu/masters-programs/masters-earth-sciences  and faculty research at https://geoearth.uncc.edu/people.

Review of applications will begin February 1, 2019.  Apply at https://gradadmissions.uncc.edu/.

Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program 

Applications due Feb 8, 2019
Environmental Studies students have participated in this program before! 

Applications for the Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program (conservationscholars.ucsc.edu) at the University of California Santa Cruz are now available. Each March we select 20 early-undergraduate Scholars from around the country to participate in a two-year conservation mentorship program centered on the summers between academic years. Our goal is to serve students from groups traditionally underrepresented in conservation, across disciplines, who can contribute to diversifying, redefining, and strengthening efforts to protect land, wildlife and water.  We focus our efforts on serving college freshmen, sophomores, and juniors with two years of college left at a stage when we can support their undergraduate careers and their choices as they graduate.  Students who attend or are transferring to any four-year institution in the US, its territories and Native nations are eligible.  US citizens, permanent residents, DACA and Dreamer students are eligible to apply. International students are not eligible for the program.
During the first year Scholars participate in an eight-week, intensive summer course integrating conservation design, leadership and research experiences while traveling with a close group of peers and mentors. During the second summer, Scholars pursue eight-week research and practice internships with nationally recognized conservation organizations and agencies.  A professional development retreat after the second summer brings together the Scholar cohort and prepares them to apply for jobs and graduate school. Throughout the two years and beyond, we work with home mentors at each Scholar’s campus to provide ongoing support. Scholars receive travel and lodging support and a $4,000 stipend each summer and become part of the national Doris Duke Conservation Scholars network for life.
Applications for the 2019 class of Scholars are available on the website and due February 8, 2019. For more information, visit conservationscholars.ucsc.edu or email the Program Director, Dr. Justin Cummings, jacummin@ucsc.edu.

MACC Annual Environmental Conference Student Poster Session 

Conference March 2, 2019
SUBMISSION INFORMATION
Boston College Environmental Studies Program
Devlin 213
Graduate Assistants:
Isabelle Kennedy & Joseph Manning
ENVSTUDIES@BC.EDU

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Weekly Announcements 12/4

December 4th, 2018

  JOIN the NEW BC Environmental Studies Group on LinkedIn to stay in touch with alumni and the ENVS professional community! 
 
Events at BC
12/10: Photo Contest Deadline
Jobs and Internships
Apply now: Fellowships at U.S. PRIG

Apply now: Environment America Clean Water Intern and Job openings 

Apply now: Boyer Sudduth Sustainability Internship

Apply by 2/1: Teaching Positions at University of North Carolina at Charlotte 

Apply by 2/8: Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program 
Environmental Activism
Join BC Real Food's Composting Initiative 

ELM Action Fund: Petition to increase offshore wind in Massachusetts
Events in Boston
12/6: Harvard Forest Seminar: "Putting a price on carbon in higher education: Yale’s story"

Accepting Submissions: MACC Annual Environmental Conference Student Poster Session
Study Abroad
WINTER BREAK STUDY ABROAD:
Accepting applications now: Caribbean Ecosystem Field Studies course 

SUMMER STUDY ABROAD: 
Info Session 12/10: ENVS Study Abroad - Conservation Ecology in Ecuador 

Apply now: Insight Global Education Internships in Uganda, Fiji, or Thailand 

Apply by 1/15: Environmental Leadership in China 

Harvard Forest Seminar: "Putting a Price on Carbon - Yale's Story

December 6, 11AM 
Please join us for a seminar at the Harvard Forest:
Casey Pickett - Yale University
‘Putting a price on carbon in higher education: Yale’s story’
Thursday, 6 December at 11:00 a.m., Harvard Forest Seminar Room
          
You may also join remotely in real-time via the web – slides and audio available at:
https://harvardforest.adobeconnect.com/hfseminar/

ENVS Study Abroad - Conservation Ecology in Ecuador 

Info Session December 10, 12 PM
Devlin 201
MORE INFO

Environmental Studies Photo Contest 

Submission deadline: December 10, 2018
Email to: envstudies@bc.edu

U.S. PIRG Fellowships 

Apply now for Fellowships
August 2019 Start
Fellowships: When decisions are being made that affect our health, our safety, or our rights as consumers and citizens, U.S. PIRG (United States Public Interest Research Group) speaks up on behalf of the public. U.S. PIRG is currently working on campaigns to reduce the use of antibiotics, ban the use of toxic chemicals in farming and production, reduce trash, and improve public transportation. As a fellow, you won’t just sit behind a desk. You’ll be out in the real world, working to protect consumers and enable citizens to lead healthier, safer, more secure lives. You’ll be 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 get results. You’ll run a grassroots campaign office each summer during your fellowship where you’ll hire and manage a staff of 20 canvassers to raise money, build our organization and membership, and help win one of our key campaigns.This is a two-year program, expressly designed to prepare future leaders with U.S. PIRG. We look for smarts, leadership experience, top-notch written and verbal skills, and an eagerness to learn. We value organizing experience, including building campus groups. For more information, visit: https://jobs.uspirg.org/fellowship.html#full-description 

Environment America Clean Water Internships and Job Openings

APPLY ASAP
We know all about the damage we’re doing to the planet: climate change, plastic pollution, wildlife disappearing forever. But we also know we have solutions: solar panels are getting better, electric cars are getting better, and on and on. That’s why our mission -- the thing that drives everything we do -- is to harness our country’s wealth, technology and imagination to make our communities, our country and our planet greener and healthier places to live for all of us. Environment America is a policy and action group with more than two million members and supporter spread across all 50 states. We promote national, state, and local policies that put the environment first. We've won policies that have resulted in more solar and wind power in 22 states, cleaner cars and power plants nationwide, and better protections for rivers, streams, lakes, and drinking water. We work in partnership with the state offices of the Public Interest Network in 32 states and our federal advocacy office in Washington D.C. 

INTERNSHIP (Fall Semester): Right now, Environment America is hiring interns to join us at our Boston office for the fall semester. Interns will work alongside fellow and advocates, learning how to analyze environmental problems, push for smart solutions, and build the public support it takes to win. Interns will help us educate and engage citizens on the most critical environmental issues of our time, earn media attention, build coalitions, organize events, and lobby decision makers.  This program specifically reached out the Environmental Studies Program looking for applicants! For more information and to apply for this position, visit: https://jobs.environmentamerica.org/internship.html

JOB: Development Associate: As a Donor Development Associate, you will be responsible for maximizing the financial and political support of member of Environment America and other organizations in the Public Interest Network. You would be responsible for fundraising, maintaining contact with donors, developing campaigns, and managing donor outreach. We are looking for smart and motivated college graduates who believe in and love fundraising and have excellent written and verbal communication skills. Candidates must demonstrate a track record of being able to effectively work independently. Previous fundraising experience required. Environment America reached out to us looking for qualified graduates to fill this position.  Their website may have other positions that of interest as well.
For more information, visit: https://jobs.environmentamerica.org/index.html#jobs 
To apply, visit: https://publicinterestnetwork.org/application.html Attach your resume and cover letter in .pdf form, and address your cover letters to Johanna Neumann, Environment America Donor Development Director.

Caribbean Ecosystem Field Studies Course 

APPLY NOW

Boyer Sudduth Environmental Consultants Sustinability Internship 

Application Information
Boyer Sudduth Environmental Consultants (BSEC), a Philadelphia and Boston-based firm, helps schools and businesses to reduce their environmental impact through sustainability initiatives. The firm is looking for interns to conduct research on sustainable practices, contribute to projects, develop promotional materials, assist with environmental audits, and more!

For more information about the company, visit: https://boyersudduth.com/ 
See the position description HERE. 

Join BC Real Food's Composting Initiative 

Join Now

Environmental League of Massachusetts (ELM) Action Fund: Keep Massachusetts a Leader in Offshore Wind 

Sign Petition to Candidates for Governor
Contracts are in place for the first 800 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind to be built off our coast. This is a great start, but we must keep moving forward so that Massachusetts can capitalize on the environmental and economic benefits of responsibly-developed offshore wind power. Benefits of offshore wind include: reduced greenhouse gas emissions, lower wholesale electricity costs, improved air quality and human health, highly skilled and well-paying jobs, a path to meet legally mandated renewable energy requirements, and a competitive alternative to our existing fossil fuel power that is facing major retirements in coming years.

We are calling on Governor Charlie Baker and Democratic nominee Jay Gonzalez to commit that if elected, they will ensure that Massachusetts continues to lead the nation's offshore wind industry. Sign the petition urging both candidates to commit to doubling down on offshore wind. The commitment focuses on accelerating the timeline for future offshore wind. It includes a pledge to study the procurement of an additional 1,600 MW of offshore wind and report on economic feasibility by May 2019. This study is already required by the 2018 Clean Energy Future Act. If economically justified, this procurement would effectively double Massachusetts' large-scale offshore wind resources.

Insight Global Education: Internships in Uganda, Fiji, or Thailand

Apply Now
Earn Credits. Travel Abroad. Intern with an organization making a tangible impact in its field. We understand that an education for students needs to lead towards a viable career. Our University programs earn credits for your academic standing, and our internships provide a valuable and unique addition to your resume.

Spend 3 months abroad, immersed in a new culture with a cohort of like-minded students. Credits are earned through a local University with courses taught by tenured professors. Internships are run by local organizations running long-term initiatives. Accommodations are fully organized by Insight with all students living in a safe, vetted location. Choose between Uganda, Fiji, and Thailand.

For more information on the program and to apply, visit: https://insightglobaleducation.com/university/ 

Middlebury School of the Environment: Enviornmental Leadership in China

Apply by January 15th for Scholarship Opportunities
Deadline March 1
The Middlebury School of the Environment will have twin bases in Dali, a small city in the western reaches of western Yunnan province and the foothills of the Himilayas, and Kunming, the province’s capital and largest city. With locations in both places and the ability to move between these environments, the program will explore social-ecological systems along the wilderness, rural, urban interface. The landscapes of rural and urban Yunnan, along with unique conservation areas nearby, become our classroom as we seek to understand place in this unique environment.  As the world pivots to China, this country and its people illustrate the complexities of environmental problem solving in the 21st century. This program offers a hands-on experience exploring leadership and cultural diversity in sustainability initiatives. This is a six-week environmental studies program for college undergraduates and recent graduates based in Yunnan Province, China, with dual sites in Kunming and Dali. Students will take three college courses (nine semester-hours of credit) offered within a specially designed immersive curriculum that includes core course work, electives, leadership training, and field experiences.

For more information, visit: http://www.middlebury.edu/environment 

University of North Carolina at Charlotte: Hiring Teaching Assistants

Applications due Feb 1, 2019
The Department of Geography and Earth Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte offers a Master of Science in Earth Sciences degree with opportunities for study and research in the areas of soils, weathering, surface processes, geology, hydrology, atmospheric science,  remote sensing, spatial analysis, and environmental science. Our program offers Earth Science graduate students personal guidance typical of a relatively small department, with the field, laboratory, and computing facilities and resources that accompany a much larger unit. Within this context, you will find a healthy combination of both field- and model-based Earth Science research as well as applied and academic research opportunities.

Our program is currently seeking competitive candidates for several teaching assistant positions beginning in fall 2019. Teaching assistantship funding may be supplemented by tuition awards or RA funding for exceptional candidates.

If you are interested in pursuing cutting-edge Earth Sciences research in our multi-disciplinary program, please consult the program website at https://geoearth.uncc.edu/masters-programs/masters-earth-sciences  and faculty research at https://geoearth.uncc.edu/people.

Review of applications will begin February 1, 2019.  Apply at https://gradadmissions.uncc.edu/.

Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program 

Applications due Feb 8, 2019
Environmental Studies students have participated in this program before! 

Applications for the Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program (conservationscholars.ucsc.edu) at the University of California Santa Cruz are now available. Each March we select 20 early-undergraduate Scholars from around the country to participate in a two-year conservation mentorship program centered on the summers between academic years. Our goal is to serve students from groups traditionally underrepresented in conservation, across disciplines, who can contribute to diversifying, redefining, and strengthening efforts to protect land, wildlife and water.  We focus our efforts on serving college freshmen, sophomores, and juniors with two years of college left at a stage when we can support their undergraduate careers and their choices as they graduate.  Students who attend or are transferring to any four-year institution in the US, its territories and Native nations are eligible.  US citizens, permanent residents, DACA and Dreamer students are eligible to apply. International students are not eligible for the program.
During the first year Scholars participate in an eight-week, intensive summer course integrating conservation design, leadership and research experiences while traveling with a close group of peers and mentors. During the second summer, Scholars pursue eight-week research and practice internships with nationally recognized conservation organizations and agencies.  A professional development retreat after the second summer brings together the Scholar cohort and prepares them to apply for jobs and graduate school. Throughout the two years and beyond, we work with home mentors at each Scholar’s campus to provide ongoing support. Scholars receive travel and lodging support and a $4,000 stipend each summer and become part of the national Doris Duke Conservation Scholars network for life.
Applications for the 2019 class of Scholars are available on the website and due February 8, 2019. For more information, visit conservationscholars.ucsc.edu or email the Program Director, Dr. Justin Cummings, jacummin@ucsc.edu.

MACC Annual Environmental Conference Student Poster Session 

Conference March 2, 2019
SUBMISSION INFORMATION
Boston College Environmental Studies Program
Devlin 213
Graduate Assistants:
Isabelle Kennedy & Joseph Manning
ENVSTUDIES@BC.EDU