Thursday, March 28, 2019

Weekly Announcements 3/26

March 26, 2019
2019-2020 ENVS ADVISING: 
EESC & ENVS will be hosting an Advising Pizza Lunch on
March 27th at 12 PM (see below).
ENVS is also hosting our own drop-in advising session on
March 28th from 3-4 PM. 
Events at BC
TODAY 3/26: Perspectives on Climate Change: an Interdisciplinary Response 

3/27: EESC & ENVS Advising Pizza Lunch 

3/29: Movie Screening: The Human Element 

4/8: Ocean Explorer Sylvia Earle: The World Is Blue 

4/8-4/12: Green Week 2019: Our Blue Planet 
Jobs and Internships
Apply Now: Become a POD Interdisciplinary Topics Leader for Freshman and Sophomores! 

Due 4/5: Environment Massachusetts Internships

Apply now: Mass Audubon Internships

Apply Now: Dismas House Fellowship Program

Apply before 4/22: MassDOER Volunteer Clean Energy Internship Program
 
Events in Boston
3/29: Babson Sustainability Forum: Embracing the Future's Goals

4/2: Harvard Lecture: “Health and the Built Environment: Looking to the Future”
Study Abroad
SUMMER STUDY ABROAD: 
Apply Now: Ecosystems Field Studies Summer Courses 

Perspectives on Climate Change: an Interdisciplinary Response

March 26th, 6 PM McGuinn 121

EESC & ENVS Advising Pizza Lunch 

March 27th, 12 PM Devlin 201

Movie Screening: The Human Element

March 29th, 4 PM Devlin 008

Babson Sustainability Forum: Embracing the Future's Goals 

March 29th, 8 AM - 6PM Babson College
Tickets Required, $20
Babson Sustainability Forum is an annual gathering of thought leaders, entrepreneurs, professionals, and students who care about environmental sustainability and making an impact within their communities. The theme of this year's forum is, Embracing the Future's Goals, focusing on the United Nation's Sustainability Development Goals while celebrating entrepreneurs, institutions, and businesses taking ownership of those initiatives.

See list of speakers here: https://www.bseclub.org/babsonforum

For tickets and registration, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2019-babson-sustainability-forum-embracing-the-futures-goals-tickets-56764373770?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Harvard Lecture:“Health and the Built Environment: Looking to the Future”

April 2nd, 1-2 PM
Michael Brauer is a Professor in the School of Population and Public Health at The University of British Columbia and an Affiliate Professor at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington.  His research focuses on built environment and human health linkages, with specific interest in transportation-related and biomass air pollution, the global health impacts of air pollution and relationships between multiple exposures mediated by urban form and population health. He has participated in monitoring and epidemiological studies throughout the world and served on numerous advisory committees at the international, national and local levels. His work has been recognized by a number of career achievement and publication awards.
Just over 50% of the global population is urbanized, with cities expected to absorb all future population growth. In general, urban populations are healthier, with improved access to services and healthcare. Densely populated cities also play a key role in efforts to reduce emissions related to global warming. Yet, cities face significant challenges, especially those in the rapidly developing megacities of low and middle-income countries. Urban design and management and the ways that we interact with this “built environment” can profoundly influence health. Air pollution, noise, mobility options and land-use, among others, play a role and interact in multiple, complex ways. Understanding these interactions and using this knowledge to shape our cities as they grow has the potential improve population health and build resilience to climate change. In this presentation, Dr. Brauer will review a number of analyses using cohorts and linked administrative data combined with geospatial estimates of environmental exposure to examine built environment-health linkages, describe emerging trends, and discuss implications for population health.
Event info: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/niehs/event/spearker-michael-brauer-hsph-niehs-center-colloquium-speaker-series/

Become a POD Interdisciplinary Topic Leader for Freshman and Sophomores!

Apply Now
More Information
Interested in mentoring freshmen or sophomores about climate change or other interdisciplinary topics? Consider applying to be a a POD Leader for a Core course!
 
A POD Leader is a junior or senior who works with a student partner in Reflection sections of some specific interdisciplinary core courses. PODs (stands for Purposeful, Ongoing Discussion) are places where near-peer mentors help freshmen and sophomores tackle course material through intellectual conversations that help students connect content to their daily lives. POD Leaders often become important mentors for those in their POD.
Fall 2019 courses:
EESC1501/SOCY1501 Global Implications of Climate Change. (Prof. Tara Pisani Gareau/ Prof. Brian Gareau)

HIST1701/SOCY1503 Citizenship, Immigration, & Belonging in the United States 

INTL 2200 Where on Earth? Foundations in Global History, Culture, and Society. (Prof. Franziska Seraphim / Prof Mara Willard)

As a POD Leader, you would facilitate weekly discussions among a group of approximately 15 students. You will receive 3 credits (pass/fail) for attending interesting lectures on complex topics of global importance, while serving as a near peer mentor to those students.
Application instructions are here

Environment Massachusetts Internships

Apply by April 5th
Environmental advocacy internships
 
Environment Massachusetts is accepting internship applications for the summer, the fall semester, and the 2019-20 academic year.
 
Environment Massachusetts is a statewide organization working to tackle our biggest environmental challenges and fight for a greener future. Our interns make a big impact on our campaigns, while gaining valuable skills in political advocacy and grassroots organizing.
 
As an intern, you’ll work on campaigns like:
  • Powering Massachusetts with 100% clean and renewable energy, from sources like the sun and the wind
  • Banning single-use plastic products, like shopping bags and polystyrene containers, that end up in our oceans and harm our wildlife.
  • Standing up for the public's right to know about pollution in our rivers and streams.
 
You'll work hard and take on real responsibility. Our interns organize press conferences, write op-eds and letters to the editor, build coalitions, meet with state officials, and mobilize grassroots support for our campaigns.
 
We have a limited number of internship positions still available for the summer, and we are also looking for interns for the fall semester and the academic year.  Interns typically work 10-15 hours per week during the academic year and 20 hours per week during the summer. The position is unpaid.
 
The deadline to apply for a summer internship is Friday, April 5.
 
Apply today. Visit https://forms.gle/mHpmnwSsH8qwKopc8 to submit your application.
 
Questions? Contact Ben Hellerstein: ben@environmentmassachusetts.org, 617-747-4368.

Mass Audubon Internships

Apply Now
Mass Audubon is currently advertising for internships in Land Stewardship, Wildlife Care, Wildlife, Environmental Education, & more. For the full list of internships, visit: https://www.massaudubon.org/jobs?job_tags%5B%5D=268&job_search=&btn=
Mass Audubon protects 38,000 acres of land throughout Massachusetts, saving birds and other wildlife, and making nature accessible to all. As Massachusetts’ largest nature conservation nonprofit, we welcome more than a half million visitors a year to our wildlife sanctuaries and 20 nature centers. From inspiring hilltop views to breathtaking coastal landscapes, serene woods, and working farms, we believe in protecting our state’s natural treasures for wildlife and for all people—a vision shared in 1896 by our founders, two extraordinary Boston women.
Today, Mass Audubon is a nationally recognized environmental education leader, offering thousands of camp, school, and adult programs that get over 225,000 kids and adults outdoors every year. With more than 125,000 members and supporters, we advocate on Beacon Hill and beyond, and conduct conservation research to preserve the natural heritage of our beautiful state for today’s and future generations. We welcome you to explore a nearby sanctuary, find inspiration, and get involved.

Dismas House Fellowship Program

Apply Now
Dismas is family. You realize this when you visit our homes; Dismas House and the Father John Brooks House in Worcester; and the Dismas Family Farm in Oakham. Residents volunteers, and staff come together to create warm and welcome homes for former prisoners. For 30 years, Dismas programs have provided hope, understanding, and opportunity for former prisoners reentering our communities. The Dismas fellowship is an opportunity for recently graduated students to live in community with former prisoners and gain valuable skills in the field of human services.

What is the Fellowship:
  • Unique, one-year post-baccalaureate service opportunity
  • Work with a diverse group of individuals from different socioeconomic backgrounds
  • Includes room and board and a weekly stipend
  • Opportunities to learn farming skills, grant writing, non-profit management, and recovery based skills
Unpaid summer internships are also available.

More about Dismas House an Dismas Farm: http://www.dismasisfamily.org/ 

To apply, Email a resumé and letter of intent to Colleen Hilferty: colleenhilf@gmail.com
Dismas is family. You realize this when you visit our homes; Dismas House and the Father John Brooks House in Worcester; and the Dismas Family Farm in Oakham. Residents volunteers, and staff come together to create warm and welcome homes for former prisoners. For 30 years, Dismas programs have provided hope, understanding, and opportunity for former prisoners reentering our communities. The Dismas fellowship is an opportunity for recently graduated students to live in community with former prisoners and gain valuable skills in the field of human services.

What is the Fellowship:
  • Unique, one-year post-baccalaureate service opportunity
  • Work with a diverse group of individuals from different socioeconomic backgrounds
  • Includes room and board and a weekly stipend
  • Opportunities to learn farming skills, grant writing, non-profit management, and recovery based skills
Unpaid summer internships are also available.

More about Dismas House an Dismas Farm: http://www.dismasisfamily.org/ 

To apply, Email a resumé and letter of intent to Colleen Hilferty: colleenhilf@gmail.com

Wildlands Studies Field Programs 

Apply Now
Wildlands Studies programs occur entirely in the field. Although not taught in a classroom, there are definite academic expectations: participation in discussions and activities, readings, exams, projects and presentations. There will also undoubtedly be long days, possible inclement weather, logistical challenges, and physically demanding conditions. This comes as well with unsurpassed personal rewards. You will get the most out of the experience if you bring along flexibility, ample patience, a sense of humor, self-motivation, and perhaps most importantly, the desire to work as a team towards a common goal. 
When we say “learning adventure,” we really mean it. You’ll learn a lot, have an amazing time doing so and make friends and connections you’ll probably keep for life. Our faculty use a mix of teaching methods from formal lecture to informal hands-on instruction in settings that span backcountry excursions, information exchanges with local experts and participation in key community events. The hands-on approach to learning and focus on our immediate surroundings is what often ignites a student’s excitement for learning and often results in a stronger academic focus.

Summer Programs:
Alaska: Species Adaptation and Climate 
Australia: Tropical Ecosystems 
Big Sur: Preserving Environments 
Belize: Ecosystems and Cultures 
Channel Islands: Wildlife Recovery
Yellowstone: Threatened Species 

Ecosystem Field Studies Summer Courses

Apply Now

Ocean Explorer Sylvia Earle: The World is Blue 

April 8th, 7PM McGuinn 121

Green Week 2019: Our Blue Planet

April 8th - 12th 

MassDOER Volunteer Clean Energy Internship Program

Apply before April 22nd

Who should apply?

DOER offers internships for people interested in working in the clean energy field.   Internships exist for undergraduate, graduate and law school students. 

About MassDOER internships

Current internship positions are unpaid.  We hope to offer paid internships in the future.  DOER helps students  get academic credit for the internship from their respective schools.
Internships take place in supervised settings in DOER's Divisions and functions. Interns may have the opportunity to attend statewide conferences, trainings, and/or workshops.
DOER coordinates with Mass Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Internship program. 
Boston College Environmental Studies Program
Devlin 213
Graduate Assistants:
Isabelle Kennedy / Joseph Manning / Sarah Brandwood
ENVSTUDIES@BC.EDU

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Weekly Announcements 3/19

March 19, 2019
2019-2020 ENVS ADVISING: 
EESC & ENVS will be hosting an Advising Pizza Lunch on
March 27th at 12 PM (see below).
ENVS is also hosting our own drop-in advising session on
March 28th from 3-4 PM. 
Events at BC
3/20: James C. Scott: “In Praise of Floods: The Study of Rivers and Civilization”

3/21: Environmental Law: The Clean Air Act & Clean Water Act 

3/21: BC Real Food: The 2018 Farm Bill 

3/26: Perspectives on Climate Change: an Interdisciplinary Response 

3/27: EESC & ENVS Advising Pizza Lunch 

3/29: Movie Screening: The Human Element 

4/8: Ocean Explorer Sylvia Earle: The World Is Blue 

4/8-4/12: Green Week 2019: Our Blue Planet 
Jobs and Internships
Apply Now: Become a POD Interdisciplinary Topics Leader for Freshman and Sophomores! 

Apply Now: Dismas House Fellowship Program
Events in Boston
3/22: Webcast: Feeding a Billion by 2050 - Creating a Sustainable and Healthy Food Future

3/29: Babson Sustainability Forum: Embracing the Future's Goals
Study Abroad
SUMMER STUDY ABROAD: 
Apply Now: Wildlands Studies Field Programs

Apply Now: Ecosystems Field Studies Summer Courses 
Environmental Activism
Today 3/19: Ecopledge A Cappella Fundraiser for California Wildfires

Ecopledge: A Cappella Fundraiser for California Wildfires

March 19th, 7;30PM Devlin 008

James C. Scott: “In Praise of Floods: The Study of Rivers and Civilization”

March 20th, 7PM Gasson 100

Environmental Law: Clean Air Act & Clean Water Act 

March 21st, 12PM Boston College Law School East Wing 200 (Newton Campus)

BC Real Food: Discussion on Agriculture - The 2018 Farm Bill  

March 21st, 6PM Fulton 425

Feeding a Billion by 2050: Creating a Sustainable and Healthy Food Future 

March 22nd, 12PM 
Webcast available at: Forumhsph.org
What does a sustainable and healthy future mean when it comes to food production, consumption and resulting environmental impacts? With nearly a billion people globally going hungry and nearly two billion eating the wrong food, the answer is pressing – especially as we look to a future that needs to sustainably feed  “10 billion by 2050.” This Forum will explore how to avert dire consequences for human and planetary health through best practices and new technologies. Key questions will be how to amplify nutritious food production, prevent waste and secure supplies, while protecting our environment in the process. The discussion will include the “planetary health diet” recently proposed by an international commission that emphasizes plant-based eating for better health and for minimal ecological impact.

Perspectives on Climate Change: an Interdisciplinary Response

March 26th, 6 PM McGuinn 121

EESC & ENVS Advising Pizza Lunch 

March 27th, 12 PM Devlin 201

Movie Screening: The Human Element

March 29th, 4 PM Devlin 008

Babson Sustainability Forum: Embracing the Future's Goals 

March 29th, 8 AM - 6PM Babson College
Tickets Required, $20
Babson Sustainability Forum is an annual gathering of thought leaders, entrepreneurs, professionals, and students who care about environmental sustainability and making an impact within their communities. The theme of this year's forum is, Embracing the Future's Goals, focusing on the United Nation's Sustainability Development Goals while celebrating entrepreneurs, institutions, and businesses taking ownership of those initiatives.

See list of speakers here: https://www.bseclub.org/babsonforum

For tickets and registration, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2019-babson-sustainability-forum-embracing-the-futures-goals-tickets-56764373770?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Become a POD Interdisciplinary Topic Leader for Freshman and Sophomores!

Apply Now
More Information
Interested in mentoring freshmen or sophomores about climate change or other interdisciplinary topics? Consider applying to be a a POD Leader for a Core course!
 
A POD Leader is a junior or senior who works with a student partner in Reflection sections of some specific interdisciplinary core courses. PODs (stands for Purposeful, Ongoing Discussion) are places where near-peer mentors help freshmen and sophomores tackle course material through intellectual conversations that help students connect content to their daily lives. POD Leaders often become important mentors for those in their POD.
Fall 2019 courses:
EESC1501/SOCY1501 Global Implications of Climate Change. (Prof. Tara Pisani Gareau/ Prof. Brian Gareau)

HIST1701/SOCY1503 Citizenship, Immigration, & Belonging in the United States 

INTL 2200 Where on Earth? Foundations in Global History, Culture, and Society. (Prof. Franziska Seraphim / Prof Mara Willard)

As a POD Leader, you would facilitate weekly discussions among a group of approximately 15 students. You will receive 3 credits (pass/fail) for attending interesting lectures on complex topics of global importance, while serving as a near peer mentor to those students.
Application instructions are here

Dismas House Fellowship Program

Apply Now
Dismas is family. You realize this when you visit our homes; Dismas House and the Father John Brooks House in Worcester; and the Dismas Family Farm in Oakham. Residents volunteers, and staff come together to create warm and welcome homes for former prisoners. For 30 years, Dismas programs have provided hope, understanding, and opportunity for former prisoners reentering our communities. The Dismas fellowship is an opportunity for recently graduated students to live in community with former prisoners and gain valuable skills in the field of human services.

What is the Fellowship:
  • Unique, one-year post-baccalaureate service opportunity
  • Work with a diverse group of individuals from different socioeconomic backgrounds
  • Includes room and board and a weekly stipend
  • Opportunities to learn farming skills, grant writing, non-profit management, and recovery based skills
Unpaid summer internships are also available.

More about Dismas House an Dismas Farm: http://www.dismasisfamily.org/ 

To apply, Email a resumé and letter of intent to Colleen Hilferty: colleenhilf@gmail.com

Wildlands Studies Field Programs 

Apply Now
Wildlands Studies programs occur entirely in the field. Although not taught in a classroom, there are definite academic expectations: participation in discussions and activities, readings, exams, projects and presentations. There will also undoubtedly be long days, possible inclement weather, logistical challenges, and physically demanding conditions. This comes as well with unsurpassed personal rewards. You will get the most out of the experience if you bring along flexibility, ample patience, a sense of humor, self-motivation, and perhaps most importantly, the desire to work as a team towards a common goal. 
When we say “learning adventure,” we really mean it. You’ll learn a lot, have an amazing time doing so and make friends and connections you’ll probably keep for life. Our faculty use a mix of teaching methods from formal lecture to informal hands-on instruction in settings that span backcountry excursions, information exchanges with local experts and participation in key community events. The hands-on approach to learning and focus on our immediate surroundings is what often ignites a student’s excitement for learning and often results in a stronger academic focus.

Summer Programs:
Alaska: Species Adaptation and Climate 
Australia: Tropical Ecosystems 
Big Sur: Preserving Environments 
Belize: Ecosystems and Cultures 
Channel Islands: Wildlife Recovery
Yellowstone: Threatened Species 

Ecosystem Field Studies Summer Courses

Apply Now

Ocean Explorer Sylvia Earle: The World is Blue 

April 8th, 7PM McGuinn 121

Green Week 2019: Our Blue Planet

April 8th - 12th 
Boston College Environmental Studies Program
Devlin 213
Graduate Assistants:
Isabelle Kennedy / Joseph Manning / Sarah Brandwood
ENVSTUDIES@BC.EDU