Young adults gathering to develop their vision and plan for future of
Earth
Here is an big opportunity for students in the Washington DC
area -- or who can get here. We feel this could be a mind changing, life
changing, and even Earth changing event.
On Saturday Aug. 11 in
Arlington, Virginia, a group of young adults is convening an inter-generational
"Earth 2100 Conference: What's the Plan!?" It will be a working
conference at which people meet and work in small groups to develop (1) a vision
of the Earth young people would like to inherit, (2) changes young people would
like to see made to bring us closer to their vision, and (3) a plan for a
larger, more influential conference in 2013. Summaries of major proposals for
change from UN, World Bank, NGOs, etc. are being collected and summarized in
advance of the conference.
Details: August 11, 2012, 10 AM to 4:30 PM.
Location: Auditorium, Central Library, 1015 N Quincy St., Arlington VA 22201,
USA. Cost: Free, including lunch. (A donation of $30 would be
appreciated, but is not required.) Space is limited, so please register now at
http://earth2100conference.eventbrite.com/.
Flyer and news release attached. Conference will be streamed for remote
participation. Further details at http://www.ourtask.org/programs/earth-2100-conference-2/.
Please share the information with family and friends, and use the social
media at www.OurTask.org.
Monday, July 30, 2012
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Weekly Round Up 7.24.2012
"Test-Drive" the University Honors Program...by taking an Honors Seminar (a smaller course with 15-20 students)
ANTH 391 (section 00H1) - Domesticating the Planet. MW 2-3:15. Taught by Prof. Sibel Kusimba.
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The Maya, the Aztec, the Nubians -- early people interacted
with their environment in remarkably sophisticated ways. Using case studies from the ancient world,
this honors introductory level course will examine the critical problems of
human-environment interactions, such as climate change, resource intensification
and depletion, resource conflict, disasters, and demographic impacts on the
environment. Archaeology is unique among
the disciplines in offering a long-term perspective on human history that spans
hundreds of thousands of years. What can
archaeology tell us about the history of human interaction with our
environment? What challenges and
struggles did ancient societies face in adapting to environments and
environmental change, and can we learn from this past history?
GEOL 399 (section 00H1) -
Volcanology T/Th 11-12:15. Taught by Professor Jim
Walker.
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012
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Internship Opportunities
Undergraduate Research
Assistantship (URA) proposal entitled Politics of Environmental, Health,
and Safety Regulation in the US and Europe has been approved for Summer
2012. Dr. Brendon Swedlow will mentor a student assisting with his research
for 10 hours per week for 15 weeks. The student will receive $10 per
hour. For summer URA positions, URA mentors can hire a student for 15
weeks between May 16 and August 15, 2012. For more information about the project
and how to apply visit http://www.niu.edu/engagedlearning/research/ura_positions1/Summer%202012%20Swedlow.pdf
Please note that a job vacancy
is currently posted on the Chicago Park District website. It is listed as "Intern ‑ Beach Water Quality Research". This summer seasonal position will involve
collecting and analyzing samples for a pilot project to test a protective beach
barrier that is funded by a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Grant. Field work will take place at Chicago
beaches, lab work will take place at the USGS Lake Michigan Ecological Research
Center in Porter, Indiana. The position
closes on May 23, interested applicants must apply before the position
closes. A link to the posting is below.
Webinar
“National Green Economy
Initiatives – Sharing countries’ experiences”
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
10am–11 am Geneva/Pretoria
5pm - 6pm Seoul
Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/656675503
UNEP’s Green Economy Initiative (GEI) has the pleasure to invite you to
join a series of webinars that are expected to feed into the preparatory process
of Rio+20 Conference and other related Green Economy forums and
discussions. Through the webinars, it
aims to reach a global audience.
Participants will come from a wide group of stakeholders engaged in a
green economy - government officials and policy-makers, regional banks,
research institutions, the private sector, NGOs and the media.
Panelists
• Mr Seukwoo Kang,
Director, International Cooperation Team, Presidential Committee on Green
Growth, Korea
• Ms Dorah Nteo,
Chief Policy Advisor: Sustainable Development, Department of Environmental
Affairs, South Africa
• Moustapha Kamal
Gueye, Acting Head, Advisory Services, UNEP/DTIE/Economics and Trade Branch
Vera Weick, UNEP
(Organizer-Moderator)
For further questions, please contact UNEP Green Economy Initiative,
gei@unep.org
Weekly Round Up 4.18.12
Weekly Round Up for ENVS
Students
****THIS EDITION IS FULL OF
OPPORTUNITIES TO GET INVOLVED WITH ENVS MORE CLOSELY!!****
OPPORTUNITY 1:
Garden Planning Work Group
Meet 6PM, Thursday,
April 19th in Health Services Building 323 (Melissa B’s Office)
ü
Meet to start planning the steps needed to get plants, when to plant them, and
how to organize maintenance, etc.
OPPORTUNITY 2:
Sustainable Living Floor
Focus Group
Meet 8:30PM, Monday,
April 23rd in Wirtz 220
ü
A one-time meeting to discuss ideas for a residence hall floor meant for
students who care about living sustainably. Should there be GPA requirements,
service requirements, majors that are important, etc.
OPPORTUNITY 3:
Environmental Film Fest
Volunteer
Volunteers will greet
guests, be in charge of handing out tickets, and sit at the table for the ESE
Institute.
Thursday,
April 26th
2
volunteers needed per shift (and approximate times work just fine)
Shift
1: 2:45PM – 4:45PM
Shift
2: 4:30PM – 6:30PM
Shift
3: 6:15PM – 9:15PM
OPPORTUNITY 4:
Huskie Service Scholars –
Peer Mentor Needed
Apply now for the
2012-2013 academic year!
Applications
due April 27th.
Huskie
Service Scholars is a program that offers tuition waivers to students for
community service. This program pairs
upper-classmen with first-generation or low income students entering NIU for
the first time. Upon completion of 300
hours of service, students will receive a tuition waiver of $1,132.
ü Talk to Melissa Burlingame if you
are interested in serving as Peer Mentor for the Environmental Studies team
(mburlingame@niu.edu).
OPPORTUNITY 5:
Attend Chicago Green
Festival (FREE)
The ESE Institute has space for 5
students to travel to the Chicago Green Festival on Saturday, May 5th.
We will be leaving NIU at 10am and will be leaving Chicago between 6-8pm.
Melissa B. will be driving an NIU van and tickets and meals for the day will be
provided. Those interested in attending must submit their interest to Melissa
B. in writing along with a plan of which speakers you would plan to attend at
the event. You must submit your interest by April 27th and we will
meet the week of April 30th to discuss plans. As a wrap up from the
event, you will be asked to write a feature article for the ESE Institute
website on your experience at the Chicago Green Festival. Here is a link to the
main page for Chicago to get you started.
OPPORTUNITY 6:
Environmental Summer Camp
Volunteers
Plan opportunities for
middle and high school students. An opportunity for students to get directly
involved in environmental education.
Planning meeting 10AM,
Monday, April 30th in Health Services Building 323 (Melissa B’s
Office)
Environment
and Sustainability, June 24-29, 2012, Campers entering grades 9-12
Exploring
Nature: Habitats and the Environment, July 8-13, 2012, Campers entering grades
7-9
CPW's Annual Prairie Plant
Sale will be held this
Thursday
Apr 19th 10-3:30 in Montgomery Hall
Friday
Apr 20th 10-3:30 in MLK Commons
http://www.bios.niu.edu/CPWAnnualPrairiePlantSale2012.pdf
Earth Appreciation Month
ü Rock The Boat
On July 25th 2008, a dozen brave Angelenos, led
by political satirist and unwitting activist George Wolfe, attempted to
navigate down the full 51 miles of the Los Angeles River.
Thursday, April 19th, 7:30p, Cole Hall Auditorium
ü Complete list of activities found on the ESE website at: http://www.niu.edu/ese/events/earthappreciation_2012.shtml
Jack Pizzo
The owner of Pizzo and
Associates, Jack Pizzo, will talk about the aspects
of environmental restoration and how he got his companies in environmental
restoration started.
ü Monday, April 23rd, 7pm, Wirtz 220
Meetings
ü Environmental Studies Club
o Monday, April 23rd, 7pm, Wirtz 220
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Weekly Round Up for ENVS Students
2nd
Annual Environmental Film Festival
Thursday, April 26th
Egyptian Theatre
FREE
Doors open at 3pm
Attend Chicago Green Festival (FREE)
THIS EVENT IS FULL – EMAIL MELISSA TO BE PLACED ON THE WAITING
LIST
The ESE Institute has space for 5
students to travel to the Chicago Green Festival on Saturday, May 5th.
We will be leaving NIU at 10am and will be leaving Chicago between 6-8pm.
Melissa B. will be driving an NIU van and tickets and meals for the day will be
provided. Those interested in attending must submit their interest to Melissa
B. in writing along with a plan of which speakers you would plan to attend at
the event. You must submit your interest by April 27th and we will
meet the week of April 30th to discuss plans. As a wrap up from the
event, you will be asked to write a feature article for the ESE Institute
website on your experience at the Chicago Green Festival. Here is a link to the
main page for Chicago to get you started.
Environmental Summer Camp Volunteers
Plan opportunities for middle and high
school students. An opportunity for students to get directly involved in
environmental education.
Planning meeting 10AM, Monday, April
30th in Health Services Building 323 (Melissa B’s Office)
Environment and
Sustainability, June 24-29, 2012, Campers entering grades 9-12
Exploring Nature: Habitats
and the Environment, July 8-13, 2012, Campers entering grades 7-9
Meetings
Environmental Studies Club
o Monday, April 30th, 7pm, Wirtz 220
Weekly Round Up 4.11.12
Weekly Round Up for ENVS
Students
This brief newsletter is
intended to give the reader a glimpse of campus happenings and opportunities.
Huskie Service Scholars
Apply
now for the 2012-2013 academic year!
Applications
due April 27th.
Huskie
Service Scholars is a program that offers tuition waivers to students for
community service. This program pairs
upper-classmen with first-generation or low income students entering NIU for
the first time. Upon completion of 300
hours of service, students will receive a tuition waiver of $1,132.
ü Talk to Melissa Burlingame if you
are interested in serving as Peer Mentor for the Environmental Studies team
(mburlingame@niu.edu).
ENVS Candidate Talks
ü Sustainable Engineering and Energy
o April 12, 1p, Wirtz 104
o April 16, 1p, Wirtz 104
Earth Appreciation Month
ü Mono Lake Story & A River Runs Through Us
Thursday, April 12th, 7:30p, Cole Hall Auditorium
ü Complete list of activities found on the ESE website at: http://www.niu.edu/ese/events/earthappreciation_2012.shtml
Artifact Identification Day
Saturday April 14 from 11am
until 2pm
The Anthropology Museum at
Cole Hall, NIU
Have you ever walked a piece
of land, looked down and found a projectile point or an arrow head? Have your grandparents or parents given you a
stone axe from their land and told you it was made by Native Americans? Are you curious to know what these things
are? If so, come to The Anthropology
Museum on Saturday April 14 from 11am until 2pm where Sara Pfannkuche, Interim
Director of the museum and local archaeologist, will help you to identify your
artifacts. Learn how you can do your own
research on these items. Sara might not
be able to identify every object, but she will be able to point you in the
right direction…
In addition to helping you
identify your artifacts, Sara will bring out archaeological “tools of the
trade” so people can better understand what archaeologists do.
This will be the last day for
the exhibit Touch the Sky, a tribute
to the breathtaking vistas and iconic creatures of the American prairie by
world-renowned nature photographer Jim Brandenburg. Coloring sheets related to the museum’s Touch the Sky exhibit will be available
for kids of all ages. Come on out and see the exhibit before it leaves the
museum!
For More Information:
Museum Facebook Page: Anthropology Museum of NIU
Phone: (815) 753-2520
STEM Outreach Camp Counselors Needed
Attached is the STEM
Camp staff application. You may submit the application without reference
letters as long as you have arranged for them to be sent to me either
electronically, or though the mail. If
coming by email, they should come from an official email address, not gmail or
hotmail.
You can check out the
camp topics and schedules for the camps I will be staffing on http://niu.edu/stem/camps/summercamps.shtml.
We need instructors who work primarily day-time and counselors who are
responsible for evening activities and dorm supervision as well as assisting
instructors. Previous experience working
in camps or other informal education experience a plus, but not required. Applications will be considered as we receive
them, so it is to your advantage to submit it as soon as possible.
Most summers
counselor/instructors are responsible for some advance planning of activities
and then assisting with activities planned by others. We work with students to use your talents as
best we can and also give you lots of growth opportunities.
Meetings
ü Environmental Studies Club
o Monday, April 16th, 7pm, Wirtz 220
Dr. Jason Hanna will
talk about Environmental Ethics
Political Science Classes
For your information, ENVS Faculty Associate
Professor Brendon Swedlow will be teaching two courses that are part
of the ENVS major emphasis areas in Fall 2012:
·
POLS 411 Constitutional Law II Liberty, Privacy,
and Equality in Constitutional Law MW 3:30-4:45
·
For video descriptions of these and select other
courses being offered by the political science department in fall 2012, please
visit this link:
·
If you have any questions, please ask Professor
Swedlow bswedlow@niu.edu. If you have friends who might be interested in these courses,
please feel free to forward this message to them.
Weekly Round Up 4.3.12
Weekly Round Up for ENVS
Students
This brief newsletter is intended
to give the reader a glimpse of campus happenings and opportunities.
Environmental Effects of Forest
Fires
Dr. David Goldblum
ü
Wednesday, April 4th, Wirtz 220, Room
TBD
Thinking about Law School
A panel discussion
will be held with an array of law schools to broaden your knowledge about the
law school process.
ü
Thursday, April 5th, 10-4p, Altgeld
315
ENVS Candidate Talks
ü
Sustainable Engineering and Energy
o
April 10, 1p, Wirtz 104
o
April 12, 1p, Wirtz 104
o
April 16, 1p, Wirtz 104
Pictures!
We are in need of
pictures for the ESE Institute brochure.
If you have any
environmental-related pictures that can be used in publicity materials, please
email the pictures with a quick description to Stephanie Bourgeois at
z1568028@students.niu.edu. (If you want photo credit, include your name. High
quality photos are preferred but not necessary.)
Any pictures are
welcome but we are especially in need of:
*Nature scenery
(looking for snow/glacier pictures mostly)
*Technology related
pictures (wind mills, solar panels, coal plants, oil refineries, etc...)
*Students working on
projects
Earth Appreciation Month
ü
Ocean Frontiers, Thursday, April 5th,
7:30p, Cole Hall Auditorium
ü
River Walk & Talk, Saturday, April 7th,
9a, Montgomery Hall
ü
Complete list of activities found on the ESE
website at: http://www.niu.edu/ese/events/earthappreciation_2012.shtml
Frog & Salamander Monitoring
ü
Karen Glennemeier (from the Chicago Audubon
Society and the Chicago Wilderness Habitat Project) is seeking volunteers to do
some frog /salamander monitoring at the Nachusa Grasslands (per request of site
stewards).
ü
Email mburlingame@niu.edu
asap if you are interested in volunteering.
Meetings
ü
DeKalb Citizen’s Environmental Commission
o
Wednesday, April 4th, 4:30p, Annex
Conference Room (4th Street)
ü
Green Paws Environmental Alliance
o
Wednesday, April 4th, 6pm, DuSable
456
ü
Committee for the Preservation of Wildlife
o
Wednesday, April 4th, 7pm, Montgomery
442
ü
Environmental Studies Club
o
Monday, April 9th, 7pm, Wirtz 220
Weekly Round Up 3.21.12
Weekly Round Up for ENVS
Students
This brief newsletter is intended
to give the reader a glimpse of campus happenings and opportunities.
New items added in red
ENVS Candidate Talks
ü
Environmental Anthropology
o
March 21st, 12p,
Wirtz 103A
ü
Energy & Environmental Technology
o
March 26th, 1p,
Wirtz 104
Events & Opportunities for
March
ü
Complete Calendar of
Events listed online
ü
Green Paws Environmental Alliance
o
Wednesday, March 21s,
6p, DuSable 456
ü
Committee for the Preservation of Wildlife
o
Wednesday, March 21s,
Montgomery 443
ü
Environmental Studies Student Club
o
Monday, March 26th,
7p, Wirtz 220
ü
Taming Training Balance: 2012 Traveling Solo
Exhibition
o
Art Student Siew Lian Lim to showcase her MFA
Thesis Exhibition
o
March 19-23, with a reception on March 21st
from 5:30-9p
o
NIU Gallery, 215 N 4th Street
ü
Earth Appreciation Month
o
Tapped the Film,
Thursday, March 22nd, 7:30p, Cole Hall Auditorium
o
Afton Prairie Volunteer,
Saturday, March 24th, 8:30a, Rec Center
o
Complete list of activities found on the ESE
website at: http://www.niu.edu/ese/events/earthappreciation_2012.shtml
ü
Re-Reuse-A-Palooza
o
March 23rd, The House Café
Looking Ahead
ü
NIU Cares Day
o
April 14th
ü
Tumbling Snow in the Soviet Union: A History of
Avalanche Vulnerability in the Khibiny Mountains, 1929-1991 (Dr. Andy Bruno)
o
April 2nd, 3:30p, HSC Heritage Room
ü
Tour Richard Born’s DeKalb Home, complete with
solar array to charge Chevy Volt
o
April 22nd, 1:30p
ü
Jack Pizzo to talk about Ecological Restoration
o
April 23rd, 7p, Wirtz 220
ü
2nd Annual Environmental Film
Festival
o
April 26th, 3-10p, Egyptian Theatre
Find out more information on
Facebook
ü
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Weekly Round Up for ENVS
Students
This brief newsletter is intended
to give the reader a glimpse of campus happenings and opportunities.
New items added in red
VOLUNTEER
OPPORTUNITY – Recycling Audit
Building Services and Recycling Services has a great
volunteer opportunity coming up this Thursday.
The department will be conducting a trash and recycling audit of Neptune
Hall on Thursday, March 8th from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. The purpose of this audit is to see how
effective the current waste management system is and another audit will be
conducted in six months after the new single stream system is implemented to
record the progress of the program. This
is an opportunity for students to learn about the NIU recycling system, the
changes that are currently being implemented, and also receive personal insight
on the recycling habits of the campus.
The audit will take place at Building Services West, formerly
the John Deer Building, which is just west of the Convocation Center. We will be separating the different types of
recyclables and measuring the amount of recyclable materials that are mixed in
with the trash. One flow of materials
will be coming in at 9:00 a.m. and another flow will be coming in at 2:00
p.m. Gloves will be provided, and this
may be considered a dirty job. We are
looking for as many volunteers as possible to sort and weigh the materials, and
they may come and go at any time within the working hours.
Please contact Tammie Pulak or Sarah Wawerski at Building
Services, 815-753-1155, with any questions about this audit or Recycling
Services. Another audit of the same
focus will be conducted at the Lowden building later this spring when we will
need volunteers as well.
ENVS Candidate Talks
ü
Environmental Anthropology
o
CANCELLED March 9th,
12p, Wirtz 103A
o
March 19th, 12p, Wirtz 103A
ü
Energy & Environmental Technology
o
March 19th,
1p, Wirtz 104
o
March 26th, 1p,
Wirtz 104
Events & Opportunities for
March
ü
Complete Calendar of Events
listed online
ü
Green Paws Environmental
Alliance
o
Wednesday, March 7th,
6p, DuSable 456
ü
Committee for the
Preservation of Wildlife
o
Wednesday, March 7th,
Montgomery 443
ü
Environmental Studies Student Club
o
Monday, March 19th,
7p, Wirtz 220
ü
Undergraduate Research and Artistry Day (URAD)
o
Registration ends March 9th
o
Event day is April 24th
ü
Taming Training Balance: 2012 Traveling Solo
Exhibition
o
Art Student Siew Lian Lim to showcase her MFA
Thesis Exhibition
o
March 19-23, with a reception on March 21st
from 5:30-9p
o
NIU Gallery, 215 N 4th Street
ü
Earth Appreciation Month
o
Complete list of activities found on the ESE
website at: http://www.niu.edu/ese/events/earthappreciation_2012.shtml
ü
Re-Reuse-A-Palooza
o
March 23rd, The House Café
Looking Ahead
ü
NIU Cares Day
o
April 14th
ü
Tumbling Snow in the Soviet Union: A History of
Avalanche Vulnerability in the Khibiny Mountains, 1929-1991 (Dr. Andy Bruno)
o
April 2nd, 3:30p, HSC Heritage Room
ü
Tour Richard Born’s DeKalb Home, complete with
solar array to charge Chevy Volt
o
April 22nd, 1:30p
ü
Jack Pizzo to talk about
Ecological Restoration
o
April 23rd,
7p, Wirtz 220 (subject to change)
ü
2nd Annual Environmental Film
Festival
o
April 26th, 3-10p, Egyptian Theatre
3:00p Doors
Open
4:00p Our
Planet Earth (1991, 23 minutes)
4:30p The
Lorax (1972, 28 minutes)
Dinner Break
6:00p Butterflies
and Bulldozers (2010, 62 minutes)
7:30p Division
Street (2009, 63 minutes)
9:00p Green
Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time (2010, 74 minutes)
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ü
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