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
Attached Documents Explained
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EPA Internship – Paper copy due by March 9th
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Introductory Letter
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Application Form
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ILMA Conference
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Draft Agenda
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NIU Environmental
Studies Club
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Invitation Letter
Upcoming
February Meetings
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Environmental Studies Student Club
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Monday, February 20th,
7p, Wirtz 220
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Speakers, fundraising, and other brainstorming
ideas
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See attached invitation
letter
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Green Paws Environmental Alliance
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Wednesday, February 22nd,
6p, DuSable 456
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Committee for the Preservation of Wildlife
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Wednesday, February 22nd,
7p, Montgomery 442
ENVS Candidate
Talks
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Environmental Anthropology
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Anna Willow - March 5th, 12p, Wirtz 103A
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Dana Powell - March 9th, 12p, Wirtz 103A
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Brian Donahoe - March 19th, 12p, Wirtz 103A
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Restoration Ecology
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Olivia LeDee - February
23rd, 3:30p, MO 443
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Holly Jones - March 1st,
3:30p, MO 443
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Tom Raffel - March 6th,
3:30p, MO 443
Upcoming
Events for February
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New2You Swap Meet
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Wednesday, February 22nd, 11-3p,
Neptune Central
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Graduate School Prep Seminar
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Saturday, February 25th, 10-4p,
Yordon Center, McCareins Classroom
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Graduate Colloquium for other Departments
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Includes: Theater & Dance, Math, Chemistry,
Geography, LGBT Studies, Anthropology, English, Kinesiology, Philosophy,
Communications, Sociology, Latino Studies, Computer Science, Public
Administration, Nursing, Geology
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Email other departments you would like to see
listed to: mburlingame@niu.edu
Opportunities for February
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RecycleMania
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To get involved, email niurecycle2011@gmail.com
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Undergraduate Research and Artistry Day (URAD)
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Registration ends March 9th
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Event day is April 24th
Looking Ahead
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Illinois Lakes Management Association Conference
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March 1-3, Holmes Student Center
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As you know, ILMA (Illinois Lakes Management
Association) will be hosting their 27th Annual Conference here on
March 1-3rd in the Holmes Student Center. During this conference there are
opportunities for students & faculty to attend any of the
discussions for free. Additionally, the ILMA Board has extended an
invitation to any student who is interested in sharing their
water-related research or project by creating a poster to be
displayed on a table, and during the poster session, being prepared
to discuss their project. If you would be interested in this, please
contact me (Sharon Osterby) as soon as possible.
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Earth Appreciation Month
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March 22nd – April 26th
(Thursdays & Saturdays)
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Re-Reuse-A-Palooza
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March 23rd,
The House Cafe
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NIU Cares Day
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April 14th
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Mid-West Environmental Leadership Summit
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April 15th, 10a-4p
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2nd Annual Environmental Film
Festival
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April 26th, 3-10p, Egyptian Theatre
Find out more information on
Facebook
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Environmental Studies
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Environmental Studies
Club
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escniu@gmail.com
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Green Paws Environmental Alliance
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Committee for the Preservation of Wildlife
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ILMA Student Subunit at NIU
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NIU STEM Student Alliance
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STAND: A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition, NIU
Chapter
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NIU Anthropology Club
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NIU Geography Club
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NIU Geology Club
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Email Melissa Burlingame at mburlingame@niu.edu
if you would like your group added to this list.
