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)
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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
