lagoon restoration

Come help restore the East Lagoon May 4th, and let the force be with you in restoring it!

 

2022-2023 Environmental Studies End-Of-Year Celebration

Please join us to celebrate the end of the 2022-2023 academic year. We have many successes to celebrate. We will gather at El Jimador (260 E. Lincoln Hwy.) on Tuesday, May 2nd from 4:30-6:30pm. 

RSVP online

 

Mycology course BIOS 412/512 in the fall

 

Summer Interns at KWRD

The Kishwaukee Water Reclamation District is looking for prospective interns for their summer/fall season. They would be able to do a wide variety of work, with a fairly flexible schedule. Here is a link to their website to apply for the position: https://www.kishwrd.com/open-employment-opportunities 

Career Services' End-of-Year Career Fair - May 3rd

Please help us share information about Career Services’ End-of-Year Career Fair on May 3^rd from 1-4:00pm in the Holmes Student Center, Duke Ellington Ballroom. All majors are welcome. There are 60 employers registered to participate, and they are recruiting for internships and full-time, part-time and student employment positions. Attached are marketing materials, including digital files and a file to print 8.5x11 flyers.

 

Instruction for students to research employers participating:

 

· Log in to your Huskies Get Hired (Symplicity) account

· Click on Events in the top row.

· Click on the name of the event you are attending.

· Click on the Employer tab (below the name of the event) and search and filter to find employers of interest. To get the best results, select “More Filters” instead of “Keyword” to search by your major.

 

Drop-in resume review services are available at Career Services in the Peters Campus Life Building Room 220. No appointment is necessary. Students should bring a printed copy of their resume during these times: 

 

Mondays, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Tuesdays, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM & 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Wednesdays, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Thursdays, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Fridays, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

 

We're Hiring: Extension Associate - Sustainable Vegetable Apprenticeship Coordinator

We're Hiring: Extension Associate - Sustainable Vegetable Apprenticeship Coordinator

 

 

The Sustainable Vegetable Apprenticeship Coordinator will be an integral part of the Agricultural Education Team at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems and lead programming for the Sustainable Vegetable Apprenticeship, the first registered statewide agricultural apprenticeship program on diversified vegetable farms in NC.   Job Location: Raleigh, North Carolina

 

Apply Now

 

 

Essential Job Duties:   > Oversee program logistics, hiring, social media, and communications   > Mentor apprentices, be the main point of contact, answer questions, orient during first week in training, and meet with apprentices regularly to monitor their progress   > Organize apprentice gatherings/trainings and register the apprenticeship with ApprenticeshipNC   > Support curriculum development and relationship with ApprenticeshipNC

  

EOP-Potential SPAM Nature camp positions

 

J.L. Clark Summer Internship Applications Now Open

J.L. Clark’s Summer Internship Program offers an excellent opportunity for students to gain hands-on, real-world experience in their desired field of interest. Our program is designed to provide interns with meaningful projects and responsibilities, giving them a chance to develop skills and knowledge that can be applied in future careers. Interns will have the opportunity to work alongside experienced professionals in a collaborative and supportive environment, and will be encouraged to ask questions, share ideas, and contribute to the success of the organization. Our program is a great way for students to gain practical experience, build their resumes, and make valuable connections in their chosen field.

 

We are looking for:

-Quality Engineer Intern

-Mechanical Engineer Intern

-Sustainability Intern

-Marketing Intern

-Manufacturing Engineer Intern 

-Electrical Engineer Intern

-Finance Intern 

 

Edible Campus Volunteer Events

Edible Campus is in desperate need of volunteers for these dates and envs students would be a great help. 

 

Here is the list of events

• Thursday 4/13/23 (9 am to 11 am): We will be filling the raised beds with soil/compost on the west side of the Founders memorial library. Email "ediblecampus@niu.edu" if interested.
• Friday 4/15/23 (1 pm to 5 pm): We are transforming what was the Communiversity Garden into the Anderson Market Garden. This event will be removing all of the things that are currently in place to get the space ready. There will be pizza for volunteers. 
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• Friday 4/28/23 and 4/29/23 (12 pm to 4 pm): After the cleaning event for the Anderson Market Garden, the space is ready to set up. These days will be spent preparing the garden for seeds. Pizza will be provided for volunteers. volunteersignup.org/LLE7J

 

Community Solar Event

 On Earth Day, Saturday April 22, people will have the opportunity to take an action to reduce the impact of climate change.  They can sign up for Community Solar which is a way to use the sun’s energy for their electricity without needing to put solar panels on their roof or in their yard.  This will allow their electric company, in DeKalb that is Comed, to reduce their use of fossil fuels to produce electricity by using solar energy instead.

 

Community Solar companies put many solar panels on a piece of land, called a solar garden, and feed the solar voltaic energy into the electric grid.  These companies then sell subscriptions to the public. They let Comed know they can reduce the amount of fossil fuel-produced electricity by the number of watt hours their subscribers will use.  The amount of fossil fuel emissions that goes into the atmosphere is reduced.  When there is more solar-produced electricity than that produced by fossil fuels we will on our way to reduce some of the future effects of climate change.  Illinois now has over a dozen solar gardens.

 

Eight NIU students who are taking Dr. Emily McKee’s Environmental Class this spring chose to participate with two DeKalb County non-profits to host an event where people can attend to learn more about community solar and actually sign-up to be subscribers.  This event will be Saturday, April 22 between 2:00 PM to 4:30 and is at the DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak Street in DeKalb.  These students will share information about Illinois’ Solar-For-All Program which offers income-eligible people a special rate of fifty percent off the electricity supply costs.  The delivery cost, fees, and taxes will still be charged the full price.  Income-eligibility means the subscriber earns eighty (80) percent or less of the area median income which in DeKalb is $96,800; eighty percent off comes out to approximately $77,000.

 

The two non-profits working with these NIU students are the League of Women Voters, DeKalb County, and 350Kishwaukee.  Both these organizations consist of local people who are concerned about the climate crisis and are working to educate people about the causes and solutions.  They sent emails to each of the community solar companies who have solar gardens in DeKalb County asking if they want to participate in this event.  Three community solar providers agreed and will have a presence at the April 22 event. Any entity that has an account with an electric utility is eligible to sign-up for COMMUNITY SOLAR.  This includes businesses, non-profits, churches, and schools as well as individuals and families.  

Bring your Driver’s License or Illinois ID, a copy of your electric bill, and for people who are income eligible, proof of your income or eligibility to sign up.  For more information about the event, you can call (815) 758-4827. There is also a cash bonus for people who sign-up.

 

For more information contact Meryl Greer Domina at merylkgd@gmail.com

And 815.758-4827.