A free stress-management app

Students, if you feel like you're always stressed or disorganized, then take a look at this app. It'll help you prioritize your duties, homework, studying, work, etc. better and also remind you to focus on yourself as well. The app is called "Intellicare Hub", which is available for download on the App Store and the Google Play Store. 

 

 

  

 

 

  

Conservation Leader Internship Program

Kim Elsenbroek is the Land Conservation Specialist with the Land Conservancy of McHenry County (TLC). They are a Non-Profit Organization that focuses on preserving and restoring privately owned land in McHenry County Illinois. TLC also maintains a number of preserves which are open to the public and provides free/affordable educational programming for the greater McHenry area (and beyond!).

The Conservation Leader Internship Program (CLIP) is a paid summer internship that will provide underserved and BIPOC students/youth with hand-on professional training in the field of conservation. Participants will gain experience areas such as: Plant identification, Land management, GIS/GPS training, Prescribed fire training, Herbicide use, Rare plant   monitoring, Wildlife/Stream surveys, Sustainable farming techniques, Land preservation techniques, Field safety, Scientific research/Experimental design, Art in the natural world, Career development and Professional networking. Collectively, these skills will give each participant a strong understanding of the field of conservation and serve as a springboard for a professional career in the field of conservation.

They are looking for students/youth that are High School Senior - Freshman/Sophomore in college. Applicants are not required to be enrolled in a college program.

Internship Opportunities with Citizens' Climate Higher Education

Citizens' Climate Higher Education are accepting applications for Fall 2020 interns. Interns work behind the scenes with their staff on climate conferences, outreach, engagement, and advocacy. See citizensclimatehighered.org/chapter-interns for position descriptions and how to apply. In addition to internships with the national organization, students can also intern with local chapters. Please reach out to your local chapter leader to find out if they would like to host an internship. Applications are due August 10. 

NJHEPS Webinar - Reframing the Climate Conversation: Telling the Story to Bring About Productive Climate Action

Reframing the Climate Conversation: Telling the Story to Bring About Productive Climate Action


Wednesday, July 29th, 2020, 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern

REGISTER HERE


Presentation Intros:

It can be difficult to talk about climate change in ways that are productive, informative, and engaging — but the scale of the challenge in front of us requires that we find a way to do this. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be a guessing game. Jessica Moyer, from the FrameWorks Institute, will share the research process her organization undertook to identify the most common reasons that conversations about climate change go wrong, as well as to design, develop, and test communications strategies that foster a ‘common good’ mindset and prompt solutions thinking. Emily Moberg, Executive Chair of the National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation, will share how these powerful communications techniques can be used to talk about climate change---the causes and the solutions.


You'll leave this presentation with a deeper knowledge about how the American public thinks about climate change and how your communications influence thinking as well as with concrete tools to facilitate productive conversations about the climate.


Speaker Bios:


Jessica Moyer is a sociologist and geographer by training, and a Principal Strategist at the FrameWorks Institute where she helps advocates working across a range of progressive social issues engage the public in more productive conversations—ones that build public understanding and drive positive change. Prior to joining FrameWorks, Jessica served in various roles at social and environmental organizations, including the Washington Conservation Corps, Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife, Stillwater Sciences Inc., and the Center for Marine Resource Studies in the Turks and Caicos Islands. She has held research and teaching positions at universities in the United States and the United Kingdom.


Emily Moberg is the Executive Chair for the National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation and has worked with the organization since 2013 in roles ranging from curricular design to leading the network's Science Fellows. A scientist herself, she conducted her doctoral research in the MIT-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution joint program and has conducted research at Yale and Rutgers on the impacts of climate change on fisheries. Emily believes that empowering scientists and science educators how to communicate about climate change is a critical component of climate action.

                   -- Ashwani Vasishth vasishth@ramapo.edu (201) 684-6616 (Jabber-enabled)              http://phobos.ramapo.edu/~vasishth ------ Associate Professor of Sustainability Convener, Sustainability Program (BA) President, New Jersey Higher Education Partnership for Sustainability (NJHEPS) Director

Center for Sustainability http://ramapo.edu/sustainability Ramapo College of New Jersey 505 Ramapo Valley Road, SSHS, Mahwah, NJ 07430 -------------



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Register for #GCSHE by July 31 and Save!

Join us virtually for the Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education (GCSHE)!

About the Conference |  Sponsor |  Register Now Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education 2401 Walnut Street, Suite 102 Philadelphia, PA 19103 888-347-9997 | conference@aashe.org

Internship opportunity

Roger S. Jones, who is a Program Analyst with the U.S Environmental Protection Agency, is also an

alumni of NIU and knows that our University has an environmental studies/technology program. He is looking for talented undergraduates for internships in Federal Government, specifically at EPA, Office of Enforcement, in Washington, DC.

He's working with the Student Intern Coordinator, at the Environmental Protection Agency, in Washington, D.C., Office of Enforcement, and they are looking for talented students with an interest in environmental studies and have a technical background/education.

They are recruiting for full time and part-time internships/externships for Fall 2020 and Spring 2021, and also for full time for Summer 2021. These are unpaid Intern positions, however, they are willing to work with your school for extern credit.

The office is ideally looking for students who would be comfortable working with data and spreadsheets. They will have the student working with the environmental specialists, on inspection data analysis, among other things.

 

Microplastic Madness film screening and Q&A

Microplastic Madness film screening and Q&A July 18     In honor of Plastic Free July, Seven Generations Ahead is excited to host a free screening of Cafeteria Culture’s award-winning movie, Microplastic Madness.   Microplastic Madness is an optimistic take on the local and global plastic pollution crisis as told through a youth point of view.   Fifth graders from PS 15 in Red Hook, Brooklyn - a community on the frontline of climate change - spent 2 years investigating plastic pollution. Taking on the roles of citizen scientists, they collect data, lead community outreach, and testify and rally at City Hall. They also organize a Plastic Free Lunch Day at their school. Over the course of the film, the students dive deep into the root causes of plastic pollution, bridging the connection between plastic, climate change, and environmental justice.   With stop-motion animation, heartfelt kid commentary, and interviews with experts and renowned scientists, this alarming, yet uplifting narrative conveys an urgent message in user-friendly terms to spark scalable, youth-led action in schools everywhere.   The film has been accepted by 24 film festivals, won 5 awards, and has been screened in over 45 cities across the U.S. and 6 cities abroad.   This online screening will be followed by a Q&A facilitated by Susan Casey and Becky Brodsky from SGA's Zero Waste Schools Program. Joining the Q&A to share their plastic initiatives and ideas about what you can do locally to reduce plastic pollution are:   ·     Atsuko Quirk and Debby Lee Cohen, the film's co-directors  ·     Andrea Densham, Director of Conservation Policy and Advocacy at the Shedd Aquarium    Click HERE to watch the trailer.   Click HERE to register for the July 18 event. ·     Start watching the 76-minute film anytime between 10 am-4 pm CST ·     The Q&A will take place from 5:30-6:15 pm CST on Zoom   This event is sponsored by Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas.   STAY CONNECTED AND JOIN THE CONVERSATION ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   Sign up for this newsletter     This newsletter was created by Seven Generations Ahead   Seven Generations Ahead | 708.660.9909 | Email | Website