Here is information on a class Emily McKee will be offering in the spring.
Friday, October 30, 2020
[sustainability learning at colleges and universities] Infrastructure and Nature Webinar Series
Infrastructure and Nature Webinar series
Here is link to the series https://www.eib.org/en/events/infrastructure-nature-webinar-series
The topic for next week -Thursday November 5th - is Engineering with Nature. Cris Liban chair of ASCE COS is one of the panelists. Registration is required.
Thursday, October 29, 2020
Environmental Health Scholarship
NEHA/AAS Scholarship Application Period Is Open
The application period for the NEHA/AAS Scholarship is now open. Undergraduate and graduate students attending an accredited college or university with a recognized curriculum in environmental health sciences are encouraged to apply. Applications are due by March 31.
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NEHA/AAS Scholarship Application Period Now Open
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) and American Academy of Sanitarians (AAS) are pleased to offer opportunities for students and members through the NEHA/AAS Scholarship program.
The NEHA/AAS Scholarship awards exceptional graduate and undergraduate students who are pursuing education in environmental health. Students from around the world enrolled in an accredited college or university with a dedicated and recognized curriculum in environmental health sciences are invited to apply. Applications are reviewed by an independent selection committee of environmental health professionals and sanitarians whose expertise range across a spectrum of fields for which the scholarships are awarded.
The 2021 application period is open now through March 31, 2021.
To learn more about the scholarship program, our past winners, and to complete an application, please visit our NEHA/AAS Scholarship Information page.
Support the NEHA/AAS Scholarship
Funding for the NEHA/AAS Scholarships has been continuously obtained since 1984 through the generosity of individual donors. This year, we are excited to announce a special opportunity to increase your support of the NEHA/AAS Scholarship by donating on Colorado Gives Day, December 8. You can help us reach our goal of $10,000 by donating online for this one day. Colorado Gives guarantees a multiplied impact for all donations received through our online platform on December 8.
Your contribution to this campaign endorses the NEHA/AAS Scholarship, making it possible for environmental health students to complete their programs with less debt and be empowered to join the environmental health workforce following graduation.
To learn more about Colorado Gives Day and plan your donation, please visit our Colorado Gives Day page.
Thank you for your support and participation in this important program!
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Virtual Graduate and Professional School Fair - Tuesday, October 27 at 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Sharing information on the upcoming Graduate and Professional School Fair (GPSF). The GPSF will be held virtually in the Huskies Get Hired system. Students will be able to have individual video chats with school/program representatives. Students can ask the representative about admissions standards, program details, financial aid, advice on their applications, and anything else they would like to know to make themselves a strong candidate and if the program is a good fit for them. We have some guidance for research on our Graduate School Planning pages - www.niu.edu/CareerServices/career-resources/graduate-school-planning.shtml
As of today, we have 36 schools/programs represented but will keep adding programs likely until next Monday. Students can utilize the attached instructions to login to Huskies Get Hired and review the schools/programs and for instruction on how to participate in the fair the day of.
NIU Career Services’ COVID-19 Career Resources
www.niu.edu/careerservices/covid-19/index.shtml
NIU Protecting the Pack
https://www.niu.edu/protecting-the-pack/index.shtml
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Free Green Entrepreneurship Webinar Series
As we face the environmental challenges of the 21st Century – from climate action to green energy, and from clean water to the circular economy – some are calling for a shift to green entrepreneurship. But what exactly is green entrepreneurship, and how can youth, students and entrepreneurs connect to this emerging field?
This fall, the University of Waterloo’s Entrepreneurship @ Environment (E@E) office, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), an the CEC’s EcoInnovation Network have joined forces to develop a six-part series of online workshops exploring key ideas in green entrepreneurship. These live workshops will bring together key researchers, successful entrepreneurs, and dedicated youth from across North America in a series of engaging and interactive 90-minute sessions.
The six-part series will include the following sessions:
| October 27 | What is a Green Entrepreneur? |
| November 3 | How to Start a Green Business |
| November 10 | Entrepreneurship and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals |
| November 17 | Innovation and Incubation with Green Startups |
| November 24 | Impact Investing and Fundraising for Green Startups |
| December 1 | Succeeding as a Student with a Green Startup |
All sessions will run from 3:00 to 4:30 pm EST, and all six seminars will be hosted by the CEC on Zoom, with simultaneous translation available in the CEC’s three official language (English, French and Spanish). More information coming soon.
Race and the Environment lecture series
Some students might be interested in the lecture series on Race and the Environment, which has been hosted by the American Society for Environmental History this year. There are still a couple of events happening this fall. I'm not sure if you need to be a member or not to join these online lectures/workshops. Rebecca Houze, who's a professor of art and design history, is planning to attend "Environmental Histories of Anti-Black Racism" on November 17.
Getaways at the Lorado Taft Campus
The campus is offering limited numbers of spaces for family getaways at Lorado Taft. Attached is a flier about the program here with contact info and there is more information on the site here https://www.niu.edu/taft/public-programs/index.shtml If you haven’t been there, the campus is in a state park complex adjacent to the Rock River. The grounds are rustic and beautiful with lots of access to hiking trails. Housing is camp/dorm style and there is also food available.
Some of you might feel a little isolated in your family pods and this could be a great way to get out in nature and enjoy some new sites.
Virtual screening of movie Gather on October 21 at 6 pm
In conjunction with the F.H. King Students for Sustainable Agriculture, CIAS is helping to bring a virtual screening of the film Gather to the UW community.
This film is a portrait of a growing movement among Native Americans to reclaim their spiritual, political and cultural identities through food sovereignty while battling the trauma of centuries of genocide. The movie will start at 6 pm CDT on Wednesday, October 21. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with guests Dan Cornelius, Christian Keeve, Becca Dower and Marie Richards. For more information and to register, see https://story-spaces.com/events/gather-bld7f2
Monday, October 19, 2020
National Science Policy Network symposium on racial justice
This upcoming conference on science policy and racial justice might be of interest to students: https://scipolsymposium.org/schedule/
Some sessions are only open to National Science Policy Network members, but membership is really affordable: $20 annually for grad students and $10 annually for undergrads. https://scipolnetwork.org/page/join-NSPN
Join us TOMRROW for the first webinar in the Sustainability Credential Soup Series!
Date: TOMORROW
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Price: Free for members and students and $5 for non-members
Join us for the first session of the Sustainability Credential Soup Series. This session will cover WELL AP, LEED AP, LFA and CPHC and how these credentials helped sustainability professionals advance their careers. Register here!
Date: October 27, 2020
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Price: Free for members and students and $5 for non-members
Join us for the second session of the Sustainability Credential Soup Series. This session will highlight professionals who have obtained BEMP and CEM to advance their careers in the energy sector. Register here!
If you are interested in becoming a member, learn more and sign up here!
Saturday, October 17, 2020
Anth Graduate Colloquium with Amanda Logan | Wednesday October 28 | 5-6 pm
The Department of Anthropology is pleased to announce the first of our virtual talks through the Graduate Colloquium series in Fall 2020.
"Excavating Histories of Food Security in Africa"
Amanda Logan, Ph.D. (Northwestern University)
Wednesday October 28 | 5-6 pm
Zoom registration: http://go.niu.edu/z5pqrz
This event will be in webinar format with chat Q&A. If you have questions, please contact me at dbardolph@niu.edu.
Please mark your calendars for our next event with Dr. Davina Two Bears (Diné) (Fort Lewis College) on Wednesday November 11 at 5 pm, "SHIMÁSÁNÍ DÓÓ SHICHEII BI’ÓLTA’ - My Grandmother’s and Grandfather’s School: The Old Leupp Boarding School, A Historical Archaeological Site on the Navajo Reservation." Details and Zoom registration to follow.
Thursday, October 15, 2020
ILMA Scholarship
The company Xylem is offering a scholarship for students!
This year, they are adding a section to the application. This section is for an abstract of the students research. Their aim with the section is to be able to publish the abstract, along with the students contact info in our newsletter. The newsletter is a fantastic way for students to get connected to folks “in the real world” as well as keeping our ILMA members up to date on the science and advancements that are happening near us.
The link to the application is: https://ilma-lakes.org/scholarship
Biology Seminar with Dr. Auriel Fournier
Come join us on zoom today for a special Biology Seminar with Dr. Auriel Fournier at 3:30pm! She will be talking about "Conservation Decision Making". The link for zoom can also be found here: https://niu-edu.zoom.us/j/85093479949?pwd=Q3orRTZNSE9CeHNhSGtLVjJJZUhPUT09
Monday, October 12, 2020
VIRTUAL JOB FAIR: USDA Forest Service Information
VIRTUAL JOB FAIR: The USDA Forest Service Eastern Region Centralized Temporary Hiring (CTH) team will host a virtual job fair on Tuesday, October 20 using Microsoft Teams. All information, including the login link for the event will be available on the USDA-FS Eastern Region website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/r9/jobs.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r9/jobs/?cid=fseprd819369
Looks like there are two 3-hour sessions, repeated in the morning and afternoon.
Thursday, October 8, 2020
Job for students
FYI: City of Des Moines, IA has a temporary / entry level position opening that environmental studies students might like.
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/desmoines/jobs/2861113/stormwater-intern?pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs
YSE Admissions Event for Inclusivity: Envisioning Space for Underrepresented Student Groups
A message from the Yale School of the Environment:
The Yale School of the Environment will be hosting Admissions Event for Inclusivity: Envisioning Space for Underrepresented Student Groups on Friday, October 16, 2020 from 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM EST for prospective students to learn more about our graduate programs, application process, and the student experience from underrepresented student groups at YSE. We invite you to please share this event with students who you may feel would be interested in attending or feel free to provide us with the names and emails of students that you would like to be included on the invite.
The YSE community strives to recruit and maintain individuals with multi-faceted perspectives and experiences to aid in the cultivation of a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community. We are committed to providing all students support during the admissions process, once they join our campus community, and beyond as alumni of YSE. The Office of Admissions will be joined by Dr. Dorceta Taylor, ’85 M.F.S., ’91 Ph.D, Professor of Environmental Justice; Dr. Gerald Torres, Professor of Environmental Justice; Dr. Narasimha Rao, Assistant Professor of Energy Systems; Dr. Thomas Easley, Assistant Dean of Community and Inclusion as well as current students from underrepresented backgrounds to provide insight into becoming a valued member of our campus.
Office of Admissions and Financial Aid Team
T 800-825-0330
F 203-432-5528
admissions.yse@yale.edu
Yale School of the Environment
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