Campus Rainworks Challenge

The Campus RainWorks Challenge is a green infrastructure design competition that seeks to engage with the next generation of environmental professionals, foster a dialogue about the need for innovative stormwater management, and showcase the environmental, economic, and social benefits of green infrastructure practices. Current students at American colleges and universities are eligible to participate. Student teams must register in order to submit their entries by December 17^th. Winners will be announced in the Spring of 2020. Each first-place team will earn a student prize of $5,000 to be divided evenly among student team members and a faculty prize of $5,000 to support green infrastructure research or training. Second-place teams will win a student prize of $2,500 and a $2,500 faculty prize.

Registration is open through October 15^th, 2019. I’d like to invite your students to step up to this year’s Campus RainWorks Challenge.

Register now at:  www.epa.gov/campusrainworks

Thank you for your consideration!

The Green New Deal: What is a reasonable “realism” in the face of an existential threat?

United States Society for Ecological Economics (USSEE) Webinar: The Green New Deal: What is a reasonable “realism” in the face of an existential threat?
Presented by Eric Kemp-Benedict of the Stockholm Environment Institute. 

Wednesday October 9th, 1-2pm EDT

In high-income countries, the first generation likely to be substantially impacted by climate change is coming of age, and they are urging us to action. Greta Thunberg is asking us to please panic, while Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez led the writing of the Green New Deal resolution. Their calls are grounded in appeals to “the science”: the physical mechanisms driving climate change and evidence of impacts from the natural sciences. Meanwhile, William Nordhaus was given the Nobel Memorial Prize for Economics for his work on the economics of climate change. His research program has arguably allowed for people to tell us not to panic. Yet, his has not been the only view within economics. In this presentation, I will briefly survey some of the alternatives and present a simple model for exploring broad alternatives. I will then talk about the role of social and institutional trust in making major systemic changes in a time of uncertainty.

To register for this free event and get login info, visit Eventbrite, or email ussee2013@gmail.com

Student Engagement Fund: Deadline Approaching

Consider applying for our Student Engagement Fund grant! Spring 2020 Student Engagement Fund provides funding up to $3,500 for undergraduate research projects initiated by students or faculty to cover a student’s compensation (paid assistantship position) and research related expenses for equipment, software, travel, etc.

The deadline is approaching quickly on October 15^th, so apply today!

Joint Park District/Museum Internship

The Sycamore Park District and Museum are looking for an Ecological Intern to volunteer. Would any of your students be interested? It’s about 8 hours a week between both the Museum and Park District. Contact  nicholasm@sycamoreparkdistrict.com for questions. Application for volunteer position is below.

https://www.sycamoreparkdistrict.com/jobs/ecological-interpretation-restoration-intern/

Peace Corps Recruiter to NIU

The Peace Corps recruiter will be here Tuesday, October 1^st.  The details are below: 

Jill Conway, Chicagoland Regional Recruiter, jconway@peacecorps.gov

Oct. 01, 2019, 12:45 PM-4:00 PM

Peace Corps Q&A Session

Description:  Meet with Jill Conway, from the Peace Corps, to learn about their opportunities in a one on one setting. RSVP through Huskies Get Hired or stop by Career Services in Campus Life, suite 260.

Location:  Campus Life Building - Suite 260

Particular areas of opportunity are:

Fall Recruitment (Connecting with seniors)

• Education
• BA/BS in any subject with desire to teach English or TEFL/ESL/TESOL certificate
• Tutoring, mentoring, experience working with youth highly desired
• Education majors are highly qualified
• French and Spanish speakers
• 4 years of HS language classes with the past 8 years or 2 semesters of college language within the past 4 will qualify students for programs in Latin America and Francophone Africa
• Math Education
• Accepting applicants with any prior math tutoring/teaching experience
• Other possible relevant degrees to qualify: Accounting, Finance, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering
• Science Education
• BA/BS or minor in General Science, Earth Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics
• Agriculture (specifically French speaking for Francophone Africa)
• BA/BS in Agriculture, Forestry, Animal Science, Botany, Biology, Zoology, Nutrition, Chemistry, or Life Sciences fields preferred

Or BA/BS in any discipline with expressed interest in working in agriculture