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School of the Environment and Sustainability Series
Will resume in Fall 2015.
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Fellowships, Internships, and Jobs
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Climate Reality Project Internships
The Climate Reality Project offers an unpaid internship program to qualified candidates in several areas of interest, including communications, grassroots organizing, and development. More Information Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Reclamation Internship
Reclamation Internship Opportunity with the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC). Position is for 20 hour per week for four months. Hours can be flexible to work around class schedules. $15/hour. Location: Chancery Building 8th floor. 1100 Lincoln Street Suite 801 Denver Reclamation, Restoration Ecology or Range management background preferred - The intern position will provide general office support involved with various reclamation projects assisting the reclamation group, including providing technical support to staff by applying basic reclamation principles, monitoring techniques, rules, regulations, policies, and other guidelines. Basic understanding of topographic map reading (Section, Township, Range) and reclamation /science background are preferable. Intern will learn COGCC GIS map systems and database archives.
Send Cover Letter and Resume to Denise Arthur by June 15, 2015.
Eco-Cycle Environmental Education Internship (Fall 2015/Spring 2016)
The Schools Department is looking for an intern for Fall 2015/ Spring 2016. The intern will have the opportunity to gain experience in the field of environmental education while helping to make the overall program run more smoothly. The Environmental Education Intern will also have the opportunity to shadow and assist with a variety of classroom presentations and field trips to see environmental education in action.
Green Infrastructure Internships - Community Engagement, Design and Research Center and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
These internships support a project collaboration between the Community Engagement, Research and Design Center (CEDaR) at CU Boulder, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) and two Denver neighborhood associations. The internships are offered as part of a university-linked and community-based research project that supports collection and analysis of neighborhood-scale data for use in green infrastructure planning processes.
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The Nature Conservancy Conservation Science Internship through The Center of the American West (Fall 2015)
If you will be a junior or senior this Fall (with a minimum of 60 credit hours earned), and are interested in a 3-credit hour internship with The Nature Conservancy as a conservation science intern. This is an unpaid internship that requires 120 on the job hours at the Conservancy, as well as some academic work including weekly journals, a midterm paper and a final presentation. It is a competitive position and requires a good cover letter and a screening interview at Center of the American West. The position will remain open until filled and CAW will start interviewing immediately.
Please do not contact the Conservancy directly -- this position is available only through the CAW internships program, and course CAMW3939.
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The Nature Conservancy Internship (Fall 2015/Spring 2016)
The Geographic Information Science (GIS) team at The Colorado Chapter of The Nature Conservancy would like to host interns from the Environmental Studies program at CU. The Nature Conservancy's mission is to preserve the lands and water upon which all life depends.
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Rock the Earth National Education & Outreach Tour Coordinator Paid Full Time Position
Rock the Earth (RtE) is a not-for-profit, national public interest environmental organization dedicated to protecting and defending America's natural resources through partnerships with the music industry and the worldwide environmental community. They act as advocates to ensure the existence of a sustainable and healthy environment for all and represent those individuals and communities whose environment or natural surroundings are directly and adversely affected by others. Application Deadline June 1, 2015.
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Rocky Mountain Youth Corps Paid Internship
Bureau of Land Management Recreation Technician Internship, Colorado River Valley Field Office, Silt, CO. Intern will assist in inventory efforts for lands with wilderness characteristics on the Roan Plateau (based off of new information) and on King Mountain. Intern will also assist with the Special Recreation Permit program through monitoring and administration. Additional duties may include performing visitor use counts, checking campground fee collections and compliance, and performing Wilderness Study Area monitoring and completing associated reports.
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Student Academic Success Center is Accepting Tutor Applications for Fall 2015
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Summer and Fall Student Job Openings at CU Environmental Center-Apply NOW!
Job Descriptions and Application Instructions
Tribal Outreach and Marketing Paid Summer Internship
The Forest Service is seeking a 12-week intern who will be responsible for creating a Tribal communication plan and marketing strategy for the Community Forest Program. The Community Forest Program, a relatively new program, provides financial assistance to federally recognized Tribes and Alaskan Native Corporations, local governments, and non-profit organizations with a mission of conserving and protecting forestland to create community forest. The program is seeking to increase the number of Tribal entities currently participating in the program.
More Information and Application Instructions
Wildlands Restoration Volunteers Internships
WRV engages thousands of volunteers in over 100 land stewardship projects each year, completing a wide variety of high priority habitat restoration and conservation work throughout Colorado. WRV's Youth & Inclusiveness Program engages over 500 youth each year, combining environmental education, service learning, and leadership development in an outdoor setting. WRV has internships available in these areas:
- Environmental Education
- Grant Seeking
- Marketing
- Native Seed Collection
- Restoration Leadership
Check the Boulder Area section of the ENVS Internship Postings page for More Information and Application Instructions
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SUMMER CLASSES
ENVS 1000 Introduction to Environmental Studies-Offered Summer B Term at CU Denver South in Parker
Surveys environmental studies, examining ecological, socioeconomic, political, aesthetic, and technological factors that influence the quality of life on Earth. Required for ENVS majors.
About CU Denver South
ENVS 3100-571 Topics in ENVS: Boulder's Open Space-Offered Summer A Term Instructor: Elizabeth Pike
Boulder's open space is a crucial foundation of our local identity.
Whether providing a scenic backdrop, recreational opportunities, a buffer against encroaching urbanization, or wildlife habitat, our open space is a tangible reflection of community values. How did we end up with this unique landscape? What challenges face open space managers in the future? The class will include multiple field trips and guest speakers. Meets T,W,TH from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Fulfills the ENVS Application requirement.
GEOG 3812-050 Mexico, Central America, & the Caribbean-Offered in Augmester (Aug. 3-20)
Instructor: Fernando Riosmena Partially fulfills the ENVS Specialization requirement.
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IAFS 3000-100 Climate and International Society-Offered in Summer A Term
In what ways are climate change and international society connected, and what is required of contemporary societies to address future environmental crisis? This interdisciplinary course will examine problems and policies related to climate change, including agriculture, gender, ecotourism, and religious conservatism, as well as traditionally studied areas of fossil fuels and political interest groups. Contact International Affairs to enroll in the course.
Partially fulfills the ENVS Specialization requirement.
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FALL CLASSES
ENVS 3020-001 Advanced Writing in Environmental Studies-Additional Section Added for Fall 2015!
Offers training in critical thinking and analytical writing skills appropriate to upper-division classes. Writing assignments integrate the subject matter of different topical areas. NOTE: This course is being taught in the MacAllister Building on East Campus
Fulfills the ENVS Writing requirement.
ENVS 4201 Biometeorology-Offered in Fall
Instructor:
Peter Blanken
Introduces this interdisciplinary science, studying the interactions between atmospheric processes and living organisms (plants, animals, and humans). Discusses how organisms adapt to a changing environment. Uses a practical, problem-solving approach to explore these interactions. Same as GEOG 4201.
Partially fulfills the ENVS Specialization requirement.
ATOC 6020-802 Seminar on Precipitation Systems-Offered in Fall
Instructor:
Katja Friedrich
Team taught with Drs. Karen Kosiba and Josh Wurman,
Center for Severe Weather Research 1 credit Seminar on Precipitation Systems - Radar Observations of Severe Convection Wednesdays (bi-weekly starting 26 August) from 900-1030am Duane Physics D318. Please contact
Katja Friedrich if the time is inconvenient, we are still flexible. This course will survey theory, observations, radar design, field project design, and data analysis of radar data collected in severe convection. Particular focus will be on supercell thunderstorms, tornado, and squall line studies and on recent (e.g., VORTEX2, ROTATE, PECAN) field campaigns. Discussion and presentation of selected literature and a laboratory component focused on the analysis of Doppler On Wheels (DOW) mobile radar data will be a significant component of this course.
This course is suited for both undergraduate and graduate students with basic knowledge in meteorology. The course will combine lectures, guest lectures, and hands-on radar data analysis. This is a
controlled enrollment course. Students interested in registering need to contact Laurie Conway in order to be officially enrolled in the course.
ENVD 4365-002 LEED Lab-Offered in Fall
Instructor: Sarah Spencer-Workman
Students will work to earn LEED certification for an existing CU campus building while collaborating with the campus architect, planning and facility staff. Students will develop professional leadership skills, giving them an edge in their future career through immersion in a broad knowledge of energy and environmental design related topics that are increasingly relevant to employers, including the LEED ? rating systems.
Fulfills the ENVS Application requirement.
GEOG 4120-001 Global Change Ecology-Offered in Fall-NEW!
Instructor:
Jennifer Balch
Ecology and geography offer unique scientific perspective on how humans interact with and alter the Earth's major systems-the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere. This class will explore the impacts of human-driven change on a variety of ecosystems; you will explore unanticipated feedbacks, ecological tipping points, and future scenarios of change. This course is aimed at geographers, ecologists, earth scientists, conservation biologists, and other environmental professionals interested in learning about the science behind the pressing environmental issues of our time.
Partially fulfills the ENVS Specialization requirement.
INVS/EDUC 2919 Renewing Democracy in Communities and Schools-Offered in Fall
Interested in civic engagement and youth empowerment? A practicum course, INVS/EDUC 2919 invites undergraduates to work in teams of two or three to support local K-12 students as they identify and address salient community issues, such as bullying, domestic violence, global warming, youth homelessness, immigration, poverty, teen depression, teen substance abuse, and texting and driving.
The following sections of the course are open:
Section 801 will meet on campus on Mondays from 1:00-2:30 p.m., as well as at ONE of the following times and locations:
*Centaurus High School in Lafayette on Fridays at 11:15 a.m.-12:10 p.m.; 12:10-1:10 p.m.; 1:10-2:05 p.m.; OR 2:05-3:00 p.m. (Practicum times are likely though tentative.)
*Angevine Middle School in Lafayette (Meeting times will be solidified the week of April 13.)
Section 802 will meet on campus on Mondays from 2:55-4:25 p.m., as well as at:
*Columbine Elementary School in North Boulder on Thursdays from 3:00-4:30 p.m.
Enrollment for the course is controlled, thus students will need to contact Instructor and Public Achievement Director Elaina Verveer at
verveer@colorado.edu for more information as well as to enroll in the course. This course is open to ALL CU Boulder undergraduates.
Fulfills the Human Diversity A&S Core Curriculum requirement
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PACS 2500 Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies-Offered in the Fall
This class uses lectures, short videos, discussions and exercises to introduce students to the interdisciplinary field of Peace and Conflict Studies. It explains the critical role that conflict handling skills play in enabling people to design and implement solutions to problems at the global, national, local, and interpersonal levels.
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PSCI 4028-005 Special Topics: Green Energy Policies in the U.S.-Offered in the Fall
Instructor: Srinivas Parinandi
In the past two decades, the U.S. states have adopted a bevy of policies including those dealing with gasoline taxes, renewable energy, and cap and trade on the premise of meeting green energy objectives. We learn about commonalities and differences between various types of green energy policies and identify factors (such as economic competition, electoral threat, interest group activism, or ideology) that drive the adoption of green energy policies. We also explore the attendant question of why the U.S. federal government has not advanced through a mix of exams, participation and a final project.
Partially fulfills the ENVS Specialization requirement.
SOCY 4117-100 Food and Society-Offered in Fall
Instructor:
Jill Harrison
In this course, we will break open the black box of the agrifood system to learn about the food we eat, where it came from, whose efforts went in to producing it, what the major problems are, and what people are trying to do to make food systems more socially just and environmentally sustainable. We will examine the major institutional and cultural forces that shape the ways food is produced, distributed, consumed, and represented. We will also reflect on some of the struggles, accomplishments, and limitations of different efforts to address social and ecological problems in agriculture and to drive it in a more sustainable and/or socially just direction, including farm labor unions, farmer cooperatives, organic food labeling, fair trade, local food, and diet reform. Prerequisites: Junior/senior status, and SOCY 1001 (waived with instructor permission).
Feel free to contact Professor Jill Harrison with any questions you may have about this course.
Partially fulfills the ENVS Specialization requirement.
Undergraduate Certificate Program in Renewable and Sustainable Energy
CU-Boulder's undergraduate energy certificate program provides broad exposure to energy issues, with an emphasis on renewable and sustainable energy. Required coursework in energy science and technology, energy policy, and energy projects is coupled with electives on energy and environment, energy technologies, energy economics, and other areas to give students the skills and knowledge to tackle society's pressing energy problems. Successful completion of the certificate program is indicated on CU-Boulder official transcripts.
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Seminars, Workshops, Films, and Extras
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American Energy Society
The American Energy Society is a professional society, just like the American Meteorological Society, American Geophysical Society, etc. Everything they do is dedicated to achieving a sustainable energy future. They are the world's professional association for the advancement of sustainable energy. The American Energy Society supports inspired thought-leaders from science and engineering, policy and government, multi-national corporations and small business, venture capital and law, media and administration. Members have direct access to professional resources and curated content, while subscribers can track the leading edge of the energy in real-time. Energy's greatest minds and ideas are out there but hard to reach. They bring it all together in a single, comprehensive network. Connected, we can achieve a sustainable energy future. Basic membership is free.
Website and Membership Information
Climate and Human Security Symposium June 3-4
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), in collaboration with the Homeland Infrastructure Foundation Level Data (HIFLD) Members and the World Wide Human Geography Data (WWHGD) Working Group announce the "Climate and Human Security - Geospatial Data and Mapping" symposium at the University of Colorado at Boulder, June 3-4, 2015. The focus of this workshop will be developing collaborative relationships across government, civil sector, academia, international partners, and non-government organizations that will identify fundamental geospatial data critical to enhancing our understanding of climate change and its implications for society within a human geography framework. Event Agenda Registration
Green Building Leadership Summer Camp in Shanghai, China!
Posting of this announcement is purely for information purposes and does not constitute an endorsement of the program by ENVS or CU Boulder. Students are strongly encouraged to consult with their advisors prior to signing up for any courses offered through institutions other than CU to ensure that they will receive academic credit upon completion.
This year Cornell University is offering the second annual Green Building Leadership Summer Camp in Shanghai, China from August 10-21 through a partnership with Tongji University. Accepted graduate and undergraduate students will receive a scholarship to cover local and living expenses! This is a wonderful opportunity where participants learn about the newest techniques in sustainable building design from leading experts and professors. They also get to work in teams on an innovative challenge. This year's topic is "Transformers: Comprehensive renewal of a city sub-center factory park."
"I Have a Dream" Event Volunteer Opportunity
The Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) Group is teaming up with the "I Have a Dream" Foundation to help with an outreach event for low income youth in the 2nd and 5th grades. This event is designed to encourage disadvantaged students to go to college by allowing them to experience the university setting and interact with people who have pursued higher degrees. The outreach event runs from Monday June 8th to Thursday June 11th from 12:30 PM-2 PM each day, and will be held at CU Boulder's main campus, with the location to be determined.
WiSE is currently looking for volunteers to teach a fun and interactive activity within the workshop. Each volunteer can teach one day or all four days, depending on their availability. The workshop will have 30-40 students in the 2nd and 5th grades.
Students will be split up into three groups of 10-15 and will rotate between three activities, each led by 1-2 volunteers. These ~20 min activities will be 1) Crime Scene Investigation: Fingerprinting, 2) Patient Zero: How do Epidemics Spread? and 3) Fun with Circuits. All curricula and materials will be provided.
Each workshop will consist of the same activities every day, but the students will change. Volunteers can teach the same workshop activity all week or teach different activities throughout the week; the more volunteers the better!
This is an excellent opportunity for undergraduates, graduate students, and postdocs to get experience teaching and reaching out to the community. If you are interested in being a volunteer, please fill out the following survey by Monday, June 1st
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3S5LLW6 If you have any questions, please contact Tess Eidem at
Looking for Other Involvement Opportunities or Events?
Check out the CU Environmental Center's Events Calendar and e-newsletter.
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Consent to Conduct Business Electronically
To comply with the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, all new and continuing students will be requested to consent to conduct business with the university electronically when they log in to
MyCUBoulder or
MyCUInfo on or after March 23.
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Final Fall Registration & Schedule Adjustment for Continuing Students
Resumes
8/3/15-8/14/15.
Scholarship Application Deadlines
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