Hurry, those fall colors are disappearing soon!
ENVS Advising: Spring 2016 course listings are scheduled to post to MyCUInfo Monday, October 12. Starting Monday, look for the new Current Courses list in the Curriculum section on the ENVS website. Check the Hub to find ENVS Advising Drop-In hours or make an appointment to discuss your spring schedule.
Campus-wide Open Hours: 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Locations
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ENVS Fall 2015 Colloquium Series
"Territorial Rights and Carbon Sinks"
Dr. Steve Vanderheiden, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and Environmental Studies Program
Scholars concerned with abuses of the "resource privilege" by the governments of developing states sometimes call for national sovereignty over the natural resources that lie within its borders. While such claims may resist a key driver of the "resource curse" when applied to mineral resources in the ground, and are often recognized as among a people's territorial rights, their implications differ in the context of climate change, where they are invoked on behalf of a right to extract and combust fossil fuels that is set in opposition to global climate change mitigation imperatives. Moreover, granting full national sovereignty over territorial carbon sinks may conflict with commitments to equity in the sharing of national mitigation burdens, since much of the planet's carbon sink capacity lies within territorial borders to which peoples have widely disparate access. In this talk, I shall explore this tension between a global justice principle that is often applied to mineral resources and its tension with contrary principles that are often applied to carbon sink access, developing an analysis that seeks to reconcile what would otherwise appear to be fundamentally incompatible aims.
When: Wednesday, October 14, 2015
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Reception with light refreshments
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Lecture and Q&A
ENVS LECTURES ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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ICE Talk
Graduate Student Panel
Topic:
The Many Aspects of
Going to Graduate School
When: Tuesday, October 13, 2015, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
ICE talks are free and open to all students
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ENVS Internship Fair
When: Tuesday, October 27, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Where: Recreation Center Ice Overlook Large Meeting Room C250
No need to RSVP, just bring copies of your resume! Check the
ENVS Website
to see the updated list of participating internship sites.
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Fellowships, Internships, and Jobs
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CU Environmental Center Internships
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GrowHaus Internships
GrowHaus brings on passionate, dedicated volunteers to work part time for 3 - 8 months, immersed in one of their programs or departments. Interns work in a dynamic, flexible and supportive work environment, as part of a creative and hard-working team.
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Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association (COSEIA)
Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association (COSEIA) is the award-winning nonprofit association leading Colorado's solar industry. Their mission is to expand solar markets and to generate jobs and prosperity for the people of Colorado. Together with hundreds of solar business members we work to advance solar policy, remove market barriers, highlight emerging trends, and promote solar outreach and education.
More Information
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Wave Up NGO Internship in Santiago, Chile
Travel to Chile for a unique opportunity that will provide both professional personal growth! Wave Up is the first NGO in Chile that directly tackles desertification and drought and is seeking an Spring 2016 intern who will help create an environmental certification process to increase environmental efficiency within the mining sector to increase environmental
efficiency.
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Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area Paid Internship
This is an unarmed law enforcement position (Title 33 Commission) that enforces park laws and regulations. Responsibilities include issuing citations for violations; patrolling park areas by vehicle, bicycle or foot. The intern will also assist with all areas of daily park operations, assures quality customer service, facility maintenance, repair and cleanliness, assists with fee collection, accounting and deposits, and environmental education programs. Apply by October 15.
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Green Corps is Hiring Organizers
Green Corps
is looking for college graduates who are ready to take on the biggest environmental challenges of our day. We need more organizers - people who understand the power of public support and know how to mobilize it. In Green Corps' year long paid program, you'll get intensive training in the skills you need to make a difference in the world. You'll also get hands-on experience fighting to solve urgent environmental problems - climate change, deforestation, water pollution, factory farming and many others - with groups like Sierra Club and Food & Water Watch. When you graduate from Green Corps, we'll help you find a career with one of the nation's leading environmental and social change groups.
Fall Application Deadline: October 11, 2015.
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Intern or Work for IMPACT
Impact is now accepting applications to join their team! As a nonprofit that works to win positive change for our environment, our democracy and our future through action campaigns, Impact addresses issues like global warming, clean water, big money's influence over our democracy and other issues that matter to our future. The fall application deadline is October 18. Immediate positions and internships available.
Soros Fellowship Information Meeting
Current seniors who are naturalized citizens or whose parents are naturalized citizens might consider applying for the Soros fellowship, worth up to $90,000 for two years of graduate school. If you are creative, academically successful leaders who can articulate what being an American citizen means to you and how you plan to contribute to society, consider applying. The CU deadline is October 16.
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Work for Environment America
Environment America runs campaigns to tackle global warming, stop fracking and protect the places we love. And, we're hiring.
Right now, we're hiring entry-level staff --an Environment America Fellow and a Digital Media Campaigner--looking to kick start their career in environmental action and advocacy through our fellowship program and for people to help run our digital campaigns. Priority Deadline for Applying: October 25, 2015. More Information and Application
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Business Minor--Applications Due Soon
For students interested in completing a Business Minor with CU's Leeds School of Business, the
application deadline is October 14. Those interested in Spring 2016 entry should apply as soo
n as possible, as the program is filling up quickly. Next Business Minor Information Session: Tuesday, October 13, 4:00 p.m. in UMC 386. E-mail Marie Pecoraro with any questions, or call 303-492-8378.
Business Minor--New Global Business Track
Historically the Business Minor has offered 3 tracks: Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Analytics. Starting Spring 2016 the Leeds Business Minor will launch a 4th track: Global Business to complement the current three: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Analytics. Unlike the other Business Minor courses/tracks, the Global track will only be offered during Maymester to 18 select students who will travel to China. The application deadline to be considered for this track is October 20. For more information, e-mail Tracy Jennings or read the program brochure on the Study Abroad website.
NEW! Certificate in Global Environmental Affairs (GEA)
The Certificate in Global Environmental Affairs is offered jointly by the Program in International Affairs (IAFS) and the Program in Environmental Studies (ENVS). This certificate is open to all majors at CU-Boulder, and it draws upon courses and interdisciplinary expertise in both IAFS and ENVS. The certificate links and develops knowledge of global environmental policies and practices. For IAFS and ENVS students, it will provide additional value for the two interdisciplinary majors.
GEA Certificate Website
Certificate in Renewable and Sustainable Energy (RSE)
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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NEW Campus Recycling Center Grand Opening!
The Campus Recycling Center facility was designed to help the university achieve its goal of diverting 90 percent of campus waste from landfills and includes designated space for waste composition analysis, educational outreach, and collaboration with students in support of the university's academic mission.
When: Thursday, October 15, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Dedication--speakers and refreshments--at 4:30 p.m.
Guided tours of the facility at 4:00 p.m and 5:00 p.m.
Where: Grounds and Recycling Operations Center
1060 Regent Drive
Bicycle parking is available on the south side of Regent Autopark. Busing? RTD route 209, the STAMPEDE and HOP buses service the area. Vehicle short-term paid parking is available in Lot 440 on Regent Drive.
For more information about CU Recycling, click here!
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Ralphie's Green Stampede Needs Volunteers This Season!
Interested in joining the Zero Waste movement? As the first collegiate sports zero waste program in the country, we are a leader in the field of green sports! Volunteers act as Zero Waste Goalies to help spectators choose the right bin for their waste, and afterward sort and weight the compost to make this event a success. PERKS: Free T-Shirt and Meal Ticket, you can watch the 4th Quarter, and a fantastic Zero Waste experience!
Sign up to be a goalie here.
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Colorado Renewable Energy Monthly Meeting
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he CRES-Boulder County chapter hosts monthly meetings to engage and educate the community on topics ranging from climate change and the environment to clean energy technology and local supportive legislation.
CRES is working in coordination with the CU Energy Club and other local organization to provide engagement and education that is unique to the community.
Topic: Climate Change, Sustainability, and Arctic and Alpine Research
Speaker: Dr. James White, Fellow and Director of INSTAAR
When: October 13, 2015, 6:45 - 9:00 p.m.
Where: Koelbel Business School, Room S127
Event Flyer
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Sustainable CU Grants
Do you have an idea for a project that will make CU greener? The E-Center is looking for eco-innovators whose ideas we can help come to fruition by funding projects that incorporate renewable energy, energy efficiency, recycling and waste reduction, and other innovative projects that reduce the CU Boulder campus impact on climate and environment.
Sustainable CU Grant Application deadline: October 19.
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Career Services Talks for October 12 - 16
Explore
Majors & Careers Workshop
When: Tuesday, October 13, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Where: C4C Abrams Lounge
Buff Talks: Careers in Natural Foods
When: Tuesday, October 13, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.,
Where: C4C Abrams Lounge
Resumes & Networking Workshop
When: Wednesday, October 14, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Where: C4C S350
Career Services Website
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SASC Academic Skills Workshops for October 12 - 16
When: Monday, October 12, Noon
Where: C4C, N320
When: Tuesday, October 13, 3:30 p.m.
Where: Fleming 150
When: Tuesday, October 13, 6:00 p.m.
Where: Norlin M250C
When: Wednesday, October 14, 1:30 p.m.
Where: Fleming 190
When: Thursday, October 15, 5:00 p.m.
Where: Fleming 150
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Front Range Bioneers Conference: October 23 - 25
Bioneers is the preeminent international gathering of leading innovators and visionaries who offer practical solutions to the most pressing environmental and social issues of our time. In its 26th year, Bioneers continues to uniquely and authentically articulate the relationships between environment, health, social justice and spirit. In its 13th year, Front Range Bioneers is a Bioneers Resilient Communities Network Event and offers a weekend of sharing, learning and action, and is a uniquely affordable community event that brings together the progressive thinkers of this colorful region.
Bioneers Conference Program
Registration Information
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Global Environmental Issues Focus Group
The University of Colorado is sponsoring a series of focus groups to learn people's views on global environmental issues and ways in which such problems might be handled for an international study on this topic. Participants must be 18 or older. Focus group sessions will be convened on weekends in October at the Center for Science and Technology Policy Research, located at
1333 Grandview Avenue, Boulder, CO 80309.
Participants will receive a $10 Gift Card for Starbucks. Contact
cufocusgroup@gmail.com or 303-735-0451 for more information. Groups will be running soon in October, so if you are interested, please don't delay!
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Earth System and Space Science Poster Conference: Registration Deadline October 23
You are invited to attend the 9th annual Earth System and Space Science (ESSS) poster conference, which is sponsored each year by ATOC. The conference will be held on Friday, November 13, in the
MacAllister Building. The keynote talk will be given at 10:30 a.m. by Dr. Michael Alexander from NOAA/ESRL; the poster session will be held from 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Event Flyer
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Call for Participants for Eco Profiles:
Do you live green? Have tips for sustainable action to share? Then the Environmental Center wants to feature you! They are looking for eco-friendly buffs to star in articles and/or short videos that will profile students making sustainable choices. You could be featured in CU Today, Colorado Daily, the Environmental Center's website and more for your commitment to sustainability. Help get the word out that CU students live green! Contact
Drew Searchinger
to be featured!
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Registrar's Academic Calendar
Scholarship Application Deadlines
Financial Aid Website
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