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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 Climate Reality Social Media Coordinator-Boulder Office Application Deadline TODAY!
The Climate Reality Project, a nonprofit organization founded by former Vice President Al Gore, is offering a
full-time position as a Social Media Coordinator. This position will play an integral role in a fast-paced organization that combines strategic campaigns and cutting-edge communications to win concrete victories on the path to solving the climate crisis. The Social Media Coordinator will assist the Communications/Digital team with monitoring and maintaining multiple Climate Reality social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.).
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.
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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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Mount Hood Wilderness Ranger Paid Summer Internship
Are you interested in a career in natural resource management? Do you love to hike, work hard outside, and enjoy the beauty and challenge of the mountains? The Mt. Hood National Forest is seeking wilderness ranger interns to protect and preserve four spectacular Wilderness areas in the Mt. Hood National Forest.
Application deadline is May 18, 2015.
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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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!
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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.
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ENVS 1000 Introduction to Environmental Studies-Offered Summer B Term at CU Denver South in Parker
Instructor: Elizabeth Koeble
Surveys environmental studies, examining ecological, socioeconomic, political, aesthetic, and technological factors that influence the quality of life on Earth. Required for ENVS majors.
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ENVS 3100-571 Topics in ENVS: Boulder's Open Space-Offered Summer A Term-NEW!
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 9am-2pm.
Fulfills the ENVS Application requirement.
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 3521 Climate Politics and Policy-Offered Summer A Term
Instructor: Max Boykoff
The objective of this course is to understand, explore and critically analyze how climate changing activities are governed. Read the entire course description here.
Fulfills the ENVS Cornerstone requirement OR partially fulfills the ENVS Specialization requirement.
ENVS/IAFS 3640 Global Data Analysis-Offered in Fall-NEW!
Instructor: Jason Neff
Develop data analysis techniques for global environmental data including demographic, economic, agricultural, fisheries, and energy sectors. The course is designed to support the development of basic and intermediate data analysis skills through hands-on exploration of up-to-date global data sets from a variety of sources. NOTE: This course is being taught in the MacAllister Building on East Campus.
Fulfills the ENVS Application requirement.
ENVS 4050-001 Field Studies: Field Methods in Ecosystem Science-Offered in Fall
Instructor: Eve-Lyn Hinckley
Ecosystem science is the study of the relationships among living organisms, physical features, biogeochemical processes, and human activities in ecological communities. This course is designed to provide you with both a conceptual understanding of ecosystem science and practical experience designing and conducting research. Read the entire course description here. NOTE: This course is being taught in the MacAllister Building on East Campus.
Fulfills the ENVS Application 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 4500-003 Introduction to Scientific Computing in the Atmospheric Sciences-Offered in Fall
This course will help you build a computational toolbox to solve many research problems in atmospheric sciences by introducing you to:
- UNIX-learn how to navigate a computer operating system
- Python and NCL-learn computing languages to analyze data and visualize results
- vi-edit your code in a text editor
This course will emphasize important basics in scientific computing needed to solve various research and analysis problems in the atmospheric and sciences. You will learn how to navigate in the UNIX environment (e.g., login, file editing, file transfer, file system navigation), manipulate and analyze large datasets, and visualize results using Python and NCL.
Prerequisites: ATOC 1050 (or equivalent) or permission from the instructor. Questions?
catrin.mills@colorado.edu
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.
EDUC 4833 Teaching and Learning Earth Systems-Offered in Fall
Learn and develop pedagogically effective strategies for teaching and understanding Earth Science concepts. Particular emphasis is placed on understanding the importance of geoscience habits of mind (i.e. spatial/temporal reasoning, multiple working hypotheses, geographic context). The course focuses upon inquiry and evaluation of evidence, the importance of background knowledge and misconceptions, and developing effective discourse within and outside the classroom.
Fulfills the ENVS Application requirement.
ENVD 4365-002 LEED Lab-Offered in Fall-NEW!
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 3812-050 Mexico, Central America, & the Caribbean-Offered in Augmester (Aug. 3-20)
Instructor: Fernando Riosmena
Partially fulfills the ENVS Specialization requirement.
GEOG 4120-100 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.
GEOG 4371 Forest Geography-Offered in the Fall
Instructor: Holly Barnard
Are you interested in forest ecology and in getting hands-on field experience for a future career in the environment?
Have you ever wondered how trees grow so large and live so long? Are you curious about how disturbances such as bark beetles and fire impact our Colorado forests? We will combine a mixture of
field trips, in-class labs, critical thinking, and lectures to give you a strong foundation in forest ecology. When possible, we try to hold class outside because it is easier to learn about trees when you can see and touch them!
Partially fulfills the ENVS Specialization requirement.
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GEOG 4401 Soils Geography-Offered in Fall-NEW!
Instructor: Daniel Liptzin This course will focus on the factors that affect soil formation and how these factors produce local to global geographic variability in soil properties. We will investigate the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils and how humans are altering these properties. The course lectures will be supplemented with an all day field trip to learn about the diversity of soils around Boulder. Some background in physical geography, inorganic chemistry, and/or ecology would be helpful but not required. 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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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 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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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
Hard as Nails Obstacle Mud Race Sunday May 17
Colorado's most exciting community-oriented and family-friendly adventure race, Hard As Nails Obstacle Mud Race, will take place this Sunday, May 17th. Organized by Colorado Wilderness Rides and Guides (CWRAG), Hard As Nails is a race by Coloradans for Coloradans. Hard As Nails benefits Growing Home, a local anti-poverty organization whose integrative, multi-generational programs are keeping families in their homes and helping kids succeed in school, and the Westminster Legacy Foundation, supporting programs and projects for the Westminster community. Volunteers are still being accepted (who can race pro-bono!), and onsite registration is available. If nothing else, consider bringing the kids, their race course is age-appropriate and loads of fun.
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Women in Science and Engineering Lecture May 21
The WiSE student group is holding the last seminar led by Dr. Chris Bowman. He will talk about how to successfully navigate through graduate school. It will be very useful for undegraduates interested in graduate school. Lunch will be provided.
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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
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MyCUInfo on or after March 23.
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