June 5, 2015


The ENVS Weekly Digest features current events and opportunities available to ENVS majors. Check the Environmental Studies Program's News and Events page 
for information on internship opportunities, workshops, classes, and other events.  

Spring 2015 ENVS Newsletter 

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    Enjoy the Sunshine Between the Storms and Stay Safe! :-)
ENVS Special Events
School of the Environment and Sustainability Series
Will resume in Fall 2015.

Fellowships, Internships, and Jobs

Alliance for Climate Education Development Associate

The Alliance for Climate Education (ACE) has a mission to educate and activate high school students to strengthen and sustain the climate movement. Since 2008, ACE has educated 1.9 million high school students nationwide, and empowered over 300,000 youth to take action in their personal lives, in their schools and as leaders in the broader community.  Application Deadline is June 19, 2015.

More Information and Application Instructions 

  

EPA Hiring Environmental Science Communications Associate - Research Triangle Park 

The EPA Environmental Research and Business Support Program has an immediate opening for an Environmental Policy Communications Associate with the Office of Research and Development at the EPA facility in Washington, D.C.  Based on assignments received, the associate shall assist primarily with technical writing and editing, document formatting, and data entry videos.

 

Qualifications include: must have completed at least 2 years of college, working toward a degree in environmental science, ecology, biology, physical science, communications, or a related subject.  It is desirable for the candidate to have strong written, oral, and electronic communication skills; proficiency with Microsoft Office; excellent proof reading and editing skills; a working knowledge of website design.

More Information and Application Instructions

Questions? EPAjobs@orau.org

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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. 

More Information and Application Instructions 

 

Silent Spring Institute Internship Opportunities 

Silent Spring Institute in Newton, MA is a non-profit research organization dedicated to identifying-and changing-the links between the environment and women's health, especially breast cancer.  They seek applicants with skills and interests in environmental health science and policy and non-profit management.  Responsibilities may include literature searches, interviewing, environmental sampling, data management, and writing, among other possibilities.

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  
Classes and Certificates
SUMMER CLASSES
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.
About CU Denver South 
   
Instructor: Fernando Riosmena
Partially fulfills the ENVS Specialization requirement.   
Class Flyer
 
 

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
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
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ATOC 6020-802 Seminar on Precipitation Systems 
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
Instructor: Jeffrey Writer
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

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 4120-100 Global Change Ecology
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
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 .

PACS 2500 Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies   

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.   

Class Flyer 

 

PSCI 4028-005 Special Topics: Green Energy Policies in the U.S.  

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
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.

More Information   

Seminars, Workshops, Films, and Extras

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

  

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."

More Information and Application Instructions  


Startup Green Idea Submission Open! 

Calling all innovators, entrepreneurs, and aspiring entrepreneurs to submit their idea for a clean technology concept or business that will have a big IMPACT on our climate future.                        

 

Startup Green 

Aspen Snowmass, Colorado
August 10-12, 2015  
The Westin Snowmass Resort
100 Elbert Lane
Snowmass Village, CO 81615
 

Sign up and idea submission May 26th - June 19th!

Categories:

Renewable Energy Generation
Energy Reduction and Systems Efficiency
Mitigation Tactics and Education
Eco-conscious Commerce and Retail
Carbon Sequestration  

 

Idea Submission and Virtual Collaboration: May 26 - June 19
Deadline for Team Formation: August 1
Startup Green: August 10 - 12 

Startup Green (August 10-11): $99
Startup Green + 1 day pass to AREDAY Summit (August 12): $295
More Information and Registration 

    

Summer Institute on Sustainability and Energy (SISE)

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.

  

The Summer Institute on Sustainability and Energy (SISE) is a two-week intensive workshop and lecture series for students and professionals.  From August 6-18, a diverse body of participants will engage a broad spectrum of energy and sustainability-related topics through daily presentations, collaborative projects, mentoring activities, site visits, and networking opportunities with leading research institutions and companies in the digital technology and energy sectors.  Senior-level undergraduates (as of the fall of 2014), graduate students, and professionals working in the fields of sustainability and energy who are living, working, or studying in the United States are eligible to apply.  An online application form, a resume, and two letters of reference are required. Applications will be accepted through July 1, 2015 on the SISE website.   
More Information and Application Instructions

Looking for Other Involvement Opportunities or Events?

Check out the CU Environmental Center's Events Calendar and e-newsletter.

Deadlines
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.
More Information 
 
Final Fall Registration & Schedule Adjustment for Continuing Students  
Resumes 8/3/15-8/14/15.
Office of the Registrar 
 
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