December 2014 Environmental Studies graduates and their families are cordially invited to the ENVS Recognition Ceremony and Reception in the Eaton Humanities Building 1B50, Friday, December 19 at 2:00 p.m.

No tickets are required and academic regalia (cap and gown) is recommended.  Attention Graduates: Each graduate will have an opportunity to say a few words on stage.  More Information 

Center of the American West

The American West Faculty has internships for the Spring 2015 semester. The positions currently available are with History Colorado, The Nature Conservancy, and Colorado Humanities.

These are 3-credit hour internships open to CU juniors and seniors with a minimum GPA of 3.0.  Details on the CAW internship program, job descriptions, and how to apply.   

Snow Hydrology Internship (GEOG 3930)

The snow hydrology internship consists of a full day in the field each week conducting state-of-the-art measurements in snow hydrology with personnel from the NSF-funded Niwot Ridge Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program. Interns receive 3 units of credit in upper division Geography. The primary duty is to construct snowpits to measure important snow properties, including density, temperature, snow water equivalent, grain size, grain type, and stratigraphy. Students will be exposed to a multitude of winter research activities, including an ongoing climate warming experiment. Interns will also work in the Kiowa Environmental Chemistry lab when they are not in the field, helping to process samples collected in the field. Students are also required to be co-enrolled (or have previously taken) Snow Hydrology (GEOG 4321) and therefore applicants should prioritize enrolling in this class as soon as their registration appointment allows given the popularity of the class. (Waitlisted applicants will still be considered.) Snow interns will also produce a poster presenting their work at the Hydrologic Sciences Research Symposium held at CU in the spring.

Geography Professor Mark Williams will mentor the snow internship program. Graduate student Kelsey Dailey will serve as the field coordinator.

The snow hydrology interns must have their own ski equipment and arrange transportation to CU Boulder's Mountain Research Station. Interns must have Fridays completely free. Interns generally car pool, sharing costs among themselves, leaving Boulder about 6:30 am and returning to Boulder about 5pm. Most weeks, students will ski 4 miles, gaining 2000' in elevation, to the main research site at the Saddle. The skiing is not technical - light weight ski equipment will work. Snowshoes are not acceptable. Interns must have clothing sufficient to be comfortable and able to work under extreme climate conditions, where air temperatures are often lower than -20*C and wind speeds greater than 25 miles per hour. Interns must be comfortable working in these potentially challenging weather conditions and are expected to be a contributing team member in all conditions.

There will be an organizational meeting for interns the first week of the spring semester. Field work will start the second week of the spring semester. Attendance is mandatory.

If you are interested in being a snow intern, please write a letter of application that:

• is a maximum of two pages in length.
• explains why you are interested in the program.
• details your ability (including past jobs, training or internships) to conduct the required fieldwork in these challenging conditions.
• provides information on your future direction or goals after graduation.
• specifies your availability for a brief (15 minute) interview the week of December 1-5.

Letters of application should be sent by Friday, November 21st to Kelsey Dailey. Brief interviews will be held the week of December 1-5. Selection and notification of interns will be made by December 8, 2014. The selected students will then register as snow hydrology interns with Darla Shatto, Undergraduate Assistant for Geography. Students must have taken or be registered/waitlisted for GEOG 4321.

CSU seeks a motivated and qualified PhD student to evaluate the ecological sustainability of forest practices associated with biomass harvesting in beetle-killed forests.  Field research will be conducted in forest ecosystems spanning from Colorado to Montana.  The research is part of the Biomass Alliance Network of the Rockies (BANR) project led by Colorado State University. 

The graduate student will enroll in the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology at Colorado State University and will be co-advised by Chuck Rhoades at the US Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station and Monique Rocca at Colorado State.

Qualified students should have 1) excellent written and oral communication skills, 2) university coursework, experience, and enthusiasm for ecosystem ecology, soil science, C and N biogeochemistry, and active land management.  Interested applicants should send a letter of interest, resume, university transcripts (unofficial version is ok), and contact information for professional references to Dr. Chuck Rhoades.  All applications received before date January 15th 2015 will be given full consideration.  We hope to hire a candidate by May 2015 who can participate in the summer field season.  

The CU Athletics Department is currently looking for qualified Environmental Studies (ENVS) tutors to join their staff.  Applicants must be available to meet with student-athletes Sunday-Thursday 3-9 PM during fall and spring terms, and must have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA and a B or better in the course(s) tutored.  Spring tutoring will begin Tuesday, January 20 and Tutor Training will be held Thursday, January 15.  If hired, please plan on attending Tutor Training. 

per hour for undergraduate students. 

Jobs That Make an Impact

2 years of action for our environment, our democracy, our future

Impact runs action campaigns on issues that matter, like global warming, clean water and big money's influence over our democracy, and we're hiring!

This isn't a study program or a travel program; it's an action program.  Impact's mission is to create the grassroots action, energy and power it takes to make an impact on important issues.

If you're serious about making an impact on these issues and you're willing to get out and work in the real world, where issue campaigns like these are won and lost, then we're the group for you.

Columbia University and The Earth Institute Announce 

Dean's Environmental Science and Policy Fellowship

This is the first full tuition grant in the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. All prospective students who apply to the program by Jan. 15, 2015, will be eligible for the Fellowship, valued at approximately $72,000.

This 12-month program-jointly developed by Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and The Earth Institute-trains sophisticated managers and policymakers to apply innovative, interdisciplinary and sustainable solutions to environmental issues. The integrated approach reflects the system-level thinking that is needed to understand ecological interactions and maintain the health of Earth's interconnected systems.

Graduates are working in diverse organizations domestically and globally as consultants, environmental protection and restoration specialists, project managers, policy analysts, directors of environmental services, environmental and public health advisors, teachers, researchers, and environmental biologists and engineers.

More information.  

Volunteer Naturalist

Boulder County Parks and Open Space is accepting applications for the 2015 Volunteer Naturalist training class.
If you enjoy nature and sharing your knowledge with others, consider volunteering as a naturalist. Learn more about the program.

Application deadline is November 21 at 5 p.m.  

Sustainable CU: The Environmental Improvement Initiative

ENVD 4361-001:  Inclusive Community Design

Special Topics:  Social Factors in Design 

Spring Semester, 2015

University of Colorado Boulder

Time: Wednesday 3:00-5:30PM

Location: ENVS 102

Professor: Bruce Goldstein

Email: brugo@colorado.edu

IF YOU ARE NOT AN ENVD STUDENT PLEASE CONTACT ME (Brugo@colorado.edu) FOR FOR ENROLLMENT PERMISSION

In this class we will develop the essential skills required to promote community design, from smaller-scale efforts like housing developments and open space management to larger scale and longer term issues such as food security and climate change.

• Facilitation Training
• Conflict and Dispute Resolution
• Public participation techniques
• Collaboration and Multistakeholder consensus processes
• Design Charrettes
• Social network analysis
• Neighborhood convening
• Community scenario building and visioning
• Social media and online tools for civic engagement
• Project monitoring and accountability

This toolkit is critical for pursuing careers within non-profits, government, or private sector companies that engage the public to address social equity, economic growth, and environmental health.

Classes will be varied and interactive, relying on a mixture of case readings and discussion, interactive activities, outside speakers, field experiences, and the occasional lecture. Evaluation will be based on in-class work, journaling and writing assignments - there will be no exams.

Summit to career success with the CU Buffs Professional Program!  Whether you're still exploring career options, or searching for internships or full-time jobs, this program has resources just for you.  Work at your own pace to explore 

CU-Boulder majors and connect the dots to your career.  Then find out what employers want, and seek out internships and jobs in areas of interest.  Completing the program makes your application stand out and lets employers know you have the skills and talent to be a CU Buffs Professional!   

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