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School of the Environment and Sustainability Series
The School of the Environment and Sustainability Colloquium Series provides the CU and Boulder community with provocative and insightful conversations that provide compelling illustrations of innovative work in the environment and sustainability taking place in Boulder and elsewhere.
Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2015
3:00 - 3:30 p.m., Reception with light refreshments
Heritage Center (3rd Floor in Old Main)
3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Lecture and Q&A
Old Main Chapel
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Fellowships, Internships, and Jobs
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Athletics Seeking ENVS Tutors!
The CU Athletics Department is currently looking for qualified Environmental Studies (ENVS) tutors to join their staff for Summer 2015 and Fall 2015. Applicants must be available to meet with student-athletes Monday-Friday 9am-5pm during summer term and 3-9pm Sunday-Thursday during fall term. Applicants must have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA and a B or better in the course(s) tutored. Summer tutoring will begin at the start of Maymester on May 11th and Tutor Training will be held sometime in May. If hired, please plan on attending Tutor Training. Advantages to being a tutor in Athletics include a safe work environment, a flexible work schedule, automated web-based scheduling, and discounted/complimentary tickets to Athletics events. Tutoring sessions are typically one-hour long and occur in the study center in the Dal Ward Athletics Building. On average, tutors work 4-6 hours per week. If you are interested please contact us at tutoring@colorado.edu.
Pay is $10 per hour for undergraduate students.
Bioneers is Hiring!
Check out the full descriptions on their website:
Executive Assistant to the President
Youth Leadership Program Coordinator
BookTrails Internship in Steamboat Springs
Have fun this summer and help an environmental organization by teaching youth in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. BookTrails is an exciting organization that offers unique early-education programs promoting environmental awareness taught through reading, writing, and art.
More Information and Application Instructions
Boulder County Parks and Open Space Internship
Conservation Easement Program Assistant
Relationship building with landowners, conservation easement site visits, identification and resolution of potential conservation easement violations, new conservation easement acquisition assistance and coordination with Land Use department on project development. Work to include maintenance of project database, records research, stewardship monitoring and reporting and file preparation and maintenance.
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New Student Welcome Programs Office Positions
Join the New Student Welcome Programs team! Their office is looking to hire current CU-Boulder students who:
- Want to welcome new students and families into the CU-Boulder community
- Can represent CU-Boulder in a positive atmosphere
- Will help families and students become familiar with our academic and campus resources
- Wish to develop leadership, communication and teamwork skills
- Enjoy interacting with a diverse group of individuals
- Are responsible, hard-working, detail-oriented, flexible and punctual!
Application Information
Summer Positions with the Mountain Research Station
The Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) Mountain Research Station in Nederland, CO is seeking 2-3 student workers or work study eligible students to assist with day to day operations and logistics. $10.50-$12.00/hr depending on experience. Must be available May 15th-August 15th 30-40 hours/week. Occasional weekend work. Rustic cabin housing may be available at a very reasonable discount if needed.
As an intern with Impact you'll work with Environment America and U.S.PIRG and their state groups to make a real impact on the most important issues of our time, including helping stop global warming, protect waterways at risk of pollution, and getting big money out of politics. You'll help educate and engage more students and citizens on the most critical issues of our time. You'll help get issues into the media, build coalitions, organize events and lobby decision-makers. Apply by scrolling to the bottom of the IMPACT homepage.
IMPACT Website
Travel, Research, and Education Experience (TREE) Grant Program
The Association for Fire Ecology (AFE) and the Joint Fire Sciences Program (JFSP) are offering grants from $250 to $1,500 to fund student travel to fire-related conferences, symposia, workshops, and laboratories. These competitively-awarded grants will fund direct travel costs for transportation, lodging, registration fees, and printing or preparation of presentation materials (e.g. posters, maps, audio-visual materials). Both Graduate and undergraduate students are eligible. The objective of the TREE travel grant program is to nurture excellence in student research by facilitating active student participation in conferences and other events where they can meet other fire researchers and managers who may provide opportunities for future jobs, internships, or collaborations on research and management projects. Applying for TREE Grants is a simple online application process, and any student can apply, but preference for awarding TREE grants goes to students giving oral or poster presentations at fire-related conferences. Presentations may be about completed research projects, theses/dissertation research, or works-in-progress. For students who have never attended a fire conference before, receiving a TREE Grant and giving an oral or poster presentation make attractive vitae entries for their emerging careers.
More Information and Application
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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.
About CU Denver South
ENVS 2000 Applied Ecology for ENVS-Offered Summer A Term
Covers how ecological ideas and principles underlie both the problems and solutions of multiple environmental issues. The ecology of environmental concerns ranging from endangered species to global carbon cycling will be reviewed, including perspectives from physiological, behavioral, population, community, and ecosystem ecology. Read the entire course description
here.
Partially fulfills the Natural Sciences A & S Core Curriculum requirement
ENVS 2100 Permaculture Design-Offered in Maymester
May 11-29, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Fulfills the ENVS Application 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 using four main components:
1. general introduction: mitigation & adaptation; frames,
perspectives & responsibilities; impacts
2. climate politics and policy at the national and international levels
3. climate politics and policy at the sub-national level: regional, state and city-level governance
4. where climate politics and policy meet the public: non-nation state actors and everyday spaces. Read the entire course description here.
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 added for Fall 2015 and will be available for registration soon.
Fulfills the ENVS Application requirement.
ENVS 4100-001 Special Topics in ENVS: Environments & Peoples: Environment & Human Migration-Offered in Maymester (Same as GEOG 4742-001)
Instructor: Robert McLeman
There is growing concern that in coming decades global migration patterns will be affected by land degradation, weather extremes, food insecurity, pollution, and climate change. As the impacts of global and local environmental change take hold, there is increasing need for researchers, policymakers, and the general public to understand better the complex relationship between environment and migration and the various shapes it may take. Read the entire course description here .
Robert McLeman's TED Talk: Beyond Environmental Refuge
Partially fulfills the ENVS Specialization 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. During the semester, you will learn how to pose your own scientific questions, explore a variety of field methods drawing from ecology, biogeochemistry, and hydrology, process samples in the laboratory, analyze data, and work in small groups to propose a new research project. Read the entire course description here .
Fulfills the Application Course requirement
ENVS 4800 Capstone: Culture, Media and Environmental Issues-Offered Summer A Term
Instructor: Max Boykoff
In this course, we will critically analyze environmental issues and find meaning in our daily lives by way of intertwined media representational practices and culture by way of four main themes:
1. institutions, actors, (collective) psychology
2. mass media
3. understanding and engagement in the public sphere
4. non-nation state actors
Read the entire course description here.
Fulfills the ENVS Capstone requirement
ARTS 4444-570 Art & Rural Environments-6 Credits Offered in Maymester
This is an intensive off-campus course designed interested in the intersection of art and the rural environment. Fieldwork will take place in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, and at cultural sites in Wyoming and the Dakotas.
Fulfills the ENVS Application requirement
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EBIO 4460 Colorado Field Botany-Offered 6/22-7/8
Instructor: Erin Tripp
The course will tour the various corners of the state to survey plant diversity and native plant communities of Colorado.
Fulfills the ENVS Application requirement
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 4363-001 Open Space Systems for all Species-Offered in Maymester
May 11-29, 2015
Get out in your own backyard and learn from the nation's most successful urban land conservation program. Join us in this 3-week intensive course to learn about open space conservation and planning through field trips, analysis and design. Our project will involve the expansion of the Boulder Regional Trails Systems. Read the entire course description here.
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 4100-570 Hydrologic Field Methods and Research Design-Offered in Maymester
Instructor: Alice Hill
May 11-29, 2015
Calling all hands-on learners seeking real-world skills! This 3-credit course focuses on hydrologic field methods including surface, ground and snow water data collection techniques. The class will be heavily field-based with emphasis on gaining proficiency with technical field data collection, basic research design and data analysis, and backcountry field research
skills. It is a great way to learn while taking advantage of Colorado summer weather. Contact alice.hill@colorado.edu with any questions.
Fulfills the ENVS Application requirement
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.
The course, which provides CU undergraduates with a meaningful opportunity to apply acquired skills and knowledge in school-based settings, has emerged as a favorite among CU students. 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
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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ATLAS Speaker Series
The ATLAS Speaker Series hosts distinguished visitors from academia, industry and the arts. The series is an educational and experiential resource for students, faculty and the local community to discuss the challenges, opportunities and innovative applications of technology. Unless otherwise noted, talks are held in the Cofrin Auditorium (ATLAS 100) of the Roser ATLAS building (campus map).
Be Boulder in Sustainability: Sustainable Solutions Brown Bag Series Weekly on Fridays February 6 - May 1, 2015 Noon -1:00 p.m. UMC 425, unless otherwise noted The series will cover a variety of topics in sustainable solutions around CU's Campus and the Boulder community as a whole. You are invited to bring your lunch, meet local leaders and innovators, participate in discussion on sustainable solutions. Sweets and beverages provided. More information Biomimicry Club Event 4/23/15 The Biomimicry Club at CU is pleased to announce this exciting speaker event: April 23rd, 7 PM, Benson 180: Jamie Dwyer of Biomimicry 3.8
Jamie Dwyer is a biologist and architect from Biomimicry 3.8 with a wide range of experience leading sustainable architectural projects. She will be providing a glimpse into her history and work, an introduction to the process and principles of biomimicry, and will address the Biomimicry Institute design challenge: Food Systems.
Do You Know Who I Am? Theatrical Performance 4/27/15
Thousands of young people have grown up in our community, attended school, and contributed to our lives through their work, creativity and service. Some have been in this country since infancy, but because they were born elsewhere they are considered "undocumented." How much do we know about their experience? What happens when they graduate from high school and try to make a life for themselves? Please join in to hear the stories of these courageous members of our community.
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Earth Sciences & Map Library Photo Contest: Submit Your Photos Now-Deadline 4/23/15!
Do you have photographs from your fieldwork, a class field trip, or a hike at Chautauqua (or anywhere)? The Jerry Crail Johnson Earth Sciences & Map Library is holding a photo contest to highlight student photography in the fields of geology, geography, and environmental sciences.
Photos will be judged on:
* Artistic merit: photographic quality, composition, and aesthetics;
* How well an earth feature, process, or system is captured;
* Depth, coherence, and scientific content of the statement of significance.
You can submit up to 3 photos. Entries accepted until April Thursday 23, 2015. The winner will be announced on May 1, 2015. They plan to temporarily display up to 10 entries in the Library and the winner in the soon-to-be created gallery space!
More Information and Photo Submission
(Login with your CU-Boulder identikey)
Questions? Email Katie Lage, Head of the Earth Sciences & Map Library:katie.lage@colorado.edu
Energy Club Events
The CU Energy Club is one of the largest student groups on campus. They are a truly interdisciplinary club, with members from Engineering, Business, Environmental Studies, Arts and Sciences, Law, and more.
Event Calendar
Feminists of the Front Range
The 2015 Women and Gender Studies senior colloquium invites you to participate in our multimedia campaign, Feminists of the Front Range. Inspired by the framework of Humans of New York, they aim to capture the diversity of feminism, from activism to academia, by capturing feminists' stories and likenesses on the Front Range. Check out work so far on their Facebook page. If you would like to be a participant in our project please contact Paige Keller.
Film Screening: #chicagoGirl: The Social Network Takes on a Dictator 4/23/15
"From her childhood bedroom in the Chicago suburbs, an American teenage girl uses social media to coordinate the revolution in Syria. Armed with Facebook, Twitter, Skype and camera phones, she helps her social network "on the ground" in Syria brave snipers and shelling in the streets to show the world the human rights atrocities of a dictator. But just because the world can see the violence doesn't mean the world can help. As the revolution rages on, everyone in the network must decide what is the most effective way to fight a dictator: social media or AK-47s."
From the Bottom Up Film Screening Today 5pm
The film illuminates the links between cultural work and socio-economic change in the Jequitinhonha Valley in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Until the 1990s, this region was ruled by a white, planter-class, called Colonels, whose power originated in a nineteenth century ethnic cleansing campaign against indigenous people that was followed by environmental destruction and monocultural agriculture that depended upon slavery. From the Bottom Up documents how educators, religious leaders and artists have been able to undo this autocratic order primarily by valuing the culture of the poor. It's a story that offers inspiration and invaluable lessons for those trying to bring about economic development and progressive change in other parts of the world.
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Student Academic Success Center Hiring Tutors
See the flyer below for areas needed, hiring criteria and pay information.
Student Academic Success Center Academic Skills Strategies Workshops March 30-May 1
Tribe's Eye-American Students Photograph Environmental Change 4/24/15
10am-12pm CIRES Auditorium
The Tribe's Eye Project engaged Navajo Nation youth in documenting regional climate, environmental, and land-use change issues on the Navajo Nation lands using photography. Mentored by CIRES graduate students and a professional photographer, 27 tribal college students have been exploring a relevant topic on the reservation. The students from Din? College and the Southwestern Conservation Corps will present their photographs in person in Boulder. The event is free and open to the public. RSVP to david.oonk@colorado.edu.
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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Financial Aid Website
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