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MCEDC Digest, March 6
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Support for Language Learning
Students who are seeking assistance with learning a language for their practicum assignment can now be reimbursed for either an ALTEC (non-credit) language class or a 3-month subscription to an online Rosetta Stone language training course. Students should email their request for support to
mcedc@colorado.edu explaining their need to learn a language and what language they are seeking to study. Students who receive funding to support language lessons will be required to submit a short report on the effectiveness of the classes/software with respect to learning what they needed to function better during their field practicum.
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EDC Student Group News & Events
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2017 WASH Symposium
March 7-8, 2017,
SEEC
In lieu of this week's happy hour, we encourage you to attend the networking opportunities offered through the WASH Symposium. Please register in advance for headcounts.
For more information and to Register NOW!
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Lecture, Q&A with Paul Namphy
Thursday, March 9, 2017 at 5 pm
Benson 180
Paul Namphy, the Municipal Coordinator for Haiti's National Directorate for Drinking Water and Sanitation of Haiti (DINEPA), will be giving a lecture followed by a Q&A session. DINEPA's Municipality Support Project collects water and sanitation data for internally-displaced persons' camps and vulnerable neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince in order to identify service gaps and partner with organizations to address these gaps.
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AEESP Distinguished Lecture
Friday, March 10, 2017 at 11 am
SEEC C120
During our normal breakfast time, there will also be a lecture on "The Global Challenge for Water Supply: Is Seawater Desalination a Sustainable Solution?" with Prof. Menachem Elimelech of Yale University. A reception will follow.
For more information
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Indigenous Entrepreneurship Public Lecture
Tuesday, March 8, 2017 from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolfe Law Building
Chief Littlechield, honorary chief of the Maskwacis Cree First Nation and former senator in the Canadian Parliament, will speak on indigenous entrepreneurship and fostering indigenous access to business and financial services in an increasingly global economy. This public lecture will close the two day UN Expert Seminar on Opportunities and Challenges for Indigenous Peoples' Entrepreneurship on March 6-7.
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Export Yourself: Working Internationally in Denver
Wednesday, March 8, 2017 from 5:30 pm to 7 pm
Posner Center at 1031 33rd St, Denver, CO 80203
Learn what it takes to work internationally from Colorado from a panel of individuals with global careers while living in the Denver area.
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Catapult Design Spring Social
Tuesday, March 21, 2017 from 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm
1115 N Broadway St Suite 108, Denver, CO 80203
Join Catapult Design at their design studio in order to learn more about what they do and to meet other creatives, social innovators, and local change-makers! Snacks and refreshments will be provided!
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EDC Relevant Conferences/Workshops
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Conference Scholarships Available for Engineering Sustainability 2017
Engineering Sustainability 2017 has funding available for a limited number of students and junior faculty members (assistant professor level) who wish to attend the conference and have research interests and/or expertise in the broad topic of sustainable engineering. Funding will be considered up to a maximum of $1,000 per applicant and can include travel, hotel, and registration fees.
Apply here
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Water for Food Global Conference 2017
This year's conference will be held April 10-12, 2017 and will focus on Water for Food Security: From Local Lessons to Global Impacts.
Register Now! Student Rate: $75; Faculty Rate: $250
Photography Contest: What does "water for food" look like from your perspective? Submit images that reflect "water for food" in your community to potentially win cash prizes and complimentary conference registration.
Submissions due April 3!
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Grand Challenges Summit
Registration is open for the 3rd Global Grand Challenges Summit on July 18 to 20, 2017 in Washington DC. Please click
http://ggcs2017.org/ for the GGCS website and to register.
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EPI's 2017 Energy Policy Research Conference
The premier energy policy research conference in the Western US is coming to Park City, Utah September 7-8, 2017.
Submission Deadline: May 5, 2017
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EDC Conference Travel Funds Available
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Remember that the Mortenson Center offers travel funds to students who present EDC-relevant work at conferences. To apply, check out the link on the MCEDC Resources website. You'll also find links to department, college, and campus funding opportunities for conference presentations.
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Employment & Funding Opportunities
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Fritz Schumacher Award
An award intended to recognize individuals for their outstanding contribution to alleviating poverty in the developing world through innovative, simple and sustainable engineering and technology solutions. Winner receives a cash award of £1,000 and certificate.
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Save the Children Summer WASH, Pneumonia & Nutrition Internship
For the summer of 2017 (estimated June 5 to August 5) an intern will focus on the intersection of WASH with Pneumonia and Nutrition by assisting the WASH program director with several research projects and investigating non-traditional donors that could be partners for a WASH-Nutrition-Pneumonia strategy.
Application Deadline: April 15, 2017
Job Posting
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AGI Hiring Governance Adviser
Currently working to support the governments of Sierra Leone, Liberia, Rwanda, Guinea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, and Nigeria.
Apply Now!
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