Introduction to Environmental Studies (ENVIR 100), SPR 2015

NOW OPEN FOR SPRING 2015:

ENVIR 100 Introduction to Environmental Studies

Mon/Wed/Fri 9:30-10:20
Varying quiz sections Tues or Thurs
5 credits
Thomson Hall (THO) Room 101
UW Seattle Campus

·         Learn more about contemporary environmental challenges and responses, including climate change, ocean acidification, crop plant diversity, and social justice.

·         Engage in challenging conversations with peers, professors and community members about how to best participate in the work of planetary stewardship.

·         Recognize the complexity in environmental issues and our connections to these issues at multiple scales, from local to global.

·         Participate in a dynamic and unique learning experience with an interdisciplinary teaching team.

Co-taught by:
Kristi Straus, Program on the Environment (kmstraus@uw.edu)
Yen-Chu Weng, Program on the Environment (yweng@uw.edu)
Bios here: http://depts.washington.edu/poeweb/people/faculty.php

How to Register

·         Open to all students from any department.

·         No add code required.

·         Register for ENVIR 100 (SLN 14021).

Questions? Please email the instructors listed above.

Nosh on Nature, Thurs Jan 15th, 12:30 - 1:30pm

Civil Engineering & Environermnt Information Session for Prospective Undergraduates

Attend an information session for prospective students to learn more about the CEE major from faculty and the departmental advisors.All prospective undergraduates (UW, community college, high school students, etc.) are welcomed to attend! All information sessions are open to the public.

Event Details

Friday, December 5
12:30-1:20pm
More Hall, Room 110 (UW Seattle campus)

To RSVP for the session and for more information about CEE, please visit www.ce.washington.edu

Environment Classes, ranging from the 200 - 400 level, Winter 2015

ENVIR 239 - Sustainability: Personal Choices, Broad Impacts
Instructor: Megan Horst, Program on the Environment
Kristi Straus, Program on the Environment
Days and Time: MWF, 1:30-2:20pm
Credits: 3 (SLN 14185) or 5 (SLN 14186, requires additional 50 hours of service learning)
Answer questions such as
· What does sustainability mean?
· How do you make sustainability choices in your everyday life?

ENVIR 439 - Attaining a Sustainable Society
Instructor: Elizabeth Wheat, Program on the Environment
Time and Days: 3:30-4:50pm MWF
Credits: 3 - SLN 14208
Main Topics:
· Identify major impediments to achieving a sustainable society
· Choose from among one of four hopeful movements and explore how that movement is helping our society move toward a more sustainable future: Food, Energy, Economics or Governance.

​ENVIR 485 - Environmental Planning Permitting in Practice
Instructor: Todd Wildermuth, School of Law
Time and Days​: 10:30am-12:20pm, T, Th
Credits: 5 - SLN 14212
Main Topics:
· Advanced survey of applied environmental regulation for project managers or students from any major with an interest in environmental law, policy and planning.

ENVIR 495 E - Grant Proposal Practicum
Instructor: Frederica Helmiere, Program on the Environment
Time and Days: 2:30-5:20, W
Credits: 3 - SLN 14218
Main Topics:
· Develop skills in grant-writing, project development and project management for projects targeting sustainability goals.

ENVIR 495 F - Environmental Communication, Messaging and Outreach
Instructor: P. Sean McDonald, Program on the Environment
Time and Days: 3:30-4:20pm
Credits - 2 - SLN: 21099
Main Topics:
· This course will explore the variety of media and methods for conveying environmental information in the digital age.

Visit this link for more information about the above mentioned courses.

If you are interested in learning more about the Environmental Studies major, please check out our website. Feel free to email us if you have any questions!

Julie Johnston

Undergraduate Academic Adviser
Program on the Environment
University of Washington
Wallace Hall 012 [map]
Schedule an advising appointment
E: juljohn@uw.edu T: 206.616.1208
PoE Blog

Student Web Developer Position- Autumn 2014

The Environmental Stewardship & Sustainability office (green.uw.edu) is looking for a web developer to help create new interactive online interfaces for Green Certification programs and Sustainability Snapshots, updating and building new features for the sustainability map, create features to better browse and find content on the site, integrate a new blog with the existing website, as well as general development and maintenance work on the ESS website as needed. The developer will also have opportunities to propose features to create and add to the site to improve navigation, usability or discoverability of content.

Candidates should have experience with Drupal (Drupal module development preferred); Web development experience including strong knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, PHP, and/or other development languages, computer programs and design software; strong organizational skills and ability to manage competing deadlines and prioritize time accordingly.

To apply, go to HuskyJobs (careers.uw.edu/huskyjobs) and search for job #83766.

Green Corps: Early application deadline Oct 10

Green Corps is looking for college graduates who are ready to take on the
biggest environmental challenges of our day.

In Green Corps’ yearlong paid program, you’ll get intensive training in the skills you need to make a difference in the world. You’ll get hands-on experience fighting to solve urgent environmental problems — global warming, deforestation, water pollution, factory farming and many others — with groups like Sierra Club and Food & Water Watch. And when you graduate from Green Corps, we’ll help you find a career with one of the nation’s leading environmental and social change groups.

For more information, read on or visit http://www.greencorps.org/findoutmore.

In your year with Green Corps:

Be trained by the best: Green Corps organizers take part in trainings with leading figures in the environmental and social change movements: people like Adam Ruben, former political director and current board president of MoveOn.org, and Bill McKibben, author and founder of 350.org.

Gain experience across the country: Green Corps sends organizers to jumpstart campaigns for groups such as Rainforest Action Network, Power Shift, and Environment America in San Francisco, Chicago, Boston and dozens of other places in between.

Make an impact on today’s environmental challenges: Green Corps organizers have built the campaigns that helped keep the Arctic safe from drilling; led to new laws to support clean, renewable energy; convinced major corporations to stop dumping in our oceans; and much, much more.

Get paid! Green Corps organizers earn a salary of $25,000. Organizers also have a chance to opt into our health care program with a pre-tax monthly salary deferral. We offer paid sick days and holidays, two weeks paid vacation and a student loan repayment program for those who qualify.

Launch your career: Green Corps will help connect you to environmental and progressive groups that are looking for full-time staff to build their organizations and help them create social change and protect our environment.

Interview weekends are happening in Boston, MA, Washington, DC, Chicago, IL, and San Francisco, CA.

Morris K & Stewart L Udall Scholarship

Campus Application Deadline: November 6, 2014
National Application Deadline: March 4, 2015

The Udall Foundation awards scholarships to college sophomores and juniors for leadership, public service, and commitment to issues related to American Indian nations or to the environment. Selected Udall Scholars receive up to $5000 for eligible academic expenses.   The Udall scholarship honors the legacies of Morris Udall and Stewart Udall, whose careers had a significant impact on American Indian self-governance, health care, and the stewardship of public lands and natural resources.

Applicants for the Udall Scholarship are selected on the basis of the following:

· Commitment to a career related to the environment, or to tribal public policy, or to American Indian health care;
· Leadership, public service, consensus building, and integrity;
· Academic achievement; and
· An understanding of the Udall legacy, demonstrated through the application essay.

Upcoming Information Sessions:

·         4:00 – 4:50 p.m., Monday, October 13, 2014, 173Q MGH Team Room

·         1:00 – 1:50 p.m., Tuesday, October 29, 2014, 173Q MGH Team Room

RSVP https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/143

Campus Application Can be found at this link:
https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/scholarq/249427  

For more information, please see the Udall websites:
Udall: http://www.udall.gov/OurPrograms/Scholarship/WhoShouldApply.aspx  

Or the Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships and Awards webpage:
http://expd.washington.edu/scholarships/search/search-results.html?page_stub=morrisundergraduate

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact:

Mona Pitre-Collins | Director, Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards
Center for Experiential Learning and Diversity | 171 Mary Gates Hall | Box 352803
University of Washington | Seattle | WA 98195 | 206-221-6059 | Fax 206-685-7264
http://expd.washington.edu/scholarships/omsfa

Autumn Courses: Public Health & Food

The Health Services department in the School of Public Health offers new Undergraduate Special Topics courses this Autumn quarter: 

15611

HSERV 490-A

4 Credits

MW 1000-1120

COE,NORMA

ECONOMICS TO SOLVE TODAY'S HEALTH CARE PROBLEMS

22103

HSERV 490-C

4 Credits

MW 230-420

BEZRUCHKA,STEPHEN  

A PRACTICAL INTRODUCTION TO ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH IN PUBLIC HEALTH

22324

HSERV 490-S

4 Credits

TTh 100-220 + various discussion sections

PETRESCU-PRAHOVA,MIRUNA

SOCIAL NETWORKS AND HEALTH

22105

HSERV 490-W

4 Credits

MW 300-420

F 230-320

HAGOPIAN,AMY & KANTER,EVAN

WAR & HEALTH: EXPLORES THE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF WAR AND THE ROLE OF PROFESSIONALS IN PREVENTING WAR  

For all Public Health courses see the following website: 
http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/AUT2014/hlthsvcs.html

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The College of the Environment offers: 

Introduction to Food and the Environment

C ENV 110

Meets both Natural World and Individuals and Societies Requirements

(I&S/NW)

SLN# 11809

No prerequisites. Great for Freshmen!

Everyone eats, and all food production has environmental consequences. Discover environmental science through food production. Explore the link between the decline of civilizations and current farmer efforts to cope with changing water supply, topsoil loss, and technology. Create a food diary and find out the environmental consequences of your diet. Understand what climate change, politics, culture, biodiversity, and geography have to do with food.

See: http://depts.washington.edu/coenv/food/study/courses#cenv

FIG options:

C ENV 110 (5 credits) + CHEM 142 (5 credits) + GEN ST 199 “university Community” (2 credits)

C ENV 110 (5 credits) + ENGL 131 (5 credits) + GEN ST 199 “university Community” (2 credits)

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The Nutritional Sciences undergraduate seminar (NUTR 490) has space available for AUT 2014. The theme for autumn is Sustainable Food and Nutrition Security. For students pursuing the minor in Nutritional Sciences, this 1-credit course is required and is now offered both AUT and WIN quarters to help students meet that requirement. The seminar is also open to all UW faculty, staff, and students, so if there’s a topic you’re interested in, we hope you’ll join us! 

Environment Washington - Jobs for Students:

The Fund for the Public Interest is a national non-profit organization that works to build support for progressive organizations across the country. We run campaigns for USPIRG, Environment America, the Human Rights Campaign, and Fair Share.

Currently in Seattle, we are working on a campaign to protect forests and wildlife in the North Cascades. Campaign staff will build membership for Environment Washington, educate and activate citizens to protect 230,000 acres of forests outside of North Cascades National Park, and generate political pressure on key elected officials by running phone banks.

Working with Environment Washington represents a fantastic opportunity to earn between $10-15/hr while working for a great cause, and gaining valuable communication and campaign leadership skills.

Join our campaign office!

Follow the link below to apply online, or call our office at (206) 621-8334 (ask for Sean!)

http://fundforthepublicinterest.org/page/fpi/apply-now-seattle-0

We look forward to hearing from you!

Sean Anderson

Assistant Canvass Director

Fund For the Public Interest

206 621 8334