ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
NEWSLETTER
In
this issue:
** Upcoming ES Events: Two opportunities to hear about off campus study
opportunities!
** ES Program News: New Spring Course ~ The Environment and Human Health
** Jan Plan Funding
** Campus Sustainability:
**
** Jobs and Internships: GIS with TNC, Caribbean Conservation
Corporation, E-Communications Specialist with SCA, and
more
**
Upcoming ES Events
This
week there will be two opportunities to hear about various OCS programs and how
they fit with the ES Program.
Professor David Firmage will host a forum to
discuss the steps to finding an Off Campus Study
Program. He will be joined by ES seniors who have returned with
tales and photos of their experiences.
Tuesday November 8, 7:00 pm in Olin 1
and
Wednesday November 9, 11:30 - 1 in the Private Dining Room in Foss
** ES Program News: New Spring ES course
There is still room in ES 298 (The Environment and Human Health), taught by
Gail Carlson, Biochemist and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Environmental
Studies Program.
ES298 The Environment and Human Health Tuesday/Thursday
Four credit hours.
Carlson
An examination of how human health is impacted by our physical, chemical,
biological, and social environments; how we measure the effects of these
determinants at the level of the cell, tissue, individual, and population; and
how we assess these determinants in order to make regulatory decisions. Topics
include the basic concepts of toxicology, epidemiology, and risk assessment, as
well as the specific human health effects of various forms of pollution,
radiation, synthetic chemicals, global climate change, and biodiversity loss.
Students will conduct a community-wide audit of potential environmental health
threats as part of the course. Because of its interdisciplinary
approach, this course will be of interest to students with a variety of
majors/minors, including but not limited to ES, Biology, Chemistry, Psychology,
Sociology, Anthropology, as well as pre-med students.
** This will count toward the Humans and the Environment section of the ES
requirements.
There is also still room in Professor Carlson's Jan Plan course -- ES113 Women and the Environment
Three credit hours. Gail Carlson
TWRF
The
diverse and complex ways in which women and the natural environment intersect,
using the works and voices of prominent women environmentalists and authors,
including Rachel Carson and Terry Tempest Williams. Topics include how women
around the globe participate in environmental issues, how women's participation
has influenced Western science and environmental policy, and how the physical
and chemical environment uniquely impacts women's health. An important theme of
the course is that understanding the experiences, messages, and actions of
women is critical to our approach to environmental issues today.
** Jan Plan Funding
Mellon Internship Stipend
The
Environmental Studies Program has been awarded a grant by the Mellon Foundation
to fund several environmental internship stipends. The amount of money
available for each stipend will depend on the nature of the internship, the
anticipated budget and financial needs of the applicant, and the availability
of other resources including the employer's ability to provide partial
compensation. Total awards will range from $600 to $3,000. Applications should
be submitted to Beth Kopp, 221 Lunder, beth.kopp@colby.edu
Check out this website (or talk to Beth) for application criteria:
http://www.colby.edu/grants/esmellon/stipends.htm
Deadline is November 14
** Campus Sustainability:
Saturday,
November 12th
Helping Residents Create Environmentally Sustainable Communities
- To register go to www.toxicsaction.org (NOTE
CONFERENCE FEES ARE WAIVED FOR COLBY FACULTY/STUDENTS/STAFF!)
Below
is a list of the speakers, workshops, presenters and agenda for Maine
Environmental Action 2005.
Over a dozen Workshops on making
Workshops List
- The 6 O'clock News: In Insider's View How
Environmental Campaigns are Covered, Naomi Schalit,
Maine Rivers and Paul Schramski, Toxics Action
Center
- Protecting Your Community from Toxic
Pesticides, Will Everitt Everitt,
- Stopping Sprawl in
- Volunteer Recruitment and Board Development
Part I: Recruiting Effective Citizen Leaders, Amy Thompson,
- Reducing Our Exposure: Hazardous Chemicals
Where We Live, Work and Play, Amanda Sears, Environmental
- Learning to Win: The Art of Successful Enviromental Campaigns, Alyssa Schuren,
- Tackling Global Warming: Cars and Power Plants,
Matthew Davis, Environment
- Volunteer Recruitment and Board Development
Part II: Building a Great Board of Directors, Amy Thompson,
- Plum Creek and Wilderness Sprawl, Jym St. Pierre, RESTORE: The North Woods, Jim Glavine, and Ian Burnes,
- Show Me the Money: Raising Funds for Your
Group, Will Everitt,
- It's all Connected: State Budgets, the
Environment, and You, Kathleen McGee, Maine Citizen Leadership Fund
- Being Positive Brings New Life To Any
Cause, Peter Garret
- Public Speaking, Paul Burns, Vermont Public
Interest Research Group
To
Register go to www.toxicsaction.org
** Grad School Opportunities
Opportunities for Graduate Study in Environmental Economics at Harvard
The Environmental Economics Program at Harvard University brings
together an unparalleled group of Faculty Fellows and Pre-Doctoral Fellows
(Ph.D. students) engaged in research, teaching, and outreach efforts in
environmental and natural resource economics and related public policy.
Faculty Fellows come from the Department of Economics, the Kennedy School of
Government, the
Students pursue the Ph.D. degree in one of four programs: Economics, Political
Economy and Government, Public Policy, or Health Policy. In addition to
working closely with the Faculty Fellows and attending the regular seminar in
environmental economics and policy, Ph.D. students in the Environmental
Economics Program meet weekly for their own research lunch seminar, which
allows graduate students to benefit from each other's experience.
Generous financial aid is available in the form of fellowships, scholarships,
and research and teaching assistantships.
Upon graduation, doctorate recipients who have focused on environmental
economics at Harvard in recent years have become assistant professors at such
institutions as
Students who would like to learn more about the program and how to apply for
admission to visit the following website: www.ksg.harvard.edu/cbg/eephuhome.htm
This Master's degree program is designed as an interdisciplinary study of the
nature and function of spatial information systems and the application of these
systems in research. The program allows you to focus on either (1) the
development of new GIS tools and analytical procedures, or (2) the application
of established and new tools and procedures to scientific problems.
For more information, visit:
giscenter.isu.edu/geotech/
or contact Dr. Dan Ames (amesdani@isu.edu)
** Jobs and Internships
E-Communications Specialist The Student Conservation Association
Contact: Mary Margaret Sloan
Email: mmsloan@thesca.org
Description: To create, direct, and coordinate strategies and plans for
electronic communications and fundraising with and among members, alumni,
donors, and parents as well as other prospective donors with existing SCA
affinities. The goals for this position include improving affinity with SCA
through targeted e-newsletters and proactive web site management, leveraging
SCA as a community of conservation leaders who care about the land, and
increasing financial support for SCA by soliciting these audiences.
Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in related area, such as
communications
3-5 years experience in communications
3-5 years experience in fundraising highly desirable
Demonstrated excellent written communications skills (examples will be
requested)
Extensive professional knowledge and experience with electronic communications
media, such as blogs and e-newsletters
Strong knowledge of MS Office, specifically Word, Excel and Outlook
Willingness to travel (2-4 times per year)
Ability to work in a high-paced team environment
Experience with nonprofit organizations highly desirable
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships
Creative-thinker and willingness to try new approaches
Location: negotiable, Charlestown, NH preferred
Duration: full-time
Start Date: December 2005
Hours: full-time
Compensation: $31,025 – $36,500 (if based in NH). Health,
dental, retirement plan, and generous vacation.
Application Procedure: Send resume and cover letter to Mary Margaret Sloan,
Student Conservation Association, 689 River Road, PO Box 550, Charlestown, NH
03603, or to mmsloan@thesca.org
Caribbean Conservation Corporation
4424 N.W. 13th Street, Suite A-1, Gainesville, FL 32609 USA
e-mail: resprog@cccturtle.org tel: (352) 373-6441, fax: (352) 375-2449. Caribbean
Conservation Corporation (CCC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to
ensuring the survival of sea turtles and other wildlife within the wider
ECHO
17391 Durrance Rd.
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Community Upliftment Soceity
Nepal (CUSN) program especially for international students in the differing
areas of orphanages, sustainable agriculture and conservation, English
teaching, and health care. CUSN can offer internship in
- Traditional Nepali Arts
- Natural Medicine and Ethno- botany
- Environment and Conservation
- Health
- Teaching
- Women studies
- Development studies
- Journalism
- Nepali language
- Report Writing
- Handicraft
- Buddhism (and many others)
Under the Nepal internship program, the intern engages in daily project
activities. In most cases, interns develop a report/paper in a particular area
of interest. Generally, the director or staff members of this
project serves as a supervisor for the intern. As an intern, you stay
with host families who live near the project in which you are involved. Most of
the time, the director of the project will work to help you successfully
complete your field report. Please ask CUSN if you need any help locating
information and materials for your internship program. In order to get the most
out of your internship position in
If you have any question for the program please contact us at
info@cusnepal.org.np
GIS Internship, Part-Time
Pour your heart and soul into our land and water.
The Nature Conservancy, the world's largest private conservation organization,
seeks a self-motivated GIS Intern for our
Minimum of 3 years related college course work or related experience required. Excellent communication and teamwork skills, strong knowledge of
ESRI GIS software, as well as MS Office.
To apply, send resume & cover letter to Job #GISI at pacareers@tnc.org. EOE.
For a detailed job description, please visit us at nature.org/careers
Research Assistant at the
Woods Hole Research Center
Location: Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Responsibilities: The Woods Hole Research Center (www.whrc.org) has a Research Assistant position
open with responsibilities in remote sensing and programming for mapping and
modeling of land-use change and ecosystem/dynamics.
Required Qualifications: M.A. with experience in remote sensing,
spatial statistics, advanced GIS.
Desired Qualifications: Carbon/hydrologic/land use change modeling,
programming, World Wide Web development. Biology, ecology, environmental science background.
Communication Skills: Spoken and written fluency in English with
excellent communication skills.
Compensation: Salary: Mid-$30,000's.
Start Date: January - February, 2006.
To Apply: Please send, by mail or fax (no e-mail applications), a cover
letter, resume, and list with names, mailing addresses, e-mail addresses, and
telephone numbers for three references, to:
Research Assistant Search
Woods Hole Research Center
PO Box 296
Woods Hole MA 02543-0296
Fax: 508-540-9700