The ENVS Weekly Digest features current events and opportunities available to ENVS majors. Check the Environmental Studies Program's News and Events page for information on internship opportunities, workshops, classes, and other events.
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ENVS Fall 2014 Recognition Ceremony
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
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.
The colloquium series is held most Wednesdays this fall semester from 3-4:30pm in the Old Main Chapel. Light refreshments will be served from 3-3:30pm in the Heritage Center on the third floor of Old Main, followed by the featured lecture and Q&A from 3:30-4:30pm.
The next event on Wednesday, November 12th, will feature a lecture presented by Susan Clark of Yale University.
SES Colloquium Series WebsiteSpring 2015 Registration Information
Registration opened November 3rd. Check MyCUInfo for your enrollment appointment (i.e. the date and time you can begin registering for courses). Additional Information
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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. 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 20th and Tutor Training will be held Thursday, January 15th. If hired, please plan on attending Tutor Training. Some 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 our study center in the Dal Ward Athletics Building. On average, tutors work 4-6 hours per week. If you are interested please contact [email protected]. Pay is $10 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. To learn more, visit our website at www.weareimpact.org. The priority application deadline is November 7.
Public Interest Internship Experience Program
CU PIIE provides stipends of up to $4,320 for select students working at partnering nonprofit/government agencies in Colorado. Visit Career Services for details. Applications are due January 16, 2015.
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ATOC Classes Available for Spring 2015
ENVS majors,
The department of atmospheric and oceanic sciences (ATOC) will be offering the following classes during spring 2015 that may be of interest to you. Please feel free to contact John Cassano if you have any questions about these classes.
ATOC 1050: Weather and the Atmosphere, T/Th 930-1045AM ATOC 1050: Weather and the Atmosphere, T/Th 330-445PM ATOC 1060: Our changing environment, MWF 300-350PM ATOC 1060: Our changing environment, T/Th 1230-145PM ATOC 1070: Weather and atmosphere lab, many different meeting times
ATOC 3050: Principles of weather, MW 1200-1250PM, recitation TH 500-550PM or F 1200-1250PM
ATOC 3070: Intro to oceanography, T/Th 1100AM-1215PM ATOC 3180: Aviation meteorology, T/Th 1230-145PM
ATOC 3500: Air chemistry and pollution, T/Th 930-1045AM ATOC 3600: Principles of climate, T/Th 1100AM-1215PM
ATOC 3720: Planets and their atmospheres, T/TH 200-315PM ATOC 4200: Biogeochemical oceanography, T/Th 200-315PM ATOC 4750: Desert meteorology, T/Th 200-315PM
ATOC 4770: Wind energy meteorology, T/Th 1100AM-1215PM ATOC 4800: Policy implications of climate, T/Th 930-1045AM
John Cassano
Associate Professor
CIRES / ATOC
phone: 303-492-2221
e-mail: [email protected]
CU Business Intensive Certificate (CUBIC)
CUBIC is specifically tailored to provide non-business juniors, seniors and recent graduates with a critical understanding of business fundamentals. The certificate program serves to complement participants' CU education by bolstering their knowledge of business practices and strategies, expanding their use of business terminology, and sharpening their understanding through real-world scenarios in everyday business experiences. Participants delve into major areas of business education: Accounting, Business and Government, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Leadership & Management, Marketing, Personal Finance, Operations, and Social Responsibility. Students will have the unique opportunity to apply business theories and tools learned in CUBIC to a Vail Resorts cohesion case. In addition, students participate in approximately 15 hours of career development activities, such as effective job searching, interviewing, r�sum� and cover letter writing and receive a r�sum� critique with local HR experts.
Throughout the three weeks, students will be a part of an entrepreneurial team project in which they will create a business plan for a new business venture or product, which will be presented to a judges panel of business professionals on the last day of class.
Now through January 1, 2015, CUBIC is offering an early-bird discount of 15%. This can be paired with the A&S student discount of 5%, creating a 20% discount (students can enter the code "AS" to receive the additional 5% off their registration). The early-bird discount will automatically be applied if they register prior to January 1, 2015.
To learn more about this program please contact Jessica Baumgarten or visit the CUBIC website.
CU Buffs Professional Program
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!
More Information
CU Buffs Professional Program Video
Passionate About Social & Environmental Justice? Apply to INVST!
INVST is for CU students from all majors & minors who are passionate about social & environmental justice.
Join the two-year program that combines theory, skills and community service in a unique, cohort-based model! Travel in the summers and learn first-hand about sustainability, climate justice, immigration and economic justice. Find your community in small classes. Earn practical skills through internships with local non-profits. Widen your horizons and meet passionate people who are committed to making a difference.
We offer $2000 scholarships to all those who qualify. We offer 18 upper-division credits and the possibility of earning the Leadership Studies Minor!
Early Application Deadline: November 17, 2014
Final Application Deadline: February 23, 2015
To learn more, visit communitystudies.colorado.edu, contact [email protected] or call 303-492-8045.
Public Health Certificate Program
The undergraduate certificate in Public Health encourages students to extend the breadth of their undergraduate education to include elements of public health. Students are encouraged to take courses from a variety of participating departments to develop an appreciation of the interdisciplinary nature of public health. Certificate Information
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Seminars, Workshops, Films, and Extras
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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.
For more information about the program, visit the website.
CSTPR Noontime Series Presents: Let's Hear from the People: A Study on Media Impact on Climate Protection and Climate Adaptation
Monday 11/10 at 12:15pm, Gesa Luedecke, Sustainability Sciences, Leuphana University, Lueneburg Germany
CSTPR Conference Room, 1333 Grandview Avenue
The Center for Science and Technology Policy Research is holding this free seminar series through Fall 2014. For more
information about CSTPR, visit their website.
Front Range Bioneers November 7-9
A Bioneers Resilient Communities Network Event
Bioneers connects social and scientific innovators with breakthrough solutions for restoring people and planet, for the purposes of network cultivation, cross-pollination and the transfer of effective practices, models, technologies and key ideas. The 12th annual event includes a broadcast of the national Bioneers plenaries and is locally enriched with: art, networking, field trips, sessions, workshops and keynotes addressing topics of regional importance and community solutions.
- Over 30 sessions and workshops and field trips addressing topics of regional importance with 70 local presenters
- Local Plenary Presentations by Jason Gerhardt, Micah Parkin, Jeanine Canty, Isabel Sanchez
- Children's Eco-Activities
- TeenSpace
- Music, Art, and Performance
Registration is Affordable
- $20/day, $12/day for students, seniors, activists and educators. Free for CU-Boulder and Naropa University students
- Multi-day discounts, student and senior discounts, youth scholarships, activist scholarships, and volunteer opportunities available.
Front Range Bioneers Website
How to Generate a Renewable Energy Revolution
FearLess Revolution is hosting a Community Conversation to tackle the issue of renewable energy on Monday, Nov. 10th in Boulder. Renewable energy expert and author, S. David Freeman, will join a panel of local experts from the Boulder Chamber, Boulder Tomorrow, Alliance for Sustainable Colorado, Colorado Green Building Guild, and HUB Boulder to explore how we move our energy intensive civilization to a 100% renewable energy foundation. The Conversation starts at 5:30 at Impact HUB.
16th Annual Thompson Awards for Western American Writing-$500 Prizes
Each year, Center of the American West awards $500 cash prizes to talented students writing on Western topics. All CU-Boulder degree program students are eligible. The deadline is March 22, and we are now accepting entries.
Categories are poetry, fiction, memoir, creative non-fiction and academic non-fiction, and are open to both graduate and undergraduate level students. Students may submit work written for class assignments.
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Tuition Due Date
November 12
December 10
Scholarship Application Deadlines
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