Posted career opportunitities

For those of you looking for internships or summer placement, there are several resources I've seen so far. Don't forget to ask your concentration advisor, and be sure to investigate the resources available on campus too. Career services (in the UC), the co-op office (in CASL for environmental science/studies majors), and several department offices can direct you to people to ask about internships and other placement opportunities.

Here are a few more that might be worthy of investigation:

Michigan Reptiles, Amphibians, and citizens?

This Thursday, Jim McGrath and his son Glenn of Nature Discover returned to our campus to present their Michigan Reptiles and Amphibians exhibit at Global Fest.

Having heard some of his comments about environment and citizenship (which he articulates very well), I'm writing them here along with some observations:

The SEA presents: A Global Citizenship Initiative in birief

The Global Citizenship Campus Initiative

This is a half baked description (definition is ongoing) of the Initiative:

In a nutshell, it's like most compelling educational events on campus. Participants are really encouraged to participate in engaging real-world issues (like by watching, critiquing/roasting a movie in the company of some professors). But just when we've seen what the issue at hand is and why it's important, the SEA plans to follow up with answers to what we can do.

In other words, it's all about informing, educating, and empowering people to take sustainable action. I should mention that fun will likely be involved too as soon as cleverness graces our scheme.

The Bioswale Project READ: FREE RESEARCH IDEAS!

Bioswale project: We hope that the bioswale project will illustrate how native plants can be used as traditional garden plantings at the bridge between the ScienceBuilding and the Mardigian Library.  Using similar principles described in the Native Seeds Project, we hope to provide signage that encourages students to interact more intimately with the ecosystems found on accessible areas of the campus.  We aim to establish and increase inter-organizational coalition strength, leadership, and demonstrate interdisciplinary place-based project learning.

Here are some experiments I came up with that others might be interested in trying (fair warning to UM-Dearborn, I'll offer this to you guys first, but don't be surprised if I put up research projects on Craigslist and open it up to the rest of Michigan academia):

Native Seeds project in brief, and a challenge to the community

I'd argue that most plants are an ultimate example of sustainability (but maybe not in this post). Instead, I think it's time that we officially start answering ongoing questions:

What is the Native Seeds Project?
Also, why might it matter to you and I?
How can planting some seeds make a difference in the world around us?

It's one of our ways to illustrate different aspects of sustainability in a tangible product: native plant seeds plus the packaging and an educational insert.