ENSP Advising Blog

The Education Abroad Office continues to receive questions from students about the status of programming and how to plan for the future so they have put together a short update video to distribute to students:  https://ter.ps/EAUpdatesDec    You can also continue to find updates on the status of study abroad programming on their website here:  https://globalmaryland. umd.edu/offices/education- abroad/coronavirus-and-study- abroad-updates

Need an I-Series course?  Consider ECON181: Putting a Price on the Environment: An Economist's Perspective on Sustainability Course description: How does society balance the benefits of environmental protection and preservation against the costs? Though some might say that the environment is priceless, economists recognize that every action involves trade-offs. This course investigates sustainability through comparing costs and benefits. From this perspective, other questions arise: How can we design policies that incentivize sustainable choices? Why might usual market functioning fail to achieve sustainability? Do we need to put a price on the environment in order to protect it? How do we measure an economy's "success"? This course explores the answers to these and other related questions from an economist's perspective.

The Meridian Institute is accepting applications for a two-year, full-time fellowship designed for students who will complete their undergraduate degrees this spring.  Read more below! Meridian Institute  is pleased to announce the opening of the tenth annual application cycle for our  Ruckelshaus Fellowship Program ! Meridian is a mission-driven, non-profit organization that has helped our clients and partners develop and implement solutions to complicated, often controversial problems—big and small, global and local—on issues of climate change, food systems, forests, water, science and technology, and more. Meridian Institute designs, manages, and facilitates collaborative processes that bring people together who understand the issues and have a stake in their resolution. The Ruckelshaus Fellowship is an opportunity for early-career professionals to contribute to Meridian’s mission—to play hands on roles in helping people collaborate to solve complex problems and implement solutions

Undergraduate Summer Internship Program  Our leading team of scientists and educators at  CONSERVE  are facilitating the adoption of transformative on‐farm water treatment solutions that can enable the safe use of nontraditional irrigation water (e.g., advanced treated wastewater, return flows) on food crops. While  DAWN  is developing a decision support system that helps to increase land, nutrient, and water use efficiency in order to maximize crop production in maize, soy, and bioenergy fields.  Our vision is to be a collective national resource bringing together research, outreach, and education to effectively reduce the nation’s food, energy and water challenges that are exacerbated by climate change. With projects located throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest, we are looking for undergraduate student summer interns to assist us in our research and education efforts. We seek students who are interested in pursuing higher degrees in the fields of agricultural and natural sciences,

  Applications are now open for the Avodah Jewish Service Corps , a year long program for individuals ages 21-26 to build a lifetime of leadership skills, an active Jewish community, a powerful professional network, and a more just America. Spend a year serving for justice at a leading anti-poverty organization while living and learning at the crossroads of justice and Jewish life. As a member of the Jewish Services Corps, you will: Build real-world expertise with critical, hands-on work experience. You’ll be placed with one of Avodah’s partner organizations in Chicago, New Orleans, New York, or Washington, DC,  Through on-the-ground direct service work, you'll contribute meaningfully to our partners’ work on crucial justice issues such as immigration, hunger, education, public health, domestic violence, and much more. Develop activist skills and Jewish social justice insights. Avodah’s trusted, innovative curriculum examines the causes and effects of domestic poverty, develops pra

  Entry-Level Biological Science Technicians, Visitor Services, and Youth Conservation Corps Leaders Announced! Application Deadline December 17. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announced HUNDREDS of Biological Science Technician (GS-4/5/6/7), Park Ranger (Visitor Services) (GS-3/4/5/7), and Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) Leaders (GS-4/5) across the United States. Qualification requirements are listed in the vacancy announcement.  Use the links below to view the vacancy announcements for: Biological Science Technicians (General, Invasive Species, Avian, Wildlife, Fish, and Habitat) Park Rangers YCC Leaders (Social Services Aids/Assistants)

The 2021 Research Experiences in Solid Earth Science for Students (RESESS) application is now open.  RESESS is a summer internship program, primarily funded by the  National Science Foundation,  that is dedicated to increasing diversity in the geosciences.  RESESS encourages applications from students who are members of historically underrepresented groups in the Earth sciences, with the aim of cultivating diversity in ideas and perspective. We provide support and mentoring as students participate in authentic research experiences, building skills and confidence. Students may participate for up to two years. Eligible candidates are full-time undergraduate students who: Have U.S. citizenship or permanent-resident status (no exceptions) Have completed the equivalent of two years or more of college Are currently enrolled in an undergraduate program at the close of this application with a major in Earth or environmental sciences or related field Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher Have

  Data Wrangling and Visualization with R  (PLSC498B). The R Statistical Environment has fundamentally changed how scientists manage, analyze, share and communicate data. The power and flexibility of R open myriad opportunities. The downside of this power is that it creates a daunting barrier to entering the R universe. Development of a constellation of tools called  The Tidyverse  is lowering those barriers, but its unique language and philosophy can still be daunting. The purpose of this course is to immerse you in the Tidyverse so that you can use its tools to harness the power of R in ways that will help you transform and elevate your research. Through a combination of lecture, hands-on demos, quizzes, and increasingly independent coding exercises, you will learn the fundamentals of using R. You will gain experience with approaches for handling, summarizing and plotting data in ways that are repeatable and transparent. This is  NOT , however, a statistics class. Rather, you will le

Need a GenEd course, but don't know to find them?  Follow the instructions below : Go to the Schedule of Classes:  https://app.testudo. umd.edu/soc/ Click the red "General Education Courses" tab towards the top You'll see grey boxes that are organized by General Education category - click what you're looking for and all approved courses will filter out.

To promote the preservation, awareness, and appreciation of our environment, the Friends of Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge offer scholarships to students who are pursuing careers in fish and wildlife management, environmental education and science, and related fields. Three annual scholarships of $3,000 each may be awarded to qualified applicants to be paid directly to their chosen college.  The scholarships are to be used for tuition, college fees, books, supplies, and equipment, if required of all other students in the registered courses. Scholarships are available to students whose home residences are in Maryland and will be entering their junior or senior year of college or a graduate program following their final college term.  Students receiving full scholarships from another source or combination of sources are not eligible. The application is available in various formats at  www.friendsofblackwater. org/scholarship.html .  The application and required attachments must be p

UMCES is currently accepting applications for a 2021 summer internship with the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Horn Point Oyster Hatchery in Cambridge, Maryland.  More details about the internship can be found  here. Due to the continuing covid-19 pandemic, we are unsure if the will be able to offer housing, so that may be a factor for some applicants.   Applications will be accepted until February 11, 2021.

Need a study buddy? The ENSP Student Advisory Board created a Google Doc where ENSP students can connect with other students to study for exams, discuss final assignments, etc. The Google Doc is categorized by department.  So, if you're taking ENST200 (Soils) for example, and you want to study with someone else who is taking that course, click the ENST tab at the bottom, find the course (you may need to add a course yourself) and add your name and contact info.  Hopefully others will sign up, too and you can connect! Link to form:    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pUyE0vmUde2BWcfkHBcZ2R7ar29vA9s4ChrBSfQW6f8/edit?usp=sharing

Idaho State University is currently accepting applications for their Geology Field Camp 2021 -the class is beginning to fill up. Early application deadline is Jan. 20 th , 2021. There are 2 information sessions in the upcoming weeks. The information session will be held over zoom, and will give students the opportunity to ask questions and hear more information about our field camp program and the Lost River Field Station. Below are the dates and times, along with the zoom links for interested students (and faculty): Dec. 10 th , 4 pm (MST): https://isu.zoom.us/j/ 82132002504?pwd= YVEzRVRobU5KSjRnODMwWVFyWU1CZz 09 Dec. 17 th , 4 pm (MST) https://isu.zoom.us/j/ 83865513108?pwd= M3pOZ0g5S0pEU2RSU0VRZWE3NjZYQT 09   Information about the ISU field camp program can be found here: https://www.isu.edu/ geosciences/fieldcamp/

 Hopefully, no one needs this information; however, in case you or one of your friends does, here's what you need to know... In the case that “everything is going badly ,” e.g, you are failing 3 or more of your classes miserably; and there is no chance to improve with what remains of the semester,   YOU CAN WITHDRAW FROM ALL CLASSES, so long as you do so BEFORE 4:30 p.m. on Monday, December 14 (the last day of classes).   This kind of situation might arise if you’ve had lingering health problems; if there’s been a medical or personal crisis in your family; or if there are other situations happening in your life that are so distracting that schoolwork has become impossible to do; and you have fallen hopelessly behind.   Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) regarding withdrawals:     WILL WITHDRAWING FROM ALL MY CLASSES LOOK BAD? Not if you do it for reasons like the one(s) given above.  In fact, it might be the WISER thing to do if a semester full of D’s and F’s is the alternative, an

The EPA is excited to announce that the 2021 Intern Program announcements will be open on USAJobs Tuesday, December 8th through Monday, December 14th. They are recruiting interns to work across OAR in Washington, DC; Ann Arbor, MI; Montgomery, AL; and Las Vegas, NV.   Please see the attached flyer for more details.   If you have questions, please feel free to reach out to their team at OTAQ-HR@epa.gov.  

The Counseling Center is hosting drop-in virtual workshops on a wide range of topics to support your mental health and wellbeing.  Topics include: coping skills, academic success, relationships and communication, resilience and adaptability, and staying connected. They also have recordings of previously held workshops in case you can't make it to one of their scheduled events.   View all workshops and register  HERE .

NREL offers many different internship opportunities to full-time undergraduate and graduate students. The laboratory works with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science to provide the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship, Community College Internship, and Visiting Faculty Programs. View available positions here: https://www.nrel.gov/careers/internships.html

Want to save the planet? Join the world’s largest environmental movement. EARTHDAY.ORG is looking for qualified interns with a strong interest in the environment to help fulfill its mission: mobilizing people to protect the Earth for future generations. EARTHDAY.ORG is a nonprofit organization that works with more than 50,000 partners in 196 countries to sustain and support the modern environmental movement. Interns will work closely with EDO’s staff to write blogs, conduct research and coordinate grassroots outreach. Interns will have the opportunity to gain valuable experience in the workforce, bolstering their professional resumes and building connections in the environmental field. Read more and apply here:   https://www.earthday.org/careers/

Given Hispanic Access Foundation's mission and vision, we encourage those who culturally identify as Latino/a to apply; however we do not discriminate without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, personal appearance, marital status, familial status, family responsibility, pregnancy or other pregnancy-related conditions, childbirth, disability, military/veteran status, citizenship status, religion or political affiliation, or any other status protected by federal or state law, local ordinance or Executive Orders. The Hispanic Access Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Position: Communications Fellow Duration: 6 Month Fellowship (26 weeks): Starting April 2021 - October 2021 (dates are dependent upon the start date) Location: Forest Service Washington Office (currently virtual) 1400 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC Fellowship Description: Provides support for national initiatives in the Heritage

Engineering Consulting Services (ECS) As an Intern working with our environmental group, you will reinforce your education through a practical, hands-on, paid work experience. Your work will be realistic and rewarding, and allow you to be in a position of responsibility. You will contribute ideas and develop knowledge and communication skills while interacting with top professionals in your field. Your internship is more than a job; it is a learning experience that allows you to explore career options. You can even learn more about yourself, your skills, and help set your career goals. Best of all, you will be given meaningful assignments that will give you a sense of accomplishment. You also have a “can do” attitude and are ready to take on any project thrown your way – and that’s why an internship with ECS will give you all the opportunity for career growth within our company you’ll want. For highlights of others who have taken their amazing skills and grown their careers with ECS, c

O verview CFR’s Blavatnik and Robina Franklin Williams internships give selected interns the opportunity to receive training in the area of foreign policy; as well as skills training in areas such as writing, research, and program planning. The intern will enhance their skills in research, writing, and editing. They will build on their ability to collaborate as part of a team, and communicate effectively. CFR internships are paid, require a 14 - 18 hour commitment, and are filled on a rolling basis. Spring semester internship opportunities are on a fully remote/virtual basis.  The major responsibilities of this position will include (but are not limited to): Conducting research as requested by the research associate and/or fellow on a variety of topics related to climate change policy Assisting with curating PowerPoint presentations for events Contributing to proofreading and editing content, including book chapters and other publications, as needed Assist in logistical support for mee

  Internship Summary We are looking for a curious and motivated individual with an entrepreneurial spirit. The Intern will be part of the new team within WRI and have an opportunity to support and influence this new team. Responsibilities include: Support researchers’ work on formative research efforts, including supporting an evidence review that summarizes the research on the most impactful behavior change strategies in food, transport and energy. Support senior WRI staff to summarize the findings of the evidence review in a WRI-published issue brief/report Support administrative aspects of the planning and implementation of a “design sprint” (a virtual convening) that brings together policymakers, advocacy organizations and researchers to review the evidence and identify specific interventions/policy opportunities with potential to support population-level behavior change Support project management activities including supporting the creation and maintenance of detailed timelines Vi

  " Netiquette " is network etiquette, the "do's and don'ts" of online communication. Netiquette covers both common courtesy online and the informal "rules of the road" of the virtual world. The online work environment can certainly be a struggle, and there are many challenges we face that are often out of our control, like internet troubles, personal or family responsibilities, distractions in the background (from pets and humans!) or our mental health. However, there are a lot of things we CAN control to the best of our abilities, like how we present ourselves in online meetings or in the virtual classroom.  You may not realize this, but faculty, staff, other students, or those who you are in meetings with do take notice, so it’s important to remind ourselves of the “Netiquette” rules that are applied to online spaces

Thinking about Graduate School and Pursuing a Ph.D.?  The McNair Scholars Program Can Help You Get There! The Academic Achievement Programs' Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program is a graduate school preparation program designed to identify high academic achievers from traditionally underserved groups and to prepare its Scholars to matriculate into graduate programs & to earn doctoral or terminal degrees.  Learn more at :  http://ugst.umd.edu/AAP/mcnair-about.html Benefits of Being a McNair Scholar: -- Paid Summer Virtual & In-person Research Experience with Faculty -- GRE & Graduate School Application Fee Waivers  -- Graduate School Application Preparation Assistance Online Information Sessions: December 7 12:00 - 1:00 pm December 10 12:00 - 1:00 pm February 1 12:00 - 1:00 pm February 4 12:00 - 1:00 pm  Zoom Link https://umd.zoom.us/j/92048380676?pwd=VlIyWDdyeCt6UzBMeWNOK0RBRjBUQT09 Application:  Priority Deadline: De

The Environmental and Sustainability Studies Program at the College of Charleston in South Carolina is a ~ two year interdisciplinary program that focuses on both natural science and social sciences with an environmental focus and an applied approach. We are a unique program in many ways, but one being that you do not have to acquire an advisor and a lab to work in prior to being admitted into the program, although we encourage all applicants to view our directory of researchers early to find someone who aligns well with their interests. In regards to funding , we offer graduate, teaching and research assistantships, along with other scholarships and fellowships that are available through our program and through the graduate school. Also, we are no longer requiring a GRE score for the application to our program.  See here to view a testimonial video featuring some of our students! We will be hosting another prospective student webinar January 19th, 2021 at 4:00pm. The attached flye