ENSP Advising Blog

Forest Explorers is hiring a teaching assistant for their part-time after school program (8-12 hours per week).   Here is the link to the organization,   Forest Explorers , where the announcement is posted.

Join the UMD Arboretum and Botanical Garden for monthly volunteer events including plantings, litter clean-ups, and invasive species removals. The Arboretum also offers tours of the sustainable features of the campus landscape and plantings including pollinator gardens, rain gardens, and vegetable gardens- virtually or in person. Support greening of the campus landscape by dedicating a tree, volunteering, and more! Your office, organization, or Greek chapter can also ‘adopt a garden’ to tend to consistently.  LEARN MORE

UMD Symposium on Environmental Justice & Health Disparities Aug 19th - 21st 2021 The 7th annual UMD Symposium on Environmental Justice & Health Disparities will convene numerous community members, nonprofit organizers, and researchers for an in-depth examination of ongoing environmental justice and health disparity issues affecting the DC-Maryland-Virginia region. No cost, Hosted by UMD’s Center for Community Engagement, Environmental Justice, and Health (CEEJH). REGISTER ************ Climate Corner Webinars Free Climate Corner webinars occur every other Wednesday from 4-5:30pm, hosted by Dr. Sara Via, Professor and Climate Extension Specialist at the University of Maryland College Park. Learn more! July 7: Natural climate solutions: Letting plants reduce atmospheric CO2 July 21: Don’t mess with the carbon cycle & the path(s) to “net-zero” Aug. 4: Your carbon footprint and how to shrink it Aug. 18: Taming residential food waste Sept. 1: Moderation in all things: Moving to

Did you know the Office of Student Financial Aid has a job listings page for students who are eligible for Federal Work-Study (FWS)? The website lists jobs from approved FWS employers and is only available for students who have been offered and have accepted their Fall-Spring FWS aid. Read more about FWS eligibility and view available jobs HERE .

The   Mike Rosenbaum for Maryland   campaign is launching a Fall Fellowship Program starting September 13, 2021.  The Fellowship Program will be geared towards individuals who are new to political campaigns and will create a fundamental understanding of how a specific aspect of the campaign works to support the overall goals of the campaign. We would like to make this opportunity available to all students who are interested. Students can apply here at mikerosenbaum.com/fellows and applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis.

Join the Office of Sustainability at UMD!    They are seeking students who have a passion for sustainability to help advance action on climate change and to promote awareness.  Help them run programs, events, lessons, and presentations to reach more of the campus community. Apply today at   sustainability.umd.edu/join

The University of Maryland is offering you the opportunity to participate in a special one-credit course taught by University President Darryll J. Pines. Grand Challenges of Our Time: UNIV110 will engage a limited number of first-year students in discussions about the COVID-19 pandemic, Black Lives Matter, social unrest, climate change and civic engagement—all important issues that President Pines wants to discuss with you and other selected students in this new course. This one-credit class will meet twice per week from September 20 to November 10, 2021. On Mondays, from 4:00 to 5:15 p.m., President Pines will lead the class with the help of national and campus experts. During the second weekly meeting on Wednesday afternoons, you will have a chance to connect with other first-year Terps in small discussion groups. Led by University of Maryland staff and faculty, you will investigate today’s issues together. Not many freshmen get the chance to take a class taught by their university