Author Archives: Christina Erickson

PLAN is hiring paid, part-time, remote positions

Want to work with PLAN? We are hiring paid, remote, part-time positions!PLAN: The Post-Landfill Action Network View All Positions Students for Zero Waste Social Media Intern We are hiring a student intern to provide social media and outreach assistance for our 2021 Students for Zero Waste (SZW) Virtual Conference! This intern will work with PLAN’s Director of Communications, […]

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30 Days Until #PGC2021!

We are one month out from the October 1 launch of Project Green Challenge, our annual 30-day challenge that centers climate justice, public health, sustainability, and advocacy for students around the globe. Delve into daily challenges that focus on themes like food, fashion, waste, water, energy, and more. Win eco prizes to support your sustainable lifestyle, a spot in the PGC Finals in California, funding for Climate […]

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March/ Rally to Stop Line 3/Climate – September 24

Climate: What Can We Do? PLEASE JOIN US      PLEASE PASS ALONG THE WORD  STOP LINE 3 MARCH and RALLY BURLINGTON  FRIDAY SEPT 24th.  3:00 Meet at CITY HALL PARK, Burlington. Rally @5:00 at Battery Park Burlington with People’s Kitchen, music and speakers.  LINE 3 is a TAR SANDS PIPELINE, the most corrosive and carbon intensive […]

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Thursday Gleaning in the Intervale

Join the Center for Service & Sustainability and friends for a weekly volunteer option in September and October. We will be gleaning, or harvesting vegetables, with the Intervale Center to pass along the food to those in need. Learn more about gleaning and food rescue on the Intervale’s websiteSign up for a van ride and register with […]

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Eco-Reps Pilot Sustainability Micro-Endorsement

This year, the Center for Service and Sustainability, the Leahy Center, and the SMART Space launched a pilot of Micro-Endorsements, a new opportunity for Champlain undergraduate students.  Micro-Endorsements are a credential to demonstrate a particular skill set to be highlighted on a student’s digital resume or LinkedIn profile. As a non-credit-bearing credential, Micro-Endorsements are a […]

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MLK, JR. Commemoration Events and Service Suggestions

There are a number of events happening in the greater Burlington area for Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2021. Check out this compiled list from ECHO. MLK DAY VOLUNTEERING suggestions from the United Way of Northwestern Vermont: Due to safety concerns, we are encouraging our community to volunteer with acts of kindness through virtual/at home […]

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Sustainability Internships at Casella

Casella’s sustainability interns support the company’s efforts to tangibly improve its environmental and social impacts. The company actively strives to create a mutually rewarding and fruitful internship experience, wherein students gain valuable skills, contacts, and experiences and Casella gains useful deliverables with clear business value. Networking and learning. All interns complete a broad set of […]

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Vermont Jobs in Energy & Climate

Jobs:Operations Manager, Renewable Energy VermontFinancial Analyst, Encore Renewable EnergyWeatherization Supervisor, Energy Coop of VermontClean Energy and Climate Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation Don’t see what you’re looking for? Check our jobs board for complete listings. Renewable Energy Vermont · PO Box 1036, Montpelier, VT 05406, United States

Invitation for Faculty/Staff: “Field Guide to Climate Anxiety” Book Group with Sarah Jaquette Ray (Jan 8, 15 & 22)

Our friends at UVM have invited Champlain faculty & staff to join a book group this January — “A Field Guide To Climate Anxiety: How to Keep Your Cool on a Warming Planet”  (Jacquette Ray, 2020). – available as an e-book through the Champlain Library. Sarah will be joining us  on Jan 8, 15, & 22, 2021 to […]

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Student opportunity: paid Champlain Fellow with the Campus Election Engagement Project. Deadline: July 15

The Campus Election Engagement Project (CEEP) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit that helps campuses coordinate democratic engagement activities and institutionalize student voting. CEEP supports over 500 campuses across 25 states and has recently expanded to Vermont. The cornerstone of CEEP’s programming is our robust fellowship program, which is composed of over 250+ students from all across the country driving election engagement activities on their […]

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