SWEEP Winter Community Gathering – Feb.17

Save the Date: VT SWEEP WINTER COMMUNITY GATHERING Wednesday, February 17, 2016 ~Location coming soon~ You are invited to join the Vermont SWEEP community for a winter gathering onWednesday, February 17 from 4:00 – 7:00 pm. Details, including location, coming soon. Please mark your calendars as you await further details! Warmly, Vermont SWEEP Board vermontsweep@gmail.com

Branch Out Burlington!’s Winter Seminar is Sunday, Feb. 14th

Branch Out Burlington! Contact: Margaret Skinner, Email: mskinner@uvm.edu   Tel: 802-656-5440 Branch Out Burlington! Proudly Presents: Who:   Mike Ather, Noted local Naturalist, Backyard Wilderness.com What:  Living Like the Original People of the Winooski: Applying Ancient Knowledge of Native Trees and Plants for a Sustainable Future Where: Aiken Center, Room 102, Univ. of Vermont Campus (next to […]

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Help make our campus more sustainable/inclusive/regenerative/just… Join a Sustain Champlain committee

Happy new year!  If one of your resolutions was to get more involved on campus or to do even more great work within our community, we invite you to participate in one of the Sustain Champlain committees.  You can see all of the accomplishments of the Fall 2015 semester here, and this spring we’ll be […]

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Farm to School Professional Development Course

Upper Valley Farm to School is partnering with Vermont FEED to offer a farm-to-school professional development course called Integrating Farm to School into the Classroom with Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards.This course is designed for classroom teachers who want to deepen or expand their curriculum and project-based learning opportunities related to farm to school. The course will meet six […]

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Save the Date! Women’s Empowerment Initiative Spring Symposium, March 7th

Please Save the Date for the Champlain College Women’s Empowerment Initiative Spring Symposium ​ Diverse Perspectives: Developing Agency & Voice March 7th, 2016 events starting between 2-7pm Panel Discussion & Breakout Sessions 2:00pm Argosy Gymnasium, IDX Linda Tarr-Whelan (moderator), former UN Ambassador and US Presidential Advisor Kate Williams, CEO of 1% for the Planet Rachael Arnold, […]

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Spring Climate Webinars: Paris Next Steps, the Clean Power Plan, and the Power Dialog

Dear Colleagues, This spring, the National Climate Seminar sponsored by Bard’s Center for Environmental Policy  will focus on the Clean Power Plan. Join us weekly at noon eastern via webinar, from late February through March. Webinar details to follow. The presentations, which will be archived on our CPP teaching resources page  will provide students an introduction to the issues central […]

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Student Research Conference on Asia/Environment/Sustainability: Call for Proposals

Second Annual Student Research Conference on Asia and the Environment  Bard Center for Environmental Policy, Bard College April 14-15, 2016 The Bard Center for Environmental Policy is pleased to host this second annual gathering designed specifically for undergraduate and graduate students engaged in research related to Asia and the environment. Students are invited to submit posters and papers […]

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Two Internship Opportunities with Second Nature (MA)

Second Nature, a Boston-based non-profit organization working to proactively build a sustainable and positive global future, is currently seeking exceptional candidates for two paid internship positions: Operations Internship: focusing on tasks including support in membership dues outreach and processing, CRM database management and data entry, daily operations and coordination tasks, and more. Read more and apply: https://secondnature.org/who-we-are/employment/#op-97024-operations-and-research-internship-spring-2016 […]

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