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A bi-weekly newsletter published by the
Macalester Environmental Studies Department
April 16, 2008
Any upcoming events, new internships, or other environmental news received by the ES Department is included in this newsletter. More information on the items listed in This Just In! can be received by contacting the ES Department. This issue of This Just In! and archived issues can be found at:
www.macalester.edu/environmentalstudies/ThisJustIn/main.htm
In This Issue....
1. AmeriCorps Summer Job
2. Job with Finca Luna Nueva
3. Summer Jobs with Northern Minnesota Residential Summer Camp for Girls
4. Job with Midtown Farmer's Market
5. GreenFaith National Fellowship Program
6. Minnesota Division Izaak Walton League of America Scholarships
7. Graduate Admissions Fair at Humphrey Institute
8. Progressive Presidential Election Campaign Job Opportunities
9. Internships
1. AmeriCorps Summer Job
2008 Summer Chainsaw/Trail/Restoration Team Member -
Spend your summer serving as an AmeriCorps member, working and camping outside at
some of Nevada’s premier natural areas. Serve alongside international volunteers and
college students from across the country while making a lasting contribution to
Nevada’s natural heritage. Gain valuable field experience while working on habitat
improvement, restoration, and recreation projects with the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau
of Land Management, National Park Service, and local and state agencies. Projects
include trail building and maintenance, tree thinning with chain saws, and riparian
restoration.
Compensation: This is an AmeriCorps position, and candidates will receive a living stipend of $3,306 for
the summer. This is not an hourly wage or a salary and is paid to members bi-monthly
throughout the entire year. Upon completion of AmeriCorps service members shall
receive an additional education award in the amount of $1,250 that can be used for
paying off student loans, or paying tuition for a Title IV accredited college.
Timeline: May 19, 2008 – August 15, 2008
Work Schedule: Crew members serve in the field Monday through Thursday,
10hours a day.
Training:
Members will participate in orientation from May 19, 2008 to May 23th, 2008, where
they will receive training in chainsaw use, trail building, leave-no-traceethics, CPR/First
Aide, and effective citizenship.
Locations:
- Lake Tahoe
- Great Basin National Park
- Lake Mead
- Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
- Ely, Nevada
Qualifications:
To qualify, you must be over 17 years of age and a US citizen that has received a high
school diploma or GED (or be willing to before finishing your term). For consideration,
please fill out the on-line AmeriCorps application on the AmeriCorps Website
(https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=3247).
Please direct all questions regarding the application process to Kasia Urban at
kurban@thegreatbasininstitute.org.
2. Job with Finca Luna Nueva
Agro-Ecology Coordinator position available immediately at Finca Luna Nueva is a farm, conservation and research center, educational facility, and ecotourism destination located 1/2 hour from the active Arenal Volcano in Peñas Blancas, San Ramon, Costa Rica.
Job Description: Work hand-in-hand with staff on certified organic/biodynamic farm in Costa Rican rain forest. Help lead tours and
activities with students and tourists on the farm.
Requisites: Ability to entertain and teach to groups of 10-15. Fluency
in Spanish and English, passion for plants and nature, interest in concepts of sustainability, holistic living and biodynamics. Individual must be versatile, self-motivated, enthusiastic and creative. Six month minimum commitment.
Compensation: Lodging, fresh organic food, kitchen, wireless internet, laundry, weekly stipend.
For more information contact stevenfarrell@gmail.com, (503) 468-0352, http://fincalunanuevalodge.com.
3. Summer Jobs with Northern Minnesota Residential Summer Camp for Girls
Northern Minnesota Residential Summer Camp for Girls is seeking
Wilderness Trip Leading Staff for the summer of 2008.
Looking for experienced people who enjoy the outdoors to lead overnight canoe/kayak/climbing/camping trips at Camp Kamaji beginning no later than June 2, 2008 with an end date of August 13, 2008.
They have two sessions of 160 campers each. Every camper participates in at least one overnight trip, lead by a Wilderness Trip Leader. They hire about 6 Wilderness Trip Leaders a summer, and with help from the cabin counselors, lead groups of 8-12 girls on overnight trips varying in length from 2-10 days.
In addition to competitive salary including travel allowance, board and
room, what's in it for you?
- Working with children makes you feel good about yourself.
- Camp is a great place to find out if you would enjoy a career
working with kids.
- Camp provides a setting to develop skills - including leadership,
teamwork, cooperation, motivation and organization.
- You get to stay in shape and teach something you love to do.
- Camp staff form deep and long-lasting friendships with other staff members and campers.
- Working in the out-of-doors, in a beautiful setting, is a great change from school or work in the city.
- Camp is FUN.
For more information please contact Mike Jay by email mike@kamaji.com or by phone 800-752-6254
Visit them at www.kamaji.com where you can link onto the Summer Jobs
page to read more and, if interested, complete and submit the online
staff application.
If a position as a Wilderness Trip Leader does not exactly appeal to you, They have other positions available to teach activities such as canoeing/kayaking, archery, fishing, sailing, windsurfing and on our climbing wall and low ropes course. Please contact
Kat Martin at kat@kamaji.com if you would like to learn more.
4. Job with Midtown Farmer's Market
Title: Manager, Midtown Farmers' Market
Program Overview: Started in 2003 as a grassroots effort of South
Minneapolis neighbors, the Midtown Farmers' Market brings farmers and
shoppers together in a weekly celebration of local foods and
community. The Midtown Farmers' Market offers local, sustainable foods
and unique arts and crafts in a colorful, vibrant urban setting. Each
week from May through October, the market hosts local musicians,
cooking demonstrations, and celebrations of the nearby neighborhoods'
exciting cultural diversity.The Midtown Farmers' Market runs a
Saturday morning market (May-Oct) with over 40 vendors at peak season
and a slightly smaller Tuesday afternoon market (July-Oct). Located at
the intersection of Lake Street and 22nd Avenue S, near the Midtown
Station of the LRT, the market draws shoppers from all over the Twin
Cities. The Midtown Farmers' Market is a project of the Corcoran
Neighborhood Organization (CNO) and directed by a volunteer Advisory
Committee, the CNO Board of Directors and the CNO Executive Director.
Hiring Range: $28,000 - $33,000 plus benefits
Educational Level: Bachelors Degree
Hours: This is a full time position. It is expected that the Market
Manager will work an average of 40 hours per week with seasonal
variation. Weekend and evening hours are required.
Job Duties:
- Attract, retain and manage an excellent and diverse mix of local vendors
- Expand the customer base of the market using various PR strategies and creative, low-cost marketing
- Oversee market site and market day activities, including local food events, cooking demonstrations, special events and market stage entertainment.
- Recruit, train, coordinate and acknowledge market volunteers
- Create and maintain effective administrative systems
- Work with Advisory Committee and Executive Director to ensure sound financial management and sustainability of the market
- Staff Market Advisory Council and attend monthly meetings
- Supervise interns, seasonal staff and part-time employee
Fundraising:
- Recruit sponsors for Saturday and Tuesday markets
- Expand and promote a Friends of the Market program
- Identify and apply for appropriate grants
- Develop and maintain market policies and procedures
- Maintain website / database
- Measure success of market and communicate it to larger community
Preferred Qualifications:
- Proven leadership and problem solving skills
- Knowledge of and passion for farmers' markets and local foods
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Business, nonprofit and/or entrepreneurial experience
- Experience with volunteer management
- Familiarity with South Minneapolis' diverse community
- Computer skills / web design
- Strong prioritization and organizational skills
- Marketing/graphic design skills
Interviews begin immediately (open until filled).
Electronic applications preferred. Send resume, cover letter and 3
references to:
amy@corcoranneighborhood.org
Amy Arcand, Executive Director
Corcoran Neighborhood Organization
3451 Cedar Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55407
612-724-7457
www.midtownfarmersmarket.org
5. GreenFaith National Fellowship Program
GreenFaith is currently seeking applications for its Fellowship
Program. The Fellowship Program is the first comprehensive education
and training program in the US to prepare lay and ordained leaders
from interfaith religious traditions for religiously based
environmental leadership.
The Fellowship Program consists of three three-day residential
sessions in ecologically varied settings (one urban, one rural, and
one suburban). The theme of the retreats are: eco-spirituality,
environmental justice, and stewardship and consumption. There will
also be monthly conference calls, mentoring sessions, an e-mail list
serve, networking both within the program and at each fellow's
local/regional level and reading/writing assignments before and after
each retreat.
Each retreat will feature faculty members with extensive experience in
a range of religious and environmental fields. These include Kurt
Hoelting, an experienced leader of wilderness retreats for clergy, the
staff from WEACT (West Harlem Environmental Action), a
nationally-recognized environmental justice organization, and from a
wide variety of theological seminaries including Auburn Theological
Seminary.
Fellows will develop relationships with these leading teachers and
practitioners, will engage with the writings of the best
religious-environmental authors, and will write a personal
eco-theological statement, grounding their learning in their own
religious self-understanding. Later in the program Fellows will
design and implement their own religious-environmental leadership
plans, applying for up to $1,000 in matching funds through a
Fellowship mini-grant program designed to support their work. Upon
graduating, they will join the Fellowship's alumni/ae network and
mentor other emerging leaders, building and taking part in a community
of support.
The Fellowship Program intends to play a major role in strengthening,
broadening and deepening the impact of the religious-environmental
movement. We encourage applications from across the United States.
Individuals interested in learning more about the Fellowship or in
applying should visit www.greenfaith.org or contact Rabbi Troster at
rabbiltroster@greenfaith.org or 732-565-7740.
6. Minnesota Division Izaak Walton League of America Scholarships
The Minnesota Division Izaak Walton League of America will award a scholarship(s) of not more than $1000.00 to assist a person(s) who enter or continue in an education program in Environmental Education, Environmental Law, Wildlife Management, or some other conservation-oriented program.
The deadline for applying for 2008 - 2009 academic year is May 15, 2008.
Applications can be found at www.minnesotaikes.org. If you have questions, please call 651.221.0215 or email ikes@minnesotaikes.org.
7. Graduate Admissions Fair at Humphrey Institute
The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA) admissions directors will be hosting a graduate admissions fair at the Humphrey Institute on Thursday, May 8, 2008 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the Humphrey Center Atrium.
Each year, APSIA sponsors forums where potential and prospective graduate students can learn about programs from officers of APSIA member schools.
Meet admissions officers from the professional schools of international affairs at leading universities to discuss admissions requirements, common curricula, financial aid packages, joint degree programs, and career opportunities, collect application information on programs of interest. Many of these schools also offer domestic policy programs as well:
www.apsia.org/apsia/search/schoolSearch.php
Humphrey Center Atrium
Hubert H. Humphrey Center <http://onestop.umn.edu/Maps/HHHCtr/>
301 19th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Questions? Contact:
Korey Garibaldi
Recruitment Coordinator
Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
225 Humphrey Center
301 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
kgg@umn.edu
telephone: 612 624 2909
facsimile: 612 626 0002
8. Progressive Presidential Election Campaign Job Opportunities
Grassroots Campaigns is running a state-of-the-art voter mobilization effort in 2008 to take back the White House, expand majorities in the Senate and Congress, and work to erase the Bush legacy. Their current clients include MoveOn.org Political Action, the ACLU, and the National Democratic Party.
They are hiring graduating seniors with leadership experience for paid election campaign positions nationwide. Not a Senior? Summer jobs available for across the country. Call Sarah (888)999-8852 to apply. And check out www.bringchange2008.org to find out more information.
They are looking for passionate, dedicated, responsible people who are willing to work hard to achieve positive change. They need goal-oriented, results-driven candidates with leadership ability, good communication skills, and a strong commitment to social change. Candidates need to be strategic, team players, able to work with and motivate a wide range of people, and able to tell a compelling story. Prior political field work is not a requirement; They provide apprenticeship and experience to strong entry-level candidates who are looking for a way to start making a difference through grassroots politics. However, relevant experience is an asset and may qualify applicants for additional leadership responsibility.
On Campus: April 28 and 29, 2008
Info Session: April 28, 4:30 pm in Campus Center 214
To apply, send resume and cover letter to: Sam D'Agostino, sdagostino@grassrootscampaigns.com, 573-356-9302.
Website: www.grassrootscampaigns.com
9. Internships
The following are new internship offerings:
- Pioneer Madagascar Program and Lemur Venture
- Food Alliance Midwest
Information about these internships can be found at: www.macalester.edu/environmentalstudies/currentinternships.htm
Any questions regarding this newsletter or to be removed from the mailing list, contact Ann Esson at esson@macalester.edu.
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