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Welcome to the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning's weekly newsletter – your source for everything that is helping to put us "on the map."
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 New episode of Earth + Humans!
Close your eyes and imagine the sound of the wind blowing through the trees and a bird singing in the distance. The simple act of imagining this scene can make you feel slightly less stressed and more relaxed. What would be your experience if you actually step outside and visit your local park? Think of how great you could feel!
Liza Golden, a community health planner with Maricopa County Department of Public Health, sat down with us to talk about her work to bring the topic of health to the forefront of community planning, as well as her project Park Rx, working with healthcare providers to prescribe time in parks to increase health and happiness in our communities.
This episode is now available for streaming now via your favorite streaming apps, including SoundCloud, Google Podcast, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, Spotify and more!
Listen now
 Geography student makes hometown impact on Navajo Nation
After winter exams, while many students were eager to scramble home, kick their feet up and empty their minds, Jayvion Chee sat down, opened his books and began to plot his next four weeks.
He was determined to use this time to make an impact on his hometown of Fort Defiance, Arizona, and armed with his education and a resilient mindset, the dream he had been chasing since he was a teen was finally starting to come to fruition.
Chee, a Diné tribe member and graduate student pursuing a Master of Advanced Study in Geography Information Systems in the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning at Arizona State University, secured a rare winter internship with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Wildland Fire and Aviation Management, Navajo Region, through the BIA Partnerships Program. There he leveraged computer science technology and geographic data to help optimize the bureau’s emergency services delivery.
“It’s what I’ve always wanted to do,” Chee said. “To find a way to use my education to benefit not just my tribe but other tribes. The BIA offered me that chance to come back to where I’m from and where my family lives and use the skills I have learned to create change. I’m extremely grateful.”
Working with BIA Wildland Fire and Aviation Management, Chee leveraged his expertise in geography information systems (GIS) to collect, analyze and map road and boundary data to help optimize response times to get to a fire or disaster area faster and easier.
Bringing his unique perspective and familiarity with his hometown area to the project, Chee leveraged both private and publicly available data to identify road surface type, identified who managed specific road systems (U.S., state, county, or Bureau of Indian Affairs), and created a digital visualization story map.
Quickly excelling at the tasks asked of him, Chee’s project expanded from mapping his home agency of Fort Defiance to encompassing the mapping of four additional surrounding Navajo agencies, including the Chinle agency, the Eastern agency, Western agency and Ship Rock agency.
“The BIA, Navajo Region didn’t have a GIS person on staff,” Chee said. “To be in a position and map out my home community is something I never thought I would be doing. I’m actually helping out my community and it feels great.”
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SGSUP Events
Interested in keeping up-to-date on events taking place at SGSUP? Not only can you manage your calendar here in our newsletter, but be sure to bookmark our event calendar on our website: https://sgsup.asu.edu/events. It is where you can also find an archive of our past events.
HACU National Internship Program Webinar – Feb 5, 1 pm AZ time
HACU's National Internship Program offers paid internships at federal agencies and corporations across the country, with opportunities in urban and regional planning, GIS, and environmental management. This webinar will introduce upcoming HACU events, summer and fall 2020 internship information and other programming and services that HACU provides. Register for webinar
"How do I write a book?" – Feb 6, 1:30 p.m., Interdisciplinary Building B Room 161B
Kristen Buckles, Editor-in-Chief of the University of Arizona Press, will provide valuable information on how to turn a dissertation into a manuscript and how to write an academic book. Space is limited. For more information about this event, please contact Lisa.Magana@asu.edu.
Greenprint Training – Feb 6, 3:00 p.m., Coor 5505
The Central Arizona Conservation Alliance (CAZCA) Greenprint is a natural infrastructure viewer that we designed to assist decision-makers, researchers, and members of the public in visualizing and planning around the natural resources of our county. CAZCA collaborated with Arizona Game and Fish, the Nature Conservancy, and the Trust for Public Land to create the Greenprint. Throughout this process, there has been a focus on providing data to support decisions that protect water resources, ensure habitat integrity, and mitigate heat risk through nature-based solutions, among several other tools, and many layers of contextual data. More info and RSVP
Planning for a Resilient Community – Feb 19, 9:00 a.m., Burton Barr Library
In this workshop you’ll learn about the importance of collaboration in addressing the challenges of air quality and heat in Maricopa County. If unchecked these challenges will continue to have negative effects on public health and economic growth. Despite efforts to improve air quality in the Valley, we still face problems with high levels of ozone and are at risk for exceeding acceptable regulatory levels. As temperatures rise, so do health concerns for our most vulnerable populations as they deal with increased urban heat. Learn from guest speakers about efforts currently underway to address ozone and heat through the development of regional resilience plans that will be created with input from everyone living in the Valley. More info and RSVP
ASU Spring Career and Internship Fair – Feb 25 and 26, ASU Tempe Memorial Union
ASU’s largest recruiting event, open to students and alumni of all degree levels. Participating employers include Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, City of Phoenix, Greater Des Moines Partnership, Mosaic Construction, US Peace Corps, and many more. More info
SGSUP Planning Professional Development Sessions – Thurs Mar 5, 3–5 pm, Stauffer A221
An information-packed afternoon, with 3 sessions: Drop-in resume reviews, 4+1 Accelerated BSP/MUEP info, and AICP certification intro. Stop in for one, or stay for all 3! More info
ASU / APA AZ Urban and Environmental Planning Career Fair – Thurs Mar 26, 4-6:30 pm, ASU Tempe Memorial Union
This is our signature career event for planning students – an opportunity to meet professional planners working in diverse realms; benefit from their insights, and learn about internship and employment opportunities. Begin the afternoon listening to a panel featuring leading Phoenix-area planners; then join the mixer, where dozens of professional planners will be ready to talk with you! More info
Meet Handshake – your one-stop tool for everything careers
Are you about to graduate and gearing up for a job search? Thinking about an internship? Wanting to find out what jobs are out there that might interest you? As Step 1, log in to Handshake, ASU's career portal. In Handshake you'll be able to apply for jobs specifically for ASU students, schedule an appointment with a Career Advisor, receive emails about upcoming career workshops and more. Check it out! More info
 YouthMappersASU – Build mapping skills and support humanitarian efforts!
YouthMappers is an international university consortium -- a global community of learners, researchers, educators, and scholars who create and use open geographic data that directly address locally defined development challenges worldwide. YouthMappersASU offers opportunities for on-campus and online students to broaden GIS and spatial analysis experiences while making an impact through mapping. Follow the group on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook; learn more; or join the chapter.
National Geographic GeoBee seeking moderators, judges and scorers – Fri Mar 27, ASU Polytechnic
Would you like to spend a few hours with kids who love geography? The state-level GeoBee competition brings together 9- to 14-year-olds who have already won geography competitions in their own schools all over Arizona, to further test their mettle and identify a state champion to send to the national competition.
Organizer Jesse Chanley needs at least 20 volunteers, mostly in the early afternoon – so let him know if you’d like to help! Email Jesse at jesse.chanley@asu.edu. (Need wheels? Remember that you can catch a free shuttle out to Poly & back from Tempe!)
Full-time Internships through Arizona Conservation Corps
Arizona Conservation Corps, a program of Conservation Legacy, aims to continue the legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps of the 1930's. AZCC is focused on connecting youth, young adults, and recent era military veterans with conservation service work projects on public lands. AZCC operates programs across Arizona that engage individuals and strengthen communities through service and conservation. The group is currently recruiting applicants for two positions:
Arizona State Parks & Trails Visitor Survey Intern – Phoenix and throughout AZ
Arizona State Parks & Trails (ASPT) is seeking one motivated individual to act as a field interviewer who will be tasked with administering visitor survey questionnaires at the 35 State Parks and Natural Areas managed by AZSPT across Arizona. The intern will be based out of Phoenix but will spend the majority of their service term traveling and living at the different parks. Sleeping accommodations will be provided during site visits to State Parks. Anticipated term: Feb 10 – July 10, 2020 More info
Arizona State Parks & Trails ADA Intern – Phoenix, Arizona
Arizona State Parks & Trails (ASPT) is seeking one individual to work with the ASPT ADA (Americans With Disabilities Act) Coordinator and the ASPT Grants and Trails team to increase accessibility and enable ASPT to better serve the community through the creation of more up-to-date online resources. The intern will support several programs including the ADA Program and Family Campout Program, and may also assist other ASPT areas that need support as it relates to accessibility. Anticipated term: Feb 10 – July 10, 2020 More info
 Transportation Needs Survey Interns, Maricopa Dept. of Public Health – Maricopa County, AZ
The Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) is assisting in the collection of information from residents on their transportation needs. Interns will survey residents at various venues in rural Maricopa County in February and March, 2020. The information will be used in developing a master plan to guide transportation investment over the next two decades. Open to students or non-students; should be able to communicate in English and Spanish. Work schedule and total hours worked are highly flexible. Surveyors will drive using their own vehicles, and will be paid for mileage as well as surveys collected. More info
Research Aide and GIS/Social Science Data Technician, KER – ASU Tempe
Knowledge Enterprise for Resilience (KER) is offering two student positions. The group focuses on related to community resilience, including themes such as urban heat, food and housing needs, youth, and health. The Research Aide will support the KER team on summer data collection and processing and general research needs. The GIS/Social Science Data Technician will support the Knowledge Exchange for Resilience team on spatial and mapping research needs. Both positions $12.91- $18.00/hr, DOE. Apply by 3 pm Feb 3.
Transportation Planning Intern, AECOM – Phoenix, AZ
AECOM is seeking to hire highly motivated undergraduate or master’s urban planning or geography students with the ability to be a role model, be client-focused, be impactful and be decisive. Intern will support planning studies, collect and analyze data, prepare reports and maps, and more. More info
2020 Census Temporary employment – throughout US
2020 Census positions offer paid training, flexible hours and competitive wages (for example, $17.50-19.50 in Maricopa County). There are thousands of opportunities throughout the US for Census Takers, as well as some office positions. Most positions will last several weeks, in the period between March and July. More info
More internship/part-time job opportunities
0-2 Years of experience
Planner I, Commerce City - Commerce City, CO (Apply by 2/9)
Conservation Interns and Fellows, Montana Conservation Corps (term 5/2020-8/2021, apply by 2/9/2020)
Assistant Planner, Walla Walla Valley MPO, WA (Review begins 2/10/2020)
Map Specialist I (FEMA) , Michael Baker – Alexandria, VA
Entry-level GIS Analyst / Programmer, Recruitment by RW Staffing Solutions LLC – Phoenix, AZ
2+ Years of experience
GIS Specialist, Friends of the Gila River - Cottonwood, AZ
More full-time employment opportunities
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