• Monday @ Noon - Coffee Conversations: Faculty and Staff will be at department meeting  during coffee conversations, but grad students and undergrads are welcome to stop by, grab a snack/coffee and mingle.   
• Archeology Summer Field School Info Sessions
  • Monday Nov. 13 from 5-6 pm in Walker 120A
  • Tuesday Nov. 14 from 3-4 p.m. in Walker 120A
  • "This summer, we will be exploring both ancient and 19th century copper mining archaeology at the Delaware Mine site on the Keweenaw Peninsula during our seven-week 2024 Summer Track B program. You will learn all the field skills of the modern archaeologist, including survey, testing, excavation and digital recording techniques. You will also get a taste of public archaeology as we share our finds with the community. In addition, we will tour a number of other historical and archaeological sites in the Keweenaw that place our own site in the broader context of ancient and historical human activity in the Lake Superior region."
  • Enrollment is limited and the remaining slots will fill up quickly, so visit the field school website and submit our short application form today!

• Lunch-n-Learn MTU GEO- Portal Tues Nov 14, 2023 12-1 
  • Open to all students, faculty, and staff.
  • The MTU GeoPortal is an online GIS data warehouse that hosts an array of unique and authoritative datasets, historical maps, and easy-to-use geospatial analytical tools.
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• Tues Nov 14, 6-8 pm DOW 641 Israel-Palestine Presentation and Discussion Led by Todd Holmstrom

• Sidney Mechling's Accelerated Master's Report Defense in Environmental and Energy Policy
  • Title: Using Artificial Intelligence to Understand Environmental Policy Innovation Labs' Contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals  
  • Date and Time: November 28th, 2:00-3:00 pm (public), 3:00-4:00 pm (committee only)
  • Location: Sidney Mechling will be on zoom, AOB 201 is reserved for committee / public
  • Advisor: Adam Wellstead (awellste@mtu.edu) 

• Congratulations to Dr. Kat Hannum for her recent book entitled Nationalism published in the Key Ideas in Geography series with Rouledge.
  • Nationalism provides a comprehensive exploration of nationalist identity, ideology, and practice which centers the geographic underpinnings of the phenomenon. It unpacks the fundamental principles and the many variations of this global phenomenon, as it examines nationalism through a spatial lens.
  • Written in an accessible and attractive style, the book will be especially useful for classes in Geography, Global Studies, International Relations, Political Science, Sociology, History, and Anthropology. It provides information and conceptual insights to scholars interested in a concise and sophisticated synthesis of contemporary nationalism. For casual readers interested in the phenomenon of nationalism, this book provides clear explanations and compelling examples.
  • A copy of the book will be available from the bookshelf in the AOB commons in the next couple of weeks.

       This initiative includes professional development for teachers, the creation of a whole school readiness assessment, school garden mini-grants, community art events, planning/funding for sustainable long-term Farm to School infrastructure, and the creation of two new positions to support the institutionalization of farm to school at the local level.
   
     “Our program gives food service directors and farmers free resources and supports the integration of local food in our schools. It also allows us the opportunity to invest in our values, which keeps money in the local economy. The benefits of farm to school aren't concentrated in just one area, they are widespread throughout the community,” shared Madelina DiLisi, Farm to School Educational Consultant. DiLisi also designed the project's logo.

• Spring Registration Information
  • Additional general education classes in HU, ART, and THEA have just been added for spring semester:
    • ART1000, Art Appreciation, TR 9:30-10:45, CRN 15179, 50 seats, HASS and Critical and Creative Thinking Core lists
    • HU2501, American Experience in Literature, MWF 5:00-5:50, CRN 15177, 25 seats, HASS and Critical and Creative Thinking Core lists
    • HU2503, Introduction to Literature, TR 9:30-10:45, CRN 15172, 20 seats, HASS and Critical and Creative Thinking Core lists
    • HU2700, Introduction to Philosophy, TR 2:00-3:15, CRN 15175, 25 seats, HASS and Critical and Creative Thinking Core lists
    • THEA1000, Theatre Appreciation, Online, CRN 15176, 40 seats, HASS and Critical and Creative Thinking Core lists
  • Additional SS classes have also been added, which may be used for general education or certain majors and minors: 
    • SS2600, American Government and Politics, TR 11:00-12:15, 95 seats (on the HASS and the Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning lists)
    • SS2635, Comparative Politics, TR 2:00 - 3:15, 50 seats (on the HASS list)
  • Registration is now closed for a couple of days, but will reopen for all students at 10:00pm Tuesday, November 14. If you are experiencing any problems, reach out to your advisor or to Kari Henquinet, Undergraduate Director. 

• Upcoming Career Services Workshops
  • Graduating and Still Looking?  Coffee and Conversation 
    • Friday mornings starting November 10.

• SEAS Webinar Series
  • The University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) will be hosting webinar series from October 24 to November 16 for students who are considering graduate programs in sustainability and the environment.
    • November 14, 2023 @ 5 p.m
      • ET Student Resources and EdTech
      • Discover student resources and engagement opportunities offered at SEAS. You’ll also be introduced to online resources available to you even before joining SEAS, as well as the generative AI and educational technology plans of our school.
    • November 16, 2023 @ 5 p.m. ET
      • SEAS Application Workshop
      • Get tips on how to create a compelling application for admission. We’ll review the online application, and you’ll have the opportunity to ask questions.

• USAJOBS
  • Check out usajobs.gov for federal-level internships and entry-level jobs. These are designed for people who are just starting their career and can offer many career advantages once you enter into the federal system.  You could work for the Environmental Protection Agency, Forest Service, Department of Interior, or others. 
  • In particular, USDA recently posted many vacancy announcements for internships and recent graduates. Applications are due soon.
  • Positions include internships and full-time positions in survey design, and natural resource management.
• Fellowship with Dr. Timothy Scarlett
  • Are you interested in archaeology and landscape history in the Keweenaw, and you think you’d like a career where you use remote sensing and GIS in heritage, resources management, maritime archaeology, or planning?
  • Perhaps you’d like to apply for your own funding to earn an MS or PhD in a non-traditional, interdisciplinary field? Would you like to hustle coordinated efforts to link the GLRC researchers with existing and planned National Marine Sanctuaries and various stakeholder and interest group partners?
  • If you might be interested, please think about dropping by to speak with Dr. Timothy Scarlett. 
  • He will help support your application for the Dr. Nancy Foster scholarship program and talk through some ideas about 12,000 years of human-landscape interactions and management, and how modern people use those maritime resources in an era of changing climate and infrastructure.
  • The project would be yours to design, but with help.

• The Cornell University Master of Public Health Program is seeking applications for three Transforming Food System Fellowships
  • Transforming Food Systems Fellows are seeking opportunities to create equitable, sustainable, and health-promoting food systems.
  • The two-year fellowships will provide support towards tuition, fees, and stipend ($44,000 in tuition scholarships and a $37,000 stipend) for eligible students.
  •  Applications are due February 1st.
• Postdoctoral Scholar in Equitable Coastal Community Resilience at Oregon State University
  • They are seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar in Equitable Coastal Community Resilience to participate in convergent coastal hazards research focused on how impacts, and current and potential adaptation strategies to chronic (climate change induced) and acute (seismic induced) coastal hazards within Cascadia (from Humboldt County, CA to the Salish Sea, WA) are distributed throughout communities.
  • The successful candidate will join a cohort of several postdocs spread across partner institutions who will work collaboratively on a wide range of project components from seismic hazards to coastal inundation to community planning and engagement.
  • Timeline and Application: 
    • While applications will be considered until the position is filled, we will start reviewing applications as of December 15, 2023. 
    • A complete application will be a single PDF document containing:
      • Letter of interest describing how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this postdoctoral position (1 – 2 pages).
      • Research statement that highlights your research accomplishments and describes your next steps (1 – 2 pages).
      • Curriculum Vitae (no length restriction).
      • Names and contact information of three references (1 page).
  •  Please send direct inquiries to Jenna Tilt: tiltj@oregonstate.edu  
  • To apply for this opportunity, submit a complete application via e-mail to Jenna Tilt.
• Funded PhD Student Position in Community Engagement, Planning, and Energy Justice
  • Two Faculty at the University of Delaware, USA, are seeking a doctoral student to work on an exciting, multi-university, U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE) funded, community engaged research project on energy justice.
  • Project Description:
    • This project collaborates with frontline communities to co-produce key social indicators of energy justice in the development of offshore wind energy along the east coast of the U.S. and to track those indicators over time.
    • This project specifically will:
      • 1) work with East Coast communities affected by offshore wind energy development to collaboratively create measurable indicators for energy justice;
      • 2) qualitatively and quantitatively assess these indicators for port communities including New Bedford, Massachusetts, and New London, Connecticut, over the next three years; and
      • 3) share results with government, community engagement practitioners, industry professionals, and frontline communities.
      •  The overall research project is lead by colleagues at the University of Rhode Island (URI); Boston University (BU) is another collaborator.
  • Position details:
    • Student will be fully-funded for up to five years; funding includes a 12-month stipend for the research assistantship (beginning at about $30,000/year) and tuition.
  • If you are applying directly to one of the listed PhD programs, please indicate that you are seeking to work on the “Energy Justice Indicators: Measuring Community Effects of Offshore Wind Energy Development” project with Drs. Nina David and Jeremy Firestone in your statement and application materials.
  • Please contact Nina David at npdavid@udel.edu or Jeremy Firestone at jf@udel.edu with questions.