Dear Environmental Studies Students,
Please find a few summer announcements from the
Environmental Studies Program below. Be sure to note visit the website
for “Our Common
Home: An Ethical Summons to Tackle Climate Change.” We are
co-sponsoring the conference, which will explore the implications of Pope
Francis’ encyclical on ecology and climate change, with many other programs and
department across campus.
The Environmental Studies program now has a Facebook
page. Like it today at https://www.facebook.com/bcenvstudy.
We promise not to flood your newsfeed with updates will but keep you informed
about both the most important ESP events and relevant local, national, and
global environmental news stories.
On-Campus Events and Announcements
1. SAVE THE DATE: Our Common Home: An Ethical Summons to Tackle
Climate Change – Sept. 28 – Oct. 1
Internship and Job Opportunities, Site Visits, Study
Abroad Opportunities, and Travel Opportunities
1.
Internships with
Environment Massachusetts
2.
Internship with Civic Solar
3.
Internship with Beacon Press
4.
Green Job and Internship
Opening List
5.
Job Opportunities with Mass
PIRG
6.
Internship with
Environment America
Best,
Kevin
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B. Kevin Brown
Graduate Assistant, Environmental Studies
617-552-2477
Devlin 213
Over the course of four days, Boston College will
host a conference
discussing Pope Francis’ newly released encyclical
on the environment and climate change, “Laudato Si' (Praised Be): On the Care
of Our Common Home.”
Distinguished presenters will discuss how the moral voice of faith communities
can offer distinct contributions to address climate change, the national and
international policy implications of the upcoming international climate
conference (COP21) to be held in Paris, and theological considerations of the
encyclical, as well as how the encyclical might inform the consciences of
members of the Boston College community. Confirmed speakers and moderators
include:
·
Cardinal
Peter Turkson, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace,
Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Coast (Ghana), and a member of the Council of
Cardinals (Sept. 28)
·
Graciela
Chichilnisky, Professor of Economics and Mathematical Statistics and
a University Senator at Columbia University (Sept. 29)
·
Tiziana
Dearing, Associate Professor of Global Practice and Chair of Macro Practice
at Boston College’s School of Social Work and Co-Director of the Center for
Social Innovatoin
·
Erin
Loathes Biviano, Assistant Professor of Theology at the College of Saint
Elizabeth (Sept. 30)
·
Mary Ann
Hinsdale, IHM, Associate Professor of Theology and Co-Director of Catholic
Studies at Boston College (Sept. 30)
·
Julian
Agyeman, Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning at Tufts
University (Oct. 1)
For more information, including links to resources about
the encyclical, visit the event’s website at http://www.bc.edu/commonhome .
BecomE
an Environment Massachusetts intern
If you agree that it’s time for Massachusetts to go solar, the best thing you can do to get involved is to apply to be an Environment Massachusetts intern today. We’re looking for students who care deeply about the environment and are ready to make a difference now.
As an intern:
If you agree that it’s time for Massachusetts to go solar, the best thing you can do to get involved is to apply to be an Environment Massachusetts intern today. We’re looking for students who care deeply about the environment and are ready to make a difference now.
As an intern:
- You’ll push for smart
solutions to environmental problems, and build the public support it takes
to win.
- You’ll work side-by-side
with one of our organizers, learning the ropes.
- And you’ll make a real
difference on critical issues, while developing valuable skills and
experience in one of the nation’s leading environmental nonprofits.
And if you’re thinking you might want to make a career out
of solving our greatest environmental problems, interning with Environment
Massachusetts is one of the best ways to get started. You’ll get the training
and experience you need, and we hire our most talented and committed interns to
join our staff when they graduate.
Apply today! Visit bit.ly/1eY9pA9 to submit your application. Be sure to choose "Boston, MA" under "Where are you applying to intern?"
Questions? Contact Ben Hellerstein: ben@environmentmassachusetts.org, 617-747-4368.
Apply today! Visit bit.ly/1eY9pA9 to submit your application. Be sure to choose "Boston, MA" under "Where are you applying to intern?"
Questions? Contact Ben Hellerstein: ben@environmentmassachusetts.org, 617-747-4368.
CIVic solar internship
CIVIC SOLAR Fall 2015 Sales & Marketing Internship
CIVIC SOLAR Fall 2015 Sales & Marketing Internship
Application
Deadline: ASAP
Reports
To: VP Sales
Job
Responsibilities:
·
Support the sales
activities of the company through keeping the content in the website uptodate,
particularly product merchandising, pricing and availability of products from
multiple vendors.
·
Evaluate the
customers' energy needs, available space, shading issues, electrical service
limitations, and aesthetic concerns to arrive at a suitable recommendation for
the solar electric system size and configuration.
·
Support the sales
team in designing effective solar calculators, tools, tables, charts and other
platforms which will help generating revenues.
·
Support the efforts
of the sales team for the sales of solar electric power systems and related
products and services the company may offer.
·
Perform research and
analysis on products while answering customers' technical questions and
gathering reports.
·
Attend company
meetings, work trade shows, attend seminars and perform other sales related
functions as needed.
·
Time Commitment: 15-20
hrs/week, September – December 2015.
The
successful candidate is likely to have:
·
Studying towards a
degree in engineering, science, economics or equivalent majors.
·
Proven
communicator—verbal and written.
·
Detail oriented with
strong organizational skills.
·
Strong computer
application skills including PowerPoint, Excel and MS Office.
·
Knowledge on any
programming language is a plus.
·
Experience in solar
PV market and projects is a plus.
All
interested and qualified candidates: Please submit your cover letter and resume
to jobs@civicsolar.com
with Subject Line: CivicSolar Fall
Internship 2015. CivicSolar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a
diverse and inclusive work environment.
Offered as part of the
Massachusetts Clean Energy Internship Program.
Editorial Intern
Beacon Press is currently accepting applications for a fall
internship position in the editorial department.
Beacon Press is an independent non-profit publisher of trade
and scholarly nonfiction. We publish 50 to 60 titles a year, and specialize in
women's studies; religion; Asian American, African American, Native American,
and LGBTQ studies; environmental concerns; and current affairs. We are a small
press committed to social justice issues and are looking for an intern who is
politically aware and engaged.
Editorial interns assist by performing tasks such as
internet research, reading and responding to unsolicited manuscripts,
proofreading, and other various projects as they arise.
A Beacon internship can be a wonderful learning opportunity,
and may prove to be a valuable asset should you choose to pursue a career in
book publishing. Because Beacon is a small press, our interns have the
opportunity to observe the functions of other departments as well as their own,
to work in a friendly environment, and to make a valued contribution to a
highly-respected publishing house with a long tradition of publishing
progressive, thought-provoking books.
Requirements: In selecting interns, we look for
creative, highly motivated applicants with a strong interest in book
publishing, a passion for social justice, and outstanding reading/writing and
administrative skills. Previous office experience and computer skills are
helpful but not essential; a commitment to Beacon’s mission is required.
Familiarity with blogs and social media is a plus.
This position is unpaid, and we ask our interns to commit to
working approximately 15 hours per week. This is a wonderful opportunity to
learn and gain experience in a progressive, non-profit, independent publishing
environment.
To apply: Applicants should email a cover letter and
resume to Amanda Beiner at abeiner@beacon.org.
No phone calls, please.
People with disabilities and candidates who identify as
persons of color and/or LGBTQ are encouraged to apply.
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Looking for a job that makes a difference? U.S.PIRG is
hiring college seniors to work as Campus Organizers on college campuses across
the country. On issue after issue, we see powerful interests corrupting the
democratic process, twisting public policy to serve their own ends. U.S. PIRG
takes action by documenting the problems, finding practical solutions,
informing the public and making the case for change directly to
decision-makers. We work on fighting climate change, restoring democracy, and
protecting public health. Apply online atwww.uspirg.org/jobs
or email wellington@masspirgstudents.org
for more details.
Climate change looms as the most pressing issue of our
generation. Fracking has contaminated drinking water and made people sick
across the country. Our rivers, lakes, and most treasured natural areas are
vulnerable to mining, drilling and other harms.
There’s no lack of solutions to solve these challenges;
there’s a lack of political will. That’s why Environment America is running
grassroots campaigns to bring people together to convince our leaders to stop
pandering to big polluters and climate deniers, and start getting behind the
solutions. We are hiring interns for the 2015 semester to work.
To win positive change for the environment, you need a smart
strategy and effective tactics. But most of all, you need grit and
determination – because that’s what it takes to mobilize enough public support
to win.
As an Environment America intern, you’ll be working with
some of our with some of our most experienced advocates and organizers on
campaigns to reduce global warming pollution, create more solar and wind power,
spare our parks and forests from fracking, keep our beaches, rivers and streams
clean, and protect our wildlife and wild places.
You’ll help craft and implement social media campaigns,
generate traditional earned media through opinion writing, recruit community
leaders to join our campaigns, collect petitions and other grassroots support,
and research and write fact sheets and other materials for decision makers and
opinion leaders.
Apply
today!
And if you’re graduating this year,
you should apply to Environment America’s fellowship program, a two-year crash
course in environmental organizing and advocacy. Find out more and apply at http://jobs.environmentamerica.org/
