From fhwNS at hampshire.edu Tue Feb 20 14:40:57 2007 From: fhwNS at hampshire.edu (Fred Wirth) Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:40:57 -0500 Subject: [ESSP] ESSP Lunch Meet Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20070220143618.00bb7600@hampshire.edu> Our first ESSP lunch meeting will happen this Friday at Noon in CSC306 It wil be: Sexual dimorphism & floral polymorphism across an island archipelago: hummingbirds and heliconias of the lesser Antilles. Dr. Ethan Temeles, Amherst College FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD 12:00pm ? LUNCH PROVIDED (Pizza) CSC 333 Fred From fhwNS at hampshire.edu Tue Feb 20 15:02:44 2007 From: fhwNS at hampshire.edu (Fred Wirth) Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 15:02:44 -0500 Subject: [ESSP] Fwd: ESSP Lunch Meet Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20070220150147.00c1f410@hampshire.edu> >I meant, of course, CSC333 (as it says later in on the last message) Fred From srNS at hampshire.edu Wed Feb 28 18:33:29 2007 From: srNS at hampshire.edu (Steve Roof) Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:33:29 -0500 (EST) Subject: [ESSP] Free Glaciology Program for Teenage Girls - Girls On Ice: North Cascades Institute Message-ID: Hey all, I am getting reading to visit some Arctic glaciers during my spring sabbatical. If any of you find this idea exciting (and you're female and still 18 years old or younger), you should check out the "Girls on Ice" program described below. A wonderful opportunity for the right person! -- Steve Roof Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Science School of Natural Science Hampshire College sroof at Hampshire.edu Amherst, MA 01002 (413) 559-5667; FAX (413) 559-5448 Free Glaciology Program for Teenage Girls Girls On Ice: North Cascades Institute 22 July-1 August 2007 Easton Glacier, Mount Baker, Washington Application Deadline: Thursday, 15 March 2007 For further information, please go to: http://www.ncascades.org/programs/youth/girls_on_ice/ or contact: Megan McGinty, Program Coordinator North Cascades Institute Phone: 360-856-5700, ext. 202 E-mail: megan_mcginty at ncascades.org -------------------- North Cascades Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to conserving and restoring Northwest environments through education, announces Girls On Ice, a unique eleven-day leadership program for teenage girls that combines leadership, mountaineering, and science. The program will be held 22 July-1 August 2007 and is open to girls 15-18 years old who have shown a keen interest in science and the outdoors. The program is free to girls who qualify via a merit-based application process. Girls on Ice will be based at Easton Glacier on the south side of Mount Baker in Washington state and will focus on field research and glaciology as well as team building and basic mountaineering skills. The program is taught by Erin Pettit, a glaciologist who spends six weeks a year studying the glaciers of Antarctica. The curriculum focuses on gathering glaciology data in the field by using a combination of science and outdoor skills. The students will learn to use observation and inference to formulate research questions and design their own experiments to explore those questions. Topics include: forest and alpine ecology, fluvial and alpine geomorphology, an introduction to snow stratigraphy, the use of snow accumulation to indicate climate change, glacial ablation, surface velocities and crevasse growth, and glacial erosion and terminus retreat rates. In order to reach and explore the glaciers safely, girls learn and practice leadership, the "leave-no-trace" ethic, and various wilderness skills including glacier travel techniques. Candidates must be young women between the ages of 15-18 who are in good physical condition. The program involves daily hiking over rugged mountain trails with a backpack containing food, water, extra clothing, and climbing gear. Nine young women will be selected and the ideal candidate will be an inquisitive, adventurous girl who would like to learn more about scientific inquiry, research, careers in science, and the Northwest environment. Applications must include a written narrative and two recommendations from teachers, coaches, or employers. The application packet is available for download at: http://www.ncascades.org/programs/youth/girls_on_ice/ Applications must be submitted by Thursday, 15 March 2007, and successful candidates will be notified by 15 April 2007. For further information, please contact: Megan McGinty, Program Coordinator North Cascades Institute Phone: 360-856-5700, ext. 202 E-mail: megan_mcginty at ncascades.org -------------------------------------------------------------------- ArcticInfo is administered by the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS). 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Any information, opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the information sources and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation or ARCUS. From tp05 at hampshire.edu Wed Feb 28 23:32:31 2007 From: tp05 at hampshire.edu (Tobin Porter-Brown) Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 23:32:31 -0500 Subject: [ESSP] Awaken Message-ID: <8BB5361E-2398-4690-BC7F-7C6B1FB64DC0@hampshire.edu> Hello to you all~ I've been wanting to put together a publication on issues of sustainability for a while and have decided to go ahead and do it. It will be called Awaken: a publication on issues of sustainability. So, I am calling for articles, announcements and fliers for this new publication. This includes: -events and projects sponsored by student groups -independent student work and ideas -faculty projects and research -anything and everything that relates to sustainability for the Hampshire Community There will likely be a section for: -Announcements -calendar -updates from student groups -info on special events -course related material -Farm update -Campus planning update The publication will be created and possibly sent out in an all campus mailing as well as available in other locations. Please send submissions to: tp05 at hampshire.edu or Box 1229 Please submit them by Thursday, March 15th. If you want to help edit and assemble the publication let me know! I would love the help. Thank you Tobin Porter-Brown