From srNS at hampshire.edu Wed Oct 17 09:29:40 2007 From: srNS at hampshire.edu (Steve Roof) Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:29:40 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [ESSP] Duke Univ Environmental Geaduate School: MAKE AN IMPACT Message-ID: Today! Noon! Pizza provided! Rm 333 Cole Science Center DUKE UNIVERSITY PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL GRADUATE SCHOOL VISIT: MAKE AN IMPACT WED. Oct. 17, 12:30 pm, Rm 333 Cole Science Ceter. Pizza provided. Make a career out of your concerns about climate change, ocean pollution and sustainable development. Learn how you can make a difference by choosing Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences. Duke?s Nicholas School is among the world?s premier graduate professional schools for the interdisciplinary study of the environment. Meet Lisa Rattray, Admissions Officer for the Nicholas School, at a presentation on Wednesday, October 17, at 12:30 pm, in Room 333, Cole Science Center, to learn about graduate opportunities as well as undergraduate courses available at the Duke Marine Lab. Pizza will be provided. The Nicholas School fully integrates science, policy and economics in its environmental sciences program, providing both theoretical and practical education in Earth & Ocean Sciences, Environmental Science & Policy, and Marine Science & Conservation. Lisa will discuss the two-year professional Master of Environmental Management (MEM) degree that combines science, policy and business to solve environmental issues. Areas of study include: - Ecosystem Science & Sustainability ? to improve understanding of how natural ecosystems function, the human impacts on them and strategies to provide a sustainable future for all life on Earth. - Environmental Health ? to improve understanding of the linkage between environmental quality and human health and to forecast changes to human health as a result of global environmental change. - Business & the Environment ? to work within the corporate sector to promote sustainable business practices, based on the principles of industrial ecology, use of renewable sources of energy and material-use efficiencies. Duke's MEM degree trains and prepares future environmental scientists, leaders in environmental policy and ecosystem managers. Our graduates dominate national policy and are widely employed in industry, government and not-for-profit NGOs. To learn more about Duke University's Nicholas School programs, go to www.nicholas.duke.edu. You can also email Lisa Rattray at lisa.rattray at duke.edu. _______________________________________________ From srNS at hampshire.edu Wed Oct 17 09:51:23 2007 From: srNS at hampshire.edu (Steve Roof) Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:51:23 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [ESSP] SEA Semester info table TODAY! Message-ID: Interested in Marine Science? Sailing? Marine ecology? Oceanography? Representatives from SEA semester abroad here today! SEA (Sea Educational Association) is a 12-week interdisciplinary program about the ocean that takes place half on shore and half on sea. A rep will be here on Wednesday, Oct 17 @ 11am-1pm at an info table in Saga. This event featuring possible field study opportunities is organized by the Global Education Office, geo at hampshire.edu, x5542.