<div class="gmail_quote"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal">Really cool opportunity at UMASS!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Hello All,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">See info below about a great opportunity for students interested in Sustainability. Please share with students and spread the word with your colleagues:<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Do you know a student who’s passionate about protecting and preserving the planet and wants to make a difference right here on the UMass Amherst campus? Please encourage them to apply to participate in<b> IdeaLab: The Sustainable University</b>, to be held over two weekends, March 30-April 1 and April 20-22 at UMass. This workshop is a partnership of the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance - <b>NCIIA</b> and the <b>UMass Campus Sustainability Initiative.</b><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">What is IdeaLab? It's is a highly intensive and experiential workshop for students that allows them to explore critical environmental issues faced by large institutions like universities, learn to evaluate them and quickly iterate to come up with the best solutions to the most pressing problems. UMass Amherst sustainability staff will be on hand throughout the workshop and will be seriously evaluating the practicality and effectiveness of applying these ideas on campus. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Students from all majors and backgrounds who are interested in developing ideas and products to help reduce the university’s impact on the environment are encouraged to apply. More information and the application can be found here: <span style="color:blue"><a href="http://www.invention2venture.org/idealabumass/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none">http://www.invention2venture.org/idealabumass/</span></a>. <u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Application deadline is March 1 so have them apply today! <u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Links:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance- <b>NCIIA <span style="color:blue"><a href="http://www.nciia.org" target="_blank">www.nciia.org</a></span> <u></u><u></u></b></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">UMass Amherst Campus Sustainability Initiative<b> <span style="color:blue"><a href="http://www.umass.edu/livesustainably/" target="_blank">http://www.umass.edu/livesustainably/</a></span></b><span style="color:blue"><u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">=================<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Kathy Weilerstein<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Director Academic Programs for First-Year Students <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Undergraduate Advising & Learning Communities<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">612 Goodell Building<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">UMass Amherst<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">
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