Friday, March 11, 2016

UMD Academic Success Workshops

Take a workshop in managing exam anxiety, tackling math tests, tackling finals, and more. Some workshops are online and some are on campus.

Online workshops: https://webmeeting.umd.edu/lasworkshops/

On campus Learning Assistance Service workshops: http://www.counseling.umd.edu/LAS/workshop.php

Stream Monitoring Internship - apply by May 2

Location: Rockville, MD

Position Focus/Title: Unpaid Intern/Volunteer-Stream Monitoring Crew at Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection

Position Description: Volunteers/unpaid Interns work with stream monitoring crews to collect biological, physiochemical, and habitat data needed to assess stream health.

Duties may include:
• Stream monitoring:
Fish sampling
Habitat assessments
Physical chemistry sampling
Amphibian & reptile surveys
• Laboratory/office:
Benthic macroinvertebrate sub-sampling
Data entry and database querying
Public outreach projects

Interns and volunteers should have reliable transportation, be prepared to work full days outside, and be capable of carrying up to 30 lbs of gear. 

To Apply: Deadline to apply is May 2, 2015. Learn more and apply here:

http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dep/DEPcommon/internships.html

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement Internship

2016 Internships -- U.S. Department of the Interior

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)


Looking for an internship that’s more than filing papers and getting coffee?

  • Address key issues such as community impoverishment and environmental degradation
  • Research issues that make a significant impact across multiple communities
  • Contribute to an award-winning, nationally-recognized initiative, the OSMRE/VISTA Teams
  • Gain real work experience with a federal regulatory agency

Now accepting internships for multiple office at OSMRE Headquarters in Washington, DC. Students with the follow majors/interests should apply:

Anthropology, Appalachian Studies, Communications, Community Development, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Geography, Geographic Information Systems, Geology, Human Services, Information Systems, Non-profit Management, Planning, Political Science, Public Administration, Public Policy, Sociology, Sustainability

Term Dates:     May 31 – Aug 5 (10 weeks), Aug 29 – Dec 9 (15 weeks)

Interested applicants should submit the following materials to:  seckert@osmre.gov:

Cover letter                               Letter of Recommendation (professional or academic)
Resume                                     Non-fiction writing sample (2 pages max) Recent transcript
Unofficial transcript

Contact Sara Eckert at 202-208-3779 with questions.

Anacostia Watershed Society Internship

Five (5) Summer Stewardship Interns (unpaid) - open until filled

Anacostia Watershed Society

Bladensburg, MD


This internship provides excellent exposure to the world of watershed stewardship, ecological restoration, biodiversity conservation and locally-based non-profit environmental organizations. 

The position will require support on implementing and documenting a variety of stewardship activities related to stormwater management, trash reduction, invasive plant management, low impact development (LID), tree planting, forest restoration, wetland restoration, meadow creation, environmental education, public paddling events (and other outdoor recreation events) and volunteer supervision. 

These internships will begin in mid-May to early June and end in August. 

Compensation: This position is unpaid. However, the successful candidate may be eligible for college credit and will gain knowledge and skills in the fields of natural resource management, ecological restoration, low impact development and biodiversity conservation. 

For more information and to apply, go here:
http://www.anacostiaws.org/userfiles/2016%20AWS%20Summer%20Stewardship%20Internship.pdf

BSCI Tutoring - free

FREE walk in tutoring for BSCI courses


Every Wed-Thu, 2-4:30 p.m.
1317 Symons Hall

Every Wednesday and Thursday, from 2-4:30 PM, the brothers and sisters of Beta Psi Omega Professional Biology Fraternity will be offering tutoring for: BSCI105, BSCI106, BSCI201, BSCI207, and BSCI222.  No need to schedule an appointment, and the tutoring is is free! 

Location: 1317 Symons Hall
Contact Person: Bayley Perry
Contact Email: alpha@bpsiomega.org

Test taking strategies

Click here:

http://enspadvisingnews.blogspot.com/2015/12/test-taking-strategies-essay-exams-from.html

Chemistry Tutoring Resources

Click here:

http://enspadvisingnews.blogspot.com/2015/12/video-resources-for-organic-chemistry.html

Sustainability Internships

Sustainability Internships and Opportunities

Get involved and make a positive impact  


http://sustainability.umd.edu/content/culture/internshipsandvolunteeropportunities.php

We are excited to announce a wide range of sustainability opportunities for 2016.
More information is available on our Internships and Volunteer Opportunities page.

Office of Sustainability: Green Office, Measurement and Assessment, Writing and Communications, Graphic Design, Photography, and Video Production.

UMD: Farmers Market Intern, Food Recovery Network (full-time), UMD Bats Team, Arboretum & Botanical Garden Volunteers, and PIRG Campus Action (full-time).

Off-Campus: Sierra Club, National Parks, DC Fisheries and Wildlife, ECO City Farms, Amazon Conservation Association, U.S. Green Building Foundation, National Wildlife Federation, World Wildlife Foundation, Governor's Office, Greenpeace, and more. 


FDA Summer Internship - apply March 14

Pathways Intern Program - 1st 250 applicants accepted

FDA Summer Intern Program
The vacancy announcement for the Pathways Intern program (Summer Intern Only) will be announced via www.USAJOBs.gov.  It is tentatively scheduled for Monday, March 14, 2016. There will be two job announcements  - one for administrative positions and one for scientific positions.  The job announcements will be open by region (New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Atlanta, Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia).  Applications will be accepted for the first 250 students that apply to each job announcement.  While we hope to be provided a link before the job announcements post, we cannot guarantee that it will be provided.  We encourage you and/or any student interested in applying to visit USAJOBS early Monday to see if the job has posted.

Please email the CFSAN Pathways Program Coordinator Raquel Glenn for further details.


Tuesday, March 8, 2016

USDA Internship - Crop Sustainability

Dr. Mirsky (USDA-ARS Sustainable Agricultural Systems Laboratory; Beltsville, MD) conducts

agro-ecological research in conventional and organic field crop production. Research focuses on

evaluating cropping system sustainability including agronomic and environmental criteria.

Experiments evaluate the role of cover crops and their integration into agro-ecosystems for soil,

crop and, weed management.

     Student will spend their time during the winter performing plant tissue, soil and greenhouse

gas analysis.  During the summer, interns will be monitoring environmental and management

effects on soils, crops, and weeds, in organic and sustainable cropping systems.  This internship

offers opportunities to develop the following skills: 1) data management and entry; 2) cash and

cover crop biomass harvesting, nondestructive nitrogen stress indicators, processing, and tissue

analysis for C and N; 3) soil sampling, processing, and analysis; and 4) weed id and seedbank

analysis.

     We are looking for motivated, hardworking individuals. Applicants should be interested in

learning how to conduct lab and/or field research,  have good attention to detail, and the ability

to work cooperatively in teams. Internship hours are flexible, we have openings both during the

spring and fall semesters  and during the summer.

For more information about this internship, please send your resume and unofficial transcripts

to Ruth.mangum@ars.usda.gov and cc’ steven.mirsky@ars.usda.gov.   We are currently

reviewing applicants for an unpaid internships; college credits possible.