Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences Dates

Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences

Meetings will be in 0118 Symons (Conference Room) from 5:30-6:30 on these dates: 

February 21

March 14

April 4

April 25

https://agnr.umd.edu/students/manrrs

Local Student Trainee Park Guide Positions for recent graduates and current students

Student Trainee Park Guide Job

Vacancy No.	NPS-NCR-CHOH-17-1910519-MK	Department	National Park Service
Salary	$32,428.00 to $42,151.00	Grade	04 to 04
Perm/Temp	Temporary	FT/PT	Full-time
Open Date	2/9/2017	Close Date	2/23/2017
Job Link	Apply Online	Who may apply	Public
Locations:
CUMBERLAND, MD POTOMAC, MD WILLIAMSPORT, MD

Conservation Job Corps Crew Chief - APPLY NOW (Due Tomorrow at Midnight)

The Maryland Conservation Jobs Corps (CJC) is a five-week summer employment program for disadvantaged youth ages 14 – 17 operated by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Park Service.  CJC uses outdoor experiential activities and the power of nature to enrich the lives of youth and prepare them for future success in the workforce.  The Maryland Park Service is currently recruiting for multiple seasonal contractual positions for CJC Site


Main Purpose Of Job

The CJC Crew Chief is responsible for the overall supervision of a field-based crew.  The program begins Monday June 26th and concludes with a graduation ceremony on Friday July 28th. Dates are subject to change.  During this five-week period, full-time availability (40 hours/week) is mandatory.  Dates that fall outside this period, including training are variable and may be less than 40 hours per week. 

 The CJC Crew Chief shall provide direction and guidance to CJC Corps Members, ensure they utilize strategies provided in training to maintain a safe and educational work environment for youth, including but not limited to the following:

• Proper professional work ethic and behavior.
•  Ensure that projects are properly, professionally and completely executed to the satisfaction of site managers.
•  Manage the data selected with work projects assignments as required by the CJC Program Director.
• Conduct regular crew-based Corps Member training and instructional presentations in critical areas related to safety and professional job performance including the following:

                        *  First-Aid and workplace safety

                        *  Environmental issues and conservation

                        *  Community relations

                        *  Work ethic

                        *  Communications

                        *  Site-specific work project, goals and activities

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 2/10/2017 11:59 PM
SALARY: new $16.00/hour, returning $17.00/hour

DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education or experience in the field of park operations, recreation, education, business, administration, forestry, social sciences, or a natural resources related field is preferred.

Previous work experience with at-risk youth is preferred.

Apply online: https://www.jobaps.com/MD/sup/bulpreview.asp?R1=17&R2=002292&R3=0021

Friday Open Forums

Dear Faculty, Staff, Students, and all Interested,

We are continuing to hold our Friday Open Forums and over the past 2 weeks, we have had s a very diverse group who had a chance to discuss current topics in an open, welcoming, and inclusive manner.  I thank everyone who participated.  We also attracted people outside of our Department and that is wonderful.  All are welcome.

This week we will be discussing the topic of Corporate Sponsorship of University Research.  Until we outgrow our current room, 0408 ANSC, we will continue to meet there on Fridays starting at 4pm.  We will continue with the same format: introductions; agreeing to our rules for the discussion (see below) which everyone must agree to and if someone disagrees with a rule, we will seek consensus until everyone agrees to the rules; a brief introduction to the topic area; then open discussion. 

The basic set of rules for this Open Forum are:

·  Treat others with respect and dignity, by taking your turn to talk, not talking over others, and listening to other points of view.

·  Don't attack individuals, whether they are in the room or are in the news.

·  Don't paint others with broad strokes, categorizing someone as fitting a stereotype.

·  Don't get sidetracked by terminology, listen to the thoughts being presented.  If someone uses an old term or inappropriate term, talk with them after the forum to discuss your viewpoint with them, and educate them on your thoughts.  But don't just stop listening or be confrontational if they use the wrong term, or all discourse will terminate and we will fail in our ability to discuss the issue at hand.  

·  Be relatable (to establish a social or sympathetic relationship with a person)

·  Be succinct in your comments (i.e., try to make your comments more concise)

Again, our graduate students will be responsible for the "rules" and modification of the rules, and reminding others when they stray from the rules during the forums.  These basic rules may be modified by them each week, and we will again agree to the rules prior to the start of each Open Forum.  We will have the current rules posted each week, and a graduate student will remind us of them before we start.

The graduate students are also responsible for receiving and developing suggestions for topics for the forums, and for identifying people who could lead a forum.

We have decided on the following method to help the graduate students determine what each week’s topic will be and to find leaders for each topic’s discussion.  Each week we will have ballots that will have 3 topic options for the following week, and a space for suggesting new topics and leaders.  We will collect these each week and announce the next topic early the following week.

Also, since we are early on in this process, this is a reminder of what went out the first week on why we created this Open Forum.

FROM EMAIL Thursday 1/26/17, Everything within the [ ].

[We are living in interesting times.  There are many interesting topics in the news that relate to science and are worthy of open dialogue.  For many of us, old enough to remember, the turbulent times of the 1960s and 1970s had many issues and topics to discuss.  One concept, started in 1965 at the University of Michigan, was labeled a "teach-in".  I have copied the first paragraph from the Wikipedia page on "teach-in" below, to provide you a context.

"A teach-in is similar to a general educational forum on any complicated issue, usually an issue involving current political affairs. The main difference between a teach-in and a seminar is the refusal to limit the discussion to a specific frame of time or a strict academic scope. Teach-ins are meant to be pra, ctical, participatory, and oriented toward action. While they include experts lecturing on the area of their expertise, discussion and questions from the audience are welcome. "Teach ins" were popularized during the U.S. government's involvement in Vietnam. The first teach-in, which was held overnight at the University of Michigan in March 1965, began with a discussion of the Vietnam War draft and ended in the early morning with a speech by philosopher Arnold Kaufman."  Wikipedia, accessed online on 1/26/17

I have had discussions with a few faculty, a chair, a few external folks, and a small group of our graduate students, about starting up a weekly, informal seminar around the concept of a "teach-in".  Everyone has been supportive of the concept, and so we shall begin with our first one tomorrow, Friday January 26th, 4pm-5pm in Room 0408 ANSC.  The term "teach-in" in my discussions with others, can potentially be misconstrued.  Therefore, we shall call these informal seminars, "Open Forum".   The first topic will be "Censorship of Science" and I will attempt that one myself.  While this email is directed to ENST faculty, staff, and graduate students, it is an "open" forum, so our undergraduate students and others are welcome. ]

I thank you all again and look forward to seeing you and others on Friday at 4pm.  I believe this is a way to discuss current topics, learn from each other and our diverse opinions and perspectives, and bring us together with better understanding of each other.

Be a Judge at the Gaywood Elementary School STEM Fair

Gaywood Elementary School

6701 97th Ave

Lanham, Maryland 20706

Phone: (301) 918-8730

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3 P’s Strong – Peaceful * Positive * Productive

February 09, 2017

Dear Prospective Judge: 

You are invited to serve as a judge at the 2016-2017 Gaywood Elementary School Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fair (“STEM Fair” formerly known as Science Fair). Our STEM Fair is scheduled for February 23, 2017 and judging will take place between the hours of 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM.

This annual event involves students from grades 3-5 for the purpose of fostering an interest and awareness, and promoting science literacy among our students. It is our goal to make this STEM Fair a positive and memorable experience for our student participants as well as our parents, teachers, judges and all attendees. 

I hope you will consider being a judge this year and help us make our STEM Fair a great success. To volunteer, please fill out the Judge Information below and return it as soon as possible to this e-mail Ananda.Creager@pgcps.org. Please feel free to share this letter with other individuals who also might be interested in serving as a judge. 

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call me at (301) 918-8730. I look forward to hearing from you and hope you will be available for this event. Our STEM Fair would not be successful without people like you, who give their valuable time for our young scientists.

Sincerely,

Ananda Creager Approved: _____________
STEM Fair Committee Damien Goins, Principal

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___ Yes I will be happy to be a judge at the Gaywood Elementary 2016-2017 STEM Fair, but can only attend between the following times ____________

___ Unfortunately, I am unable to judge this year but please invite me next year.

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