October 26, 2024
Zero-Waste Volleyball Game - November 1
EcoReps and Green Athletics is making the NMU Volleyball game on Friday, November 1 at 4 pm a zero-waste game. The volunteer times would take place from 3:30-6 (ish). Please sign up if you are interested in helping volunteer for this amazing event that Green Athletics and EcoReps have taken the lead on! We are looking for at least 15 volunteers, but the more the merrier! This is a great opportunity for our campus population to go green and promote sustainable practices to everyone. If you would like to volunteer at this game, sign up here. If you cannot sign up on the sheet, it is full, but contact Makaylee Kuhn (makuhn@nmu.edu) if you are still interested!
Climate@Noon With Dr. Alex Stoner - November 8
Stay tuned for the next Climate@Noon with Dr. Alex Stoner where they will be discussing Climate Anxiety, Disavowal, and the Illusion of Economic Growth!
University of Michigan Library - Free Access to Community Reading
The University of Michigan Library is offering free access to a community reading through Dec. 13. Everyone in the state of Michigan is invited to read or listen to Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility. The book brings strong climate voices from around the world to address the political, scientific, social, and emotional dimensions of the most urgent issue human beings have ever faced. Accessible, encouraging, and engaging, it's an invitation to everyone to understand the issue more deeply, participate more boldly, and imagine the future more creatively. The audio and ebook is available at Read Michigan. If you want to learn more about this project, click here.
How to Reduce Costume Waste - SHINE
See the poster attached to this article to learn how you can be more sustainable during the Halloween season. Written and designed by Isabelle Honkomp.
NMU Food Pantry
The fall semester hours for the NMU Food Pantry are:
101D Jacobetti - Mondays from 1-3 pm & Thursdays 1-4 pm
101B Gries Hall - Mondays from 8 am - 1:30 pm, Tuesdays from 9 am - 4 pm, Wednesdays from 12 pm - 5 pm, and Fridays from 12 pm - 4 pm
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
EcoReps
Weekly meetings are on Mondays at 4 p.m. in Jamrich 1311. To become more involved in the organization, join GroupMe.
Internships and Jobs:
- Compost Crew, NLD, $12.25/hr, Apply Here
- Big Sky Watershed Corps, $1,200 bi-weekly, educational stipend: $7,395, 1/6 to 11/14, Apply Here
- A FREE Climate Advocacy Certificate Program! It is a 15-week remote course on advocacy, climate science, and communication. Students interested in the spring program should register by January 12, 2025.
Upcoming Events:
- Zero-Waste Volleyball Game, November 1st, 3:30 to 7:00 pm, Sign Up To Volunteer Here!
- Clothing Swap, November 15th, 10 to 3 pm, Jamrich Atrium
Green Athletics
Become part of Green Athletics on The Hub. If you have questions, reach out to Makaylee Kuhn (makuhn@nmu.edu).
Upcoming Events:
November 1 - Zero-Waste Volleyball Game 3:30-6:30 pm
November 10 - Team Apparel Swap
INTERNSHIPS, STUDY ABROAD, AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES
- The U.S. Department of Energy - (DOE) Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship (MLEF) Program
- A 10-week summer research internship for undergraduate and graduate students in STEM majors. Participants complete a cutting-edge research project at one of the Department’s National Laboratories or DOE Headquarters in support of the Department’s mission of minimizing the environmental and climate impacts of fossil fuels and industrial processes while working to achieve net-zero emissions.
- Study Abroad - Sustainable Business in France
- Learn about Sustainable Business in France this Summer! This is a full, 4-credit course (meets the University’s General Education requirement for Social Responsibility in a Diverse World) and it will contain all of the same content and assignments that a student would complete in a regular semester, except we will spend 9 days of our summer session learning about the course concepts in practice in France. Applications are due to the International Programs Office by December 2 by 5 p.m. Apply here.
- Clean Energy Specialist (half-time) - Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities. The Clean Energy Specialist will be responsible for fostering favorable local zoning decisions and educating rural electric cooperatives and municipal utilities to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy projects in northern Michigan.
- Salary Range: $25,000–$26,000
- Position Type: Part-time, 20 hours per week, temporary
- Application Deadline: 11:59 pm, October 31, 2024
- Target Start Date: Early December 2024
- Location: Northwest Lower Michigan
- Reports to: Climate and Environment Program Director
- Learn more about this Apply here!
- Compost Crew at Northern Lights Dining (NLD) starting at $12.25/hr. Apply Here (No Resume or Cover Letter Needed)
- Big Sky Watershed Corps, $1,200 bi-weekly, educational stipend: $7,395, 1/6 to 11/14, Apply Here
- Citizens Climate Lobby has a variety of internships available for students and recent graduates, and you can find out more about their current openings on their website. Applications are due October 15th!
- A FREE Climate Advocacy Certificate Program! It is a 15-week remote course on advocacy, climate science, and communication. Students interested in the spring program should register by January 12, 2025. You can email any questions you may have to highered@citizensclimatelobby.org.
