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The Eco-Advising News

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SPECIAL ISSUES - Click item below for full article
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• How to qualify for highly selective internships, jobs, or grad school
• How to ask for letters of recommendation
• 3 WAYS to A's: Exam preparation strategies
• FAQ's re: Dropping a class with a "W"
• Registration Reminders

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NOV 11, 2009 - Click item below for full article
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UPCOMING
--  BioScience Internships and Career Fair – 11/12 <-- Thursday!
--  Operation Wallacea – 11/13 <-- Friday!
--  UM Graduate School Preview Day – 11/17
--  Honors-in-Entomology Open House – 11/17
--  Am Ha’Aretz, 11/17
--  Eco-Go, 11/20

ADVISING
--  ATTN: Biodiversity and Wildlife Students
--  Stressed out?  Need to talk?
--  Time Management Workshop – 11/12 <-- Thursday!

PART-TIMEJOBS & INTERNSHIPS
--  Multi-Cultural Outreach: Arlingtonians for a Clean Environ
--  US Congressman Steny Hoyer’s Office
--  MD State Delegate Resnik’s Office
--  Tutors/Instructors

SUMMER INTERNSHIPS
--  ATTN:  Marine and Coastal Students
--  The Breakthrough Institute

SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES
-- Green Terps Video Contest
-- Garden Club Scholarships (many, varied)
-- Critical Languages Summer Scholarships
--  Carnegie Endowment for Int’l Peace

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NOV 6, 2009 - Click item below for full article
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UPCOMING
--  Last Day to Drop w/W – 11/9
--  Save Your Semester Workshop – 11/9
--  Buy Local: Even better than you know! – 11/10
--  Sprawl and Politics: Campus author /speaker – 11/10
--  Campus Recycling 101 – 11/11
--  BioScience Internships and Career Fair – 11/12
--  UM Graduate School Preview Day – 11/17

ADVISING
--  BSCI348E – Biology and Biotech of Renewable Energy
--  BSCI 338Y – Ornithology – Birds!
--  PLSC425 – Green Roofs & Urban Sustainability
--  Advising Appts – Pls plan 3-5 days ahead

PART-TIME JOBS & INTERNSHIPS
--  US Dept of Energy – Apply by 11/9 – PAID!
--  US Congressman Steny Hoyer’s Office
--  College of AGNR Internship listings (several!)

SUMMER INTERNSHIPS
-- US Environmental Protection Agency

SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES
-- McNair Scholars Program
-- Operation Wallacea – Field Conservation Expeditions
-- Green Groups Mixer – 11/19
-- Green Terps Video Contest
-- Garden Club Scholarships (many, varied)
-- Critical Languages Summer Scholarships

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UPCOMING
--  GVPT Career Seminar – 10/29
--  Geography Career Fair – 10/30
--  School of Public Policy Open House – 11/3
--  ENSP Resume-Writing Workshop – 11/4
--  How to find a science internship – 11/5
--  National Weather Service Class – 11/7

ADVISING
--  Last Day to Drop w/W – 11/9
--   Winter Classes – Payment policies
-- “I” Courses – Spring

SUMMER INTERNSHIPS
-- US Environmental Protection Agency

OFF-CAMPUS STUDY
--  Org for Tropical Studies – Costa Rica – 11/1 deadline
--  Smithsonian-Mason “Conservation Semester”
--  English TAs in France – 11/3 info session

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ADVISING NEWS
--  Academic Success Series – Susquehanna Hall
--  Tutorial & Study Skills Resources on Campus
--  Resume-Writing Workshop
--  School of Public Policy Open House – 11/3
--  ENSP Resume-Writing Workshop – 11/4

PART-TIME JOBS & INTERNSHIPS
--  Maryland Sea Grant Office
--  Geography Career Fair – 10/30
--  Federal Govt Internship Resource

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
--  The Sustainable Table: What’s on your plate?
--  The Scientific Terrapin
--  Got ICE?

OFF-CAMPUS STUDY
--  Boren Scholarship – to non-traditional regions
--  Smithsonian-Mason “Conservation Semester”
--  Org for Tropical Studies – Costa Rica – 11/1 deadline

AFTER GRADUATION
-- Teach for America

DO GOOD
-- Clothing and Canned Food Drive

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SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES
--  Internships Panel & Pizza – 10/21
--  Field Trip – Chesapeake Bay Foundation – 10/24

ADVISING NEWS
--  Winter Study Abroad – Costa Rica
--  Stay Alive at 55!

INTERNSHIPS
--  Maryland Internship Program – 10/23 due date
--  Geography Career Fair – 10/30

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
--  T. Boone Pickens – 10/16
--  Solar Decathlon – 10/15-10/18
--  School of Public Policy Open House – 11/3

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OCT 8, 2009 - Click item below for full article
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SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES
--  500+  Internships – Info Sessions 10/12 & 10/13
--  UM Law School Fair – 10/13

ADVISING NEWS
--  TESTUDO and Registration preview
--  ENSP Internships Panel – 10/21
--  Academic Integrity – explained

INTERNSHIPS
--  Geography Career Fair – 10/30
--  Oceans Research Internships (see attached)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
--  MD Teacher Certification Info Session – 10/8 (tomorrow)
--  DC Green Festival – 10/10 and 10/11
--  Strategic Planning for College Park – 10/15
--  GIS Workshops – 10/14 -> on
--  Field Trip – Chesapeake Bay Foundation – 10/24
--  School of Public Policy Open House – 11/3

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COMING SOON
--  How to Network at the Career Fair – 9/30
--  EPA at the Career Center – 10/1
--  Free LSAT, GRE, and MCAT practice exams – 10/3
--  Fall Career Fair – 10/6-10/8
--  500+ Internships – Info sessions – 10/12-10/13
--  UM Law School Fair – 10/13

ADVISING NEWS
--  40+ credits? Time for a plan!
--  Winter Study Abroad
--  CIEE Research Station – Spring study abroad
--  UM HELP Center seeks volunteers

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
--  Free Chinese classes
--  DC Green Festival – 10/10 and 10/11

INVOLVE YOURSELF
--  Natural Resources Management Society – 9/30
--  Survey Research re: Ecological Activism

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SEP 22, 2009 - Click item below for full article
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THIS WEEK
--  Open House: Undergraduate Research – 9/23 and 9/24

ADVISING NEWS
--  Winter Study Abroad
--  Truman Scholarships in Public Service
--  Graduate Open House – School of Public Health
--  EPA Research Fellowships

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
--  Campus Sustainability Speaker Series – 9/24
--  How to Network with Govt Agencies – 9/30
--  How to Network at the Career Fair – 9/30
--  Law Careers – 9/30 RSVP deadline
--  EPA at the Career Center – 10/1
--  Earth Aid – Fellowship app. Due  – 10/2
--  Fall Career Fair – 10/6
--  DC Green Festival – 10/10 and 10/11
--  500+ Internships – Summer 2010 – Info sessions

INVOLVE YOURSELF
--  Natural Resources Management Society – 9/30
--  Composting Education at Home FB Games
--  Alternate Break Applications – due 9/28
--  Be an RA
--  Paid Research Opportunity
--  Survey Research re: Ecological Activism

RECOGNIZE EXCELLENCE
--  Parent & Family Affairs Awards:
--  Best Faculty
--  Best Advisor

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SEP 15, 2009 - Click item below for full article
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THIS WEEK
--  First Look Fair – Wed & Thu
--  Maryland Student Researchers – info sessions

ADVISING NEWS
--  Winter Study Abroad
--  China – Ecological Genetics Program
--  National Scholarships – Goldwater
--  EPA Research Fellowships

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
--  Peace Careers Workshop – 9/21
--  Grad School for the Public Good – 9/21
--  Smart Growth in Maryland – 9/22
--  Financing Renewable Energy – 9/22
--  How to Network with Gov Agencies – 9/30
--  Law Careers – 9/30 RSVP deadline
--  EPA at the Career Center – 10/1
--  Fall Career Fair – 10/6

INTERNSHIPS & VOLUNTEERING
--  Plant-Insect Interaction Research
--  Composting Education at Home FB Games
--  Vote for America’s Greenest Campus

GET INVOLVED
--  Clubs Seeking Members!
--  Outdoor Recreation Adventure Trips
--  Alternate Break Applications

CAMPUS ACTIVITIES
--  UM Leadership Institutes – FREE!

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SEP 10, 2009 - Click item below for full article
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THIS WEEK
--  Study Abroad Fair – Wed., 9/9 <-- TOMORROW!
--  Career & Internship Fair – Thu., 9/10

DROP-ADD WEEKS
--  Apply for December Graduation
--  Schedule adjustments
--  Plants and Empires – still open
--  Maryland Student Researchers – info sessions

INTERNSHIPS
--  6+ Internships

GET INVOLVED
--  10+ Clubs Seeking Members!
--  First Look Fair
--  Multi-Ethnic Welcome Events
--  Outdoor Recreation Adventure Trips – Sign-ups open!
--  Alternate Break Applications – now open!

CAMPUS ACTIVITIES
--  Terps for Change
--  UM Leadership Institutes

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DROP-ADD WEEKS
-- Apply for December Graduation
-- Schedule adjustments

COMING SOON
-- Study Abroad Fair
-- Career & Internship Fair

GET INVOLVED
-- Maryland Student Researchers
-- 7+ Clubs Seeking Members!
-- First Look Fair
-- Multi-Ethnic Welcome Events
-- Outdoor Recreation Adventure Trips – Sign-ups open!

CAMPUS ACTIVITIES
-- Terp Impact – Community Service
-- UM Leadership Institutes
-- America Reads * America Counts

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AUG 28, 2009 - Click item below for full article
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NEWS:

-- Dates & Deadlines
-- Coming Soon
-- Open/New Classes
-- Research Opportunities
-- 17+  Part-time Jobs & Internships
-- Professional Development
-- Good Idea for old Textbooks
-- E-Mail Etiquette

REPEATS:

-- Managing Information Overload
-- Getting “Oriented”
-- FAQ’s re: Waitlists & Drop Add

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AUG 25, 2009 - Click item below for full article
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FALL INTERNSHIPS - SPECIAL LISTING (from the ENSP website)

--  Internship guidelines/reminders
--  Over 40 organizations and 50+ internships

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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
--  Extreme Make-over, Home Edition!

JOBS & INTERNSHIPS
--  Communications Intern – Env Defense Fund
--  Wiki – Encyclopedia of Earth
--  Maryland General Assembly
--  Tutors/Mentors

INTERNSHIP RESOURCES
--  Career Center – Register for Careers4Terps
--  ENSP Internships page
--  Related policies and deadlines

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WAITLISTS & HOLDFILES
--  FAQ’s

FALL INTERNSHIPS
--  Editorial Internship, Worldwatch Institute
--  Govt Affairs Internship, Solar Energy Industries Association
--  Two (2) Internships, Ecosystem Marketplace
--  Greenavise Internship, Silver Spring, MD
--  Six (6) Internships, World Wildlife Fund
--  Political internship, Democratic Party
--  Political Internship, US House of Representatives
--  National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START)
--  Internship guidelines/reminders

PART-TIME JOBS
--  Paid Tutoring & Mentoring Positions – Comcast Center
--  Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) Tutors Needed – PG County
--  Participate in a study near campus

ON-CAMPUS MOVE-IN
--  Check new webpage here:
http://www.resnet.umd.edu/movein/

GRADUATE SCHOOL & LAW SCHOOL
--  Check updated links here
http://www.ensp.umd.edu/GradSchool.htm

CAREER CENTER – NEW WEBSITE
http://www.careercenter.umd.edu/