The IU Office of Sustainability is now
accepting applications for the
Summer 2014
Internship Program in Sustainability
*Applications accepted until 11:59 pm on Friday, February
14;
For details on the program, please attend one of two information
sessions: Friday, Jan. 17 at E-House (704 E. 10th St.) from 1:00-2:00pm and
Thursday, Jan. 23 at SPEA 273 from 5:30-6:30pm.
The Summer Internship in Sustainability utilizes campus as a
living-learning lab, enlisting students as researchers in investigating
questions facing our community, such as: How do the ways in which our campus
operates and consumes resources affect the social, environmental and economic
well being of our community? How is our campus impact connected to more
complicated global issues like climate change, resource scarcity and poverty?
What opportunities do we have as individuals, institutions, communities, and
governments to increase collective social and economic health? How do we best
communicate these opportunities? How will we adapt and ensure all people have
the ability to thrive in response to dynamic climate conditions and limitations
on resources?
We have 10 open positions, which are outlined below.
Office of
Sustainability Internship Positions
The Office of
Sustainability is hiring ten new interns through the Summer Internship Program
in Sustainability, two mentored by IUOS and seven by CSAB. The final position
will be with the IU Health Center.
Internships Mentored
through the Office of Sustainability
Internships Mentored
through the Campus Sustainability Advisory Board
- Developing and Supporting
Curricular and Co-Curricular Sustainability Initiatives
- Utilities Conservation and
Behavior Change
- Rain Garden Development
Program
- Campus Garden and Edible
Campus Initiative Coordination
- No Waste Program
- Hoosier to Hoosier Community
Sale
- Document Management, Paper
Usage and Reduction
Consultancy Corps
Positions
The IUOS is hiring
one student intern through a new program called Consultancy Corps. Students
hired through this program serve with an on campus unit to green their
operations, but do not participate in the full internship seminar.
Now Accepting Applications for the Sustainability Peer Educator
Program
The Sustainability Peer Educator Program (SPEP)
trains undergraduate student leaders to deliver sustainability lessons and
workshops to their peers. This program is intended to improve sustainability
literacy, encourage the adoption of sustainable behaviors, and foster a culture
of sustainability among students. The initial topics of focus will be waste
minimization, energy conservation, and water conservation. The initial target
audiences will be residence halls and the Greek community.
New Undergraduate Minor in Environmental and Sustainability
Studies
Understanding human-environment interactions and
their connection with ecological, societal, and economic processes at local,
regional, and global scales is a core competency in today’s world. The study of
sustainability bridges the arts and humanities, social sciences, and the
physical and life sciences. It complements traditional disciplines by offering
an opportunity for education in the area of coupled natural and human systems
that encompasses study of the environment, society, and economy. The minor, awarded
jointly by the College of Arts and Science and the School of Public and
Environmental Affairs, will be administered by the Integrated Program in the
Environment. Students who are interested in learning more about the minor may
contact academic advisor Carlin C. Schrag (cschrag@indiana.edu).
