Editor's Note: This blog post was written by SNRE student Laura Matson (MS NRE/ MUP Candidate 2013). Laura recently sat down with Lindsey MacDonald, one of the project managers for the University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program, to learn more about the program and the upcoming Harvest Festival.
What is the University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program?
SNRE Envoys is a cross-disciplinary group of Masters Students working to promote and strengthen diversity within the student population of the school. Our group is focused on improving our recruiting strategy for under-represented groups in the school. This can include everything from ethnic to geographic to socio-economic to ideological diversity and much more. We are also looking to strengthen SNRE by having events that celebrate diversity and involve the whole SNREd community in the ongoing discussion about this important topic.
Editor's Note: The StudGov ticker is a short summary of the weekly StudGov meeting (7 pm Tuesday, 1028 Dana). The meeting is open to the SNRE community, but for those who are unable to attend, these notes provide a brief synopsis of the meeting. Posts will be weekly.
Careers Team: Career Week is well underway and funding is nearly secured.
Still Needed:
SNRE’s very own Vienna Teng (Cynthia Shih) will be performing live at The Ark of Ann Arbor this weekend!
The San Jose Mercury News called Vienna Teng, "a child of Chopin and Sarah McLachlan,” and LA Weekly noted Vienna Teng’s contemporary music as, “Reflective piano-driven chamber folk; packs quite the punch.” The performance is on Saturday, September 29th. Doors open at 7:30 pm, and the show begins at 8 pm. Tickets are between $15 and $25, and can be bought online or in person.
Robert J. Gibbs, ASLA (M.L.A. '84), will be honored by the Clinton Presidential Library”˜s School of Public Service on October 15, 2012 for his career contributions in urban planning and development. Gibbs has been asked to speak as a William J. Clinton Distinguished Lecturer where he will present: “How Great Communities are Conceived and Built”, based on his new book "Principles for Urban Retail Planning and Development."
Editor's Note: This blog post was written by Jenny Cooper (MS Environment & Natural Resources, Sustainable Systems, 2014). Cooper completed Climate Ride last week, and was invited to share this experience with the SNRE community.
SNREds!
You are not alone in your environmental crusades -- come connect with other environmentally-minded graduate students at Ecotastic Happy Hour. Ecotastic Happy Hour is making its return on Wednesday, September 26th from 8-10pm upstairs at Sava's restauarant on State Street. This is the perfect opportunity to spread your wings outside of the Dana building, and meet cool folks from other graduate programs including: Environmental Law, Public Policy and Urban Planning.
There will be drink specials, and most importantly, plenty of good times to be had!
Hey SNREds!
It’s time to vote. Yes, that’s right, voting has arrived for the 2012-2013 First Year Student Government Representatives. This year, we have four amazing candidates, whose statements are listed below.
Your SNRE Gov Studs cordially invite all students to join us for our weekly OPEN meetings on Tuesday evening from 7-8pm in Dana 1028.
We have an exciting line-up of fall events and big initiatives:
Upcoming Events to Track:
- StudGov Elections: First Year Representatives (stay tuned to email updates on candidates and voting)
As a summer intern at the World Resources Institute (WRI) in the Markets and Enterprise Program, SNRE M.S. student Emily Taylor had the opportunity to be on the cutting edge of financing climate change mitigation. Emily received funding for her internship through the Edna Bailey Sussman Fund Environmental Internship Program. This generous funding enables SNRE students to accept non-paying internship positions in environmental fields.