CAFE is hosting a Sustainable Food Careers Symposium Friday, Feb. 15, Room 1040 of the Dana Building. The symposium brings graduate and undergraduate students together with professionals in food careers related to sustainability and the environment. Organizers' goal is to expose students to the wide range of career opportunities in this field. The event will feature panel discussions focused on:
THIS EVENT IS FREE; THE FIRST 100 REGISTRANTS RECEIVE A FREE LUNCH! (REGISTER BELOW)
Undergraduate degree: University of Michigan School of Art and Design, photography, 2009
Age: 26
Prior to SNRE: I worked for three years as a staff photographer and videographer for the local Ann Arbor newspaper, AnnArbor.com.
Undergraduate degree: University of Michigan, English/Program in the Environment, 2009
Age: 25
Prior to SNRE: I was trying very hard to become a writer. I had an internship with Alpinist magazine, wrote for a climbing company called Vertical Girl, and applied to jobs everywhere.
Undergraduate degree: University of Michigan, Dearborn, Environmental Science with an Earth Science minor
Age: 29
Prior to SNRE: I worked and still work for the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality as an air monitoring technician.
Award Description: The Rackham Graduate
Forty master's and professional-degree students from eight schools and colleges at the University of Michigan, including 17 from the School of Natural Resources and Environment, are beginning the Dow Sustainability Fellows Program today, marking the first cohort of fellows in the $10 million program launched last spring.