This week …
1) GTA AWARD NOMINATIONS
2) INTERNSHIPS/OPPORTUNITIES
GOOD LUCK WITH FINALS…and have a GREAT WINTER BREAK!!!!
1) GTA AWARD NOMINATIONS
If you had a great BIOLOGY TA this semester, why not nominate them for an award! Nomination forms can be downloaded from: http://www.kuub.ku.edu/ “Awards and Scholarships”, or are available from the Biology Office, 2045 Haworth, or BTRC, 1004 Haworth. Return the form to Jan Elder (2045 Haworth). 2) INTERNSHIPS/OPPORTUNITIES
Information on these and other internships can be found in the Internship/Opportunity book in the Biology Office, 2045 Haworth, and in BTRC, 1004 Haworth.
Conservation and Biodiversity in South African Parks and Nature Reserves (May 10 to June 5, 2008). Have you always wanted to go to Africa? In Summer 2008, the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, through the Office of Study Abroad, at Michigan State University will be making its 4th, 4-week excursion to South Africa, to explore the Conservation and Biodiversity of their Parks and Nature Reserves (including Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, Kruger National Park, Manyeleti Nature Reserve, Pilanesberg Game Reserve, Kalahari Transfrontier Park, De Hoop Nature Reserve, Agulhas National Park, Boulders African Penguin colony, Cape of Good Hope, Table Mountain National Park and Robben Island). At a time when natural resource managers are asked to consider global contexts of biodiversity and ecosystem approaches to management, this course will expose students to various South African ecosystems and will broaden students' scope of management by taking into account the impacts that land-based activities and international policies have on the natural communities in these ecosystems. The role of game reserves, nature reserves, and national parks as management tools will be investigated and students will be introduced to social issues that are encountered when protection of biodiversity restrictions are imposed on a society. We will also address the role of hunting as a management tool of big game species on private game reserves and the impact of hunting on the surrounding communities. Students will familiarize themselves with the flora and fauna of the different ecosystems visited; will interact with government officials and land managers; and will participate in hands-on learning, including bushwalks, habitat sampling, population surveys and other field experiments. This program is perfectly suited for undergraduate students studying ecology, natural resources, and wildlife biology, ecology and/or management. Preference is for Wildlife/Natural Resource type students with an ecology background, but students from other biological majors that are passionate and excited about exploring South African wildlife and natural resources are also encouraged to apply. Each student participating in this program enrolls in 6 credits of FW 480 - International Studies in Fisheries and Wildlife at MSU. While this is a Michigan State University program, students from non-MSU colleges and universities are welcome and encouraged to apply. Non-MSU students enroll as Lifelong Education students and tuition rates are equal to, and even slightly cheaper than, those of in-state MSU students. Students also must pay a program fee (approximately $3,800), which covers almost everything in South Africa (transportation, lodging, field trips, park fees, and most meals) and their airline ticket (approximately $1,400). While it sounds like a lot of money, for everything you get to see and do for four weeks in Africa, it is truly a bargain! See the following OSA website for additional information: http://studyabroad.msu.edu/programs/safricacon.html. E-Mail: schne181@msu.edu if you have questions or would be interested in receiving a program brochure, as well as a PDF of our information meeting presentation. Don't wait to apply (we have accepted six of a possible 12 students, and expect to be full by February 2008). -- Jim Schneider
The Encyclopedia of Earth (http://www.eoearth.org/) is looking for Encyclopedia Interns to help harvest public domain content, copy-edit articles, and otherwise assist authors and topic editors in producing and publishing articles. Interns will learn the basics of Mediawiki software, the collaborative content platform that underlies Wikipedia and work with researchers, educators, professionals, and other experts on climate change and related topics. (Encyclopedia of Earth is a new electronic reference about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society. The Encyclopedia is a free, fully searchable collection of articles written by scholars, professionals, educators, and experts who collaborate and review each other’s work. The articles are written in non-technical language and will be useful to students, educators, scholars, professionals, as well as to the general public.) The time commitment is flexible and you can work at home, or wherever you have an internet connection. To see the current group of “e-scribe” interns, go to: http://www.eoearth.org/article/E-scribes. If you are interested in this opportunity, contact Maggie Surface at eoe@eoearth.org.
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