Department: UAF Northwest Campus Job Title: Administrative Generalist II
(Front Desk Receptionist) Grade: $19.69/hour DOE Employment: Full-time, Non-exempt, 11 month position Open Until Filled Review Date: June 29, 2010
This July, learn more about how your community is affected by environmental contaminants. Alaska Community Action on Toxics is again offering this course--but THIS YEAR the class is in ANCHORAGE (due to logistical issues in Nome for 2010).
There is funding available for travel and everything else. Check it out!
***IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, please call ACAT at 1-907-222-7714***
Community Based Environmental Health Research: A Field Sampling Institute
with Frank von Hippel and others
APPLY BY: Friday, June 18
*** Call (907) 222-7714 ***
This course is sponsored by ACAT (Alaska Community Action on Toxics)
Monday – Friday // July 26-30
5 days // 2 credits // BIOL 193P
Based in ANCHORAGE
FULL SCHOLARSHIPS for tuition, travel & lodging
LIMITED SPACE! APPLICATIONS NECESSARY!
** Strict no alcohol policy **
Participate in a field institute to learn about water quality testing, fish sampling, sediment coring, GIS computer mapping, and how to monitor stream health. Explore local streams, wetlands, and coastal areas in hands-on investigations. Learn how to implement a community-based environmental sampling program to assess contaminants from global and local sources (such as formerly used defense sites, past and current mine sites and local dump sites). Discover how environmental contaminants affect human health.
For the fourth summer in a row, NACTEC and Northwest Campus are teaming up to offer a hands-on college course for Nome & Bering Strait region high school students:
FIELD BIOLOGY
scheduled for Aug. 9-14 all at Salmon Lake!
Students will spend the days outside studying animals, plants and water. It’s fun!
Application DEADLINE: Students should have applied to NACTEC by MAY 25.
Here's some info about this great opportunity:
- Students earn 2 UAF college credits.
- This course meets a number of BSSD standards.
- All travel, camping and tuition costs are covered by NACTEC -- the camp is FREE!
- The entire course takes place at the Boy Scout Camp at Salmon Lake. Lots of great outings!
- Learn to read animal signs.
- Identify ages and sexes of muskoxen.
- Catch fish and learn about the life cycle of salmon in rivers and lakes.
- Identify plants and learn why they are important for animals like moose, muskoxen, hares, and bears.
- Learn how to use a radio collar and receiver to track animals.
- Do your own research project!
The instructor is Claudia Ihl, wildlife biologist and professor at UAF Northwest Campus.
ANY QUESTIONS?
Contact Claudia Ihl:
You can also call Liz Johnson at NACTEC: 443-3507
The University of Alaska Fairbanks is an
Department: UAF Northwest Campus
This July, learn more about how your community is affected by environmental contaminants. Alaska Community Action on Toxics is again offering this course--but THIS YEAR the class is in ANCHORAGE (due to logistical issues in Nome for 2010).
For the fourth summer in a row, NACTEC and Northwest Campus are teaming up to offer a hands-on college course for Nome & Bering Strait region high school students: