{"id":2501,"date":"2023-03-20T08:57:23","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T13:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sustainability.owu.edu\/?p=2501"},"modified":"2023-03-20T08:57:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T13:57:23","slug":"apply-for-student-sustainability-coordinator-fall-23-and-spring-24-by-april-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainability.owu.edu\/?p=2501","title":{"rendered":"Apply for Student Sustainability Coordinator, Fall ’23 and Spring ’24, By April 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Time for interested students to apply for the Student Sustainability Coordinator position for the Fall of ’23 and Spring of ’24.<\/p>\n

Apply on the STAP site, starting Tuesday, March 21.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Applications are due by Tuesday, April 4 at 11:59 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

For the Fall of ’23:<\/strong> A glitch in our application means we don’t have STAP funding for the Fall, but plan to cover the position with ENVS funds. Duties include organizing the Sustainability Task Force meetings (three per semester, noon on Wednesday). Talk to Krygier<\/p>\n

Spring ’24:<\/strong> You must apply for the Spring ’24 position, which is 6 hours a week paying $10.75 per hour. Please plan to organize the Sustainability Task Force meetings (three per semester, noon on Wednesday) and attend either or both of the ENVS 399 Sustainability Practicum course meetings (MW 2:10-4pm). Apply on the STAP site, starting Tuesday, March 21.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Details<\/b><\/p>\n

STAP Internship Title:<\/b> Student Sustainability Coordinator<\/span><\/p>\n

Position Description: <\/b>The Student Sustainability Coordinator position plays a vital role in maintaining and developing sustainability efforts on campus.<\/span><\/p>\n

The student will organize and lead the campus Sustainability Task Force and liaise with the Environment & Sustainability Department (Anderson, Krygier, Rowley). Students in the position will also work with faculty, staff, and students (including those in Geography 399 & Geography 499) on campus sustainability projects. Typically, the student attends the 0.25 credit ENVS 198\/498 Conversations Towards a Sustainable Future course and works with new ENVS students.<\/span><\/p>\n

Students may engage with additional research projects with ENVS faculty, pursue environmental activism efforts, help manage OWU\u2019s Green Week, May Move Out, and other initiatives. Two students who previously held the position were authors on research papers published in part based on work undertaken while in a STAP position.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Skills\/Qualifications Required:<\/b> Candidates should be organized, enthusiastic, and work well with others (students, staff, faculty). Experience with sustainability efforts on campus helps. Ability to maintain outreach and scheduling while working well without excessive oversight. Ability to use Google Drive apps, Doodle, etc. necessary. But who can\u2019t do that?<\/span><\/p>\n

Examples of Assignments\/Duties:<\/b> Sustainability Task Force (leadership, organization, content) in collaboration with Anderson, Krygier, Rowley. Assist with organization of May Move Out, Green Week, campus habitat enhancements (Chimney Swift Tower, bird habitats, etc.), recycling issues, food issues, composting, liaise with WCSA, Tree House, Citizens Climate Lobby, regional ROAR collaboration (Otterbein, Denison, Kenyon, etc.), City of Delaware, MTSO, Stratford, Preservation Parks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Applications: <\/b>Students interested broadly in the environment and sustainability. Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Biological and Earth Sciences, P&G, Sociology, Nutrition, Psychology, etc. Future interests in environmental leadership, careers in the environment, graduate school<\/span><\/p>\n

Unique Responsibilities:<\/b> This position, as described above, is literal career training in that it requires passion and competence while allowing the student to pursue and develop important, practical skills. In addition, some previous students have used this position to engage in research, publication, and use the experience as a springboard to graduate school. Responsibility, leadership, motivation, and working for the better good of the environment and sustainability on campus and beyond are central to this position.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Time for interested students to apply for the Student Sustainability Coordinator position for the Fall of ’23 and Spring of ’24. Apply on the STAP site, starting Tuesday, March 21. Applications are due by Tuesday, April 4 at 11:59 p.m. For the Fall of ’23: A glitch in our application means we don’t have STAP … Continue reading “Apply for Student Sustainability Coordinator, Fall ’23 and Spring ’24, By April 4”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":138,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[151,14,152,13,47,31,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-activism","category-buildings-and-grounds","category-careers","category-courses","category-internships","category-student-theory-into-practice","category-sustainability-task-force"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.owu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.owu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.owu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.owu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/138"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.owu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2501"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.owu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2501\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2503,"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.owu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2501\/revisions\/2503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.owu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.owu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.owu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}