These days everyone wants to be green and make green but we all know that ain’t always easy… Luckily the green industry is highly diverse and is growing daily. “Green Careers” can encompass various industries such as: conservation, education, communication, environmental consulting, environmental management and planning, and parks and recreation, to name a few. Employers include academia, government, corporations, public and private research firms, nonprofits and grassroots organizations. General Advice and Tips Determine what part of the industry interests you most – since the opportunities are so diverse, the more you can refine your career interests in the environmental field, [...]
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Monday, April 22nd, 2013
Green Career Options for Earth Day
Tags: @BPIP, environment, resources, Tips
Posted in @BPIP, FirstYear, Juniors, Seniors, Sophomores | Comments OffSaturday, October 22nd, 2011
Princeton in Africa Fellowships
I’d say that one of the only downsides to this job is learning about all the awesome opportunities out there that I am no longer eligible for. For instance: Princeton in Africa (PiAf), which offers yearlong fellowship opportunities with a variety of organizations that work across the African continent. PiAf Fellows work in service-oriented positions in many different fields, including humanitarian aid, public health, conservation, and education. The more I checked in to this fellowship to write about it the more I wanted to apply. I ran into this inspiring blog, Beyond the Gate, featuring first-person perspectives from recent alums [...]
Tags: @BPIP, abroad, conservation, education, environment, non-profit, public service, Seniors, volunteer
Posted in @BPIP, Seniors | Comments OffFriday, April 22nd, 2011
Focus: Green Careers in honor of your Mother…Earth
These days everyone wants to be green and make green but we all know that ain’t always easy… Luckily the “green” industry is highly diverse and is growing daily. “Green Careers” can encompass various industries such as: conservation, education, communication, environmental consulting, environmental management and planning, and parks and recreation, to name a few. Employers include academia, government, corporations, public and private research firms, nonprofits and grassroots organizations. General Advice and Tips Determine what part of the industry interests you most – since the opportunities are so diverse, the more you can refine your career interests in the environmental field, [...]
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Tags: @BPIP, conservation, D.C., environment, Government, Internships, Jobs, non-profit, resources, Tips
Posted in @BPIP, FirstYear, Juniors, Seniors, Sophomores | Comments OffFriday, March 18th, 2011
2011 Global 100: The Definitive Corporate Sustainability Benchmark
Want to find sustainable companies? This will help: 2011 Global 100: The Definitive Corporate Sustainability Benchmark (pdf) The Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World is an annual project initiated by Corporate Knights, the magazine for clean capitalism. In 2010, Corporate Knights collaborated with three strategic partners to identify the Corporate Knights Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World. The Corporate Knights Global 100 team included Inflection Point Capital Management—a sustainability-focused asset management venture founded by Dr. Matthew Kiernan, Legg Mason’s Global Currents Investment Management, and Phoenix Global Advisors LLC (a consulting and technology platform focused on sustainability). [...]
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Tags: @BPIP, environment
Posted in @BPIP | Comments OffSaturday, March 5th, 2011
University For Peace – Enroll Today!
The application process for the 2011 – 2012 academic year is now open! UPEACE Masters Programs Include: Environmental Security and Peace Environmental Security and Peace – Specialization in Climate Change and Security (CCS) Gender and Peace Building International Law and Human Rights International Law and the Settlement of Disputes International Peace Studies Asia Leaders Programme Media, Peace and Conflict Studies Natural Resources and Peace Peace Education Responsible Management and Sustainable Economic Development Sustainable Urban Governance and Peace Why study at UPEACE? We are the only university in the United Nations system authorized to offer academic degrees in the field of [...]
Tags: @BPIP, conservation, diversity, environment, graduate school, Juniors, NGO, non-profit, Pre-Health, Pre-Law, Public Interest, public service, Seniors
Posted in @BPIP | Comments OffMonday, February 28th, 2011
Alumni Career Spotlight: Environmental Consulting
Kait Fleming ’09, returns to campus to share how she felt as a student pursuing a job in environmental consulting – what she does as an environmental consultant with Groundwater Sciences Corporation , who her clients are, what students entering the field can expect, helpful hints, as well as the application/interview process she experienced. Kait was an Environmental Studies/Geology Major and English minor. Friday, March 4 5-7pm O’Leary 232 Pizza, beverages and desserts will be served Sponsored by the Geology department and AR/CDC
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Tags: @BPIP, Alumni, environment, Networking
Posted in FirstYear, Juniors, Seniors, Sophomores | Comments OffFriday, January 14th, 2011
BPIP Info Sessions
Students who want to explore careers in the non-profit and public service sectors have a great resource right here on campus: the Bucknell Public Interest Program (BPIP) and the BPIP Internship Fund. BPIP educates students about non-profit and public interest careers and helps students learn about organizations in the public interest sector that may offer both full-time jobs and summer internships. The BPIP Internship Fund provides financial support for undergraduate students (first-year students, sophomores, and juniors), who have secured full-time, unpaid summer internships with non-profit organization and government offices. The Fund helps students to gain valuable experience in their field of [...]
Tags: @BPIP, conservation, D.C., diversity, environment, Government, Internships, liberal arts, non-profit, Public Interest, public service
Posted in @BPIP, FirstYear, Juniors, Sophomores | Comments OffTuesday, December 14th, 2010
McKenna Summer Environmental Internships
Student applications are encouraged for Katherine Mabis McKenna Environmental Internships for the summer of 2011. Interns receive a $3000 stipend and may arrange a free residence hall room during the summer participation period. Successful applicants will be expected to engage in an independent research project of approximately 10 weeks duration under the sponsorship of a faculty member. Students must still be enrolled at Bucknell; graduating seniors are not eligible unless they have committed to attending graduate school at Bucknell. Project proposals from a wide variety of disciplines will be considered for funding. Research efforts should fall under the general heading [...]
Tags: @BPIP, environment, first years, Internships, Juniors, non-profit, Sophomores
Posted in @BPIP | Comments OffTuesday, November 23rd, 2010
Hear from fellow students – BPIP Internship Fund Panel Lunch
Interested in interning with a nonprofit this summer and getting paid? The BPIP Internship Fund provides funding for students able to secure full time, unpaid summer internships in the nonprofit/public interest sector. Come hear past Fund recipients share their stories about the program and what they got from their experiences working in the nonprofit, public service sectors. Featuring: Michael Kurban ’12 International Bridges to Justice, Geneva, Switzerland Malyse Uwase ’13 Women for Women, Kigali, Rwanda Amanda Slaboden ’13 Wellesley Centers for Women, Wellesley, MA Andrew Lichtenauer ’12 The First Tee, Bronx, NY Claire Munley ’11 Women in Progress, Cape Coast, [...]
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Tags: @BPIP, capitol hill, conservation, D.C., environment, first years, Government, Internships, Juniors, NGO, non-profit, Panel, Peer Perspective, Sophomores
Posted in @BPIP, Juniors, Seniors | Comments OffTuesday, November 9th, 2010
Yale Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics – Summer Program
Yale Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics Intensive Summer Bioethics Program June 1 – July 29, 2011 New Haven, CT Yale Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics offers an intensive summer program in bioethics for national and international participants (undergraduates, graduate students, and others). The program is an eight-week immersion in the field of bioethics through lectures, seminars, written work, and site visits to The Hastings Center, CT Hospice in Branford, the Monsanto Corporation, and an ecological exploration of Long Island Sound via schooner. The program draws from the fields of medical practice & research, law, religion, and environmental studies, among others. Tuition for [...]
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Tags: environment, Pre-Health, Pre-Law
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