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ENVS 151  TENTATIVE Schedule for Spring 2006

Note:  This schedule is subject to change.  Check website for updates.

 

Date

Covered in Class

Assigned in class

Due that day

Tues, 1/17

Course Objectives

format & books

The ENVS individually designed major

 

1)  Item of significance,

2)  Major Plan & Course List

Last minute

151 applications

Thurs, 1/19

Introductions

Tips on Major Plan & Course List

L&L paper – start thinking about it!

 

 

Item of significance

Tues, 1/24

 

How to write excellent

Resume & Cover letters;

Skills for the future & ENVS major

Set up reading groups

 Resume, Cover letter and job announcement

Major Plan & Course List

Thurs, 1/26

Internships, Travel Abroad, Summer Ops, Bittersweet Resource Center

Guest: Ibit Getchell, Env Prog

Set up reading groups

 1st Reading

 

Tues, 1/31

 

Peer editing, Writing Center,

Personal Statement

Guest: Sue Dinitz, Writing Center

 

1)  Peer editing

2)  Personal Statement / This I Believe

Draft Resume, Cover letter and job announcement  —  2 copies of all parts!!!

Thurs, 2/2

Reading Groups

Intro to Group Process

2nd Reading

1)      Peer edited R/CL

2)      1st Reading

Tues, 2/7

 

Reading Groups

Oral Presentation Assignment

 

 Oral presentation

1)      2nd Reading

2)      Resume, CL & Anncmnt FINAL

Thurs, 2/9

Reading Groups

Group Exchange

 

 

Tues, 2/14

 

Life Paths

Lives & Livelihoods Paper

Small Groups by L&L topic

1)  Lives & Livelihoods Paper
2)  Annotated Bibliography

 Personal Statement/ This I Believe

Thurs, 2/16

Oral Presentations

 

1)      Peer-edited Personal Statement
Oral Presentations

Tues, 2/21

Career Resources -CAREER CENTER

Host: Marie Vea-Fagnant

 


Thurs, 2/23

Oral Presentations

 

Oral Presentations

Tues, 2/28

Oral Presentations

 

Oral Presentations

Thurs, 3/2

Oral Presentations

 

1) Oral Presentations
2)  Major Plan rewritten & ready for typing

Tues, 3/7

Town Meeting Day  -- No class

 

 

Thurs, 3/9

Evaluating Sources – LIBRARY

Host: Laurie Kutner, Environmental Librarian

 

Environmental Subfield /  L&L Topic

Tues, 3/14

Environmental Info - LIBRARY

Host: Laurie Kutner

Take Home Exam

 

Wed., 3/15

Thurs, 3/16

2006 Environmental Careers in Vermont Fair on Wed. 3/15 12-5:30

Cecilia away teaching NR 378on 3/16 - therefore no class

1) Three interesting things at the Enviro Career Fair

 

3/21 & 3/23

Spring Break!

(Good time to do Interviews)

 

 

Tues, 3/28

 

A good day for interviews!

Cecilia still away – No class

 

 

Thurs, 3/30

Reporting Back – Career Fair, Spring Break, How the L&L paper is going
2 final Oral Presentaitions!

 

 Three interesting things you found at the Enviro Career Fair (written down)

Tues, 4/4

Academic Planning

Finding Good Courses & Internships–

Peer Exchange

1)  Academic Plan

2)  Senior thesis options

1)  Take home EXAM 2)  Annotated Source List  for Lives & Livelihoods Paper


 

Thurs, 4/6

 

Conferencing for Last minute Questions– Time to finish paper

No class, but Cecilia will be in classroom

 

 

Tues, 4/11

 

201/202 Student Panel:

 Senior thesis experience

 


Thurs, 4/13

 

201 Faculty panel:

201/202: What to expect/how to plan

 

 Lives & Livelihoods Paper DUE
FRIDAY 4/14

Tues, 4/18

Pulling Together your Academic Plan

 

Senior thesis options

Thurs, 4/20

Plan to Celebrate Earth Day! –

No class

 

Lives & Livelihoods Paper DUE
FRIDAY 4/21

Tues, 4/25

Leading Environmental Lives

Guests: TBA

 

 

Thurs, 4/27

Reflections on Lives & Livelihoods exploration

 

 

May 2

LAST CLASS

Reflection, Sharing & Celebration!

 

Academic Plan