Sustainability Spotlight

• Saving water and energy on the cheap: Focus on Energy promotion returns to UW–Madison through Oct. 4
  Focus on Energy, the Wisconsin Energy Institute, and the Office of Sustainability are teaming up to help UW–Madison employees and off-campus students save big.
• Latinx Heritage Month returns to campus
  The month-long celebration, centered around "amor y salud," runs through October 15.
• From the desk of UW–Madison's Director of Sustainability Education and Research
  Read about UW–Madison's sponsorship of The Global Conference for Sustainability in Higher Education in this month's issue of "The Commons."
• UW's Women in Science & Engineering Leadership Institute (WISELI) recognized by the National Institutes of Health 
  WISELI is "one of 10 winners in its inaugural competition to recognize U.S. universities that have demonstrably helped close gender gaps in academia." 
• Nurdle Patrol: expanding coastal water cleanup initiative to the Great Lakes
  From the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes, Nelson Institute student Lisa Scobel is working to keep waterways free of plastic pollution.
• WiBee mobile app seeks to assess, bolster Wisconsin's wild bees
  Researchers are relying on citizen science to observe and collect high-quality data on the abundance, diversity and activity of wild bees in the state.
• Campus vaccination rate exceeds 90% for students and employees
  Track vaccination rates, positive cases, and more.
• Faculty Favorites: Books for a return to campus
  Edge Effects contributors were asked to recommend readings that inspire, challenge, and offer refuge for the return to campus this fall.
• Listen to the Forest - and Learn
  Listening carefully to an area's soundscape is sometimes the best way to determine forest health. 

• Madison's new superintendent faces two pandemics
  COVID-19 and racism have dominated Jenkin's agenda since starting his role. 
• Why cities around Wisconsin are feeling the heat
  As heat is the number one weather-related cause of death, local leaders and scientists are eager to study its impact and provide recommendations for mitigating risk.
• Madison Public Library holds outdoor wellness celebration 
  “When people think about public libraries, they might not think about health, but when you think about what goes into a healthy and fully functioning society, there are so many components to that."
• Madison Metro seeking feedback for network redesign with transit alternative survey
  Survey responses will help guide Metro Transit on how to balance design tradeoffs that best serve the Madison area.
• Carbon footprint of flying
  Many climate scientists and activists have turned their attention to aviation as an industry that needs to improve sustainability efforts to curb the effects on the climate.
• Study shows how aspen forests maintain the diversity needed to adapt to changing environments
  The findings are valuable for conservation biologists who want to preserve diverse forest ecosystems in the face of global warming, invasive species and other environmental changes.
• 2020 was the deadliest year on record for land and environmental activists
  Indigenous communities, which make up only about 5% of the world's population, bore the brunt of the anti-activist violence, accounting for more than a third of those killed.

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STUDENT

Library Assistant, Wisconsin Water Library – Campus
Wisconsin Water Library is looking for a qualified student to work 8 to 16 hours per week beginning immediately. Duties in this position will include several projects related to the library’s outreach activities and collection management. This position provides a unique opportunity to be introduced to all aspects of academic librarianship.

Community Outreach Intern, Renew Wisconsin – Madison, WI
The Community Outreach Intern will support the MadiSUN and Solar for Good programs. These programs aim to help residents, businesses, affordable housing providers, and nonprofit organizations “go solar.” This is a great opportunity for individuals looking to gain experience and knowledge in solar electricity and renewable energy, as well as in communications.

Literacy Network Fall Internship, Literacy Network – Remote/ in-person
Literacy Network is hiring interns for fall 2021! Literacy Network helps adult learners achieve their goals through literacy. The local non-profit takes a student-centered approach to literacy learning and provides a wide variety of classes for free to adult learners in the community.

Adventure Learning Programs Facilitator, Center for Leadership & Involvement –Campus/ Virtual
ALPs is a student organization on campus that facilitates team-building as well as high and low rope course workshops through experiential learning.

ENTRY LEVEL

College Advisor, Pre-College Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence (PEOPLE) – Campus
The College Advisor engages students in decision making processes and promotes appropriate and responsible choices on academic matters such as course selection and degree requirements. Maintains appropriate confidentiality, updates student advising records, and contributes to the development and delivery of academic advising related events and programs. 

Marketing Specialist, University Housing – Campus
The Marketing Specialist role contributes to strategy development and implements marketing projects in support of institutional or unit marketing goals.

Healthcare Specialist, Stericycle – WI/ Remote 
The Healthcare Specialist is responsible for providing strategic guidance towards the compliant, safe and efficient handling and processing of all Waste Streams contracted by the facility(s). Ensures the services provided to the facility(s) by Stericycle consistently meet service expectations, regulatory and safety compliance measures, and are provided in a productive and profitable manner.

PROFESSIONAL
Assistant Director for Civic Engagement, Morgridge Center for Public Service – Campus
The role of the Assistant Director of Civic Engagement and Communications is to oversee co-curricular programming, support student development, preparation and engagement. Creatively work to find ways to better respond to community priorities, and engagement on campus. The Assistant Director supervises two professional staff members, and an AmeriCorps member, directly advises 6 student staff members, manages a $250,000 project budget, and conducts regular assessments of all activities. In addition the Assistant Director of Civic Engagement is also responsible for overseeing the Center's communication and marketing plan.

Environmental Initiatives Director, Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters – Madison, WI
The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters seeks a program director to lead its Climate & Energy Initiative. This position plays a key role in advancing climate solutions in Wisconsin through leadership development, collaboration, and policy analysis. This individual will be an integral member of our team, working with program directors and other key staff. 

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
Handshake, Career Services for Undergraduate Students – Campus
Handshake makes it easy for every UW-Madison student to explore career events, connect to jobs and internships, and even schedule on-campus interviews.

Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium Fellowship – Remote
HEASC Fellows are volunteers who spend three to five hours each week working on high impact projects that meet the strategic goals of HEASC and advance sustainability across the higher education sector.

UW–Madison Student Jobs Board
Student Jobs provides students access to thousands of part-time employment opportunities both through UW–Madison as well as businesses and families within the local community. 

Wisconsin Scholarship Hub
A list of scholarship opportunities available to students with information about the applications, deadlines, eligibility criteria, award amounts, donors, and more.

City of Madison Jobs
We are looking for great people who want to make a real difference in their communities. Join the City of Madison and be part of a smart, innovative team looking to build a great city today and tomorrow.

Dane County Jobs
From Accountants to Zoo Keepers, Dane County Government has many different jobs available. We strive to recruit individuals who are passionate about making an impact on our communities.