Environmental Career Day

Coordinated by Career Services and the Office of Academic Advising at the University of Northern Iowa.

 

Environmental Career Day

University of Northern Iowa

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Maucker Union Ballroom

 

 

Tentative Schedule for Environmental Career Day

Noon - 2:00 p.m.  Information Fair  Maucker Union Ballroom Lobby

12:30 - 1:30 p.m  Environmental Career Panel Discussion  Maucker Union Ballroom

Panel Members Include:
Alicia Rosburg, Instructor, Economics Department, University of Northern Iowa
Cori Burbach, Sustainable Community Coordinator, City of Dubuque
Jon McNamee, Division Head: Enforcement, Surveillance & Preparedness Division, Black Hawk County Health Department
Chad Fields, Research Geologist for the Iowa Geological and Water Survey, Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Dave Cleary, Environmental Department Manager, Terracon

 

2:00 and 3:30 p.m.  Small Group Presentations / Learning Workshops (30 - 40 minute sessions)
At 2:00 p.m.  Environmental Health Careers (Maucker Union - State College Room)
                     Conversation with Cori Burbach - Careers in Sustainability and Other Non-Science Environmental Careers (Maucker Union Ballroom)
                     Opportunities with Green Iowa AmeriCorps (Maucker Union - Oak Room)

 

 

At 3:30 p.m.  Hot Environmental (and Career) Topics in Iowa (Maucker Union - State College Room)
                     Opportunities with Green Iowa AmeriCorps (Maucker Union - Oak Room)
                     Finding Internships and Experiential Learning Opportunities for Environmental Careers (Maucker Union - Elm Room)

 

 

Goals for Environmental Career Day

*  Information and connect students to academic programs (majors, minors or certificates) at both the undergraduate and graduate level that will provide a foundation for success in environmental career opportunities

 

*  Expand student knowledge of potential environmental career directions and opportunities

 

*  Enhance awareness and understanding of experiential learning for student both through on-campus and off-campus (including coop or internships) options.

 

 

Focus Areas for Environmental Career Day

*  Careers

       - Job titles / positions of responsibility / potential work environments

       - Career and /or skill preparation

 

*  Education

 

       - Academic preparation at UNI - undergraduate and graduate

       - Environmental / green issues and future trends

 

*  Student and Professional Organizations/Associations - on and off-campus

 

* Internships / experiential learning opportunities

 

* Networking with professional in the field of environmental careers / green jobs

 

 

As we have prepared for this career day, we have begun development of a Green Careers Information document that will be presented as a web page for use and reference for faculty and students before and after the Environmental Career Day.