[ECOLOG-L] Deadline extended to Jan 14: Arb & Urban Forestry Educators' Summit, May 19-22, 2019
FINAL CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS - Deadline EXTENDED to January 14, 2019 Do you teach urban forestry or arboriculture? Do you consider yourself an “educator” of urban forestry, arboriculture, or a closely related field? Proposals are still being accepted for short talks, workshops, “stories,” and poster presentations for the Arboriculture and Urban Forestry Educator’s Symposium and Summit <https://www.lufa-depaul.org/edsummit2019.html> happening May 19-22, 2019 at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois and hosted by the Morton and the International Society of Arboriculture. The Symposium will offer an opportunity for professional educators in the field to gather and: Share and discover best practices, methods, tips, and techniques for teaching, learning, and mentoring; Discuss trends, opportunities, challenges, and solutions as related to educational institutions, programs, and practices; and, Develop a plan for collaborating, communicating and coordinating for the future of higher and continuing education in our fields. All are welcome to join as participants or contributors! We expect attendance from individuals at academic institutions, but also the many other types of educators we know contribute toward teaching urban forestry and arboriculture in all types of settings to all types of people. Additional information and a link to the submission form is available here: https://www.lufa-depaul.org/edsummit2019.html <https://www.lufa-depaul.org/edsummit2019.html> Questions? Contact the Educators’ Summit Program Chair Jess Vogt: jessica.m.v...@gmail.com <mailto:jessica.m.v...@gmail.com> — — — Jess Vogt +1 920 850 2016 | @jessvogt Asst Prof, Env Science & Studies, DePaul University Principal, LUFA: Lab for Urban Forestry in the Anthropocene | www.lufa-depaul.org <http://www.lufa-depaul.org/> Associate Editor, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening Vice Chair, Science & Research Committee, International Society of Arboriculture Dir. of Research, Illinois Arborist Association jessica.m.v...@gmail.com <mailto:jessica.m.v...@gmail.com> | jess.v...@depaul.edu <mailto:jess.v...@depaul.edu>
[ECOLOG-L] Save the Date & CFP: Arboriculture & Urban Forestry Educators' Symposium & Summit, May 19-22, 2019
Do you teach urban forestry or arboriculture? Do you consider yourself an “educator” of urban forestry, arboriculture, or a closely related field? If so, then we want YOU to be part of the Arboriculture and Urban Forestry Educator’s Symposium and Summit <https://www.lufa-depaul.org/edsummit2019.html> happening May 19-22, 2019 at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois and hosted by the Morton and the International Society of Arboriculture. The Symposium will offer an opportunity for professional educators in the field to gather and: Share and discover best practices, methods, tips, and techniques for teaching, learning, and mentoring; Discuss trends, opportunities, challenges, and solutions as related to educational institutions, programs, and practices; and, Develop a plan for collaborating, communicating and coordinating for the future of higher and continuing education in our fields. All are welcome to join as participants or contributors! We expect attendance of individuals at academic institutions, but also the many other types of educators we know contribute toward teaching urban forestry and arboriculture in all types of settings to all types of people. CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS - Deadline January 7, 2019 Proposals are being accepted for short talks, workshops, “stories,” and poster presentations. Additional information is available here: https://www.lufa-depaul.org/edsummit2019cfp.html <https://www.lufa-depaul.org/edsummit2019cfp.html> Questions? Contact the Educators’ Summit Program Chair Jess Vogt: jessica.m.v...@gmail.com <mailto:jessica.m.v...@gmail.com> — — — Jess Vogt +1 920 850 2016 | @jessvogt Asst Prof, Env Science & Studies, DePaul University Principal, LUFA: Lab for Urban Forestry in the Anthropocene | www.lufa-depaul.org <http://www.lufa-depaul.org/> Associate Editor, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening Vice Chair, Science & Research Committee, International Society of Arboriculture Dir. of Research, Illinois Arborist Association jessica.m.v...@gmail.com <mailto:jessica.m.v...@gmail.com> | jess.v...@depaul.edu <mailto:jess.v...@depaul.edu>
[ECOLOG-L] CFP: Arb & UF Educators' Summit, May 19-22, Morton Arb - Due Jan 7
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS – Deadline January 7, 2019 Do you teach urban forestry or arboriculture? Do you consider yourself an “educator” of urban forestry, arboriculture, or a closely related field? If so, then we want YOU to be part of the Arboriculture and Urban Forestry Educator’s Symposium and Summit happening May 19-22, 2019 at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois and hosted by the Morton and the International Society of Arboriculture. All are welcome to contribute! We’re interested in receiving contributions not only from individuals at academic institutions, but also from the many other types of educators we know contribute toward teaching urban forestry and arboriculture in all types of settings to all types of people. Topic areas of contributions might include (but are not limited to): Curriculum or program design Course/syllabus design Classroom activities, assignments, and assessment Teaching outside the academic setting (e.g., to community members) Student recruitment into undergraduate academic programs Recruitment and mentoring of underrepresented students Career mentoring and advising Student placement in internships Accreditation of academic programs Networking and partnering with industry Networking and partnering with peer educators Continuing education of educators Involving undergraduates in research Service-learning on campus and in the community Cross-disciplinary education with allied disciplines on campus Graduate education/post-professional education Balancing research, teaching, and/or service responsibilities …and anything else related to teaching, learning, education, or development in the urban forestry and arboriculture fields. Proposals are being accepted for the following types of contributions: Short talks – 15-minute talks on “best practices” related to teaching. These might be related to the process of course/syllabus design, a specific activity or unit in your course, a type of classroom or lab/field trip experience, an assignment that has been particularly successful, the results of an assessment of learning outcomes, a research project or “experiment” (published or un-published) conducted in the classroom, or any other type of short talk related to teaching, learning, and/or education in arboriculture and urban forestry. Workshop – A proposal for a 90-minute interactive workshop for participants to engage in. Should propose a clear objective and learning outcomes that participants will gain by attending the proposed workshop. Topic or objective can be anything related to teaching, learning, and/or education in arboriculture and urban forestry. “Stories” – Apply to tell a 6-8-minute story of a particular teaching experience in a session entitled “Stories from the classroom: The most out-of-the-box thing I’ve done that worked (or didn’t” Poster – A poster on anything related to education, teaching, learning, curriculum or program development, etc., within the field of arboriculture, urban forestry, or a closely related field. These do not have to be (and most will not be) the typical scientific research poster, but rather a poster that describes a particular insight you have re: teaching/learning, etc. (See also “Short talks” description for more ideas.) How to submit: DEADLINE January 7, 2019 Please have the following information ready to submit via the online form available here: https://survey.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9oxwLm9d1vopjIF <https://survey.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9oxwLm9d1vopjIF> You may submit to more than one of the categories, but please submit separately for each. Authors of accepted contributions will be notified via email by January 31, 2019. Your Name Email Position Department/Institution/Organization Location (City, [State/Province], Country) Type of Contribution (Short Talk, Workshop, Story, or Poster) Title Contributors (i.e., coauthors; designate presenter and, if applicable, co-presenters by *) Description (Max. 300 words for all types of contribution) [For Workshops only] Workshop Objective & Learning Outcomes (a clear objective for the workshop + 2-5 learning outcomes for participants at the workshop) Questions? Contact the Educators’ Summit Program Chair Jess Vogt: jessica.m.v...@gmail.com <mailto:jessica.m.v...@gmail.com> — — — Jess Vogt +1 920 850 2016| @jessvogt Asst Prof, Env Science & Studies, DePaul University Principal, LUFA: Lab for Urban Forestry in the Anthropocene | www.lufa-depaul.org <http://www.lufa-depaul.org/> Associate Editor, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening Vice Chair, Science & Research Committee, International Society of Arboriculture Dir. of Research, Illinois Arborist Association jessica.m.v...@gmail.com <mailto:jessica.m.v...@gmail.com> | jess.v...@depaul.edu <mailto:jess.v...@depaul.edu>
[ECOLOG-L] New MS Env Science at DePaul University
DePaul University is launching a new Masters of Science in Environmental Science (MSES) degree focused on urban ecological restoration and conservation land management! This graduate degree will prepare students for careers in ecological restoration, species and landscape conservation, biodiversity management, green infrastructure management and ecological consultancy. Our department's expertise in applied environmental science and can bring exciting and useful training in the field of conservation land management. Environmental Science & Studies Department faculty have disciplinary expertise in paleontology, plant-atmosphere interactions, restoration ecology, urban forestry, urban agriculture, ecological economics, soil ecology and science, urban ecology, and related fields. Students complete 13 course equivalents, with an expectation that full-time students can complete the program in two academic years. The program is housed in the McGowan South Building (LEED certified) in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, which provides a modern research infrastructure that includes laboratories, analytical facilities, environmental growth chambers, a rooftop garden, and a greenhouse. The program is accepting applications on a rolling basis for ENROLLMENT THIS FALL QUARTER so interested prospective students should apply now! Please contact the program director, Mark Potosnak at mark.potos...@depaul.edu <mailto:mark.potos...@depaul.edu> or 773-325-7867 if you have any questions. Additional information is available at: http://go.depaul.edu/envsciinfo <http://go.depaul.edu/envsciinfo>. — — — Dr. Jess Vogt +1 920 850 2016 | @jessvogt Asst Prof, Env Science & Studies, DePaul University Principal, LUFA: Lab for Urban Forestry in the Anthropocene | www.lufa-depaul.org <http://www.lufa-depaul.org/> Associate Editor, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening Vice Chair, Science & Research Committee, International Society of Arboriculture Dir. of Research, Illinois Arborist Association jessica.m.v...@gmail.com <mailto:jessica.m.v...@gmail.com> | jess.v...@depaul.edu <mailto:jess.v...@depaul.edu> — — — Jess Vogt +1 920 850 2016 | @jessvogt Asst Prof, Env Science & Studies, DePaul University Principal, LUFA: Lab for Urban Forestry in the Anthropocene | www.lufa-depaul.org <http://www.lufa-depaul.org/> Associate Editor, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening Vice Chair, Science & Research Committee, International Society of Arboriculture Dir. of Research, Illinois Arborist Association jessica.m.v...@gmail.com <mailto:jessica.m.v...@gmail.com> | jess.v...@depaul.edu <mailto:jess.v...@depaul.edu>
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Trying to Locate an Environmental Science Listserver
The EANTH listserv (Anthropology and Environment Society, officially) sponsored by UGA is a good one for the social science or social-natural science inclined that seems to draw quite a few environmental natural scientists subscribing as well. Although nominally it is anthropological, the discussions are quite interdisciplinary in nature. I find EANTH to be highly engaging with mostly high quality dialogue, debates, news, etc. Link to subscribe below. http://www.aaanet.org/sections/ae/index.php/listserv/ http://www.aaanet.org/sections/ae/index.php/listserv/ — — — Jess Vogt Assistant Professor Environment Science Studies DePaul University, Chicago Illinois USA jessica.m.v...@gmail.com @jessvogt +1 920 850 2016 jessicamarievogt (Skype) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jess_Vogt https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jess_Vogt On Jul 21, 2015, at 11:37 PM, Sharon Kemp sharon.t.k...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Eco-loggers, I would like to find a listserver that deals specifically with the area of Environmental Science that is rich in content and similar in quality to ECOLOG. Any help and suggestions would be greatly appreciated. -- Dr Sharon Kemp PhD. University of Newcastle Sydney, Australia. sharon.t.k...@gmail.com mailto:sharon.t.k...@gmail.com
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Graduate School Advice
Not all graduate advisors view their students work as their (the advisor’s) personal intellectual property. I did my masters and PhD in a fantastic, inspiring, interdisciplinary, and highly collaborative research group. Our advisor encouraged us to pursue our own ideas, be lead authors of manuscripts on which he was usually last author or not even an author, and lead the writing of small and large grants (which were at first unsuccessful and then, as we learned, successful) despite the fact that we could not legally be PIs on the grants. (He gives credit for student-authored grants by describing in the recommendation letters he writes for us how a student or students were the lead author and worked collaboratively with other students, faculty, etc. to execute the grant activities once awarded.) I credit this style of mentorship/advising as directly responsible for making me a confident, independent researcher, and yielding the 2 tenure-track faculty offers I was fortunate to receive earlier this year. So, in short, not all advisors consider themselves to “ultimately own anything that goes on in their lab’s airspace.” - Jess Vogt Research Associate, The Vincent and Elinor Ostrom Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, Indiana University Bloomington Starting Sept 2015: Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Science Studies, College of Science Health, DePaul University jessica.m.v...@gmail.com | +1 920 850 2016 | jessicamarievogt (Skype) | @jessvogt https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jess_Vogt https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jess_Vogt Check out the “Evaluating the Outcomes of Neighborhood and Nonprofit Urban Forestry http://www.indiana.edu/~cipec/research/bufrg_projects_03.php” project webpage of the Bloomington Urban Forestry Research Group (BUFRG) http://www.indiana.edu/~cipec/research/bufrg_about.php On May 28, 2015, at 4:13 PM, Aaron T. Dossey bugoc...@gmail.com wrote: A note of caution on enthusiastic receptions from faculty when you offer to bring a project to their lab: Of course all professors want to invite brilliant people with project ideas already formulated (especially when these people already have the skills to execute them). This is especially the case for grad school because professors know they ultimately own anything that goes on in their lab's airspace whether or not they had the slightest thing to do with it. Be careful that you understand the motivations and the realities behind these enthusiastic responses to the idea of you coming with your own projects. * I, too, welcome people to bring me their ideas and projects so I can screen them and own my favorites. Anyone is welcome to conduct their research in my facility so long as I am senior corresponding author on any publications, owner of IP, named in all the press on the project, PI of any resulting grants and have full control and credit for the project and any resulting rewards - ESPECIALLY if the people come with the skillsets needed for the project and I don't have to spend any time training them. That's essentially what a professor is saying when they say I welcome (or some demand, believe it or not) students coming with their own project ideas, skills to conduct them and especially with their own funding.. I've also seen faculty web sites where they openly solicit even other faculty and visiting scholars to come and do their work and sabbaticals in their labs. One such solicitation is worded very similarly to what I have written above. Who would turn that down? But, then again, who on the other side of that situation (ie: student, postdoc, etc.) would offer all of that to someone? If it's too good to be true On 5/28/2015 5:59 AM, Dave Daversa wrote: Hi Emily: I was in a similar situation as you several years ago. I had been working with a system and foresaw a lot of opportunity to answer some interesting/important ecological questions. I reached out to potential PhD advisors, met with graduate students and thought ALOT about it all. Not one professor with whom I spoke looked down upon my proposing my own project...to the contrary, this was viewed positively. I ended up getting this opportunity and am now finishing my PhD. The experience has been overwhelmingly positive and fulfilling, and has produced postdoc opportunities to continue doing the research that interests me. So go for it. You will get rejections and discouragement. You will get frustrated and confused. The key is to be persistent. More practical advice: research very well different professors and research groups. Send them well-drafted emails. Go and visit them. Apply for the NSF GRFP and other fellowships. Even if you aren't successful, they really help to formulate your thoughts. Dave On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 5:17 AM, Malcolm McCallum malcolm.mccallum.ta...@gmail.com wrote
