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Correct time for PHIL 215.

Consider ENVS 499 (Independent Study) spring 2010 to prepare – and get extra credit – for your overseas adventure next year.

AESS 2010 Conference planning committee invitation.

ENVS students are invited to attend the concluding banquet for the 12th Annual Symposium on Environmental Affairs on October 29.

A call for students to present at the Environmental Studies brownbag series.

The History Department (co-sponsored by the ENVS Program) will host Julia Thomas, Associate Professor of History at Notre Dame, who will speak about the environmental, historical, and political forces at work on the Korean Peninsula.

Preparation for annual ENVS Symposium.

Formation of AESS conference local planning committee.

Info on the weekly opportunity for drop-in consulting.

All current and prospective majors are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to attend an information session on September 9, from 5:00-6:30 PM in the 3rd floor JR Howard conference room. There have been a number of important changes to the major that are imperative you know about! We’ll be providing pizza and drinks, so come out to socialize with your fellow students. Contact envs@lclark.edu with any questions.

Two new books from Jim Proctor

Dr. Jim Proctor’s research on the connections between apocalypse and environmentalism is featured in this USA Today article.

As environmental issues and the demand for solutions grow, Jim Proctor, professor and director of Lewis & Clark’s Environmental Studies Program, is working to create a national model for training the next generation of environmental policy makers.

The Oregonian interviews Jim Proctor on sustainability practices used as a recruiting tool at institutions of higher education.

The 2008 Environmental Studies faculty workshop (held in the Alder-Jordan watershed in Douglas County, Oregon) is profiled in this piece from The Oregonian.

Meagan Nuss ‘08 – ENVS major and 2008 Commencement senior speaker – is profiled in The Oregonian.

The Environmental Studies Program is profiled in the Spring 2008 issue of The Chronicle.