From kboyle at bard.edu Tue Apr 16 10:35:11 2024 From: kboyle at bard.edu (Katie Boyle) Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2024 11:35:11 -0600 Subject: [SPN-Discussion] Free Sustainability Careers Webinar: Advice from Experts at Land Trusts Message-ID: *Please join and share with your communities: * *Building a Career in Sustainability: * *Advice from Land Trust Experts * Wednesday, April 24th 7:00pm ET Zoom Webinar - RSVP Here Bard?s Graduate Programs in Sustainability are pleased to host a webinar series providing aspiring change-makers access to sustainability experts to gain tips on launching their own careers in sustainability. Land Trust panel: - Cory Tiger(moderator) - Conservation Easement and GIS Manager at Hudson Highlands Land Trust - Shaniqua Bowden - Director of Cultural Engagement and Sustainable Living at Kingston Land Trust - Tagwongo Obomsawin - Clean Energy Partnership Program Manager at the Maine Governor's Energy Office ; and Treasurer of the Bomazeen Land Trust - Terence Duvall - Director of Land Protection & Stewardship at the Columbia Land Conservancy Land trusts are nonprofit organizations that own and manage land ? many of which are on the frontlines of fighting real estate developments that would have negative environmental or social impacts. Leaders of land trusts are a crucial part of working towards climate change mitigation and adaptation. Join this conversation to hear from land trust experts who have been at the forefront of protecting ecologically and socially significant land to learn how they launched and grew their career, what tips they have for high impact careers in the industry, and what they look for in their new hires. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions of panelists. Katie Boyle, MS '07 she/her/hers Director of Enrollment, Marketing, and Partnerships Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability #1 Green MBA | The Princeton Review Schedule a Call | kboyle at bard.edu gps.bard.edu #LeadTheChange -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kboyle at bard.edu Wed Apr 24 08:16:27 2024 From: kboyle at bard.edu (Katie Boyle) Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:16:27 -0400 Subject: [SPN-Discussion] Application Deadline Extended + Virtual Open House Message-ID: Colleagues - To accommodate the delays caused by the flawed FAFSA rollout, we are *extending our final application deadline for fall 2024 enrollment to May 15th* for Bard's Graduate Programs in Sustainability. We are hosting a *Virtual Open House next week* for interested students - please help us in spreading the word for those aspiring to high-impact careers in sustainability. Read on for *scholarship opportunities* as well! *Virtual Open House - $65 application fee waiver for attending* *Attendees will hear from faculty and alumni from each program and have the opportunity to engage in small breakout sessions.* *Tuesday, April 30th at 7pm EST* - Register Here *Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability* - #1 Ranked MBA in Sustainability - MS in Environmental Policy (MS EP) - MS in Climate Science and Policy (MS CSP) - MEd in Environmental Education - Dual Degree Programs: - MS EP/CSP + MBA in Sustainability - MS EP/CSP + MAT - MEd + MAT - MS EP/CSP or MEd + Peace Corps - MS EP/CSP + JD *Scholarship Funding :* - *Opportunity Scholarship* - up to 100% tuition funding for first-generation college graduates + students from historically excluded populations (MBA, MS EP/CSP, MEd) - *ROMBA Scholarship *- $20K scholarship for two top LGBTQ+ students (MBA) - *Higher Ed Sustainability Leaders Scholarship *- 15-30% tuition funding for have worked/currently work in a sustainability role ? either as college employees or student interns/workers ? at an institution of higher education (MBA, MS EP/CSP, MEd) - *Peace Corps Coverdell Fellows Scholarship* - 50% tuition funding for RPCVs (MBA, MS EP/CSP, MEd) - *AmeriCorps/Student Conservation Assoc./City Year Fellowships* - education award match (MBA, MS EP/CSP, MEd) - *$10K MS EP/CSP or MEd Fellowship* (all applicants qualify) - *Arctic Climate Research Fellowship - *scholarship/internship funding for students studying climate change in the arctic - MS EP/CSP - *$20K Rachel Carson/Wangari Maathai Scholarships* - for top MS EP/CSP domestic/international applicants - *Yellow Ribbon Funding - *for veterans with Post 9-11 GI Bill funding (MBA, MS EP/CSP, MEd) Please forward on to colleagues/friends/family who may aspire to a *career in sustainability.* Katie Boyle, MS '07 she/her/hers Director of Enrollment, Marketing, and Partnerships Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability #1 Green MBA | The Princeton Review Schedule a Call | kboyle at bard.edu gps.bard.edu #LeadTheChange -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: