[Ccbseeds] accepting student applications for upcoming NHEC NM Environmental STEM Institute, Aug 6-15

Fri Jul 23 17:10:59 PDT 2021

Hi all,

Please take a look at this opportunity to be involved in the Environmental
STEM Institute. They're still taking applications, and the event begins
soon- August 6. Thanks all and have a great weekend!

Best,
Annika

On Fri, Jul 23, 2021, 5:07 PM Loralee Larios <loralee at ucr.edu> wrote:

> Hi Jared and Annika,
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> This STEM institute happening in two weeks is still accepting
> applications. Could you please forward along to SEEDS students and urge
> those interested and available to apply?
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> Thanks,
> Loralee
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> *From:* "Escobedo, Francisco - FS" <Francisco.Escobedo at usda.gov>
> *Date:* July 22, 2021 at 6:06:47 PM PDT
> *To:* Loralee Larios <loralee at ucr.edu>
> *Subject:* *FW: accepting student applications for upcoming NHEC NM
> Environmental STEM Institute, Aug 6-15*
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> *From:* Rodbell, Phillip -FS <phillip.rodbell at usda.gov>
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> *Subject:* FW: accepting student applications for upcoming NHEC NM
> Environmental STEM Institute, Aug 6-15
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> For your awareness:
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> Please consider sharing this opportunity with your University colleagues
> and friends, nationally.  Attached is selection criteria for diversity
> candidates, and how to apply for this event starting quickly on August 6.
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> Just to highlight for you -
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> *To apply:*  students email their application answers to NHEC’s Programs
> Coordinator, Juan Rodriguez, at jrodriguez at nheec1.org  and NHEC President
> Roger Rivera at  rrivera at nheec1.org
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> For questions email or call NHEC at 703-683-3956  or Juan Rodriguez at
> 703-861-6064.
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> Phillip Rodbell
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> *From:* Roger Rivera [mailto:rrivera at nheec1.org <rrivera at nheec1.org>]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 20, 2021 9:12 AM
> *To:* Roger Rivera <rrivera at nheec1.org>
> *Subject:* [External Email]accepting student applications for upcoming
> NHEC NM Environmental STEM Institute, Aug 6-15
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> To Students, Educators, Environmental Organizations, and other Interested
> Parties:
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> For those who may not have seen our earlier email, the National Hispanic
> Environmental Council (*NHEC) is pleased to announce it has resumed
> holding its "Environmental STEM Institutes", *(none were held in 2020 due
> to the pandemic).
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> *With nationwide Covid vaccination available, adhering to all CDC and
> state guidelines, and with the full knowledge/participation of NHEC's
> federal agency funders, *NHEC has restarted the program for 2021.  To be
> clear -- this means the Institutes will be *in-person*, not virtual.
> Therefore, to participate *students must be fully vaccinated; submit a
> copy of the CDC card providing proof of vaccination; and follow other CDC
> and NM State covid guidelines. *
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> *NHEC is accepting applications* *from top undergraduate college
> STEM students* (and a limited number of high school STEM seniors entering
> college in Sept) for its upcoming *17th annual NM Environmental STEM **Institute,
> to be held August 6--15, 2021.  *NHEC's NY and CA Institutes will be held
> later in the fall.
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> As with previous Institutes,* NHEC covers all costs -- airfare, meals,
> housing, more -- for those selected to attend**.*  There is no fee to
> apply and no fee to attend.  *Students will be competitively selected
> from across the U.S. and Puerto Rico*.
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> Regarding eligibility -- students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA; love
> science and be passionate about the environment; pursuing a *science
> degree in an environmental, agricultural, or natural resource major*;
> possess  science-relevant academic coursework; and possess relevant
> environmental experience(s), past or present.  Students must either be US
> Citizens or Legal Permanent Residents to be selected.
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> The Institute will be held at sites in beautiful northern and southern New
> Mexico, including Albuquerque, Las Cruces, and Santa Fe.  NHEC’s federal
> sponsors -- the U.S. Forest Service, USDA Natural Resources Conservation
> Service, and U.S. EPA -- are actively participating in planning and
> on-site.  Students will explore diverse ecosystems in national forests,
> national parks, and other public/private lands; federal research
> laboratories; and more.
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> *The NHEC Institute is an intensive, science-heavy, hands-on, 10
> day residential environmental STEM program*.  Taught by NHEC's skilled
> Instructors, most with Ph.D's, the Institutes feature multiple high-level
> presentations on environmental/natural resource issues, environmental
> science principles, and related methodologies.
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> Also included are almost daily *“Environmental Field Studies”*, where
> students conduct air, water, soil testing, plant/vegetation surveys, tree
> mensuration, and more, with professional-grade science equipment.  Other
> learning includes conducting tests in a federal research lab; sessions on
> federal internships/jobs in enviro/natural resource STEM fields; mentorship
> by scientists/staff -- especially those of color -- from Institute sponsors
> and others; and much more.
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> Overall, the Institutes are designed to* help build the next generation
> of diverse/of color scientists and professionals* in environmental and
> natural resource *science* fields, an area within STEM that still remains
> severely underrepresented for people of color.
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> *Students should note that the Institute’s federal sponsors will be
> on-site to actively meet/recruit students for new federal opportunities
> emerging in internships and jobs, science and technology, climate change
> and environmental justice, and more. *
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> *Please see the attached Fact Sheet and Selection Criteria* for more
> information on the Institutes, NHEC, and how to apply.  *Qualified students
> should act promptly on this unique opportunity, as slots go fast.*
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> Finally, we ask that you forward this information on to interested
> students and related colleges, organizations, and more.   We thank you for
> your assistance.
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> Roger Rivera
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> President, NHEC
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