ADMIN EDIT: Click here if you’re looking for current internship opportunities. DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL FEBRUARY 16! The deadline for the SDI internship program as well as the high school Sustainability Leadership Cohort (SLC) has been extended until February 16, 2018 by 4 p.m. Check out the internship and SLC opportunities below: Undergraduate Internship Download and print the…
Written by: Dolly Potts, Agricultural Research Intern Adam Schulz and I were the first ones to present at our Summer Intern Community Report Out. Our project featured the Bear Island Flint Corn research plot. Our project was to grow the Bear Island Flint corn using three soil amendments and leaving one plot as control, with…
Written by: Dolly Potts, Agricultural Research Assistant I attended the 11th Annual Nelson Institute Earth Day Conference in Madison, Wisconsin. The conference was held April 18, 2017 in the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center. A beautiful building designed by famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright sits on the shores of Lake Monona. The building’s design is spectacular and I…
Written by: Brandon Boyd, Agricultural Research Assistant My visit to Michigan State University was very educational and over all just a fantastic experience! For the first day there Rebecca Edler, CMN project team member, and I met the M.S.U. project members who include Julie Labarkin, Scott Kalafatis, and Caitlin Kirby. Everyone was very welcoming and helpful…
The Learning Path Phenology Trail Implementation internship has been extended to March 17 at 4:30 p.m. This internship incorporates components of forest ecology along with development of a Citizen based phenology trail along the Learning Path on the East…
Current available internship positions include: National Workshop Planner and POSOH Sustainability Planner. The application deadline for both positions is January 29 at 4:30 pm. Print out the CMN internship application form here. Further information on how to apply and where to send application materials can be found below. Please use the link for the…
Attention Students! You still have time to apply for an internship with the Sustainable Development Institute this fall. The deadline has been extended until Monday, September 21st by 4:30 PM. View internship descriptions and print off an application here. ***Students who turned in applications by the…
The Fall 2015 internship deadline is fast approaching! Wednesday, September 16th is the last day to turn in your application materials into SDI. Please hand in your applications to Cynthia Norton, SDI administrative assistant or email materials to [email protected]. For more information about the available internship positions follow this link.
On July 29th and 30th, 2015 College of Menominee Nation’s (CMN) Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) hosted a final community workshop on its project titled “Measuring the Pulse of the Forest: Assessing Adaptation and Mitigation of Tribal Sustainable Forestry and Communities to Climate Change.” The workshop held at the Menominee Convention Center provided an overview of…
By Jason Edler, POSOH Education Assistant With the August POSOH Tribal School Educators Institute in the recent past, I cannot help but think of the similarities between the high school youth I was fortunate enough to work with and some of their educators. Fresh off of working with the youth I was lucky enough to…