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UPCOMING ON-CAMPUS EVENTS
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 On Campus Events:
Check out the CSUMB Calendar!
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Next SEP Seminar:
Transcriptomics on Downy Mildews
Dr. Alyssa Burkhardt
PostDoctoral Fellow, USDA-ARS
When: Mon, March 14, 4pm - 5pm
Where: Chapman Science Academic Center Building 53 / room E104
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Peer to Peer (P2P) Mentoring Program
The Peer to Peer (P2P) mentor program creates a support system for students by matching them with Mentors who connect them to their major, opportunities, resources on-campus, internships, and undergraduate research. Students choose when, where and how often to meet with their mentor. We currently have 13 peer mentors available from a variety of disciplines and majors.Find out how to get involved below.
"Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction."
If you would like a peer mentor, learn more HERE.
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USDA National Internship Program Info Session
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Oratory Otters Toastmasters Open House
Monday March 14th at 6pm, Library Room 3145
Oratory Otters are hosting an open house event
 this Monday, March 14th, 6 pm in the Library, room 3145. Oratory Otters are the official Toastmasters Club at CSUMB. A mission of Toastmasters is to empower individuals to become more effective communicators and leaders. We provide a supportive and positive learning experience in which members are empowered to develop communication and leadership skills, resulting in greater self-confidence and personal growth.
If you know anyone who would like to boost their confidence, learn specific tools to tell captivating stories of their research, or get feedback on class or work presentations, please let them know. This will be a showcase Toastmasters meeting with opportunities to ask questions, network with current Toastmasters members, and listen to an entertaining presentation.
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Ethics and Responsible Business Forum
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Spring Research and Creative Inquiry Showcase
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CEQA Basics Workshop at CSUMB
Saturday April 23, 2016 (All day)
The very popular (and free) "CEQA-Basics" workshop will be held all day on April 23, 2016 in the Champan Science Center. Mark the date in your calendars in case you are interested in attending.
The California Environmental Quality Act is the statue that requires agencies to report potential environmental impacts related to their actions. It is the process by which environmental impacts are reduced or mitigated. Knowledge of CEQA regulations is essential in many of the career paths that past CSUMB students have followed.
Space is limited----A flyer with information on how to register for the workshop will be coming soon.
More information to come!
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| Student Success Workshops
Upcoming
Professional Development Series: Resumes and CVs
Mon Mar 14, 12:30pm
Chapman, Rm E105
Professional Communication: Tips for Crafting Professional Emails
Mon Mar 28, 12:30pm
Chapman, Rm E105
For the full schedule and event details, click HERE.
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UPCOMING OFF-CAMPUS EVENTS
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Spring Break Backpacking Service Trip
Sun Mar 20th - Wed Mar 23rd
Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park - Sykes Hot Springs
Student Recreation and the Catalyst Center are hosting an Alternative Spring Break opportunity in Big Sur at Sykes Hot Springs. Join CSUMB and the VWA on the Pine Ridge Trail to help install new pit toilets at Sykes Camp in . Sykes Camp is an overused camp that sees serious impact due to high amounts of visitation . The Wild and Scenic Big Sur river suffers as a result and pit toilets help alleviate a serious source of pollution. Watch this video for more information.
OVERVIEW: This is a 3 day/ 3 night work trip basing out of Sykes Camp. Meet at Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Sunday afternoon/evening and caravan to the Terrace Creek trailhead the next morning, Hike in 5.6 miles to camp Monday. Work Monday/Tuesday, optional work/hike out Wednesday.
No prior experience in trail work is necessary. Tools and instruction on tool use and safety will be provided. A $50 deposit is required, but will be refunded after the trip is completed.
Contact Matt Sayler if your have questions: msayler@csumb.edu
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Bryophytes Talk by Ken Kellman
Thurs Mar 10th - 7pm
Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History (165 Forest Ave)
Introducing Bryophytes...the other land plants
Speaker: Ken Kellman
Bryophytes (mosses, liverworts, and hornworts) completely different solution to the evolutionary problem represent a of living on land. They lack the complex vascular system that has made the "taller plants" so successful, but they have evolved complex solutions that will surprise you. Ken Kellman will show us how to recognize this important group of plants with a short presentation, and then we spend the rest of the evening looking closely at many common bryophytes from the central coast.
Ken Kellman met his first bryophyte in 1995 during a vascular plant survey of Quail Hollow Ranch in Santa Cruz County. It did not take long for him to abandon normal botanizing in pursuit of these tiny plants. He has published "A Catalog of the Mosses of Santa Cruz County" and is now collecting for a similar project in Monterey and San Mateo counties. His explorations have revealed several species new to science, and many more new to the central coast and the state. He is an instructor at the Jepson Herbarium weekend workshops in Bryology.
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UCSF Pharmacy Information Days
March 19 : Fresno, CA
April 30: Long Beach, CA
May 21: San Francisco, CA
The UCSF School of Pharmacy would like to invite you and your students to attend our Pharmacy Information Day event. The event highlights the pharmacy profession by looking at the various career opportunities and the required educational training. Participants will have the opportunity to hear and interact with pharmacists and current students to hear their insight of the profession and the pharmacy program here at UCSF. In addition, we will also be presenting updates to our curriculum and admissions processes. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with admission representatives at these events.
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CA Naturalist Class - PG Museum of Natural History
Registration deadline: ASAP
Course begins: 03/12/16
The PG Museum of Natural History is gearing up for the California Naturalist class that may be of interest to some of your students. Students can receive UC 3 credits for successful completion of the course. The class flyer is attached and more information and registration can be found on the Museum website.
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Kelp Forest Ecology Class - Hopkins Marine Station
Application deadline: 04/15/16 
Ecology & Conservation of Kelp Forest Communities,
Hopkins Marine Station, Pacific Grove, CA
Jun 20-Jul 22, 2016 (5-weeks), M-F, 5-units.
Summer tuition ($5080) will be covered; class size is limited.
The course is aimed at upper division undergraduates / beginning graduate students interested in benthic ecology & kelp forests. SCUBA certification (Advanced/Open Water II) & all personal diving gear is required (AAUS scientific certification is not required, but desirable).
Application form available HERE.
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Regenerative Sciences Institute - Biotechnology Course
Application deadline: ASAP 
This internship course is a condensed innovative successor to our highly competitive 6-month Biotechnology Internship Program. The new program is a 4-week course that is a hybrid of formal lectures, participatory exercises and small projects based on ongoing research, similar to what our interns have worked on in the past. This new format will allow us to provide a wider range of material and serve more students annually.
More information is available HERE.
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Everyone's Harvest Assistant Market Manager
May 1- September 30, 2016
Part time position
Everyone's Harvest(EH) brings people and healthy food together! The nonprofit's mission is to provide access to healthy, affordable fruits and vegetables through certified farmer's markets and community food programs. Our vision is for every community to have fair and sustainable food systems. Employees will be given insight into non-profits and a deeper understanding of our current food systems.
The Assistant Market Manager will oversee the Alisal market's administration, addressing participant and customer issues, collecting and tracking market income, and supervising market volunteers. The AMM will assist the Market Manager at the Pacific Grove market and also assist the Program Coordinator with various outreach activities in the community.
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USDA Natural Resource Conservation Positions
Application Period: 3/8 and 3/14
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is seeking to recruit students and recent grads for more than 200 summer internship opportunities in-and-out of state. Positions vary from different qualification levels or require minimal work experience and education. Students will work 40 hours per week for up to 8 to 12 weeks during the summer (housing is available at some locations for a minimal fee); pay ranges from $11 to $19 per hour.
Majors encouraged to apply include: biology, ag. business, business, civil engineering, range land management, environmental and soil science, and many more.
Learn about openings HERE.
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Sanctuary Exploration Center Docent Volunteers
Informational Meetings: 3/16 and 3/23
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) is seeking dynamic individuals to become docents at the Sanctuary Exploration Center in Santa Cruz. As an Exploration Center docent you will have the opportunity to: - Attend educational field trips
- Interpret exhibits
- Conduct guided tours
- Assist in daily operations
- Participate in programs and events
The training program is designed to help you as a docent interpret the rich natural and cultural resources of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
The training program will be: April 9th 3rd - May 11th on Saturday Mornings (9am-12pm) and Wednesday evenings (6pm-8:30pm)
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Monterey Bay Aquarium Jobs
Application Deadline: ASAP
Teen Conservation Leaders Program Assistant - Teacher ProgramsLearn more HEREYoung Women in Science Senior Program AssistantLearn more HEREYoung Women in Science Program AssistantLearn more HEREProgram Assistant - WATCH
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Marine and Invasion Ecology Internships in SF Bay
Application deadline: ASAP
Interns are needed to assist with field and laboratory studies of marine invertebrate communities in San Francisco Bay. The positions are based at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center's Marine Invasions Lab located at the Romberg Tiburon Center in Tiburon, CA. The interns will assist with maintaining field experiments and conducting studies of invertebrate recruitment at three marinas in the SF Bay area on a biweekly basis. The interns will also assist with local logistical coordination and data entry for the project.
We are looking for 1 full-time intern for the full duration of the project, from April 2016 through May 2017, and 1 full-time intern to assist from April 2016 through July 2016. Interns will receive a stipend of $400/week.
Interns will be integral members of our international research team and will engage with the science of marine and invasion ecology via regular meetings with project personnel based in the US, Mexico and Panama.
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White Shark Volunteer and Research in South Africa
Application deadline: 03/15/16
White Shark Diving Co. (WSDC) is a fully licensed shark cage-diving tour operator recognized by the South African Department of Environmental Affairs, allowing them to undertake great white shark cage diving activities and collect research monitoring data. The volunteer research program allows WSDC to continually support innovative conservation and research projects taking place at the Shark Research Group of the University of Stellenbosch and the SA Shark Conservancy, as well as physically contribute through data collection, monitoring, and our own research projects.
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Water Quality Lab Technician for City of Santa Cruz
Application deadline: 03/14/16
The City of Santa Cruz seeks to hire a lab technician to perform technical duties in support of laboratory maintenance, including washing and preparing glassware and sampling equipment according to laboratory protocols among other tasks.
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COAST Summer Internships
Application deadline: 03/14/16
The CSU Council on Ocean Affairs, Science & Technology (COAST) is offering paid internships for continuing CSU undergraduate and graduate students for Summer 2016. Interns will be placed with one of 13 host institutions where they will work side-by-side with professional scientists on current research and management projects. This is an excellent opportunity for CSU students to gain valuable experience and technical skills while working with experts in fisheries, marine ecology, policy and marine technology!
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Marine Mammal Internship
Application deadline: 03/31/16
This internship, with the California Wildlife Center in Malibu, will provide an exciting and challenging educational experience in the marine mammal field, while also allowing for additional hands-on experience with other native wildlife. The interns will be working closely with the Marine Mammal staff in all aspects of stranding response and marine mammal rehabilitation; including logistics, assessment, capture/restraint, transport to the marine mammal rehabilitation facility, animal care, educating the public and public relations. In addition, interns will provide support to CWC Hospital staff in animal husbandry tasks for avian and terrestrial wildlife.
For more information click HERE.
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Other Internships
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Alan Church Environmental Steward Scholarship
Application Deadline: 03/11/16
An $800 scholarship will be awarded to a Junior, Senior or graduate student in SEP for environmental stewardship. In the application essay, applicants should describe:
- Volunteer work focused on improving the natural environment (Return of the Natives, etc.)
- Coursework or volunteer work that motivated youth to appreciate the natural environment.
- Coursework or volunteer work that involves attending local civic meetings related to the natural environment.
For more information, click HERE.
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Marine Technology Society Scholarship
Application Deadline: 04/20/16
Each year MTS offers significant scholarships to college graduate, college undergraduate and senior high school students accepted into full-time marine-related programs with focus in marine technology, marine engineering and/or marine science.
As well, an applicant must be either full-time college student currently enrolled in a either a 2-year or 4-year academic program OR a high school senior accepted to either a 2-year or 4-year academic program. Colleges may be international or domestic. Students who previously received one of the awards listed below are ineligible to apply the following year for the same award.
For more information, click HERE. |
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Groundwater Research Scholarship
Groundwater Resource Association of California Scholarship
 The Central Coast branch of the Groundwater Resources Association of California (GRAC) has scholarship funds up to $2500 available for distribution to college and graduate students performing research on groundwater resources in the Central Coast branch region (generally, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties). GRAC wishes to support student research related to groundwater issues, water resources management, water recycling and other proposals related to groundwater research.
Click HERE for more information.
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COAST Student Travel Awards
COAST Scholarship
 The Council of Ocean Affairs, Science & Technology (COAST) provides travel support for CSU undergraduate and graduate students to present the results of original research at marine, estuarine and coastal-themed scientific meetings and conferences, or special thematic sessions of more general scientific meetings. Please note COAST has new guidelines and policies regarding travel reimbursements as of August 1, 2014. See award announcement for full details.
Click HERE for more information.
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EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
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NEW Chemistry Minor!
Visit your academic adviser!
Chemistry is the science that explores the fundamental properties, reactivity, and analysis of atoms and molecules. An understanding of chemistry brings an appreciation and understanding of the world, and provides real-life technical skills.
Check it out HERE!
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Graduate School Test Prep Books Available
Available in the library
 In an effort to support graduate school efforts for our students, a partnership with UROC, support programs (CSS and SSS), and the library have come together to make some test books available for our students. Check out the selection of available test prep books here.
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