PAID INTERNSHIPS
East Coast Greenway Alliance: ECGA is hiring a summer intern through the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation to work with ECGA to connect 3,000 miles of trail infrastructure along the Eastern seaboard from Maine to Florida. Grant parameters require applicants to be undergraduate, North Carolina residents and Pell Grant recipients. Learn more here! Applications due 4/10.
Duke Campus Farm: The farm is hiring their summer work crew! In Durham for the summer? Join the farm crew and get paid for 20 hours a week and learn about organic agriculture and sustainable food systems. Learn more here! Applications due 4/14.
Sustainable Duke: Apply for Sustainable Duke’s summer internship! Join Sustainable Duke and get paid for 35 hours a week working on a variety of sustainability-related topics, including greenhouse gas accounting, website development, and data visualization of sustainability-based metrics. Learn more here! Applications are due 4/14.
ALLWEEK
Earth Month’s Green Spaces Photo Contest: Want to win cool prizes like an ENO hammock or an inflatable couch? Visit your favorite green space on Duke’s campus and upload a photo of it to social media with “#dukegreenspaces” by April 15th for your chance to win big!
Volunteer for Zero Waste LDOC: Want to get cool sustainability swag and a purchasing credit to the Parlour? Volunteer for a 2-hour time slot during LDOC to help students sort their waste and keep Duke’s Green, green! Click here to volunteer!
TUESDAY
Large Scale Bayesian Inversion for Flow of the Antarctic Ice Sheet: Sponsored by Civil and Environmental Engineering, hear from Professor Omar Ghattas from the Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences on what the difficulties are with modeling ice sheet flow and its role as a primary contributor to projected sea level rise. Learn more here!
WEDNESDAY
Before the Flood Film Screening: Green and Fair Chapel, a new environmental initiative at Duke University Chapel, will host a screening of this award winning National Geographic documentary. The film features Leonardo DiCaprio on his journey as a United Nations Messenger of Peace, travelling to five continents and the Artic to witness climate change firsthand. Starts at 8:00 p.m. Learn more here!
THURSDAY
Green and Fair Chapel Day: Join the Chapel from 9:00-11:00 a.m. for free Fair Trade coffee and giveaways as an opportunity for campus partners and local businesses to promote green/ethical goods and policies. From 12:30-1:30 p.m. there will be the Bridge Panel Conversation on Facing the Flood: Faith and Action for the Rising Generation, to discuss how different disciplines can work together for the same environmental goals during a time of political challenge. Learn more about the Green and Fair Chapel initiative here.
Duke Campus Farm Workday: Enjoy great conversation while you weed, seed, plant, and more! Need a ride to the farm? Take a free Uber! 3:00-5:00 pm, 4934 Friends School Road, Durham.
FRIDAY
Duke Climate Rally: University Day of Action: Join Duke Climate Coalition for a rally for student and university climate leadership! Across the country, colleges and universities will unite together for a University Climate Day of Action. Starts at 11:30 a.m. through 12:30 p.m. at the Chapel.
Sustainable Duke Office Hours: Have a project you want to pursue or questions about sustainability on campus? Join Program Coordinator Rebecca Hoeffler in the Perk from 1-4 p.m. to learn about the Green Grant, Duke Carbon Offsets, or the Campus Farm! Email Rebecca.hoeffler@duke.edu to make your appointment!
Contra Dance at the Duke Campus Farm: Celebrate the growing season with a traditional Contra Dance at the Farm! Contra dancing involves a caller working with a group of live musicians to guide dancers of all levels through dance in circle and long-line square formations! Partners change often so no need to bring your own and no experience necessary to enjoy! Starts at 7:00 p.m. and ends at 10:00 p.m. at 4934 Friends School Road in Durham, need a ride? Take a free Uber!
SUNDAY
Duke Campus Farm Workday: Enjoy great conversation while you weed, seed, plant, and more! Need a ride to the farm? Take a free Uber! 3:00-5:00 pm, 4934 Friends School Road, Durham.
Questions? Contact Becky Hoeffler
Program Coordinator, Sustainable Duke