| August 23 | Introduction to the Focus Seminar / Self-evaluation. Assignment: Trends in Environmental Careers for the 21st Century. Read and be prepared to discuss Part I, Chapters 1-3 in text.. |
| August 30 | Overview of Environmental Studies concentration requirements Assignment: Environmental Careers paper |
| September 6 | Discussion of 21st Century needs Due: Completed check-out sheets and progress toward graduation form |
| September 13 | Paper due: Discussion of Environmental Careers Discussion of Independent study, internships, professional writing courses, etc. Identification of faculty/departments to invite to faculty round table discussion on September 27. |
| September 20 | Discussion of Area of Interest statements and review of course requirements in Area of Interest portion of the environmental studies concentration. |
| September 27 | Faculty Round Table |
| October 4 | Presentations on geographic techniques courses by students and faculty working in technical concentration |
| October 11 | Assignment: information interview of worker in field of interest |
| October 18 | Library Research techniques -- meet in Library Assignment: Professional organizations and journals |
| October 25 | OPEN Due: Professional organizations and journals assignment. |
| November 1 | Due: Written report on information interview |
| November 8 | Presentation of draft area-of-interest statements and selection of area-of-interest courses, with at least 2 alternate courses. |
| November 15 | Resume and cover letter writing Assignment: Find a "real" job or internship announcement and prepare application materials: i.e, a resume and cover letter. |
| November 22 | THANKSGIVING BREAK: no class |
| November 29 | OPEN Schedule individual consultation with advisor about resume and cover letter |
| December 8 | NO CLASS Schedule individual consultation with your advisor to get approval of area-of-interest statement and course of study (with two alternate courses) |
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12: Area-of-interest statement and area-of interest courses (with 2 alternate courses) signed by advisor and turned into Dr. Woodward by 5:00 pm.
Last updated September 1, 2000 by slw.