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Go to: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Expectations of CONS students Check out the Graduate School's Graduate Handbooks, for TAs, GA, RAs, and Fellowship opportunities. Lost your copy of the Orientation Handout? Information on Graduate School policies and deadlines. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Funding Sources for Current Students: Here is information about places to apply for support (please note: this link is for students who have already been accepted, not for applicants; do not contact these resources until after you have been accepted). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Course Registration and Course Evaluation: Need to register for classes? Check class schedules? Look at the academic calendar? You can do so through Testudo. The CONS program attracts students with diverse interests who go on to take courses in different departments. We keep a course evaluation folder in the CONS office for informing current and future students about the experiences of the past students. Please download this course evaluation form and e-mail it to the CONS office so that others can also benefit from your experiences. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Need guidance about internships? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Need information about the scholarly paper requirement? Download "Completion of Scholarly Paper Form" here to submit with the hardcopy. Download recent Scholarly Papers from here. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ready to leave us? Check out the program's graduation requirement checklist and the campus graduation information page. If planning to graduate in Summer 2007, please read this graduation checklist. Missed the graduation deadline? You may not have to register for another semester if you can finish before the next semester starts. Info here. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transportation Opportunities: If you use public transportation for your commute, then this program is a true benefit for you. You can save because the deductions you authorize through an automatic payroll deduction are taken from your pay pre-tax. For SmarTrip and MetroChek, see http://www.transportation.umd.edu/alt_trans/metro.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See what's happening at the Stamp Student Union or the Art and Learning Center. The Graduate Student Involvement page through the Stamp Student Union. Get exercised about the Recreation Center, or get help at the Learning Assistance Service. Get healthy at the Health Center. Here is a bike map of area trails for exercise or your commute to school. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Where (and how) to look for a job: Notes from CONS grad Janet Mackey (2005) about effective job hunting. The Environmental Science & Policy Program at Maryland maintains a useful Web site about looking for internships and jobs. EcowomenCommunity--FOR WOMEN ONLY; they also have monthly talks in DC; go to http://ecowomen.org/ sign up ecowomen-community@lists.essential.org YNPN (Young Nonprofit Professionals Network) dcinfo@lists.ynpn.org Idealist--job agent will email postings to you that fit the criteria you select http://www.idealist.org EcoEmploy http://www.ecoemploy.com/ SCB (Society of Conservation Biology; if you become a member you'll see the job postings before they're made public) https://www.conbio.org/jobs/ Green Dream Jobs http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/jobs/index.cfm Environmental Career Opportunities http://www.ecojobs.com/index.php http://www.ecojobs.com/ http://www.ejobs.org/ http://jobs.forestry.uga.edu/ http://www.earthworks-jobs.com/others.htm See also this article "Planning to Fledge the Ivory Tower? - A Flight Plan for Conservation Practitioners", by Jamie K. Reaser and Gabriela Chavarria. ONLINE JOB BOARDS: Changing Our World Inc./on Philanthropy.com: www.dotorgjobs.com Ecoemploy.com: www.ecoemploy.com Environmental Careers: www.environmentalcareer.com Environmental Expert: www.environmentalexpert.com Green Dream Jobs: www.sustainablebusiness.com Idealist.org: www.idealist.org lawjobs.com: www.lawjobs.com MBA-Nonprofit Connection: http://mnc.nonprofitoffice.com Non Profit Jobs: www.nonprofit-jobs.org Non-profit Oyster: www.nonprofitoyster.com Opportunity Knocks: www.opportunityknocks.org Wonkette.com: www.jobs.wonkette.com
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