Dear Colleagues, I wanted to share an exciting opportunity for undergraduates looking for hands-on experience with clean energy solutions. I serve on the board of a charitable organization called RE-volv<http://www.re-volv.org/>, which finances and installs solar projects for nonprofit groups. RE-volv's Solar Ambassador Program<http://re-volv.org/apply-solar-ambassador> offers college students the chance to plan and implement a solar project.
Over the course of one academic year, Solar Ambassadors work in teams to identify a nonprofit or co-op near their campus that wants to go solar. The team works with RE-volv to set-up the project and run a crowdfunding campaign to underwrite the solar energy system. RE-volv will provide funding to bring Solar Ambassador team leaders to San Francisco to receive in-depth training in solar energy policy and organizational management so groups can successfully advance their project. Additionally, students will participate in an ongoing webinar series with leaders in the environmental and renewable energy fields to provide a solid foundation to pursue careers in sustainability. A more in-depth description of the program can be found here<http://re-volv.org/apply-solar-ambassador>. Our current cohort of Solar Ambassadors<http://re-volv.org/content/solar-ambassadors-0> includes teams from Swarthmore College, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Dayton, University of Connecticut, University of New England, Coastal Carolina University, and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. RE-volv is looking for new teams to join the 2017-2018 cohort. This is a wonderful opportunity for students to develop project management, outreach, and communication skills while tangibly taking action on climate change through solar energy. It would be wonderful if you could pass this along to your students and others in your department. Applications close on February 17, 2017. If you have any questions, please feel free to call or email me (see signature, below). Thank you for reading, and I look forward to being in touch. Best, Paul Paul Wapner Professor, Global Environmental Politics School of International Service American University 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington DC 20016 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 202-885-1647 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
