From: Macey MiyaharaTo: coe-cee-ug-students Sympa ListSubject: Civil Engineering Undergraduate Announcements - February 24, 2020Date: Monday, February 24, 2020 10:51:32 AMAttachments: RFI Campus Representative Internship Position (1).pdf

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Civil Engineering Undergraduate Announcements – February 24, 2020Happy Week 8! Good luck on midterms!!

1.     AWWA of UC Davis2.     Scholarship Opportunities

a.     DTR Consultingb.     Blum Center Grants

3.     Job/Internship Opportunitiesa.     Regeneration Field Instituteb.     BART Summer Internships

4.     2019-2020 Community Service and Civic Engagement Awards5.     Rafting Trip!

AWWA of UC Davis

Announcements1. Site Visit at Lake Berryessa: Poll Closes Feb 28th2. Poll for Potential visit to Water Treatment Plant2. Meter Madness Competition: Cash Prize ($500 for 1st place)4. General Meeting - EPA Project_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Site Visit at Lake Berryessa: Poll Are you interested in learning more about the Putah Diversion Dam and Hydroelectric Plant at Monticello Dam? If so, AWWA (American Water Works Association) UC Davis Student Chapter is inviting you to our facility tour. To accommodate morestudents to attend our tour, we are sending out a poll to better choose which day to have the tour. It will take about ~3 hrs to account for travel time and the tour. The tour will take place either the 1st or 2nd week after Spring break either on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday depending on the most attendees. Carpooling will be available and anyone is welcome!

Fill out the poll here by Feb 28th. We hope you can join us!_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Poll for Potential visit to Water Treatment Plant (WTP) Are you interested in learning more about Water Treatment? AWWA will be organizing a site visit to either - City of Fairfield WTP which has is a conventional water treatment plant with ozone for pre and post disinfection- Carmichael Water District WTP which has a membrane filtration system We are approximating it will take about ~3 hrs to account for travel time and the tour.

The tour will be schedule for Spring Quarter. To allow for more students to attend we are asking you for your availability to find the best times the majority of students can attend.

Carpooling will be available and anyone is welcome! Fill out the poll here by Mar. 6th. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Meter Madness CompetitionWhat is Meter Madness?Meter Madness is a fast-paced competition where contestants assemble a specified water meter from a bucket of parts. See Video for more information. Visit site for more information/FAQs or see attached file for rules. Who is eligible to enter?This is an individual competition. There can be up to three from our school to participate and represent UC Davis. CA NV AWWA Meter Madness competitor must be a current CA NV AWWA Student Chapter member from the time of registration throughthe CA NV AWWA Spring Conference. The competitors are encouraged to join AWWA as a student member. What is the prize?Cash Prize:-$500 for 1st Place-$300 for 2nd Place-$200 for 3rd Place

If you are interested in participating in the competition sign up here!_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. General Meeting- EPA ProjectAs usual we will be having our weekly meeting for the EPA RainWorks Challenge on Friday from 3-4 pm at Ghausi 3102BFood will also be provided as usual*Friendly reminder: There is no limit on how many people can be on the team, so we need all the help we can get! All majors are welcome! So invite your friends :) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

If you have any questions you may email our officers at awwa_officers@ucdavis.edu or our president at cmoralessandoval@ucdavis.edu

Scholarship OpportunitiesDTR ConsultingDTR Consulting Services (https://www.linkedin.com/company/dtr-consulting-services-inc./?viewAsMember=true) has scholarship opportunities to undergraduate/graduate students here at UC Davis. For any questions or concerns feel free to contact GailBaker at gbaker@dtrcs.com.In an effort to further the field of architecture, engineering, and construction science we are sharing information on scholarships offered through the RCI-IIBEC Foundation in the US and Canada. Information on the scholarship and requirements can befound in the link below. The RCI-IIBEC Foundation and RCI Foundation Canada application process for the Robert W. Lyons and the RCIF Lewis W. Newlan scholarships are now open. These academic scholarships are available for college, university, and tradeschool students who are studying architecture, engineering, and building or construction sciences in the U.S. and Canada. For more information and to apply, go to https://lnkd.in/gcudZF4

Blum Center Grants

Do you have dreams of going abroad and working on a project that will impact the lives of the community you visit? The Blum Center can will help you!

Come out to their information session:

When: February 20th 2020

Where: Olson 158

What time: 7pm

If interested please fill out this google form:

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Blum Center Grants 2nd Information SessionPlease put your name and email if interested! That way we make sure enough Pizza for everyone.forms.gle

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REGENERATION FIELD INSTITUTE (RFI) is an LLC based in the San Francisco Bay Area of California and the province of Manabí in coastal Ecuador. We provide students with hands-on, innovative courses exploring regenerative bamboo building, design, and agricultural practices. In Ecuador specifically, our work focuses on bamboo construction through our community-led movement “Bahia Beach Construction” and our organic agroforestry farm, Los Arboleros. Bahia Beach Construction is an Ecuadorian coalition of architects, engineers, carpenters, builders, and community members modeling green infrastructure through reconstruction efforts in earthquake-stricken regions of coastal Ecuador. Los Arboleros Farm is a 71.5 acre organic farm in Chone that focuses on the production of bamboo, banana, plantain, citrus, cacao, moringa, and native hardwood species. Our mission is to create jobs in the post-earthquake economy of Coastal Ecuador and to teach rural communities how to add value to native bamboo species and other crops such as cacao. Through bamboo building training and the promotion of bamboo architecture, RFI promotes sustainable land management and beautiful seismically safe buildings.  Learn more at www.regenerationfieldinstitute.com and on Instagram, @regenerationfieldinstitute

@losarbolerosfarm Internship Position Announcement: Campus Representative Location: Your Respective University Campus Duration: 1-2 semesters Benefits/Compensation:

❖ 100% program scholarship + airfare and insurance ($2,500-$3,000 value) for reaching a minimum quota of students recruited for winter and/or summer sessions (approx 14 students) 

❖ Unique experience working at home and abroad ❖ Opportunity to create connections to with faculty and international researchers to facilitate 

cross-cultural collaboration and participate in an innovative startup

http://www.regenerationfieldinstitute.com/

https://www.instagram.com/regenerationfieldinstitute/

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INTERNSHIP POSITION: Join our team promoting community development, ecosystem restoration, and sustainable technologies in coastal Ecuador. Campus Reps act as liaisons between participating college students, professors and faculty, and RFI’s leadership. The Campus Rep invites other students to engage as volunteers, and participate in a 10-day international program during winter or summer. The program is open to all students and faculty interested in contributing and collaborating with our Ecuadorian architect, builder, researcher and farmer partners. 

 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW: Work with a team of students in learning practical and theoretical applications of bamboo building in Bahía de Caráquez (Bahía) and Chone in the province of Manabí. Bahía is a small coastal city in Ecuador that is actively using bamboo architecture to rebuild after a disastrous 7.8 magnitude earthquake and resulting aftershocks in 2016/ 2017. Chone though only a one hour drive from Bahia it has twice the annual rain, it is a medium sized city also recovering from the earthquake in a rural agricultural region where bamboo, cacao, bananas, and many other tropical crops are grown. A technical workshop is led by Ecuadorian bamboo architect Robinson Vega. Students, carpenters, and community members explore the history of bamboo architecture and concepts of sustainable design while actively building bamboo structures. The programs are hosted in both beautiful Bahía and Chone and include a 4-day bamboo lecture series, with 8 overall days of bamboo building training in which we construct a needed structure for a local community. The trip has many cultural exchange opportunities, delicious Ecuadorian food, we stay at our bamboo training campus at Los Arboleros Farm, learning the process of curing bamboo, working on agroforestry and tree-planting projects, chocolate making, critical thinking workshops, and design activities, with some evenings in town or on the beach.  

 

BACKGROUND: In the late 1990s, Bahia experienced destruction from multiple natural disasters including earthquakes and torrential flooding of El Niño. Since then, the local community began reforestation and ecological education programs to work towards becoming an “Eco-City”. In April 2016, a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake placed Ecuador in a national state of emergency with more than a thousand dead and tens of thousands injured without access to clean food, water, and shelter. In light of these events, public discourse in coastal Ecuador is calling for rebuilding with seismically safe materials. RFI promotes bamboo as one means of accomplishing this while continuing to protect the endemic flora and fauna of Ecuador’s tropical dry forest. With an abundance of high quality “caña guadua” or guadua bamboo growing on farms in close proximity to the most affected areas, bamboo is one of the most local, ecologically friendly, and economically viable solutions for home reconstruction. RFI’s director Lucas Oshun has led the development of many environmental programs in Bahía as well as the reforestation of more than 65,000 native trees in the region over the past decade. 

QUALIFICATIONS: ❖ Focus on architecture, environmental sciences, engineering, global studies, business, or other 

relevant fields  ❖ Meticulous attention to detail  ❖ Strong organization skills  ❖ Self-starter, flexible and able to manage multiple tasks  ❖ Strong writing and oral communication skills  ❖ Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Excel  ❖ Effective interpersonal communication skills  ❖ Ability to work in a team and independently  ❖ A positive attitude 

WORK REQUIREMENTS: 15 hours/week of active promotion on campus including mandatory weekly phone meetings with Program Manager. Recruit X# of students (or Y# over 2 trips with 2 reps) to reach minimum quota and earn the scholarship to travel to Ecuador for the program. Some sessions have two different universities participating and therefore have limited spaces available.  

 

PROMOTION STRATEGIES: 1) Classroom announcements, 2) passing out flyers, 3) Meeting with professors and department advisors in office hours, 4) Networking with student leaders to promote the program through email listserves and social media 5) Hosting at least 5 interest meetings.  

 

Interested applicants, please send your resume and cover letter to loshunintl@gmail.com and mayaboone@berkeley.edu.

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mailto:mayaboone@berkeley.edu

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The UC Davis Blum Center - part of the Global Learning Hub (Global Affairs) jointly with the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, College of Biological Sciences, College of Engineering and College of Letters and Science offers fundingopportunities aimed at poverty alleviation in afflicted communities (flyer attached):

- Undergraduate Poverty Alleviation Through Action Grant (PATA): offers up to $2,500 for students to pursue fieldwork/research abroad or domestically on poverty alleviation, inequality, and topics related to global development.

Click here for more information.

Deadline: March 15, 2020 (you must partner with an international organization, so we recommend you start working on your proposal soon. Contact us for support).

Job/Internship OpportunitiesRegeneration Field InstituteRegeneration Field Institute offers students an opportunity in Sustainable Architecture with Bamboo as a building material. They are now looking to hire a second Campus Representative Intern to work to recruit students for this great opportunity as well asget a chance to go on their course abroad ourselves. For more information on this amazing opportunity, please see the attached flyer.

BART Summer InternshipBART has many exciting Engineering projects coming up in the next several years and they are always looking to support future Engineers by partnering with local colleges and universities through Summer Internships and Senior Capstone projects. Their Summer Internship 2020 applications are now available online www.bart.gov/jobs . Their 8-week program begins June 22nd and ends August 14th. Their internships include hands on learning opportunities and exciting field trips. This is a veryawarding, yet competitive opportunity and we limit the applications to the first 300 students that apply. If you have any questions, please see the attached flyer or contact Amelia Smithson at telephone number (510) 464-6704 or asmiths@bart.gov.

2019-2020 Community Service and Civic Engagement Awards

The UC Davis Community Service Resource Center is now accepting nominations for 2019-2020 UC Davis Community Service and Civic Engagement Awards. The Community Service and Civic Engagement Awards are based upon dedicated service to others.UC Davis students, faculty, staff, and student organizations can be nominated for their community service completed between March 2019 and February 2020.

If you have any dedicated volunteers who are in your organization or office please consider nominating them for a Community Service Award! For more detailed information, please visit our website.

If the link doesn’t work, please copy and paste this address: https://icc.ucdavis.edu/find/volunteer/awards/index.htm .

Nomination Deadline: Friday, March 6th, 2020 at 11:59pm.

If you have any questions, please email communityservice@ucdavis.edu (Attn: Edita Astaguna).

Rafting Trip!Outdoor Adventures at UC Davis is a part of Campus Rec which provides opportunities for students, staff, and the community to go out into the Great Outdoors on our local rivers. Rafting is a super fun and accessible way to experience nature with yourfriends or department -- it’s also a great way to meet new people! Every year, they run whitewater rafting trips on the South Fork of the American River throughout Spring and Summer. They have their regularly scheduled trips and also offer “Private Bookings” which they can cater to your group or department. OurPrivate Bookings also get discounts! They’ve had labs, groups of graduating seniors, and department staff all make private bookings. They’d love to hear from you as well! Head here if you’re interested in learning more about our rafting trips! If you’re interested in making an inquiry about a Private Booking, contact us here: https://forms.gle/KszPuwDtw47wF6Vi9 Macey MiyaharaCivil Engineering Undergraduate Peer Advisorciviladvising@ucdavis.edu

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