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Well, it is almost Thanksgiving time. A time to cherish our families, friends, and loved ones. A time to roast and eat large fowl. A time when it's not out of the ordinary to pry open a can and watch a cylindrical shaped, gelatinous blob of cranberry gel come plopping out onto a saucer. WIU Students will finish out this school week and then take the opportunity to enjoy a week free of classes. For those of you that will be traveling long distances over the break, please be careful and alert out there. Thousands of drivers will be taking to the road over the next couple of days. Be alert, be courteous to the professional truck drivers, and arrive safely to grandma's house. Happy Thanksgiving
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RPTA Quad Cities News
Forest Grove Park Volunteer Day Friday November 16, 2018 9:00-11:00am Volunteers will meet at the gravel road entrance to the park off of Spring Creek Dr. The work will include removing and hauling invasive species and brush. Please wear weather/work appropriate clothing and footwear. Gloves will be provided. Please contact Abby Garvis at agarvis@bettendorf.org
Volunteer Opportunity
Student Recreation Society
Promoting Professional Development in RPTA
The Student Recreation Association (SRA) is among the finest student driven organizations on campus. The organization engages in activities that help promote the professional development of undergraduate and graduate students. The SRA meets on a regular basis throughout the school year, and it has organized events such as the children's Halloween party; a Mallards Night at the TaxSlayer Center for students, faculty, and staff; and an Annual Spring Conference at the Quad Cities campus. If it is more information that you are looking for, contact Katherine Broughton by Email at KA-Broughton@wiu.edu or SRA President Mary Kate Gassman at mk-gassman@wiu.edu. The SRA website can be accessed by clicking here. If you are passionate about promoting interest in campus and community recreation, learning and developing as a recreation professional, or creating connections with students and faculty, join the Student Recreation Association.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois Outdoor Program Manager – Events looking for dedicated individuals who want to be actively involved in developing girls with independence and confidence with the skills to build a better world. Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois is an inclusive organization that welcomes girls and adults regardless of race, ethnicity, religious beliefs or socioeconomic status. Description: This position is responsible for managing council-led outdoor program events—day, overnight and weekend—and oversight of volunteer led day camps/camporees. In collaboration with the Outdoor and Girl Experience Teams, she/he will develop an integrated outdoor program delivery plan. All elements of the plan will be based on the Girl Scout Leadership Experience, customized to address the needs, preferences and interests of girls and implemented to meet designated leadership program outcomes. https://www.girlscoutsni.org/content/dam/girlscouts-girlscoutsni/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There are tons of new year-round job openings in the U.S. for American Camp Association (or seasonal openings longer than just May - August) Activity Specialist = 12 Administration = 78 Food Services = 5 Health & Wellness = 2 Site & Facilities = 5 Jobs in Fall/Winter/Spring = 8 *New listings = 48 Total listings = 110 Follow the link below to find a position near you. https://www.acacamps.org/staff-professionals/job-center/find-job/find-year-round-job _______________________________________________________________________________________ Peoria Park District Contact: David Gray, Human Resources Manager, at the Peoria Park District 309.681.2823. Job Opening – Recreation Division Aquatics Manager POSITION: Full Time $34,000 - $37,000 Park Police Sergeant - Police Division Full Time Oct. 15, 2018 $47,000 - $52,000 Annually ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Job Number: 1803 Date: 09-05-2018 Job: QC Technical AssistantPositions: x02 Hourly rate: $9.50 Monthly Rate: Not Listed Hours Per Week: 10-20 Starting Date: 09/10/2018 Ending Date: 12/14/2018 Work Schedule: minimum of 10 hours between 7:30 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday For an Interview Contact: Name: Thomas Oliver Rosner Phone: (309) 762-3999 Ext 62279 Email: to-rosner@wiu.edu Department/Address: uTech QC Comments: This position is on the Quad Cities Campus. Please call 309-762-3999 Ext 62279. http://www.wiu.edu/university_technology/student_resources/application.php ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ACA has multiple year round job openings in the U.S. Listings include: Activity Specialists Food services health and wellness Site and Facility managment Many more http://www.acacamp.org/jobs/yrjc/current.htm#activity ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Position: 1700 Hour AmeriCorps Member Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Headquarters Location: Multiple Locations, Montana Living allowance of $13,732 over 44 week term of service AmeriCorps Education Award of $5,920 www.stateparks.mt.gov/americorps Term of service: January 7, 2019 – November 15, 2019 Full Job Descriptions: Click Here Application: Click Here The Nature Conservancy POSITION: Western Iowa Assistant Land Steward LOCATION: Westfield, IA SUPERVISOR Western Iowa Land Steward JOB NUMBER/ GRADE - 450002 Conservation / Grade 2 Full job Description and application - Click Here
Job Postings
Volunteer Oppurtunities
Forest Grove Park Volunteer Day Friday November 16, 2018 9:00-11:00am Volunteers will meet at the gravel road entrance to the park off of Spring Creek Dr. The work will include removing and hauling invasive species and brush. Please wear weather/work appropriate clothing and footwear. Gloves will be provided. Please contact Abby Garvis at agarvis@bettendorf.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Title: After-School Program Volunteer Reports to: Campus Leader and Program Manager Hours: 3:00-5:15 p.m. Monday through Thursday Program Dates: M-Th, September-May in conjunction with the RIMSD Calendar Location: Frances Willard, Rock Island Academy, Ridgewood, Thomas Jefferson, Rock Island Center for Math and Science Primary Function Under the direction and supervision of the Campus Leader, Volunteers will provide educational support to Spring Forward students through homework help and pre-planned literacy activities . The main focus of volunteers is to assist staff in helping Spring Forward students achieve their academic goals. Contact: Mike Warren Intern Spring Forward Learning Center mc-warren@wiu.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Spring 2019 Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House The Business Plan project/intern will work directly with the Executive Director and Community Relations Manager to research several options for generating through several options for rental uses (e.g. for photography sessions, for recitals, for corporate retreats, and other private use by individuals). The student would complete a cost-benefit analysis for several options, including comparisons to local market for those services. The student would then develop and a business plan for one or more of the options. While the rental uses cannot function contrary to our mission, their primary purpose is not one of mission-fulfillment but of revenue-generation to support mission-related activities. For more information contact: Stacy Klingler, Executive Director William Butterworth Foundation Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House sklingler@butterworthcenter.com (309) 743-2700 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Graduate Student Worker –Natural Heritage Resident Opportunity The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is planning to post seven (7 )Graduate Student Worker (NaturalHeritageResident) positions to start in early 2019. Although the application period is not yet open, these positions are expected to be placed with Natural Heritage Biologists in Carroll, Ford, LaSalle, Montgomery County, Pike County, and Jasper Counties. Those selected for these internships (residencies) will be funded employees of the IDNR for 12 consecutive months. They will receive a monthly salary of $1,600 plus health, vacation, sick, and personal leave benefits. Students can contact Maggie Cole, Natural Heritage Regional Administrator, if they want to be added to the notification list. Maggie Cole can be reached at Maggie.Cole@Illinois.gov. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Patuxent Research Refuge National Wildlife Visitor Center 10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop Laurel, MD 20708-4027 October 18, 2018 The National Wildlife Visitor Center is seeking intern applicants for the 2019 spring semester. Participating students will work with local schools, scouts, clubs and other organized groups to provide inspiring natural history programs. Co-teaching with staff and experienced instructional volunteers, students will refine their teaching techniques as they deliver both indoor and outdoor programs. Participants will also gain experience creating permanent indoor and outdoor displays through interpretive writing and graphic arts. Please provide a cover letter, resume, and two letters of recommendation. Applications for the spring and summer seasons will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. Timothy Parker Educational Program Coordinator National Wildlife Visitor Center U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Timothy_Parker@fws.gov www.fws.gov/refuge/patuxent 301-497-5776 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Boys and Girls Club of Milwaukee Camp Whitcomb/Mason seeking interns: A "full time seasonal" position we have available here with the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee Camp Whitcomb/Mason. The position will start January or February and go through August with the possibility of extending for another year. We can have staff serve up to 24 months with us. In this position staff will lead exceptional outdoor education, team building, and high challenge course programming to school groups. During the summer we would work together to find a position that fit well for their personalities and abilities. This is a wonderful position for anyone looking for an internship, trying to get their foot in the door with a well-known organization like the Boys & Girls Club, wanting to understand a the camp business a bit better, or just looking to finally have an answer for Aunt Carol about where they're working. I would love it if we could fill this role with a fellow WIU student. Students may contact Jackie Folak (Jaclyn.Folak@bgcmilwaukee.org). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mickey Leland Environmental Internship Program Paid/Full-Time Summer Internships UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE college students learn about environmental issues and gain professional work experience through a paid, full-time summer internship, either at the TCEQ, other state agencies, or in the private sector. You must be an undergraduate student and have completed at least 60 semester hours at the end of the spring 2019 semester or be a current graduate student enrollee. This internship program is open to eligible undergraduate AND graduate students enrolled at an accredited educational institution in Texas, across the United States, or outside of the United States. You must be enrolled full time during the current spring semester and have a minimum academic grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale at the time of application. You must be eligible to work in the United States. Juanita Baldwin, SHRM-CP, PHR Recruitment and Internship Coordinator 512-239-0105 or juanita.baldwin@tceq.texas.gov Dina Davis Recruitment and Internship Coordinator 512-239-3889 or dina.davis@tceq.texas.gov https://www.tceq.texas.gov/adminservices/employ/mickeyleland Rock Island Parks and Recreation Department POSITION TITLE: Sports Recreation Intern DEPARTMENT/DIVISION: Parks & Recreation STARTING RANGE: Paid - $247.50/week HOURS OF WORK: Temporary – 12 weeks Minimum Requirements: This is administrative and support work assisting the Sports Recreation manager with a variety of tasks related to the Rock Island Parks and Recreation Department's Sports programs and events. Under general supervision of the Sports Recreation Manager; performs a variety of assignments within the Parks and Recreation Department relating to the supervision, planning, development, and implementation of youth and adult sports programs, tournaments, rentals, clinics and camps. Serves as staff assistant to the Sports Recreation Manager. Knowledge of rules and organization of general sports activities including soccer, baseball, softball, basketball, volleyball, golf and others. Ability to prepare detailed written and oral reports including recommendations. Requires no specific previous experience but must possess interest in a future career in Parks and Recreation and/or Sports Management. Ideal candidate will be a student pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in Parks and Recreation and/or Sports Management. Must pass a substance screening and background check. Applications will be accepted online only on the City’s website at www.rigov.org continuously. EOE
Internship Postings
Available Scholarships
Below are some of the scholarships available to undergraduate and graduate students for the Fall 2018 semester. Note that some of these scholarships are tailored for new students and students with the intention of traveling for professional conferences this spring. This list is NOT complete. All available scholarship criteria, and applications can be accessed to by following the link below. http://www.wiu.edu/coehs/rpta/scholarships.php Entering Student Scholarship (Mid September) Award: $250 Must be a new student to Western Illinois University the semester that the award is made Must have declared RPTA as his/her major If the student is an incoming freshman, he/she should have a minimum high school GPA of 3.0 and a minimum ACT score of 22 If the student is a transfer he/she should have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 from their previous institution Evidence of involvement in the field of recreation Evidence of involvement in departmental, college, and/or university-wide activities and organizations Richard S. Westgate Professional Service Award (Early September) Award: $500 RPTA Undergraduate 2.5 Overall GPA 3.0 Major GPA Senior standing with at least two full semesters completed at WIU Evidence of professional involvement in department, college, and/or university-wide activities and organizations RPTA Student Travel Award (Mid September) Award: $250 Must be an RPTA undergraduate/graduate student Must have a cumulative and major GPA of at least 3.5 Must be traveling to a conference at which the student is presenting at or is significantly involved in the organization of the event Rezab Spring Internship Recognition Award Award: $500 Must be completing an internship during Spring Semester One award given to RPTA student for spring internship
Local Recreation opportunities
Fly Fisheries Management
Get in the stream
RPTA 485(G) - 3 credit hours WIU QC offers a one of a kind field study trip in the spring semester. Travel to the driftless region of Minnesota to meet with professionals in the field of trout fisheries management; guides, product research and developers, and resource managers. Course material will cover topics such as: stream ecology, hatchery management, recreation infrastructure and much more. In addition to learning the hard science behind the fly fishing industry, students will also learn the fundamentals of the sport: casting, knot tying, best practices, and fighting the mighty brown trout. The course is composed of multiple on campus classroom meetings and the on-site study in Minnesota. Students will have the opportunity to purchase fly fishing gear from companies like Reddington and Rio at a significantly discounted price. If the opportunity to learn about this ever growing industry excites you, and you wish to learn more, contact Dr. Rob Porter by email r-porter@wiu.edu or by phone at 309.762.3999 ext 62355
Spring Classes Open for Registration
Study the management of national and local natural resources in Indonesia. Students will gain knowledge on the effects of best-practice ecotourism, the interaction of culture, economics and nature, and the application of environmental interpretation. Travel and study across the island of Bali, a country with unique water, landforms and wildlife found nowhere else in the world. Hike and summit Mt. Batur, one of Bali’s inactive volcano. Snorkel in pristine coral reefs. Visit ancient Hindu temples and sacred places. Gain insight from local resource management professionals, foresters and Balinese naturalists. For more information contact Associate Professor and Quad Cities Coordinator Dr. Rob Porter : Office: 3300 River Drive, Room 1205, Moline, IL 61265 Phone: (309) 762-3999, ext. 62355 Email: r-porter@wiu.edu
Study ecotourism Bali, Indonesia
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Poem of the Week
The Tooth -HEATHER CHRISTLE Two men share one tooth. From one tooth the men predict the world. Thank you! or we would not exist. Two men and one tooth is not a problem. One man is wide and one man is sober. Sometimes the men are the same. Little tooth is the light of the orchard. From it all things are made up. Once the two men lost the tooth and every one disappeared. No one was angry because no one was there. The men found the tooth when the tooth started laughing. The men said what is that noise and the world came back on. They told the tooth that’s not funny but it was very funny. One man swallowed the tooth and put on all the sad knowledge. He wanted to punish the tooth but the tooth punished him. It lasted three hours and then he threw up. The two men live in a cave with bay windows. To be in love is so solemn think the two men once a year. The tooth never thinks any thing. It is the tooth of a goat.
A Big Thanks
If you are tuned in to this RPTA newsletter, thank you and hello. My name is Cody Presny, I am a RPTA QC Graduate Assistant and Editor in Chief of this publication. I will be producing and offering you this bulletin each Thursday. The upcoming issues will contain: RPTA news, events, volunteer opportunities, job postings, student spotlights, and so much more. I want you, as the reader, to know that you have the ability to contribute to this publication at anytime. I will leave my contact information at the bottom of each issue. Please feel free to send me any event information, flyers, job/internship postings, corrections, and anything else you think others might find interesting. Also, if you know of a person who would like to sign up to receive this email correspondence, contact me by email. I will be happy to add additional contacts. With the combined help of students, faculty, and the community, I am certain that this will be a great publication and useful tool for the RPTA Students of WIU QC. For today I will leave my information here. Cheers, everyone. Cody J Presny - Newletter Editor - cj-presny@wiu.edu
