Thursday, March 14, 2013

8th Women Environmental Professionals Conference April 11, Student Scholarships Available

The PA Chapter of the Society of Women Environmental Professionals will hold their annual Conference April 11 at the Conference Center at Central Penn College in Summerdale near Harrisburg.
The 2013 Making Environmental Connections Conference will feature presentations on the State Recreation Plan, Local Water Issues and Emerging Contaminants, Urbanization in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, fracking impacts and more.
Conference Student Scholarships
This year the Chapter is offering $300 in scholarship money available that will be awarded at the Conference. Please submit a writing sample for a chance to win a scholarship! It could be an essay or scientific paper previously written by you for a college course.  

The writing sample should have environmental relevance and should be limited to five (5) pages or less.  Please email your writing sample, along with your name, school, expected graduation year and the attached application form to Heidi Biggs at: hbiggs@state.pa.us by April 8.  Click Here for a scholarship application form.
Click Here for a copy of the agenda.  Click Here for the Conference registration form.  The registration deadline is April 3.