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*No
signing up in advance is required for SEA events*
SEA
Events: SEA holds
about sixteen events each semester to improve the environmental
conditions on campus. We build relationships with environmentally
concerned faculty, and ask them to offer extra credit to their
students for attending our events. We use our events to relate
some of the theory students learn in class to the reality
of man's existence in the natural world. Each semester, SEA
works with over six hundred students, teaching them the issues
involved, the concepts implemented, and the results expected
at our events. Active SEA members usually help manage events
by working with a group of untrained students. If you'd like
more information on offering extra credit to your students,
or getting extra credit offered in your class, you may contact
us at sea@fiu.edu.
SEA Preserve
Days: This semester, SEA will be working on several
projects related to the preserve. On our Preserve Days, we
will be "cleaning up" the nature trails by removing overgrown
vegetation on the trails and replacing trail markers. We will
also be pulling exotic species and planting natives. You won't
get wet at the preserve, but you'll definitely get dirty and
sweaty! SEA has a limited (very limited) number of tools for
volunteers. You'll need water to drink, gardening gloves,
and should bring a rake or a shovel. We will meet at the northeast
entrance of the preserve (click here for
map) . For more information on the preserve and other
preserve-related projects, see our preserve page.
SEA Lake Days: SEA needs your help in maintaining our lakes without
harmful chemicals. We want to show the university how easy
it is to manage a lake using biological concepts! We are
currently working on two lakes. Hennington Pond (located
by the 8 street entrance to campus), and GPA Pond (across
from Golden Panther Arena). YES, you will be going in the
water! You must wear old work clothes and shoes you don't
care about. You cannot go in the water (and therefore cannot
get credit) if you do not have shoes to protect your feet
from the rocky bottom. Also, bring water to drink, a change
of clothes and a towel. SEA has a limited (very limited) number
of tools for volunteers, so bring rakes, milk crates (yes,
milk crates) and gloves if your hands are fragile. If we do
not have enough tools for everyone, then we will not be able
to allow "unarmed" volunteers to stay for credit! Expect to
get very wet and muddy. Hennington Pond is just west of the
8th Street entrance, across from parking lot #10 (click here for map). **WARNING**Do
not park in the information booth "round-about" as the school
will happily tow (and fine) you!**WARNING**
SEA Meetings: Come join us at our monthly gatherings! We
discuss the progress of our current projects and events, ideas
for future activities, how we'd rule the world if given the
opportunity, and whatever issues are of interest in the news.
It's not too formal, we don't wear wigs or anything. Bring
along a friend who shares concern for the environment. SEA
always welcomes new ideas and fresh thinking. Our organization
is about ACTION. That means we need to be motivated. We get
our drive form the new faces that sneak into our meetings
all the time. It's great to see a continuous curiosity in
our organization. That's what defines SEA as a true "doer"
at FIU.
Notices to students
who want extra credit: SEA events have
separate sign up sheets for volunteers from biology and other
classes. To avoid mix-ups, make sure you sign in on the right
sheet! SEA events are capped (maximum people allowed to attend)
at forty (40) people per event to protect the land and allow
us to properly manage the event. You must sign in (before)
and sign out (after) at each event to have your name included
in the attendance sheet sent to your instructor. At the event,
all you need to do is sign in and sign out; however, your
instructor may require you to fill out other forms to "apply"
for extra credit. SEA is only responsible for events and their
accompanying sign-up sheets. We answer any and all questions
about events, not extra credit. SEA does not allow volunteers
to sign in more than ten minutes after scheduled start time
of events. SEA suggests you arrive five to ten minutes early
for events to better your odds of making the list. SEA also
suggests you attend events early in the semester, as the final
events always max out before the event even starts!
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