Expediter needed for resources trip

Students on the NRM 290 trip will visit a commercial fishing operation.

The popular course, NRM 290, is in need of an expediter to help make the trip a success. Resource Management Issues at High Latitudes is a class that takes to the Alaska highways May 17-26 and covers a broad range of sites and topics around Alaska.

Associate Professor Peter Fix, who leads the class, is seeking a graduate student to work as the trip expediter. The student will help with planning and organizing, along with cooking for the crew along the way. The expediter's expenses are covered on the trip and he or she earns a tuition waiver for three graduate school credits.

"The goal of the course is to provide students with an overview of resource management issues in the state, highlighting the interactions among the social, environmental, and economic aspects of these issues," Dr. Fix explained. Students will gain a broad perspective of high latitude resource management issues and will visit sites representing agriculture, forestry, mining, seafood, petroleum, recreation, and tourism. Permission of the instructor is required and students must provide their own hiking equipment and sleeping gear.

Contact Dr. Fix for more information about the expediter position or the class in general.