Posted by jdudek on February 27, 2008 in Internships
The 2008-09 Live, Learn & Intern programs are sponsored by The Fund for American Studies in partnership with Georgetown University. The Institutes are academic internship programs held each summer, spring, and fall in Washington, D.C. for undergraduates interested in the following subject areas:
• Public Policy, Economics and International Affairs
• Journalism, Communications and Public Relations
• Lobbying and Government Affairs
• Nonprofit and Community Service
The Institutes combine hands-on professional experience for 25 hours a week with a challenging academic experience at Georgetown University. These residential programs provide students from around the world with the opportunities to gain an edge in job placements and graduate school admissions, and experience the excitement of Washington first-hand.
Applications will be reviewed and accepted on a rolling basis until June 1, 2008 for the Fall 2008. The spring semester deadline is November 1, 2008, respectively. For more information visit www.dcinternships.org
Posted by jdudek on February 27, 2008 in Uncategorized
America Decides: The Issues and Dynamics of the 2008 Presidential Election
May 11-18, 2008
This conference will focus on the critical issues of the 2008
presidential election. College students will come to
Washington, DC to engage journalists, political parties, think
tank analysts, and candidates’ representatives in a series of
interactive sessions.
• Discuss the election with political insiders
• Examine the challenges facing political reporting
• Obtain an inside view of the new political blogs
• Understand the economic and foreign policy issues in depth
• Consider the roles that candidates’ base support and new
coalitions may play
• Review the Bush legacy
• Debate the role of gender, race and religion in contemporary
presidential politics
• BE THERE AS AMERICA DECIDES!
For more information contact
Gayane Manukyan
Vice President for Program Development
Osgood Center for International Studies
gmanukyan@osgoodcenter.org
www.osgoodcenter.org
202-663-5872
Washington Internship Institute
info@wiidc.org
800-435-0770
Study Abroad in Amsterdam, July 27—August 24, 2008—receive 15 credits!
Engage the city of Amsterdam through social science and humanities research projects. After a spring prep seminar at the UW, and in consult with faculty, we will relocate to the University of Amsterdam and pursue collaborative research as a means to learn about and interact with Amsterdam’s urban culture. Our partners in Amsterdam are the International School for the Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Amsterdam and the Virtual Knowledge Studio at the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
SPRING : In the spring seminar we’ll read Ian Buruma’s “Murder in Amsterdam,The Death of Theo van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance” while learning how to conduct research using urban studies, humanities, and collaborative research methodologies. Students from other universities will participate in the spring seminar virtually.
SUMMER (15 credits): Once in Amsterdam, students will conduct field research and meet on the university campus to learn form local scholars. Interspersed in the program are a series of group dinners, walking tours, and outings. The still-in-progress schedule will included destinations such as the Prostitution Information Center, the Amsterdam Resistance Museum, Jewish Historical Museum, the Kroller- Muller museum and sculpture park, and other local sites. Walking tours include destinations such as Dam Square, Royal Palace, National Memorial, the Red Light district, the Bijlmer neighborhood and the old Jewish Quarter.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATION: Student will present their research projects at the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology, an academic conference in the city of Rotterdam.
For more information about the program and to apply online go to: http://depts.washington.edu/uwhonors/international/amsterdam.htm
Questions welcome; for further information, contact Professor Jessica Burstein (jb2@u.washington.edu) and/or Clifford Tatum (clifford@u.washington.edu )
The Honors College is currently looking for students who have completed Honors Colloquium with a grade of A- or better and who are interested in serving as a teaching assistant/peer mentor for the Fall 2008 Freshmen Honors Colloquium. TAs/Peer Mentors work closely with the freshmen on group projects and will assist the directors in the development and implementation of the course. These students have an extremely positive impact on the students and the course. They also can earn 2 or 3 credits of Undergraduate Supervised Teaching. Teaching assistants/Peer Mentors must be available for BOTH one section of Colloquium:
Mondays from 1-2:50 p.m.
Mondays from 3-4:50 p.m.
Wednesdays from 1 to 2:50 p.m.
Wednesdays from 3 to 4:50 p.m.
AND for one of the TA meetings (either Mondays at 4 p.m. or Wednesdays at 4 p.m.). If you are interested in serving as a TA/Peer Mentor, please contact Jessica at jdudek@buffalo.edu and indicate your Colloquium day preference and TA meeting day preference.
Posted by Nigel Marriner on February 25, 2008 in Career Opportunities
Meet with employers and industry leaders who are recruiting UB students!!
Career Services invites you to join the CareerFest Luncheon, on Thursday, February 28, 2008 in the Center for the Arts from noon - 1:30 p.m. There are currently 114 employers scheduled to attend with a wide variety of career fields and opportunities represented.
Juniors and Seniors interested in internships or post graduation career opportunities are encouraged to attend.
A list of participating employers and job listings may be viewed at the Career Services website at www.ub-careers.buffalo.edu
If interested please RSVP by February 20th to Wayne Porterfield at wp9@buffalo.edu or 645-2232 ext 130.Please indicate if you require a vegetarian meal choice.A limited number of spaces are available.
Prehealth Advising – Early Assurance & BS/DDS
Effective February 21, both Dalene Aylward and Libby Morsheimer in the Office of Prehealth Advising Services will be advising students intended toward Early Assurance programs (medical and dental) or to obtain information pertaining to the Combined BS/DDS Program. Please recall that BS/DDS students are prominently accepted directly from high school.
As always, go to Prehealth website for information regarding setting appointments. You can go to http://www.prehealth.buffalo.edu/advisement/appointments.php. The number to call for appointments is 716-645-6013 or stop by 109 Norton Hall.
Posted by Nigel Marriner on February 21, 2008 in Study Abroad
Come and experience one of the best research experiences of your life!
During this 8-week study abroad program, you will be exposed to international research, education and culture. In addition, you will be working in an experienced, collaborative research team to develop and apply algorithms and software for simulating reactions with organic materials that involve transitions between electronic states. Applicants should have at least two years of undergraduate study, preferably majoring in chemistry, biochemistry, physics, or computer science; or a related discipline such as chemical engineering or materials science, with an interest in chemistry. If you have an enthusiasm for learning new science, we will help you to become familiar with this exciting area of complex systems research that is becoming more important in the global environment.
We offer:
8 weeks in Europe: June 30 - August 22
$2,000 stipend
housing, food and transportation costs paid extensive contact with graduate student mentors and professors training in cyberinfrastructure arranged tours and outings participation in a concluding workshop To qualify, the candidate:
must be a United States citizen
have at least two years of undergraduate study, preferably majoring in chemistry, biochemistry, physics, or computer science; or a related discipline such as chemical engineering or materials science, with an interest in chemistry.
completed application must be submitted by February 29, 2008 For more information or to apply for this opportunity, contact Bill Hase (bill.hase@ttu.edu), John Tully (john.tully@yale.edu) or Theresa Windus
(theresa@fi.ameslab.gov) or visit our website at http://pire-europe.chem.ttu.edu/pire/junior_summer_abroad.htm.
Posted by jdudek on February 20, 2008 in Uncategorized
Come to New York and experience a unique set of national parks “From Fire Island to Ellis Island,” May 18-25, hosted by Long Island University.
This Partners in the Park program will begin in historic Oyster Bay, where students will visit Theodore Roosevelt’s home, Sagamore Hill, and sail on the only reconstructed 19th century oyster sloop in the country.
Long Island is home to an expansive National Seafront, which includes the barrier dunes of Fire Island. We will trek the island on an overnight camping trip led by park rangers, observe the animals, bird, marine and human life on this Atlantic coast.
These explorations will help students come to understand New York as a city on the water—a point that will be made later in the summer by some extraordinary “water sculpture,” which should be in progress during our adventure. A full day on Ellis Island with the chief curator of this gateway to America will be the center of our city days. Students will also visit other national and state park sites in NY, ending with the traditional hot dogs at Coney Island.
Housing will be at two Long Island University campuses, and the total land cost including all meals will be $450. If you are interested in this program register on line at the Partners in the Parks SUU website:
www.suu.edu/honors/partners/Islands2008/Islands08.html
