The Tacoma Film Festival

 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND 

– OCTOBER 7, 2013 – 

KILWORTH CHAPEL LOUNGE 

$2 (PER SESSION) WITH PUGET SOUND I.D.

$10 GENERAL PUBLIC

TICKETS AT THE DOOR ONLY

First Session – 2:00pm – Community and Health Care in Rural America

Remote Area Medical (http://focusforwardfilms.com/films/37/)

Directed by Jeff Reichert and Farihah Zaman

Documentary (83 min) USA

Documents the annual three-day “pop-up” medical clinic and a proud Appalachian community banding together to try and provide relief for friends and neighbors.

Second Session – 4:00pm – Autism, Gender, Family, and Diversity

Six Letter Word (http://www.sixletterword.org/)

Directed by Lisanne Sartor

Drama (17 min) USA

An unlikely mother is forced to confront her son's autism after an unexpected encounter with one of her johns.

Stand Clear of the Closing Door (http://www.standclearclosingdoors.com/)

Directed by Sam Fleischner
Drama (103 min) Czech Republic

When a young, autistic Mexican boy runs away from his undocumented family on the outskirts of New York City, he embarks on an 11 day odyssey in the city’s subway system, forcing his splintered family to reconcile their differences in order to bring him home.

Third Session – 6:00pm – Culture, Environment, and Modernity in Cambodia

A River Changes Course (http://ariverchangescourse.com/)

Directed by Kalyanee Mam

Documentary (83 min) Cambodia

Three young Cambodians struggle to maintain their traditional way of life amid rapid development and environmental degradation.

Dave Wright | University Chaplain | Director for Spirituality, Service, and Social Justice

High School Students: Learn Foreign Languages on the Government's Dime

http://www.nsliforyouth.org/

The National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y), sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, provides merit-based scholarships for eligible high school students and recent high school graduates to learn less commonly taught languages in summer and academic-year overseas immersion programs. 

NSLI-Y is part of a U.S. government initiative that prepares American citizens to be leaders in a global world. Now more than ever, it is important that Americans have the necessary linguistic skills and cultural knowledge to promote international dialogue and support American engagement abroad. NSLI-Y aims to provide opportunities to American youth that will spark a lifetime interest in language learning. 

Previous language study is not required, and language learners of all levels are encouraged to apply. 

Self explanatory

Critical Language Scholarship

When: Application will be released this month.  Deadline is November.
Where: Language study all over the world.
You: Crazy not to at least think about applying.
http://www.clscholarship.org/about.php

Overview

The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a program of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. In 2006, its inaugural year, the CLS Program offered intensive overseas study in the critical need foreign languages of Arabic, Bangla, Hindi, Punjabi, Turkish and Urdu. In 2013, approximately 600 scholarships were awarded for thirteen languages, including Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Turkish, and Urdu.

CLS is an overseas, group-based program that takes place each summer. Program sites, dates, and overseas institutional partners may vary from year to year. Information for the most recent program year can be found in the institute profiles under the Languages tab.

Program Structure

The CLS Program institutes cover approximately one academic year of university-level language coursework during a seven- to ten-week program, and are designed to meet the needs of students from a variety of language levels and backgrounds. Some CLS institutes require one to two years of prior language study (or the equivalent), while others accept students with no prior knowledge of the language.

Formal classroom language instruction is provided for a minimum of 20 hours per week. Extracurricular activities are designed to supplement the formal curriculum, including regular one-on-one meetings with native speaker language partners for conversational practice, as well as cultural activities and excursions designed to expand students’ understanding of the history, politics, culture and daily life of their host country. Individual institute profiles under the Languages tab provide more information on program structure.

Program Benefits

Program costs – airfare, tuition, room and board, cultural program expenses, overseas health benefits, and applicable visa fees – are fully covered for all participants. Participants receive a small stipend to cover incidental expenses and meals not provided by the program. The CLS Program provides undergraduate academic credit through Bryn Mawr College. Upon completion of the program, participants also receive a certified American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) score.

Where to go if you need a job?

Thank to an alum for the hat tip on this article:

The Best U.S. Metros for Recent College Grads Looking for Work

...It's September, which for many of us is synonymous with heading back to school or back to work. And for many newly minted college graduates, it means revving up their job search. For grads who weren't fortunate enough to have a job waiting for them immediately after getting their diplomas, the first post-college summer might consist of completing an internship, or for the even more fortunate, a time to rest and relax or maybe travel a bit before entering the real world. 

This year, the number of young and educated Millennials looking for jobs could swell even further — fewer 22 year-olds are turning to grad school as a way to wait out the weak job market. Joining them in the feverish job hunt will be the slightly older and now even more qualified cohort who entered grad school in 2009 and 2010. 

So now is a good time to ask: What are the best places for recent grads looking to enter the job market?...

Where are our alumni?

Brian Ernst, PG alum, 2013, is now working as an Admission Counselor at Haverford College, in Merion PA.

Public Policy and International Affairs Program

Fellowships for Undergraduate Juniors - Public Policy and International Affairs

Calling college juniors: the Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship Program (PPIA) is accepting applications for its 2014 Junior Summer Institutes at Carnegie Mellon University, Princeton University, UC Berkeley, & the University of Michigan! Interested candidates can visit http://bit.ly/16Y76ov to learn more & apply by November 1st. 

The Public Policy and International Affairs Program (PPIA) is a not-for-profit that has been supporting efforts to increase diversity in public service for over 30 years. PPIA believes that our society is best served by public managers, policy makers, and community leaders who represent diverse backgrounds and perspectives. To achieve this goal, PPIA has an outreach focus on students from groups who are underrepresented in leadership positions in government, nonprofits, international organizations and other institutional settings. Furthermore, international affairs are increasingly mixed with local concerns. Addressing such global issues make diversity a critical goal in professional public service.

Fellowships for Undergraduates

 The goal of the PPIA Fellowship Program is to help students achieve a Master’s or joint degree, typically in public policy, public administration, international affairs or a related field. The organization does this through the intensive study provided by participation in a Junior Summer Institute (JSI), through partnerships with universities across the country, and through an alumni network that provides opportunities to connect with nearly 4000 individuals who share the same interest in public service.

Each year, PPIA seeks out high-potential undergraduate students from universities across the country to participate in an intensive seven-week Junior Summer Institute (JSI) before their senior year. During their program, fellows are equipped with the knowledge and skills they will need to succeed in graduate school and ultimately, in influential roles serving the public good.

Once a student has successfully completed their JSI, they join an alumni network of nearly 4,000 leaders. In addition to the opportunities that this network provides for mentoring and career development, our alumni network has the opportunity to receive financial support for their graduate school education if they attend one of the programs in our Graduate School Consortium.

About the Graduate School Consortium

PPIA’s Graduate School Consortium is comprised of over 30 public policy and international affairs programs from across the county. These institutions share PPIA’s commitment to increasing inclusion in public service and are committed to supporting our fellows in their pursuit of a graduate education. Fellows who apply to receive a graduate degree at these schools are able to waive the application fees and, if accepted, are guaranteed a minimum, one-time financial award of $5,000 from the school, although most programs are able to provide financial assistant well above this level.

PPIA Fellows are encouraged to gain work experience before applying to graduate school. Our Graduate School Consortium members guarantee benefits for at least five years after fellows complete their undergraduate degree.


Gabriel R. Sanchez, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
Interim Executive Director
RWJF Center for Health Policy
University of New Mexico

Volunteer Opportunities with the Pierce County Republican Party

Would you like to work PCRP booths at Fairs and Events? Help with web programming, web design, or web editing? If you are interested in these and additional volunteer opportunities, please visit us at http://piercegop.org/take-action/volunteer/.

6th District Congressman Derek Kilmer on campus for Q&A with students, this Friday, September 6 at 10 a.m.

Congressman Kilmer, who is serving his first term, will be available for questions on matters ranging from Syria to student loans to the looming budget fights in Congress, and any other issues of concern to students.  Please come to the Murray Boardroom in the Wheelock Student Center at 10 a.m..  Refreshments will be available.

You're Invited to a DCCC Resume Drop

From: Rebecca Bryant <rebeccambryant@gmail.com>
Date: August 30, 2013 4:44:25 PM CDT
To: David J Sousa <sousa@pugetsound.edu>
Subject: Fwd: DCCC Resume Drop on September 13th!

Hello! I hope this email finds you well! Particularly for those recently graduated seniors who may find themselves in DC still looking for a job, I wanted to be sure to pass along this opportunity.

Cheers,
Becca

From: Colin Craib <Craib@dccc.org>
Date: Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 1:56 PM
Subject: DCCC Resume Drop on September 13th!
To: Claire Wall <wall@dccc.org>
Cc: Colin Craib <Craib@dccc.org>

To RSVP, please e-mail Claire Wall at Wall@DCCC.org.  Please forward on to anyone who may be interested. 

CFR Conference Call - U.S. Immigration Reform

On behalf of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), I invite you to participate in the first session of the Fall 2013 CFR Academic Conference Call series on Wednesday, September 11, from 9:00 to 10:00 AM in Wyatt 326. Edward Alden, CFR's Bernard L. Schwartz senior fellow, will discuss U.S. immigration reform.

Mr. Alden is coauthor of the recent CFR report "Managing Illegal Immigration to the United States: How Effective Is Enforcement?" Prior to joining CFR, he was the Washington bureau chief for the "Financial Times." At CFR, Mr. Alden's work focuses on immigration and visa policy, and U.S. trade and international economic policy. He is the director of the CFR "Renewing America" publication series and also served as the codirector of the CFR-sponsored Independent Task Force on "U.S. Trade and Investment Policy." Mr. Alden is the author of the book "The Closing of the American Border: Terrorism, Immigration, and Security Since 9/11," and frequently appears on television and radio as an analyst on political and economic issues.

As background for the discussion, you may wish to review the following materials:

1) Edward Alden, Bryan Roberts, and John Whitley, "Managing Illegal Immigration to the United States: How Effective Is Enforcement?," Council on Foreign Relations Press, May 2013.

http://www.cfr.org/immigration/managing-illegal-immigration-united-states/p30658?cid=emc-ACC_Fall13_BCK-Alden_Immigration_Report-091113

2) Brianna Lee, "The U.S. Immigration Debate," Backgrounder, CFR.org, April 19, 2013.

http://www.cfr.org/immigration/us-immigration-debate/p11149?cid=emc-ACC_Fall13_BCK-Immigration_Backgrounder-091113

3) "Immigration," Renewing America, Blog, Council on Foreign Relations.

http://blogs.cfr.org/renewing-america/?s=immigration&submit.x=0&submit.y=0?cid=emc-ACC_Fall13_BCK-Renewing_America_Blog-091113

Please RSVP to Professor Seth Weinberger at sweinberger@pugetsound.edu if you would like to attend.

Hope to see you there…

Seth Weinberger

Western Political Science Association Conference Undergrad Presentation Opportunities

The Western Political Science Association will be in Seattle in April, and they are having a special poster session for undergraduates to present their research.  A good way to experience conferences (the good and bad) and get some exposure for your work.
If you're interested check it out here: http://wpsa.research.pdx.edu/meet/ 
Deadline is September 16.  Their form is a bit convoluted, so if you have any questions contact a department faculty member for help.

Critical languages: What do the spies speak?

This is an interesting piece on what second languages are most commonly known in the intelligence agencies. Three times as much Spanish as Chinese--
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/08/29/spy-agencies-have-fewer-than-2000-people-proficient-in-middle-eastern-languages/

Middle East Student Conference in DC in September--ALL EXPENSES PAID--

From PG major Maddie Waddell:

I'm writing about a conference held in Washington DC where you can meet some really great speakers- including members of the US, Israeli, and Palestinian government! The conference is run by a political organization called J Street which advocates for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The conference will be September 28th-October 1st and the cost of everything-including the flight to DC is highly subsidized so that the costs is almost nothing! 

Everyone is welcome but to receive a travel stipend you must apply before September 1st.

Those interested should check out the webpage here and contact Maddie Waddell- mwaddell@pugetsound.edu ASAP!

 http://conference.jstreet.org/

Internship Opportunity in Congressman Denny Heck’s Lacey, WA and Lakewood, WA offices

The District Offices of Congressman Heck are pleased to announce that we are now accepting fall internship applications.

Candidates should have an interest in the legislative process and civic service, possess excellent writing and communication skills, and work well as part of a team.

Interns in the District Offices have an opportunity to work in constituent services, including working with caseworkers to help constituents with issues relating to federal agencies. Depending on interests, interns also have an opportunity to participate in community outreach, attending meeting and events with staff and Congressman Heck.

Other intern duties are administrative: assisting staff with answering phones, scanning/copying, and other tasks as needed.

The intern can work with staff to create a flexible schedule for 10-20+ hours per week within our business hours (M-F 8AM-5PM).

Applicants must submit the attached internship application packet, including a letter of interest and resume to the following address:

Congressman Denny Heck
Attn: Beth Schimke
420 College St SE, Suite 3000
Lacey, WA 98503

Applications will be accepted until positions are filled.

If you have any questions please contact me by phone at (360) 459-8514 or by email at beth.schimke@mail.house.gov.

Beth Schimke

Constituent Services & Internship Coordinator

Congressman Denny Heck (WA-10)

420 College Street SE, Suite 3000

Lacey, WA  98503

(P) 360-459-8514 | (F) 360-459-8581

Sign up for Denny’s e-newsletter

Intern for Carnegie Center for Global Policy in China

Just came across this--deadline is September 15 for this fall, so something to consider for next year?
Link is here:
http://www.carnegietsinghua.org/about/index.cfm?fa=beijinginterns&lang=en

The Carnegie–Tsinghua Center for Global Policy is seeking highly qualified and motivated students to apply for its academic-year-long Global Intern Program. Selected interns will have the opportunity to work on key foreign policy issues, to interact with senior Chinese and international scholars and experts, and to become an integral part of a growing global network of Carnegie centers, which has offices in Washington DC, Moscow, Beirut, Beijing, and Brussels.

General requirements for all global interns:

• Serve as an intern from about September 2013 – June 2014
• Be able to contribute 20hrs/week to the center
• Be enrolled in a college or university or a recent graduate
• Have a background in international relations or a desire to work in the field
• Submit an application no later than 12:00pm EST September 15th, 2013

The application process is extremely competitive. Individuals should have a keen interest in international affairs and international security. Applicants should have near-native English writing skills; equivalent level knowledge of Chinese is an asset. Applications will be judged on past academic performance, relevant academic study and/or work experience, grades, and recommendations. Personal interviews may be conducted.

Good Advice: How to Treat Freshmen

From the blog Ask the Past:

Statute Forbidding Any One to Annoy or Unduly Injure the Freshmen. Each and every one attached to this university is forbidden to offend with insult, torment, harass, drench with water or urine, throw on or defile with dust or any filth, mock by whistling, cry at them with a terrifying voice, or dare to molest in any way whatsoever physically or severely, any, who are called freshmen, in the market, streets, courts, colleges and living houses, or any place whatsoever, and particularly in the present college, when they have entered in order to matriculate or are leaving after matriculation."

 Leipzig University Statute (1495)

Interning in King County--

Thanks to Chad Harper for his input below--

Hi Prof. O’Neil – 

I spent this past summer as a paid intern at the King County Council for Councilmember Julia Patterson. I highly recommend an internship with any council member to any Politics and Government major interested in local government, public health, transportation, urban planning, criminal justice, or environmental politics. This was one of the few internships where about 80% of the work was actually substantive and required little, if any, “grunt work.” I spent the vast majority of my time researching issues that interested me and participated in staff meetings with Councilmember Patterson and her staff and was able to make genuinely meaningful contributions to the office! Unfortunately, Councilmember Patterson is retiring, but I’m more than happy to point any Logger towards the staff of councilmembers that will still be there!

Chad Harper ‘13

Internships with Fix Tacoma Streets

YES ON PROP. 1

FIX TACOMA STREETS NOW

Tacoma Street Improvements & Safety Upgrades

Campaign Internship Position Description

            Location: Tacoma, Wash

            Contact: Resumes/Letters of Interest should be submitted to fixtacomastreets@gmail.com and addressed to Dillon Gilbert. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.

            About us:

Fix Tacoma Streets is a campaign in support of Tacoma’s Proposition 1, on the ballot this November. Proposition 1, if passed, would:

·         Fix over 3,600+ potholes annually.

·         Repave an additional 510 neighborhood blocks annually.

·         Add 56 flashing beacons at neighborhood schools and community centers.

·         Synchronize traffic lights at busy intersections to keep our roads flowing.

·         Restriping and adding safety crosswalks city-wide near parks, schools, community centers and other high-traffic areas.

·         More information can be found at http://www.cityoftacoma.org/cms/one.aspx?objectId=34874.

Internships with Fix Tacoma Streets will include:

·         Managing and developing social media platforms and content.

·         Assisting in overall day-to-day operation of campaign website.

·         Executing campaign outreach and field program

·         Coordinating some fundraising efforts and event planning

About you:

An interested applicant should have, above all, a good sense of humor, a willingness to put in hard work and an overall interest in the following-

·         Using social media tools like Facebook and Twitter to inspire action and spread a message

·         A desire to learn more about the operation of political campaigns and grassroots organizing

·         Local government and public policy

This is an unpaid position. We are more than happy to work with prospective interns to make this count for university credit. Interested applicants should send a one-page letter of interest describing your interest in learning about political campaigns. For extra credit, feel free to include a resume! All applications should be sent to Dillon Gilbert at fixtacomastreets@gmail.com.

DC Internship, National Council for International Visitors

This comes to us from an alum working there.  If you want further details contact Professor O'Neil.

http://www.nciv.org/employment-a-internships.html#Internships

The National Council for International Visitors (NCIV) is now accepting interns for the Fall 2013 Semester. All interns are expected to work for a minimum of eight weeks, but ten weeks or more is preferred.

Extension beyond one semester is not possible. The internship position is open to both U.S. and non-U.S. citizens. Please note, NCIV cannot help non-U.S. citizens obtain visas.

 Successful applicants are invited to work with NCIV for one semester. Interns take on a particularly significant role at NCIV. With a small but dedicated full-time staff, we depend on our interns.

Consisting of a balance of short-term tasks and long-term projects, NCIV interns develop their communications, event services, member services, research, nonprofit, advocacy, and public diplomacy skills. Long term projects are undertaken depending on a particular intern’s backgrounds, skills, and interests. In addition, interns are also assigned some daily administrative functions.

Interns are often invited to attend special educational and cultural events outside of the office. Internship starting and ending dates are flexible based on the intern’s academic calendar.

 Full-time and part-time internship opportunities are available (part-time interns are strongly encouraged to work at least three full days per week). Stipends and scholarships are available.

 Qualifications
• Strong writing, communication, and organizational skills
 • Experience with MS Office (Access, Word, & Excel)
 • Background and interest in citizen diplomacy, public diplomacy, nonprofit leadership, global engagement, or international education and exchange
 • Ability to work under minimal supervision • Ability to meet deadlines
 • Event planning background/interest desired, but not essential • Experience with graphic design (In Design, Photoshop, Dreamweaver) desired, but not essential
 • Flexibility and willingness to work beyond the parameters of a job description
 • Maturity and a sense of humor

From Freshman to Graduate: some employment advice--

An alum has sent along the following article from the Washington Post. Here's an excerpt:

 As an economics reporter, I feel compelled to say that if you’re interested in math or science or engineering or computers, and you have the aptitude for the coursework, then, please, for the love of GDP, give a STEM major a shot. The economy needs more math and science grads to drive the big innovations that will help America prosper. 

 As a former political-science major, I’m happy to tell everyone who doesn’t fall into that camp that there’s hope for you in the job market, too. But you’ll have a much better chance if you start thinking now about how to use your time in school to hone skills that will improve your employability — no matter what your major. 

Consider this your step-by-step guide to making your college career work for getting you work, with the help of career counselors, academic research and a trove of economic data... 

Read the whole thing here: http://wapo.st/1czSaoH

Part-time Internship in Kent, WA

Subject: Internship
To: "Patrick O'Neil" <upspatrick@gmail.com>

Wade Schwartz for Kent City Council Position #2
Campaign Manager
Part-time unpaid internship
10-15 hours per week
August 31^st – November 5th
Description:
Wade Schwartz is looking for an intern Campaign Manager through election day.  Responsibilities will include fundraising, event organizing, managing volunteers, data entry, doorbelling and phonebanking.  Will require reliable transportation to and around Kent.  Some campaign experience is preferred- volunteer experience is fine- but we’re looking for someone with energy and a passion for getting involved in local politics.

Please contact Nic Van Putten at 253-459-4758 or Nic@ProgressiveStrategiesNW.com to apply.

Great news from Jake Snider '13!

Jake will begin a Master's Program in International Political Economy at King's College London, in September.

Don Share

Tahrir to Tehran

Professor O'Neil here--
Last winter I participated in a symposium at the Annenberg Center called "From Tahrir to Tehran" that focused on public spaces and political change in the region.  My talk is up on YouTube if you are interested.

A few pictures from Graduation 2013--

Find them here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/upspolitics/sets/72157634995728975/

A little publicity for '13 grad Benjamin Anderstone...

Benjamin is running Anderstone Strategies, a political consulting firm in Seattle.   This comes from webworld:

"Seattle Weekly, after a good deal of electoral number-crunching and with the generous assistance of King County Elections and a talented political demography guru named Ben Anderstone, unearthed a precinct in this blue-tinted town that has an uncanny penchant for voting time and time and again for the winning candidate."

Idealist Job Fairs, Seattle, Portland

This fall, Idealist.org is bringing hundreds of grad schools to 18 cities across the country.
If you've been thinking of applying to grad school, this is a great opportunity to meet in person with admissions staff from a variety of programs focused on the public good. The fairs are free, and it would be great to see you there.

To RSVP and for more information - including a list of all the schools that will be attending in your city - please click on this link: http://www.idealist.org/gradfairs

Click on your city, and then on the RSVP button at the top of each page.

All the fairs run from 5:00 to 8:00 PM:
Seattle - October 28
Portland - October 29

To get a feel for the fairs, check out this short video, shot at an Idealist Grad Fair in 2012:
http://youtu.be/2gVkbnktD6A 

Please share this invitation with friends or colleagues who may also have grad school in mind.

Thanks! Kim Davidson
Idealist Grad Fair Team