Thursday, November 08, 2012

Reminder: New deadline for Summer 2013 Student Internship Program is 11/12/12

Hello,
The Summer 2013 Internship application deadline has been extended to November 12, 2012. All applications and supporting documents must be received no later than Midnight on Monday, November 12, 2012.
Click here (http://careers.state.gov/students/programs) to read more about the Student Internship Program (unpaid), and to start the Gateway to State online application process via USAJobs.
To be eligible for this program, you must:

Be a U.S. citizen;
Be a full- or part-time continuing college or university junior (including graduating seniors intending to go on to graduate school), or graduate student;
Have good academic standing;
Successfully complete a background investigation;
Be able to receive either a Secret or Top Secret clearance.

Please read the entire vacancy announcement carefully for all qualifications and requirements.
Visit our forums if you have any questions, or to search for topics of interest. The forums can be found under Engage on the careers.state.gov website. You can also search our FAQs for more information.

U.S. citizenship is required. An equal opportunity employer.

Bill Campbell Fund study abroad scholarships 11/15/12

All students on study abroad this fall or next spring are eligible to apply to the Bill Campbell Fund of Phi Beta Kappa, the academic honor society, for research funding or continued study after their study abroad program. The Campbell Fund enables students to extend the period of their study abroad program in order to complete a special academic project or a course of study for increased cultural awareness. Awards typically range from $500-$1,500. The application form is online at http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-honor-societies/phi-beta-kappa/scholarships/ It requires a two-page description of the research project or course of study, and the budget. If the research project involves human subjects, applicants must submit an application to the Institutional Review Board for approval, and must also include the submitted IRB application with the Campbell application. Students should apply directly via e-mail to Greta Austin ( ggaustin@pugetsound.edu) by November 15, 2012.

Thanks!

Wednesday, November 07, 2012

Whip Hoyer, House Democratic Caucuses Announce the Launch of House Democrats’ First Online Resume Bank

WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), the Blue Dog Coalition, the New Democrat Coalition, and the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) announced jointly today that they have launched a new resume bank at democraticwhip.gov/resumes where members of the public can submit resumes that will be viewable by all new and existing House Democratic offices. For the large freshman class of Democrats that will be joining the 113th Congress, this will be a useful tool as they set up their offices and hire staff members.

"The resume bank launched today will allow House Democrats to improve our hiring process and further strengthen our staff diversity," said House Democratic Whip Hoyer. "It advances our commitment to openness, transparency, and equal opportunity by creating a new way for any citizen to submit a resume that will be shared with all House Democratic offices, including the large incoming freshmen class. We are excited to launch this new, unprecedented process, which we believe will be an invaluable resource to our Members as they prepare for the 113th Congress, and for applicants looking for a job on Capitol Hill."

Members of the public can go online to http://democraticwhip.gov/resumes where they can fill out a form and upload a copy of their resume. That information will then be posted in a searchable, sortable resume bank on DemCom, the official intranet for House Democratic staff. Democratic offices will be able to browse candidates for open positions, and DemCom users will be able to recommend, endorse, or comment on submissions in the resume bank, either in their personal capacity, or on behalf of their office.

Democratic Whip Hoyer's office manages DemCom, which has been in use for four years and is used regularly by over 2,000 House Democratic staffers. DemCom hosts all internal documents within the Democratic Caucus including "Dear Colleague" Member letters, Leadership fact sheets and talking points, organization position papers, and public sentiment from POPVOX.com, all organized by specific legislation.

Visit http://www.democraticwhip.gov/ for more press, floor and member resources.

Tuesday, November 06, 2012

Match Corps Post-Graduate Service Programs

From: Elizabeth Owens <elizabeth.owens@matcheducation.org>

Date: Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 6:23 AM

Subject: Hello Again from Match Education

To: Patrick H O'Neil <poneil@pugetsound.edu>

Dear Professor O'Neil,

I’d like to thank you again for sharing the Match Corps Opportunity with the students and faculty in your department last year. We truly appreciate you taking the time to spread the word about the Match Corps and Match Teacher Residency post-graduate service programs. This year, we’ve expanded our reach to serve both Boston and Lawrence, MA. To learn more about how Match Education has expanded and what opportunities are available for recent college graduates, have a look at our website:http://www.matcheducation.org/apply.

As a reminder, candidates for the Match Corps or Teacher Residency usually fall into one of these categories:

1)      Want to be highly effective educators in urban schools
2)      Want to volunteer for a year before grad school, law school, or medical school
3)      Want to get involved in education reform or public policy
4)      Want to transition into a career in the non-profit or education sector

ATTENTION SENIORS – do you:

a)      Want to be a highly effective educator in urban schools?
b)      Want to volunteer for a year before grad school, law school, or medical school?
c)       Want to get involved in education reform or public policy?
d)      Want to transition into a career in the non-profit or education sector?

If so, consider committing a year to the Match Corps, a one-year urban education service fellowship. Corps members volunteer full-time in one of our charter schools in Boston, or in a traditional district school in Lawrence with whom we have partnered, tutoring and mentoring a small caseload of students. We also offer the Match Teacher Residency, so that in addition to tutoring full-time, Corps members can train and earn certification to become full-time teachers in other high-need urban schools.

We recruit from all majors; candidates do not need to have a background in education. We seek candidates with strong content backgrounds – math, science, English, history, etc, and those who share our passion for social justice and education reform.

All of the details about our programs can be found here: http://www.matcheducation.org/apply

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U.S. PIRG opportunity for graduating seniors!

Hello Professor Sousa,

My name is MacKenzie Fuentes and I graduated from UPS in 2011 through the Comparative Sociology and Gender Studies departments. I am now the Program Associate for WashPIRG (Washington Public Interest Research Group), a state member of U.S. PIRG.

I have a job opportunity for this year's graduating seniors that I would love to share with the students in your department. U.S. PIRG is recruiting for two entry-level positions available nationwide: our 1-year Campus Organizing position, and our 2-year Fellowship Program (full descriptions attached).

After years of recruiting on campuses, our recruiters have found that many of the students interested in our political advocacy and organizing work do not use their campus career center as a resource. As a result, I am reaching out to your department directly to find students who are passionate about social change.

Can you forward these job postings to students through a department list-serv?

Thank you,
MacKenzie Fuentes

***
U.S. PIRG, the federation of state Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs), stands up to powerful special interests on behalf of the American public. With a strong network of researchers, advocates, organizers, and students in state capitals across the country, we take on special interests on issues such as product safety, public health, political corruption, tax and budget reform, and consumer protection where these interests stand in the way of reform and progress.

Friday, November 02, 2012

Detention Center Court Watch Group- Interest Meeting on Wednesday! 11/7/12

Interested in immigration law? Civil liberties? Social justice? Come to the Detention Center Court Watch Group interest meeting! Wednesday at 6pm in Wyatt 101. Puget Sound's Detention Center Court Watch Group will be working with the Immigrant Detainee Justice Project, Seattle University's School of Law, and the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP), to sit in on court proceedings at the Detention Center. Our main goal is to take notes on court proceedings that will help NWIRP to better serve immigrant detainees. About 90% of immigrants facing deportation represent themselves in court, and because they are not citizens they are not entitled to a lawyer. NWIRP works with people facing deportation and gives them guidance as they navigate the court system. In addition to taking notes, we are hoping to learn about immigration law first-hand as well as being a presence of support for those facing deportation. Those interested will receive training on campus to prepare them for participation in the program. We are planning to begin regular visits to the detention center in January, probably sending a few members at a time on a regular basis. Patricia Sully, Assistant Director of Seattle University's Access to Justice Institute will be speaking at the interest meeting to give us more detail on the program. Hope to see you there!
--Elise Zeidman and Jake Novack
Questions? Contact us:
Elise Zeidman ezeidman@pugetsound.edu
Jake Novack jnovack@pugetsound.edu

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Robert P. Jones Speaks on the Shifting Role of Religion in American Politics

Free! But get tickets. Thurs. Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m.

Fresh after the excitement of the U.S. election on November 6, leading scholar and commentator Robert P. Jones will give a talk offering his views on the role that religion played in the political outcome.

For more information:
http://www.pugetsound.edu/news-and-events/campus-news/details/1079/

Friday, October 26, 2012

SENIOR SEMINARS, 2013-2014!

P&G students who will be seniors next year might be interested in when senior seminars will be offered in 2013-2014.

The Comparative Politics Seminar will be offered in FALL, TTh 930-1050 by Professor O’Neil.

The Political Theory Seminar will be offered in FALL, Wednesdays from 4-7 by Professor Kessel.

The US Politics Seminar will be offered in SPRING, on Wednesdays from 4-7 by Professor Sousa.

The International Relations Seminar will be offered in SPRING, Wednesdays from 4-7 by Professor Weinberger.

Monday, October 22, 2012

To all Politics & Government, Economics, and International Political Economy Faculty:

Do students often ask you “What can I do with my degree?” Alumni are a great resource to help students envision a future beyond Puget Sound. Urge your students to use the Alumni Sharing Knowledge (ASK) Network database to research career paths and attend ASK Night on Thursday, Oct. 25 to meet alumni in person!

Also, we invite you to join us at ASK Night to connect with alumni in attendance. Students tell us they’d like faculty there to facilitate introductions, and we welcome your participation.

Whether you attend or not, do you know alumni who your current students should get to know? Help ensure that students can easily connect with graduates from your department—search the ASK Network for alumni you know and invite them to join if they are not already members! The ASK Network search page is located on your CES Resources Exclusively for Faculty menu in Cascade.

Below is information about ASK Night; please forward it to your students.
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Wondering what you can do with your major? Learn about possible career paths and begin building your professional network by attending ASK Night on Thursday, Oct. 25. Connect with alumni from your same major:

Andrea Tull ’02, Government Relations/Public Affairs for MultiCare Health System

T’wina Franklin ’06, Co-Owner of Ladies First, an in-school program dedicated to empowering young women

Fred Hoheim ’58, Insurance Association Executive Director

Ian Shantz ’07, International Programs Coordinator at NorthWest Student Exchange

Nicholas Vasilius ’07, Corporate Finance at PACCAR

Ed Wilder ’86, Financial Advisor

Russell Knight ’05, Attorney

Leslie Brown (Skinner) ’92, Attorney

Dave Wescott ’94, Microsoft Media/Technology attorney

Eric Grouse ’98, Amazon.com—Kindle, Senior Corporate Counsel (Eric previously worked for the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program.)

Erin Carlson ’04, Peace Corps Recruiting

Please join these alumni, and others at:
Alumni Sharing Knowledge (ASK) Night 2012
Thursday, Oct. 25: drop by anytime between 7:00 and 8:30 p.m.
Wheelock Marshall Hall

Friday, October 19, 2012

Watch It Live! Romney Vs Obama

Monday, October 22 @ 6 pm

McIntyre 103

Doors open at 5:45

TOPIC: FOREIGN POLICY

A discussion with the University of Puget Sound Debate Team will follow!

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Web chat with State Department UPS alum 10/23/12

Organizing for America Field Organizer position available

Organizing for America (OFA), the Obama Campaign, is looking to bring on some Deputy Field Organizers for the next two and a half weeks. The DFO will be matched up with a campaign Field Organizer to help coordinate the Get Out the Vote program during the last couple weeks of the campaign. This is an excellent opportunity to get a lot of experience on a national campaign and with grassroots organizing in a short amount of time. The available positions will be in King County, and reliable transportation will be essential, however exceptions will be made. There will be a minimum weekly time commitment of 40-50 hours and plenty of opportunity to work more. The compensation will be work experience, references, and $1,000. Feel free to pass this along to any interested alumni or students.

--
Céad Nardie-Warner
Adam Smith for Congress
cead@electadamsmith.com

U.S. Department of State Student Experience Program 11/2/12

Hello:
We are still accepting applications for the U.S. Department of State Student Experience Program (formerly known as the U.S. Department of State Internship Program Spring/Summer/Fall).
Click here (https://state.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/326501200) to go directly to USAJobs to start the Gateway to State online application. Please note that the deadline to submit completed applications is November 2, 2012.
This program offers U.S. citizen undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to participate in 10-week, unpaid internships that provide intensive educational and professional experience within the environment of America’s principle foreign affairs agency.
The unpaid internships are available at many of the over 265 U.S. embassies, consulates and missions to international organizations around the world, as well as at the Department of State in Washington, D.C. and other locations throughout the U.S. Participants gain first-hand, hands-on experience, and learn the realities of working in – and with – Foreign and Civil Service professionals who are at the forefront of America’s diplomatic efforts.
As a Student Experience intern, you may have the opportunity to:

Participate in meetings with senior level U.S. government or foreign government officials;
Draft, edit, or contribute to cables, reports, communications, talking points, or other materials used by policy makers in furthering U.S. foreign policy objectives;
Help organize and support events, including international and/or multi-lateral meetings and conferences on critical global issues;
Contribute to the management and administration of the Department of State and America’s foreign policy; and
Engage directly with U.S. or foreign audiences to promote U.S. foreign policy and improve understanding of U.S. culture and society.

So consider spending your summer 2013 with the U.S. Department of State, witnessing and participating in the formulation and implementation of U.S. foreign policy, working closely with the U.S. diplomats and civil servants who carry out America’s foreign policy initiatives. You’ll not only have an experience of a lifetime, you may even earn educational credit.*
* Applicants who are selected for a U.S. Department of State Student Experience can contact the selecting bureau, or the central Student Programs office, if they require further details about the program to support their request for academic credit.

Please visit http://careers.state.gove/students/programs for more information about the Student Experience Program, and to start the online application process via USAJobs. Please note that the deadline to submit completed applications is November 2, 2012.

We appreciate your interest in a career with the U.S. Department of State.
Visit our forums if you have any questions, or to search for topics of interest. The forums can be found under Engage on the careers.state.gov website. You can also search our FAQs for more information.

Master's Degree in Science & Technology Policy at ASU

Dear Dr. Patrick O'Neil,

I am writing as the Director of an exciting master¹s degree in Science and Technology Policy at Arizona State University (ASU). The program is set up to be completed in 12 to 16 months as a full time student, or it may also be completed as a part-time student over a longer period of time.

As a benefit to students who are residents of Western States, we can now offer this degree to a limited number of students in Western states at in-state tuition rates through the tuition reciprocity agreement of the WICHE Western Regional Graduate Program (http://wiche.edu/wrgp).

Now in its forth year, this degree is offered through the Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes, ranked in 2011 as the #1 university-based science and technology think tank in the US. Students have the opportunity to work with 22 of the field¹s top faculty in a program with a 1-to-1 student-faculty ratio.

Graduates of the program are positioned to work in the private or public sector in many fields: energy, information technology, health and biomedicine, environment, space, research and development, science writing, science communication, and many more. Students in the program have done internships at the White House, some of the world¹s largest technology firms, state public utility commissions, healthcare administration, and more. All students spend two weeks in a special capstone workshop in Washington, DC, learning from and interacting with national leaders in science and technology policy.

Interested students may find out more at: http://sciencepolicy.asu.edu. They may also contact Andra Williams (andra.williams@asu.edu) for further information about the degree or about the Western Regional Graduate Program tuition-reciprocity arrangements. For Fall 2013 admission, applications for the program must be received by March 1, 2013 to allow time for application processing. Students admitted into the degree program must apply to ASU for the Western Regional Graduate Program tuition reduction plan by June 1, 2013.

I would very much appreciate it if you would be willing to forward this email to students in your program. Copies of the front and back of our current postcard are included below my signature.

Sincerely,

Clark Miller
Associate Director, Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes
Arizona State University

ASK Night 10/25/12

Dear Faculty Members,

Alumni from the fields of law, education, health care, science, technology, marketing, music, and more will be at Alumni Sharing Knowledge (ASK) Night this Thursday, Oct. 25, from 7-8:30 p.m. in Marshall Hall.

Please encourage your students to attend ASK Night to connect one on one with alumni who want to share advice about life during and beyond Puget Sound. It’s the friendliest night of networking they are likely to encounter, and it only happens once a year!

Thank you for all you do to help connect students to career-related events and resources.

Best,
Kim McDowell
Director, Career and Employment Services

Get to know CES people and resources.

Puget Sound students work. Connect with one today! www.pugetsound.edu/HireStudents

Alumni-to-student career connections: www.pugetsound.edu/JoinASK