~Liberty Mutual Interships~
Claims Training Internship
Have an investigative nature? Like to understand all the detailsand contributing factorsbefore you make decisions? Like helping people resolve questions? Claims might just be right for you.As an Intern in our Claims department you will:
Interns also complement hands-on experience with training in the essentials of a successful professional life including networking skills, business etiquette, and project management. Rising seniors close the summer at the Senior Forum - a three-day conference including Liberty Mutual senior executives and an inside look at the intricacies of the company structure, strategy, and vision.
Please see the attached flier for more information.
~JOHNSON COUNTY COURT SERVICES~
The Johnson County Court Services office is offering a new program for parents and children. We feel that the Johnson County Court Supervised Visitation Program can also be valuable opportunity for students in your program to have the opportunity to work with families and the court system. The program provides safe, supportive and consistent visitation for children and their parents. The objective of the program is for children to have safe, regular bonding opportunities with parents, to be kept out of the battles, and to encourage families to work together to resolve their visitation disagreements. Interested students would be trained to work with families and to prepare court reports. They will have the opportunity to observe how the program works and be supervised by the court staff.
The program is held at the Johnson County Courthouse in Olathe, Kansas on Tuesday evenings. Students would be assigned to work with a family to provide the supervised visits and to prepare court reports midway through the program and at the completion of the program. Interested students are asked to complete an application process including a criminal background check. The attachment provides a detailed description of the program.
The Direct Action & Research Training (DART) Center is offering internship opportunities for KU students with at least 21 credit hours in sociology and a 3.0 GPA or higher. Interns can receive up to 3 credit hours and gain experience in:
· Personnel Management in Nonprofits
· Grassroots Community Organization
· Grant Writing & Development
The DART Center has built community organizations throughout the country that have won important victories on a broad set of justice issues
including:
· Education reform in low-performing public schools,
· Fair immigration policies
· Access to quality healthcare for all
· Living wage campaigns & job training
· Affordable housing, etc.
Responsibilities:
CORE Interns will work alongside DART’s Recruitment Director in Lawrence, Kansas to plan and execute a recruitment search for the best potential community organizers in the country. This will include identifying and potentially screening student activists and leaders from Historically Black and Hispanic Colleges and Universities (HBCU/HHCU), seminaries, and other schools for this elite, paid training program.
Also, CORE interns may also be exposed to grant writing and development and grassroots organizing training models.
Qualifications:
CORE Interns must have 21 credits in the sociology major and a 3.0 minimum GPA. Also, s/he must be adept at computers and the internet, be able to pay close attention to detail, have a commitment to social and economic justice, act professionally, respect cultural and ethnic diversity, be willing to be held accountable, demonstrate disciplined thought and action, and work in a team setting.
Benefits:
The primary benefit to the CORE internship will be to make a tremendous impact toward social and economic justice by identifying a new generation of community leaders who will go on to win numerous issue campaigns over their careers. Also, CORE Interns will be able to network with student leaders from up-to 150 different campuses, and have an insiders look at managing a grassroots, community organization.
To Receive College Credit:
Interns may receive up to 3 credit hours for successfully fulfilling the internship requirements. To apply, contact Ben MacConnell, the DART Center Recruitment Director at: (785) 841-2680 or Tricia Zerger, Advising Specialist at (785) 864-3500. The DART Center will work with CORE interns to submit a basic internship proposal before the end of fall semester to Professor David Smith or Professor Joey Sprague.
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Teach for America
Teach for America is looking for highly motivated, organized leaders who are excited about impacting educational inequity now by driving an ambitious awareness and networking campaign at KU. The Campus Campaign Manager, in collaboration with Teach For America recruitment staff, will develop and execute a detailed strategic plan aimed at inspiring top students to apply for the 2008 corps. The average time commitment is approximately 7 - 10 hours per week but may vary throughout the recruitment season. If you would like to know more about this position, contact LesLee Bickford, National Recruitment Director, Email: leslee.bickford@teachforamerica.org, Teach For America, Work phone: (267) 234-0251, Voicemail: 1-800-832-1230 x 263, www.teachforamerica.org.
Watkins Community Museum of History in downtown Lawrence, 1047 Massachusetts, is currently recruiting volunteers to assist with cataloging and data entry of their collections. There are opportunities in both the archival and 3-D departments of the museum as well as exhibit installations. Please contact them at (785) 841-4109 and fill out a volunteer form found on their website: http://www.watkinsmuseum.org/ under the Become a Volunteer tab.
Summer Research Institute for Undergraduates
The Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware is again offering a Summer Research Institute for undergraduate students to provide hands-on research training and mentoring on the social science aspects of disasters. Each summer, ten students from a wide variety of social science disciplines are selected to participate in the nine-week Summer Institute. All transportation and lodging expenses are covered for the student participants, who also receive a generous stipend for the summer. All students who will be entering their junior or senior year in the Fall, 2008, are invited to apply. Students who are underrepresented in graduate schools–minority students, women, students from poorer regions of the country, and students from institutions with limited graduate programs–are especially encouraged to apply. The application deadline is February 1 and students will be notified of their acceptance into the program by March 1. Program details, guidelines, and application materials can be found online at: http://www.udel.edu/DRC/REU. The program is sponsored by the National Science Foundation's Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program and the US Department of Defense.
The Student Involvement and Leadership Center is seeking energetic, passionate and dedicated students to apply for the 13th annual LeaderShape Institute taking place January 7-12, 2010. LeaderShape is a highly interactive and energizing six-day, five night leadership enhancement program that provides students experience with practicing ethical decision making, dealing with chaos and change, clarifying personal values, celebrating and exploring the values of others, and working in teams. LeaderShape believes in living in possibility, making a commitment to a vision, developing relationships to bring the vision into reality and sustaining a high level of integrity. Learning takes place in the context of a supportive community that results in positive change. LeaderShape's Vision is "To improve society by inspiring, developing, and supporting more people committed to leading with integrity."
Online applications for the institute are available at: https://www-s1.leadershape.org/apprd/2159/ You will be asked to register as a new user and complete steps that will then lead to the application. More general information is available through the Student Involvement and Leadership Center website http://www.ku.edu/~silc/Leadershape/home.shtml
LeaderShape is open to all enrolled students...graduate and undergraduate, for those who are already involved in numerous campus activities, and for those who are still looking for their niche. The program is limited to 60 participants with a $50 registration fee due upon selection for the program (a small number of scholarships will be made available). Online applications will be accepted through Monday, November 9th. Selected participants will be notified by November 13th.
For more information, feel free to contact Matt Robinson or Colleen Drazen at 785-864-4861 or kulead@ku.edu. Thank you!
This year, 8 million people will die because they are simply too poor to stay alive.
You can change this.
Nourish International is inviting you to be a part of the solution to global poverty by applying for our Chapter Founders Program. During the school year, Nourish Chapters run small businesses called ventures on campus to raise money, membership, and awareness. They then choose a compelling student-led project proposed by an international organization. Over the summer, students travel abroad to a local community to implement their chosen project as a tangible solution to poverty.
Steve Mullaney, founder of our Minnesota Chapter, wrote about his experience in Nebaj, Guatemala, where his team partnered with the community to build a greenhouse and an education center:
I met two boys: Eliu and Jacinto. Both just started talking with me. Both are brilliant. Eliu is twelve and is very motivated. He's aware of how knowing math will positively affect his future. He told me that he wants to go to the US—not to work, but to continue his studies. Like many other Guatemalan twelve year olds I've talked with he loves soccer, is fascinated by my stories of Minnesota snow, and is incredibly motivated/talented/brilliant. He asked me to help teach him algebra; I said yes.
On his first day of doing multiplication with two digits he mastered it in five example problems. Yes, he's behind grade level, but still—that's impressive. He's a sponge whose mind is naturally geared towards excellence in math. I've never seen the level of focus and intensity in anyone learning anything. Ever.
And then [my friend] Nick hits me with a bombshell which I know [that] I know, but wasn't something I was thinking about at the time: "It's like this with kids all around the world."
Students can have a global impact and ensure that brilliant students like Eliu have a chance to succeed. If you are interested, you can do two things:
· Apply to be a Chapter Founder – Between now and February 28th Nourish is accepting applications for its Chapter Founders Program. This spring, we'll be selecting students from 10 campuses across the country to receive professional training, support and $500 start-up capital. To start your application, click here.
· Tell a friend – If Nourish isn't the right opportunity for you, you can still help accomplish our mission of eradicating global poverty. Spreading the word to just three people drastically raises our chances of finding the right student on your campus. Nominate a friend now by clicking here.
To apply, get more information or nominate a friend, go to http://www.nourishinternational.org/students/founders. Act now - applications are being reviewed as they come in!
Sincerely,
The Nourish Team
chapter.founders@nourishinternational.org
Social Science Research Council
International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) Program
http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/idrf-fellowship/
The International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) offers nine to twelve months of support to graduate students in the humanities and social sciences who are enrolled in doctoral programs in the United States and conducting dissertation research outside of the United States. IDRF promotes research that is situated in a specific discipline and geographical region but is also informed by interdisciplinary and cross-regional perspectives. Research topics may address all periods in history, but applicants should be alert to the broader implications of their research as it relates to contemporary issues and debates. The fellowship includes participation in an interdisciplinary workshop upon the completion of IDRF-funded research. Deadline: November 3, 2009
Ford Foundation~Diversity Fellowships
http://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/fordfellowships/
Through its program of Diversity Fellowships, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. Eligibility is limited to: All citizens or nationals of the United States regardless of race, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation, Individuals with evidence of superior academic achievement who are committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level.
Predoctoral Fellowship: This year the program will award approximately 40 predoctoral fellowships. These fellowships provide three years of support for individuals engaged in graduate study leading to a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) or Doctor of Science (Sc.D.) degree. Deadline: November 2
Dissertation Fellowship: This year the program will award approximately 20 dissertation fellowships. The dissertation fellowships provide one year of support for individuals working to complete a dissertation leading to a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) or Doctor of Science (Sc.D.) degree. Deadline: November 9
American Association of University Women Dissertation Fellowships
for Women
http://www.aauw.org/education/fga//fellowships_grants/american.cfm
American Fellowships support women doctoral candidates completing dissertations or scholars seeking funds for postdoctoral research leave from accredited institutions. Deadline: November 15
American Council of Learned SocietiesMellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships
http://www.acls.org/grants/Default.aspx?id=512
ACLS invites applications for the fourth annual competition for the Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships. These fellowships are to assist graduate students in the humanities and related social sciences in
the last year of Ph.D. dissertation writing. This program aims to encourage timely completion of the Ph.D. Applicants must be prepared to complete their dissertations within the period of their fellowship tenure and no later than August 31, 2011. Stipend: $25,000, plus funds for research costs of up to $3,000 and for
university fees of up to $5,000 Tenure: one year beginning summer 2010 Completed applications must be submitted through the ACLS Online Fellowship. Deadline: November 11
American Council of Learned Societies East European Studies Program Awards
http://www.acls.org/grants/Default.aspx?id=530
Deadline: November 11
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
Deadline: November 15
http://www.woodrow.org/fellowships/religion_ethics/index.php
The Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships are designed to
encourage original and significant study of ethical or religious values in
all fields of the humanities and social sciences, and particularly to help
Ph.D. candidates in these fields complete their dissertation work in a
timely manner. In addition to topics in religious studies or in ethics
(philosophical or religious), dissertations appropriate to the Newcombe
Fellowship competition might explore the ethical implications of foreign
policy, the values influencing political decisions, the moral codes of other
cultures, and religious or ethical issues reflected in history or
literature.
The Newcombe Fellowships are provided to Ph.D. candidates at institutions in
the United States who will complete their dissertations during the
fellowship year. Fellows may not have held a similar national award for the
final dissertation year, nor may they have previously applied for the
Newcombe Fellowship. For more details, see the posted eligibility
requirements and list of frequently asked questions.
n the 2010 Newcombe competition, up to 20 non-renewable Fellowships of
$25,000 will be awarded for 12 months of full-time dissertation writing; in
addition, Fellows' graduate schools will be asked to waive tuition and/or
remit some portion of their fees.
The Institute for Women's Policy Research is seeking a Program Assistant to provide administrative assistance for its program activities. The position is available immediately and will remain open until filled.
The Program Assistant will serve as administrative assistant to the Executive Director, including maintaining calendar, scheduling travel, filing, copying, preparing for meetings and presentations, and contributing to literature reviews. The Assistant will also perform a variety of administrative support tasks for the Institute as a whole, including providing basic computer support and troubleshooting computer needs for the 15-person Institute staff, and maintaining information resources.
Skills and Qualifications:
Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree, an interest in women's issues, previous office work experience and excellent computer skills. Candidates should also demonstrate keen attention to detail, excellent writing and interpersonal skills, and the ability to multi-task and juggle diverse projects and deadlines.
To Apply: To apply for this position, please mail or email a cover letter, resume, three to five page writing sample, and contact information for three references to: iwpr@iwpr.org or Program Assistant Search, Institute for Women's Policy Research, 1707 L Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, D.C. 20036. No phone calls please.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; East European Studies Program (EES) http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?topic_id=1422&fuseaction=topics.item&n
With funding provided by Title VIII, the EES Program offers short-term grants to scholars working on policy relevant projects on East Europe. Special consideration will be given to projects on Southeast Europe, or projects that can be credibly linked to issues in the Western Balkans. Projects should focus on fields in the social sciences and humanities including, but not limited to: Anthropology, History, Political Science, Slavic Languages and Literatures, and Sociology. All projects should aim to highlight their potential policy relevance. These Title VIII grants are available to American academic experts and practitioners, including advanced graduate students, engaged in specialized research requiring access to Washington, DC and its research institutions. The award amount is unspecified. Deadlines:June 1, September 1, December 1, and March 1
Morris K. Udall Foundation
2010 Environmental Public Policy and Conflict Dissertation Fellowship
www.udall.govThe Udall Foundation awards two one-year fellowships of up to $24,000 to doctoral candidates whose research concerns U.S. environmental public policy and/or U.S. environmental conflict resolution, and who are entering their final year of writing the dissertation. Dissertation Fellowships are intended to cover both academic and living expenses from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. Eligible fields of study include geography; marine sciences; environmental anthropology; political science; economics; environmental science, policy and management; ecology; environmental justice; regional planning; natural resource policy; environmental analysis and design, and many more. While scholarly excellence is of prime importance in selection of fellows, the Foundation is also seeking to identify individuals who have a demonstrated commitment to U.S. environmental public policy and/or U.S. environmental conflict resolution, and who have the potential to make a significant impact in the real world. Interdisciplinary projects are particularly welcome. Deadline: February 24, 2010
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