Internships--public internship opportunities

Internships at the Woodrow Wilson Center:

NOTE: *For January internships, the applications are due October 17th!*

The Woodrow Wilson Center has two different internship programs with separate applications:

Research Assistants
Program/Staff Interns

Research Assistant Internships:

The majority of the interns at the Woodrow Wilson Center serve as research assistants or scholar interns for visiting scholars. Research assistants are talented students from universities around the country who combine part-time hours at the Center with their studies and with other activities. A research assistant typically works 12-15 hours a week per scholar. (The number of hours can be adjusted accordingly to fulfill academic requirements).

A position as a research assistant is particularly appropriate for a student planning to move on to graduate studies, or for students wishing to develop a deeper understanding of their field of study. In addition to assisting with research, interns have the opportunity to network with experts in their chosen fields.

The Center has at least 50 research interns at any one time, many of whom are replaced at the end of each academic term. Internship appointments are generally consistent with academic semesters (i.e. Fall, Spring, Summer) and last three-to-four months. The start and end dates are flexible in order to accommodate varying school schedules. No internship will exceed one year in duration.

Most research assistants do an internship for academic credit and do not receive a stipend. The Center is willing to coordinate with each student and school in filling out the necessary paperwork. Students are encouraged to apply for independent grants or scholarships through their schools or outside sources to financially support them during their internship appointment. A modest stipend may be available if the student is not receiving academic credit.

Eligibility:

Applicants must have at least a cumulative GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or equivalent from a non-U.S. institution. Furthermore, applicants must be current students, recent graduates (within one calendar year), and/or have been accepted to enter an advanced degree program (within the next year). Non-degree seeking students are ineligible. Most interns are of at least senior undergraduate level, though strongly qualified juniors will be considered.

Application Process:

To apply, applicants will need to submit ONE COMPLETE application package to our Internship Coordinator by mail or email. Mailed applications are preferred. A hard copy will ensure that there are no technical difficulties when opening electronic files. The application materials include:

- a completed WWICS Internship Application Form

- Cover Letter (indicating academic interests or areas of interest)

- Current Resume (indicating relevant coursework); if you are mailing your application, please send 2 copies of your resume

- 3-5 page Writing Sample or excerpt of a recent research paper with separate Works Cited page

- 2 letters of recommendation (do not have to be sealed by referees/recommenders); if they prefer to seal the letter, then they can sign across the seal and give the letter to the applicant to include in his or her application package; highlighting the applicant’s writing, research, and/or language skills would be useful

- Transcripts (unofficial copies are acceptable); transcripts will be used to determine if the applicant has taken relevant course work so applicants should submit transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions (if applicable)

If you are submitting your application by email, attached files should be in Word 2003 compatible or PDF formats. One comprehensive file is encouraged while multiple emails with separate attachments are unacceptable. As much as possible, please direct your complete application materials to our Internship Coordinator in ONE EMAIL with your name in the subject line: internships@wilsoncenter.org. (This email address is only for research assistant internship applications and NOT for staff internship applications).

If your university prefers to send official recommendations or transcripts separately, then the school may mail, fax, or email them to:

Ms. Krishna Aniel
Internship Coordinator and Recruitment Specialist
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC. 20004-3027
Fax: (202) 691-4001

internships@wilsoncenter.org.

(please no telephone, letter, fax, or email inquiries)

If your recommendations are arriving separately from the rest of your application materials, then please make note of it in your cover letter. Indicate the names of your referees/recommenders and whether the letters of recommendation will be sent by mail, fax, or email.
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Program/Staff Internships

The Wilson Center also recruits interns to work in its various program, administrative, and press offices. These interns work alongside the Wilson Center staff and who have an interest in, coursework related to, and/or experience working on a variety of issues consistent with the work of our various offices, programs and projects.

Successful applicants should have: strong research and/or administrative skills; be detail-oriented; be able to work independently and collectively as part of group; and, be currently enrolled in an undergraduate/graduate degree program, a recent graduate (within one calendar year), and/or have been accepted to enter an advanced degree program (within the next year). Non-degree seeking students are ineligible. Some of our international programs might require candidates to possess a working knowledge of a foreign language.

The Center offers both paid and unpaid staff internships. The number of paid internships is limited. As a general rule, offices are looking for individuals who are willing to devote 10 - 20 hours per week. For those seeking paid internships with the Center’s staff offices, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 requires employers to hire only individuals who are eligible to work in the United States. An individual selected for a paid internship will be expected to present proper evidence establishing employment eligibility prior to being appointed.

For a list of available program and staff offices seeking intern applicants, please see our Current Openings. There are slightly different applications and deadlines and one must apply directly to a program or office. Each program or office interviews and selects their own interns. The Intern Coordinator will see accepted staff interns when they arrive for orientation.

(Please do NOT send your staff internship applications to internships@wilsoncenter.org. This email address is for research assistant internship applications).


For more information about these internships:
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=internships.welcome

Fed Event: Oct 1st-Population and Climate Change: Coupling Regional Population/Economic models with Earth System models

Environmental Policy Roundtable: "Population and Climate Change: Coupling Regional Population/Economic models with Earth System models"

Friday, October 1st
Room 1113
Van Munching Hall
12:15 - 1:30pm



Eugenia Kalnay (speaker), Matthias Ruth, Rachel Franklin, Jorge Rivas, Fernando Miralles and Harald RybkaFriday, we will be joined by Eugenia Kalnay, Distinguished University Professor, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science. She will discuss her recent paper, coauthored with Matthias Ruth, Rachel Franklin, Jorge Rivas, Fernando Miralles and Harald Rybka. We will review a few facts about population and climate change, the basic results and 30 year verifications of the 1972 Limits to Growth study, and propose that an Earth System used to study climate change should have two-way regional coupled population/economy model to allow feedbacks between population and climate change. We review the basic elements of a proposed coupled Earth System/Population, and some preliminary results of a simple population model developed by Harald Rybka during his 3 month internship at UMD. Discussion to follow.

Fed Event: Health Policy Seminar Federal Panel

Monday Oct. 4th @ 4-5:30 PM, Plant Sciences Room 1119

· Elbert Murphy, Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response. Senior program manager for student employment intern programs

· Ilka Chavez, Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response . Acting policy team lead for Office of Policy and Strategic Planning (From PPS)

· Adrianna Hamilton, Department of Veterans Affairs. Human resources consultant in the Workforce Management and Consulting Office

· Natalie LaLonde, Department of Justice, Criminal Division. Litigation support. (From PPS)

Fed Event: Beyond Petroleum? Energy Policy after Deepwater Horizon

Monday, October 4th @4:30 PM in 2505 Van Munching Hall.

The Maryland School of Public Policy will co-host a program entitled Beyond Petroleum? Energy Policy after Deepwater Horizon. The event will feature Professor Nathan Hultman.

A reception will follow in the Van Munching Hall atrium.

Fed Event: Fall Career & Internship Fair Wed. Sept 29th

*Don't forget to also attend the Federal Semester Program event with the Department of Homeland Security on Wed, Sept. 29th from 4-5:30 in 1101 Susquehanna Hall, too*

Fall Career and Internship Fair 2010
Day 1 of 3 Wednesday, September 29, 2010
01:00PM - 06:00PM
Stamp Student Union

Event Details:

Day 1 of 3: With 181 employers searching to fill non-technical positions and 239 employers looking to fill technical positions, this annual 3 day event provides students an opportunity to meet face-to-face to discuss internship as well as full-time and part-time employment opportunities. Each day has different employers so students are encouraged to plan ahead. Attendees should dress professionally and bring multiple copies of resumes.

WHO CAN ATTEND: The fair is ONLY open to University of Maryland students (College Park campus and those UMCP students at the Shady Groove campus), faculty/staff and alumni. No student/alumni preregistration is required.

WHICH DAYS TO ATTEND: Each day has employers looking to fill both tech and non-tech positions. We have designated different rooms each day to help participants navigate the fair. It is highly recommended that participants research the employers visiting each day prior to the event.

Day 1 of 3: September 29 (1pm - 6pm)- Employers hiring for NON-TECH positions (Grand Ballroom Lounge & Grand Ballroom)- Employers hiring for TECH positions (Prince George's Room & Grand Ballroom Lounge)

Day 2 of 3: September 30 (1pm - 6pm)- Employers hiring for NON-TECH positions (Prince George's Room & Grand Ballroom Lounge)- Employers hiring for TECH positions (Grand Ballroom Lounge & Grand Ballroom)

Day 3 of 3: October 1 (10am - 3pm)- Employers hiring for NON-TECH positions (Prince George's Room & Grand Ballroom Lounge)- Employers hiring for TECH positions (Grand Ballroom Lounge & Grand Ballroom)

Information For Registered Employers: Logistical Information

For additional information about this event:contact Wil Jones at wajj@umd.edu

Fed Event: PPS Resume Workshop Thursday, Sept. 30th

Thursday, September 30th @ 4 PM in 1101 Susquehanna.

Experts from the Partnership for Public Service (PPS) will offer resume/cover letter feedback and lead a discussion on best practice interviewing techniques for applying for federal internships.

A Federal Event sponsored by the Federal Semester Program.

*Please bring your resumes! This is a great opportunity for further improvement and federal tips!*

Fed Event: Federal Semester Presentation Wed. 4-5:30 PM

Wed., Sept. 29, 4-5:30 p.m. 1101 Susquehanna Hall

The speakers:

Tom Colley and Wade Townsend (branch chief) work in the Office of Infrastrucure Protection in the Department of Homeland Security. They supervised Federal Semester interns last year and are excited to talk to you about the myriad career options that exist at DHS and in the federal government. They are both dynamic and compelling speakers and individuals. Tom Colley is a UM graduate too.

This presentation should be of great interest to all. Among other topics, they will talk about working for the federal government and how to apply for jobs.

You may all receive federal event credit for this event!

Please come if at all possible to the presentation tomorrow afternoon, Please RSVP (preferably by 2 p.m. Tuesday) here https://exch.mail.umd.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=49404d0784a54a91a3182e637e55fdd6&URL=http%3a%2f%2ffedsemdhspanel.eventbrite.com%2f

Public Health Internship Announcement

Science Research/Public Health

National Cancer Institute Program Support Assistant
Student Career Experience Program (SCEP) Position

Introduction:

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is the principal agency in the Federal government for cancer research. The Institute conducts research, directs research carried out under contracts and provides support for research and training to non-Federal institutions nationally and internationally.

This Student Career Experience Program (SCEP) position is for a part-time (up to 20 hours/week) SCEP-Program Analyst, with a work schedule between 8:30AM and 5:00PM, Monday-Friday. The position is located in the National Cancer Institute (NCI), Office of Management Analysis and Assessment (OMAA) in Rockville, Maryland. The Office provides broad management oversight and advice to NCI staff on implementation, review, and management of Federal, Departmental and NIH administrative requirements. OMAA manages NCI’s program of compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA).

The main purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act are to (1) minimize the paperwork burden on the public; (2) maximize the utility of information collected, maintained, used, shared, and disseminated by or for the government; and (3) improve the quality and use of Federal information. The NCI has the most in-process and active information collection requests (ICRs) submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of all the Institutes at NIH. NCI’s packages are scientific in nature and content, with requirements such as the issuance of a questionnaire to study cancer risk factors in a specific population. This individual would assist in the administration of NCI’s program of compliance with the PRA.

Duties:

Representative duties include assisting the senior Program Analyst in the review of proposed information collection requests (ICRs) to identify the scientific design and methodology, checking calculations and consistency in numbers and content across the submission materials, preparing submissions for Federal Register publication, tracking and monitoring progress of ICRs through approval, maintaining and updating data systems, and filing electronic and hard copies of submissions.

Requirements:

Knowledge of the methods and principles of biomedical-behavioral research as evidenced by an undergraduate degree or equivalent training and experience in a health science or allied scientific field, such as public health or behavioral sciences. Ability to communicate both orally and in writing. Proficient in Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, Excel, and Power Point.

To be appointed in the SCEP, a person must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a degree seeking student taking at least a half-time academic, technical, or vocational course load in an accredited college or university, graduate level. Prior to employment, potential candidates will need to supply school registration and transcripts.
http://www.opm.gov/employ/students/intro.asp

Submit resume and writing sample to omaastaff@mail.nih.govor fax to 301-402-2188. Deadline for application is October 31, 2010.
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Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN)

The Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN) is a jointly administered, multidisciplinary research and education program between the University of Maryland and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The Institute is the foundation of public and private partnerships that provide a scientific basis for ensuring a safe, wholesome food supply as well as provide the infrastructure for contributions to national food safety programs and international food standards.JIFSAN’s Food Safety Risk Analysis programs are incorporated into the FoodRisk.org project, which provides an online resource for Food Safety Risk Analysis. The aim of JIFSAN’s Risk Analysis programs are to assist professionals involved in risk analysis as it pertains to the safety of our food. In collaboration with French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), JIFSAN is working to analyze food safety risk assessments to categorize how uncertainty is expressed. This position will focus on supporting this project (HolyRisk) and will provide the unique opportunity to gain experience in the field of food safety risk analysis.Responsibilities:• Classify/Annotate instances of uncertainty expression using an ontology of uncertainty variables and enter into an online database (called coding)• Assess these variables and their definitions and suggest new variables when necessary• Analyze risk assessment and management documents as a whole and glean them for important information• Collaborate with other annotators, or “coders”, to compare uncertainty variable choicesQualifications:• Ability to understand scientific papers and documents and knowledge of the scientific method (particularly in the field of chemical and life sciences)• Good general computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Adobe Acrobat)• Ability to meet deadlines• Self-motivation and a sense of initiative

This is a part-time position (15 to 20 hours/week) and is available immediately.

Applications (resume and unofficial transcript) may be submitted to Samantha Watters at samurai7@umd.edu. Please reference this position title.

For more information about JIFSAN visit our website: www.jifsan.umd.edu

Offices are located in Suite 2134, Patapsco Building on Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD (near College Park Metro). Parking is available.

http://www.careercenter.umd.edu/map/marketing/newsletter/newsletter_body.cfm?email_ID=77&email_body_id=115

Federal Semester DHS Panel Discussion

Interested in a career at the Department of Homeland Security? We've invited two speakers who are eager to talk to you about what it means to help keep our country safe.

Tom Colley and Wade Townsend work in the Office of Infrastrucure Protection, where they focus on keeping the country's chemical plants secure. They supervised Federal Semester interns last year and are excited to talk to you about the myriad career options that exist at DHS. This is a great opportunity to get a real-world look at a federal career -- don't miss it!

This panel discussion is a federal event and is open to students from all Federal Semester concentrations. Magdalena has agreed to offer extra credit to any students in the Homeland Security seminar who attend.

Please RSVP at http://fedsemdhspanel.eventbrite.com/ (preferably by Tuesday)

When: Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010
Time: 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Where: Room 1101 Susquehanna

Fed Event: Healthcare Policy Event with Kathleen Sebelius

Tuesday, September 28th at 6 PM in Orem Ballroom A (1st Floor) of Riggs Alumni Center

Hosted by Organizing for America and UMD College Democrats.

There will also be a watch party for a speech President Obama is making in Pennsylvania regarding healthcare as it pertains to students.

Please see md.BarackObama.com/MAFSEbelius for more information.

Fed Event: Promoting Political Reform in Lebanon: Opportunities and Challenges

September 29th - 10:30am @ Beacon Hotel, 1615 Rhode Island Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036

Over the past fifteen months, Lebanon has held two critical elections: the June 2009 parliamentary elections and the May 2010 municipal elections. Limited but important electoral reforms accompanied both polls, and the elections could mark the beginning of Lebanon’s transition to a stable democracy. Many view electoral and other political reforms as critical to managing Lebanon’s complex sectarian diversity. However, a dangerous escalation in tensions with Israel and the increased potential for internal unrest with possible indictments by the UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon underscore the challenges along Lebanon’s difficult path to reform and stability.

In this event, co-sponsored with the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), Lebanese Interior Minister Ziad Baroud will discuss the pursuit of political reform in Lebanon from his unique vantage point as a longstanding civil society activist who was subsequently appointed as Interior Minister. Tamara Wittes, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern affairs, will offer a U.S. policy perspective on the opportunities and challenges of democracy promotion in Lebanon, placing Lebanon in a broader regional context of US democracy promotion strategy in the Middle East. Richard Chambers, Chief of Party in Lebanon for IFES, will provide remarks from the perspective of an on-the-ground democracy promotion organization, working towards long term electoral reform and strengthened election administration in Lebanon.

Speakers:

H.E. Ziad Baroud, Minister of Interior and Municipalities, Republic of Lebanon
Tamara Cofman Wittes, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Richard Chambers, Chief of Party, Lebanon International Foundation for Electoral Systems
Mona Yacoubian, Moderator, Director of the Lebanon Working Group, U.S. Institute of Peace

Please contact Leslie Thompson at mailto:jclaes@usip.org with any general questions about this event.

Fed Event: Towards a Palestinian State: Is Institution-Building Succeeding?

September 29th @ 9:00am at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Choate Room,
1779 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20036


Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad's government is midway through an ambitious two-year plan to build the necessary infrastructure for a viable Palestinian state. One-year on, our panelists assess its progress. Are Palestinian institutions approaching readiness for statehood? What obstacles exist to progress on the ground? How does the state-building track align with the negotiating track, and what are the challenges or opportunities presented by the coinciding one-year goal for completion of direct peace talks? This panel will discuss what is still needed for Palestinian state-building to succeed, and whether it can be accomplished in the upcoming year.
This event, co-sponsored with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, marks the launch of a new U.S. Institute of Peace series on The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Internal Challenges on the Road to Peace.

Speakers:

Howard Sumka, U.S. Agency for International Development
Nathan Brown, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Neil Kritz, U.S. Institute of Peace
Ghaith Al-Omari, American Task Force on Palestine
Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen, ModeratorU.S. Institute of Peace

About the Series:

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Internal Challenges on the Road to PeaceCertain domestic Israeli and Palestinian concerns—from state institution-building and secular-religious divides, to coalition politics and educational reform—have strong implications for the broader conflict, and for international efforts towards a peaceful resolution. Through a series of panels and related publications over the course of the year, USIP will explore such critical yet oft-neglected internal dynamics.

Please contact mailto:internal-dynamics@usip.org?subject=Inquiry%20-%20The%20Israeli-Palestinian%20Conflict:%20%20Internal%20Challenges%20on%20the%20Road%20to%20Peace with any general questions about this event series.

Fed Event: Upcoming CISSM Forums

Upcoming Events at UMD Center for Internat'l & Security Studies (CISSM)

The CISSM Forum is a weekly policy forum held on Thursdays, from 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm in Room 1203 Van Munching Hall.

Sep 30th: "Who is Sovereign? Transparency, Candor and Information as Structural Constitutionalism"

• David P. Meyer, Director, Civilian Reprisal Investigations Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense
• Andrew P. Bakaj, Investigator and Team Leader, National Security Reprisal Team, Civilian Reprisal Investigations Directorate

October 2nd: "Dead Dogs: An American Tragedy"

• Greg Steinbruner, New York theatre artist and playwright
Oct 7th: "Giving Engagement a Bad Name: The Obama Administration's Flawed Iran Policy"
• Flynt Leverett, Director, The Iran Project, The New America Foundation
• Hillary Mann Leverett, CEO, Strategic Energy and Global Analysis (STRATEGA)
Oct 14th:"Lost in Space?"
• Norman R. Augustine, Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Lockheed Martin Corporation

Nov 11th:"The Worst-Kept Secret: Israel's Bargain with the Bomb"

• Avner Cohen, Senior Fellow
• James Martin, Center for Nonproliferation Studies

For more info about these events, please check out: http://cissm.umd.edu/forum/index.php

Fed Event: Imagining a 2-State Solution Oct. 1 @ Embassy of Finland, 6:30 PM

Imagining a Two-State Solution: Global & Human Development Series Friday, October 1st @ 6:30-8:30 PM at Embassy of Finland (3301 Massachusetts Avenue N.W. Washington D.C. 20008)

Will Israelis and Palestinians be able to resolve their differences and agree on a two-state solution? Join YPFP and OneVoice for a special Friday-evening event at the Embassy of Finland to hear young civic leaders from Israel and the West Bank discuss the prospects for peace and to meet other foreign policy professionals involved with the Middle East. OneVoice Youth Leaders Ahmad Omeir from Ramallah and Danny Shaket from Tel Aviv will describe the direct impact of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on their daily lives; their efforts within their own communities to build peace; and their vision of how the two sides can work together constructively. Attendees will have ample opportunity to meet and network with one another while enjoying complimentary drinks and hors d'œuvres. Space is limited, and only registered guests will be admitted. To register, RSVP as soon as possible but no later than Wednesday, September 29, to jack.bianchi@ypfp.org. Please include (1) your name as it appears on the driver's license or passport that you will bring to the event; and (2) your affiliation (employer, university, etc.). If you have any questions or concerns, please e-mail events@ypfp.org.

Fed Event: Geologic Sequestration of CO2: Evaluating and Monitoring Seal Rock Integrity Oct. 1st

Geologic Sequestration of CO2: Evaluating and Monitoring Seal Rock Integrity

Friday, October 1st @ 11 AM in 1110 Kim Engineering Building

Civil and Environmental Engineering Department presents:
2010 AEESP Distinguished Lecture (Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors) and Kirlin Distinguished Seminar Series *sponsored by John J. Kirlin Lecture funds

Speaker:
David A. Dzombak,
Walter J. Blenko, Sr. University Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Director, Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental Education & Research Associate Editor, Environmental Science and Technology

11:00am Meet the speaker, refreshments
12:00pm Lecture

Fed Event: Environmental Policy Roundtable-Friday Sept. 25th at 12:15 PM

Environmental Policy Roundtable: Friday, September 25^th in Room 111, Van Munching Hall, 12:15 - 1:30pm

"Going Green in the People's House"

This Friday, we are fortunate to be joined by Victor Baten, sustainability
coordinator at Green the Capitol department of the U.S. House of
Representatives. Green the Capitol is a sustainability program initiated by
Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi in 2007 to reduce the House's carbon
footprint, curb energy and resource consumption, and make the House a model
of sustainability through employee education, outreach, and institutionalizing
sustainable business practices. Victor also holds his BS in Political Science from
The Florida State University.

Fed Event: Technology, Crime & Terrorism Symposium on October 6TH at 8 AM

Technology, Crime & Terrorism Symposium

October 6, 2010 @ 8 A.M - 5 P.M in

Dekelboum Theater Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

On behalf of John Townshend, dean of the College of Behavioral and Social
Sciences at the University of Maryland, you are invited you to attend a
one-day symposium on Wednesday, October 6, which takes an interdisciplinary
approach in addressing technology, crime and terrorism.

This one-day symposium at the University of Maryland, "Technology, Crime &
Terrorism," features researchers and policy experts at the forefront of
using new technologies against crime and terrorism.

For more information about this event,please visit the website below.

This event is free and open to the public;
however, registration is requested.

http://www.umd.edu/tctsymposium

Fed Event: “Surgeon General to Visit Campus, Celebrate New Health Care Law”-Thursday, 9/23@ 2 PM in Margaret Brent Room in STAMP

“Surgeon General to Visit Campus, Celebrate New Health Care Law”

Thursday, September 23rd @ 2 PM in the Margaret Brent Room on the 2nd Floor of the STAMP

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin, Maryland lawmakers, university officials, students, and advocates will gather to celebrate the effective date of the provision of a new federal health care law affecting young adults. This new federal law, which is part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, allows young adults under age 26 years old to access health care insurance coverage through their parents.

For Marylanders, this new law builds on legislation enacted in 2007 which allowed young people to stay on their parent's health insurance plan until age 25 if they were a dependant. The new federal law extends to age 26, does not require the young person to be a dependant, and applies to self-insured companies that the state law could not affect. Thousands of Maryland individuals will benefit from the measure passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010.

Who:

Dr. Regina Benjamin - United States Surgeon General
Dr. Robert Gold - Dean, University of Maryland School of Public Health
Delegate Heather Mizeur (D-20)
Senator Jim Rosapepe (D-21)
Tim Visclosky - American Medical Student Association, University of Maryland
Aaron Smith - Young Invincibles
Vincent DeMarco - President, Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative

Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA; 18th Surgeon General of the United States

Vice Admiral Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA is the 18th Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service. As America's Doctor, she provides the public with the best scientific information available on how to improve their health and the health of the nation. Dr. Benjamin also oversees the operational command of 6,500 uniformed health officers who serve in locations around the world to promote, protect, and advance the health of the American People.

Fed Event: CISSM Forum on 9/23 @ 12:15 PM in 1203 VMH

Center for International & Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM) Forum
The CISSM Forum is a weekly policy forum held on Thursdays, from 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm in room 1203 Van Munching Hall.

CISSM Forum: "A New START: The Ratification Process"

September 23rd @ 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm in 1203 Van Munching Hall

J. Peter Scoblic, Senior Professional Staff, Senate Foreign Relations Committee

J. Peter Scoblic is a senior professional staff member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Prior to joining the committee, he was the executive editor of The New Republic, where he served in various capacities for seven years. He has written and spoken widely on national security issues, and in 2008 Viking published his book, "U.S. vs. Them," a history of conservatism and American nuclear policy. Before joining The New Republic, he was the editor of Arms Control Today, a journal covering efforts to prevent the spread and use of weapons of mass destruction. He graduated from Brown University, where he was editor-in-chief of the Brown Journal of World Affairs.

Fed Event: Looking Beyond the Deepwater Horizon: Meeting Global Energy Needs in the 21st Century-October 1st at 10 AM in Colony Ballroom

"Looking Beyond the Deepwater Horizon: Meeting Global Energy Needs in the 21st Century"

Friday, October 1st, 10 AM-3 PM in the Colony Ballroom (STAMP Student Union).

The UM Institute for International Programs will partner with the UM Energy Research Center, as well as with the University Honors College and the Beyond the Classroom Living and Learning Program, to present a day long teach-in on global energy challenges in the coming decades.

For more information, visit http://international.umd.edu/oip/10870.

Fed Event: PPS Resume Workshop on Wednesday, September 22nd @ 4 PM in Susquehanna 1101.

Partnership for Public Service-A Hands-on Federal Resume Review:

Wednesday, September 22nd @ 4 PM in Susquehanna 1101

Experts from the Partnership for Public Service (PPS) will offer resume/cover letter feedback and lead a discussion on best practice interviewing techniques for applying for federal internships.

A Federal Event sponsored by the Federal Semester Program.

*Please bring your resumes! This is a great opportunity for further improvement and federal tips!*

Fed Event: Tea Party Movement & Modern Politics, Wed., 10/20 at STAMP

The Tea Party and the 2010 Elections
on Wednesday, October 20th from 1:00 - 5:00 PM at Stamp Student Union

This one-day conference, sponsored by the Center for American Politics and Citizenship and the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, will explore the Tea Party movement, its role in modern politics and society, how it relates to the Republican Party, and its impact on the upcoming 2010 elections.

Invited panelists include current and former members of Congress, national Tea Party figures, journalists, and University of Maryland faculty.

Space is limited, and you must RSVP to attend. Please contact Mike Charlebois, mcharleb@capc.umd.edu for more information on the conference, as well as information on how to RSVP for the event.

• Michael A. Charlebois
  Center for American Politics and Citizenship
  301 314 2736
  mcharleb@capc.umd.edu
  www.capc.umd.edu

Fed Events: Federal Semester Agency Panels

NOTE: If the panel is scheduled during your Federal Semester class time, you are required to attend. All others in the program are welcome to attend and count the event as one of your two fall required out-of-class federal Semester events! Federal Semester alumni are also welcome! These are great opportunities to network and learn more about federal careers/internships and the ways the government works!

Federal Agency Panel (Energy and Environmental): Tuesday,September 21st @Jimenez (JMZ) 2123 from 7-8:30 p.m.

Speakers:
UM alumnus Jonah Richmond, Environmental Protection Agency
Diane Turchetta, Federal Highway Administration
Tyra Stewart, Department of Education

2. Federal Agency Panel (Homeland Security): Wednesday, September 29th @ Susquehanna Hall 1101 from 4-5:30 p.m.

Speakers:
UM alumnus Tom Colley, Department of Homeland Security
Wade Townsend, Branch Chief for Inspections and Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security.

3. Federal Agency Panel (Health Policy): Monday, October 4th @ Plant Sciences Hall (PLS)1119 from 4-5:30 p.m.

Speakers:

Department of Health and Human Services
Veterans Administration

4. Foreign Policy and the Middle East: Thursday, October 7th @ Holzapfel Hall (HZF) 0142 from 4-5:30 p.m.

Speakers:
Federal Emergency Management Agency
possibly USAID & the State Department

Fed Event: Understanding the Tightening Conflict between Energy and Water in the Era of Climate Change 9/22 at 9 AM

Tuesday, September 22nd, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m @ The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars will host a discussion on the conflict between this nation’s growing demand for energy and the tightening supplies of fresh water.

Presenters:

J. Carl Ganter, the director of Circle of Blue (news org. that chronicles the global water crisis)

Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue’s senior editor

Jeffrey J. Fulgham, chief sustainability officer and ecomagination leader at General Electric

Location:

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center

One Woodrow Wilson Plaza

5th Floor Conference Room

1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW

Washington, DC 20004-3027

(Federal Triangle Metro)

More information and RSVP at http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?topic_id=1421&fuseaction=topics.event_summary&event_id=633211

Advancing a Better State of Health: Opportunities & Challenges in Promoting the Public's Health
Friday, October 01 from 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM at UMD in 1312 SPH Bldg

Come celebrate the School of Public Health's accreditation and 10th Annual Research Interaction Day. Students and faculty are invited to attend and take part in learning and discussing the School's research and scholarly activities. This day begins at 11:30am with formal celebration comments followed by poster presentations. These posters represent a full range of research and scholarship. We look forward to your joining us and stimulating your collaborations and celebrating scientific discovery and appreciation to our university and community collaborators.

For more information, contact:
Dushanka V. Kleinman
+1 301 405 2438
dushanka@umd.edu

Fed Event: Environmental Policy Roundtable Sept. 17th

Environmental Policy Roundtable

Friday, September 17th @ 12:15 - 1:30pm in Room 1113 Van Munching Hall

A Study of Manufacturing Costs Incurred by Maryland’s GHG Emissions Reduction
Act

This Friday, we are fortunate to be joined by one of MSPP's research faculty Sean
Williamson. Sean is a faculty research assistant at the Center for Integrative
Environmental Research (CIER) in the School of Public Policy. He graduated from
the School of Public Policy with Master of Public Policy and specialized in
Environmental Policy. He also holds a BS in Biology and Society from Cornell
University. He will present his current research that focuses on forecasting
manufacturing impacts of Maryland's new GHG initiatives.

ALL ARE WELCOME.

The Ecological Economics Student Group (EESG) is a student-organized
forum for the presentation and discussion of ideas and new work within the
broad domain of Ecological Economics and interdisciplinary environmental
policy. This seminar is also offered for 1 credit as 'Ecological Economics and
Development' (MEES 608N).

Fed Event: Technology, Crime & Terrorism Symposium on October 6TH at 8 AM

Technology, Crime & Terrorism Symposium

October 6, 2010 @ 8 A.M - 5 P.M in

Dekelboum Theater Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

On behalf of John Townshend, dean of the College of Behavioral and Social
Sciences at the University of Maryland, you are invited you to attend a
one-day symposium on Wednesday, October 6, which takes an interdisciplinary
approach in addressing technology, crime and terrorism.

This one-day symposium at the University of Maryland, "Technology, Crime &
Terrorism," features researchers and policy experts at the forefront of
using new technologies against crime and terrorism.

For more information about this event,please visit the website below.

This event is free and open to the public;
however, registration is requested.

http://www.umd.edu/tctsymposium

Fed Event: SCEP Info. Session Sept. 16th at 4 PM

Student Career Experience Program (SCEP) Information Session

Thursday, September 16th @ 4 PM in Room 3100 of Career Center in Hornbake Library

Are you interested in an internship with the United States Federal Government? Do you have a graduation date of December 2011 or later?

Roberta Miller from the Environmental Protection Agency will be on hand to present information about the SCEP internship and to answer any questions you may have. The SCEP internship is one of the best available with the U.S. Government because multiple agencies offer it, you are paid with benefits, and it puts you on the path to a career. If you are currently searching for an internship for the summer of 2011, then it will be worth your time to attend this information session.

New Graduate Assistant for Federal Semester Program

New Graduate Assistant for Federal Semester Program

Hi everyone,

My name is Rebecca Schwartz, and I will be a new graduate assistant in the Federal Semester Program. I’m a first year public policy graduate student, and I just moved here from California. I’m really looking forward to meeting and working with all of you this year, and you can start e-mailing me your reflection papers, etc. at rschwar4@umd.edu. I wanted to let you know that Joey is no longer in this office, and I will be serving as a graduate assistant for the year.

Thanks so much,

Rebecca Schwartz

Fed Event: Career Fair on Sat., 9/25 in DC

OUT For Work Career Fair and Conference 2010 Day 1 of 2
on Saturday, September 25th from 08:00AM - 05:00PM at The Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia 20005

FREE registration ends Wednesday, September 15.
Don't miss the 6th Annual Celebratory Out For Work Conference scheduled for September 25th-26th at the Washington Plaza Hotel in Washington D.C. The Conference will feature great new workshops and guest speakers, including Fashion Guru Tim Gunn, Amanda Simpson, President Obama's Trans Appointee, Journalist Jonathan Capehart and more.

The University Career Center and the President's Promise and The Office of LGBT Equity are proud to announce that we will once again partner with Out For Work to sponsor University of Maryland students to attend the conference. As a partner, the University of Maryland has a limited number of spaces for students to participate FREE OF CHARGE. This includes conference materials and meals. The normal fee for current undergraduate and graduate students is $45.

NO SHOW POLICY: This event is FREE to participate, however; since space is limited, and the co-sponsoring departments are paying to sponsor each participant slot, if you fail to check-in both days of the conference/career fair we will have to charge your student account $45 (cost of meals and registration).

HOW TO REGISTER:
First accept the NO SHOW policy by going to http://www.careercenter.umd.edu/form.cfm?Form_ID=18

Once you accept the NO SHOW policy you will be directed to the main Out For Work registration page

Enter email address and select "University of Maryland, College Park" from the list of schools/groups

Enter discount code "UMD"

Fill out all of the required registration information and confirm registration

For additional information about this event:contact Nicholas Sakurai at sakurai@umd.edu

Fed Event: Networking with EPA, Thurs., 9/16 at UMD

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Networking and Information Session
on Thursday, September 16th from 4- 05:00 PM in 3100 Hornbake Library, Multipurpose Room

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will present an information session on their open positions.

For additional information about this event:contact Adrianne Bradford at abradfor@umd.edu

Fed Event: Academica in Homeland Security on Thurs., 9/16 at UMD

START Seminar: "The Role of Academia in Homeland Security"with DHS Under Secretary for Science & Technology Dr. Tara O'Toole
Thursday, September 16th from 10:30 - 11:30 AM at Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center ~ Kogod Theater

This event is free and open to the public. Please RSVP to infostart@start.umd.edu.

Flyer available here: http://claricesmithcenter.umd.edu/2010/c/about/parking/

Website: www.start.umd.edu/start/announcements/announcement.asp?id=203

Fed Event: Find an Internship in the Gov., Wed., 9/15 at UMD

How to Find a Job/Internship in the Government
Industry Networking Series Co-Sponsored by NSA
Wednesday, September 15th from 04:30 - 06:30PM at 3100 Hornbake Library, University Career Center

Interested in interning or working full-time with the federal government? Wondering about the application process? Confused about opportunities and deadlines?

Join us for a panel discussion with several federal government agencies followed by a networking social. Professional dress is suggested and you may bring several copies of your resume. RSVP information coming soon, please join us!

Participating Employers Include: NSA, NIH, U.S. Postal Service and Department of State

For additional information about this event contact China Wilson at cwilson7@umd.edu