Upcoming Federal Events & Announcements!

Upcoming Federal Events:

* TODAY, March 29th: 12:15-1:30 PM,1203 Van Munching Hall: Policy forum w/ G. Edward DeSeve, Former Assistant to the Vice President and Special Adviser to the OMB Director for Implementation of the Recovery Act.

“The Double Dilemma in Stimulus Spending: Unemployment versus Deficit Goals”

*TONIGHT, March 29th: 6:30-8:30 PM, Atrium of Van Munching Hall: The Center of Academic Excellence at Maryland will host General Michael hayden, USAF, Retired--"Thinking about Cyber: Why Is It So Hard?"

*Wednesday, March 30th, 12:00-1:00 PM, "Smart Growth Brown Bag Presentations", Assistant Professor Isaac Williams
Conference Room 1213 in the School of Architecture

* Wednesday, March 30th: 12:15-1:30pm, Faisal Z. Ahmed, Candidate for Faculty in International Development,"Remittances Foster Government Corruption", 1203 Van Munching Hall

*Thursday, March 31st: 12:15-1:30 PM, 1203 Van Munching Hall: “Nuclear Policy in the Obama Administration”, Steve Fetter, assistant director at-large, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President

Announcements:

* Students Interested in Health: The Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC) is now accepting applications for new members for the 2011-2012 academic year! SHAC is a coalition of students working closely with the University Health Center to promote health across the campus community as the student voice of the health center. As a SHAC member, not only would you get to interact behind the scenes with University Health Center staff, but you will also have opportunities to work behind-the-scenes to promote health at outreach events like First Look Fair, Late Night Maryland, and Maryland Day. As a member of SHAC, you will have the opportunity to not only help improve the services of the Health Center, but work to improve the health and well being of the Univeristy of Maryland. To apply, please follow this link for the application: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dGN0b2xXM3FFMElubEVWdlg2bWxkRGc6MQ#gid=0

*Unpaid summer internship with FEMA, Legislative Affairs Division. Apply by April 7:

The Legislative Affairs Division is FEMA’s primary liaison with the United States Congress. Our mission is to proactively engage and communicate with Members of Congress and their staffs to build strong working relationships that will advance the Agency's legislative and emergency management priorities. We accomplish this mission by:
Informing Congress of agency efforts to support our citizens and first responders in preparing for, protecting against, responding to, recovering from, and mitigating all hazards;
Responding to various Congressional inquiries related to emergency management and disaster response/recovery issues;
Providing Members of Congress and their staffs with regular updates on key developments in Presidentially-declared disasters; and
Advising the FEMA Administrator, and other senior agency officials, on legislative matters pertaining to emergency management.

Job Description:
This summer internship is a full-time, unpaid position. The intern will assist the Legislative Affairs Division staff on various projects that will require the intern to research and read through legislation, participate in FEMA meetings and Congressional hearings and perform administrative tasks. In addition, the intern will gain valuable experience in the federal government, learning, about emergency management, congressional relations and legislation.

Qualifications:
· Undergraduate Student with 75+ credits
· Possess strong research and writing skills
· Strong work ethic and communication skills
· Must have a desire to learn and work hard in a fast-paced environment
· Be able to work independently

Application: Please send a cover letter, resume, and a 1-2 page writing sample by April 7, 2011 to Jeff Rezmovic at jeffrey.rezmovic@dhs.gov.