Interview Workshops--This Week

Internship interviews...a piece of cake? Hmmmm....if you are at all like me, you probably don't think that this is an entirely accurate statement! Interview practice will, however, if not make it seem easy, at least ease your interview anxiety.

To help you prep, Federal Semester has put together a one-hour interview workshop that we're offering at three different times this week in our office, 3103 Susquehanna Hall:

• Wednesday, 2-3 pm
• Friday, 11 am - 12 pm
• Friday, 3-4 pm

The workshop will cover types of interview questions/response strategies along with opportunities to put learning into practice through mock interviews and participatory exercises.

Kindly drop me an email if you are interested...noting which session you plan to attend: manfredo@umd.edu

Federal Event: Why There Won't be Peace in the Middle East, Fri., 11/13

Federal Event: Why There Won't Be Peace in the Middle East

When: Friday, November 13, 2009 12 - 1:30 PM
Where: Holzapfel Hall, Room 0142
Event Type(s) : Lecture

Prof. Barry Rubin speaking at the Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies:
"Why There Won't Be Peace in the Middle East"

Professor Barry Rubin is a professor at the Interdisciplinary University, founding director of Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center, and editor of the Middle East Review of International Affairs (MERIA) Journal and of Turkish Studies. He has written more than a dozen books, edited or written chapters for many more, and taught at numerous universities.

Light lunch will be served.
To RSVP, please e-mail amaliasl@umd.edu or call 301-405-9413.

For more information, contact:
Institute for Israel Studies
+1 301 405 9413
amaliasl@umd.edu
www.israelstudies.umd.edu

Federal Event: Organ Trafficking, Wed., 11/11

Federal Event: Organ Trafficking Panel Discussion

For years, organ black markets have exploited poor, vulnerable populations across the globe while providing organs for seriously ill individuals waiting for transplants. Come learn more about this complex, ethical, religous, economic and global health issue and find out what is being/could be done to deal with.

Date: Wednesday, November 11th
Time: 7:00 -8:30 pm
Location: Francis Scott Key, Room 0116

Speakers:

• Debra Budiani-Saberi - the executive director of the Coalition for Organ Failure Solutions (COFS). COFS is a human rights organization that works toward stopping the exploitation of the vulnerable populations most targeted as organ sources by traffickers.
• Robby Berman - the executive director of an organization called the Halakhic (which means according to Jewish law) Organ Donor Society, which seeks to educate religious Jews about organ donation (many of whom believe Jewish law prohibits such acts) and ultimately encourages them to become donors.

For more information, contact Talie Lewis - talielew@gmail.com.

Fed Event: Israel, Palestine, the US and the Middle East, 11/12

“Israel, Palestine, the United States, and the Middle East”
Thursday, November 12th, 12-2 PM
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Second Floor, Root Room
1779 Massachusetts Avenue NWWashington, DC

This event involves a book-signing and discussion led by Dr. William R. Polk.

William R. Polk, the distinguished, historian, professor, policy official and expert on diplomacy and foreign affairs, has published thirteen books, including Backdrop to Tragedy: The Struggle for Palestine, The U.S. and the Arab World, and Violent Politics, a History of Insurgency. His most recent book, just released, is Understanding Iran. (Palgrave Macmillan, October 2009). A graduate of Harvard (B.A. and Ph.D) and Oxford (B.A. and M.A.), Polk taught Middle Eastern politics and history at Harvard and was a Professor of History at the University of Chicago. He served on the Policy Planning Council of the State Department under President Kennedy. Polk is the founder of the Middle East Studies Association and is currently the Senior director of the W.P. Carey Foundation.

Copies of Mr. Polk's new book Understanding Iran will be on sale at the event. A light lunch will be served.

Please RSVP to: info@fmep.org

Federal Event: Interning on Capitol Hill, 11/11

Become a Washington Insider: Interning on Capitol Hill Featuring Scott Baker, UM alum and Current Capitol Hill Staffer
Wednesday, November 11th at 4pm
in the Multipurpose Room, University Career Center, 3134 Hornbake Library, South Wing

Are you interested in a career in politics? Have you ever wanted to work on Capitol Hill? Join us tohear the experiences from a Washington insider, Scott Baker, UM alum and current Director ofConstituent Services for Texas Congressman, Chet Edwards. Learn about internship and jobopportunities and how to prepare for a career in politics.

No need to RSVP, just join us!Questions? Contact Megan O’Rourke morourk2@umd.edu.

Federal Event: Iran, the Middle East and America: A View from Israel, 11/13

Federal Event: Iran, the Middle East and America: A View From Israel
Co-Sponsored by the Rabin Chair Forum of The George Washington University
Friday, November 13th from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 6th Floor Moynihan Board Room, Washington, D.C.

Discussion to be led by:

• David Menashri, Director, Center for Iranian Studies; Professor, Department of Middle Eastern and African History; and Dean of Special Programs, Tel Aviv University

...and moderated by:

• Walter ReichYitzhak Rabin Memorial Professor of International Affairs, Ethics and Human Behavior, The George Washington University; and Senior Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center

RSVP here: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_rsvp&event_id=558389

Paid Internship at the Dept.of Energy

Below is a posting for a paid internship in the DOE's Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer, Office of Strategic Planning and Policy, Employment Solutions Division, courtesy of Melanie Wong.

www.terpconnect.umd.edu/~mwong/DOEScholarsPostingUMD.pdf