Paid Internship Available STARTING NOW at USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) *TIME SENSITIVE*

Please note: position is starting now—paid and 15-20 hours a week. There will be others for spring (but probably unpaid).
-Rebecca



INTERNSHIP:
y available for a paid internship position at the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).

The Office of Grants and Financial Management, Policy Section, is looking to fill an open intern position. I am looking to fill this position within the next 3 weeks (sooner if possible). The position is located at our headquarters in Washington, DC.



Eligible applicants can be undergrad juniors or seniors, or graduate students. They can be studying any field of discipline, and they have to be in school at least on a part-time schedule. The student would be required to work a minimum of 15 – 20 hours per week (a FT schedule is available, although it may be difficult for an undergrad student) and preferably be able to work over holiday breaks. If the student is available to work over the summer, they can become full-time if interested. The position is a GS-04/05/06 in the Federal Government, but this position is unfortunately ineligible to receive Federal benefits.



The position itself is located in the Policy division at NIFA. The Policy Staff implements legislation related to NIFA’s grant programs. In addition, they draft regulations and issue solicitations on behalf of NIFA. The hired applicant will have the opportunity to gain experience in and learn about various aspects of grants management from a policy perspective. He/she will be assigned a set of routine tasks as well as specific projects (this is definitely not gopher type of work). More information about NIFA can be found on our Web site at .



Any interested students should e-mail their resumes to Ms. Erin Daly, Policy Branch Chief, at edaly@nifa.usda.gov and cc Ms. Constance Herasingh at cherasingh@nifa.usda.gov. All resumes should be received by September 25, 2011, 11:59 p.m. EST.



Please feel free to pass this message along to anyone who you think might be interested in the position. Students may also contact me directly with any questions or concerns they may have regarding the position.



Take care,

_______________________

Constance M. Herasingh

Policy and Oversight Division

Office of Grants and Financial Management

National Institute of Food and Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture
* cherasingh@nifa.usda.gov

Fed Event: Lecture by Thomas Schelling | "What Ever Happened to Nuclear Terrorism?" | September 21

Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Tyser Auditorium | 1212 Van Munching Hall
12:30 – 1:30 PM

Lecture by Thomas Schelling, Nobel Laureate and Distinguished University Professor Emeritus


Pizza and soda will be provided during the lecture.

Co-sponsored by the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM), the Tuesday Policy Forum, and the Development Circle.

Fed Event: Environmental Policy Roundtable, 9/16 - Grassland Restoration

EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN THE SEMINAR


Environmental Policy Roundtable
Friday, September 16, 2011, Room 1113 Van Munching Hall, 12:15 - 1:30pm

Dr. Douglas Gill, UMD Professor Emeritus – Grassland Restoration in Maryland


Dr. Douglas Gill, Professor Emeritus of the Biology Department at the University of Maryland, will discuss his experience in grassland restoration. Dr. Gill's work takes place on Maryland's Eastern Shore where he has collaborated with the Audobon Society, the Maryland State Department of Natural Resources, The Academy of Natural Sciences and the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences to establish a

grassland management area. With a focus on songbird populations and habitat management techniques, Dr. Gill was able to successfully execute the restoration of grasslands in an agriculturally degraded region.


We look forward to seeing you at our discussion.


Best,

Your EESG Team


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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).
EESG is on facebook! http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=lf#!/group.php?gid=112404058770759&ref=ts

Fed Event: The Atlantic's Feeding Future Generations event, 10.13.11 in Washington, DC

I’m pleased to share a formal invitation to The Atlantic’s upcoming program Feeding Future Generations on Thursday, October 13 at Washington, DC’s Newseum. With thanks to our underwriter The Beef Checkoff, we welcome you to join us at this inaugural event.

The program will feature a keynote speech by The Honorable Dan Glickman and a panel with leading corporate, government, and non-profit stakeholders on this issue. Feeding Future Generations will gather industry heads, administration officials, nonprofits and other leaders in conversation about the challenges of feeding our global population while decreasing the environmental footprint of food production.

To RSVP and view additional program details, please visit the event website at feedingfuturegenerations.eventbrite.com or email me at dlin@theatlantic.com or call 202-266-7375. Please see the invitation below for more information.

We hope you can join on October 13, and please let me know if you have any questions.


202-266-7375 direct

events@theatlantic.com

Fed Event: Invitation--Weathering Change: Stories About Climate From Around The World

Weathering Change: Stories about climate and family from women around the world

Thursday, September 22, 2011, 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 6th Floor Flom Auditorium, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC

Weathering Change takes us to Ethiopia, Nepal and Peru to hear the stories of women as they struggle
to care for their families, while enduring crop failures and water scarcity. The film shows how women
and families are already adapting to the climate change challenges that threaten their health and their livelihoods.

Weathering Change documents how family planning, girls' education, sustainable agriculture
and environmental conservation are part of the solution. As the world's population hits 7 billion in 2011,
the film calls for expanding access to contraception and empowering women to help families and
communities adapt to the effects of climate change.



Introduction to Weathering Change
Suzanne Ehlers, President and CEO, Population Action International

Panel Discussion on climate change, gender, and family planning
Ellen H. Starbird, Deputy Director, USAID Office of Population and Reproductive Health
Tonya Rawe, Senior Policy Advocate, CARE USA
Esther Kelechi Agbarakwe, Atlas Corps Fellow, Population Action International
Geoff Dabelko, Director, Environmental Change and Security Program, moderator


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Please RSVP by Monday, September 19
to ecsp@wilsoncenter.org with your name and affiliation.

Location: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars,
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW ("Federal Triangle" stop on Blue/Orange Line)
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
6th Floor Auditorium. A map to the Center is available at www.wilsoncenter.org/directions.
Note: picture ID is required to pass through security.

Fed Event: The Role of Social Media in Conflict

September 16, 2011, 8:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Sifting Fact from Fiction: The Role of Social Media in Conflict
Part of USIP's Blogs & Bullets Initiative

Location:U.S. Institute of Peace, 2301 Constitution Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20037

Please read: Important information for guests attending public events at USIP.

RSVP Now

From the war in Libya to the elections in Nigeria, speculation abounds about the power of new media for social change - spawning a cottage industry of "expert" analysis of the data from social networks, which then influences government policy and public perceptions.

This Blogs & Bullets meeting will bring together the companies and experts who sift through the data with activists that create it and policy-makers who use it. We will look at the cutting-edge of research technologies and predictive analytics in an effort to expand our ability to harness these new platforms for conflict management and peacebuilding.

This event, co-hosted by USIP and George Washington University, will include the following speakers:

Alec Ross
Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of State

Clay Shirky
New York University

Hillary Mason
Bit.Ly

Jillian York
Electronic Frontier Foundation

Marc Lynch
Institute for Middle East Studies, George Washington University

Oscar Morales
One Million Voices Against the FARC

Sheldon Himelfarb
United States Institute of Peace

Sultan al-Qassemi
UAE-based Columnist and Social Media Commentator



Inquiries

Please contact Anand Varghese at 202-429-7179 or avarghese1@usip.org with any general questions about this event.

Media

Journalists should contact Allison Sturma at asturma@usip.org.

Alternative Spring Break in Haiti

The Alternative Breaks Program &
the Minor in International Development and Conflict Management’s
2012 Alternative Break Trip to Haiti is now accepting applications!

Applications are due Friday, SEPTEMBER 23 by 5:00 p.m.
www.thestamp.umd.edu/ab

This is an inaugural trip of the University of Maryland AB program to Haiti in response to the 2010 earthquake. This trip is partnering with MIDCM to enhance the educational and learning experience before and after the trip.

Basic Trip Information and Resources:
Location: Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Dates of Trip: January 7-21, 2012*
Cost: $1,650 (includes flights, ground transportation, room and board, meals, and all activities)
*Dates subject to shift slightly

The AB trip to Haiti will only be accepting four students to participate in the trip. Because of the selective nature of the trip, we encourage all participants applying for the Haiti trip to consider AB's other 25 winter, spring and summer trips. The application process is as follows:

* Haiti applications due Friday, September 23rd by 5:00 p.m.
* 10-15 people will be invited for interviews with the trip leaders during the week of Sept 26-30 (trip leaders will notify these people by Monday, September 26);
* Four applicants will then be selected and notified about their participation during the first week of October;
* All other applicants will be considered for all other Alternative Break trips if not selected.