This Congressional internship opportunity just in from a alum who interned there for FedSem and is now a full-time employee.
Spring Semester Internships are available in the office of Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY). In addition to assisting front office staff with general administrative duties such as answering phones, distributing mail and giving tours of the Capitol, interns will have the opportunity to work closely with legislative staff on constituent correspondence, legislative research and other various projects.
Applicants must be highly motivated, flexible and have strong written and oral communications skills. New York ties are preferred but not required.
If interested, please complete an application by going to http://lowey.house.gov and accessing the “Internship Information” page through the “For Students” link. Applications should be faxed it to (202) 225-0546 by December 7th. For more information, please email NY18.Internship@mail.house.gov.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Dept. of Commerce Internship
The Department of Commerce Internship Program for Postsecondary Students announces internships in the Washington, D.C. metro area during the spring session. These internships offer participants opportunities for hands-on education and training related to their fields of interest and those of the DOC. Selected applicants will intern for 15 weeks beginning as early as 04 January 2010 or as late as 15 February 2010.
Specific Information:
DOC Bureau: Industry and Security- Office of Exporter Services
One undergraduate internship in Washington, D.C.
Major: International Affairs, International Trade, Law, Business or National Security Policy
Benefits:
Undergraduate interns receive a weekly stipend of $500; graduate interns receive $600. In addition, both undergraduate and graduate interns receive a $150 weekly housing allowance, plus limited travel reimbursement and accidental medical expense coverage.
Eligibility Requirements:
· US Citizenship
· Undergraduate and Graduate Students
· Enrolled In the Washington, D.C. Metro Area
· Submit a complete application* by no later than 01 December 2009
· Available for a 2010 Spring Session Internship
Click here for application: http://www.orau.gov/partform/DOC/DOCApplication.pdf
Questions should be addressed to DOCprogram@orau.org.
* Note: Please fax your completed application to Barbara Dunkin at 865.241.5220 or e-mail to barbara.dunkin@orau.org. Please email questions to DOCprogram@orau.org.
This document was prepared for the Department of Commerce by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) through an interagency agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). ORISE is managed by Oak Ridge Associated Universities under DOE contract number DE-AC05-06OR23100.
Specific Information:
DOC Bureau: Industry and Security- Office of Exporter Services
One undergraduate internship in Washington, D.C.
Major: International Affairs, International Trade, Law, Business or National Security Policy
Benefits:
Undergraduate interns receive a weekly stipend of $500; graduate interns receive $600. In addition, both undergraduate and graduate interns receive a $150 weekly housing allowance, plus limited travel reimbursement and accidental medical expense coverage.
Eligibility Requirements:
· US Citizenship
· Undergraduate and Graduate Students
· Enrolled In the Washington, D.C. Metro Area
· Submit a complete application* by no later than 01 December 2009
· Available for a 2010 Spring Session Internship
Click here for application: http://www.orau.gov/partform/DOC/DOCApplication.pdf
Questions should be addressed to DOCprogram@orau.org.
* Note: Please fax your completed application to Barbara Dunkin at 865.241.5220 or e-mail to barbara.dunkin@orau.org. Please email questions to DOCprogram@orau.org.
This document was prepared for the Department of Commerce by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) through an interagency agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). ORISE is managed by Oak Ridge Associated Universities under DOE contract number DE-AC05-06OR23100.
Department of Energy Internship
Interested in interning at the Department of Energy? E-mail Priya at pkumar12@umd.edu ASAP and she'll pass your resume along.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Important Reminder: Federal Semester Class Attendance is Mandatory
Federal Semester classes are all mandatory attendance. Never may students attend an event in place of his or her Federal Semester class.
Federal Semester will continue to post optional events on the blog. If a student has class during the event time, however, then obviously that particular event is not an option for the student.
Federal Semester will continue to post optional events on the blog. If a student has class during the event time, however, then obviously that particular event is not an option for the student.
Federal Event: TONIGHT--Health of the Economy/Economics of Health
Federal Event: The Health of the Economy / The Economics of Health
Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 6:00 p.m at Wechsler Theater, American University School of Communication
This Bishop McCabe event is cosponsored by the American University School of Communication.
A conversation focused media coverage of the U.S. health care reform debate and economic recovery initiatives with Adam Davidson and David Kestenbaum, two of the voices and creative minds behind NPR’s Planet Money multimedia project. The conversation will be moderated by American University creative writing professor and NPR correspondent Rachel Louise Snyder.
Adam Davidson has reported on international business and economics for NPR's National Desk since December 2004. His reports can be heard on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Day to Day, as well as NPR newscasts. He is also editorial director for NPR's multimedia project covering the global economy, Planet Money.
Davidson's reports focus on the effects of increased global trade on the U.S. economy, U.S. workers, and U.S. competitiveness. After the deadly tsunami that hit Southeast Asia, he covered the aftermath of the disaster in Banda Aceh. Davidson spent two weeks there, living in a concrete bunker and filing several reports a day. Davidson has visited countries that are undergoing dramatic economic change, such as China, to help listeners make sense of the sometimes overwhelming and confusing phenomenon of globalization. By introducing listeners to the people most affected by globalization, Davidson says he hopes to help listeners "better understand the profound changes happening in every part of the world."
Before coming to NPR, Davidson was Middle East correspondent and general assignment reporter for PRI's Marketplace. He won the Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize in 2004 for covering corruption in the reconstruction of post-war Iraq. His work has also been heard on This American Life and WBEZ in Chicago, and read in magazines such as the New York Times Magazine, Harper's, GQ, Rolling Stone, and many others.
David Kestenbaum is a correspondent for NPR, covering science, energy issues and, most recently, the global economy for NPR's multimedia project Planet Money. Kestenbaum worked briefly on the show This American Life, and set up a radio journalism program in Cambodia on a Fulbright fellowship. He also teaches a journalism class at Johns Hopkins University.
Kestenbaum has been a science correspondent for NPR since 1999. In his years at NPR, Kestenbaum has covered science's discoveries and its darker side, including the Northeast blackout, the anthrax attacks and the collapse of the New Orleans levees. He has also reported on energy issues, particularly nuclear and climate change.
Kestenbaum has won awards from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Physical Society and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Rachel Louise Snyder is an author, journalist and public radio contributor. Her first book, Fugitive Denim: A Moving Story of People and Pants in the Borderless World of Global Trade was published by WW Norton and came out in paperback in April 2009. Library Journal called it one of the “best business books” of the year. Her work has also appeared in numerous magazines and on national public radio. Before settling in Washington, D.C., she lived in London and Cambodia.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 6:00 p.m at Wechsler Theater, American University School of Communication
This Bishop McCabe event is cosponsored by the American University School of Communication.
A conversation focused media coverage of the U.S. health care reform debate and economic recovery initiatives with Adam Davidson and David Kestenbaum, two of the voices and creative minds behind NPR’s Planet Money multimedia project. The conversation will be moderated by American University creative writing professor and NPR correspondent Rachel Louise Snyder.
Adam Davidson has reported on international business and economics for NPR's National Desk since December 2004. His reports can be heard on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Day to Day, as well as NPR newscasts. He is also editorial director for NPR's multimedia project covering the global economy, Planet Money.
Davidson's reports focus on the effects of increased global trade on the U.S. economy, U.S. workers, and U.S. competitiveness. After the deadly tsunami that hit Southeast Asia, he covered the aftermath of the disaster in Banda Aceh. Davidson spent two weeks there, living in a concrete bunker and filing several reports a day. Davidson has visited countries that are undergoing dramatic economic change, such as China, to help listeners make sense of the sometimes overwhelming and confusing phenomenon of globalization. By introducing listeners to the people most affected by globalization, Davidson says he hopes to help listeners "better understand the profound changes happening in every part of the world."
Before coming to NPR, Davidson was Middle East correspondent and general assignment reporter for PRI's Marketplace. He won the Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize in 2004 for covering corruption in the reconstruction of post-war Iraq. His work has also been heard on This American Life and WBEZ in Chicago, and read in magazines such as the New York Times Magazine, Harper's, GQ, Rolling Stone, and many others.
David Kestenbaum is a correspondent for NPR, covering science, energy issues and, most recently, the global economy for NPR's multimedia project Planet Money. Kestenbaum worked briefly on the show This American Life, and set up a radio journalism program in Cambodia on a Fulbright fellowship. He also teaches a journalism class at Johns Hopkins University.
Kestenbaum has been a science correspondent for NPR since 1999. In his years at NPR, Kestenbaum has covered science's discoveries and its darker side, including the Northeast blackout, the anthrax attacks and the collapse of the New Orleans levees. He has also reported on energy issues, particularly nuclear and climate change.
Kestenbaum has won awards from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Physical Society and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Rachel Louise Snyder is an author, journalist and public radio contributor. Her first book, Fugitive Denim: A Moving Story of People and Pants in the Borderless World of Global Trade was published by WW Norton and came out in paperback in April 2009. Library Journal called it one of the “best business books” of the year. Her work has also appeared in numerous magazines and on national public radio. Before settling in Washington, D.C., she lived in London and Cambodia.
Federal Event, International Law and the World Court, 11/3
Federal Event: World Public Opinion on International Law and the World Court, Presented by The American Society of International Law and WorldPublicOpinion.org
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 from 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (reception to follow)
at the Headquarters of the American Society of International Law
Tillar House, 2223 Massacusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
*Pre-registration required. http://asil.org/activities_calendar.cfm?action=detail&rec=95
Presented by Steven Kull, Director WorldPublicOpinion.orgModerated by Elizabeth Andersen, Executive Director, American Society of International Law
WorldPublicOpinion.org and the American Society of International Law invite you to an event releasing new findings from a 21-countries poll on public opinion on international law and the International Court of Justice, also known as the World Court. The views from most of the world’s largest nations will be reported – China, India, the United States, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Russia, as well as Britain, France, Germany, Egypt, Iraq, Pakistan, the Palestinian Territories, Kenya and other nations.
The following discussants will explore implications of world public opinion for international law:
Former Congressman Mickey Edwards, Aspen Institute
Steve Rickard, Open Society Institute
Sarah Mendelson, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Questions explored include:
- Whether people think their government should comply with international law when doing so is at odds with their national interest;
- What people assume others in their country feel about complying with international law;
- And whether people have confidence that the World Court would treat their country fairly.
In addition we will explore international public opinion on broader questions about expanding the regulatory role of the UN, UN intervention to protect human rights, the “responsibility to protect,” forcible intervention in event of humanitarian disasters, and Muslim and African views on the International Criminal Court indictment of President Bashir.
Health Equity Week of Action: Only Nov. 5th is Federal Event
Health Equity Week of Action: Monday, November 2-6, 2009
Please be advised of the upcoming health-related events, but note that only the Letters for Health Literacy, Champions for Children's Health and Shedding Light on Health Equity events will be considered Federal Events and count towards your stipend requirements.
Join the University of Maryland chapter of the American Medical Student Association on the front lines of the health care debate! Health equity week of action is a chance for you to join us in recognizing and fighting the injustices in our health care system - particularly in children's health. Take a stand by participating in any of our events throughout the week!
Federal Event: November 2, 2009, 11 am - 3 pm at the Stamp Food Court:
Letters for Health Literacy
150,000 children in the state of Maryland are uninsured, and that's a problem. But there's an even bigger problem: 100,000 of those children are eligible for coverage through Medicaid or the Maryland Children's Health Program. AMSA has pre-written letters that detail grassroots initiatives the state can implement to bridge this gap: all you have to do is sign them in solidarity!
Federal Event: November 4, 2009 from 10 am-12 pm at Capitol Hill
Champions for Children's Health Stroller Brigade
Join members of AMSA in a rally for Children's Health on Capitol Hill. The event is being organized by the Children's Defense Fund, to register, go here: http://tinyurl.com/yzuj2g2
November 4, 2009 from 5-10pm at California Tortilla on Rt. 1 next to the Maryland Book Exchange
Make-A-Wish with CalTor
AMSA is helping the Make-A-Wish Foundation fulfill more wishes! Come eat at California Tortilla on Wednesday from 5-10pm and a portion of the profits will go to kids with life-threatening medical conditions. Just say "AMSA" when you order, and you'll be helping a great foundation!
November 6, 2009, (TBD) at Langley Park Elementary
Preventative Health 4 Kids!
We're planning a trip to visit a local elementary school to educate elementary school students about being healthy and avoiding illness! We'll be doing a fun hand washing activity, Clorox wipe relay races, and a short activity about eating healthy!
Please be advised of the upcoming health-related events, but note that only the Letters for Health Literacy, Champions for Children's Health and Shedding Light on Health Equity events will be considered Federal Events and count towards your stipend requirements.
Join the University of Maryland chapter of the American Medical Student Association on the front lines of the health care debate! Health equity week of action is a chance for you to join us in recognizing and fighting the injustices in our health care system - particularly in children's health. Take a stand by participating in any of our events throughout the week!
Federal Event: November 2, 2009, 11 am - 3 pm at the Stamp Food Court:
Letters for Health Literacy
150,000 children in the state of Maryland are uninsured, and that's a problem. But there's an even bigger problem: 100,000 of those children are eligible for coverage through Medicaid or the Maryland Children's Health Program. AMSA has pre-written letters that detail grassroots initiatives the state can implement to bridge this gap: all you have to do is sign them in solidarity!
Federal Event: November 4, 2009 from 10 am-12 pm at Capitol Hill
Champions for Children's Health Stroller Brigade
Join members of AMSA in a rally for Children's Health on Capitol Hill. The event is being organized by the Children's Defense Fund, to register, go here: http://tinyurl.com/yzuj2g2
November 4, 2009 from 5-10pm at California Tortilla on Rt. 1 next to the Maryland Book Exchange
Make-A-Wish with CalTor
AMSA is helping the Make-A-Wish Foundation fulfill more wishes! Come eat at California Tortilla on Wednesday from 5-10pm and a portion of the profits will go to kids with life-threatening medical conditions. Just say "AMSA" when you order, and you'll be helping a great foundation!
Federal Event: November 5, 2009 from 7-9pm at the Nyumburu Amphitheater
Shedding Light on Health Equity
The United States is the only developed country in the world that lets 700,000 people go bankrupt each year trying to pay medical bills. Come out to the American Medical Student Association Candlelight Vigil and enjoy some HOT CHOCOLATE while you learn the truth behind the battle on Capitol Hill, and the faces of people and children who are forced to go uninsured each year because of the rising costs of medicine and the games played by the insurance industry.
November 6, 2009, (TBD) at Langley Park Elementary
Preventative Health 4 Kids!
We're planning a trip to visit a local elementary school to educate elementary school students about being healthy and avoiding illness! We'll be doing a fun hand washing activity, Clorox wipe relay races, and a short activity about eating healthy!
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