Dear Dudley Volunteers,
I thought you might want to check out the latest issue of the Public Service Weekly
Update, put out by Phillips Brooks House Association and the Public Service Network.
Although we have sent out notice of this fabulous volunteer resource a couple times
before, I don't think we've ever sent an example of one of the weekly updates so
I wanted you to be able to get a taste of the zillions of opportunities it lists! (...
But I also hope that you will especially join us for Dudley public service events, of
course!)
Hope everyone had a restful Thanksgiving holiday and to see you soon at the Homeless Meals
Program or at Dudley!
All best,
Maria
Mike Bishop <mbishop(a)fas.harvard.edu> wrote:
Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2004 13:00:47 -0500
To: publicservice-list(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu
From: Mike Bishop
Subject: Public Service Weekly Update -- December 2, 2004
December 2, 2004
Quote of the Week
�I feel that the greatest reward for doing is the opportunity to do more.�
Jonas Salk
For a full list of public service organizations on campus, visit the PSN website at
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~pbh/psn/studentgroups/all_student_groups.htm
The Weekly Public Service Electronic Update is a project of the Harvard Public Service
Network located on the third floor of Phillips Brooks House. Please send feedback about
this list and notices to be posted to Anne Romatowski at romatow(a)fas.harvard.edu one week
prior to your event.
I. Special Notice
The Center for Public Interest Careers at Harvard Information Session
II. Events: December 2 - 9
1. Kennedy School Workshop: "Using Video As A Tool In Framing Development Policy
Issues"
2. Public Health Schools Admissions Presentation
3. �Applying the Genocide Convention: The Case of Darfur�
4. Outsourcing and Our Communities: A Dialogue with Indian Trade Unionists
5. World AIDS Week Film Screening
6. World AIDS Day Art Show
7. Harvard College International Development Organization Information Session
8. Adams Public Interest Resume, Cover Letter, and Opportunity Search Workshop
9. Harvard December Blood Drive
10. Youth and Public Health Community Meeting
11. The Backside of Housing Markets
12. Journalism Careers Panel with the Nieman Fellows
13. �Race and Ethnic Differences in Depressed Mood Following the Transition
14. Compelled to Excel: Immigration, Education, and Opportunity Among Chinese Americans
15. Panel Discussion: Poverty, Human Rights & Millennium Development Goals
III. Volunteer Opportunities
1. Community Service in France
2. Helping Hand and Heart
3. Volunteer with Patient Who Has Cerebral Palsy
IV. Internships and Fellowships/Part-time and Full-time Jobs
1. The Breakthrough Collaborative, formerly Summerbridge National
2. Public Health Internship, Office of U.S. Assistant Surgeon General
3. New England Public Policy Center at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
4. Youth Challenge Singapore
5. American India Foundation (AIF) Service Corps Fellowship
6. Crimson Summer Academy
7. Teach English in Venezuela
8. Institute of Politics Research Assistants Program
9. Project Vote Smart Research Interns
V. Individual and Group Funding
1. P3 Award A Student Design Competition for Sustainability
VI. Training and Development
1. Education for Social Action
2. Political Elections, Service-Learning, and Civic Engagement
3. Master�s in Social Work/Certificate Program in Jewish Communal and Clinical Social
Work
VII. Early Notice
1. Human Rights Day
2. Kallari Cooperative Panel
3. �Boston at the Crossroads: Racial Trends in the Metropolitan Area in the 1990s and
Beyond�
VIII. Resource of the Week
Massachusetts Campus Compact
I. Special Notice
The Center for Public Interest Careers at Harvard - Information Session
Paid Summer Internships and Yearlong Fellowships at Non-Profits
Tuesday December 7th, 6pm
Phillips Brooks House Parlor
CPIC offers paid internships and fellowships in the public sector in a wide variety
of organizations in Boston, NYC, DC, San Francisco and Chicago. You will learn
more about the application procedure and hear from past interns. Come get a
taste for the diverse and exciting opportunities available! Pizza will be served.
Application deadline -- February 7th, 2005
For more information contact Mike Bishop 617-495-1842 or cpic(a)fas.harvard.edu
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~pbhcpic
II. Events: December 2 9
A. Presentations and Seminars
1. Kennedy School Workshop: "Using Video As A Tool In Framing Development Policy
Issues"
Thursday, December 2nd, 2:30-4:00pm, Taubman 401, Kennedy School, 79 JFK St., Cambridge
Led by Charles Mann, Former Food Security Advisor, Gov't of Malawi, and retired KSG
Fellow; and Michael Sheridan, Lecturer, Visual Arts Dept., Northeastern Univ. &
independent producer of film & video. Sponsored by Kennedy School's Int'l
Development Communications Workshop. For more information, contact
Charles_Mann(a)ksg.harvard.edu.
2. Public Health Schools Admissions Presentation
Thursday, December 2, 4:30 6:00 p.m., Lamont Library Forum Room
Admissions representatives from four schools of public health Harvard, Yale, Columbia,
and Johns Hopkins will discuss their programs and potential career paths within the field
of public health.
3. �Applying the Genocide Convention: The Case of Darfur�
Thursday, December 2, 4:00 6:00 p.m.
Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Mezzanine Room 11
Jennifer Leaning, Professor of International Health, Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Center for
Health and Human Rights, Harvard School of Public Health, Cosponsored by the Weatherhead
Center for International Affairs and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies.
4. Outsourcing and Our Communities: A Dialogue with Indian Trade Unionists
Thursday, December 2, 4:00 6:00 p.m., 125 Mt. Auburn Street, 3rd Floor
Harvard Law School Labor and Worklife Program and Massachusetts Jobs With Justice are
sponsoring a discussion on outsourcing. Come meet Indian labor leaders to discuss mutual
interests in fighting together to defend good jobs and fair labor standards. Less than a
month after a U.S. presidential election in which candidates traded accusations about the
increase in the number of jobs shifting from the U.S. to India and other countries, a
delegation of labor leaders from India is coming to Massachusetts, a state that has lost
tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs in recent years. The goal of the tour is to
develop grassroots strategies to force global corporations to respect workers' rights
and to help build international solidarity between U.S. and Indian workers to fight for
good jobs and fair labor standards. With Ashim Roy, President of the General Electric
workers� union in Gujarat state; V. Chandra, Organizing Secretary of a union representing
50,000 mineworkers who has worked
in the coal industry for 25 years; Anannya Bhattacharjee, coordinator of an international
collaboration between Jobs with Justice and India's New Trade Union Initiative. For
more information call (617) 524-8778 or email jwj(a)massjwj.net. For information about the
New Trade Union Initiative tour, visit
http://www.jwj.org.
5. World AIDS Week Film Screening
Thursday, December 2, 7:00 p.m., 45 Mt. Auburn Street
�A Closer Walk,� a documentary by Robert Bilheimer, narrated by Will Smith and Glenn
Close. More than 50 women, men, young people from Uganda, South Africa, Haiti,
Switzerland, India, Nepal, Ukraine, Cambodia, NYC, San Francisco, Kansas City are
interviewed on health, dignity, and human rights. Sponsored by the Harvard AIDS Coalition,
Harvard Black Students' Association, Association of Black Harvard Women, Harvard
Black Men's Forum, and Harvard African Students' Association. Contact
bansal(a)fas.harvard.edu with any questions.
6. World AIDS Day Art Show
Thursday December 2 Friday December 3, 12:00 7:00 p.m., 45 Mt. Auburn Street
The Harvard AIDS Coalition and Harvard Social Forum Arts Collectiveproudly present:
�Remembrance and Inspiration,�a World AIDS Day art showfeaturing artwork inspired by the
AIDS crisis. Free of charge; donations to Cambridge Cares About AIDS strongly encouraged.
Gallery hours: Thursday and Friday, 12-7 pm. Questions? Email radams(a)fas.harvard.edu.
7. Harvard College International Development Organization Information Session
Saturday, December 4, 2:00 p.m., Ticknor Lounge in Boylston Hall
Find out about the only group on campus focusing on poverty alleviation and development:
The Harvard College International Development Organization. BHUMI and IMPACT have joined
forces to form the Harvard College International Development Group. Come and find out what
it is all about and also have your say in this organization and in the future
ofdevelopment activities on campus.Contact makomva(a)fas.harvard.edu,
ramakr(a)fas.harvard,edu, or yuezhou(a)fas.harvard.edu for more information.
8. Adams Public Interest Resume, Cover Letter, and Opportunity Search Workshop
Sunday December 5, 7:15 9:15 p.m., Adams Conservatory
For Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors: a detailed workshop on how to write resumes and
cover letters for public interest opportunities. Join the Adams Public Interest Tutors as
they go through a detailed workshop describing how to put together an effective public
interest resume and cover letter.The Workshop will help people pursue summer and full-time
public interest opportunities. Informational interviewing and the network job search will
also be reviewed. Bring your resume! In the second hour groups of tutors and fellow
students will review resumes and provide feedback.
9. Harvard December Blood Drive
Monday Wednesday, December 6 8
Come to Harvard�s first Health-themed drive. Meet Community Health Initiative and Freshman
Wellness representatives while you get a free chair massage. AND...The T-shirt design
contest has begun; your design could be on the official 2004-2005 Blood Drive T-shirts.
Monday, December 6, 11:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.; Tuesday, December 7, 11:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.;
Wednesday, December 8, 10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. in Adams House C-Entry
For any information and to make an appointment, please visit
http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~hbd/
or email hbd(a)hcs.harvard.edu . Walk-ins are welcome, too! Please bring a Harvard ID!
10. Youth and Public Health Community Meeting
Monday, December 6, 3:00 5:30 p .m .
State Commissioner of Public Health, Christine Ferguson, is hosting community meetings
statewide to hear from community members on various public health issues affecting their
communities. She will be hosting the Boston meeting on December 6 from 3:00 5:30 p.m. at
the Paulist Center on Park Street across from the Park Street station in Downtown Boston.
The focus for this meeting is youth issues. For more information, please feel free to
contact Linda Shepherd from the Department of Public Health at 617-541-2878.
11. The Backside of Housing Markets
Monday, December 6, 2004, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Kennedy School of Government, Perkins room, Rubenstein (formerly the Eliot building) 415
The housing market has powered the US economy over the last three years, especially along
the coasts. Professor Karl E. Case, Professor of Economics at Wellesley College will
discuss the dynamics of bubbles and how housing booms unwind. Who would be hardest hit by
a decline? What regional differences might appear? How do zoning regulations affect
housing prices? This is a brown bag lunch seminar; drinks and light refreshments will be
served. This event is cosponsored by the Taubman Center for the Study of State and Local
Government and the Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston.
12. Journalism Careers Panel with the Nieman Fellows
Tuesday, December 7, 5:30 p.m., OCS Conference Room, 54 Dunster Street
Interested in pursuing a career in print journalism in the US or abroad? Reporting?
Editing? Photojournalism?
Don't miss the Journalism Careers Panel with the Nieman Fellows. Learn more about
pursuing careers in this exciting field from those who have been in the trenches!
Panelists include:
Mary (Molly) Bingham, photographer, WorldPicture News Agency
Cheryl Carpenter, deputy managing editor, The Charlotte Observer
Ana Cristina Enriquez (Monterrey, Mexico), co-editor, Vida! Periodico El Norte/Editora El
Sol
Amy Goldstein, White House domestic policy reporter, The Washington Post
13. �Race and Ethnic Differences in Depressed Mood Following the Transition
from High School�
Wednesday, December 8, 12:00 1:00p.m., Murray Archives conference room, Radcliffe Yard
Murray Archives Brown Bag Lecture Series presents �Race and Ethnic Differences in
Depressed Mood Following the Transition from High School� with Susan Gore, professor of
sociology, University of Massachusetts at Boston.
14. Askwith Education Forum: Compelled to Excel: Immigration, Education, and Opportunity
Among Chinese Americans
Wednesday December 8, 2004, 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Vivian Shuh Ming Louie, Assistant Professor of Education, will discuss research from her
recent book. Drawing on interviews with second-generation Chinese Americans attending a
public, commuter university and a highly selective private university, Vivian Louie
challenges the idea that race and class do not matter in their educational experiences.
How do second-generation Chinese Americans understand their own paths to college? And how
do they understand their incorporation into American life? In addressing these questions,
Louie finds that the views and experiences of Chinese Americans with schooling and the
identities they are forming have much to do with the opportunities, challenges and
contradictions that immigrants and their children confront in the United States. An
introduction will be provided by Mary Waters, Chair of the Department of Sociology in the
Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University. Panelists will include Suzanne Lee,
Principal of the Josiah Quincy School
in Boston, and Peter Law, Senior Guidance Counselor at Charlestown High School. For
information, contact Meghan Liegel at 617-496-5873. Askwith Lecture Hall, Longfellow Hall.
All Askwith Education Forums are free and open to the general public. Tickets are not
necessary, unless otherwise noted. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served
basis.
15. Panel Discussion: Poverty, Human Rights & Millennium Development Goals
Thursday 9 December, 6:30p.m.-8.30 p.m., Starr Auditorium
Organized by the Progressive Caucus with support from Hauser Center for Non Profit
Organizations and South Asia Caucus. Featuring: Ms Eveline Herfkens, Executive Coordinator
appointed by the UN Secretary General for the Millennium Development Goals Campaign; Mr.
Ray Offenheiser, President of OXFAM America. Refreshments Provided
III. Volunteer Opportunities
For a chronological list of previously posted volunteer opportunities, please visit
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/%7Epbh/psn/updates/2004-2005/volunteer2004-2005.…
1. Community Service in France
Coll�ge C�v�nol International Work Camp
Are you looking for a meaningful, fun, and inexpensive community-service experience? Do
you want to improve your French skills? Be part of a long tradition of service that helped
to build a multi-denominational school in the beautiful Massif Central of southern France.
Founded by Huguenot pacifists in the 1930s, Le Coll�ge C�venol harbored refugees
throughout WWII. The Coll�ge remains active in the spirit of tolerance and international
cooperation. Here students from the world over join in various projects to renovate the
campus and its original farmhouse buildings and dormitories, erected in the years after WW
II. Through shared labor and communal living, work-campers perpetuate the tradition
service established by the founders of the Coll�ge.
Enjoy selfless service; Discover the spirit of the work-camp and the school; Discover the
history of Nazi resistance by non-violent means; Learn how the Huguenots rescued over
5,000 refugees from the Gestapo; Enhance your French language skills.
The camp begins the second week of July, 2005 and lasts 3 weeks. If interested please
contact Christopher Young: chris(a)vistamediagroup.com.
2. Helping Hand and Heart
Helping Hand and Heart: Volunteer and Befriend Patients in Rehab. Looking for a fulfilling
activity for your spring semester? Volunteer in a healthcare facility, make friends,
impact someone deeply, witness a day-by-day healing process, and join a service-based
community
Helping Hand and Heart (Triple H) is a new volunteer program at Harvard working with
patients in rehabilitation. We'll be visiting Neville Center (15minutes away from
campus), and providing emotional support and friendship for patients going through a long
rehabilitation process after an illness (e.g., stroke, heart attack) or accident. Many of
the patients we'll be working with have decreased mobility and use wheelchairs. Our
patients face isolation, shock, frustration and fear as they meet the new physical and
emotional challenges after injury/illness. Now is a time they can use a good friend for
support and a helping hand, which is what we are here for.
Program Benefits: Experience working closely in healthcare setting; Highlights the human
side of healthcare; See the physical progress of your recovering friends over time; Allows
time and space to form enriching friendships; A close-knit social circle for both
volunteers and partners; Opportunity for development, growth, and leadership.
Volunteer interest forms are due December 21, 2004. Co-director applications are
available. Please contact Sandra Wong (swong(a)fas.harvard.edu) for more information, or
check out
http://redirect.to/hhh for information and forms. Thanks!
3. Volunteer with Patient Who Has Cerebral Palsy
Interested in working with an adult with Cerebral Palsy? Spend 1 hour a week with
47-year-old woman from Boston with CP. She needs assistance paying bills and completing
other tasks. If interested, please contact Eddie Horta at 617-667-0531 or
ahorta(a)bidmc.harvard.edu.
IV. Internships and Fellowships/Part-time and Full-time Jobs
For a chronological list of previously posted internship and fellowship/part-time and
full-time jobs, please visit
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/%7Epbh/psn/updates/2004-2005/internshipsfellowsh…
1. The Breakthrough Collaborative, formerly Summerbridge National
Information Session Monday, December 6, 7:00 p.m., Loker Coffeehouse
Want to make a breakthrough in children's lives? Then apply to teach with the
Breakthrough Collaborative, formerly Summerbridge National. Breakthrough is a nation-wide
academic enrichment program for academically talented and often underprivileged children
from public school systems across the country. Breakthrough prepares these students for
academically rigorous high-school tracks and gets them excited about college.
All teachers are high school or college-aged students who plan their own curricula. This
is an intense internship where student teachers are the leaders, teaching daily, advising,
and setting the tone for the entire program. All undergraduates are eligible to apply,
regardless of major. New and returning teacher applications for our programs in 25 US
locations and Hong Kong are now available on our web site at
www.breakthroughcollaborative.org. Applications are due February 21, 2005 at 5:00 p.m.
2. Public Health Internship, Office of U.S. Assistant Surgeon General
The internship is located in the Office of U.S. Assistant Surgeon General, Rear Admiral
Susan Blumenthal, M.D., within the Office on Public Health and Science and the Office of
Global Health Affairs, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS). The mission of the Department is to protect the health of Americans by
supporting national and
international research, service delivery, and education programs.
Duties and Responsibilities:
As an intern, your responsibilities may include: Conducting research on global health and
emerging health issues (e.g. bioterrorism, mental health, women�s health, heath
disparities, prevention), Being in contact with other federal agencies, public health
officials, leaders in the health care field, consumer organizations, and international
groups; Attending Congressional hearings; Updating content on various Federal health
websites that are directed by Dr. Blumenthal and identifying needs for new information
resources; Assisting in the development and writing of memos, letters, reports, speeches,
and slide presentations, etc.; Assisting in the preparation of scientific papers and other
articles for publication; Gathering current health and legislative information and data;
Answering telephone and other administrative tasks
Internships are available throughout the year including the summer and may be full-time or
part-time. The time period can be customized. Send a resume and writing sample to:
drsusanjb(a)aol.com. For more information, call (301) 437-8485
3. New England Public Policy Center at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston announces several available positions in its New
England Public Policy Center, opening in January 2005, including full-time paid summer
internships, semester internships, and fulltime jobs for college graduates.
The Center is dedicated to improving the quality of analysis on the economic and policy
issues that affect New England. We expect to contribute unbiased, objective research,
reports, policy forums, and conferences on topics such as state and local public finance,
housing and land use, economic development, and economic conditions in New England. We
will also serve as a catalyst for region-wide dialogue on these issues.
Research assistants: The research assistants will help the analysts and economists to
produce their research by performing literature searches, analyzing data, producing charts
and graphs, writing article summaries, and related tasks. Candidates should have a
bachelor�s degree in economics, public policy, or a related field. The application pool
will remain open until two qualified candidates are found. Expected start date:
immediately through summer 2005.
Interns: We offer a paid full-time summer internship for June through August 2005, as well
as semester internships for college credit. The interns will assist with all the research
operations of the Center, including literature searches, data analysis, and related
tasks.
Every member of our team will share the following qualities: A background and interest in
at least one of the following fields: public economics, labor economics, real estate,
urban and regional economics, or health, education, and welfare; An ability and interest
in communicating with non-technical audiences; Flexibility and breadth of knowledge and
interest; An interest in promoting objective analysis of public policy.
Please direct inquiries and applications to: Carrie Conaway, Deputy Director; New England
Public Policy Center; carrie.conaway(a)bos.frb.org; Federal Reserve Bank of Boston; PO Box
55882; Boston, MA 02205.
4. Youth Challenge Singapore
Youth Challenge Singapore is a NGO associated with the United Nations Department of Public
Information in New York. Our mission is to nurture youths into responsible, competent and
compassionate global citizens. For more information, please visit
http://www.youthchallenge.org.sg.
Duration of the internship: 3 to 6 months, any period of time in the year 2005; Objectives
of the internship program: To provide an opportunity for interns to gain work exposure and
experience in a Singapore's NGO; To involve interns from the conceptualization to
execution of various events and programs. Duties: Coordinating projects (e.g. world
humanitarian program, local community service for the elderly, etc); Liaising with
sponsors, local government as well as UN agencies. Requirements: Undergraduates majoring
in Marketing or Communication Studies would be preferred. The candidate should excel in
written and communication skills. (Experience is not essential.) Accommodation will be
provided, and interns will receive a monthly stipend of S$350/
E-mail your resume, a recent passport-sized photographs, and any additional enquiries to
Miss Maria Cristina at programme(a)youthchallenge.org.sg.
5. American India Foundation (AIF) Service Corps Fellowship
The Service Corps Fellowship is a selective program that builds bridges between America
and India by sending talented and skilled young Americans to work with leading
non-governmental organizations in India for a period of ten months. The program serves as
an exchange of technical skills and intellectual resources that aims to build the capacity
of Indian NGOs
while developing American leaders with an understanding of India. The experience is
designed to enable committed individuals make a deep impact in the development sector by
working at a grassroots level with various NGOS striving to advance social and economic
change in India.
The Fellowship runs from September to June each year. During this time, the Fellows
immerse themselves with organizations working on causes related to livelihood, primary
education, public health and human rights. Over the first four classes of the Fellowship,
projects have included efforts to eliminate child labor, educate children in urban slums,
provide microfinance for women in villages, increase livelihoods in rural areas through
better natural resource management, raise awareness of HIV/AIDS and address women's
and children's specific healthcare needs. NGO partners selected to host Service Corps
fellows are also chosen through a competitive process.
Fellows are chosen through a competitive selection process that includes a written
application and two interviews. All applicants must be at least 21 years of age (at the
time of application) and under the age of 35; have achieved an undergraduate degree prior
to starting the program; be a US Citizen or US Permanent Resident. During the Fellowship,
AIF provides a range of support to Fellows, including training, technical support,
on-going supervision, a stipend that includes a housing, food and transport allowance,
supplemental health insurance as well as travel to and from India.
For more information, visit
http://www.aifoundation.org/site/Programs/ServiceCorps/index.html. Applications are
available online, and must be submitted by January 31, 2005. For all questions concerning
the Service Corps Fellowship please contact Azad Oommen, Program Director at
azad.oommen(a)aifoundation.org.
6. Crimson Summer Academy
An initiative of the President's Office, the Crimson Summer Academy is a challenging
new residential program for motivated high school students from Cambridge and Boston who
have a passion for learning and a desire to excel but have not had access to all of the
resources necessary for success. Over the course of three consecutive summers, these
students live
on campus and engage in a stimulating mix of classes, projects, and field trips. The
Academy welcomes the applications of Harvard freshmen, sophomores and juniors who are
excited about working with these high-achieving young people during the summer of 2005 and
the following
academic year. Successful applicants receive room and board in University housing, a $1000
stipend and a full tuition waiver for one class at the Harvard Summer School. For
involvement with the Academy's students during the 2005-06 school year, they earn an
additional stipend.
If you are interested in a position as a Crimson Mentor, please write a letter explaining
why. Include a copy of your resume and the contact information for two or three
references. Either send these materials as Word documents to jamie_horr(a)harvard.edu or
mail them to The Crimson Summer Academy, 126 Mt. Auburn St., Cambridge, Massachusetts,
02138. The
deadline is January 14 but we would appreciate early applications. Soon after, we may
contact you for a personal interview. (Further details about the Academy can be found at
http://www.crimsonsummer.harvard.edu)
7. Teach English in Venezuela
Optimal English is looking for motivated recent college graduates to coach non-native
speakers in English in Caracas, Venezuela. Those eager to live, work, and learn in one of
the most dynamic and cosmopolitan cities of Latin America will find themselves amply
rewarded both personally and professionally. Employment contracts range from eight to
twelve months.
Optimal English is an innovative company dedicated to improving its clients� English
through memorable and personalized learning experience. The organization works with a
proprietary system developed to address the needs of global executives. Clients include
the Latin American headquarters for Procter & Gamble, the Andean headquarters for Sun
Microsystems and many Venezuelan headquarters for Fortune 500 companies. For more
information, visit
http://www.optimalenglish.com or
http://www.coachenglish.com.
8. Institute of Politics Research Assistants Program
Deadline: December 15, 2004
The IOP is announcing its 2005 Research Assistants Program. You may apply for any of the
positions, which are all working for a Professor of the Kennedy School of Government.
Participating Professors are Roger Porter, Samantha Power, David King, Elaine Kamarck,
Juliette Kayyem, and Linda Bilmes. Research Assistants will be paid for time worked during
the Spring Semester. Some projects include research on the UN, campaigns, and the IOP
Survey. For a listing of Professors and specific Research Projects, as well as the
application, visit
http://www.iop.harvard.edu. Deadline is December 15, 2004.
9. Project Vote Smart Research Interns
Project Vote Smart is seeking to immediately place 10 students in research positions for
10 weeks. The students may start anytime between Jan 1 and May 1 2005. Project Vote
Smart�s political research center, founded by national political leaders Jimmy Carter,
Gerald Ford, John McCain, Geraldine Ferraro and 40 other prominent political leaders, is
now handling millions of citizen inquiries a day and was recently recognized by over 100
news organizations as the best there is.
The center provides an extraordinary experience for interns in Philipsburg, Montana, where
the Project pays all living expenses. The Project�s efforts to defend the citizens right
to the facts about those that govern do not stop on Election Day. We will have over 10,000
newly elected officials to track their speeches, voting records, backgrounds, issue
positions and campaign contributions. Students interested in applying may visit
http://www.vote-smart.org/program_internships.php or email intern(a)vote-smart.org for an
application form and more information.
V. Individual and Group Funding
For a chronological list of previously posted funding opportunities, please visit
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/%7Epbh/psn/updates/2004-2005/funding2004-2005.ht…
1. P3 Award A Student Design Competition for Sustainability
P3 is a partnership <http://es.epa.gov/ncer/p3/fact_sheet.html> between the public
and private sectors to achieve the mutual goals of economic prosperity while protecting
the natural systems of the planet and providing a higher quality of life for its people.
The P3 competition will provide grants to teams of college students (undergraduate and/or
graduate) to research, develop, and design sustainable solutions to environmental
challenges. P3 highlights people, prosperity, and the planet - the three pillars of
sustainability - as the next step beyond P2, or pollution prevention. For more information
about the P3 Award, visit
http://es.epa.gov/ncer/p3/.
The P3 Award Competition has two phases: initially teams compete for $10,000 P3 grants.
Recipients use the money to research and develop their projects during the academic year.
Then in spring 2005, the P3 grant recipients will be invited to Washington, D.C. to
compete for the P3 Award that conveys additional funding for further design development
and implementation. Application receipt deadline date: January 27, 2005, 4:00 p.m. E.S.T.
VI. Leadership Development and Training
For a chronological list of previously posted leadership development and training
opportunities, please visit
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/%7Epbh/psn/updates/2004-2005/leadershiptraining2…
1. Education for Social Action
Information Sessions Wednesday, December 8 and Monday, December 13
Learn more about your community, your world and yourself in Education for Social Action,a
not-for-credit course offered through Phillips Brooks House Association in spring 2005.
Open to all students interested in service and social change. Learn about a Boston
neighborhood and social issues, reflect and work on a social change project. Taught by
Boston community leaders and residents. Information Sessions: Wednesday, December 8th 8:30
PM Phillips Brooks House and Monday, December 13th 8:30 PM Phillips Brooks House.
Contact: Moira Mannix, Education for Social Action Coordinator, mannix(a)fas.harvard.edu or
Laura Ridge, PBHA Student Development Chair, ridge(a)fas.harvard.edu.
2. Political Elections, Service-Learning, and Civic Engagement
Friday, December 10, 9:30 a.m. 3:00 p.m., Bentley College, 175 Forest Street, Waltham,
MA
MassINC and Massachusetts Campus Compact are co-sponsoring a one-day institute on service
learning called �After the Votes Are Counted: Political Elections, Service-Learning, and
Civic Engagement.� The event will take place on from 9:30AM - 3:00PM at Bentley College
175 Forest Street, Waltham, MA. For more details, see
http://ase.tufts.edu/macc/documents/2004FacInstitute.pdf
This faculty Institute will focus on the elements of service-learning that can increase
students' civic learning and knowledge: Where to find solid and up-to-date local and
statewide data for use in service-learning courses; Using your own research to influence
policy-making; Using elections and their results in service-learning courses across the
disciplines; Increasing the quantity and quality of reflective activities done in and out
of the classroom; Reflecting on the Presidential Election in relation to student activism
and civic knowledge; New strategies to communicate service-learning success to the larger
population. Breakfast & lunch provided
The keynote speaker will be Rick Battistoni, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science at
Providence College and Campus Compact Engages Scholar on Civic Engagement. Staff from
MassINC will serve as the lead facilitators for the day. They will speak about how to use
research to drive social and economic change, how you and your students can access
MassINC's research and participate in their work. MassINC will also lead
"Reflection on a Presidential Election": a luncheon talk and discussion.
3. Master�s in Social Work/Certificate Program in Jewish Communal and Clinical Social
Work
The joint Master�s in Social Work/Hebrew College Certificate Program in Jewish Communal
and Clinical Social Work combines clinical social work training and course offerings with
Hebrew College�s curriculum in Jewish studies. This collaborative program between Simmons
College School of Social Work and Hebrew College in Newton allows students to integrate
Jewish culture and clinical social work as they develop a specialization in working with
Jewish clients.
The goals of the program are to: Prepare students with the skills and knowledge to work in
the Jewish community; Offer students an opportunity to create dialogues between Jewish
ways of making meeting and social work values, skills and practice; Provide students with
an understanding and appreciation of the cultural, spiritual and religious contexts in
which identities are formed and interact in clinical practice.
For more information, contact the Simmons College admissions office at 617-521-3917 or
sharon.wilson(a)simmons.edu. You may also log onto
www.simmons.edu/ssw/admission/.
VII. Early Notice
1. Human Rights Day
Saturday, December 11, Boston Public Library, Copley Square, Boston
This Human Rights day event will examine current challenges facing workers in the U.S. and
globally and engage activists and concerned citizens in ways to organize for joint action.
Events include an opening panel, keynote speaker The Honorable David Bonior, U.S. House of
Representatives (1976-2002), and afternoon workshops. Please visit
http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/cchrp/HRDay2004.shtml for more details.
2. Kallari Cooperative Panel
Monday, December 13, 2004, 7:00 p.m., Ticknor Lounge, Boylston Hall
Please join the Social Enterprise Club in welcoming back Judy Logback, founder of the
Kallari Cooperative project in Ecuador. This craft cooperative sells crafts from villages
in the Amazon region of the country to provide indigenous residents of the areas a
sustainable livelihood and a means of preserving their culture. For more information on
the panel, contact Rami Sarafa at sarafa@fas.
3. �Boston at the Crossroads: Racial Trends in the Metropolitan Area in the 1990s and
Beyond�
Tuesday, December 14, 12:00 2:00 p.m.
Institute of Politics Conference Room (first floor), Littauer Building, 79 John F. Kennedy
Street
Join Guy Stuart, Associate Professor of Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government
as he highlights the current demographic trends in Greater Boston and explains the
possible racial future of Greater Boston. This event is free and open to the public.
Please contact Polly O'Brien for directions at 617-495-5091 or by email.
VIII. Resource of the Week
Massachusetts Campus Compact
The Massachusetts Campus Compact is a membership organization of college and university
presidents leading Massachusetts' institutions of higher education in building a
state-wide collaboration to promote service as a critical component of higher education.
Massachusetts Campus Compact (MACC) believes that through sustained and creative student,
faculty and institutional involvement in community service, higher education realizes its
most noble goals of educating citizens, preparing tomorrow's leaders and contributing
to the life of America's communities.
The MACC website,
http://ase.tufts.edu/macc/default.htm, contains information about
upcoming MACC events, articles about public service and civic engagement, information
about job and volunteer opportunities, and links to other nonprofit organizations.
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