Tuesday, September 25, 2012

NAD SPOTLIGHT

Check out the NADs spotlighted in the NAP Lounge this week:



NAP Weekly Announcements - Fall 2012 - Week 3

WEEKLY EVENTS:

Thursday: NAD MEETING AT 7 PM at the Native American House
Friday: BALONEY LUNCH AT NOON in the NAP LOUNGE
Thursday and Saturday: GRE STUDY GROUP at King Arthur Café in Baker Library from 5-7 pm

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3rd Annual DAY OF CARING
Join the Upper Valley United Way and the William Jewett Tucker Foundation for this half-day service event! It is a great opportunity for individual students or student teams to give back to the community and learn about the Upper Valley.
It's on Saturday, September 29th, 2012 from 8am-1pm.


Registration is first come, first served and will fill up - so register early!

The day will start at 7:30 am on the Green for breakfast and registration. Opening ceremonies begin at 8am and groups will depart for their service projects at 8:30. All projects are half-day and students should be back to Hanover by 1 or 1:30pm. All participants will receive a free event T-shirt!

This event is co-sponsored by the Tucker Foundation, the President’s Office, and the Dean of the College Office.

Women of Color Collective
Join the WoCC as they continue to discuss what it means to be a woman of color at Dartmouth. 
Tuesday @ 6:30pm at the CWG. 
Allies welcome!

2012 E.E. Just Science Symposium
“Celebrating E.E. Just’s Spirit of Scientific Courage & Discovery"
Thu., Sep 27th – Sat., Sep 29th

All lectures will be followed by 15-20 minute discussion period. Feel free to talk to speakers after presentations and build connections

2012 Symposium Schedule ASC Internships 2013

Thursday, September 20, 2012

NAS Symposium Next Week


Featuring:

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Val Napoleon
Photo credit:
U of Victoria Website
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Ned Blackhawk
Photo credit:
Yale University website

Indigenous Art Event @ the Hood

"Together Alone: The Politics of Indigeneity and Culture in Australia"
PANEL DISCUSSIONHood Museum of Art Auditorium
Friday, September 21
3:00-5:30 PM
Participants: Brenda L. Croft, Stephen Gilchrist, Sonia Smallacombe, Christian Thompson

Coinciding with the Crossing Cultures exhibition of Indigenous art from Australia, this symposium features a leading Indigenous artist, curator, and lawyer who will discuss critical issues surrounding the reception and recognition of Indigenous art and the politics of Indigeneity in an increasingly globalized world. During the reception following the panel, Hetti Perkins's pathbreaking video art+soul will be playing continuously from 6:00 to 8:00 PM in the Hood Museum of Art Auditorium.

Organized by the Hood Museum of Art and cosponsored by the Office of the Provost, the Museum Lecture Series Fund, the Leslie Center for the Humanities, the Dickey Center for International Understanding, and Native American Studies.

Image caption: Walangkura Napanangka, Pintupi, Lupul, 2005, acrylic on canvas. 
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Gift of Will Owen and Harvey Wagner; 2009.92.321. 
© 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VISCOPY, Australia.
  
Crossing Cultures: The Owen and Wagner Collection of Contemporary Aboriginal Australian Art at the Hood Museum of Art
OPENING RECEPTION
Kim Gallery
Friday, September 21
6:00-8:00 PM  

Join the Hood Museum for the opening celebration of the Crossing Cultures exhibition, featuring a performance by Oxford-based Indigenous artist Christian Thompson and exploration in the galleries.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

NAP Weekly Announcements - Fall 2012 - Week 2


NEW ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK TRIP

The Tucker Foundation is sponsoring a brand new ASB to Denver, Colorado, where participants will work with a variety of urban Native American issues and organizations that address them. Check out the blurb copied below! 

Two information sessions will take place on Wednesday, September 19th, and Thursday, September 20th, both at 8 PM in Carson L01 if you'd like more information. You can also check out this website for application details, or blitz me if you have any questions!

-Greg Buzzard '13

Denver: Urban Indian Experience trip
Trip Leaders: Autumn White Eyes '14, Gregory Buzzard '13, JesAnne Tageson-Ramirez '13 

Modern Native American life doesn't much resemble society's image of them as horse-riding reservation dwellers. Today, more than half of all Native peoples live in urban areas where they face a unique set of social and economic challenges. These Urban Indians are the creators of a new type of Indian culture, one based on their deep connections to home communities and cultures, but also mixed with their experiences in some of America's largest cities. This trip will explore Urban Indian life in Denver, Colorado, home to a 25,000 strong Native American community and the many organizations serving that community. Service projects will bring Dartmouth students in contact with Denver's Native community through work on diverse issues including cultural enrichment, Indian healthcare, access to housing, and education.


DEADLINE TO APPLY IS OCTOBER 3RD.


EMPLOYER CONNECTIONS FAIR
Wed & Thurs. Sept. 19 & 20
Noon-4pm
Hopkins Center
(Includes Non-Profit Room on Sept. 19th)

NEW employers EACH day, over 100 total
Talk informally with employer reps (mostly Dartmouth alums)
No resumes - Just come and explore different employers,  jobs & internships.

LAW SCHOOL FAIR
Thurs. Sept. 20
Noon-4pm
Top of Hop
Talk with reps from over 40 Law Schools

See full list of participating organizations  at:

OCCOM SCHOLAR PROGRAM

Reminder that the Occom Scholar Program application is due in the coming days on September 21, 2012.

If you have any questions, please contact Preston McBride (preston.s.mcbride.gr@dartmouth.edu) or Ma'Ko'Quah Jones (abagail.j.jones.14@dartmouth.edu).





40TH ANNIVERSARY SYMPOSIUM IN NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES
"Indigenous Rights, Sovereignty and Nationhood"
Friday, September 28th
4 ‐ 6 p.m. 
Rockefeller 2
featuring...
James Tully, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Law, Indigenous Governance and Philosophy, University of Victoria, British Columbia
Val Napoleon (Saulteau First Nation), Law Foundation Professor of Aboriginal Justice and Governance, Faculty of Law, University of Victoria, British Columbia
Ned Blackhawk (Western Shoshone), Professor of History and American Studies, Yale University

This symposium and related events are made possible through the generosity of
Edward '46 and Molly Scheu and the Scheu Endowment in Native American Studies


For those who are interested in taking the MCAT:
Many Nathan Smith Society members have been or will be thinking about when to take the MCAT examination, as it will transition to a new exam in 2015.  The switch-over will actually begin in March 2015 (so that the January 2015 exam administration will be the current format). The American Association of Medical Colleges has just released a preview guide for the 2015 exam as a .pdf and also a PP set comparing contrasting the present exam and the changes in 2015. One thing to note about the present exam is that the Writing Sample has already been eliminated for the 2013 exam and will no longer be included on either of these formats. These documents are enclosed and have also been posted on the NSS web site ('MCAT Basics for Students' image in middle of page) and on the companion NSS Blackboard site).
If you are beginning to think about which exam to take and how you might adjust your course plans and prep time for either, please don't hesitate to use our walk-in advising hours.


Harvard Summer Program
Luce Scholars Program
(1 year) Intern in Asia
Placements (individually arranged based on interest) can be made in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. (Applicant cannot already have significant experience in Asia or majored in Asian Studies).
DEADLINE: October 1 
Requires Nomination by Scholarship Office

London ­Mountbatten Institute Internship Program
(1 year)
Combines full-time work with seminars, self-assessment, and projects leading to either the Certificate or MBA in International Business Practice.  http://www.mountbatten.org/mipweb.nsf/pages/ld_a_year_in_london
DEADLINE: October 1 for March session

Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship
Serve as full-time junior staff members at the participating organization of one’s choice. Meetings with peace and security policy experts.
DEADLINE: October 1 for January start

Green Corps—Environmental Leadership Fellow
(1 year)
The  Field School for Environmental Organizing includes intensive classroom training, hands-on field experience running urgent environmental campaigns, and career placement in positions with leading environmental groups.
DEADLINE: October 8

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Don't forget!

Baloney Lunch tomorrow at noon in the NAP lounge! The lounge is on the second floor of Collis.
Hope to see everyone there!

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

NAP Weekly Announcements - Fall 2012 - Week 1

Welcome back to all of our returning students, faculty, and staff--and a big welcome to the class of 2016! We're glad to have you here!

1. NAP/NAS Welcome Back Dinner


Osiyo!
You are invited to the
Native American Program & Native American Studies
Welcome Back Community Dinner

Sept 12, 2012
6pm
Occom Commons

Welcoming both new and returning students, staff, faculty, and alumni
to our Dartmouth Native community

Please view this link to rsvp:

2. Career Services Strictly for Seniors

***This program is a MUST for ALL Seniors***
*STRICTLY FOR SENIORS *

SEPT. 13  (Thurs)  6-7:30 PM - 28 Silsby
                                  OR
SEPT. 16 (Sun) 4-5:30  PM -  Filene Auditorium

REQUIRED by 4 PM on SEPT. 12<<<

Topics include:

Identifying your level of preparedness for applying to various options
Practical advice on managing your schedule & setting goals
Tips on your options (job, grad school, etc.)
Registering w/ Career Services to receive Career Blitzes and Updates
Overview of On-Campus Recruiting
Receive a 'timeline and action step' workbook !

Outcome:  You will know the strategies & resources managing your
senior year and minimizing anxiety.

3. Teach for China
2-year teaching fellowships in China's most indigent rural schools. (The only program in China collaborating with Teach For All's global network, a Teach For America affiliate) http://www.tfchina.org/

First Deadline:  SEPT. 23

4. European Economic and Social Committee Traineeships
(5 mos.) Work in Belgium with a mentor in, carrying out research in a particular area, and in evaluating economic, financial and technical cooperation projects and programmes and drawing up records of meetings. 
Deadline: SEPT. 29 (For a February – July experience)

5. NAD Meeting 
Thursday at 7pm
Dining room of the Native American House

6. ICC REPS NEEDED FOR THE NATIVE COMMUNITY!

The Inter-Community Council (I-CC) is now accepting applications for community liaisons for Fall 2012!  I-CC is a student-lead organization under the Office of Pluralism and Leadership that advocates for students on campus. Below you will find more information about I-CC,  as well as the liaisons' responsibilities. Everyone is encouraged to apply!

Applications are due by WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 at 5:00pm.


Check back later for an application!