NAP Weekly Announcements - Fall 2012 - Week 10

Welcome to the final week of Fall Term 2012! We hope that everyone enjoyed the last day of classes and studies hard for their finals. Enjoy the holiday season and don't forget to check back with us for internships and other opportunities!

NAP's 40th Anniversary Closing Dinner

Tonight at 6 pm in Brace Commons, please RSVP and check out the Facebook event:

https://www.facebook.com/events/334711456626651/

The Media and Communications Internship with First Peoples Worldwide 

http://www.firstpeoples.org/

A unique opportunity to support and participate in research that drives Indigenous policy and development. The intern will work closely with the First Peoples staff to design, organize, and develop web information and content that will contribute to our efforts to spur development and investment in Indigenous Peoples and communities. Responsibilities include: designing the presentation of online information and data, managing web content, and helping to create a multi-media component to the project. Interns will have the opportunity to have their articles published in major news outlets, gain experience in writing press releases and opinion editorials, do effective reporter outreach, and stage events.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Excellent writing and communication skills, preferably experience reporting on issues for newspapers, journals, and other publications.
• Experience with web and library research.
• Basic-to-intermediate facility with spreadsheet software, web design, and blogging software.
• Demonstrated experience in and passion for Indigenous issues--and for the importance of accurate information and analysis to guide decision-making.
• Demonstrated interest and capability in synthesizing complex sets of data.
• Coursework reflecting interest and knowledge in human rights, Indigenous issues, sustainable business practices, and environmental sustainability.
• Experience working for development, Indigenous, environmental, or other sustainability-oriented organizations, as well as international experience, are a plus.

The work requires attention to detail and an ability to carefully and accurately document authoritative sources for all information gathered. Successful interns are comfortable contacting experts to track down data and other information. A curiosity about how Indigenous issues relate to social, political, and economic realities and a capacity to see connections across fields and specialties are critical.

To apply, send a resume, cover letter, and writing sample to npelosi@firstpeoples.org with "First Peoples Intern" in the subject line. The recruitment process is open until positions are filled. Interns are unpaid. Schedules can be flexible, between 10-40 hours per week. Although we prefer interns to work onsite, we will consider the option of working remotely for the right candidate.

Four Directions Summer Research Program
A summer research opportunity at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) for undergraduate students with commitment to the health of Native American communities.  

The Four Directions Summer Research Program (FDSRP) will be celebrating its 20^thAnniversary in 2013, and has brought nearly 160 students to Boston during this time.

Briefly, students are invited to join the program for 8 weeks to engage in basic, clinical or translational research projects under the supervision of BWH faculty advisors. At the end of the 8 weeks students will share their findings during a program ending research presentation day. 

As well as conducting research, students will also receive professional development training, meet faculty from across the hospital and medical school, and participate in social networking events.

FDSRP will cover students’ travel costs to and from Boston, provide housing free of charge, and give them a stipend for the summer.

The application deadline is February 13, 2013.  Review the 2013 Brochure and visit the program website at www.fdsrp.org for more information and to view the application. Students will be notified of their selection by March 8, 2013.

Please feel free to contact the program if you have any questions at FourDirections@partners.org or
call (617) 525-7646.

2013 Montgomery Summer Research Diversity Fellowship

Applications are now open for the 2013 Montgomery Summer Research Diversity Fellowship in Law and Social Science for Undergraduate Students. Since 1988, this program has introduced over 100 talented undergraduates from diverse backgrounds to the rewards and demands of graduate study in law and the social sciences.

Four summer research fellows will be selected to participate in this 8-week residential program in Chicago during Summer 2013. Students will be provided with a stipend in addition to transportation and housing costs being covered.

The attached poster contains more detailed information on the fellowship and how to apply. Applications are due by February 15, 2013.

Check out the Summer Research Diversity Fellowship on Facebook!

Summer Poster 2013

NAP Weekly Announcements - Fall 2012 - Week 9

WEEKLY EVENTS:

NAD meeting - 7 pm on Thursday at the NAH

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Join the Native American Program in our Men's Wellness Initiative as we welcome Don Burnstick to Dartmouth's campus. 

From his website:

Mr. Burnstick "is a Cree from the Alexander First Nation located outside of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Burnstick obtained post secondary training at the University of San Diego in holistic urban youth development. He also has obtained certification as an Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor and graduated from the Native Trainers Development program at the Nechi Institute in Edmonton.

Don has now been involved within the healing/personal wellness movement for the past 20 years and has utilized humour and performance to provide a holistic approach to healing. His highly acclaimed comedy show 'You Might be a Redskin - Healing Through Native Humour,' is a comedic performance, that humorously portrays First Nations people, their habits, likes and dislikes."

Men's Health Workshop

Date and Time: Nov. 7th, 3:00-5:30 PM

Location: Collis 101

Comedy Show

Date and Time: Nov. 7th, 8:00-9:30 PM

Location: Collis Common Ground

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NEW Winter Term 2013 Courses in Native American Studies

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES and OIL
Native American Studies 43: Winter 2A
Professor Angela Parker

The extraction and development of oil resources is one of the central issues driving U.S. geopolitical policy in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. As the U.S. government engages in covert and overt overseas incursions in order to secure oil supply, we have also reevaluated our domestic supply priorities. Both of these dynamics – as well as the work by multinational oil companies to continually explore and develop/exploit new sources – have led to fraught negotiations between states, multinational corporations, and indigenous populations across the globe. This course explores the long history of such past and present negotiations using books, articles, and documentary films. 
WCult: NW; DIST: SOC

20th CENTURY NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY
American Studies 16 (Identical to History 39): Winter 10A
Professor Angela Parker

Serving as the final course in a three-term survey of Native American history, this class reviews Native history from the late 19th century to the present, focusing on the interplay between large institutions and structures – such as federal and state governments, or the US legal system – and the lived, local experience of tribal communities. The major themes followed throughout the course of the term include: historical narrative (and what it justifies or explains), place and space (how local and national entities define territories), and indigeneity (indigenous identity). 
WCult: NW; DIST: SOC

Fellowship with US PIRG
Description:
As a U.S. PIRG fellow, you will stand up to powerful interests like Wall Street lobbyists and pharmaceutical companies as you work to win concrete results for consumers. You’ll work closely with experienced advocates and organizers, and you’ll learn to make the case for reform through targeted research, coalition building, outreach to citizen activists and the media, and direct lobbying of decision-makers. Through the course of the fellowship, you will get the skills, experience and training necessary to be a leader in the social change movement. 

• As a fellow, you might work on any of the following issues: transportation, food safety, government aid to education, toxic pollution cleanup, money in politics, voting reform and more.
• Responsibilities include: developing issue expertise through research and report writing; planning campaigns and developing strategies to win; building and demonstrating public support through media events and by working with activists and like-minded organizations; making the case to decision-makers in one-on-one meetings and through legislative testimony; and building your program through fundraising. 
• Each fellow takes on the critical role of building the organization by canvassing for portions of the year, in addition to running a citizen outreach office in the summer months. 

Training & Experience 
A key part of the U.S. PIRG mission is to train leaders who are capable of organizing and winning results for the public interest. Immediately following an intensive training, fellows are trusted with significant responsibilities. The training is fully paid and starts in mid-August. Additional trainings take place during the year. Training topics include organizing skills and political strategy, and are covered through a mix of lectures, classroom briefings and discussions, role-plays, and in-the-field trainings. 

Throughout the year, you gain valuable skills and experience making your voice heard and building an organization through grant-writing, canvassing, recruiting and managing staff, and directing campaigns. 

Salary & Benefits
As a recent graduate, you will earn $23,750 over the course of your first year with U.S. PIRG. Salary for experienced candidates is commensurate with relevant professional experience. 
In addition, full-time staff can opt in to our state health care coverage, are eligible for paid sick days and vacation days, can apply for our college loan assistance program, and are also eligible to join our 401(k) program in their second year. Our staff accrue two weeks of vacation by the end of their first year and three weeks in their second year. 

Locations & Placement
Fellowship candidates are hired nationwide and placed in U.S. PIRG offices across the country. Specifically, U.S. PIRG is hiring for positions in: AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NM, OH, OR, PA, RI, TX, WA, WI and Washington, D.C. 

If you are interested only in particular locations, you will be asked to identify those locations during the interview process. If you are offered a U.S. PIRG fellowship, you are guaranteed placement in one of your specified locations. 

Questions
Please contact Emily Kowalski in our Recruitment Department with any questions. Send an email to Emily at jobs@uspirg.org or call (617) 747-4370

Qualifications:
We are looking for motivated individuals who are willing to work hard and commit themselves to getting results. We value experience with campus groups or student government and academic achievement, as well as outstanding verbal and written communication and leadership skills. 
The fellowship position is a two-year commitment.

TO APPLY:
Please send a cover letter and resume to Evan Preston at evan@ospirg.org


Oiaintern Announce 2012 Jul

Sierra Club’s Beyond Oil Campaign Internship Program:
Job Title: Intern – Beyond Oil Campaign, Washington, DC
Department: Conservation/ Beyond Oil Campaign
Term: Interns are accepted on a rolling basis
Hours: Minimum 20 hours per week; full time preferred

Oil is America’s # 1 source of climate disrupting emissions, and 51% of oil consumption in this country happens in the gas tanks of cars and light trucks on the road - that’s more that plastics, petrochemicals, jet fuel, and diesel fuel combined. For far too long, the oil industry has used this dependence in the transportation sector as an excuse to destroy Alberta’s boreal forests, Michigan’s Kalamazoo river, and the coastal communities of the Gulf of Mexico and the Niger Delta, not to mention the health and safety of children near refineries and freeways all over the world. When we fight for solutions to oil addiction, we fight to show the oil industry that they don’t own our future.
It's time to break Big Oil's stranglehold on our nation. The Sierra Club's Beyond Oil campaign aims to cut America's addiction to oil by stopping destructive and dirty fossil fuels and promoting real solutions such as smart transportation systems, clean cars, and clean, renewable energy that won't run out. The Beyond Oil intern will assist the campaign’s team members to move our nation beyond oil-based fuels.

Job Activities/Scope:

Interns will provide support to all aspects of the Beyond Oil Campaign, including its three sub-campaigns: dirty fuels, green transportation, and green fleets & electric vehicles. Past job activities have included conducting research and writing, assisting in outreach efforts, organizing program activities and events, preparing educational materials, providing administrative support, and contributing to program blogs and social media.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Demonstrated ability to research complex issues

Ability to gather and synthesize complex information and communicate it in a clear and concise manner

Ability to work well independently or in a team setting
Ability to converse comfortably on the phone

Strong attention to detail

Experience with grassroots organizing and campaigns is a plus

Possessing good time management and organizational skills

Enthusiastic about ending America’s oil addiction!

Compensation/ Pay: All Sierra Club internships are unpaid. Participants may be able to gain college credit for their internship.

To apply, please send resume and cover letter to: jessica.eckdish@sierraclub.org with “Spring 2012 Internship Application” in the subject line.

November Fellowship and Internship Opportunities

Japan Exchange and Teaching Program

1) Assistant Language Teacher 

2) Coordinator of International Relations 

3) Sports Exchange Advisor 

http://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/JET/

Deadline: November (exact day to be determined, but apply early)

HasNa Fellowship – George Washington University's Graduate School of Education and Human Development

The Fellowship supports a part-time intern earning tuition support for a master's degree in one of two on-campus program, Education Policy Studies or International Education, or a doctoral degree in the on-campus cohort of Educational Administration & Policy Studies at GSHED. http://gsehd.gwu.edu/documents/gsehd/admissions/HasNa_Fellowship%20Announcement_final%209.12.12-1.pdf      

http://gsehd.gwu.edu/admissions/tuitionsupport

Deadline: November 1 for a January start

Philadelphia Teaching Fellows

(3 year) Teach in critical-needs subject areas in high need schools and an alternate route teacher certification program. Begin in the summer or mid-year.   http://www.philadelphiateachingfellows.org/program_overview.php

Start accepting applications in November for summer start

Multicultural Advertising Summer Intern Program

(10 weeks) Work at prestigious advertising agencies on various accounts, interact with advertising professionals on a day-to-day basis, and gain valuable professional credential that can help better position themselves in the marketplace 

http://www.aaaa.org/careers/maip/Pages/default.aspx

Deadline: November 1

Scholars in the Nations Service Initiative (SINSI Fellowship)

Complete the 1st year of graduate work (Master in Public Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School), followed by 2 years work in the Federal Government, and then return to complete the final year of the Masters Program. 

http://wws.princeton.edu/scholars/ 

Deadline: November 1

NURU International Fellows

(8 months) Participate in an impact-driven international development project, starting with a 3-week training in San Clemente, CA, followed a 7-month on-the-ground experience by in Kenya.

http://www.nuruinternational.org/files/bin/2798 

Deadline: November 1 (for a January-October rotation)

The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) Fellowships & Grants

Fellowships (up to $23,000) and grants (normally $5,000) to individuals to pursue research or study in one or more Scandinavian countries for up to one year. Awards granted in all fields.  http://www.amscan.org/grants_americans.html   

STUDY/RESEARCH Deadline: November 1

CREATIVE ARTS AWARD Deadline: November 2

(FILM) Directors’ Guild of America - Assistant Directors Paid Training Program

400 days in L.A.

http://www.trainingplan.org/ 

Deadline: November 5

WPP Marketing Fellowship 

(Three 1 year) Rotate through WPP companies, (branding, marketing, advertising, direct marketing, media investment, public relations, etc.) in various international and national locations.   http://www.wpp.com/wpp/careers/marketing/graduates   

Deadline: November 10

Boston Teacher Residency

(3 year) Earn a Master's degree in education from UMASS Boston, tuition remission and a generous living stipend, and Massachusetts Initial Teacher Licensure. (Must submit scores from the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL) or indicate an anticipated future test date.)   http://www.bpe.org/btr/  

Deadline: November 15 - for early admission

Princeton-In-Africa

(12 months) Service Fellowships in humanitarian aid, public health, education, conservation, post-conflict reconstruction and social entrepreneurship.  http://www.princeton.edu/~piaf/index_files/applicants.htm   

Deadline: November 18

For First Year Students: Summer Opportunity

Applications are now open for the SMDEP program!  If you are interested, apply EARLY in the process, as it  has a rolling admissions policy and places are usually full by the applicationdeadline.

Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP) is a FREE (full tuition, housing, and meals) six-week summer academic enrichment program that offers freshman and sophomore college students intensive and personalized medical and dental school preparation. The SMDEP program choses students representing a wide range of economic, cultural, racial, and ethnic diversity 2012-2013 SMDEP Application opens November 1, 2012, for the 2013 summer session!

Program Offerings Include:
Academic enrichment in the basic sciences (organic chemistry, physics,biology) and pre-calculus/calculus
Career development
Learning-skills seminar
Limited clinical exposure
A financial-planning workshop


Program Sites:
Case Western Reserve UniversityColumbia UniversityDuke UniversityHoward UniversityUniversity of California-Los AngelesUMDNJ-New Jersey Medical and New Jersey DentalUniversity of LouisvilleUniversity of NebraskaUniversity of VirginiaUniversity of WashingtonUniversity of Texas-HoustonYale University