The Political Science Department regularly receives announcements relevant to possible job and career opportunities for our students. The most recently received ones are listed below.
October 15th, 2007
The Minor in Business and the Liberal Arts
Did you know that nearly one-third of graduates from Political Science and International Politics at Penn State work for a business? And this doesn’t include the one-third of our alumni who end up working for law firms. These numbers are somewhat fuzzy, but they capture a basic reality: Lots of students end up in the business world even though they have had a minimum of business courses, if any, and probably did not think about it too much while they were in college. Businesses, however, understand the value of students who study the Liberal Arts.
To help students become better aware of the wide array of opportunities available to them and to give them a particularly Liberal Arts perspective on business, the Department of Political Science has started this year to administer the revised Minor in Business and the Liberal Arts. It may be right for you. Here are some its highlights:
Learn more about LA 200 in the following ways. Check out the requirements here. Enroll in LA 200 for 1 credit (you don’t need to be a minor). Stop by and talk with the new advisor for the minor, Melissa Gayman (mag31@psu.edu) in 202 Pond Lab.
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Enrichment Funds for Spring Study Abroad
Are you planning on studying abroad this spring? If so, you should apply for enrichment funds separately from the College of Liberal Arts and the Political Science Department. Our application form can be found here: http://polisci.la.psu.edu/undergraduate/enrichment.html
The deadline to apply for funds is October 22.
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Interested in Credits for Your Internship?
Effective spring 2008 you can get credits for your internship directly from the Department of Political Science. Our internship course (LA 495.18A) will be supervised by Suzanne Gold who teaches a variety of courses in American Politics. You can enroll in this course for 3 or 6 credits and you can use up to three credits directly in the major (check with your advisor if you are uncertain about this). We’ll be opening enrollment to this course within a couple of weeks, so if you have a spring internship in mind check with Angela Hill or our website to see when you can start enrolling. You’ll need to come by Pond Lab and complete an application to enroll.
If you have questions about what’s involved to get credits check in with Dr. Gold. You can find her office hours here: polisci.la.psu.edu/faculty_office_hours.html
Summer enrollment in LA 495.18A will open in the spring. And if you are doing the Washington Program in the fall you should enroll in a different section section of LA495. Again, Angela Hill or your advisor can advise you on the correct section.
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Enrichment Funds for Summer Internships
We offer enrichment funds for summer internships. Financially eligible students may receive between 150 and 1,000 dollars. Applications will be available early spring. Sorry, we don’t have enrichment funds for spring internships. Be sure to apply to the College of Liberal Arts for their enrichment funds too.
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Internship Opportunity: Project Vote Smart
Are you interested an internship outside Washington DC? How about in the Montana mountains doing non-partisan research for the upcoming elections? Project Vote Smart is worth looking into—several of our students have done internships at their ranch in Montana on several research projects related to political candidates, the media, and legislatures. Vote Smart internships last for 10 weeks in the spring and summer. They provide room and board and some may pay a stipend as well.
Learn more about Project Vote Smart on their web page: www.votesmart.org
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Penn State's Dickinson School of Law to Host Forum on Immigration Law
– Should it be Controlled at the State or Federal Level?
Wednesday, October 17 @ 12:00 p.m.
HUB-Robeson Center Auditorium
The student chapter of Penn State’s Dickinson School of Law Federalist Society will host a discussion on immigration law.The forum will be led by immigration law experts Dr. James Carafano of the Heritage Foundation and Victor Romero, Penn State Dickinson’s associate dean for academic affairs. Carafano and Romero will discuss whether immigration law should be controlled at the local/state level, as raised in the Hazelton, Pa., case, or at the federal level by Congress.
Carafano is assistant director and Senior Research Fellow of the Washington, D.C., - based Heritage Foundation, which is committed to building an America where freedom, opportunity, prosperity and civil society flourish. Romero is an associate dean, professor of law and the Maureen B. Cavanaugh Distinguished Faculty Scholar at Penn State Dickinson. The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies is a group of libertarians and conservatives interested in the current state of the legal order.
For more information, please contact: Alison Kilmartin amn11@psu.edu
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Information Sessions on the Penn State Washington Internship Program
Monday, October 22nd @ 6:30 p.m. in 158 Willard
Tuesday, October 23rd @ 6:30 p.m. in 158 Willard
These are the final information sessions of the semester, so if you didn’t have a chance to attend one of our earlier sessions, this is your last opportunity in the fall.
The Washington Program provides internship opportunities in our nation's capital in the fields of media, government, politics, and more, along with student housing and social activities with other Penn Staters. During the fall semester, students also have the opportunity to take classes taught on-site by Penn State faculty (the internship program is available in the spring, summer, and fall). Additional information and an application form can be found online at:
http://www.psu.edu/dept/comm/wash/
If you aren’t able to attend either session and would like information about the Washington Program, please contact program coordinator Keith Fledderman at krf115@psu.edu or (202) 232-4783
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National Security Education Program (NSEP) David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarships Information Workshop
Time: 4:00 pm
Place : 112 Kern Building
Date: Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Information workshop will be conducted by Mr. Chris Powers, Deputy Director of the National Security Education Program(NSEP)
The NSEP offers unique scholarship opportunities for U.S. undergraduates and graduates to gain knowledge of languages and cultures in areas of the world less frequently studied. The NSEP awards scholarships to American students for study of world regions critical to U.S. interests (including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Middle East). Duration of study may be a summer, semester or a full academic year; awards range from $6,000 to $20,000 for a full academic year.
Eligibility
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Blow Off Sophomore Slump…
…and be the B.O.S.S. of your career
to Build Opportunities for Sophomore Success !
Date: Wednesday, November 7, 2007 from 1:00-4:00 PM
Location: Career Services Center
(Lobby – general info tables, 103 – academic college info tables, and 234 - workshops)
After “Will I fit in at Penn State?” and ”Will I be able to handle the work?”; the next series of questions on the minds of students when they arrive on campus are “Why am I here?” “Am I taking the right courses?” “What is the best major/Am I in the right major?” and “What am I going to do with my life?” Clearly career development, exploration and planning issues are out there and if they are not addressed effectively, by sophomore year students may become frustrated and/or paralyzed slumping into a downward spiral that impacts them academically, socially, personally and physically.
Knowing what will productively assist sophomores and rising sophomores in finding their way through the maze of questions and determining meaningful short and long-term goals will energize them by providing the much needed purpose for their academic and career pursuits while bringing the mosaic of their career/life plan into focus – laying the foundation for building opportunities for a successful sophomore year and beyond.
Format:
PART I
Information “Major” Fair
PART II
Workshops – each program running twice from 12:00 noon – 5:00 PM
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Information Session : Office of Naval Intelligence
Date : November 7th
Time : 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Place : 110 Thomas
On-campus interviewing from 8:30 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. on November 8 and 9.
The application window for interviews will close Oct 21. The interviews will take place in the Bank of America Career Services Center. Interviews must be scheduled through the Career Services Center.
If you have any questions, email recruit@nmic.navy.mil.
The agency's web site is www.nmic.navy.mil.
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Staying on Campus this Summer? Consider Being a Mentor for LEAP
(The Learning Edge Academic Program)
•Free Single Rm. & Board 2nd Semester
•$600 wage payroll
•Leadership Training (1 credit)
•Collaboration With Faculty for Two Courses
For Info & Application Email leaps@psu.edu
Deadline Nov. 15, 2007