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. (For subscription, click here)
Latest Edition (April 8th, 2008):
Career Services Info Sessions
The Career Services Center is proud to present three additional sessions in the Industry Spotlight Series. On April 8th – 10th, 2008, representatives from the following industries will share their experiences; Government & Law Enforcement, Publishing, and Non-Profit & Public Service. These are all industries in which your students will someday be starting careers!! See below for complete schedule and location details.
We encourage you to pass this information to your students. We have all attendees swipe their ID card so if you need a list of whom in your class attended we can get you that information. Also, please let us know if you plan to require your class to attend so that we can make seating accommodations.
If you have any questions please contact Megan at mao205@sa.psu.edu or visit our website at http://www.sa.psu.edu/career/iss/. Attached is a flyer with the complete list for you to share with students.
Thank you so much and we look forward to serving your students career planning efforts.
Industry Spotlight Series Panel 2008 Schedule…
All panels are from 7-8pm in room 103 Bank of America Career Services Center
Working in Government: Tuesday, April 8th
Featuring: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) & Centre County City Commissioner’s Office
** Rescheduled from February when cancelled due to weather
The Publishing Industry: Wednesday, April 9th
Featuring: State College Magazine & PSU University Press
Public Service and Non-Profit: Thursday, April 10th
Featuring: PeaceCorps, Centre Peace, and Center for Student Engagement
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With Dan Seals for Congress—
Dan Seals is a democrat running for United States Congress in Illinois' 10th Congressional District. This would be a great opportunity for students wishing to spend their summer or fall in the Chicago Area. Congressional Quarterly, a non-partisan Washington, D.C. based publication, ranked Dan Seals sixth in the nation among both Republicans and Democrats and third among all Democratic challengers.
Exciting Internships: Elect Dan Seals to the United States Congress
Location: (Chicago, IL Area) Deerfield, Illinois and Surrounding Areas
Organization: Dan Seals for Congress
Start dates: May 19, 2008, June 16, 2008, August 25, 2008
End date: Flexible
Last date to apply: Open Until All Positions Filled (prefer summer applications by April
15, 2008)
Compensation: Unpaid (academic credit available)
Last updated: March 13, 2008
Job Description: We are offering individuals interested in government and politics the opportunity to become a part of our fast-paced, cutting-edge campaign team. Through the Seals Campaign School, seminars, and working directly with campaign staff, interns will have the opportunity to learn about and gain experience in the following areas: field visibility and voter contact (door-to-door canvassing, phone banking, database development, online organizing, mapping, event planning, and participating in parades and campaign events), research and communications (campaign message, issues research, opposition research, media relations and writing), finance and fund raising (research, data entry, call time with the candidate and event planning) and office support.
This is an excellent opportunity to learn the inside workings of a campaign for United States Congress while making valuable contacts for a future role in government and politics. Interns will sharpen their communication and analytical skills, gain an enhanced understanding of national and local politics and work directly with campaign staff and volunteers.
Qualifications:
We're looking for students living in or near Illinois' Tenth Congressional District with:
Political interns must be fast learners as well as effective communicators who are ready and willing to spread the word about Dan Seals. High school and college level interns should have a strong academic record. College level interns enrolled in a related field of study (e.g. communications, political science, marketing, computer science, Spanish) are encouraged to apply.
Application instructions:
Summer applications should be received by April 15. After April 15, applications will be accepted on a rolling basis depending on availability. In addition, we are also looking for interns interested in taking off the Fall semester to work on the campaign. Interns must be able to work full-time (which may include evenings and weekends). Campaign work is flexible, and we can accommodate schedules. Internships are not paid, but students are able to earn college or high school credit, depending upon the requirements of the institution. An online application form may be filled out here.
If you have questions, you can call 847-945-8900 and leave Muriel Lazar a message at the campaign office. We look forward to receiving your application!
Please reply to MurielLazar@comcast.net if you have any questions.
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Summer Acquisition Internship
Penn State University Press seeks a bright, energetic intern to assist our acquisitions department over the summer. The candidate will provide support for two editorial assistants and three editors who guide manuscripts through the acquisition process, including in-house review, revision, peer review, and final acceptance or rejection. Responsibilities include screening mail, vetting proposals, processing manuscripts, updating databases, drafting catalog copy, and attending and preparing minutes for Editorial Committee meetings, as well as basic filing, photocopying, data input, and answering phones. This is a demanding but exciting job at a scholarly press with a wide range of publications in history, art history, literature, philosophy, political science, religious studies, Latin American studies, African American studies, sociology, and regional topics.
The successful candidate will be efficient, detail-oriented, able to prioritize work, and function independently. Candidates should also have a strong interest in publishing as a career. Excellent oral and written communication skills and good organizational abilities are essential. Interns must possess ability to interact effectively with individuals from a variety of cultures and backgrounds. This internship is excellent training for any career path in publishing. Penn State University Press interns have gone on to work with such publishers as Elsevier, McGraw-Hill, Houghton-Mifflin, Avon Books, MIT Press, NYU Press, Oxford University Press, Princeton University Press, O'Reilly & Associates, University of California Press, Thames & Hudson, and other institutions such as libraries, museums, and communications companies.
The Penn State Press Summer Acquisitions Internship lasts three months. Successful completion of this volunteer internship qualifies participants for consideration for a paid internship in the fall. We ask that interns commit to working 10-20 hours per week within the hours of 9am to 5pm. To apply, please send a resume, cover letter, and a list of references to Patrick Alexander at document.write('this email address<\/a>'); this email address. This internship may also be available for credit. If you wish to do this internship for credit, please contact your adviser first regarding credit
http://www.psupress.org/contact/ContactJobs.html#summer
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The Department of Political Science of the Central European University (CEU) would like to draw your attention to a new two-year MA program in Political Science offered in Budapest. Our program gives students an opportunity to deepen their knowledge in different fields such as comparative politics, political economy, political communication, or political theory.
The department is also happy to announce that additional scholarships for future students became available. In order to make most out of these, we have extended our admission deadline to April 15, 2008 for all our programs! Students can now apply for our one-year MA program, our two-year MA program, as well as our PhD in Political Science program.
Please see attached the department's poster to familiarize yourself with the academic programs we offer as well as the admission requirements.
For more information, please visit our website at www.ceu.hu/polsci.
For information on the admission process and online application form, please go to www.ceu.hu/admissions.
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U.S. Student Fulbright Program Information Meeting
If you are a U.S. citizen with a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher, an undergraduate graduating in May or August 2009 or a graduate student (graduating anytime on or after May 2010), and would like to research, study, or teach internationally, then you should seriously consider applying for a U.S. Student Fulbright Program Grant.
Fulbright Grants pay for one year of study, research or teaching in up to 140 different countries outside the United States. A full grant covers travel, insurance, tuition (if studying) and living costs.
Approximately 1,100 Fulbright Grants are awarded annually to graduating seniors, graduate students, and emerging professionals. To be successful, you must decide what you want to do. For the majority of Fulbright grants, your project is determined by you. The Fulbright selection board has to be convinced that you have the academic background and the maturity to successfully complete your project within one year. For study and research grants, it is very helpful to get written affiliation from a professor or other mentor in your chosen host country. For example, a philosophy student decided to study Aristotle’s concept of human being and its Islamic reception in France he contacted a faculty member in France who was researching the same concept and received a letter of support.
Another form of Fulbright Grant provides support for you to teach English for one year in a total of 15 different countries located in Western and Eastern Europe, Asia and South America. These opportunities are available to graduating seniors. For several of the countries, your host country language skills must be very good: whereas for the other countries, you do not need strong language skills. All teaching grants stress that you be a good representative of the United States and have a good command of English (some teaching and/or tutoring experience is also very helpful).
For additional information about the U.S. Student Fulbright Program, please visit the Fulbright website at http://www.iie.org/fulbright/ .
The 2009-2010 U.S. Student Fulbright Competition will open on May 1, 2008.
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Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell, and Gates Cambridge Scholarships
The Rhodes Scholarship funds two years of graduate study at the University of Oxford, while the Marshall funds two years of graduate study anywhere in the United Kingdom. The Mitchell supports studies for one year at one of the nine universities in Ireland and Northern Ireland. The Gates Cambridge provides funds one to four years of study (in any discipline) at Cambridge.
Eligible students will be:
1. U.S. citizens
2. current juniors or seniors
3. have at least a 3.7 GPA
4. have significant leadership and service experience
Although the Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell and Gates Cambridge Scholarship session is mainly targeted at juniors and seniors, all years are welcome to come and learn about these unique opportunities! The specifics of each award, selection criteria, and the application process will be discussed. More information is available on the UFO website at www.ufo.psu.edu.
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Center for the Study of the Presidency Fellowship Program
Penn State University has been invited to nominate a student for The Center Fellows Program. The Fellowship is a unique non-resident educational initiative offering undergraduate and graduate students, a year-long opportunity to study the U.S. Presidency, the public policy making process, and our Chief Executive's relations with Congress, allies, the media, and the American public. The Center Fellow Program’s goal is to develop a new generation of national leaders committed to public service.
Fellows come to Washington, D.C. for personal briefings by national media representatives, for networking opportunities with decision makers, and for a chance to learn firsthand about the policy making process.
Each year two Center Fellows are recognized for the exceptional scholarship of their papers on the modern Presidency. Substantial awards and plaques honoring their achievements are presented. Since its inception, the Center Fellows Program has developed leadership and scholarship skills in more than 1,000 students. Many have gone on to distinguish themselves in government, education, military, business and other fields of endeavor.
For more information please visit their website: http://www.thepresidency.org/Fellows/indexfellows.html
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The Liberal Arts professional advisers along with the enrichment center organized an information series on various undergraduate enrichment opportunities within the College of the Liberal Arts. All of these upcoming sessions will be held in the Undergraduate Enrichment Center in 103 Sparks.
Tuesday, April 8, 2 – 4 p.m.:
Crime, Law, and Justice and Sociology Internships
Crime , Law, and Justice/Sociology Adviser Karen Sones will be available to discuss the CLJ/SOC Internship Program – when and where you can complete one, funding possibilities, and general requirements.
Thursday, April 10 3 - 6 p.m.:
Internship Resume and Cover Letter Review: All LA students
Ashley Tarbet, Undergraduate Enrichment Coordinator for the College of the Liberal Arts and former ENGL 202D (Business Writing) instructor, will be available to review resumes and cover letters for students applying for summer or fall internships. Come prepared with your internship description(s) and a draft of your application material. Reviews will be limited to 15-20 minutes if others are waiting.
Tuesday, April 11, 2:30 - 4:00 p.m.:
Study Abroad at the University of Leiden
There are still spots available to study abroad in the Netherlands this summer! A student in the CLJ major will be available to discuss her experience studying abroad at the University of Leiden. Lisa Brooks, a CLJ/SOC advisor, will also be available to discuss how this program, as well as others, fits into the CLJ curriculum. Feel free to stop in and ask any questions about the curriculum, funding, how to sign up, or what a semester abroad is really like.
Tuesday, April 15, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.:
English Internships
Liz Jenkins, the Internship Coordinator for the Department of English, will be available to meet with students on a drop-in basis to answer students' questions about English internships. The department's academic adviser, Tracey Melnick, will also be at this session to assist students with questions related to planning for internships and education abroad.
Wednesday, April 16, 2 – 4 p.m.:
Funding for Internships, Study Abroad, and Undergraduate Research: All LA majors
Ashley Tarbet, Undergraduate Enrichment Coordinator for the College of the Liberal Arts, will present information on funding for enrichment activities (internships, study abroad, and undergraduate research). She will also answer any specific questions that you have.
Thursday, April 17, 2 – 4 p.m.:
Political Science Internships
Mary Cameron, Political Science and International Politics adviser, and Dr. Suzanne Gold, who teaches the PLSC internship course, will be available to answer questions about PLSC related internships. PLSC students who have previously done an internship will also attend.
Tuesday, April 22, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.:
How to Earn an International Studies Major or Minor
Julianna Chaszar, Foreign Languages/International Studies adviser, will explain the requirements for the International Studies major and minor and show you how to fill in the declaration forms. Drop in anytime between 9:30 and 11:30!
Tuesday, April 22, 2 – 5 p.m.:
Internship Accreditation
Curious about how receiving academic credit for internships works? Ashley Tarbet, Undergraduate Enrichment Coordinator for the College of the Liberal Arts, will be available to answer your questions about this process. In addition to discussing the pros and cons of doing internships for credit, she will discuss the College-wide internship course, LA 495.1, and will give an overview of the internship courses offered by various Liberal Arts departments.
Wednesday, April 23, 2 - 3:30 p.m.:
History Internships
Rebekka Egger, History adviser, and Dr. Michael Milligan, Professor of History will be available to answer questions about history-related internships. This session is also an excellent opportunity to gather information about career paths for history majors.
Tuesday, April 29, 1 – 3 p.m.:
Education Abroad for Crime, Law, & Justice and Sociology Majors
Crime, Law, & Justice/Sociology adviser Courtney Orr will be available to answer study abroad questions (how to get started, how to search for countries, what to think about when you are searching, etc.). She will hold two sessions – one from 1 – 2 p.m. and one from 2 – 3 p.m.
Wednesday, April 30, 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.:
Exploring Education Abroad: Getting the Process Started
Christine Hughes, Liberal Arts Advising Program Coordinator, will show students how to get started identifying education abroad programs using available resources in the center. If you know you want to study abroad but just don’t know where (or how) to begin, this session is for you. Sessions run every half-hour throughout the afternoon.
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