Sigma Iota Rho has collaborated with APSIA, the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs, to provide students with tips for those who are interested in obtaining a US Government Security Clearance. If this interests you, read their briefings below!
For more helpful tips and resources for International Studies students, check out Sigma Iota Rho Headquarter’s sites:
Sigma Iota Rho 255 South 36th Street | 635 Williams Hall | Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305 (T): (215) 898-0452 | (F): (215) 573-3207 (E): national@sigmaiotarho.org | (W): www.sigmaiotarho.org
The Student Journal of Social Relations, Social Moments, is a free, online, interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal examining the social and cultural world through a social science lens. All graduate and undergraduate students of the social sciences are invited to submit articles for publication. Relevant disciplines include, but are not limited to: sociology, criminology/criminal justice, women/gender studies, sexuality, political science, social psychology, cultural anthropology, and cultural/social geography. Social Moments is editorially independent. All members of the editorial team are affiliated with an accredited institution.
Papers are accepted on a rolling basis and are reviewed upon submission.
For more information, visit their website or email Social.Moments.Student.Journal@gmail.com
Brown University Master of Public Affairs Information Session Wednesday, October 2, 2019, 12:00 p.m. Palmer Commons, Boardroom 4 Register on Handshake
Learn about Brown University’s 1-year, accelerated Master of Public Affairs Program, which prepares students to be public policy leaders, analysts and advocates in government, nonprofit. and private sectors. Students gain problem-solving, quantitative, communication, and managerial skills.
Features of the program: • Build skills in data analysis, program evaluation, presentation • Action-learning policy consultancy and career coaching • 1-week global policy immersion abroad • Accelerated June 2020-May 2021 schedule
On Thursday, September 26, 2019 students are invited to join Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) for a recruitment information session in Dearborn, MI. This is a great opportunity to meet the recruitment team and learn about how to join the pool of dedicated aid workers. MSF is currently recruiting for a variety of medical and non-medical positions.
Recruitment Information Session Details:
Where– Ford Community and Performing Arts Center 15801 Michigan Ave Dearborn, MI 48126
When – Thursday, September 26 from 7:00-8:30pm
How– Tickets are free to attend, click on the button below to register
Spend a semester in Athens, Greece with College Year in Athens (CYA), a non-profit educational institution that has been acting as a cultural and educational bridge between the U.S. and Greece for over half a century. They aim to help students become global citizens who understand and appreciate other cultures.
Example courses which may be especially interesting to PICS students include:
IREL 373 An Arc of Crisis in Europe’s South: The Regional Security Environment in the Eastern Mediterranean, offered during Fall and Winter semesters
ECON 340/PSCI 340 Political Economy in Historical Context: From Ancient Greece to Modern Greek Crises, offered during the summer session
Come find out about this study abroad program at the Study Abroad Fair October 10th from 12-4 in the Michigan League!
This is a fellowship program for recent college and graduate school alumni interested in the dynamic field of international peace and security. This highly selective six to nine month fellowship connects young leaders with partner institutions in Washington, DC that include leading think tanks and advocacy groups. Scoville Fellows receive a salary and benefits, learn about public policy, and expand their professional network through interactions with analysts, activists, current and former Scoville Fellows, and board members.
Scoville Fellows are supervised by senior-level staff members at the host institutions and may work on a range of issues including nuclear and conventional arms control and nonproliferation, conflict prevention and peace building, diplomacy, environmental security, and emerging technology threats. They contribute to their host organization’s goals in a variety of ways including research, public education, advocacy, writing articles, blog posts, fact sheets, letters to the editor, op-eds, and/or reports. In addition, fellows often help organize talks and conferences and attend coalition meetings, policy briefings, and congressional hearings.
Benefits of the Scoville Fellowship include: a competitive salary, basic health insurance compensation, mentoring, moving costs to DC, meetings with policy experts, a stipend for professional development purposes, and an entry into an increasingly influential network of alumni working for domestic and international NGOs, the federal government, academia, and media.
Upcoming Application Deadlines Spring 2020 Fellowship: October 7, 2019 Fall 2020 Fellowship: January 6, 2020
Watch a video profiling six of the alumni, who discuss how the Scoville Fellowship helped launch their careers in international peace and security at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CuQ08o-1po
Helpful links for more information: Website: http://www.scoville.org Facebook: facebook.com/ScovilleFellowship Instagram: instagram.com/scovillefellowship/ Twitter: @ScovillePF
PLEN programs provide students with the skills, connections, and confidence they need to get their first internship or job and launch a meaningful career in public policy, and change the world while at it (one law at a time)!
WOMEN, LAW, AND LEGAL ADVOCACY SEMINAR
Seminar | Thursday October 24 – Saturday October 26, 2019 Registration Deadline | September 25, 2019 **Registration deadline will be extended for scholarship applicants
2019 Topics/Highlights: Panels featuring women from national organizations and firms (advice on law school, immigration law, etc.); Visit to major law firm Holland and Knight, LLP; Networking and Salary Negotiation workshops; private tour of the National Portrait Gallery; resume review; coalition building simulation
2019 PLEN Law Keynote Speaker
ZAINAB AHMAD
Gibson, Dunn, and Crutcher (former Senior Assistant to Special Counsel Robert Mueller)
Ms. Ahmad is a partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and works with multiple groups within the firm dealing with White Collar Defense, Privacy, Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection. She served as Senior Assistant in Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller’s Office after a successful career as a prosecutor at the Department of Justice in both Washington, D.C. and the Eastern District of New York.
Students who are interested in pursuing a career as a Foreign Service Officer may be interested in the Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program – Deadline tomorrow at midnight!
The Humanity in Action Fellowship brings together international groups of current college and university students and recent graduates to explore compelling, current issues of liberal democracy, pluralism, human rights and social justice within the specific historical and cultural contexts of each of the program sites. Intensive and demanding, the on-site programs are an educational space for transatlantic dialogue, reflection and informed action. The Action Projects that Fellows implement in the second phase of their Fellowship experience promote democratic values in their own communities. Learn More!
Fellowship Dates: – European Fellowship Programs (Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Sarajevo, and Warsaw): June 3 – July 1, 2020, followed by an Action Project implementation; – John Lewis Fellowship Program (Atlanta, Georgia): June 23 – July 21, 2020, followed an Action Project implementation.
Eligibility: Current undergraduate and graduate university and college students, as well as recent graduates (within last two years), who are passionate about active citizenship, diversity and human rights are invited to apply. Applications for students and recent graduates from European universities will open in late fall.
Cost: Programing during the Humanity in Action Fellowship, including accommodations, is fully-funded. However, participants are asked to cover their round-trip travel to the program location as well as some meals and spending money for activities outside of programing. If this is not possible, Humanity in Action may provide either full or partial travel and living stipends for all those with documented need. Recommended spending money for each program location as well as other financial information is available in our FAQs.
Cost: Programing during the Humanity in Action Fellowship, including accommodations, is fully-funded. However, participants are asked to cover their round-trip travel to the program location as well as some meals and spending money for activities outside of programing. If this is not possible, Humanity in Action may provide either full or partial travel and living stipends for all those with documented need. Recommended spending money for each program location as well as other financial information is available in our FAQs.
Application: The deadline to apply is January 5, 2020 at 11:59pm PST. Please share this email widely and help us spread the word
Application Process Applicants must submit a written application by January 5, 2020. Only complete applications will be reviewed by our Admissions Committees. Finalists will be invited to group interviews by mid-late February. Learn More >>
Fellowship Path The year-long Fellowship involves two phases of participation: first the four-week, on-site program and second the implementation of an Action Project in their own communities within the remaining months of the Fellowship. The Action Project phase is not designed to be a full-time commitment. Learn More >>
Sustainability Leadership Training, 11.8-10 2019 | Gain the Knowledge to Change the Future
The C2C Fellows Network at the Bard Center for Environmental Policy is a national program for undergraduates and recent graduates aspiring to leadership work in sustainable politics, NGO’s and business. C2C’s intensive skills-based weekend workshops include young people from across the country. The $30 registration fee includes meals and housing. Students often receive funding to attend this conference from their student governments or sustainability offices.
Led by Dr. Eban Goodstein, Director of Bard’s Center for Environmental Policy, C2C trainings focus on key leadership skills: vision, courage, developing students’ networks, telling their story, and raising funds.
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