Getting Connected to Opportunities

International House Seeking Students (Aug. 20/21)

justviv — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:37:33 +0000

*Greetings from International House!*

We are currently recruiting undergraduate students (domestic and
international) to work for Int’l Undergraduate Orientation Early Move In.

This position is a very short-term job that work in conjunction with Res
Life and International House to serve the incoming international first-year
students over the days of Friday August 20th and Saturday August 21st.
***This is a paid job.

Responsibilities: In this role you will help new students check-in with
Residential Life on Central Campus, drive students over to East in the
I-House 12 passenger van and help students move into their assigned resident
hall. Please NOTE: You must have a valid U.S. Driver’s license and will
need basic physical strength to help carry luggage.

If you are interested in this position, please fill out the application
attached and submit it to: cds26@duke.edu by FRIDAY, APRIL 23rd.

Latino/a Studies Courses Fall 2010

justviv — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:33:05 +0000

Latino/a Studies Courses Fall 2010– Registration Open!

Looking for a fun, out of the ordinary course for Fall 2010?

Check out these courses in Latino/a Studies:

LSGS 100: Intro to Latino/a Studies in the Global South
HIST 196IS: History of US/Mexico Border in the 19th-20th century
SOCI 116: Race and Ethnic Relations
SPAN155S: Mayas, Aztecs, and Incas: Indigenous Peoples
SAN 181S: Theorizing Latinidad
SPAN181S: Mourning and Melancholia in Cuban American Literature

These FALL 2010 courses (and many more) count towards the new Latino/a Studies Certificate at Duke.

Questions? Visit latino.aas.duke.edu or email Allie Hayes at aah13@duke.edu

LGBT Center Seeking Student Assistants

justviv — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:32:38 +0000

Would you like to help the Center for LGBT Life fulfill it’s mission of providing an affirming campus environment for LGBT & Allied individuals?

We are now taking applications for the position of student assistant in the Center for LGBT Life for the 2010-2011 academic year. Only full time Duke undergraduate and graduate students are eligible for employment. Preference will be given to those with a federal work-study award, but this is not a requirement. Completed applications and accompanying statements are due to me at the Center or via e-mail by Monday, April 19th at 9am. Invited candidates will participate in follow-up interviews the week of the 19th-23rd. Further information is available in the attached application.

All questions should be directed to me at: christopher.purcell@duke.edu

Women’s Center Internship Program

justviv — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:10:44 +0000

WOMEN’S CENTER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM 2010 ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
The Women’s Center Internship Program (WCIP) offers undergraduates a dynamic paid opportunity to affect change on campus and community gender issues. Interns will receive training, play integral roles in Women’s Center programming, and participate in unique opportunities like speaker dinners and the WCIP seminar series. This is a wonderful opportunity to connect to students with similar interests, grow in professional development, and lead social change at Duke! Resumes and cover letters must be submitted by 5pm, Friday April 2nd. More info: http://www.studentaffairs.duke.edu/wc/internships

Latino/a Studies Course Dev Awards

justviv — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:05:09 +0000

Dear Faculty and Instructors,
Please see the attached announcement (information also copied below) regarding course development awards for Latino/a Studies. This is the final year that we will be offering awards at this level of funding. Please help spread the word, and feel free to contact me with any questions. Best, Jenny
COURSE DEVELOPMENT AWARDS: LATINO/A STUDIES IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH
MARCH, 2010

The Program in Latino/a Studies in the Global South invites Duke faculty and instructors to submit course-development proposals to establish new US Latino Studies-related curricula. This competition offers up to two awards at the undergraduate level, each in the amount of $3,00.00.

Our goal is to increase the incorporation of Latino/a Studies content in currently offered courses, as well as to increase the Latino/a Studies-focused courses offered across all of the University’s disciplines and schools. In particular, with a new undergraduate certificate in Latino/a Studies in the Global South, we need more courses available to meet student demands. These courses will serve not only our Latino/a students on campus (approximately 7 percent of undergraduates identify as Latino/a), but all students on campus, for Latino/a Studies is both historically and recently part of US Studies. Courses may cover one or more disciplines, including: history, public policy, political science, romance studies, sociology, English, literature, cultural anthropology, and health.

Additional information on the certificate:

The undergraduate certificate in “Latino/a Studies in the Global South” explores the competing concepts of latinidad and hispanidad to critique concepts of identity, community, and nation. This interdisciplinary certificate program allows students to expand on their knowledge of Latino/a communities in the United States by combining courses across disciplines in the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences along with interdisciplinary introductory and capstone courses. In all of their course work, students will critically engage the concepts and methods behind the formation of Latino/a communities, literatures, and identities.
In the academy today, Latino/a Studies stands at the forefront of critical interpretations of United States identity formation. Latino/a Studies critiques and contributes to the formerly prevalent black/white binary division of racial formation, particularly in areas such as the Southeast, while at the same time focusing on the material conditions of the socio-historical construction of race and ethnicity in this society. The certificate in Latino/a Studies in the Global South will promote the critical project of the study of people of Latin American descent who are living/have lived in the United States and/or those who move between and among the United States and Latin American nations. Consciously transnational, the program seeks to explore the connections between those living in the United States and their families, friends, colleagues, and others living in Latin America and throughout the world.
Successful proposals may be US-focused or transnational, but will include at least 50% content on Latino/as or Latino/a Studies. We are especially interested in courses that have the potential to be taught annually.

Award recipients are expected to create a new course syllabus and to teach the course at least three times in the six years following the award, thereby insuring that a large number of students benefit from the faculty member’s work in curriculum development. Award recipients will submit a letter detailing the results of their curriculum development work along with their complete syllabus no later than the first day of classes of the semester in which the course will be taught.

Along with a draft of the course syllabus, the following application materials are required:
A.a curriculum vita of the faculty member who applies;
B.a letter on how often the course will be taught.
C.a brief letter or email from your department chair confirming that the course will be taught at least three times in the six years following the award
Questions and applications may be addressed to Jenny Snead Williams, Executive Director of the Program in Latino/a Studies in the Global South, at jennysw@duke.edu.

ANNOUNCEMENT of AWARDS: March 22, 2010

DEADLINE for APPLICATIONS: April 30, 2010

——————————
Jenny Snead Williams
Executive Director
Program in Latino/a Studies in the Global South
Duke University, Box 90441
223 Friedl Building, East Campus
Durham, NC 27708
jennysw@duke.edu
http://latino.aas.duke.edu//
919-684-4375

Undergraduate Research Assistant Needed

justviv — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:01:25 +0000

The Kimberly J. Jenkins Chair for New Technologies in Society
(http://jhfc.duke.edu/jenkins/) is looking for a student to participate in a research project over the coming year. The position will last from April 2010 through April 2011. Rising sophomores and juniors are especially encouraged to apply as are graduate students.

The Jenkins Chair at Duke University, Tim Lenoir, along with Research
Analyst, Patrick Herron, work at the intersection of a number of
disciplines, including collaborations in the field of science and
technology policy studies as part of the Center for Nanotechnology in
Society at University of California-Santa Barbara (CNS-UCSB;
http://www.cns.ucsb.edu/research-at-cns-ucsb-18/). Our role at the
CNS-UCSB is to study the full scientific output of entire nations in
nanotechnology using novel text mining-based methods Herron and Lenoir
have developed. Our work has been presented before US Congress in the
last year. You can learn more about our work through our recent
publication here: http://tr.im/PlGD.

For our current project we are constructing a database of global
nanotechnology research literature, patents, and related economic
indicators. We will be using these data to investigate the structure of
advanced research capabilities in several countries. We are seeking to
employ a student assistant in retrieving and assembling the data needed
for this database. The student assistant will be introduced to
techniques for database integration and methods of text mining and
visualization for analysis of large text corpora and economic data.

Students interested in or pursuing degrees in sociology, economics, new
media studies, information science, computer science, literature,
mathematics or statistics are especially encouraged to apply. We will
show you how to retrieve the data needed and begin training you in
skills fundamental to text mining, web search, and related hot
technologies. Any skills/experience with Google Scholar, ISI Web of
Science, Linux/Unix, bash scripting, SQL, or databases would be
desirable though not essential. We’re looking for a bright, hardworking,
and interested person wanting to learn something very new and exciting.

Your availability for the position will need to work one of two ways:

1) you will be available to work 10 hours per week during the fall and
spring semesters, and full time (40 hrs/wk) during summer school.
2) you will not be available full time during the summer but will be
able to work 15 hours/wk during all in-class weeks on the academic
calendar. Your availability would need to start in April 2010 and
continue through the end of April 2011. We will fully accommodate weeks
off for all breaks including time for exams.

Please respond by emailing:
- a brief statement of intent including relevant skills or interests in
the body of your email,
- your resume attached in pdf format,
to Patrick Herron at patrick.h@duke.edu. Interviews will begin immediately.

Thanks!
Patrick

–
Patrick Herron
Research Analyst & Technologist
Kimberly J. Jenkins Chair for New Technologies in Society
Duke University
patrick.h@duke.edu 919-668-0276
Smith Warehouse, Bay 11, Room A232, Box 90766

Lavender Graduation-April 23

justviv — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:00:16 +0000

Lavender Graduation, Friday, April 23rd, 6-8pm

Duke University Center for LGBT Life – 02 West Union Bldg.

All are welcome to help celebrate the year and send off the LGBT & Ally graduates of the Class of 2010.* Certificate Distribution for all Participating Graduates

* Rainbow Tassels for all Participating Graduates

*Awards

*Dinner Reception following the Graduation

RSVP to Peg Helminski at peg.helminski@duke.edu by April 9th.

***Please indicate if you are a graduating student who wishes to participate in the ceremony.

Native Americans into Medicine Program

justviv — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:58:05 +0000

Summer Program for Native American Students
Native Americans into Medicine (NAM) is a program for disadvantaged, primarily Native American students who are pursuing an education that will enable them to become health professionals. the aim of this program is to provide promising students with experience and support to help them become more informed, better prepared, and more competitive as they move towards their health professions goal.
Deadline: 4/16/10
Website: www.caimh.org

Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture Work-Study Opps

justviv — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:48:25 +0000

The Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture is seeking five (5) undergraduate Work-Study students (Class of 2013) to work in our office beginning Fall 2010, to complete front desk tasks, answer the phone, and serve as Ambassadors for the Center. These are part-time, paid positions working an average of 5 hours per week. Student status and work-study at Duke are required. Also, The Mary Lou Williams Center’s Internship Program seeks to hire four (4) undergraduate students (Class of 2012 and 2011). The Internship program is a diverse program designed to encourage and apply undergraduate students interested in developing and/or increasing skills in the areas of Africana Studies, Jazz, Programming/Events, and Public Relations in a culture center. These are part-time, paid positions working an average of 10 hours per week. Student status is required; work-study preferred, but not required.
REQUIREMENTS
• Enrolled full-time as a student at Duke University
• Strong organizational skills, demonstrated teamwork and leadership skills
• Computer literacy, office skills
• Must be self-motivated, detail oriented, and a good multi-tasker
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, check the Mary Lou Williams Center website (http://www.studentaffairs.duke.edu/mlw) for a full description of available internships. Send a resume along with a brief cover letter expressing your particular area of interest, what you hope to gain from working at the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture, and any skills or special experience you would bring to the Center, to the attention of Mrs. Khadine McNeill at ksm23@duke.edu. Applications will be accepted through the end of March 2010, with orientation/transition days occurring in April.

White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Interns

justviv — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:43:12 +0000

Hi friends!

I’m hoping you wonderful, well-networked people might be able to help us find a great summer intern for White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Here’s a description of the Initiative and what we’re looking for in an intern that you should feel free to pass around. Thanks very much in advance for any help you can offer!

The White House Initiative on AAPIs Internship Description
The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) is responsible for the Department’s implementation of the Executive Order of October 14, 2009 which is designed to improve Federal efforts to develop, monitor, and coordinate executive branch efforts to improve the quality of life of AAPIs through increased participation in Federal programs. The Initiative is housed at the Department of Education, but represents a collaboration among many Federal agencies.

Intern Duties:

perform research on and outreach to national and local AAPI organizations, elected officials, and ethnic media outlets
conduct research on WHIAAPI issue areas, including education, commerce, health, housing, labor and employment, community and economic development as they relate to AAPIs

Intern Qualifications:

currently enrolled undergraduate student (it is a requirement that interns be enrolled in school at least half time)
great research skills
experience working with AAPI community or familiarity with the issues
detail-oriented
team player

Compensation:

interns are eligible for Transit Benefits, which cover the cost of commuting to and from work on public transportation

Interested applicants should send a resume and cover letter to Hallie Montoya Tansey at hallie.montoyatansey@ed.gov.

Best,

-Hallie

–
Gene Kim
Director of Communications and Program Development
Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS)
1001 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 530 | Washington DC 20036
Tel: 202-296-9200 | Fax: 202-296-9236 | www.apaics.org