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AASAnnouncements
week of
01.08.06
Hope
everyone had a happy new year and a great holiday break! Happy
shopping!
Table of
Contents
1.
Important Announcements
a.
Asian American
Course List – shop ‘till you drop!
c.
Submit to the
Yellow Pages!
d.
Student
Bereavement Group Forming
2. Events/Opportunities
on Campus
b. Pre-med Curricular Meeting During Shopping Period
c. Learn more about Yale’s 5-year BA-BS/MPH program!
d. International Development Conference at Yale!
e. Islam in Central Asia – Jan 11
3. Events off
Campus
a.
Chinese New Year Global Gala!
b.
Harvard Asian
American Policy Review Call for Papers!
c.
Calling
for Applicants for an International Volunteerism Summit!
d.
A
Different Lens: Call for Photographers and Photojournalists!
e. Forum
for
American and Chinese Exchange at Stanford
4. Jobs, Scholarship,
Fellowship,
& Internship Information
a.
Social Justice Spring Internship Program – Deadline Jan. 20
b.
Mellon Mays & Edward Bouchet Fellowship Programs
c. The
D.E. Shaw group interviews – Apply by Jan 14
d. Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship
f.
Fellowships for Aspiring Teachers of Color!
g.
White House Internship Program!
h.
Scholarship Opportunities for Asian Americans to Intern in DC!
Note: If you or your organization has announcements that you would
like to be included in this weekly email, please send them ahead of
time (i.e.
at least one Sunday before the event) to altaf@yale.edu
so that the announcement may be sent out in a timely fashion.
Table of
Contents
Attached,
you will find a Spring 2006 Course
list, which includes a list of courses in Asian-American, East
Asian, South
Asian, and Southeast Asian Studies. Make sure to take advantage of
all the
wonderful, available courses!
AACC
is hiring...
Please see attached job
descriptions for
more specific information. Those interested should visit the Student
Employment web site to submit an application as well as send a letter
of
interest and resume to Dean Saveena Dhall, saveena.dhall@yale.edu
Please submit your materials asap. Interviews will be held on January
17th. For further questions, please contact Dean Dhall.
Submit to Yellow Pages.
Yellow Pages is a literary and arts magazine that addresses Asian issues. All genres of writing and art are welcome. Please contact karla.chien@yale.edu for more details.
Student
Bereavement Group Forming
The Chaplain's Office will again sponsor a student bereavement
group
for the spring term. The group will meet on Wednesdays from
If you have questions, please feel free to contact Martha Highsmith
(2-2675;martha.highsmith@yale.edu) or Susan Olson
(susan.olson@yale.edu,
2-9485).
B.
Events on Campus
Coalition for Diversity at Yale presents ...
M
L K week c
e l e b
r
a t i o n
view event listings at http://nursing.yale.edu/Community/mlk.html
Please distribute to your
mailing lists; see attached
fliers for selected events. Questions regarding a particular event
should be
sent directly to the contact person for the event. Any other
questions, email CDAY (coalition.diversity@yale.edu).
· Health
Disparities Reception
and Forum
A Greater New
Haven community reception and forum on
health equity/disparities in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The
forum
will take place on Thursday, January 12 at
After more than a year of work under the leadership of its Chair,
Sandford
Cloud Jr. Esq., the Policy Panel on Racial and Ethnic Health
Disparities
released its report last spring in
Additional information on the event is attached.
· Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel: Legacies and their Demands
Lecture by Rev
Fernandez
The Rev. Richard F. Fernandez will speak at Joseph Slifka Center
for
Jewish Life at Yale on Friday, January 13, 2006 at 8 pm. This event
talk
is free and open to the public.
Entitled “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel:
Legacies and their Demands,” the talk reflects Rev. Fernandez’ sense of
responsibility to share his experience of both men and their impact on
him and
to convey their message. As executive director of the anti-war group
Clergy and Laity Concerned about
We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. We must move past
indecision to action. We must find new ways to speak for peace in
Rev. Fernandez helped write these words, which resonate today.
for more information, contact rabbi.lina@yale.edu.
· Be a Volunteer for the
Martin Luther King Days of
Service!!!
Friday, January 13th - Monday, Janurary 16th ( www.dwighthall.org/mlk)
"Every man must decide if he will walk in the light of
creative
altruism or the darkness of selfishness. This is the judgment. Life's
most
persistent question is, 'What are you doing for others?' " - Martin
Luther
King Jr.
The MLK Days of Service are a series of one-day service projects
over
the MLK weekend that we have organized for groups of people in the Yale
Community to work on. You can either sign up for a project individually
or with
a group of friends. We especially encourage you to sign up for projects
with
friends or members of your department.
The service projects are all about 2-4 hours long each, but we
can be
flexible with the scheduling, and they are all located in the nearby
The weekend will end with a closing reflection ceremony on
Monday at
If you would like to sign up for a project site either
individually or
with a group of friends, please e-mail ASAP our Special Events
Coordinator,
Hannah Croasmun, at hannah.croasmun@yale.edu or by
calling her at (203) 432-9041. Or, if the head of an organization you
are
involved in would like to have a group of members of his/her
organization work
at a site, please tell him/her to e-mail ( jessica.bialecki@yale.edu) or Hannah
( hannah.croasmun@yale.edu ).
"Until you are
what you ought to be": Remembering King; Rekindling Hope
Masters Tea by Jan Willis,
Wesleyan University
Monday, Jan 16
4:00pm, Davenport College, 248
York Street
The Women’s Faculty Forum and the Coalition for Diversity at Yale are
cosponsoring a special Masters Tea by Jan Willis, a professor of
Religion and
Walter A. Crowell Professor of the Social Sciences at Wesleyan
University. She has studied with Tibetan Buddhists in
(Please also see other MLK events listed at http://nursing.yale.edu/Community/mlk.html)
PREMED CURRICULAR
MEETINGS DURING SHOPPING PERIOD
If you have premedical curricular (course requirements) questions, please come to one of the Curricular Meetings during shopping period. Dates and times of these meetings are:
Jan. 9, 11, 17, 19
Time:
Location: Room 369, UCS,
Time constraints preclude our answering course requirement questions via email.
YALE'S 5-YEAR BA/BS—MPH
PROGRAM PRESENTATIONS
Learn more about this select
program for
Date:
Time
OR
Date:
Time:
Location UCS
International
Development Conference at
"Empowering Communities to Bridge Health Divides"
When:
Where:
Theme: "Empowering Communities to Bridge Health Divides"
Who should attend? Anyone interested in children's health,
women's
health, medicine, health education, health promotion, public health,
international health, international service, eye care, nonprofits, or
microenterprise
Conference Goal: To empower conference attendees to identify
health
needs and to develop solutions to improve access to care for the
medically
underserved
How to Register - Early Bird Registration! http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php
Early Bird
Registration Rate: $35 student rate; $50 for all
others *Rate increases after January
A Few of the Scheduled Presentations
_Keynote Address_
"Environment, Behavior
and Health: Societies
Matter" Al Sommer, MD, MHS
_Global Health in Discussion_
"Global Health Governance
in a Time of Rapid
Change: Opportunities and Concerns"
Derek Yach, MBChB, MPH
"Millenium Development Goals," Josh Ruxin, MPH, PhD
"Community Approaches to Achieve Global Health Goals," Jacob
Kumaresan, MD, MPH, Dr.PH
"Health as a Bridge to Peace," Paula Gutlove, DMD
"Medical Diplomacy: Lessons Learned from the U.S.N.S. Mercy/HOPE
Partnership, Banda Aceh and Nias Island, Indonesia," John P. Howe III,
MD
"War Hospital: A True Story of Surgery and Survival," Sheri Fink, MD,
PhD
"Teaching the Teachers: Empowering Refugee Communities Through
School-Based Education," Valda Ford, MPH, MS, RN
"Overcoming Inequalities in Healthcare Infrastructure: Models for the
Future," Sanjay Basu
"Germs of Progress: Schistosomiasis in Senegal and the Ethics, Politics
and Economics of International Health, Research and Development,” Kohar
Jones,
MD
“Diagnosing Severe Malaria – Translating Scientific Advances to Rural
Communities,” Richard Bucala, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine and
Pathology,
Yale University School of Medicine
_Women's and Children's Health_
"Women's Health: A Global Overview," Allan Rosenfield, MD
"Love, Labor, Loss - Film on Obstetric Fistula," Lisa Russell,
MPH, Filmmaker
"Strengthening
Community Capacity for Maternal, Newborn
and Child Health," Charles MacCormack
"The Challenges of Pediatric AIDS in Africa - A Lesson in Hope and
Humanity" Shaffiq Essajee, BMBCh
"Is Women's Health a Human Right?" Padmini Murthy, MD, MPH, MS
"Child Health and the Orphan Crisis in Rwanda," Dai Ellis, JD
Candidate, Co-Director of Orphans of Rwanda
"Descriptive Analysis of Women's Status at Buduburam Refugee
Settlement,
Ghana," Rena Patel, MPhil, BA, MD candidate
"Preventing and Managing Obstetric Fistula in East Africa: Lessons from
Ethiopia and Tanzania," Toyin Ajayi, MD Candidate
_Community-Based Healthcare_
"Small Initiatives with Big Vision: Working With Communities to
Change
How They Address Healthcare," Evaleen Jones, MD and Betsy Fuller
Matambanadzo
"Fonkoze: Providing Financial and Educational Services to Haiti's
Poor" Sharmi Sobhan and Anne Hastings, PhD
"A Study of the Incidence of Caries in Rural Guatemala," Phillip
Plunk, DDS, FADI
_Global Eye Care_
"Update on Vision 2020: the Right to Sight," Louis Pizzarello, MD
”Eye Care in Ghana,” James Clarke, MD
"Barriers to Vision2020 in Tamale, Ghana," Seth Wanye, MD
"Eye Care in Chennai, India," T. Senthil, MBBS
"Barriers to Eye Care: Results of Qualitative Research," Rosie
Janiszewski, MS, CHES
"Glaucoma Care in West Africa: the Ghana Experience" Leon W. Herndon,
MD
"What is Glaucoma?" Robert Ritch, MD
"Glaucoma Screening in a High Risk Population of New Haven," Bruce
Shields, MD
"The EyeCare America Glaucoma EyeCare Program: Improving Health for the
Medically Underserved in the US" Martin Wand, MD "Gender Disparities
in Blindness and Visual Impairment" Ilene Gipson, PhD
"Health Care in Zambia Through the Eyes of an American
Ophthalmologist,”
Thomas Beggins, MD
“Strengths and Challenges of Mobile Eye Surgery Delivery in Rural
Kenya,” Sam
Powdrill, PA, SPA
“Eyes, AIDS, and Africa,” Thomas J. Beggins, MD
"Strategic planning for trachoma control in nine endemic countries,"
A. Sam-Abbenyi, MD, MSc
"Challenges and Successes of Surgical Eye Care in Africa," Cathy
Schanzer, MD
"Building the Future of International Ophthalmology: SEE
International/George Washington University International Residency
Program
Model," Harry S. Brown, MD
"Global Health at the Community Level - Eye Health As Part of Improved
Public Health Outreach," Nora Groce, PhD
"Social Entrepreneurship and Presbyopia" Jordan Kassalow, OD, MPH
"Infinite Vision - The Story of Dr. V(enkataswamy) and the Aravind
Eye
Care System," Pavithra Krishnan
“High Volume Cataract Surgery at Aravind Eye Hospital - Film”
“Kalinga Eye Hospital in India - A Film”
"”Christian Blind Mission International (CBMI) and Oncho Control in
Nigeria," Jeffrey Watson, MD
"Sustainable Surgical Eye Care Delivery," Victoria Sheffield and John
Barrows, MPH
"The Technology of Partnership for Program Impact," Suzanne S.
Gilbert, PhD, MPH
"Mobile Eye Services in the Indian Himalaya," Keith Tauro
"Public-Private Partnership as a Strategy for Addressing Global Health
Issues: Lessons Learned from The Mectizan Donation Program," Brenda
Colatrella
"Lok Swasthya Sewa, a Model Health Cooperative in Ahmedabad, India."
Chirag Shah, MD, MPH
"Community Ophthalmology Needs in Bihar, India," Anna Cooper, MPH
Candidate
"From Eye Charts to Eye Clinics: Building Community Health
Infrastructure," Sachin Jain, MD, MPH Candidate
"A Vision of Possibilities: Merging Clinical and Public Health
Perspectives in Ocular Health," Rohit Ramchandani, MPH
"Glaucoma at Buduburam Refugee Camp in Ghana," Sally Ong
"Community Strategies To Improve Eye Care," Satya B. Verma, OD, FAAO
“Eye Care for Refugees in Thailand,” Derek Mladenovich, OD
_Vision and Clinical Research_
"Advances In Corneal Transplantation," Shachar Tauber, MD
"Nutritional Factors in the Development of Cataracts," Heskel M.
Haddad, MD
"The Ethics Behind Clinical Research in Developing Nations," Matthew
D. Paul, MD
_Cultural Competency_
"Lessons from the Camps: Why You Should Not Hug the Monk and
other Faux Pas," Valda Ford, MPH, MS, RN
Complete schedule can be seen at http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php
Please RSVP
to Amy.Young@yale.edu
The Council on Middle East Studies at the
The Yale Center of International and Area Studies
Presents
"Islam in Central Asia"
with
PAULINE
JONES LUONG
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Brown
University
Dr. Luong received her Ph.D. from
Harvard
University in 1998 and was an Academy Scholar at the Harvard Academy
for
International and Area Studies from 1998-1999 and 2001-2002. Her
primary
research interests include: the rise and impact on emerging
institutions;
identity and conflict; and the political economy of market reform. Her
area of
focus is the former
Wednesday, January 11 @
ISPS, 77
Prospect Street, Room A001
Lunch will be served. PLEASE RSVP TO
AMY.YOUNG@YALE.EDU to reserve your lunch.
6.
C. Events off Campus
Dear Asian American
Students
I would like to
inform you and your group's participants that for the coming Chinese
New Year,
New Tang Dynasty Television will hold its 3rd annual Global Gala - this
year in
16 major cities around the world, including 11 in the
This is the best
Chinese New Year's celebration in town. We bring together authentic
Chinese cultural acts and the finest Western classical arts - including
top
choreographers in
Chinese culture is in vogue these days, and I hope you and your friends will enjoy this unforgettable cultural experience. Please kindly forward this information on to your group and friends.
For details and to watch the '2006 Gala Introduction': www.gala.ntdtv.com
Sincerely,
Christine Moon-Counts
NTDTV, Washington
Asian American Policy
Review
Call for Papers
Deadline:
The Asian American Policy Review is accepting submissions for Volume XV, to
be published in May 2006. The journal bridges the divide between academia
and practitioners by offering scholars, elected officials, policy analysts,
and community leaders a forum to discuss critical public policy issues
affecting the Asian American community. The Asian American Policy Review
publishes in-depth analysis of policy issues, presents new research and
ideas, and plays a vital role in stimulating policy debate that affect Asian
Americans.
THEME:
Heterogeneity:
Deconstructing Asian
Contributions are sought for a volume of essays, reviews and commentaries
exploring political, social and economic influences that provide insight
into the many distinct faces of Asian America.
SELECTION CRITERIA
The AAPR will be selecting papers for publication based on the following
criteria:
* Timeliness of topic to current policy discussions
* Originality and depth of research and ideas
* Sophistication and style of arguments
* Contribution to scholarship and policy-making
GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSIONS
* Articles must be original and unpublished
* Commentaries should be between 2,000 and 3,000 words; research articles
should be between 4,000 and 7,000 words
* A disk copy (Microsoft Word), five hard copies, an abstract, author's name
and brief biography, mailing address, email address, and telephone number
must be submitted by the deadline
* Citations must be formatted using the author-date system outlined in The
ONLINE SUBMISSIONS:
To submit a paper on our website you must first register at our website via
the "New Users" option. Upon registration you may electronically submit your
manuscript file.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Asian American Policy Review
Cambridge,
MA 02138
Phone:
(617) 496-8655
Fax:
(617) 384-9555
CALLING ALL APPLICANTS FOR AN
INTERNATIONAL
VOLUNTEERISM
International Youth Volunteerism
We are looking for
passionate
undergraduate and graduate students interested in volunteerism,
international
affairs, and social entrepreneurship. The inaugural IYVSummit is a
weekend
designed to celebrate the impulses behind global volunteerism while at
the same
time creating a social and intellectual space for serious critical
discussion
of the limits and pitfalls of those impulses. Through keynote speakers,
panel
discussions, and project focused workshops, we hope to give delegates a
chance
to build the knowledge, skills, and contacts to be more productively
engaged
across borders. Our programming will generate resources aimed at
effective,
nuanced, and self-critical international involvement for a generation
of
skeptical idealists, almost ready to make incredible things happen.
Listserv
message
PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO LISTSERVS***********************
IYVS2006
Interested in volunteerism?
Interested in International
Affairs ?
Interested in $10,000
for a project that could take you all over the world?
www.iyvs.org
*
* *
>From
February 23
to 26 –
Northwestern University
International
Youth
Volunteerism
Apply Today
www.iyvs.org/apply | apply@iyvs.org
APPLICATIONS DUE
THURSDAY, DEC 29,
4.
A DIFFERENT LENS
April 3 -
The
Asian Arts Initiative, a community arts center in
This exhibition, a collaboration with the
Works accepted: photographs, digital prints, and artist's books.
To apply, please submit the following no later than
1) Your name, address, phone number, and e-mail address.
2) An artist statement, up to one page, that describes what motivates
your
work.
3) Your artist's resume and/or curriculum vitae.
4) 5-10 images labeled with titles, medium, and dimensions in slide or
CD-ROM format. Also include a separate numbered slide list.
5) A SASE with necessary postage for return of materials.
Attn: Anita Thakkar
Asian Arts Initiative
Philadelphia
Accepted artists will be notified by
Selected works must be ready for hanging. Exhibited photo works should
be
framed OR matted with a matching sheet of Plexiglas, cut to size.
Photographers
must arrange for their own delivery or shipping of work for the
exhibition.
Questions? Contact Anita at 215-557-0455 or programmanager@asianartsinitiative.org
The Asian American Journalists Association was founded in 1981 by a few
Asian
American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) journalists who felt a need to
support one
another and to encourage more Asian American and Pacific Islanders to
pursue
journalism at a time when there were few Asian American and Pacific
Islander
faces in the media. www.aaja.org
It is our great pleasure to
invite students from
and participate in the "On Common Ground 2006" conferences organized by the
Forum for
American/Chinese Exchange at
will be held at
and in
year is “Prospects for
Parity between
FACES is a Stanford-based forum that promotes exchange and mutual
understanding between American and Chinese university students. Our
mission is to foster grassroots diplomacy and dialogue among American and
Chinese students, scholars, and leaders, while establishing
people-to-people connections that will become the foundation of more
constructive relations
between the
The conferences in 2005 in
2003 conference on Stanford campus as well as our 2004 conferences at both
Stanford and
conferences, we will bring 50 outstanding American and Chinese students
together first for a seven-day program at Stanford where they will engage
in meaningful academic, cultural, and social activities. The second part
of our conference will be
in
renowned speakers and panelists to both conferences from a broad array of
disciplines and careers including academia, business, politics, and
government to present and share ideas with our delegates. Past FACES
speakers have included former National Security Advisor Zbigniew
Brzezinski, former Secretary of Defense William J. Perry, Ambassador Chas
W.
Ambassador Michael Armacost.
For applications and more information about FACES, please refer to our website at
http://faces.stanford.edu. Once we have selected and invited your
participants, we will pay for all their costs related to the participation,
including food and accommodation, as well as half the cost of international
air travel.
The selection process will be conducted by us at Stanford, including the
reviewing of application materials submitted by the students and phone
interviews. We hope to cooperate with your university, and we will keep
you informed of more details in our future correspondences.
Attached please find the FACES flyer, with more information. Please
disseminate this information through the flyer or whatever means you find
most convenient.
Once again, we thank you for any help you may render possible to keep your
students informed of the FACES conference. Please do not hesitate to
contact me with any questions or concerns. We look forward to seeing your
students participate in and contribute to the "On Common Ground 2006".
Sincerely,
Mamei Sun
Chair of American Delegate Relations
Forum for American/Chinese Exchange at Stanford
D. Scholarship,
Fellowship, &
Internship Information
Spring Externship program.
Hi folks,
Just wanted to wish everyone a happy new year. I would like to wish
everyone a
safe and productive year. There is an update for the Spring
Externship program.
Yale Alumni for Social Justice decided to push back the application
deadline to
Friday, January 20.
The program allows Yalies to spend Spring break working 25-40 hours per
week
for
a progressive organization. The externships are unpaid, but you'll be
getting
valuable experience, making career connections, and helping to build
movements
for social and economic justice. Externship positions will be
available in
Participating organizations range from national and local political
offices, to
schools, to community/labor alliances, and include issues such as
criminal
justice reform, immigrant rights, and labor. The first externship
postings are
on-line now at http://www.yasj.org/externship.html
New externships will continue to be posted until January 5. All
applications
are
due directly to organizations by
pay for their own transportation. In cities other than your home town,
YASJ
will work with our members and hosting organization to try to make
housing
arrangements. Please contact us (yasjmembership@yahoo.com) if/when you
apply to
an externship in a city where you will need housing so we can contact
members
as
soon as possible.
Adios amigos,
Jess
Mellon
Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program
and
Edward
A. Bouchet Undergraduate Fellowship Program
Information sessions will be
conducted on Wednesday, January
11 and Thursday, January 12 in SSS room 410 from
Mellon
Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program
Application
Deadline: Friday, January 20, 2006 (Noon)
Application Available at the Yale College Dean's Office, 110 SSS or
online
at: www.yale.edu/yalecollege/fellowships/bouchet.html
YALE COLLEGE IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE the Mellon Mays Undergraduate
Fellowship
Program-- named after Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, educator, college
president, and
civil rights activist and underwritten by a grant from the Andrew W.
Mellon
Foundation. This competitive program is designed to increase the number
of
minority students and others with a demonstrated commitment to
eradicating
racial disparities, who will purse PhDs and subsequent careers in
academia in
selected core fields in the Arts and Sciences. Applicants must be
The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program is an effort to
increase the
pool of young people qualified to meet the needs of educational
institutions
into the next century. As stated by the Mellon Foundation, "The program
aims to reduce over time the serious under-representation on the
faculties of
individuals from certain minority groups, as well as to address the
attendant
educational consequences of these disparities. The program serves the
related goals of structuring campus environments so that they will
become more
conducive to improved racial and ethnic relations, and of providing
role models
for all youth." The Fellowship allows students to work on paid
research
projects during the academic year, and to pursue full-time research
during the
summers between sophomore and junior years, and between junior and
senior
years. The program also allows students to decrease their undergraduate
and
graduate educational loan obligations.
Edward
A. Bouchet Undergraduate Fellowship Program
Application
Deadline: Friday, January 20, 2006 (
Application Available at the Yale College Dean's Office, 110 SSS or
online
at: www.yale.edu/yalecollege/fellowships/bouchet.html
YALE COLLEGE IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE the Edward A. Bouchet Fellowship
Program. This competitive program, named in honor of Yale's first
African-American graduate and the first African-American in the United
States
to earn a Ph.D., is designed to increase the number of minority
students and
others with a demonstrated commitment to eradicating racial
disparities, who
will purse PhDs and subsequent careers in academia.
The Edward A. Bouchet Undergraduate Fellowship Program is an effort to
increase
the pool of young people qualified to meet the needs of educational
institutions into the next century. Similar to the statements made by
the
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation with respect to a similar fellowship
program
administered in
The Edward A. Bouchet Undergraduate Fellowship Program welcomes all
fields
of study. Candidates may apply without regard to nationality or
citizenship status.
[Subject line:] D. E. Shaw Group Interviews Wednesday, Feb. 1; Apply by Jan. 14
The D. E. Shaw group invites all interested Yale students to apply for positions with the firm. We currently have openings in our algorithmic trading and technology ventures businesses, including roles in quantitative analysis, software development, trading, computational chemistry, computer architecture, systems administration, finance, accounting and business development.
Please log on to Yale eRecruiting (https://yale.erecruiting.com/er/security/login.jsp) by January 14 to apply for the securities trader, quantitative analyst, software developer, computer sysadmin, junior networking engineer and generalist associate positions. On-campus interviews will take place February 1. For all other positions, you may also apply anytime by sending a resume and cover letter to jobs@deshaw.com.
The D. E. Shaw group is an investment and technology development firm. Since 1988 we've grown into a number of closely related entities with approximately US $19 billion in aggregate capital by hiring smart people from a wide range of backgrounds and letting them implement-and manage-what they invent. We welcome candidates from a wide range of backgrounds, including computer science, electrical engineering, math, finance, accounting, liberal arts and the humanities. And we look for talent in more unusual places as well. Current employees include a recent U.S. Women's Chess Champion, a Jeopardy! winner, a former World Foosball Champion, a Bridge Bronze Life Master, a member of the famed MIT Blackjack team and winners of more than 20 International Math Olympiad medals. More than 10% of current staff are published authors in genres ranging from academic papers to memoirs and mystery novels. Our working environment is intense but surprisingly casual. We provide unusual opportunities for growth. And we compensate extraordinary people extraordinarily well.
We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Sincerely,
Strategic Growth
The D. E. Shaw group
Hello!
I am writing you to publicize a really wonderful and exciting
post-graduation
opportunity – the Bill Emerson National
Hunger
Fellowship!
As many of you know, I graduated last year (DC05) and served as a
Latina/o
Ethnic Counselor. Because I was unsure of what I wanted to pursue
after
graduation (medical school, graduate school, and public health were all
options
that crossed my mind), I knew that I needed to take some time off to
figure
things out. As a one-year filler, I applied to and was accepted
into the Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship which aims to train
future
leaders in the anti-hunger and anti-poverty movement in the
Tangible Benefits:
- one-year commitment (great alternative to Teach for America or Peace
Corps)
- independent projects in both the field and in D.C.
- access to political networks in social justice arena
- Fellowship experience applicable to law, medical, graduate, and
public health
careers
- community of 24 young people; nice transition to the working world
after
graduation
- no previous knowledge of anti-hunger world needed – trust me!
I urge you to seriously consider this Fellowship as an opportunity to
have an
important and life-changing experience! On a larger scale,
communities of color are disproportionately identified as being food
insecure,
lacking health care/services, utilizing WIC, food stamps, and other
federal
feeding programs, and overall being more prone to economic instability
(Hurricane Katrina offered a strong example of this). These
communities rarely have leaders who provide a voice and thus a means of
accountability from the federal government. More leaders of color are
needed to provide the impetus for change that is necessary to create
healthier
and sustainable communities.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 15, 2006
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
- visit www.hungercenter.org
and click on the link
for "Bill
Emerson National Fellows Program"
- current
resumé
- personal
statement
- 2 short
essay questions
- 2 letters
of recommendation
QUESTIONS: contact Cecilia at cecilia.cardenas-navia@aya.yale.edu or Shireen Cama (SM04) at cama_shireen@yahoo.com .
Green Corps
2006-2007
Environmental Leadership Program
Full-time, paid
fellowships to top student leaders to get
the training they need to win urgent environmental campaigns.
Whether it’s with
Greenpeace, the Sierra Club,
MoveOn.org, or the Alaska Wilderness Coalition, behind the top
environmental
organization’s field campaigns, you’ll find a Green Corps organizer. We
give
one-year fellowships to top student leaders to receive in-depth
training and
experience running urgent campaigns.
Organization.
Green Corps is
the non-profit
Training. Our
intensive
classroom training features workshops such as Global Warming Strategy,
Corporate Accountability Campaigns, Community Organizing Against Toxic
Threats
and Effective Media: Messaging and Framing. Workshops are lead by the
nation’s
top environmental and social change leaders, such as Adam Ruben,
Political
Director of MoveOn.org, Bob Bingaman, National Field Director of Sierra
Club,
and Dolores Huerta, Co-Founder of United Farm Workers. Our field
training puts
you on the front lines of today’s most urgent environmental campaigns.
Locations &
Dates:
We have positions open nationwide. The program begins in August 2006,
with the
Introductory Classroom Training in
Responsibilities.
Plan and implement a series of critical environmental campaigns with
groups
like Rainforest Action Network, Sierra Club and Defenders of Wildlife.
You will
secure media coverage, recruit and manage volunteers/interns, train new
leaders, and mobilize grassroots pressure.
Career Development. Our
graduates are in high demand and quickly find jobs working on issues
they care
about. Upon completion of the training program, Green Corps will
connect you to
organizations that are seeking full-time professional staff. Green
Corps'
graduates hold leadership positions with MoveOn.org, Sierra Club,
Greenpeace,
Global Exchange, Rainforest Action Network, Natural Resources Defense
Council,
Friends of the Earth, ForestEthics, and many other environmental and
progressive groups.
Qualifications. We
will invite
25 recent college graduates to join Green Corps in 2006-2007. We are
looking
for people who are serious about saving the planet, have demonstrated
leadership experience, and want to work for change over the long haul.
Salary &
Benefits.
Salary of $23,750. Optional group health care coverage, paid sick days
and
holidays, two weeks paid vacation, and a student loan repayment program
for
qualifying staff.
To Apply. To
apply for
Green Corps' 2006-2007 Environmental Leadership Training Program, fill
out our
online application by our Early Submission deadline of
Contact. Cindy
Kang,
Associate Director, at cindy@greencorps.org, or 617-426-8506.
Cindy Kang, Yale Class of 1999
Associate Director
Green Corps
44 Winter Street, 4th floor
617-426-8506
www.greencorps.org
Rockefeller
Brothers Fund
Fellowships
for Aspiring Teachers of Color up to $22,100 for graduate
school and undergraduate loan repayment
assistance.
WHO WILL TEACH THEM?
• An estimated 50 million children will attend public school by 2014.
• 2.2 million new teachers will be needed in public schools over the
next
decade.
• In 1972, 22 percent of public school students were non-white: today,
the
figure is 42 percent.
• People of color make up 10 percent of the teaching force in public
schools.
GREAT NEED, GREATER OPPORTUNITIES
Current trends indicate that by the year 2020, the percentage of
teachers of
color will shrink to an all-time low of 5 percent.
The good news is that there is greater awareness of and commitment to
diversity
in the classroom than ever before.
Therefore, there is enormous need and opportunity for highly qualified
teachers
of color in public school systems across
the country.
REACHING OUT TO FUTURE TEACHERS
Founded in 1992, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) Fellowships for
Aspiring
Teachers of Color initiative has provided
more than half a million dollars in grants and financial assistance to
275
college students. The goal of the fellowships is to
increase the number of highly qualified teachers of color in K-12
public
education in the
awards up to 25 fellowships to students of color entering the teaching
profession.
Making an impact
• More than 80 percent of college students selected for the fellowships
have
pursued careers in public education or
education-related fields.
• 65 percent of Fellows who pursued teaching roles have taught for
three or
more years.
• Nearly 50 percent of all Fellows who became teachers have remained in
the
teaching field for more than five years.
• Almost 200 Fellows have filled critical teaching and administrative
positions
in public schools across the country.
“All it took was one strong role model to give me the faith that I
needed to
succeed in school
and to learn how to stand up for myself, and at the same time, get my
peers to
accept me for
my uniqueness. I want to be that role model for children now.”
Sonia Wang, University of Chicago, Class of 2005 Fellowships for
Aspiring Teachers of Color,
Future Public School Teacher
LEARN MORE
If teaching in the public schools is in your future, you may be
eligible for a
prestigious fellowship that includes support of
up to $22,100 for graduate school and undergraduate loan repayment
assistance.
Plus, you’ll join a select group of some
of the nation’s most dedicated educators of color in
Fund Liaison or learn more at www.rbf.org.
THE WHITE HOUSE
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
The White House Internship Program offers an excellent opportunity to
explore
public service. The White House is seeking
exceptional candidates to apply for this highly competitive program.
In
addition to normal office duties, interns attend weekly
lectures, tours, and complete an intern service project. Interns may
serve a term in the Fall, Spring or Summer. All candidates must be at
least 18 years of age, hold United States citizenship, and be enrolled
in a
college or university.
Explore our White House Intern Website for additional information at http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/wh-intern.html.
To apply, read and complete the White House Intern Application. A
strong
application includes the following:
sound academic credentials
history of community involvement and leadership
solid verbal/written communication skills
demonstrated interest in public service
Completed application materials must be submitted to Karen Race, Deputy
Director and Intern Coordinator in the office of White House Personnel,
at
intern_application@whitehouse.gov prior to the following deadlines:
Applications due March 7, 2006 for Summer 2006 term -(May 23 to August
25,
2006)
If you have questions or concerns, contact Karen by phone, (202)
456-2310 or by
e-mail, intern_application@whitehouse.gov.
8.
Scholarship
Opportunities for Asian Americans to intern in
Washington, D.C.
Greetings!
The
pleased to announce the new Norm Mineta Internship Immersion
Program[1] that will provide all-expense-paid internship
opportunities in the U.S. Department of Defense for a total of 150
Asian American and Pacific Islander undergraduate students.
Participating students, who must be eligible for financial aid,
will receive a full scholarship covering The Washington Center's
program fee, fully-furnished housing in the
area, a weekly stipend of $250, and roundtrip travel to and from
offered in the summer term of 2006 (application deadline:
Should you have any questions regarding this exciting opportunity,
please do not hesitate to contact me.
Regards,
Kevin Y. Wang
Representative, Norm Mineta Internship Immersion Program
The Washington Center for Internship and Academic Seminars
2301 M Street, NW, Fifth Floor
Washington, D.C. 20037-1427
Email: kevinw@twc.edu[2]
Direct: 425-442-2592
Fax: 202-336-7609
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ORGANIZATION. VISIT OUR WEBSITE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT TWC'S INTERNSHIP
PROGRAMS.
THE
Now in its 30th year, The Washington Center for Internships and
Academic Seminars is an educational nonprofit organization serving
hundreds of colleges and universities in the
by providing selected students challenging opportunities to work and
learn in
The
universities and has over 33,000 alumni, many of whom are leaders in
numerous professions and nations around the world.
Contact: The