AASAnnouncements
week of 10.08.06

 

Important Announcements	Events/Opportunities on Campus	Events off Campus	Career & Scholarship Info
1. PAEC InformAsian attached	1. Coffee House at AACC	1. Peter Olsen, Random House CEO, will speak at Omni	1. Amy Rossborough Fellowship
	2. Women, Gender and Yale Poster Session	2. Strait Talk: A Symposium on the Taiwan Strait Issue	2. White House Internship Program
	3.Famed Kathak Dancer		3. Green Corps Environmental Leadership National Fellowship
	4. Save the Date: Annual Ramadan Banquet		4. Novantas Consulting LLC Info Session
	5. CASA Triad Night
	6. Korean Culture Festival
	7. Asian American Leadership Conference at Yale
	8. ViSA Cultural Show

                                                                 

 Important Announcements

PAEC InformAsian Attached

This week and every week hereafter, the current InformAsian brought to you by AASA’s Political Action and Education Committee (PAEC) will be attached as a PDF file to the AASA Announcements. 

 

Events/Opportunities on Campus

COFFEE HOUSE AT AACC

 

Women, Gender and Yale Poster Session
       November 7-9, Beinecke Plaza
In November we plan to host a “Women and Yale” poster session to present scholarly work done by, on, or for women as a visual display combining a brief narrative with pictures, tables, and other presentation formats.  We are planning the poster session to be displayed outdoors around the Beinecke Plaza November 7-9 and then indoors at various libraries around campus.  Prior to the poster session, all posters will be cataloged as jpeg images for a website slide show and laminated so they can be archived with the library.  We will need your assistance spreading the word and participating, so that we can capture the excellent, cutting edge, and brilliant research by women scholars at Yale. DEADLINE for posters OCTOBER 30.  Posters can be deposited in campus drop boxes (locations listed at www.yale.edu/wff), sent via email to wff@yale.edu, or delivered to our offices at 305 Crown Street.

 

 

AMITA DUTT

Famed Kathak dancer

And

Amaan and Ayaan Ali Khan, classical musicians

 

Save the date: Annual Ramadan Banquet!

 

 

Save the date: CASA Triad Night!

When: October 21
Where: TBA
What: Get ready for one of the hottest nights at Yale!  Dress to impress.  Poker, pool, food, etc. will all be there, so you better be.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Korean Culture Festival

 

 

Asian American Leadership Conference at Yale

This year, the Asian American's Students Alliance (AASA) and the Political Action and Education Committee (PAEC) will host the first Asian American Leadership Conference at Yale. At this conference, we invite high school students to discuss issues Asian Americans face today and how to effectively address those issues. Student leaders and faculty members of Yale will lead the workshops and moderate the discussions. Through these sessions, we hope to give our attendees a taste of what activism means and how to be an effective leader.

If you want to get involved in helping organize and run this groundbreaking event, here's your chance! We're looking for people to help host our speakers, among which include Judge Nina Elgo, Superior Court Judge in the state of Connecticut, Dean Saveena Dhall, Dean of Asian American Student Affairs, and our very own Jerry Nguyen! (WOOT!)

Contact steven.tan@yale.edu or Nancy.liang@yale.edu if you would like to help or if you have any further questions about the conference!

 

ViSA Cultural Show

 

 

 

 

 

 

Events Off Campus

Peter Olson

Chairman and CEO of Random House Inc.

 

 

will speak to Yale University students on

the future of the book publishing industry.

 

Random House is the world’s largest trade book

publisher and home to countless renowned

authors including: John Irving, Dan Brown,

Anna Quindlen, Toni Morrison, and Dr. Seuss.

 

Following his talk, Mr. Olson, as well as other company representatives, will be available to discuss the publishing industry and career opportunities at an informal reception.

 

This information session will be Thursday, October 19th

at 3:30pm at the Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale

(near the Yale campus at 155 Temple Street).

 

 

Straight Talk Symposium :: Brown University

Career and Scholarship Info.

Amy Rossborough Fellowship
        Application Deadline: Friday, October 13
The Amy Rossborough Fellowship is designed to give Yale undergraduates the opportunity to undertake service projects affecting women in the greater New Haven community. Each Fellowship lasts for the academic year, although it may be extended to a full year at the discretion of the Directors of the Fellowship.  The Amy Rossborough Fellowship is made possible through the generosity of the Rossborough family, in honor of their daughter Amy (1959-1979). Amy was a political activist and a fighter for women's rights and social justice when she died in the summer before her senior year at Yale. Contact Tina Wu (tianying.wu@yale.edu), the fellowship coordinator, for questions and applications.

       

The White House Internship Program offers an excellent opportunity to serve our President and explore public service.  We are seeking exceptional candidates to apply for this highly competitive program.  In addition to typical office duties, interns attend weekly lectures, tours, and complete an intern service project. 

Interns may serve a term in the Fall, Spring or Summer. Every candidate must be a United States citizen, enrolled in a college or university, and at least 18 years of age.

An application and additional information about the program can be found at http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/wh-intern.html.


Applications should be submitted to Karen Race, Deputy Director and Intern Coordinator, White House Personnel, at intern_application@whitehouse.gov on or before the following deadlines:


October 13, 2006 for SPRING 2007 ­ (January 9 to May 11, 2007)
March 6, 2007 for SUMMER 2007 ­ (May 22 to August 24, 2007)


If you have questions you may contact Karen Race at (202) 456-5979 or intern_application@whitehouse.gov.

 

 

*****Green Corps Environmental Leadership National Fellowship*****

Green Corps 2007-2008 Environmental Leadership Program

Early Application Deadline Friday, October 27, 2006.

 Apply today!

 Green Corps: Our full-time, paid Environmental Leadership Training Program gives you a year of in-depth training and experience with leading environmental groups like the Sierra Club, League of Conservation Voters, and Greenpeace.

 Organization: Green Corps is the non-profit Field School for Environmental Organizing, founded by leading environmentalists in 1992 to identify and train environmental leaders. Our year-long program includes intensive classroom training, hands-on experience running urgent environmental and public health campaigns, and placement in permanent leadership positions with leading environmental and social change groups.

 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 Ross Gelbspan, climate change expert and author of The Heat is On and Boiling Point. Our field training puts you on the front lines of today's most urgent environmental campaigns.

 Locations & Dates: Our campaigns take place nationwide. The program begins in August 2007, with the Introductory Classroom Training in Boston, and concludes with graduation in August 2008.

 Responsibilities: Plan and implement a series of critical environmental campaigns with groups like Rainforest Action Network, Sierra Club and Greenpeace. 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 2007-2008. 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.

 Application Process: To apply for Green Corps' 2007-2008 Environmental Leadership Training Program, fill out our online application. Regional deadlines, campus interview dates, and online application are at www.greencorps.org.

 Contact: Cindy Kang, Associate Director, at cindy@greencorps.org, or 617-426-8506.

 

Novantas Consulting LLC Info Session

TOMORROW Monday, October 9th
7:00-9:00 pm
Omni New Haven Hotel

All Seniors are invited to come learn more about our firm, the type of work we do, and the application process for the Class of 2007.

This past year, Novantas was ranked #1 by Vault.com for having the best quality of life and highest overall employee satisfaction among all major consulting firms. Yale alums have long prospered at Novantas (in fact, one of our founders is a son of Eli!), and with your help, we can continue to shape the future of the firm.