GVPT Undergraduate Newsletter

May 7, 2007

 

In this issue:

- Advising Updates

- Check out our Summer Courses

- GVPT Event

- Internship Postings

ADVISING UPDATES

 

Graduating Seniors - FAQ and other information about graduation can be found from the University's website http://www.commencement.umd.edu/

 

 *This is the last newsletter for the Spring 2007.  Updates will be sent to students as needed.

 

Walk-In Hours for Spring 2007

Walk-in hours are posted online at the GVPT website.  If you would like to meet with an advisor at a time not listed as walk-in, you can email advising to schedule an appointment.  Please include times you are available to meet in the request email.  Walk-In Hours END for this semester on Thursday, May 10.

 

Applications to the Public Policy Internship and the Capitol Hill Internship Programs for Fall 2007 are now available on our website.  If you would like more information, feel free to email advising office or stop by during walk in hours.

 

Summer Courses

Planning on sticking around College Park this summer?  Why not get a few of your GVPT requirements out of the way?  The summer semesters are a great time to take GVPT courses because the class sizes are smaller and topics are unique, most summer courses are not offered during the fall or spring.  Check Testudo for a complete listing of all the courses being offered this summer in the GVPT Department.

 

Public Policy Internship

The Public Policy Internship Program will be offered for the Summer 2007 Session II.  The course will be taught online, enabling students to participate in internships across the country, or even around the world.  The normal requirements for the program remain (minimum of a 3.0 GPA, student must be a registered GVPT major with Junior status, and the internship must be concurrent with the course).  You must intern at least from July 16 - August 26.  For an application to the program, or for more information, email advising or stop by the Advising Office.

Bragging Rights

We at the GVPT office would like to take this space to honor those among us that have earned recognition this semester.  Feel free to congratulate these amazing folks on their accomplishments.

 

Irwin Morris: BSOS Excellence in Teaching Mentorship
Frances Lee: BSOS Excellence in Teaching
Greg Shaffer: BSOS Excellence in Teaching

Patrick Hughes has won the University Medal. Patrick is a Double Degree major in GVPT and HIST. He is the BSOS Rep to the Campus Senate and he is a member of BSOS's Dean's Student Advisory Council. He is also serving on the Provost Search Committee.

Don Worgs recently got the official word that he has been promoted with tenure as an Associate Professor at Towson University.

GVPT Events

The BSOS College is sponsoring two important and exciting lectures. Tomorrow, May 8, "The Role of Women in Progress and Peace in the Arab World," will be presented by Haifa Fahoum Al Kaylani, founder and chairman of the Arab International Women's Forum, at 3 p.m. in the Nyumburu  Cultural Center.    

Next Tuesday, May 15, at 1:30 in the Student Union, National Institutes of Health director David Abrams, Ph.D. will present "Healthier Lives Through Behavioral and Social Science Research: A Transdisciplinary Integration Across Systems."   

 

Campus and Local Events

 

Internship Opportunities

 

John McCain 2008 Presidential Campaign Internship Opportunity
John McCain 2008 is looking for interns to work in the communications department.  Major responsibilities will include media monitoring, research, and writing. Those who are accepted will gain experience in the highest level of politics and an understanding of how a national presidential campaign is operated. Writing and research experience is a plus.  For those interested, please send your resume and a writing sample to gopcampaign@gmail.com.

 

*UPDATE*

Many of our summer internship positions have been filled but we have openings for interns to start right away as well as openings for the fall.  With the primary sure to be competitive, a fall internship would truly be an unmatched experience for any student of politics or communications. 

 

Part-Time Internship for this Summer

First Freedom First is a public policy project in support of the separation of church and state, focusing on issues where religion has taken a stake in the public debate. This summer, we are looking to organize a small team of unpaid interns to help collect petition signatures, and locally promote the project by canvassing at cool events around DC. This would be great for your resume and for a reference. There is room to work around your schedule and you can commit to as little as 5 hours per week.

Specifically, we would coordinate attending local events like Screen on the Green or Washington Nationals games, and we would also be happy for you to design posters and flyers for the project to distribute and post around the city and metro area. You will be given other reasonable creative control over your work in order to apply your personal interests to helping First Freedom First

It would be a great line on your resume that you assisted with outreach in a national public policy project, and as a recent college graduate myself, we should be able to work with you to make the experience enjoyable and productive. Plus, it’s only a few hours a week.

Are you interested? Then check out http://www.idealist.org/en/internship/110364-232

 

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS INTERN

SmithBucklin is the world’s largest association management and professional services company providing flexible, tailored services to 235 trade associations, professional societies, technology user groups and government institutes/agencies. SmithBucklin’s mission is to drive growth and build sustained competitiveness for client organizations.

Our Government Relations service unit is looking for an intern for the summer semester. This is a paid internship opportunitiy.

Duties include:
1). Monitor and track legislation on key initiatives
2). Attend hearings and write reports as needed
3). Assist with Hill advocacy meetings with senior staff and clients
4). Track client advocacy letter writing campaign
5). Conduct research and support development of policy reviews on legislative and regulatory topics for client newsletters


Intern will also:
1). Assist with health care clients to SmithBucklin Government Relations
2). Organize client advocacy letter writing campaign and dissemination
3). Assist legislative staff with planning and executing Capitol Hill fly-ins, legislative appointments
4). Update and organize legislative and regulatory reference documents under supervision of senior legislative staff
5) Coordinate and collect data collected as necessary from client organizations relevant to advocacy efforts

Successful candidate will have:
Position requires good writing ability and critical thinking skills. Candidates will be expected to have a general working knowledge of the legislative system, but we can teach the rest. General familiarity with Windows, Word, Excel and internet applications required. Political party/views are unimportant. Candidate should have ability to work independently on projects or with others. Candidate should also be prepared to conduct research on the Internet, Westlaw, NetScan or other proprietary data bases

We are an EOE M/F/D/V employer.

Please use the following guidelines to ensure your resume is quickly and accurately processed:

·  Salary requirements must be included

·  Format resume as either a MS Word doc or pdf

·  E-mail preferred method of retrieval

More Information can be found at: http://www.smithbucklin.com/careers/postings/viewjob.cfm?jobid=228

 

Potential applicants also encouraged to contact Christine Perez, GVPT Alum ’06, at cperez@smithbucklin.com for more information or a reference.

 

Summer Internship with The Hoover Institute

Policy Review, the journal of the Hoover Institution, is looking for a summer intern.  The office is located at the Dupont Circle Metro.

 
Intern duties include editing journal articles, research for Hoover Institution Fellows, updating websites/blogs (minimal HTML knowledge helpful but not necessary), and assisting the office manager with daily office duties.  Intern should be hard working and independent.  An ambitious intern may also have the opportunity to write a book review for the journal.

Please email resume to Sharon Ragland, ragland@hoover.stanford.edu.

The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, Stanford University, is a public policy research center devoted to advanced study of politics, economics, and political economy—both domestic and foreign—as well as international affairs. With its world-renowned group of scholars and ongoing programs of policy-oriented research, the Hoover Institution puts its accumulated knowledge to work as a prominent contributor to the world marketplace of ideas defining a free society.  Please read about Policy Review at http://www.hoover.org/publications/policyreview/about .

 

Immediate Opening at House Of Representatives

 A Northeast, Democratic Member, the Office of Congressman Steve Rothman (NJ-9), is looking for a part time intern for the month of May. While it is unpaid, it is a really fabulous experience, and hugely beneficial in terms of getting one's foot in the door of politics.  This internship will provide excellent references and resources. Interested candidates can send their resumes to Jean.Roehrenbeck@mail.house.gov

 

SUMMER INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY

The City of Chicago, Mayor’s Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, in Washington, D.C. is seeking a graduate or undergraduate student for a part time internship.  The Office’s main purpose is to work with Congress and the Administration to achieve the City of Chicago’s federal objectives.  The City’s federal objectives cover a broad range of urban issues, such as affordable housing, transportation, crime, human services, economic development, energy, environment, homeland security and many other issues.

 

The intern’s responsibilities will include the following activities: monitoring federal legislation, attending and reporting on Congressional hearings, researching urban policy issues relevant to Chicago, handling special projects as needed, and providing administrative assistance.

 

We seek a candidate with an interest in urban issues and with strong research and writing skills.  A student from the Chicago region is preferred, but not required.

 

If interested, please e-mail a cover letter and current resume to Akidah Felder at afelder@cityofchicago.org

 
 

 

INTERNSHIPS AT THE HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT

 EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE

 

The Hillary Clinton for President Exploratory Committee internship program provides an excellent opportunity for students to learn and serve through first-hand participation in the election process. The program is intended to provide knowledge, skills and experiences that each intern can apply to future challenges and professional pursuits. Although we expect a great deal from our interns, the selected candidates will make a genuine contribution to helping elect Senator Clinton President in 2008.

  

THE APPLICATION PROCESS

To learn about our application process, and download the necessary forms, students can visit our home page at www.hillaryclinton.com, and click on the “Contact Us” page where it is possible to download the application.

 

We welcome all applicants who have demonstrated academic excellence and a commitment to public service. Please complete all sections of the application thoroughly.  Failure to provide complete answers will delay the review and consideration of your application. Based on the information submitted, some applicants will be selected for personal interviews. Upon satisfactory completion of personal interviews, applicants will be offered entry into the internship program.

 

Your application must include all of the following in order to be considered:

  • Internship Application Form (available at above website)
  • Résumé
  • Short statement explaining why you want to be an intern for

      Senator Clinton’s Presidential campaign

  • Two letters of recommendation (photocopies are acceptable)
  • Unofficial transcript

 

Interns are required to work a minimum of 15 hours per week.  Summer interns are required to work a minimum of 40 hours per week.

 

FUNDING

All internships are unpaid.

 

Looking for an exciting campaign internship in Maryland this year? One of the most high profile races in Maryland this year will be the Baltimore City Mayoral election and Mayor Sheila Dixon is looking for hard-working, energetic high school and college students for several internship positions with her campaign.  

 

For two decades in public office, Mayor Dixon has been a champion of neighborhoods and a pioneer for women and minorities. In 1987, she won a seat on the Baltimore City Council representing the 4th Council District, where she served for 12 years. In 1999, she became the first African-American woman elected as City Council President. In January 2007, she succeeded Martin O'Malley to become Baltimore's first female mayor.

 

We're looking for interns to help with all aspects of our growing campaign operation: political organizing, communications, research, fundraising and general office operations. We need student who will be reliable and can commit to a regular part-time or full-time schedule. Students will get hands on experience working with political professionals. Students may also arrange to earn class credit.

 

Interested students should email their resume to dixonintern@gmail.com

 

 

 

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The newsletter is sent out each Monday before 5 pm to all current University of Maryland students who have declared and been accepted into the GVPT major. Only information relevant to academic and extra-curricular opportunities for these students will be sent through the newsletter. The government advising office reserves the right to edit and review all submissions to the GVPT newsletter and deny any submissions at their sole discretion. 
 

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