Maryland Democracy Initiative, Info session on Friday Mar 1 at 2 pm

 This summer, the Maryland Democracy Initiative (MDI) is offering a prestigious opportunity for 18 top UMD students to engage in a paid internship to work in some of the most impactful organizations in the nation working to strengthen voter mobilization and voter education in colleges and high schools. This internship program was developed in partnership with the UMD Fellows Program and the Students Learn Students Vote Coalition (SLSV). SLSV is the nation’s strategy hub and largest non-partisan network dedicated to increasing college student voting rates. 

The Laufer Democracy Internship Program builds on MDI’s work in 2023, co-hosting the National Student Vote Summit at UMD with TerpsVote. Students participating in the Laufer Democracy Internship Program will get a unique opportunity to both pursue professional development at their placement and work with MDI faculty to pursue groundbreaking research into the most effective strategies for mobilizing student voters. The program further establishes the University of Maryland as a crucially important convener and research hub for efforts to mobilize colleges and high schools to welcome all new voters. 

There will be an information session on Friday, March 1 at 2pm.  
Please RSVP at the link below for a reminder, or feel free to drop by at the last minute (details at the link below): https://forms.gle/LtR5JgzrGpZvU1mu7 

The application portal is open now!  If you have questions about the internship, please contact CThorne@umd.edu.  If you are ready to apply, go to:  http://go.umd.edu/LauferDemocracy

Post-grad opportunity: Jewish Service Corps

Start your Jewish social justice journey with Avodah's Jewish Service Corps, an immersive service year program running September 2024 - August 2025 for emerging changemakers ages 21-26. Spend a year serving full-time at a non-profit in Chicago, New Orleans, New York, or Washington, DC while living and learning in a justice-oriented Jewish community. As a member of the Jewish Service Corps, you’ll: 

• Create lasting Jewish community. Home-cooked Shabbat dinners, late night conversations, and holiday celebrations make living in the bayit (communal home) memorable and meaningful. Corps Members co-create intentional, pluralistic communities that help them vision and embody how the world could be. 

• Launch your career in social justice.  After matching with a placement organization, you'll contribute meaningfully to on-the-ground efforts on crucial justice issues such as immigration, housing insecurity, education, healthcare, the criminal legal system, and more. Gain a year of hands-on experience with a supportive community by your side.

• Dive into deep learning. Through experiential programming, you’ll explore different visions for movements for justice, the role of community in creating a more just world, and how you want to show up as a Jew in justice work.  Our dynamic curriculum will deepen and contextualize your day-to-day work, while supporting you in finding your place in broader justice movements. 

• Have your basic needs met. Avodah takes care of the most important things. Corps Members receive furnished housing, a monthly living stipend, health insurance, an exit stipend, and a travel allowance.  Corps Members can also tap into the economic access fund to support unmet financial needs.   

• Join our active alumni network for life. Our community of over 1,500 Jewish social justice professionals and activists across the country are there to help with apartment hunts, job references, Shabbat dinner invites, mentorship, and everything in between.

Avodah is committed to building a Service Corps that inclusively represents the diverse Jewish Community. Sephardi Jews, Mizrahi Jews, Jews of Color, people of color, women, people with disabilities, immigrants, LGBT2QIA people, and people who come from poor or working class backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply!

Jews of Color (JOCs) can also apply for our JOC Bayit, an affinity space within the Jewish Service Corps designed to nurture the leadership and well-being of Jews of Color. 

Apply by the March 27th deadline for your best chance of becoming a Jewish Service Corps Member. After this deadline, we will switch to accepting applications on a rolling basis until all spots are filled. Please visit avodah.net/serve, or email apply@avodah.net to learn more or nominate a friend. 

U.S. Department of State Visit

Visit the U.S. Department of State, Tuesday, March 26!

Travel with a small group of students to the U.S. Department of State to hear about career paths at DoS as well as learn from subject-matter experts on the fundamental aspects of the DoS. Other topics relating to pressing current policy issues will also be discussed. The event will conclude with a guided tour of the National Museum of American Diplomacy. Deadline to register: March 1, 2024, 12 pm. Notes: Participants must be available for a two-hour visit. The schedule will be confirmed soon, but it will be a two-hour window, excluding travel, between 8:15 am - 3 pm on March 26, 2024. Transportation will be provided from campus.  Space is limited, so the no show policy will be enforced - cancellations must be done BEFORE March 20 or you may be charged a fee. We expect all students who complete this registration form to participate.

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BSOS majors are strongly encouraged to attend. Open to all UMD undergraduate majors.

Questions? Contact LaToya Harden, Industry Outreach Specialist, Feller Center/UCC at lharden1@umd.edu.

Hosted by the Feller Center for Advising & Career Planning, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences and the School of Public Policy.

Psychology Career Exploration Night

 

Psychology Career Exploration Night 

March 5, 2024 | 6 - 8 p.m. (drop in) | Stamp, Colony Ballroom  | Read more & Register

Connect with UMD alumni and organizations to learn about career path options related to psychology at the UMD Psychology Career Exploration Night. This event offers the opportunity for you to chat individually, or in small groups, with professionals who have successfully established themselves in the field of psychology.