Just In Time Meetup

 

Just In Time Meetup

Friday, May 6, 2022 • 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Register through Careers4Terps- Virtual Event 

The University Career Center is hosting a Just In Time Meetup on May 6, 2022. This is a networking event where students, soon to be graduates, and recent graduates can explore internships and full-time opportunities before summer break! This event will take place virtually and use the following format: 12:00 - 12:10 PM, Office/Organization Overviews and 12:20 - 2:00 PM, Students will rotate to employer breakout rooms to network and ask questions.

Attending Organizations

• BioLife Plasma Services

• Connection

• Kennedy Krieger

• Phalen Leadership Academies

• Reading Partners

• Specialized Education Services Inc.

Additional Organizations TBA

Prepare to attend with these tips. Need help preparing? Schedule a Career Planning appointment. Questions? Please contact Gabe Pickett, Career Outreach Specialist at gpickett@umd.edu 

UMD Global/Federal Fellows Undergrad Internship Program - Apply Now!

Do you want to gain professional experience, try out working for the federal government, non-profits, consulting firms, and more? Our one-year certificate program combines a fall 2022 seminar and a spring 2023 internship, both for college credit, and offers a unique active-learning opportunity to integrate your academics with real world experience and explore future goals. Join a passionate, multi-disciplinary, and engaged student cohort and become part of a +1000 alumni network for life! 

 

Program Perks Include:

• Your Choice of 10 Fall Seminar Courses (all taught by expert practitioners with courses offered once a week, mostly in the evenings; fall seminars are also cross-listed with Honors.

           - Political Engagement and Advocacy                 

           - International Security and Intelligence         

           - Critical Regions and International Relations

           - US Diplomacy

           - Global Health Challenges, Infectious Diseases & Water Security

           - Responses to Global Challenges

           - Energy and Environmental Policy

           - Homeland Security and National Security Policy

           - Science Diplomacy (learn negotiation skills)

           - Public Health Policy

• Spring Internship 3-9 credits available through our program (including Scholarship in Practice credit) or you can obtain credit through your own major.
• Internships/Program Partnerships at a myriad of sites, such as:                   Department of State, Congressional Research Service, International Rescue Committee (IRC),The United Nations, World Resources Institute, Chemonics International, Foreign Embassies, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),          U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Freedom House,        Department of Health & Human Services, Brookings Institution, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, Congressional Offices, Partnership for Public Service, Cornerstone Montgomery, White House, Peace Corps, Human Rights Campaign, and many more! 
• Year round activities include visits with DC organizations, professional development workshops, one-on-one coaching, resume and cover letter review, interview preparation, good cheer, etc.
• Earn transcript notation as a Federal or Global Fellow

Application Link: Online Application

Next Deadline: May 6, 2022 (then rolling admission)

***Prospective Student Info Sessions***

Every Friday, 12pm-1pm, In-Person at 2407 Marie Mount Hall 

START Summer Session Courses

 

Join Maryland Mock Trial!

Are you the most charismatic person you know? Do you love public speaking or winning every argument? Are acting and performance your passion? Want to get experience for law school and your future legal career?
Come to our Info Session on April 27th @ 6:30PM in Tydings 2109. Meet the team, learn about tryouts, and find out about Maryland Mock Trial!

Find out more at ter.ps/JoinMock

Virtual MS/GC GIS and RS Information Session-May 5, 2022

 

Next Virtual Information Session:

Thursday, May 5, 2022 @ 5pm (EST)

Register in advance for this meeting HERE

Security Clearance Workshop: Prepare Now to Pass Later!

Security Clearance Workshop: Prepare Now to Pass Later!

Tuesday, April 26  •  4 - 5 pm

Virtual Event, RSVP to attend via Careers4Terps 

Many applicants for federal positions, including summer interns and volunteers, undergo a suitability review or a security clearance background check. So…what is a security clearance? Essentially, a security clearance is a designation by the U.S. government that an individual is allowed to access classified information. There are several levels of clearance (Public Trust, Confidential, Secret, and Top Secret), and the different types of clearance provide the individual varying levels of accessibility to sensitive information. 

Nawana H., Mid-Atlantic A Regional Recruiter for the CIA will share details and bust myths about the process and how you can boost your chances to work with agencies like the FBI, CIA, State Department and others.

 Our employers want to hear from our students!  We anticipate this to be an engaging session, and we encourage students to ask questions throughout. 

 

Questions? Please contact Gabe Pickett, Career Outreach Specialist at gpickett@umd.edu  

 

Now Hiring: GVPT Peer Advisors

 

Transparency International - Anticorruption Program Intern

 Title: Anticorruption Program Intern

Application Closing Date: May 2, 2022
Period of Internship: Summer
Location of Consultancy: Remote; intern must be based in the U.S.
Allowance: 5-6 hours per week, $15/hour

ABOUT TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL  

Transparency International (TI) is the largest global coalition dedicated to countering corruption, with national chapters in more than 100 countries. Transparency International U.S. (TI-US), based in Washington, D.C., focuses on policy development, research and advocacy to stop corrupt officials from laundering money through the U.S. financial system, strengthen our democratic institutions and practices, and continue to encourage the U.S. government to be a leader in global anti-corruption initiatives. 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

TI-US is seeking a motivated intern to assist the Program and Research Associate with the day-to-day logistics of the office. This includes outreach to allied organizations and other key constituencies, assisting with meetings, drafting content for social media and other tasks as needed. Responsibilities include:  

• Assisting the Program and Research Associate with office logistics and scheduling lobbying and coalition meetings; 
• Sharing reports, statements, press releases with stakeholders;  
• Creating communications content for social media and helping to maintain various social media channels;  
• Tracking relevant pieces of legislation for the organization’s advocacy program. 

REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS 

• Strong writing skills, graphic design skills are a plus; 
• Strong organizational and logistical skills; 
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite; 
• A strong commitment to Transparency International’s mission. 

HOW TO APPLY 

Please send a resume and cover letter via email to Annalise Burkhart, Program and Research Associate for TI-US, at aburkhart@transparency.org with the subject line “TI-US Intern.” The closing date for applications is May 2, 2022. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.  

TI-US is committed to creating an inclusive and equitable work environment. We actively seek a diverse applicant pool and welcome applications from qualified candidates of all backgrounds.  

To learn more about TI-US, please visit our website at us.transparency.org and follow us on Twitter at @TransparencyUSA. 

Interested in Working on Refugee & Migrant Issues?

 

Upcoming Event: The Feller Lecture

 

Student Liaison Application

 

Religious Studies Fall Course List + Degree in JWST/ISRL/RELS

Please find attached the list of courses pre-approved for the Religious Studies minor and the Religions of the Ancient Middle East major for fall 2022. The second page of the attachment contains information on these programs and a list of requirements for their completion.

Maryland Student Legislature

The link to the application is:  https://forms.gle/ykbF72NSkddS3vaDA. It's due April 30th. 7pm.

Thank you for your interest, please contact hgarg1@umd.edu if you have any questions.

Earth Fest April 20th, 2022

 

April 27 - The Future of Democracy in the Ukraine

 

April 19th: Webinar on Ukraine Agriculture, Energy and Global Food Security

Join us Tuesday April 19th, 10:00 a.m. by zoom as we learn about the war in Ukraine and its impact on global food security, energy security and a project on organic farming.   Click here to add to Google calendar.

Careers in Community Organizing

DART will hold an online info session on Wednesday, April 13 at 6 pm EDT / 5 pm CDT to discuss careers in community organizing. All UMD students and alumni welcome, particularly those graduating by December 2022. Sign up at www.thedartcenter.org/rsvp DART trains professional organizers and community organizations how to work for social, economic and racial justice, including: * Holding police departments accountable * Shutting down the school-to-prison pipeline * Reining in predatory lenders * Expanding access to primary health and dental care * Prioritizing funding for affordable housing and job training * Fighting for immigrants' rights Associate Community Organizer positions start August 8, 2022 and January 16, 2023 in cities below. Starting salary $42,500-$44,000 + benefits. Florida: Bradenton, Daytona Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Lakeland, Miami, Pensacola, Sarasota, St. Petersburg Kansas: Kansas City South Carolina: Columbia, Greenville Virginia: Charlottesville, Richmond   Lead Community Organizer positions start spring/summer 2022 in cities below. Starting salary $50,000-$70,000 + benefits. Florida: Melbourne, Fort Myers  Kansas: Wichita Nebraska: Lincoln DART organizations are diverse coalitions including many low- and moderate-income, minority and immigrant communities. We strongly encourage people from these backgrounds, as well as fluent Spanish speakers and DACA recipients, to apply. To apply or learn more about DART, visit www.thedartcenter.org and find us on instagram and facebook@theDARTcenter. Still have questions? Contact hannah@thedartcenter.org or 202.841.0353.

Critical Language Scholarship - Virtual Learning for Arabic, Chinese, and Russian

 CLS Spark is a pilot initiative providing funded virtual opportunities for U.S. undergraduate students to learn languages essential to America’s engagement with the world. Participants will spend an academic year learning either Arabic, Chinese or Russian through online classes and activities facilitated by native speakers at a host institution abroad.

FOR ACCESS TO UMD'S ELMS RESOURCE SITE FOR CLS SPARK APPLICANTS PLEASE CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE A BRIEF QUESTIONNAIRE.

A program of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program and CLS Spark are part of a U.S. government initiative to expand the number of Americans studying and mastering foreign languages that are critical to national security and economic prosperity.

The CLS Spark program will be offered in academic year 2022 - 2023 with approximately 18 hours of virtual language instruction offered per month, as well as monthly cultural activities. 
The application is now live and available online at:  https://clscholarship.org/apply

Applications are due Thursday, May 26, 2022 by 8:00pm EST.

The CLS Program will host frequent webinars, Q&A sessions, and alumni panels for students and advisors throughout the open application period. A registration link is available on our website at: https://clscholarship.org/events

CLS Spark Key Benefits:

• Full scholarship covers all instruction and a $300 stipend

• Online language instruction and cultural enrichment experiences over the course of two eleven-week terms

• Language gains certified with the widely recognized ACTFL OPI test

• Automatic consideration as CLS Program semifinalists for the summer overseas 2023 CLS Program to continue their language study

CLS Spark is open to any American undergraduate student enrolled in an accredited U.S.-based degree-granting program. Preference will be given to veterans of the U.S. armed forces, and to applicants from states or institutions historically underrepresented in study abroad or in the CLS Program. 

Instruction will be provided by faculty and staff at host institutions located abroad in countries where these languages are commonly spoken. With inclusive support provided by CLS Program staff, students will improve their command of all four modalities in these languages (listening, speaking, reading, writing), participate in cultural activities once a month, and make connections with members of the host country’s community and their peers across the U.S.

FOR ACCESS TO UMD'S ELMS RESOURCE SITE FOR CLS SPARK APPLICANTS PLEASE CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE A BRIEF QUESTIONNAIRE.

The Schlaretzki Lecture

 

Highlighted Course: PHPE350 - Careers in Impact

 

Event: The White House and American Jewry

 

The Maryland Hillel has arranged an in-person event with Chanan Weissman, a UMD alumni and longtime State Department civil servant. He’s an expert in communications and media (and democracy promotion) and is now serving at the White House as the liaison to the Jewish community, a role he also held in the last year of the Obama Administration.

To Register, please use the link below:

Chanan Weissman - The White House and American Jewry - Maryland Hillel : Maryland Hillel

In-person and Zoom participation.

Paid Full-Time Fall Internships with the Department of State! Apply By April 12

The Department of State aims to provide student interns with opportunities both educationally and professionally substantive in nature. The purpose of the program is to provide students with insight into the work of U.S. foreign policy and the administration of the U.S. Department of State and its diplomatic facilities around the world. Specific duties and responsibilities vary according to the domestic office or overseas post of assignment. Generally, interns may: participate in meetings with senior-level U.S. Government or foreign government officials; draft, edit, or contribute to cables, reports, communications, talking points, or other materials used by policymakers in furthering U.S. foreign policy objectives; support events, including international and/or multilateral meetings and conferences; engage directly with U.S. audiences in helping to explain the work of the Department of State or foreign audiences in helping to promote U.S. foreign policy and improve understanding of U.S. culture and society. 

Student interns may be required to do some routine administrative work. 

• Open & closing dates 04/04/2022 to 04/12/2022

• Salary

  $17.51 - $17.51 per hour

• Pay scale & grade

  GS 04

• Location

  • Department of State Posts - Overseas and Domestic, United StatesMany vacancies

• Telework eligible

  No

• Appointment type

• Internships - Interns are required to serve for a period of 10 consecutive weeks during Fall 2022. Interns are required to work 32-40 hours per week to successfully complete the internship.

• Work schedule

  Full-time - This announcement is for full time, paid, internships for Fall 2022.

• Conditions of Employment

To qualify you must: 

1. Be a United States citizen at the time of application. 
2. Be at least 18 years old.  
3. Be in good academic standing with at least a 3.0 GPA or higher.  
4. Be pursuing a baccalaureate or graduate degree.  
5. Be a college junior, senior, or graduate student with at least 60 credit hours earned—you are considered a college junior if you will be starting your junior year immediately following the completion of your internship.   
6. Be enrolled in an accredited academic institution on at least a part-time basis at the time of application for the internship. The individual may qualify as a "student" even if the individual has a break in classes, as long as the break is no longer than five months at the time the individual begins the internship.  

Qualifications

Please see the "Requirements" section for a list of qualifications. 

Education

Applicants should be pursuing a baccalaureate or graduate degree, on at least a part-time basis, with at least a 3.0 GPA or higher. College juniors, seniors, or graduate students with at least 60 credit hours earned by the time the internship begins are encouraged to apply for this opportunity. Note: Applicants are considered a college junior if they will be starting the junior year of college immediately following the completion of the internship. Applicants must also be a continuing student with the expectation and intention of returning to their course of study the semester/quarter immediately following the completion of the internship – i.e., returning to school in the spring of 2023. Proof may be requested. 

If your academic plans change after your application and you are no longer a continuing student or have a break in classes longer than five months before your internship begins, you will no longer be eligible for the internship.  

All interns selected for a position will be officially notified by the Student Internship Program office by e-mail. 

USAJOBS - Job Announcement

What Can I Do With My Major

 Explore Career Options and Co-Curricular Opportunities Related to GVPT! 

What Can I Do With My Major? GVPT 

The “What Can I Do With My Major” resource is a one-stop-shop for students to explore career paths related to their major. 

This vital resource offers: 

• Job titles/employers of recent graduates 

• Opportunities to gain experience (e.g., internships, research, volunteer work, etc.)

• Options to connect to professionals and alumni in their field of interest 

Need help exploring your options? Schedule an appointment with the Feller Center’s Career Planning team to talk about the resource above and much more. 

Scholarship Opportunity: Boyd-Nash/Ginter Scholarship Application (2022) DEADLINE APRIL 15TH

  

Boyd-Nash/Ginter Scholarship Application (2022) (New Deadline)

The League of Women Voters of Prince George’s County (LWVPGC) Maryland is a nonpartisan political organization which encourages the participation of citizens in government.  This award is in memory of Thelma Boyd–Nash and in memory of Dorothy Ginter, both teachers and pioneers in the League of Women Voters of Prince George’s County Maryland.  This organization seeks to build women and men leaders who are committed to service in their personal, school, and community lives by awarding two (2) $500 college scholarships and a one-year membership in the LWV.  Winners will be announced at the annual meeting in the Spring of 2022 for the Fall 2022 semester. This award is given to applicants who are residents of Prince George’s County, Maryland and attending Bowie State University, Prince George’s Community College, or the University of Maryland in Prince George’s County. 

DEADLINE: APRIL 15TH

INVITE: Pre-Passover Briefing - April 7 @ 1:00PM ET

 You are cordially invited to

A Pre-Passover Briefing

for the American Jewish Community 

Part 1: Israel
Part 2: Ukraine
 

Date: Thursday, April 7, 2022

Time: 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm ET

RSVP HERE
_______________________
 

AGENDA

Part 1: Israel

Yael Lempert
Acting Assistant Secretary of Near Eastern Affairs  
U.S. Department of State

Part 2: Ukraine

Matthew Miller
Special Advisor for Communications
National Security Council, The White House
_______________________

READING MATERIAL

Part 1: Israel

• FACT SHEET: The U.S.-Israel Relationship
• STATEMENT: National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Diplomacy in the Middle East Region
• STATEMENT: Secretary Blinken Statement on Terrorist Attack in Bnei Brak
• JOINT STATEMENT: The UAE-U.S.-Israel Religious Coexistence Working Group to Advance Interfaith and Intercultural Dialogue and Counter Religious Intolerance and Hatred
• STATEMENT: Secretary Blinken Joint Press Statements at the Conclusion of the Negev Summit 

Part 2: Ukraine

• READOUT: President Biden's Call with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine
• REMARKS: President Biden on the United Efforts of the Free World to Support the People of Ukraine 
• FACT SHEET: The Biden Administration Announces New Humanitarian, Development, and Democracy Assistance to Ukraine and the Surrounding Region
• FACT SHEET: U.S. Security Assistance for Ukraine