[Fels_pubpol_0708] public policy events and internships

Mon Oct 15 13:47:30 EDT 2007

List for the week of October 15, 2007

 Public Policy Listserv Members,

 This week's list includes a few events for Fall break week and a 
sampling of internships with approaching deadlines. If you are a 
sophomore/junior in the College of Arts and Sciences, remember to apply 
to the Fels Public Policy Internship Program before applying directly to 
internships. The website link is at the bottom of this email.

 Have a good week!

 *Events*

 *Public Policy events for the week of October 15th - October 22nd *

*_Tuesday_*

*/Tuesday, October 16^th , 7pm -- 8pm , Jon M. Huntsman Hall G60 /-- 
Government of Singapore Information session.* Hosted by Career Services.

*_Wednesday_*

*/Wednesday, October 17^th , 12pm -- 1:30pm, Location TBA /-- Andrew W. 
Mellon Sawyer Seminar: Power Sharing in Deeply Divided Places: Amb. 
Peter Galbraith.*

Ambassador Peter Galbraith will discuss "Current Controversies: Iraq and 
the Balkans" as part of the Andrew W. Mellon Sawyer seminar Series: 
Power Sharing in Deeply Divided Places.  

More info:   
http://www.polisci.upenn.edu/ppec/Sawyer%20Seminar/Speakers/Peter_Galbraith.html 
<http://www.polisci.upenn.edu/ppec/Sawyer%20Seminar/Speakers/Peter_Galbraith.html>

*/Wednesday, October 17^th , 12pm -- 1:30pm, Chemistry Bldg, Carolyn 
Hoff Lynch Auditorium /-- Overview of the U.S. Department of energy's 
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)* IES Seminar, Laurence H. Brush, 
Sandia National Laboratories

More info: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/earth/ies/seminar.html

*/Wednesday, October 17^th , at 4PM, 3809 Walnut, Seminar Room- /Michael 
Jacobson, Executive Director, Vera Institute of Justice; Former 
Director, NYC Department of Correction and Department of Probation under 
former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.  *With a Ph.D. in sociology and the 
practical experience of running New York City's corrections system for 
three years, Jacobson is the living embodiment of a criminal justice 
practice/policy/research bridge.  In 2005, he became the fourth director 
of the iconic New York City-based Vera Institute of Justice that has 
partnered with government for 46 years to test justice innovations.  He 
testifies regularly before Congress and states legislatures and is the 
author of _Downsizing Prisons: How to Reduce Crime and End Mass 
Incarceration_ (NYU Press, 2005).

*/Wednesday, October 17^th , 7pm -- 8pm, Penn Bookstore/ -- Influential 
Economist and Author Analyzes Roots of Terrorism:* Author Discussion and 
Signing -- Alan B. Krueger, "What Makes a Terrorist"

More info:    http://www.upenn.edu/bookstore

/ /

*_Thursday_*

*/Thursday, October 18 ^th , 6pm -- 8pm, John M. Huntsman Hall G-6l, 
Wharton School, (Ambani Auditorium)/*/ -- /*Second Annual Leonore 
Annenberg Lecture in Public Service and Global Understanding, presented 
by the Diplomacy for the Future *

More info: http://www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/APPCEvents.aspx 
<http://www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/APPCEvents.aspx>

*/Thursday, October 18^th , 8pm, Huntsman Hall -- /Lessons from the 
fight for free speech and the right to organize in El Salvador. *Pedro 
Juan Hernandez, Emily Carpenter, and Jesse Dyer Stewart are activists 
for the right of free speech and the right to organize among El 
Salvadorans.  REGISTRATION RECOMMENDED

More info: /http://www.sas.upenn.edu/foxleadership/docs/events_calendar.php/

*/   /*

*_Friday_*

*/Friday, October 19^th , 12pm -- 1:15pm, Penn Law School , Gittis Hall 
RM213/* *-- Communications and Electronic Media Law and Policy in India. 
*This CASI seminar by Vikram Raghavan, Senior Counsel, Middle East, 
North Africa and south Asia, Legal Vice Presidency, The World Bank, is 
co-sponsored by the Center for Global Communication Studies at the 
Annenberg School for Communication and Penn SALSA.

Free but RSVP to Center for the Advanced Study of India 

More info: http://casi.ssc.upenn.edu//events/index.htm 
<http://casi.ssc.upenn.edu/events/index.htm>

*Friday, October 19^th , 12pm -- 1:15pm, Christian Association -- 
Networking Lunches for Student Activists. *Progressive students and CA 
staff discuss peace and justice issues and develop plans of action over 
lunch.  Building coalitions with progressive organizations for common 
action is a goal.

More Info:  http://upennca.org

*_Monday_*

*/Monday, October 22^ nd , 12pm -- 1pm, KWH Arts Café/ -- A lunch 
program with Tim Weiner, moderated by Dick Polman. *Tim Weiner is the 
author of Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA. Seating is limited; 
please RSVP to wh at writing.upenn.edu <mailto:wh at writing.upenn.edu>.

More info: http://www.writing.upenn.edu/wh

*Internships*

The Atlantic Council of the United States

Apply by November 26, 2007

www.acus.org/programs-education-projects-baker.asp 
<http://www.acus.org/programs-education-projects-baker.asp>

Carter Center

Apply by October 15, 2007

http://www.cartercenter.org/involved/internship/index.html

Center for International Policy

Apply by November 5, 2007

www.ciponline.org/handbook.htm <http://www.ciponline.org/handbook.htm>

Center for Strategic and International Studies

Apply by November 15, 2007

http://www.csis.org/about/jobs_interns/ 
<http://www.csis.org/about/jobs_interns/

Greenpeace

Apply by November 23, 2007

http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/about/jobs/internship

Heritage Foundation

Apply by November 1, 2007

http://www.heritage.org/About/Internships/AppProcess.cfm

Human Rights First

Apply by November 15, 2007

www.humanrightsfirst.org/about_us/jobs/jobs.asp?id=22 
<http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/about_us/jobs/jobs.asp?id=22>

Inter-American Development Bank

Apply by October 15, 2007

https://enet.iadb.org/jobs/postdetail.asp?postingid=1311

Inter-American Dialogue

Apply by November 15, 2007

http://www.thedialogue.org/page.cfm?pageID=15

Organization of American States

Apply by November 5, 2007

http://www.oas.org/interns

Overseas Private Investment Corporation

Apply by January 31, 2008

http://www.opic.gov/about/jobs/internship/general/index.asp

USAID LAC Bureau

Apply by October 15, 2007

http://www.usaid.gov/careers/studentprograms.html

Woodrow Wilson Center

Apply by November 2, 2007

http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=internships.welcome

The World Bank

Apply by October 31, 2007

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTHRJOBS/0,,contentMDK:20515785~menuPK:64262360~pagePK:64262408~piPK:64262191~theSitePK:1058433,00.html 
<http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTHRJOBS/0,,contentMDK:20515785%7EmenuPK:64262360%7EpagePK:64262408%7EpiPK:64262191%7EtheSitePK:1058433,00.html>

Diplomatic Courier

Apply by November 30, 2007

http://www.diplomaticourier.org/

NATO Parliamentary Institute

Apply by October 15, 2007

http://www.nato-pa.int/default.asp?SHORTCUT=76

US State Department

Apply by November 1, 2007

http://careers.state.gov/students/programs.html

Red Cross Presidential Intern Program

Apply by January 31, 2008

http://www.redcross.org/services/diversity/0,1082,0_517_,00.html

Central Intelligence Agency

Apply by November 1, 2007

https://www.cia.gov/careers/student-opportunities/index.html

-- 

Deirdre Martinez, PhD
Director
Fels Public Policy Internship Program and Penn in Washington
Fels Institute of Government
University of Pennsylvania
3814 Walnut Street (Mail code 6197)
Philadelphia PA 19104
215-746-3849
Fax 215-746-3565
Cell 215-900-5299

Visit our website for program details: 

	http://www.fels.upenn.edu/internship/

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