[Fels_pubpol_0708] events this week

[Deirdre Martinez]

Renowned polling and political firm Luntz, Maslansky Strategic Research 
is coming to the Philadelphia area to moderate an all student focus 
group session about the Presidential election. You will be commenting on 
the presidential race for a major cable news network. You will be shown 
on live television during a special election coverage program. This is 
your chance to get your opinion on one of the highest rated networks on 
television. The group will be on Wednesday, April 16th and will run from 
5:30 PM to
7:00 PM. This group is for students only ages 17-24 only. To sign up, 
fill out the form at:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=NSHOSeafxlVjfJmadMVDDA_3d_3d**

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*Tuesday, April 8*

*8:30 -- 10:00 AM*

*Our Guinea Pigs Abroad?: IRBs, Ethics and Experimentation in the 
Developing World*

/Center for AIDS Research & Penn AIDS Awareness Seminar, presented by: 
Dr. Robert Klitzman, Colu /

Dunlop Auditorium (enter lower Quad, walk past it and go left)

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*Wednesday, April 9*

*12:00 -- 1:30 PM*

*Sustainability in the City*

/What is sustainability -- for you, for me, for us residents of 
Philadelphia and the region? How do you bridge the science and the 
politics, the passion and the resistance to change, the ideal and the 
doable? What is, after all, sustainability in the city?* *Hosted by 
Spencer Finch (a Penn alum) of the Pennsylvania Environmental Council.**/

Carolyn Hoff Lynch Auditorium (in the* *Chemistry Bldg., 34 & Spruce St.)

For more information contact: 215-573-3164 or ies_penn at sas.upenn.edu

http://www.sas.upenn.edu/earth/ies**

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*7:00 - 9:00 PM*

*An Evening with Former Senator Mike Gravel*

/Former Alaskan Senator and Presidential Candidate Mike Gravel will 
speak about his recent switch from the Democratic to the Libertarian 
party as well as his National Initiative on empowering the American 
people.  /

Houston Hall 223-Golkin Room

For more information contact events at penndems.org.

 

*Friday, April 11*

*6:00 -- 7:30 PM*

*Meet Senator Arlen Spector*

/We are delighted to welcome Pennsylvania's longest running state 
Senator, Arlen Specter. Senator Specter will be discussing his life and 
signing copies of his new memoir, NEVER GIVE IN./

Penn Bookstore

For more info: http://www.upenn.edu/bookstore

 

*Upcoming Events*

*Tuesday, April 15*

*7:00 -- 8:00 PM*

*Penn Dems/College Republicans Debate*

/Topics include energy/environment, the economy, foreign policy 
(includes Iraq war), and domestic policy.  The debate will be moderated 
by College Republicans President Zac Byer and Penn Democrats President 
Lauren Burdette.  There will be an opportunity for audience members to 
ask questions after each topic area.  Debaters for each side will be 
announced in the next week./

Penn Bookstore

For more information contact events at penndems.org 
<mailto:events at penndems.org>


*Friday, April 25*

*3:00 PM*

*Fox Speakers Forum: Elisabeth Bumiller, Washington Correspondent for 
the New York Times*

/Elisabeth Bumiller is a reporter for The New York Times who covers 
politics and policy in the nation's capital and the author of a 
forthcoming biography of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. From Sept. 
10, 2001 to 2006, Ms. Bumiller was a Times White House correspondent who 
also wrote a weekly column, White House Letter, about the people and 
behind-the-scenes events of the presidency./
Huntsman Hall F85
Registration is recommended for this event.

Visit the fox leadership event page for more info and to register: 
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/foxleadership/docs/events_register.php?screen=reg_event&eid=23655

 

*The World Affairs Council of Philadelphia invites you to join us for 
two programs:
Friday, May 16*
Douglas J. Fieth, the former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy who 
was an integral player in planning the administration's war on terror 
and the military campaigns in Afganistan and Iraq, will be joining us to 
give an insider's perspective on how the U.S. government's strategy was 
devised. *FREE TO STUDENTS*
*Monday, May 19*
Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico and former democratic 
presidential candidate, joins us to share his advice to the next 
president. *FREE TO STUDENTS*
Reservations are required and based on availability for all programs.
To register, please call (215)561-4700 or visit www.wacphila.org 
<http://www.wacphila.org/>.  You can also email programs at wacphila.org 
<mailto:programs at wacphila.org>.

For information contact Laurie Strong at (215)561-4700

 

*Internship Opportunities*

*Paid summer position in Washington, D.C.*
Dates: May 15 - August 1
Program assistants for the Fels Summer Program will assist with the 
variety of mentoring, speaking, and social events offered to the 
approximately 250 Penn students who will be living and working in 
Washington this summer. Program assistants will report to the Director 
of Penn in Washington, and will be expected to manage much of the 
logistics of meetings and events. Students should have some familiarity 
with Washington, but more importantly should be independent thinkers, 
with strong communication and organization skills, and above all should 
be positive and enthusiastic. This is an excellent opportunity to meet a 
range of professionals in the field of public policy. Hours are flexible 
(minimum five afternoon hours, maximum 20 hours/wk). Position is paid. 
*Send cover letter/resume via email to* *d_martinez at sas.upenn.edu.*

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*Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 2008 Summer Employment Initiative*

Good opportunity to work in a federal agency in Washington -- pay is 
high. Accepting *resume packages April 7-25, 2008*.  The Summer 
Employment Initiative is designed to attract talented students to the 
workforce for summer employment opportunities in entry-level positions 
and provide positive work and developmental experience. This is a 
temporary position, not to exceed 6 months duration.  

Who is Eligible: All high school and college students who meet the 
following requirements: Enrolled or accepted in a half-time or full-time 
course schedule, Age 16 or older, U. S. Citizen, and Possess a grade 
point average of 2.0 or above on a scale of 4.0.

How To Apply: *All students must submit a resume package (current 
transcript or class schedule and resume).* Please state on resume the 
preferred FAA geographic location for employment (Headquarters, region 
or center) The following is a link that provides a listing of 
Headquarters, regions and centers locations: 
http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/

By midnight April 25, 2008 - *Submit resume package to: 
9-AWA-AHR-SUMMER2008 at faa.gov* Note: Submission of a resume under this 
solicitation does not preclude students from submitting resumes directly 
to any FAA region or center human resource office. For more information, 
visit the FAA website and search Summer Employment Initiative. This is 
the link: 
http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ahr/jobs_careers/student_programs/summer_employment/summer_initiative/version2/

 

*Third Way***

Dates: June-August, full time.  Pay is $1000 per month.

Third Way's Internship Program introduces highly motivated *graduate or 
law students*, with an interest in policy analysis and development, to 
the process of advancing a 21st century progressive agenda. In addition 
to their day to day tasks, interns will gain hands-on experience working 
closely with Third Way's senior management team, which has extensive 
political, communications, and policy experience, forged at every level 
of government and advocacy: the White House, federal agencies, the House 
and Senate, presidential campaigns, and national non-profit advocacy 
organizations.  Interns may be asked to write research memoranda, assist 
in the drafting of policy briefs used for presentations to staff and 
members on the Hill, and help to organize and attend briefings, events 
and press conferences. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. You 
may apply for the following sessions: Summer (June- August), Fall 
(September- December), or Spring (January- May). Third Way's three 
program areas are National Security, Culture, and Middle Class 
Economics. Applicants should designate their order of preference in 
their cover letter.  *Please send the following to Jill Pike, Deputy 
Director for Public Affairs, at internship at thirdway.org: cover letter 
(indicating program of preference and internship session), resume, short 
writing sample, and 2-3 References (including one from a professor and 
one current or recent employer.*

For more information on Third Way's programs please visit www.thirdway.org.

 

*City Hall Fellows*

City Hall Fellows is hiring 2 Local Program Coordinators (one in Houston 
and one in San Francisco).  We're looking for self-starting, creative, 
entrepreneurial, high-energy, well-organized people with 5+ years of 
experience in the relevant city (preferably within the government, at a 
non-profit or in higher education) to manage all of the day-to-day 
aspects of the local fellowship program. The successful candidates will 
be passionate about changing the world, enjoy mentoring young adults, be 
detail-oriented, enjoy working independently outside of a traditional 
office environment, and be able to comfortably "speak the language" of 
government, academia and business.  Complete job descriptions and 
application instructions are posted on our website:  
www.cityhallfellows.org.  Contact Bethany Rubin Henderson with any 
questions: bethany at cityhallfellows.org.**

 

*Washington** Semester Program*

The Washington Semester Program (WSP) operates in many respects like a 
semester abroad and offers Penn students an opportunity to learn from 
first-hand experience in political and governmental processes at 
internships of their choosing while taking courses taught by Penn 
faculty in the nation's capital. Although designed primarily to fit the 
needs of social science majors, the WSP may be suitable also for science 
and humanities majors with a serious interest in public policy, 
politics, and government.  For further information, please contact 
Kristin Johnson: kristimj at sas.upenn.edu.

Program website: 
http://www.fels.upenn.edu/WashingtonSemester/introduction.html

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Deirdre Martinez, PhD
Director and Lecturer
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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