CCI Connect!

Hey Students,

Welcome to CCI Connect! Check out the newest internships, jobs, and CCI events postings and get started! As you browse the entries, clicking on the internship or job titles will bring you straight to the MOJO posting (you will need to sign in the first time); in many places, we’ve also provided a link to the organization. If you need help or want to talk through ideas and options, come to drop-ins hours at the Center for Careers & Internships (CCI) in Adirondack House every Monday-Friday from 2-5 p.m. No appointment necessary for drop-in hours!

What’s New in INTERNSHIPS:

• Interested in socially responsible investing?  Apply to be the summer Research Associate for EcoEnterprises Fund, which works to impact investing, support small businesses in the Americas, and bring sustainable economic/social benefits to local communities while preserving critical natural resource ecosystems.(Deadline: 5/15)
• There may be some late-breaking internships that did not get into this week’s CCI Connect so be sure to check them out! Search in MOJO for internships by “date posted.”

INTERNSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINES THIS WEEK (April 20-26):

• No internship deadlines this week.

What’s New in JOBS:

• The Center for Careers & Internships is seeking Peer Career Advisers to work in our office next year!  This is great student job, where you’ll be trained, given lots of responsibility advising students and presenting workshops, and you’ll be gaining excellent experience for your own resume.  Apply now! (Deadline: 4/27)
• If you are an activist and want to put your values to work in life-after-Midd, then apply to be an Assistant Canvass Director for Grassroots Campaigns, Inc to run field campaigns on behalf of issue based organizations like Oxfam America, ACLU and The Nature Conservancy. (Deadline: 6/1)

JOB APPLICATION DEADLINES THIS WEEK (April 20-26):

• This 21 month position at Middlebury as the Sustainability Communication/Outreach Coordinator for the Franklin Environmental Center will have you involved in everything from communications to assessment to culture shifting. Apply now! (Deadline: 4/23)
  
• As a U.S.PIRG Fellow with US Public Interest Research Group (US PIRG), you will receive the training you need to be public interest advocates and organizers. You will recruit and train activists, research problems, find practical solutions, demonstrate public support through media events, and lobby decision makers. (Deadline: 4/26)

This Week’s CCI Events:

• Tues, April 22, 4:30-6 pm Internship Prep: Speaking to be Heard Are you ready to be the most savvy intern your employer has ever met? Come to this interactive session run by the Oratory Society
  to learn and practice skills that are crucial to effective speaking – both from the podium, and in conversations with colleagues. (Coltrane Lounge, Adirondack House)
• Wed, April 23, 4:30-6 pm Internship Preparation Workshop Any student who is receiving summer internship funding from CCI must attend ONE of these meetings.  Also on April 25, 29, 30, and May 2. (Coltrane Lounge, Adirondack House)
• Fri, April 25, 12:30-2 pm Internship Preparation Workshop Any student who is receiving summer internship funding from CCI must attend ONE of these meetings.  Also on April 23, 29, 30, and May 2. (Coltrane Lounge, Adirondack House)
• Fri, April 25, approx 1:15 (after the public lecture on Talking Nukes with Iran) Career Conversation with Jon Wolfsthal, Deputy Director of the James Martin Center for Non-Proliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies Sponsored by CCI and RCGA (Robert A. Jones ’59 Conference Room)

CCI Reminders and Related Notices:

• Got a phone interview coming up? Need a quiet, private space? You can reserve an interview room at CCI that comes with a secure landline. Call 443-1500 to reserve your space.
• CCI has listings of the 2013 Summer Internships that Middlebury students participated in. Check them out for ideas and feel free to contact the student interns for additional information.
• Follow CCI ON FACEBOOK for internship and job-related stories, news, tips, and more!
• If you are considering applying for a Fulbright, Watson, or British Scholarship in fall 2014, please note: Preliminary applications due by Monday, April 21, 2014.
  Upcoming Spring Semester Fellowship Meetings and Deadlines: Writing Proposals and Essays for the British Scholarships: Monday, April 28 6:30-7:30 pm in Hillcrest 103; Writing Proposals for the Fulbright and Watson: Thursday, May 1 6:30-7:30pm in Hillcrest 103. For questions, email Lisa Gates at fellowships@middlebury.edu. (Deadline: 4/21)
• New! Apply for a student job next year as a Center for Careers & Internship’s Peer Career Adviser!  See above in “What’s New in Jobs” section.  (Deadline: 4/27)
• Graduate Study at Oxford Information Sessions sponsored by the University of Oxford to be held in New York, April 30 and May 1.
• New! The Huyck Preserve and Biological Research Station has two exciting employment opportunities for current and recent undergraduates interested in science and environmental education for summer 2014: Summer Environmental Educator and Residential Coordinator and Field Teaching Assistant (for Wildlife Ecology Research). For details and application, visit: www.huyckpreserve.org/jobs. Questions: dawn@huyckpreserve.org (Application deadline: 5/2) 
• Remember to also check LACN (Liberal Arts Career Network) for hundreds of great internship and job postings! Log on to MOJO and on the MOJO homepage click “Jump to: LACN” to see many other opportunities just waiting for your application. Check back frequently.