If you have an interest in social work, housing advocacy or non-profit management, take note!
The deadline for the J-Term Charter House Emergency Shelter Internship has been extended to October 16, 2009!
The Charter House provides transitional housing, which is especially important in the midst of the current economic downturn. Interns are expected to assist with facility operations, work directly with house residents, and Read more
If you have an interest in corporate social responsibility and the development of sustainable strategies for addressing social and environmental issues, you may be interested in the StartingBloc Fellowships next spring.
“StartingBloc is a global community of social innovators creating new solutions to timeworn problems.” Each year the fellowship begins with a five-day long Institute for Social Innovation (in either New York or Boston). The institute exposes the Fellows to both industry practitioners and professors who both lecture and teach workshops on Enterprise Planning, Finance Basics, Corporate Responsibility and more. It focuses on networking and building life-long skills.
Here are the agendas from last spring’s New York Institute and Boston Institute.
Following the institute, Fellows enter the StartingBloc Alumni network where they have access to
Are you graduating this year and interested in global health?
If so check out the opportunity below!
Young Leader of Social Change Paid Fellow Position (New Haven, CT)
Next Available Opening Begins June 2010. Applications Now Being Accepted.
The Young Leader of Social Change Fellowship provides an outstanding recent college or public health graduate with an opportunity to engage in high impact front-line global health programs. You will work from our New Haven office that overlooks the Yale campus.
In this full-time paid position, the Fellow will work closely with Unite For Sight’s CEO on global health programming.
Duties and responsibilities include:
Qualifications and requirements include: Read more
If you are interested in either of these internships, log into MOJO right now for a more detailed description and to apply because their deadlines are today!
General Associate Intern with the Roosevelt Institution Washington D.C.
Our temporary staff members will work on a variety of potential projects, depending on the need at the time. This could mean fundraising, communications, publications, etc. All work will be substantive and goal-oriented.
Green Chemistry Program Intern Washington, D.C.
During January, EPA staff and interns will read all of the nominations, write a brief review of each nomination, discuss the nominated technologies in multidisciplinary group meetings, and prepare the nominations for the judging panel convened by the American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute®.
Below are some other internships whose deadlines are still approaching:
Global Health and Social Entrepreneurship Idea Incubator Workshop – November 6, 2009
Unite For Sight’s Founder and CEO will hold a ½-day idea incubator workshop in New Haven, Connecticut. The workshop focuses on effective healthcare delivery and the importance of best practices in global health, successful strategies of social innovation and social entrepreneurship, metrics and measuring outcomes, and mentoring and guidance on how to establish new initiatives and organizations. The workshop will be a small, intimate forum with a limited capacity of no more than 9 participants. Application instructions and complete details can be seen here.
Are you interested in Green Corps? Green Corps is the non-profit Field School for Environmental Organizing. Green Corps runs a paid training program for recent college graduates in environmental advocacy and organizing.
Please log in to MOJO for complete details and to apply. Applications due Oct. 15, 2009 – apply online today at http://www.greencorps.org AND on MOJO.
Furthermore, on October 22 – 23rd, Blair Bowie ’09 who now works with Green Corps will be on Campus to conduct interviews and to share information.
For more information, check out the posting on MOJO, or see their description below: Read more
The Tobin Project is a non-profit based in Cambridge, MA that works to engage academics on pressing issues of public policy. This year they have two full-time positions starting Spring/Summer 2010, as well as a summer 2010 internship available. Applications are due January 15, 2010 and should be sent to <<opportunities at tobin project.org>>. Applications should include a cover letter describing your interest and qualifications, your resume or CV, and where you learned of the position.
All applications should also include a writing sample and any relevant academic transcripts (which can be unofficial). In order to expedite the internal sorting and reviewing process, please include your name and the desired position as the only content in the subject line of your e-mail.
Below are the decriptions from their website:
Research Analyst
Research Analyst responsibilities will be especially stimulating and suitable for students considering future careers in academia or in the public policy arena. They will conduct graduate-level research, working both internally with other Tobin staff, and externally to support some of the nation’s top scholars. Research Analysts are given an opportunity to learn about, and grapple with, the nation’s most prominent policy issues, working with Program Officers to identify promising topics for research, plan and organize working group sessions, conferences, and Read more
Monday, October 19, 2009 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM in the Rotunda of Low Library, at Columbia University‘s Morningside campus (116th and Broadway), Columbia University will be hosting an Environmental and Sustainable Development Education Programs Open House. The open house will feature numerous graduate level programs.
The full list of programs represented at the open house is below:
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Select Design is a marketing & design firm providing a wide range of creative services for clients such as Pepsi, Whole Foods, Timberland, Burton, Sirius/XM, Ben & Jerry’s, Moet Hennessy, Green Mountain Coffee and more. From concept through design, sourcing, production and delivery, Select Design provides fuel for innovative brands.
Select Design is seeking a student a strong interest in brand marketing and sustainability. An intern’s responsibilities will be to research various green initiatives of their current brand partners and prospective clients.
Additionally, the intern will be tracking trends in green innovation for their blog.
The internship will be based in Burlington and the deadline is this Monday, October 12.
So, if you are interested, check it out on MOJO!
Check out these amazing opportunities on LACN.
The Lake Champlain Committee currently has two internship opportunities. Successful candidates should have a background in natural resource management and excellent writing and research skills. Read more
If you are not keen on a cold January, then consider a Winter Term Internship. Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 7, there are three information sessions.
At 12:30 p.m. in Hillcrest 103, the Monterey Institute of International Studies has an information session on their three opportunities:
At 5:00 p.m. in MBH 219, World Camp for Kids will have an information session for their opportunity:
At 8:00 o.m. in MBH 438, David Kitson from Biblioteca will have an information session for the opportunity from Costa Rica
All of these opportunities are posted on MOJO, and the deadline for the majority of the applications is this Friday, October 9.
Are you interested in teaching after graduation? If so, check out the Mississippi Teacher Corps listing on Mojo.
The Mississippi Teacher Corps is the most competitive teaching program in the country. The two-year program, designed for non-education majors, recruits college graduates to teach in the Mississippi Delta (and other critical-needs areas of Mississippi) and offers a host of benefits, including teacher training and certification, a full scholarship for a master’s degree in education, job placement that includes full pay and benefits and, most importantly, the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of students in one of the poorest areas of the country.
Don’t miss this amazing opportunity! The deadline is October 15, 2009.
Did you know that World Camp for Kids is offering a Winter Term opportunity? If you are interested make sure to go to the their Info Session this Wednesday, October 7th, at 5 p.m. in MBH 219.
The deadline to apply is this Friday, October 9
World Camp offers a unique international development intern program that allows individuals to make a significant impact by teaching children and teachers over the course of four day educational camps in rural primary schools. Groups of volunteers perform four day projects teaching the World Camp curriculum which focuses on HIV/AIDS education, environmental awareness, and gender equality to primary school aged children Read more
How many job listing websites are exclusively for Middlebury students and alumni? All I know is that there is definitely one and it is Mojo which is also accessible by typing in www.middmojo.com. Have you been on recently? If not, (even if you have) check it out right now! Deadlines are approaching. In fact, many winter internships have deadlines for this Friday, October 9.
Here are some opportunities on Mojo whose deadlines are approaching:
Since we go to school in the middle of Vermont, it is quite likely that there will be a few companies that will not be on campus for interviews. So, knowing how to nail a phone interview is something that will come in handy.
Being in your own environment is one benefit of the phone interview; however, you can definitely be a bit too comfortable. For example, sitting in your pajamas with a wad of Big League Chew probably isn’t the way to go.
Before the interview, call the CSO (x2061) and schedule a practice interview. The CSO has drop in hours 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday and they would love to help you find how to best present yourself (even if the interviewer can only hear your voice). It is a great way to practice your responses to common questions and learn how to tailor your answers for the specific job.
Also, check out Bright Green Talent’s 7 Tips for Mastering the Art of the Phone Interview. It is a great post on an even better blog. For a phone interview, they recommend that you have your resume in front of you as well as notes on your strengths and weaknesses. They also believe that getting dressed up will help put you in the right frame of mind.
Hey Sophomores!
Did any of you miss the opportunity for a Fall Break Externship? If so, don’t worry because there will be more externships in December! Keep a look out on the CSO Internship Blog for updates. But if you can’t wait, here are some of the organizations that will be offering externships come December.
Vermont Ski Museum, (Stowe, VT)
Julien J. Studley, Inc. (Chicago, IL)
Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (Boston, MA)
Medical Society of D.C. (Washington, DC)
FreshTracks Capital, I & II L.P. (Shelburne, VT)
Presbytery of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA)
kontentreal (New York, NY)