Town Hall Meeting for a Green New Deal
This Friday, April 19
Mead Chapel
6:00 – 8:00p
Sunrise Middlebury would like to welcome you to a Vermont Town Hall on the Green New Deal. The town hall will offer the opportunity to listen to presentations on the Green New Deal for Vermont and the U.S. as well as the Sunrise movement. Participants are encouraged to share stories about the impacts of climate change and discuss what a Green New Deal could mean for Vermont.
Many people are inspired by the vision of a Green New Deal. And history has shown us that the sweeping societal change we’re calling for with the Green New Deal can only be won with an alignment of political and social movements that establish the political ‘common sense,’ and advance a shared agenda for society. We know we can’t do this alone! Town Halls are an opportunity to build relationships and power with other organizations and movements who share our values and have interest in the Green New Deal.
Click here for the Facebook event page. Location is subject to change and updates will be posted there as the planning process unfolds.
Alumni Chat: Finding Careers in Global Development with Charlie MacCormack ’63 4/18
Truman Scholarship Info Session: Get money for graduate school in public service
Talk with Truman Scholar
Kesha Ram and learn more about the Truman scholarship! The Truman scholarship supports graduate school
funding for young people committed to public service and working for the public
good. Students apply as juniors for this scholarship, so this is a great
opportunity for first-years and sophomores to learn more about the scholarship
and to meet a dynamic leader in Vermont! (Note: you must be a US citizen
at the time of application.) Here are the details:
Truman Scholarship Conversation with Kesha Ram
Thursday, 4/18/19 12:30-1:30pm in the CTLR (Davis Family Library)
Lunch will be served! RSVP
online by Wednesday, 4/17 to have lunch available.
And here’s more information about Kesha:
Kesha Ram is a 2007 Truman Scholar from the University of Vermont who competed in the Southern California region. She has been a speaker at the Truman Scholar Leadership Weekend and recently sat on the New England Truman Scholar Interview Panel. After graduation from UVM, she won a seat in the Vermont Legislature, serving as the youngest state legislator in the country at the time. She served four terms in the Vermont House of Representatives on behalf of Burlington on the House Ways & Means Committee and as Vice Chair of the House Natural Resources & Energy Committee. In 2016, she ran for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont and became the first woman of color to earn double digits in a statewide race. Most recently, she successfully pursued a Master of Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
PAID intern in DC at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
If you are looking for a place to make an impact, what better place than a top 5 agency? We are looking for the best and brightest to join our team of dedicated professionals here at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
FERC’s role is to oversee various aspects of the energy industry, including transmission of electricity, natural gas and oil. We also analyze proposals to build liquefied natural gas terminals and interstate natural gas pipelines and license hydropower projects. To help support the modernization of the electric system here in the U.S., we are focusing on issues associated with a smarter grid.
This position is located in the Division of Analytics and Surveillance in the Office of Enforcement, which serves the public interest by ensuring effective regulations and protecting customers through understanding markets and their regulation, timely identifying and remedying market problems, assuring compliance with Commission rules and regulations, and detecting and crafting remedies to address market manipulation and other non-compliance issues.
Apply now in Handshake here
Interested in Youth & Mentoring? Work @ Middlebury’s Center for Community Engagement Post-Grad
Come to an info session to hear about how you can join the Center for Community Engagement in a full-time position! The current CCE AmeriCorps VISTA member and VISTA supervisor will talk about the Youth and Mentoring Programs AmeriCorps VISTA role, what it means to be an AmeriCorps member, and all of the amazing benefits of serving in this capacity for the CCE! This opportunity is available to graduating seniors and is posted on Handshake.
Hot Handshake SOCIAL IMPACT Internships & Jobs Week of 4/8-4/15
The application for applying for funding for an unpaid internship is this Sunday, April 14th. Check out the many internship and job opportunities in Handshake with applications due this week in sectors such as the environment, nonprofits, international affairs and development, local and state governments, agriculture and energy. The listing in Handshake is HERE.
STILL LOOKING FOR A PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIP? There are 9 funded CCI internships that I want to draw your attention to. They are really diverse: the arts, international social impact, climate change, food systems, etc. These come with funding so you do not need to go through the application process that you would to apply for funding with the April 14th deadline, but you still need to meet the deadlines and submit the required paperwork. Check them out in handshake HERE.
Global Health non profit job available in DC
This is a unique opportunity to join a fast-paced, early stage, global health nonprofit that is transforming healthcare in low- and middle-income countries. Expand your knowledge of global health and developing country issues, connect with leading experts in the field, and acquire skills in research, analysis, administration and project management. This is an exciting opportunity with an organization seeking to change the global health sector.
Aceso Global (www.acesoglobal.org) is a Washington, D.C., nonprofit that provides strategic healthcare advisory services to strengthen health systems and achieve affordable, high quality healthcare in low- and middle-income countries. We advise governments, insurers, foundations and nonprofits in diagnosing problems, devising solutions, and creating value in hospital and healthcare networks. Aceso Global undertakes research, analysis, and data collection to drive learning and collaboration across the global health community. Our work informs policymaking, healthcare investments, hospital financing and front-line integrated care improvements.
An alum is in the position now and is leaving for graduate school.
Check it out in Handshake here.
Summer Grad Course in Agroecology & Grad Certificate @ UVM
Interested in agroecology and applying its transdisciplinary lens to local farms and issues? Please consider our summer graduate course PSS 311: Introduction to Agroecology. This course can be taken as a stand-alone or as the first course of our Certificate for Graduate Study in Agroecology (CGSA). We also offer it as a non-credit option, which, in addition to students, draws professionals and practitioners working in the field. This brings together a diverse community to learn and share different perspectives and experiences. If you have any questions, please contact Emily Harrington (agroecol@uvm.edu).
Hot Handshake SOCIAL IMPACT Internships & Jobs Week of 4/1-4/8
Check out over 100 internship and job opportunities in Handshake with applications due this week in sectors such as the environment, nonprofits, international affairs and development, local and state governments, agriculture and energy. The listing in Handshake is HERE.
MiddCORE Application are Due April 15
Transformative. Life-altering.
That’s how college students describe MiddCORE: a four-week summer program for current college students and recent graduates who want to develop the SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, and CONFIDENCE to be successful in life and work. MiddCORE is a residential program where students live on the beach at Asilomar and classes are held at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey June 1–29, 2019. Through an intensive daily schedule of small-group classes and mentor-led workshops, students develop skills in innovation, strategic thinking, and leadership. The program is highly collaborative and hands-on, and students work closely with each other and more than 50 mentors from the top leading fields and professions. To better understand MiddCORE check out the brochure, coursebook, alumni outcomes, and follow on Instagram.
Application Due April 15.
“My month at MiddCORE was a turning point in my education. Every single day you are challenged to collaborate, be creative, and jump into situations that may have previously scared you. The people I met during MiddCORE are now some of my closest friends, as we not only went through struggles and successes together, but we got to explore an amazing new place in our off-time. I would absolutely recommend MiddCORE to anyone looking for a valuable adventure and an entire new network of talented connections.”
Nina Sweeney, MiddCORE graduate