Lime is excited to share the details of their virtual offerings that are designed to raise awareness about the experiences of people with disabilities, opportunities to create more accessible workplaces and the learnings around disability that have come from working in a virtual environment. Building back better: Opportunities for creating a more accessible workplace 11:00am ET/8:00am PT Lime Connect partners will share lessons learned during the transition to working virtually; and the impact of key practices and accommodations that were implemented as a result. The unique disability perspective: Accessibility @ work 12:30pm ET/9:30am PT Lime Connect Network members will share the unique strengths, skills, and perspectives that people with disabilities bring to the workplace and the world; and the tangible benefits to their companies. Accessibility and inclusion through Google technology 2:00pm ET/11am PT Kyndra LoCoco, Accessibility Partner & Community Programs Manager at Google, will highlight the accessibility features in Google products; and how we can create more accessible experiences for all users. Accessibility and inclusion through Microsoft technology 3:30pm ET/12:30pm PT Ricardo Wagner, Microsoft Canada Accessibility Lead, will explore the impact that accessible technology can have for people with (and without) disabilities; and specific features of all Microsoft products. Click here to learn more and register for the event! |
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Community Conversations: Asian American Leaders on Creative, Commerce, and Culture – Wednesday, September 23
Adverstising Educational Foundation (AEF) invites you to a virtual community conversation on creative, culture, and commerce on September 23rd presented by 3AF and Facebook. This event will focus on how the Asian American marketing and advertising industry can integrate with other creative communities and impact small Asian owned businesses that have been affected by the pandemic. With panels focusing on Economic Enfranchisement and Creative Community Collaboration, expect to come away with actionable insights on how to empower the Asian American business community. AEF’s Elliot Lum will host one of the panels.
Click here to learn more and to register for this FREE event!
2020 Lime Connect Virtual Recruitment Receptions – Arts, Media and Communications
The Lime Network is an exclusive resource for university students, and professionals – including veterans – who happen to have disabilities. To qualify for membership in The Lime Network, you must be a person with a disability.
Lime Connect is excited to launch their first virtual recruitment event series! Their partners BlackRock, Bloomberg, EY, Goldman Sachs, Google, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Microsoft, PwC, Sony and Unilever are seeking to connect with Lime Network members for outstanding opportunities available for current undergraduate, MBA, Master’s and Ph.D. students as well as experienced professionals. Attendance is limited to maximize the opportunity, so apply now!
Communications, Media, Creative
(Students/New grads/Professionals)
Date: Thursday, October 8, 2020
Deadline to apply: September, 30th at midnight PST/3am EST
It is FREE to join! Click here to become a Lime Network member today!
Using the Lens of Social Impact to Open Up Career Opportunities
Upcoming Events in Handshake worth checking out using a social impact lens:
Peace Corps Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month – Tuesday, September 22, 4:00 pm EDT – 5:00 pm EDT
https://middlebury.joinhandshake.com/events/556200
Leveraging Your Identity in Entrepreneurship, Business, and Tech with Venture for America – Wednesday, September 23, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm EDT
https://middlebury.joinhandshake.com/events/569838
Google Presents: Navigating Google’s Non-technical Roles – Monday, September 28, 4:00 pm PDT – 4:30 pm PDT
https://middlebury.joinhandshake.com/events/562999
Info Session: Launch Your Career with the Peace Corps! Focus on 2021 Grads – Tuesday, September 29, 2:00 pm EDT – 3:00 pm EDT
https://middlebury.joinhandshake.com/events/562619
Career Conversation with Audio Producer and Digital Story-Teller Juliette Luini ‘19.5 on Tuesday, September 29, 2:00 pm EDT – 3:00 pm EDT
https://middlebury.joinhandshake.com/events/579282
APSIA (Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs) Online Graduate School Fair – Wednesday, September 30, 11:00 am – 1:30 pm EDT
https://middlebury.joinhandshake.com/events/576384
Are you a Student or Professional who is Rebranding Disability through Achievement?
Whether it’s as a student, intern, mid-level manager, or high-level executive, individuals with disabilities bring a unique perspective and diverse talents to the world, universities and the workplace each and every day. The Lime Connect ‘In the Limelight‘ video contest aims to highlight that by showcasing how university students and professionals are rebranding disability through achievement.
Help us change the narrative by sharing your story of how you are living, working, and thriving as an individual who happens to have a disability. We’re awarding over $20,000 in cash prizes to the top stories!
Click here to learn more and apply!
IRTS Summer Fellowship Program has had a key role in launching the careers of Top Professionals in the Media Business – Deadline Sunday, December 1
Expense-Paid Opportunity: Travel, housing, and living allowance included. Eligibility: Extremely competitive. Students must be college juniors, seniors, or graduate students as of April 2020. Accomplished students from all majors are encouraged to apply.
The Summer Fellowship Program is the cornerstone program of the IRTS Foundation. Often referred to as a “media boot camp,” this highly selective program teaches a talented group of up-and-coming communicators the realities of the business world through an all-expense-paid internship in New York City, which includes practical experience and career-planning advice.
This nine-week expense-paid opportunity begins with a comprehensive one-week orientation to cable, broadcasting, advertising, and digital media. Fellows have a rare opportunity to question a stellar line-up of industry leaders at company visits, panel discussions, and negotiation simulations. Following this first week, Fellows gain full-time “real world” experience at New York-based media corporations to which each is assigned for the duration of the Fellowship. Throughout the summer, Fellows also learn how to successfully network by attending industry events and by conducting informational interviews with executives.
Participants emerge from this program with a strong understanding of our entire business, along with carefully honed skills in career planning, resume writing, and interviewing. Fellows are then able to reinforce or redefine specific career goals before starting a career within the media industry.
Click here to learn more about this amazing opportunity and to apply!
IRTS Multicultural Career Workshop 12/4 -12/5 in NYC (Application Due Monday, November 4)
The IRTS Multicultural Career Workshop is a two-day conference where attendees will learn about opportunities in digital media, creative production, advertising, research, sales and marketing, while attending a full day of seminars during the Workshop’s first day. On day two, students will then have the chance to meet with human resource professionals from major media companies. Accomplished students from all majors are encouraged to apply.
Participants attend Workshop events free-of-charge.
DATE: Wednesday, December 4- Thursday, December 5
LOCATION: New York City
APPLICATIONS DUE: Monday, November 4
*Please remember to have a PCA review your application before you submit it.
*In addition, please e-mail Alicia Gomez (agomez@middlebury.edu) to inform her you applied to this great opportunity!
Click here to apply!
T. Howard Foundation Internship Program – Diversity in Media
The T. Howard Foundation’s Internship Program is dedicated to improving the participation of diverse and underrepresented groups in the media and entertainment industry. This is accomplished by recruiting diverse and underrepresented college students from public and private academic institutions across the country.
In addition to a full-time paid summer internship, the Foundation’s comprehensive approach to diversity also provides talented interns with networking opportunities, professional development training, scholarships, mentors and much more!
Click here to learn more and to apply!
6 Congressional Fellowships for underrepresented groups
Several fellowship organizations strive to promote diversity in our legislative system. These 6 fellowships offer leadership training for members of underrepresented groups in Congress to help offer a different perspective and shape policies that will benefit everyone. Check out these Congressional fellowships located on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
Be sure to bookmark these fellowships in your ProFellow account for future reference!
https://www.profellow.com/fellowships/6-congressional-fellowships-for-underrepresented-groups/
Law School prep program for underrepresented students
Trials is a unique partnership of NYU School of Law, Harvard Law School, and the Advantage Testing Foundation. It is a fully subsidized summer study program for students of modest means whose backgrounds are currently underrepresented at the nation’s top law schools.
For five weeks in the summer, Trials students take residence at Harvard or New York University. The residency alternates from year to year.
Each week, instructors from Advantage Testing prepare Trials students for the LSAT by deconstructing the test and presenting a step-by-step approach to each question type. Students maintain a rigorous practice testing schedule, frequently sitting for full-length official LSATs under simulated testing conditions. Working closely with their instructors, students learn to develop an individualized study plan, focus their preparation, and apply the core principles they master.
Trials students also attend lectures presented by prominent lawyers, public figures, and legal scholars, including distinguished faculty from both NYU Law and Harvard Law School. These lectures provide a wide-ranging introduction to the study and practice of the law while giving students the opportunity to ask specific questions related to their particular fields of interest.
Perhaps most important, Trials allows students to experience communities similar to those they will encounter in law school. Students form study groups to challenge, motivate, and inspire one another. In lunches with instructors and speakers, students can take part in informal discussions to learn more about the law, their peers, and themselves.
Learn more and how to apply here: http://trials.atfoundation.org
Deadline is February 28