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:

• Use your strong research and writing skills and knowledge of Arabic and the Middle East for this position as the Media and News Intern for the Jordanian Interfaith Coexistence Research Center. (Deadline: 3/23)
• Want to be involved with developing large-scale, high-stakes standardized tests of English language proficiency?  The Educational Testing Service is hiring 30 English Language Learning Interns  for 6-week, paid positions.  (Deadline: 3/30)
• There are 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 (March 16-22):

• Half the summer traveling in China and half the summer conducting research at Stanford as the China Rural Education Action Project Intern for Rural Education Action Project, all with the goal of helping children overcome barriers to education and improving lives in rural China. (Deadline: 3/16)
• Speak Spanish? Love kids? Spend the summer as a Summer Camp Teacher in the Dominican Republic for the Dream Project, providing educational experiences to children living in poverty. (Deadline: 3/16)
• This organization promote women’s leadership in International Affairs. Intrigued? Apply for either the general or communications Women’s Foreign Policy Group Summer Internship with Women’s Foreign Policy. (Deadline: 3/16)
• Work for a Boston-based NGO this summer involved with their mission to end armed conflict and build sustainable peace as the Consortium Intern with the Boston Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights. (Deadline: 3/16)
• The Wamda Research Lab, a leading authority on entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa, is seeking a Research Intern for its team in Jordan. Join this think-tank to instigate sustainable change in Middle East entrepreneurship. (Deadline: 3/16)
• What do you get when you combine microenterprise, farming, and empowerment of Latina women? Adelante Mujeres is the organization you want work for this summer! Apply to be the Organic Food Systems Intern or the Food Entrepreneurship Intern . (Deadline: 3/16)
• Work on behalf of vulnerable populations in Mexico on family planning, human rights, gender equity, basic health care, professional midwifery, prevention of violence, and childhood development as the Social Justice Intern at Centro Para los Adolescentes de San Miguel de Allende. (Deadline: 3/16)
• Help provide free medical treatment and psychosocial support to survivors of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) as an Advocacy Intern at the Gender Violence Recovery Center of the Nairobi Womens Hospital. (Deadline: 3/16)
• Do you remember everyone’s names and do you love vacations? Check this one out. You could be the Community Manager Intern for Family Vacation, Inc. Excellent experience and fun! (Deadline: 3/16)
• Spend the summer in Panama with a Midd alum promoting critical thinking skills, self-expression, and self-determination through creative education in the arts and sciences in a low-income community. Apply now to be the Teaching Assistant at Cambio Creativo. (Deadline: 3/16)
• Gain experience in global health while helping to improve eye health and eliminate preventable blindness in Ghana, Honduras, and India, as a Global Health Impact Fellow for Unite For Sight, a non-profit global health delivery organization (Deadline: 3/16)

What’s New in JOBS:

• Check back next week!

JOB APPLICATION DEADLINES THIS WEEK (March 16-22):

• As the Program Manager for Unite for Site, contribute creative and cutting-edge ideas for this 501(c)(3) non-profit global health delivery organization that empowers communities worldwide to improve eye health and eliminate preventable blindness, or apply for the one year position as the Global Health World Fellow working on global health programming. (Deadlines: 3/16)

This Week’s CCI Events:

• Sun, March 16 4:00 to 5:30 pm Immigration Issues Session with immigration attorney Dyann DelVecchio (Seyfarth Shaw, LLP and Middlebury alumna) This session will focus on issues related to staying and/or working in the United States and is open to all class years. We will have food! (Carr Hall Lounge)
• Mon, March 17, 12:30-1:30 pm Overland Travel Information Session Learn about this company that hires college students to lead summer biking, hiking, language, service, writing and field studies programs – both domestic and abroad – to students ages 11 to 19. (MBH 219)
• Mon, March 17, 6:30-7:30pm Info Session for Fall Fellowships (British, Watson, Fulbright). Learn about post-graduate study, research, travel and teaching experiences abroad offered by these fellowships. They have different criteria for citizenship, GPA, and fields of study supported. See info at go/fellowships for details and/or contact Dean Lisa Gates at fellowships@middlebury.edu . (Hillcrest 103)
• Mon, March 17, 7-8 pm Overland Travel Information SessionLearn about this company that hires college students to lead summer biking, hiking, language, service, writing and field studies programs – both domestic and abroad – to students ages 11 to 19. (Axinn 220)
• Wed, March 19, 2-5 pm Job Fair at UVM Engage with over 120 employers at this Burlington event.  RSVP on MOJO. CCI will provide free van transportation.  (UVM)

CCI Reminders and Related Notices:

• Internship Funding applications are now online! If you find an unpaid summer internship, you can apply for funding through CCI to cover costs such as transportation, food, housing etc. Visit go/summer funding for full details. (Applications due: 4/6)
• 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.
  Spring Semester Fellowship Meetings and Deadlines: Overview of Fall Fellowships (British, Watson, Fulbright), Monday, March 17 at 6:30-7:30pm in Hillcrest 103; 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.
• Free practice tests for the MCAT, GRE, LSAT, DAT, OAT, PCAT, GMAT in February and March. Kaplan is offering free online practice tests. Experience the exam under proctored conditions, receive a detailed score analysis, and learn exclusive strategies to improve your score! To register: www.kaptest.com/practice or go/practicetest .Questions? Please contact local Kaplan representative Gail Harris, gail.harris@kaplan.com for more information.
• The Tower Tomorrow Fellowship offers a select group of undergraduate and graduates students a challenging summer aimed at educating future journalists, writers and advocacy professionals in research, analysis, writing for publication, strategic communications and media management. Working with world-class writers and media professionals, Fellows will learn about coverage of Israel and the region, meet with journalists, scholars, and diplomats, and undertake an intensive eight-week course. (Deadline: 3/21)
• Thirty-plus internships in Israel for 2014. Check them out here: http://jobmob.co.il/go/2014internships/
• 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.