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Workshop: Charting a Course for Meaningful Overseas Research, Civic Engagement, and Internships

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Come join faculty, staff and students for a workshop on Charting a Course to Successfully Implement Out-of-Classroom Projects

WHEN:  Monday, November 14 @ 7:00-8:00 p.m.

WHERE: Axinn 103

Students: Are you considering, currently designing, or about to embark on an experience abroad—be it through service, research, internship, study abroad, or other means? If yes, you are encouraged to attend a one-hour workshop designed to help make the most of your experience—both for yourself and the community and/or organization(s) with which you will be working, connect to available resources and funding opportunities, and learn about corresponding College policies and protocol.

Please note:

  • Some funding sources will require attendance at this workshop.
  • If your travel is during Winter Term, or if your travel is during Spring Term but you will not be on-campus during Winter Term, or if you are currently designing a proposal, be sure to attend this Nov. 14th workshop.
  • The workshop will be repeated in January and March, as well.

Sponsored by the Rohatyn Center for International Affairs (RCFIA), the Institutional Review Board (IRB), and the Center for Education in Action (EIA).

 

Field Assistant for Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest: Deadline TOMORROW

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Calling all tree huggers!

The vegetation team at Hubbard Brook is looking for three enthusiastic, physically fit, outdoor oriented students to join their team from 1 June – 15 Aug 2011. The job includes free housing at the lovely Mirror Lake hamlets.

The main focus will be re-surveying tree sizes for long-term tagged trees. You will also be starting a new project on the effects of moose browse on the forest.

Deadline is TOMORROW.
Is this the job for you? go/mojo

Internship deadlines next week! ENVIRONMENT/SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY

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The Natural Areas Program at Metro: Conservation

Internship

Application deadline: Friday, March 25th

Project Background: In 2006, voters approved a $230 million dollar bond measure to protect natural areas and safeguard Portland area water quality. With this bond measure, more than 2,400 acres have been acquired in addition to the 8,200 acres acquired under the first bond measure approved in 1995.

Besides its Natural Areas Bond Measure Program, Metro is also closely aligned with a coalition of conservation groups developing a Conservation Strategy. The geography spans two states and portions of nine counties. New datasets are being developed; there is a draft four-meter land cover, and we are working on a protected lands layer. We need to improve and stitch together streams, wetlands, and other datasets. Priority areas from various organizations also need to be assembled.

 

Middlebury Area Land Trust: Trail Work and GIS

Mapping Internship

Application deadline: Friday, March 25th

The Middlebury Area Land Trust (MALT) conserves, promotes, and manages land as natural, open, and working landscapes in Addison County. MALT also provides and supports recreational, educational, and cultural opportunities for the community.

We have conserved over 2600 acres in Middlebury and the surrounding towns and maintains the popular 16-mile Trail Around Middlebury (TAM). Most recently we have focused on protecting and developing important recreation amenities such as Otter View Park and conserving specific important natural resources such as the Middlebury River corridor and Addison County’s clay plain forests. (http://www.maltvt.org)

MORE INFO AT GO/MOJO

PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIP: Deadline Monday Apr. 11

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The Wetland Greenhouse Assistant will be responsible for:

1) Seeding, dividing, and transplanting herbaceous wetland plants.
2) Propagating trees and shrubs to the tubeling and container stage.
3) Collecting (and cleaning) seeds in wetlands at various times throughout the spring, summer, and fall.
4) Shipping plants to customers;
5) Assisting in the development of business expansion plans. [ More on MOJO ]

WORKSHOP: Meaningful International Research, Civic Engagement, and Internships

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Thinking about studying abroad or pursuing international service work, research, internship, or other form of international immersion experience?

If yes, then broaden your thinking and enhance your preparation by attending the following workshop!

Meaningful International Research, Civic Engagement, and Internships: Charting a Course to Plan, Fund, and Implement Out-of-Classroom Projects

  • Wednesday, February 16, 4:30-6 p.m., Robert A. Jones House conference room

This workshop will address how to:

  • design effective projects
  • prepare for the practical aspects of overseas experiential learning: research, internships and volunteering
  • enhance cultural awareness
  • optimize effectiveness abroad
  • reflect on the experience and integrate it back home

For further information:  Peggy Burns (x3450, mburns@middlebury.edu) or Tiffany Sargent (x5082, tiffanys@middlebury.edu)  (ACE/EIA)

Sponsored by Center for Education in Action and Rohatyn Center for International Affairs

Student comments after a previous offering:

“I am a little disappointed that I did not do more abroad because I did not have this knowledge.”

Community Water Solutions Summer Fellowship in Ghana

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Kate Clopeck is a recent graduate of the Technology and Policy Masters Program at MIT and co-founder of a non-profit, Community Water Solutions, that works to bring safe drinking water to rural villages in Ghana.  She joins us here again at Middlebury to talk about the Fellowship program.

CWS recently  launched a new fellowship program and would love to get Middlebury students involved.

WHEN:   Thursday, February 10,2011

TIME:  4:30 PM

LOCATION:  Axinn 220

Kate will be making a presentation on Community Water Solutions and opportunities to volunteer there next summer.  Joining Kate will be four Midd students who spent J-term in Ghana, working with CWS:  Eleanor Horowitz, Shalyn Getz, Hannah Stonebraker, and Rachel Goodgal.

For more information about CWS, check out: http://www.communitywatersolutions.org/fellowship.html

Hope you can join us!  Please forward to anyone you think might be interested.

Information Session: Fellowship Opportunity in Ghana

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Co-founder of the non-profit, Community Water Solutions, Katy Clopek, will introduce you to their Fellows program that works to bring safe drinking water to rural villages in Ghana, West Africa. The program is organized around two Winter Term and Summer sessions.

The Community Water Solutions Fellowship Program is a three‐week water education and leadership training experience in the northern region of Ghana. The purpose of the fellowship is to teach individuals about the global water crisis and inspire them to become leaders in the field of international development.

Visit their blog: http://communitywatersolutions.wordpress.com/ to read about other Middlebury students who participated during this past January term (2011).

Information Session:

February 10

4:30-6:00 PM

Axinn 220

Spring Internship in Burlington: The Legacy Project

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Website: http://burlingtonlegacyproject.org

The Legacy Project is a partnership effort aimed to bring the Legacy Action Plan, Burlington’s vision for sustainability in 2030, to life. The Plan, reflective of input from hundreds of community members, is based on five major themes: economy, neighborhoods, youth and life skills, governance, and the environment.

Job Title: Social Media Outreach and Marketing Assistance  Read more

Shepherd Alliance Summer Internships Fight Poverty

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Fight Poverty this Summer–apply for the Shepherd Alliance Internships

Intern for 8 weeks this summer and learn first-hand about the multiple dimensions of poverty at a rural or urban site in the United States.

Come to an Information Session:

Friday, Jan 7th at 12:00pm

Center for Education in Action, Resource Library, Adirondack House

2010 Interns Dan Murphy ’11 and Tiernan Meyer ’11 will be on hand to answer questions and share their experiences. There will also be a power point with more detailed application information.

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Shepherd Alliance Internships are available with agencies that work to benefit impoverished members of society. Students learn first-hand about the multiple dimensions of poverty in the United States by working for eight weeks to strengthen impoverished communities and work alongside individuals seeking to improve their communities. The agencies, located in various urban and rural sites in the United States, focus on education, healthcare, legal services, housing, hunger, social and economic needs, and community-building efforts. Students work with agencies that fit their intellectual interests in order to develop their experience and skills for civic involvement and employment.

All returning undergraduates in good academic standing are eligible to apply. Two students will be selected to represent Middlebury within the Shepherd Alliance.

To apply: go to MOJO!  www.middmojo.com Log in and search for keyword: “Shepherd Poverty” under Midd-friendly Internships and follow the instructions!

DEADLINE is January 20, 2011.

For more information about the Shepherd Alliance Summer Internship Program and a complete list of established internship sites, please view http://www.wlu.edu/x12105.xml . Please contact Jill Hall (ACE) with additional questions about this internship.

Job Post: Get Paid to Solve Social Problems

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Changemakers® is a community of action where we all collaborate on solutions. We know we have the power to solve the world’s most pressing social problems. We’re already doing it, one project, one idea at a time.

How do we do it? We talk about the issues, share stories and mentor, advise, and encourage each other in group forums, even engage in friendly competition. We form surprising connections and unexpected partnerships across the globe that turn the old ways of problem solving upside down. We try things that have never been tried before.

Our mantra is “Everyone a Changemaker.”™ Whatever your passions, however you want to make a difference, you’ll find a way to make it happen it here. Changemakers® connects you to action because we’re on the ground, making changes every day.

Interested?
http://www.changemakers.com/careers
Be the change that you want to see in the world. -Mohandas Gandhi

Good Food Jobs and How to Get Them

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Yes, you have an interest in food, but corporate dining and hotel chain eateries are not your focus: you want to make a difference in the world. Taylor Cocalis and Dorothy Neagle, Co-Founders of GoodFoodJobs.com will talk about the variety of ways to work in food – from entry level to expert, day job to lifetime fulfillment – and how to go about securing a good food job.

Come join the Career Conversation:
WHEN: 4:15 PM, Wednesday, November 10, 2010
WHERE: Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard, Rm. 103
(Refreshments and snacks provided by MCOG & Weybridge House.)

They’ll answer the following questions, and more:
What exactly is a good food job, anyway?
What are some examples of existing good food jobs?
How do you find them?
How do you get them?
How do you grow in and beyond your good food job?

Co-sponsored by Career Services, the Middlebury College Organic Garden and Weybridge House.

More Summer Internships in Vermont!

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If you’re still looking for a summer job or internship, below are some new ones in Vermont that have come our way for you. (A few of them can extend into the academic year if desired.)
Go to www.middmojo.com for more information about the organizations, internship responsibilities, and application instructions.

Job Title Employer Location Deadline
Formulation/Lab Intern — PAID Autumn Harp Essex Junction, VT ASAP!
Social Media Intern 350.org Burlington, VT 6/15/2010
Business Intelligence Intern – PAID AIDC, American Intl Distribution Corp Williston, VT 6/15/2010
Field Fellow Vermont Democratic Party Burlington, VT  Montpelier, VT  Brattleboro, VT, Rutland, VT 6/15/2010
PR/Marketing Intern (Summer) Vermont Folklife Center Middlebury, VT 6/15/2010
Software Developer Intern — PAID AIDC, American Intl Distribution Corp Williston, VT 6/15/2010
Web Developer Intern — PAID AIDC, American Intl Distribution Corp Williston, VT 6/15/2010
Audience Development Associate — PAID Kestrel Health Information, Inc. Hinesburg, VT 6/30/2010
Summer Internship – Develop Games and Tools for Learning Tertl Studios LLC Montpelier, VT 6/30/2010
Intern MBA HealthGroup South Burlington, VT 7/1/2010
Summer Intern Matt Dunne for Vermont Vermont 7/1/2010
PR/Marketing Intern (Fall) Vermont Folklife Center Middlebury, VT 8/27/2010
Green Consultant Program Green Revolution Nationwide  United States 9/30/2010
Intern Small House Style [Can Work Remotely] Rolling
Democracy for America Internship (Summer, Winter, Semester) Democracy For America Burlington, VT Rolling
Intern (Academic Year: Fall or Spring) Tata Harper Whiting, VT Rolling

Summer Internship in Biomass in VT

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BERC

The Biomass Energy Resource Center (BERC), a mission-based nonprofit working nationally to promote the sustainable use of community-scale biomass energy, is seeking an Intern to join its fuel supply team in Montpelier for the summer. This is an unpaid, part-time internship with the benefit of helping communities and others make the most of their local energy sources. The selected candidate will gain resume-worthy, real-world experience in a comfortable and relaxed office environment in Vermont’s capital city. Read more

Internship Opportunity in Fair Trade Recycling

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American Retroworks (operating as Good Point Recycling here in Middlebury) is looking to hire an intern for this summer (and there is a high likelihood of international travel!). American Retroworks, a fast-growing 25 person company, specializes in the recycling of electronics (think your old slow computer).

What does that mean?

Towns, Counties, Municipalities and more recycle their old computers, cell phones, televisions and other electronics.

  • If the electronics are in usable condition, they are reused.
  • If they are not in the best of shape, they are refurbished.
  • At the last stage of their lives, the electronics are broken down into their components (copper, steel etc.)

The intern will assist in:

  • Graphic design (logo, style sheet)
  • Designing process documents (reports, spreadsheets, standards)
  • Designing marketing documents (brochures, outreach/education)
  • Advertising (mailing, media outreach) Read more

Four Internship Opportunities in California or D.C.

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Terra Global CapitalTerra Global Capital still has many internship opportunities available for summer 2010.

Terra Global Capital specializes in Carbon Financing and Carbon Measurement. They provide advice for land-use carbon credits.

The available internships include

  • Origination and Pipeline Development Intern
  • Legal Intern
  • Remote Sensing and Environmental Science Intern
  • Finance and Investment Intern

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