Minorities In Government Finance Scholarship
July 29, 2006 at 9:24 pm | In Intership and Jobs, Scholarship/Fellowship | Leave a CommentThe Minorities In Government Finance Scholarship is open to current full-time or part-time upperdivision undergraduate and graduate students in public administration, (governmental) accounting, finance, political science, economics, or business administration (with a specific focus on government or non-profit management). Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. or Canada and belong to one of the following groups: African-American, Native American, Hispanic, Eskimo or Aleut, Asian or Pacific Islander. Applicants are required to submit a recommendation from their academic advisor, department chair (undergraduate applicants), or dean of the graduate program (graduate applicants).
The number of awards available varies. For more information, visit Government Finance Officers Association at http://www.gfoa.org.
Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarships
July 29, 2006 at 9:16 pm | In Scholarship/Fellowship | Leave a CommentThe Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarships are available to students for either three or six months of intensive language study and cultural immersion in another country. This award provides funds to cover round-trip transportation, language training expenses, and homestay living arrangements.
The Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarships are provided by Rotary International. All fields of study are welcome. For more information, contact local Rotary Club or visit http://www.rotary.org/foundation.
Brazilian Band CSS at Avalon
July 20, 2006 at 9:52 pm | In Happenings/Events | Leave a CommentJust a little note that the “Brazilian art-punk band” CSS is playing Avalon and Warsaw this week (credit: the New Yorker). The July 24th issue refers to the band as an artsy ensemble that approaches rock with an old-fashioned punk attitude.
Avalon is at 47 West 20th Street; for more information, call (212) 807-7780 or (212) 807-0112.
Afro-Brazilian Music and Dance
July 18, 2006 at 6:34 pm | In Community, Happenings/Events | Leave a CommentLincoln Center’s Midsummer Night Swing Festival features Afro-Brazilian Music and Dance! Details:
Friday, July 21st, 2006
Optional dance lesson from 6:30 to 7:30 PM
Live Music from 7:30 to 10 PMCome and enjoy a night of Afro-Brazilian music with a mix of Brazilian pop, samba, funk, hip-hop, reggae, salsa and merengue. Also showcasing Afro-Brazilian martial arts dances like capoeira and maculele. It’s free to listen to music and dance on the plaza. You can also choose to purchase $15 tickets for lessons and access to the dance floor.
Read more about Midsummer Night Swing here!
The Century Foundation Brown Bag on Religion and Progressive Politics
July 7, 2006 at 2:47 pm | In Happenings/Events | Leave a CommentThe Century Foundation invites you to its brown bag lunch forum on “A Left Wing and a Prayer: Religion and Progressive Politics” on Tuesday, July 18th, 2006, from 12:30 to 2:30 PM. Speakers include Susannah Heschel (Dartmouth College), Tom Perriello (The Century Foundation), Stephen Rockwell (CrossLeft), and Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr. (Progressive Democrats of America).
RSVP to Rachel Zaentz at brownbag@tcf.org or (212) 452-7726. Please bring your lunch. Desserts and beverages will be served. The Century Foundation is located at 41 E. 70th Street, New York, NY 10021.
Attn: Women of the Debate Community
July 3, 2006 at 4:09 pm | In Community, Happenings/Events | Leave a CommentFrom Policy Debate and Advocay in NYC:
As some of you may know I am the curriculum director at the Women’s Debate Institute. The Women’s Debate Institute is a four day workshop for high school girls. It is a chance for high school girls to develop friendships with other female debaters from around the country, while learning debate and college prep skills.
One of the camp’s focuses is college preparation. We teach girls about the application process, scholarship opportunities, and try to connect them with college debate coaches. For more information on The Women’s Debate Institute see: http://www.womensdebateinstitute.org.
How You Can Help:
Ideally we would like to take the time to talk with each girl about her thoughts and needs when it comes to college, yet four days does award us that time. I would like to give each camper a female college mentor. This mentor could be a coach, graduate assistant or debater of any type.What Type of Commitment You Would Be Making:
Being a mentor would occupy less than 5 hours of this upcoming school year. You would contact your mentee (either by phone or email) and talk to her about college debate, maybe give her advice about debate arguments, college applications and/or connect her with college coaches she may be too intimated to contact herself.How to be a Mentor:
If this important service is something you would like to be a part of, all you have to do is send me an email with the following information:1. Name
2. Institution of affiliation
3. Institution location (Miami, Santa Clara etc.)
4. Place you call home if different then above
5. Relationship to debate (coach, 2 year debater, director etc.)
6. Types of debate you are affiliated or familiar with (LD, policy etc.)
7. Best way to contact you in mid to late august (cell phone, email etc)
8. Any other information that might help me match you with a menteeIn mid to late August I will contact you with the name and some information about your mentee.
On behalf of the Women’s Debate Institute thank you for taking the time to consider being a mentor. If you have any questions please feel free to
contact me.Rae Lynn Schwartz-DuPre
The University of Western Washington
Blog at WordPress.com. | Theme: Pool by Borja Fernandez.
Entries and comments feeds.
