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Pure Michigan Jobs Fair Event

The Pure Michigan Jobs Fair Event will be held along the Lakeshore this Friday October 28^th.  There are more than 300 opportunities for students to begin their careers right here in West Michigan!   

The event will begin and end at The Baker Lofts at 171 East 24th Street, Holland, MI.  Registration is required. Fee is $15 and is payable by credit card. To reserve a spot, have the students visit www.regonline.com/michopportunity. For more information, visit http://www.michiganadvantage.org/Events/Opportunity-Lakeshore/ or contact talentteam@michigan.org.

The first 50 people to register at www.regonline.com/michopportunity will get in free by using the promotional code: PMOL

 

 

Detroit Mercy School of Law to Visit GVSU October 26

The National Jurist voted University of Detroit Mercy School of Law as one of ten most innovative law school curriculums.  UDM Law offers an exceptional legal education that integrates theory and practice.  Our well-respected legal writing program stresses critical reasoning, research, analysis and communication—essential skills for today's legal profession.  Our extensive Law Firm Program and comprehensive Clinical Programaddress the critical transition to the practicing bar.  

UDM Law is a pioneer in joint law degrees and is the only law school in the country to offer the Degrees of the Americas in which students can earn joint law degrees in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.  With more than 40 International Law course offerings, students can earn a JD degree from UDM Law and add a global emphasis to their legal education.  UDM Law also offers a joint JD/MBA.

To learn more about these opportunities and other advantages that UDM Law has to offer, please visit with me at GVSU on Wednesday, October 26th from 11am-1pm in the Kirkoff Student Union.  I will also be giving a presentation from 7-8:30pm  in room 2201 of Kirkoff Center.  To reserve a space at the presentation, please e-mail me at buslepba@udmercy.edu.

Barbara Stockwell-Buslepp

UDM Law Representative

 

MSU Law Information Reception at GVSU

Wednesday, November 9:  Grand Rapids (GVSU, Devos Center), 7-8:30 pm

The MSU College of Law Admissions Office will host an informational reception at GVSU for area residents who are considering law school. The Reception will feature remarks by College of Law administrators, faculty, and students. Additionally, the reception will include the opportunity for informal conversation in which prospective students may obtain information about the College of Law’s academic program and admission requirements. Guests of prospective applicants also are welcome to attend.

RSVP required:
http://www.law.msu.edu/admissions/receptions.php

 

 

Intern in DC: The Washington Center Information Session

If you are at all interested in participating in the Washington Center internships and academic seminars program next semester or in summer 2012, you will want to attend this presentation on Tuesday, November 8 at 7PM in Manitou 123.

A representative of the Washington Center will be on the Grand Valley campus that day and visiting several classrooms. At 7PM he will be giving a presentation on the Washington Center programs and answering your questions. This is a significant opportunity for students to earn course credits (usually 12 credits) and make important professional connections.

You do not have to be a PLS or IR major to partake in the Washington Center.

Professor Zinman has new brochures in his office for anyone who is interested. To learn more see, http://www.twc.edu/

Boren Scholarships and Fellowships

The campus deadline for the Boren Scholarship is Monday, January 30th.  Any interested students should e-mail me  at cuevasam@gvsu.edu or call the Meijer Honors College at 331-3219 to schedule an appointment to begin preparing their applications.

Amanda Cuevas, M.A.
Director, Office of Fellowships

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The applications for the 2012-2013 David L. Boren Scholarships and Fellowships are now available at www.borenawards.org.  Boren Awards provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to study in Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East, where they can add important international and language components to their educations.
 
Boren Scholarships provide undergraduate students up to $20,000 for an academic year’s study abroad.  Boren Fellowships provide graduate students up to $30,000 for language study and international research.  In exchange for funding, recipients commit to working in the federal government for a minimum of one year.
 
National Application Deadlines
Boren Fellowship: January 31, 2012
Boren Scholarship: February 9, 2012*
*Many institutions have an earlier on-campus deadline.  Visit our website for information about your campus deadline and Boren campus representative.
 
The Boren Awards are an initiative of the National Security Education Program (NSEP) and are administered by the Institute of International Education.  For more information about the Boren Awards and to access the on-line application, please visit www.borenawards.org.  You can also contact the Boren Awards staff atboren@iie.org or 1-800-618-NSEP with questions.
 
The Language Flagship
The Language Flagship is a breakthrough in foreign language and culture instruction in the United States designed to help individuals achieve superior-level proficiency in critical languages including Arabic, Chinese, Hindi/Urdu, Korean, Persian, Swahili, and Russian.  Flagship students participate in advanced language programs offered at the undergraduate and graduate levels. 
 
The Language Flagship Fellowship is an award for up to two-years for graduate students to support their intensive language study at Flagship institutions in the U.S. and overseas. Flagship Fellowships are available for the study of Arabic, Chinese, Korean, and Persian at designated Flagship Programs.  Eligible applicants for Flagship Fellowships must be U.S. citizens with advanced proficiency in the Flagship language of study. Past recipients of Boren Scholarships or Fellowships are eligible to apply for the Flagship Fellowship.  In addition, students currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate Flagship programs may apply for Boren funding to participate in overseas Flagship programs.
 
Flagship Fellowship Application Deadline: January 12, 2012.
 
Application information can be found online at www.flagshipfellowships.org.  You can also emailflagship@iie.org.

GVSU Delegation to the Model Organization of American States

Interested in international diplomacy or Latin American and the Caribbean Affairs?

Join the GVSU Delegation to the Model Organization of American States, Winter 2012

To the left, members of the 2010 GVSU delegation to the Model Organization of American States (MOAS) are awaiting the start of the General Assembly in the Hall of Americas in the OAS Headquarters, near the Mall in Washington, DC.  They represented Argentina, and worked with other country delegations on issues such as the impact of rising sea levels on Caribbean island nations, women’s literacy, disaster preparedness, narcotrafficking, and an emergency meeting to resolve a potential military confrontation between Colombia and Venezuela.

 

Students can participate in MOAS by taking LAS 320, Model of Organization of American States, offered in the Winter semester, Tue & Thu, 10-11:15am, LOH 179.  This course, taught by Dr. Andrew Schlewitz, is wrapped around preparations for participating in the Model Organization of American States, held in Washington, DC, April 3-7, 2012. (GVSU’s Latin American Studies Program will cover the cost of registration, travel, and lodging; students are responsible for food expenses).

 

Students will work together to learn the structure and rules of the OAS, master contemporary inter-American issues, write resolutions, as well as study the country they will represent—Grenada—and think about the practice and theory of international relations, particularly in regard to international organizations.  The MOAS conference includes a day for sight-seeing, a meeting with a representative of the Grenada Embassy, and the opportunity to meet students from around thirty colleges and universities across the States and Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, and Venezuela.

The course counts for credit in both Latin American Studies and Political Science/International Relations, and may be repeated for credit.  Pre-requisites include LAS 210 and either PLS 211 or 284, though waivers for these pre-requisites are typically granted for equivalent learning or experience.  If you have questions, please contact Dr. Schlewitz at schlewia@gvsu.edu.  For more information on MOAS, please visit: http://wmoas.shss.cofc.edu/.