SLU Public Policy Studies

The St. Charles County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office is currently recruiting volunteers and/or interns for the Victims of Crime Assistance Program.  We are currently conducting interviews for the Spring and Summer of 2010.  A brochure is on the PPS Bulletin Board describing the program and the requirements for students interested in applying to the program.  The brochure also describes some of the many opportunities students will have if accepted into the program.

Students will have the opportunity to learn about the criminal justice system through in-depth training and experiences.  The program allows students to spend time in various court proceedings, interact with bost prosecutors and victims on a regular basis, draft letters, work with victims to recover restitution and victim compensation, provide advocacy for victims, refer victims to community resources, manage their caseload, crisis intervention, and work with individuals seeking ex-parte/full order of protections.  All students will receive an initial 24 hours of training before entering our program, and students will receive continued training throughout the internship.  Please see the reverse side of this documents to see the victim rights students will enforce. 

Furthermore,  if any of your instructors and/or student groups is looking for guest speakers to recruit and educate students about victims, victims’ rights, and other criminal justice issues, I would be willing to speak at any events or during class sessions.

I can personally testify to the importance of students internships.  I believe our program will allow students to gain invaluable experience and build profesional alliances within the crimanl justice system, while providing important and rewarding services to victims of crime.  If any of you are interested in our program, please call me at 636-949-7900, extension 5811.  Thank you. 

Rachel Lenk, Volunteer Coordinator-Victim Advocate

http://jobs.villanova.edu. The on‐line applicationAll material must be received by December 15, 2009.  amaria.toyoda@villanova.edu , or Dr. Christine Palus, MPA Director, at christine.palus@villanova.edu.http://www.psc.villanova.edu.

VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY

Public Administration

The Department of Political Science invites applicants for an entry level, tenuretrack position in public administration at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning Fall  Semester 2010. Ph.D. in Political Science or Public Administration must be completed by June 30, 2010. Primary teaching responsibilities are graduate courses in our NASPAA accredited MPA program. Teaching duties include regularly offering a course on either Financial Management or Public Personnel Management (both of which are core courses). The successful candidate also should be able to teach MPA and Political Science electives. Work experience in the public sector is also desirable.

We offer a 3‐2 teaching load for the first three years. After a successful Third Year Review, a one‐semester sabbatical is available in the fourth year and the 3‐2 teaching load may be continued for another three years contingent on the publication record. Preference will be given to applicants who provide evidence of teaching effectiveness and show promise of a strong record of publication.

Applicants must apply on‐line at should include a detailed letter of application indicating your teaching and research interests, a statement of teaching philosophy, your curriculum vitae, a writing sample, a summary of teaching evaluations and a syllabus (if you have taught a course). Please mail official graduate and undergraduate transcripts, three letters of recommendation, and evidence of teaching effectiveness to Dr. A. Maria Toyoda, Chair, Political Science Department, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova PA 19085‐1699.  Questions about the position can be directed to Dr. Toyoda at

Villanova University is a Roman Catholic university sponsored by the Augustinian order, located in the ethnically, racially, and culturally diverse Philadelphia metro region. Philadelphia is located midway between New York and Washington with easy train access to both locations. An AA/EEO employer, the Department values dynamic and diverse faculty members who are committed to teaching, scholarship, and service—and who can contribute to the university’s conversation regarding truth, community, values, and social justice. For more detailed description of the position and the Department, please consult

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45805

Hello!

I hope this email finds you well and that your semester is coming along nicely.  I wanted to pass along some information regarding the Truman Scholarship in the hopes that you will share it with your faculty and students.  The Truman Scholarship is for students who have a desire to be “change agents” and who plan to pursue a graduate degree in a field relating to public service.  There is a particular emphasis placed upon a desire to work with public policy, but students from any major who wish to pursue a career in public service are encouraged to apply.  The Truman Scholarship awards students up to $30,000 for their graduate studies.

To apply, students must be full-time students in their junior year, must be a U.S. citizen, and must have a strong record of community/public service.  There is no required GPA since this is a public service scholarship rather than an academic scholarship, but most recipients have around a 3.5 GPA.  Students must receive an institutional endorsement to have their application sent to the Truman Scholarship review panel.  The application and endorsement process is handled by the institution’s faculty representative.  SLU’s Truman faculty representative is Dr. Elizabeth Callahan, honors program director.  Any student interested in applying must contact her (ecallah2@slu.edu) in order to register for the scholarship application.

I have attached a folder containing the following information which may be helpful to students interested in applying:

2009-2010 Truman Scholarship Bulletin of Information
“Are you a potential Truman scholar?” check list
Sample Truman application
Policy proposal form
Letter of Recommendation forms

Since the Truman requires an institutional endorsement, the Honors program has set an internal deadline of Friday, January 15, 2010 for all application materials.  Students must have all their materials completed and submitted by this deadline in order to be considered for the institutional nomination. 

If you have any questions or concerns please let me know and I will be happy to help.  A member of our office attended a Truman Scholarship workshop earlier this fall where the Truman Scholarship Executive Director presented and she would be happy to meet with any student who had questions.  I would also encourage students to explore the Truman Scholarships website www.truman.gov for more detailed information on the scholarship and application process.

Thank you and enjoy the holidays,
Lindsay Dencker
–
honors academic advisor
Bauman-Eberhardt Center 103
314-977-3960

Fall 2009 office hours:
Mondays, 9-2:30
Wednesdays, 10-6:30
Fridays, 9-3:00

The eighth Annual Urban Land Institute/Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition is now accepting applications for the 2010 competition.

Application due date: December 4, 2009
Applicants notified of eligibility: December 11, 2009
Competition dates: January 18, 2010 – February 1, 2010

This interdisciplinary ideas competition calls for a real estate development and urban design solution for a challenging, large-scale site within a U.S. city. Graduate students from at least three disciplines are asked to develop a program that integrates design, planning, market potential and feasibility, and development and finance. The competition encourages cooperation and teamwork among future real estate professionals and the many allied professions, such as architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, historic preservation, engineering, real estate development, finance, law, and others.

The real estate development and urban design competition is open to graduate students in the United States and Canada.

This is an ideas competition with no expectation that any of the submitted schemes will be applied to any site. The winning team will receive $50,000 and the finalist teams $10,000 each.

For more information, visit the Web site: http://www.udcompetition.uli.org.

For inquiries, please e-mail: udcompetition@uli.org.

The Campus Kitchen at Saint Louis University is proud to announce Turkeypalooza 2009. This Thanksgiving season, the Campus Kitchen will be providing complete holiday meals to all of our regular clients and to their families. Campus Kitchen clients are all elderly, low-income, or disabled individuals that live around St. Louis, many of them within walking distance of campus. It’s a big undertaking to feed 300 people and their families and we need your help.

 The Campus Kitchen needs approximately 40 additional turkeys for our meals this Thanksgiving. We are asking interested Student Groups to collect food such as turkeys and other grocery items (see attached list) to the kitchen on Thursday Nov 19th from 4-6 or Friday November 20th from 9-5. You can bring your donations to the Campus Kitchen, located behind Demattias Hall between the hours of 9 and 5:00. Or, you can arrange for a volunteer to pick up your turkeys anywhere on campus on Thursday afternoon or Friday morning. Volunteers will also accept financial donations to purchase turkeys, or other food donations as well. In addition, we still need just a few volunteers to fill the extra food pick up, cooking, and delivery shifts for the holiday. See the CKSLU website for more information on shifts.

If you’d like further information about Turkeypalooza, or you’d like to arrange for a pick-up of your items, please contact the kitchen by email or by phone at 977-3881. Wishing you a very happy holiday season!

PPS

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Doing a Quality

Literature Review

When:  Mondays, 4:20 – 5:30

Instructor:  Kristin Vogel, Government Documents Librarian

Learn the best steps for planning and executing a great literature review.  Make the most of your research time by getting into the right sources right away.  Build an approach that is customized to your style and needs.  In this course, participants will acquire or reinforce the specific skills needed for creation of a literature review that build the strongest foundation for future work.

Though a special sponsor we have an opportunity to invite your students to attend the November 12 symposium ECO-Nomics: Economy and Ecology Converge– all day for just $20 each.

If anyone is interested attending the Thursday program at Missouri Botanical Garden, please tell them to register on line (click on “Earth Day Symposium”) and click “pay by check”. Then email Cassie Phillips to let her know you want the reduced rate. This offer is only good for new registrations.

Individuals who wish to take advantage of this special offer will be able to pay the $20 at the door so long as they both register on line and email Cassie. There is not box on the registration form for the $20 rate, that is why they must notify Cassie.

Please register as soon as possible or we may not be able to provide a lunch!

SLUUPA event will be held on Friday, November 13th at 5:30PM

We will meet at 211 N. Broadway #700 in downtown St. Louis, at the offices of HOK

HOK is a renown architecture & planning firm that just happens to be right here in the City of St. Louis. Come learn more about the kind of work they do and get a sense for what it’s like to work in private consulting.

Please RSVP for this event

Free food for paid SLUUPA members

If you need a ride, or would like to volunteer to car pool, please email SLUUPA and we will make arrangements.

We will send out driving directions and parking information next week to everyone who RSVPs.

Under the direction of the Senior Planner, this position coordinates the City’s sustainability initiatives by identifying and recommending methods and procedures to facilitate sustainability planning for the City; designs, plans, organizes, implements and promotes the City’s sustainable program and practices; researches and prepares reports related to planning issues; performs other duties as assigned including review of site plans for conformity with zoning and building codes; reviewing and processing permits; and providing technical expertise as needed.

Salary range: $42,575 – $63,863, with starting salary range of $42,575 – $53,219. Requirements include a bachelor’s degree in planning or related field and three years of experience; master’s degree may substitute for one year of experience. Application deadline is November 13. Full job description and application available online at www.ci.clayton.mo.us. EOE