SLU Public Policy Studies

2010 SUMMER COURSE!!

First Six-Week Summer Session

Name of Course:                  Multicultural Issues for Public Service Settings: Theory and Practice (EDF 605-01)

Prerequisites:                        None

When Offered:                     Mondays and Wednesdays, May 17- June 23,                                                         
                                                       4:20 – 7:50 p.m.

Appropriate For:               All master’s and doctoral students at any stage in their graduate studies;

                                                       All majors

                                                      Anyone working/planning to work in a public service profession

Description:  This course examines the theory and practice of multiculturalism in public service settings. It includes a discussion of educational, social, legal, and ethical issues in multiculturalism, studies the impact of one’s cultural memberships on personal and professional functioning, and develops cultural competence in professionals who work with culturally diverse populations.

Methods of instruction include discussion, experiential activities, and reflective practices

Further Information:         Mary (Rina) M. Chittooran, Ph.D., Instructor
                                                             314-977-7109;  chittomm@slu.edu
                                                             202 Fitzgerald

The City of Chesterfield is accepting applications for the position of Planning Intern to assist with drafting/research, inspection and preparation of reports, and clerical duties. This position includes office/fieldwork. HS diploma and 2 years of college; urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture classes preferred. Minimum salary is $12/hr for maximum 1,000 hrs/yr. Application available at www.chesterfield.mo.us; submit to City Hall, Department of Planning and Public Works, 690 Chesterfield Pkwy W, Chesterfield, MO 63017, Attn: Planning Intern. EOE

Saint Louis University
Honors Program Graduate Assistantship

The Honors Program has one graduate assistantship position with the possibility of two for the 2010-2011 academic year for qualified full-time SLU graduate students who will be completing courses during the 2010-2011 academic year.  The graduate assistantship contract is from August 15, 2010 to May 15, 2011 and includes tuition remission, health insurance, and a monthly stipend.  Twenty hours of work per week are required. It is also highly recommended that applicants be available to work part-time as graduate student workers during this summer starting May 17, 2010.
 
“The Honors program provides student-centered advising support for all undergraduates in the Honors Program throughout their academic careers.  Honors GAs collaborate with advisors and faculty from other programs and academic departments to help honors students complete the honors curriculum effectively within their area of interest.”
 
Please feel free to visit our website (www.slu.edu/departments/honors) or email us at honors@slu.edu for more information.
 
Interested applicants should send a cover letter, resume, and availability for a 30-minute interview on May 5th, 6th, or 7th to honors@slu.edu or deliver to Bauman Eberhardt Center Room 103 by Tuesday May 4th, 2010 at 5pm.

General Academic Advisor (GA) Responsibilities

The graduate assistant’s duties will primarily involve advising undergraduate honors students (helping with course selection, auditing student files, connecting students with resources, and assisting with course registrations).  Other responsibilities may include: assisting with clerical tasks, reviewing scholarship applications, researching and initiating new programs, organizing student activities, and attending recruitment events.

Applicants should display strong organizational and communication skills, be attentive to detail, possess a personable manner, and work comfortably with a diverse group of people.
 
Preferred experience includes Microsoft computer programs; familiarity with the Banner software system and SLU undergraduate programs; advising and/or counseling; and public speaking.

Warm Regards,
Elizabeth Callahan, Honors Program Director
Molly Pierson, Honors Program Coordinator

Free Registration for great ULI program in exchange for 1 hour of help.

Looking for Public Policy Students to help with registration for ULI St. Louis event on May 6.  This is a great way to meet regional leaders in St. Louis.  For more information on the program as well as a list of attendees, go to StLouis.uli.org.

Looking for a summer internship or want to C-Level decision makers, this is the event for you.  Non-member registration of $60 is waived.

Date:  May 6
Time:  7:30-10am (help from 7:30-8 and the 9:30-10) and attend the program in-between
Location:  Missouri Botanical Gardens

This program will examine best practices in local government collaboration and how they directly relate to the challenges and opportunities faced by the St. Louis Region. This program will feature nationally-recognized policy analyst Rob Lang, a ULI Academic Fellow and Director of the Brookings Institution-Mountain West.

Please contact Jennifer Olmstead at StLouis@uli.org<mailto:StLouis@uli.org>.  Only 4 spots available.  Please contact her by April 27.

ULI’s mission is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide.

As the preeminent, multidisciplinary real estate forum, ULI facilitates the open exchange of ideas, information and experience among local, national and international industry leaders and policy makers dedicated to creating better places.

The ULI St. Louis District Council brings together ULI members and those interested in responsible land use for educational programs and networking events, including My ULI members-only events, Meet the Mayors lunches, Young Leaders Group activities, and the annual Emerging Trends conference.  For more info, check out StLouis.uli.org

 
Jennifer Olmstead, District Coordinator
Urban Land Institute St. Louis
10 South Broadway, Suite 1500
St. Louis, MO 63102
Dir. 314-488-1360 Fax 314-421-3401
jennifer.olmstead@uli.org<mailto:jennifer.olmstead@uli.org> www.stlouis.uli.org<http://www.stlouis.uli.org/>

ANNOUNCEMENT
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CAPITAL SEMESTER
August 28 – December 11, 2010
Georgetown University , Washington , DC
www.DCinternships.org/CS  
Fall 2010 Application Deadline: June 1, 2010

Sponsored by The Fund for American Studies, the Capital Semester program combines a substantive professional experience in public policy, international affairs or economics for 25 hours a week with a challenging academic experience at Georgetown University. This fast-paced, fifteen-week residential program provides students from around the world with the opportunities to gain an edge in today’s competitive job market and graduate school admissions, and experience the excitement of Washington first-hand.

SAMPLE PAST INTERNSHIP SITES
Aerospace Industries Association
American Legislative Exchange Council
Children’s Rights Council
Congressional Offices
Eastman Kodak
First Book
Foreign Embassies
Institute for World Politics
New Leaders for New Schools
Philanthropy Roundtable
U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Department of the Treasury

PROGRAM COMPONENTS
Internships – Competitive placements with government agencies, congressional offices, public policy groups, international affairs organizations and nonprofit organizations
Classes – 12 credit hours in political science and economics and from Georgetown University
Housing – Roommate matching and f urnished Capitol Hill apartments in the heart of D.C.
Guest Lectures – With Washington’s top policy and economics experts
Exclusive Briefings – At the World Bank, State Department, U.S. Capitol and Federal Reserve
Leadership & Professional Development – Leadership, mentoring and career building activities
Networking – Interaction with seasoned professionals and student leaders from around the world
Scholarships – Generous scholarships are awarded based on merit and financial need

APPLICATION INFORMATION
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the final application deadline of June 1. Students are encouraged to apply early in order to receive priority scholarship consideration and internship placement. Details about the program and an online application may be found at www.DCinternships.org/CS. Questions may be directed to Mary Connell, Recruitment and Admissions Director, at mconnell@tfas.org or 202.986.0384.
Fund For American Studies
1706 New Hampshire Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20009

Department of Political Science
Christopher Colloquium
 
A Dime’s Worth of Difference?  Corporate Campaign Contributions and Party Policy Differences
                                                           

 by Christopher Witko, Ph.D.
 
Monday, April 19, 2010, 4:45 pm
McGannon Hall, Room 144
Light refreshments will be served.

Graduate Student Representative
The Graduate Student Association Representative serves as the liaison for the students in the Department of Public Policy Studies in the Graduate Student Association (GSA). The Representative is required to attend the General Assembly meetings that occur once a month, four times per semester. GSA funding for the department is contingent upon the Representative’s attendance at these meetings. Additionally, the representative is required to work on either the Spring Research Symposium Committee or the Awards Committee.

If you are interested in this position, please contact Colleen Bradford-Barbero at cbradfo4@slu.edu

INTERNSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics/Consumer Expenditure Survey/Branch
of Research and Program Development has a full-time summer internship
position available.  The Consumer Expenditure surveys program consists
of two surveys, the quarterly Interview Survey and the Diary Survey,
which provide information on the buying habits of American consumers.
The survey data are collected for the Bureau of Labor Statistics by the
U.S. Census Bureau.

Description:
The intern position provides methodological research support for current
and planned research projects.  Possible projects may include analyzing
the use of global versus detailed expenditure questions; analyzing the
effect of telescoping in the Consumer Expenditure Interview Survey;
reviewing the survey instrument for candidate questions to be asked in a
different mode and developing alternative wording; contributing to the
design of a web survey instrument; analyzing Contact History Instrument
(CHI) paradata; analyzing the impact of new telephone administration
procedures; and helping with the planning and coordination of upcoming
workshops.

You will assist in study development and design; review questionnaires,
data files, documentation and reports; use SAS to conduct basic data
analysis, including production of frequencies, crosstabs, means, and
regression analysis; summarize quantitative and qualitative research
findings; and respond to ad-hoc data requests.

A strong interest in survey methodology, statistics, sociology,
psychology, economics, or other related fields and familiarity with SAS,
Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are a plus.  You should be detail-oriented,
have excellent communication and writing skills, be able to handle
multiple projects, and work collaboratively on a project team.

Qualifications:
This position is in the Student Temporary Employment Program (STEP).  A
person in the STEP program is under a temporary assignment.

To be eligible you MUST:
 1) be enrolled in an accredited school and recommended by a school
official;
 2) be at least 16 years old;
 3) meet qualification and security requirements; and
 4) be a U.S. citizen.

This position will be paid at the GS-5 grade level, which has a starting
rate of $16.33 per hour.

How to Apply:
If you meet the eligibility requirements above, including U.S.
citizenship, email your resume and transcripts to cheng.jean@bls.gov by
April 16, 2010.  Unofficial and/or web transcripts are acceptable.  For
further information please contact Jean Cheng at 202-691-5827.

The Leonard Wood Institute (http://www.leonardwoodinstitute.org),
located at the University of Missouri Technology Park in Fort Leonard Wood, MO, has issued the attached RFP for a total of $9 million in available funding.

The initial deadline is April 21 for white paper submissions. From the initial submissions, a select group will be invited to submit full proposals by June 29. The potential areas include sciences, IT, psychology, criminology, among others. They encourage collaborations including partnerships with private companies as well as other government entities such as the St Louis district Corps of Engineers. Technology transfer is also part of the RFP.
 
RFP details at http://www.leonardwoodinstitute.org

The following is an excerpt from the RFP:

This Request for Proposals (RFP) for Fiscal Year 2010 is for applied research projects in Training-Based Research in Military Consequence Management. The Leonard Wood Institute (LWI) is seeking to provide funding for projects that will lead to advanced capabilities in the fields of force protection, military law enforcement, military engineering, chemical-biological defense and training, explosive hazard detection, and non-lethal weapons. Projects will begin in 2010 and will continue through September 30, 2011. The funds for these projects are provided to the Leonard Wood Institute by the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) under the provisions of Cooperative Agreement # W911NF-07-2-0062. The views and conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing the official policies, either expressed or implied, of ARL or the U.S. Government.

Request For Proposals

Collaborative Research Projects

SOLICITATION# LWI 101.1

2010-2011 Collaborative Research Submission Milestones

RFP 101.1 White Paper Submission Deadline 5:00 p.m. CDT, April 21, 2010

Target Dates
LWI Invitation to Submit Full Proposals June 1, 2010
Full Proposal Submission Deadline 5:00 p.m., CDT, June 29, 2010
Notification of Project Selection August 17, 2010
Completion of Subaward Agreement Negotiation September 27, 2010

SAVE THE DATE
April 23-24, 2010

Registration now open

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UNSPOKEN BORDERS 2010
REBUILDING COMMUNITIES AFTER
DISASTER

Keynote

ELIJAH ANDERSON
The William K. Lanman, Jr. Professor of Sociology | Yale University

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