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Events
CERTIFICATE IN ENVIRONMENTAL
STUDIES OPEN HOUSE
Tuesday, Sept. 15, 4 PM
Guyot 174
An opportunity to
learn about the Environmental Studies Certificate Program, a multidisciplinary
forum for the study of scientific, political, humanistic, and technological
aspects of environmental problems. For information: www.princeton.edu/sites/pei.
CERTIFICATE
IN GLOBAL HEALTH AND HEALTH POLICY OPEN HOUSE
Wednesday, Sept. 16, Noon
Wallace 300
An opportunity to
learn about the Program in Global Health and Health Policy (GHP), an
interdepartmental program in which undergraduates can study the
determinants, consequences, and patterns of disease across societies; the
role of medical technologies and interventions in health improvements; and
the economic, political, and social factors that shape domestic and global
public health. For information: www.princeton.edu/ghp or kgraff@princeton.edu.
FRIST
CAMPUS CENTER OPEN HOUSE
Wednesday, Sept. 16, Noon–3 PM
Frist Campus Center
Including a Pace
Center table with information about civic engagement and volunteer
opportunities.
REFLECTIONS
ON SERVICE
Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2–4 PM
McCosh 50
An opportunity to
learn about opportunities for civic engagement at Princeton. Stuart Rabner '82, Chief Justice of the N.J. Supreme Court,
will be the featured speaker. Current students Ashley Shoettle
'10, Danny Growald '11, Veda Sunasse '10, and
Jane Yang '11, who exemplify Princeton's commitment to civic engagement,
will discuss their experiences. The program will be followed by an ice
cream social and civic engagement activities fair where students can learn
more about service and other civic engagement opportunities on campus.
Hosted by the PCCV.
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Other opportunities
COMMUNITY ACTION BLOOD
DRIVE
Thursday, Sept. 10, 10 AM–3 PM
Bloodmobile in Firestone Plaza
Blood drive open to everyone; walk-ins welcome. Donors should be
sure to eat within four hours of donating blood and bring a photo ID. To
sign up online: pace.princeton.edu/blood.
PUBLIC
INTEREST GRAD SCHOOL FAIR
Thursday, Sept. 10, 5–8 PM
Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th St., New York
Schools with
graduate programs in fields such as nonprofit management, education, social
work, global health, international affairs, law, public policy, and urban
planning, will be represented at this fair sponsored by Idealist.org.
For information and to register (the fair is free, but the organization
would like to know how many attendees to expect): www.idealist.org/gradfairs.
MOZILLA
SERVICE WEEK
Monday, Sept. 14–Monday, Sept. 21
Idealist.org
and Mozilla, the organization behind the Firefox browser, are sponsoring
this program to match thousands of "techie" volunteers around the
world with nonprofits in need of help with IT, web design, programming,
blogging, and more. Volunteers who are comfortable with technology and
would like to help out and organizations that could use their help can find
each other at: mozillaservice.org.
BARRY
GILLMAN HUMANITARIAN SCHOLARSHIP
Deadline: Tuesday, Sept. 15
The Barry Gillman
Humanitarian Scholarship honors the compassion and spirit of volunteerism
embodied by the late Barry Gillman, a corporate attorney for PNC Bank, by
encouraging undergraduate students to continue in their humanitarian work
while attending college. Juniors and seniors who have a minimum grade point
average of 3.0 or better and demonstrate the and
qualities of citizenship and humanitarian service are eligible to apply.
Two awards of $5,000 each will be made for the 2009-2010 academic year. For
information: 908-277-3424 or scholarship@njcolleges.org.
VOLUNTEER
TUTORS FOR PRISONER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
The Petey Greene Prisoner Assistance Program is looking for
Princeton undergraduate and graduate students to tutor and, in some cases,
to teach inmates. Volunteers will also learn more about life in a prison.
Participants will be expected to make a commitment of three hours on one
day per week. Orientation, training, and transportation to and from the New
Jersey correctional facility will be provided. Interested volunteers should
send an email to jfarrin@nyct.net stating their interest in being part of this
important program. A meeting to learn more about the program, and to sign
up if interested, will be held the week of Sept. 21. Details will be sent
to all who email the Pace Center as indicated above. For more information
about the program: pace.princeton.edu/prisoneducation.
VOLUNTEER
WEBMASTER FOR PRISONER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
The Petey Greene Prisoner Assistance Program needs a
volunteer webmaster to set up a simple informational site describing the
mission of the organization and providing informational and training
materials as well as schedules. Interested students should send a resume
with web-design experience and a brief cover letter to jfarrin@nyct.net. For more information about the program: pace.princeton.edu/prisoneducation.
VOLUNTEER
INTERNS FOR AARP-NJ OFFICE IN PRINCETON
The AARP-NJ (aarp.org) is looking for graduate
students to serve as volunteer interns at its office in Forrestal Village.
Available positions include Communication Intern, Advocacy Intern, and
Community Outreach Intern. The first two opportunities require a minimum
commitment of 15 hours per week. To apply: Email a resume and cover letter
to Victoria Hasser, vhasser@aarp.org, indicating how many hours
you would be available.
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