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Lectures & panel discussions
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COUNT AND BE COUNTED: LATINOS AND THE US 2010 CENSUS
Wednesday, Sept. 30, 3–6 PM
Aaron Burr 219
An open forum to
promote discussion about various positions taken by community leaders,
representatives of Latino organizations, academics, and the public at large
in relation to the implementation and effects of the 2010 Census on Latino
individuals and families. Speakers: Alejandro Portes,
Douglas Massey, and Marta Tienda, Princeton
University; Rev. Miguel Rivera, national Coalition of Latino Clergy and
Christian Leaders; Martin Perez, Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey.
Sponsors: Center for Migration and Development, Latin American Defense and
Education Fund, Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey, Program in Latin
American Studies, Program in Latino Studies, and University Center for
Human Values.
LECTURE
BY KURT WESTERGAARD
Wednesday, Sept. 30, 3 PM
Whig Senate Chamber
Kurt Westergaard,
the Danish cartoonist known for his controversial images of the prophet
Muhammad, will speak on issues relating to the freedoms of speech and
press. All guests must RSVP ahead of time by emailing afplecture@gmail.com
and receiving a confirmation email in reply. Anyone not RSVP'd
will not be allowed to enter the building. All guests must arrive on time
at 3 PM and present PUID at the door of the event. No bags, cameras,
laptops, coats, etc. will be allowed inside. Sponsored by the American
Foreign Policy Magazine and the American Whig-Cliosophic
Society.
LESSONS
FROM A LONG WAR: ENGAGEMENT IN THE BROADER MIDDLE EAST
Wednesday, Sept. 30, 4:30 PM
Robertson, Dodds Auditorium
Lecture by
Ambassador Ryan Crocker M.C.F. '85, former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq and a
Practitioner-in-Residence at the Woodrow Wilson School. He will be
introduced by Ambassador Barbara Bodine, a
Woodrow Wilson School Diplomat-in-Residence and former U.S. Ambassador to
Yemen. Sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International
Affairs.
THE
TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONSHIPS:
A THING OF THE PAST OR OF THE FUTURE?
Thursday, Oct. 1, 4:30 PM
Robertson Dodds Auditorium
Lecture by John Bruton, Ambassador of the European Union to the United
States. Sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International
Affairs and the European Union Program.
THE
STRATEGY OF THE GLOBAL ZERO CAMPAIGN
FOR ELIMINATING NUCLEAR WEAPONS
Monday, Oct. 5, 4:30 PM
Robertson Bowl 016
Lecture by Bruce
Blair, President of the World Security Institute and expert on U.S. and
Russian security policies. Sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School and the
Program on Science and Global Security.
THE
TRAVAILS OF DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN CENTRAL AMERICA
Tuesday, Oct. 6, 4:30 PM
Robertson Bowl 016
Lecture by Kevin Casas-Zamora, a Senior Fellow in foreign policy and the
Latin America Initiative at the Brookings Institute and former vice
president of Costa Rica. Sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public
and International Affairs.
UNDERSTANDING
THE PRESENT AND FUTURE OF OIL
Tuesday, Oct. 6, 4:30 PM
Jones 100
Lecture by
Leonardo Maugeri, a Senior Executive Vice
President (Director) Strategies and Development for ENI, an Italian energy
company. Part of the Fall 2009 lecture series Oil, Energy, and the Middle
East.
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Events
PUBLIC
SERVICE INTERNSHIP PRESENTATIONS
Tuesday, Sept. 29: Education and Youth
Services
Wednesday, Sept. 30: Policy Research, Law, and Legal Services
Thursday, Oct. 1: Community Outreach and Social Services
Rockefeller College, Rocky-Mathey Classroom (2nd
floor), 7–9 PM
Students who had
public service internships last summer will present their experiences.
Presented by the Pace Center.
ENGINEERS
WITHOUT BORDERS OPEN HOUSE
Tuesday, Sep. 29, 7:30–9 PM
Frist 302
An informal
opportunity to learn about EWB-Princeton's active projects, see what
students did this summer, and find out how you can participate this year.
EWB-Princeton is a group of undergraduate and graduate students dedicated
to applying their knowledge from the classroom and laboratory to address
local and international challenges in a sustainable manner.
CRIME
AND PUNISHMENT WORKSHOP
Wednesday, Sept. 30, 6:30 PM
Wallace 190
Dinner and
discussion with Lisa Miller, associate professor of political science at
Rutgers University, who will talk about her project on political federalism
and its implications for racial inequality in the criminal justice system.
Sponsored by the Program in Law and Public Affairs (LAPA).
ENVIRONMENTAL
JOBS AND INTERNSHIPS:
THE DIRTY SCOOP ON HOW TO GET A GREEN JOB
Thursday, Oct. 1, 6–7:30 PM
Wilcox Private Dining Room
A conversation
with WWS Masters candidates about
their internships and jobs for environmental causes: what motivates them
for the environment, how they got the jobs/internships, what they learned,
and what they wish they had known. Tentative speakers include: Tracey Ross
(Green For All), Brian Fisher (Environmental Protection Agency), Karina Lorenzana (SURGE), Caitlin Sanford (UNDP-UNEP
Poverty-Environment Initiative), Sophia Evans (EPA on the ENERGY STAR
Program), Hazel Miranda (California State
Legislature on Environmental Issues). Space is limited. RSVP: bmacfarl@princeton.edu.
INTERNATIONAL
INTERNSHIPS SUMMER STORIES
Monday, Oct. 5, 6–7:30 PM, Rocky Private Dining Room
-Summer Stories International
Internships
Tuesday, Oct. 6, 7–8:30 PM, Wilson, Wilcox Commons
-Internships Around The World
Thursday, Oct. 8, Noon–1:20 PM, Aaron Burr 216
-Internships Around The World
Thursday, Oct. 8, 4:30–5:30 PM, East Pyne 321
-Internships in Latin America
Monday, Oct. 12, 8-9:30 PM, Whitman Common Room
-Princeton in France
Presentations and Q&A Sessions led by Princeton
students who interned all over the world in positions in public service,
the environment, the arts, sustainability and development, marketing,
medicine, engineering, architecture, finance, etc. Lunch, dinner, or
dessert will be served at all sessions. Sponsored by the International
Internship Program: www.princeton.edu/iip.
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GREENING
PRINCETON FARMERS’ MARKET
Tuesday, Oct. 6, 11 AM–3 PM
Firestone Plaza
The Greening
Princeton farmers' market is a grower/producer market where all of the
vendors make or grow what they sell, including farm fresh seasonal
produce, naturally raised meats and other artisanal goods. It features
weekly live music, as well as tables with nutrition information,
sustainability initiatives at Princeton and dedicated student volunteers
to keep the operation running smoothly. Through Oct. 27.
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Internships & fellowships
THE CHINA EDUCATION
INITIATIVE (CEI) INFORMATION SESSION
Friday, Oct. 2, 5 PM
Frist 208
Early application deadline: Sunday, Nov.1
Regular application deadline: Tuesday, Dec.1
Established in
2008 under the auspices of the Ford Foundation, Princeton University, and Tsinghua University, the China Education Initiative
(CEI) pairs outstanding graduates from premiere Chinese and U.S.
universities, assigning them as Teaching Fellows to one- and two-year posts
in understaffed low-income rural schools. Representatives will also be
available to discuss these fellowships at the General Interest Career Fair
on Friday, Oct. 2, from 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM in Dillon Gym. CEI also has
opportunities for freshmen, sophomores, juniors to serve as campus
coordinators; to apply, send resume and cover letter to recruiting@chinaeducationinitiative.org
by Thursday, Oct. 15. For information: www.chinaeducationinitiative.org.
PRINCETON IN AFRICA OFFICE
INTERNSHIP
Princeton in Africa
seeks to create a constituency of young leaders committed to Africa’s
advancement by offering service fellowships in partnership with
humanitarian agencies and other organizations serving the African
continent. PiAF is looking for an unpaid intern to
work 5-10 hours per week. The intern
would have the opportunity to research new partnerships, assist with the
website and newsletter, and assist with recruitment in addition to office
work. For information or to apply: Cordelia Persen, Executive
Director, cpersen@princeton.edu.
CAPITAL
SEMESTER
Final application deadline: Sunday, Nov. 1
Capital Semester
combines substantive nonprofit internships, courses for academic credit,
career development activities, exclusive briefings and lectures led by
prominent policy experts and nonprofit executives. Applications for the
fall program will be accepted on a rolling basis until the final deadline
of Nov. 1. The program, which is sponsored by The Fund for American Studies
in partnership with Georgetown University, is offered each fall and spring.
For information and an online application: www.DCinternships.org/CS or Dana Faught,
Recruitment and Admissions Coordinator, dfaught@tfas.org or
202.986.0384.
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Other opportunities
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
& PUBLIC SERVICE NEWSLETTER: GET LISTED
Deadline: Mondays at Noon during the academic semester
The Civic
Engagement & Public Service Newsletter is changing its schedule. The
newsletter will be published on Tuesdays, and the deadline for newsletter
submissions is moving to Mondays at noon. To submit an item for inclusion: pace.princeton.edu/newsletter or pace@princeton.edu.
BREAKOUT
PRINCETON CIVIC ACTION TRIPS
Application deadline: Thursday, Oct. 1, 5 PM
Breakout
Princeton Civic Action Trips are week-long opportunities to learn about and
take action on important public issues will over Fall Break. Fall 2009
trips include: Music outreach in Philadelphia, community mental health
services in New York City, Deaf education in Washington, D.C., mass
incarceration in New York and New Jersey, the rule of law on the Pine Ridge
Reservation in South Dakota, and green design in Greensburg, Kans. Full
descriptions of all trips and a link to the online application are online: pace.princeton.edu/breakout.
2ND
ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL PHOTO CONTEST AND EXHIBITION
Deadline: Monday, Oct. 12, 9 AM
Second annual
photo contest sponsored by the Office of International Programs. The
competition will be followed by an exhibition of the winning photographs in
mid-November, and the photographs will then be shown in several residential
colleges during spring semester. Andrew Moore, photographer and lecturer in
visual arts in the Lewis Center for the Arts, will be the judge. For
details and the submission form: http://www.princeton.edu/oip/home/photo_contest.
HIGH
MEADOWS SUSTAINABILITY FUND
Proposal due date: Thursday, Oct. 22
This fund, which
is made possible by a gift from Carl and Judy Ferenbach,
was created to accelerate sustainability efforts in research, education and
civic engagement, as outlined in the Princeton Sustainability Plan
(www.princeton.edu/sustainability). This fall, only civic engagement
proposals will be reviewed; academic and research proposals (and a second
round of civic engagement proposals) will be accepted in January 2010. Any
campus community member (student, faculty, or staff) can apply with
appropriate endorsement from home department, office, faculty sponsor, or,
in the case of student projects, the Office of Sustainability. For more
information about the fund application process: http://www.princeton.edu/sustainability.
SEND
HUNGER PACKING
Volunteers needed on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month
Volunteers are
needed for a new SVC project run by Mercer Street Food Bank, providing
students who get their meals in school with nutritious meals for the
weekend. Volunteers will go to Mercer Street Friends around noon, pack food
and make deliveries to two schools, and return to Princeton by 2 or 2:30
PM. Fall dates are Oct. 15, Oct. 22, Nov. 12, Nov. 23 or 24, Dec. 10, and
Jan. 14. To sign up: Email bwilkins@princeton.edu or mtyler@princeton.edu
and say whether you are car or van certified and what dates work best for
you.
ROTARACT
CLUB BOARD
Rotaract Club is a volunteer organization that works with both international
and local service projects. Rotaract is looking
for new board members to serve as president, vice president, secretary,
treasurer, and international projects chair. Those interested should send
an email with their name, class year, phone, the position(s) they are
interested in, and a few sentences describing what they hope to accomplish
as a leader to rotaract@princeton.edu.
UNITE
FOR SIGHT
Unite For Sight
(www.uniteforsight.com) community fellows receive hands-on training in
public health programs, learning to reduce barriers to care by serving as
advocates for community members. A campus chapter is organizing at
Princeton this year. For information: princetonUFS@gmail.com. To apply: http://www.uniteforsight.org/chapter/volunteer_app.php.
RESOLVE
2009 CONFERENCE
Thursday, Nov. 5-Sunday, Nov. 8
Chicago
Conference for
student leaders and students groups from around the country; part of the
National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness. are coming together
to launch this initiative at the Resolve 2009 Conference. Students will
discuss the latest issues, learn the skills to take action, and build
alliances. For information or to register: http://www.studentsagainsthunger.org/conference.
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