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LATINO MUSEUM STUDIES PROGRAM UNDERGRADUATE INTERNSHIP
The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Latino invites undergraduate students to apply to the 2024 Latino Museum Studies Program (LMSP) Undergraduate Internship. LMSP is a paid museum internship designed to increase hands-on training opportunities for Latina, Latino, and Latinx-identifying undergraduate students interested in museum careers. The program focuses in non-curatorial museum roles including the areas of conservation, museum education, interpretation, digital culture, collections management, and exhibition design, fabrication and production.
When: 12 weeks between Monday, August 26 to Friday, November 15, 2024
Where: Washington, DC. Travel and lodging included.
Who: Undergraduate students enrolled at the time of application
Deadline: April 1, 2024
Please view our website for more information on the program and how to apply.
LMSP staff will hold an Open House for interested students via Zoom on Wednesday, March 13 at 3pm ET. Interested applicants can register here to attend!
Green Talks is holding an art contest!
Green Talks, our annual TED Talk-style environmental conference, is holding an art contest in which all submitted art will be displayed in our art gallery on April 27th. When you enter your creation into the Green Talks Art Contest you get the chance to win $75 worth of sustainable art supplies of your choice*.
The theme is Imagining Our Green Future! Create a painting, photo, collage, sculpture, or any artwork that showcases how you imagine a more sustainable future.
We request but do not require that art be made with recycled materials or that the work itself be recyclable.
Max Dimensions should be about the size of a microwave (24in x 24in x 24in)
To submit your work fill out the google form here and drop off your art piece at the Sustainability Resource Center (located in Price Center across from the Bookstore):
Mon-Thur from 1-4 PM
Submissions are due by April 25th.
The Craft Center will host crafty hours on April 11 & 12 from 6 pm to 8pm. This is a great opportunity to upcycle materials to create your master artwork for the contest!
April 11& 12 from 6-8PM
*$5 participation fee supplies included
Experiences in business, communication, or economics abroad in 2023!
As a UC student, you are eligible to enroll and earn UC units in UC Davis Summer Abroad, Summer Abroad Internships, Virtual Summer Internships and Fall Quarter Abroad study abroad programs.
Enrollment opened January 11 for over 40 programs offered in 2023. Programs fill on a first-completed, first-reserved basis.
Check out our upcoming Info Sessions and create a study abroad account to enroll or receive email updates about programs. Below are some programs that may be of interest to you.
UC Davis Summer Abroad
UK - Perspectives in Global Management
Study the fundamentals of organization management, how firms develop new ideas and distribute products and services to international markets, and how they respond to changing winds of trade. Watch info session recording.
UC Davis Summer Abroad Internships
UK – Business and Communication Internships (Limited Space Available)
Explore the professional working world with an internship in London, a leading global hub for creativity, business, and culture. Watch info session recording.
Virtual – Business and Communication Internships (Worldwide)
Go global, yet remain local, gaining work experience and building your résumé working virtually with a company based abroad.
Upcoming Info Session: January 25, 11 a.m., Register on Zoom
UC Davis Quarter Abroad
UK – Political Science at the London School of Economics
Spend fall quarter studying in London, an ideal setting to focus on the politics and international relations of Britain and Western Europe.
Upcoming Info Session: February 7, 12 p.m., Register on Zoom
About UC Davis Study Abroad and Internship Abroad Programs:
Open to students as all UC campuses
Open to all majors, first year through graduating seniors
Financial aid applies – check with your campus Financial Aid office to determine aid eligibility
UC Davis courses led by UC Davis faculty = UC units
Guaranteed placement for internship programs
Contact Us
Global Learning Hub
University of California, Davis
globallearning@ucdavis.edu | (530) 752-5763
Togetherall is an app that features free, anonymous, peer-to-peer, mental health support for our students. It’s a safe, online community to share feelings anonymously and get support to improve mental health and wellbeing. In the community people support each other, safely monitored by licensed and registered mental health practitioners. All students are encouraged to join Togetherall today!
Come learn about UC Washington Center (aka UCDC) and how it can apply to the COMM major!
This program allows you to live in Washington D.C., network with professionals and other UC students, while working an internship and taking courses at the UC Washington Center.
Topic: UCDC x Communication
Time: Jan 18, 2023 at 01:00 PM Pacific Time
Join Zoom Meeting
https://ucsd.zoom.us/j/91839823306
Meeting ID: 918 3982 3306
Triton Table Talk | Career Conversation: Global Health Care Equity Advocacy
When: Monday, January 30th from 5:00-5:45pm via Zoom
Register: https://ucsd.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwvdeyorjIqHNYpjTm8JFb4pFHqLiYVo3z0
Alumni Speaker: Kristin Kalla, MA, MPH - BA in Communication from Thurgood Marshall College ’87 (see Kristin’s bio attached)
Organizations Worked For: International Criminal Court in The Hague, United Nations (UNDP, UNICEF, UNFPA, UN University), Ministry of Health New Zealand, KPMG New Zealand, CARE International, Population Services International, Relief International, Pathfinder International, Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS, Bridges to Prosperity
Event Description:
All countries face unique inequities in health care or in the unequal distribution of services and resources among different groups of people. While access to health services should be considered a basic human right, health equity can only be achieved when everyone, including the most vulnerable, has a seat at the table and a fair opportunity to reach their full potential in all aspects of health and well-being.
If you are interested or currently involved in the field of health care and want to meet and interact with Kristin Kalla ’87, MA, MPH, a notable public health anthropologist, please join us. Kristin will draw upon her 30-year career working in international health, humanitarian response, human rights, equity and gender justice to share insights about her career journey and the day-to-day work that she and others are doing to advance health care equity and serve historically under-served populations.
Registration is now open for the New Zealand Wellington program! Please join us for an upcoming zoom info session this Thursday 1/12 at 4:00pm. You’ll have a chance to meet the faculty director and learn more about coursework, logistics, and how to register.
Zoom Link:
https://ucla.zoom.us/j/93490048117
Meeting ID: 934 9004 8117
Register through Travel Study on a first-come, first-serve basis! Scholarship opportunities are available, including the UCLA Travel Study Scholarship which provides up to 50% of the program fee and contains a service component after the program concludes. Review your options now and take note of any deadlines.
Contact IEO with any questions: info@ieo.ucla.edu
Happy New Year!
We are happy to announce BSFI 2023, our annual undergraduate summer internship program in the cross-border UCSD Community Stations. We returned cautiously to the field last summer after two years of remote work - and we are excited now to expand our activities and our eligibility, in summer 2023.
Please circulate this call to your students and listservs! Applications are due January 20, and decisions will be announced Feb 6, 2022.
Application is here: http://gjustice.ucsd.edu/blum-summer-field-internship/
The 8-week internship will run June 29 - August 18, 2023. We anticipate a cohort of 24-28 students. Successful applicants will earn approximately $2,750 during the eight-week period; and there will be opportunities for academic-year research in 2023-4. For more about the UCSD Community Stations please see: http://gjustice.ucsd.edu/ucsd-community-stations/
Applicants should read the terms of participation carefully. They are located at the top of the application form.
Completed applications should be sent as a PDF, by Friday, January 20, 11:59pm to Khushbu Gokalgandhi at: kgokalgandhi@ucsd.edu
We have expanded eligibility to undergraduate students in the following 18 majors, minors, programs and courses (listed alphabetically). However, other uniquely qualified are encouraged to apply:
1. Bending the Curve course on climate change solutions (SIO + Political Science)
2. Climate Change Minor (Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
3. Environmental Engineering (Jacobs School of Engineering)
4. Earth Sciences (Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
5. Environmental Systems (School of Physical Sciences)
6. Global Health major / minor
7. Global TIES (Jacobs School of Engineering)
8. Human Rights and Migration minor (Eleanor Roosevelt College)
9. Mexican Migration Field Research Program (MMFRP)
10. Partners at Learning (Education Studies Department)
11. Public Culture (including PATH program participants, and any undergraduate in an Arts & Humanities major interested in the intersection of arts / culture / humanities / public life and engagement with marginalized communities)
12. Public Health B.S. (Wertheim School of Public Health )
13. Public Service minor (Thurgood Marshall College)
14. Seventh College Synthesis program
15. Sixth College practicum
16. Speculative Design (Visual Arts Department)
17. Structural Engineering (Jacobs School of Engineering)
18. Urban Studies and Planning Department
Please direct student inquiries to Khushbu Gokalgandhi at kgokalgandhi@ucsd.edu
EVENT THAT MAY BE OF INTEREST:
Hello, Friends of the Anthropology, Performance, and Technology (APT) Program,
Happy New Year! I'm writing to invite you to an upcoming APT Roundtable Discussion and Educational Network Talk (ARDENT) on the subject of Sustainable Design as it pertains to the fashion industry, as part of Changemaker Week on Friday, January 20th.
There will be a screening of a new documentary film, Fashion Reimagined
starting at 3 PM PT in Atkinson Hall. After the screening, there will be a panel discussion and Q&A. A reception will follow the proceedings.
This event is free but space is limited. To find out more about the film, speakers, and the event itself, please go to this link.
I hope you'll join us for this ARDENT event sponsored by Southern California Design Company. Please share this information with people who might be interested to attend.
With appreciation and best wishes,
Hortense
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Hortense Gerardo, Ph.D.
Director
Anthropology, Performance, & Technology (APT) Program
Jacobs School of Engineering
University of California, San Diego
COMM Undergrad Lounge!
We invite you to check out our newly revamped Undergrad Lounge, located on the first floor of the COMM building, MCC 122A.
UCSD Speech and Debate
Seven Out of Eight!
UCSD’s Speech & Debate Team Wins First Place Sweepstakes Award at National
Online Forensics Tournament #3
In what is likely the longest winning streak in intercollegiate speech and debate competition history, the UCSD Speech & Debate Team won the First Place Sweepstakes Award at Saturday’s (2/18) National Online Forensics (NOF) Quarterly Speech and Debate Tournament. This makes two first place sweepstakes awards in a row for 2023, and seven first place sweepstakes awards out of the last eight tournaments attended by the Team. (The team placed 2nd in 2023’s first tourney at Concordia University.) UCSD won the tournament “going away”. The sweepstakes points amassed by UCSD (145) more than tripled the 2nd Place team’s total (Irvine Valley College, 47.5).
The Team set another UCSD Speech & Debate Team school record—all 20 Team Members, who made it to the Elimination Round, medaled. Everyone earned either Bronze, Silver, or Gold medals. (This also is very likely a national record.) In IPDA Debate (one vs. one), the top two speakers in the tournament were from UCSD—Annika Dengel ended on top with team captain, Michael Wagreich, next in 2nd Place. Lucas Howard-Ron was the tournament’s 5th Place speaker. Jiayi Hu, Claire Dickens, Vincent Cono, and Lucas Howard-Ron won Silver Medals. Gold Medal winners were Annika Dengel, Michael Wagreich, Julian MacKenzie, Kellen Foster, Kiran Kumar, and Fowsiyo Aden.
In NOF Parli Debate (two vs. two), UCSD “closed out” the tournament. (A close-out occurs when both teams to reach the final round are from the same school.) Cindy Chanay and Carter Castillo captured the Gold Medal, while Toby Ngo & Richey Li brought home the Silver Medal. In the speech events, Emma Berwanger won the Gold Medal in Extemp, while Marina Hu earned the Bronze Medal in Informative. In Impromptu, Ayda Atici rose to the Silver Medal, as three teammates brought home Bronze Medals—Courtney Chan, Megan Deschenes, and Christian Kim.
Head Coach, Robert Campbell, summarized, “When the pandemic began, the Team faced a tough decision regarding continuing their embryonic program. But, to a person, their attitude was, ‘If we can only compete via cyberspace, why don’t we own cyberspace?’ Their performance at this tournament is proof they’ve achieved that goal.”