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Contact:Career Services 505-984-6066

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Web address: www.stjohnscollege.edu/admin/SF/career.shtml

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Office located in the basement of Weigle Hall, Room 13

Office Hours:Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.or by appointment

Career Services Staff:Margaret Odell Director

Barbara Lucero Sand Assistant Director

Chelsea Allen Internship Coordinator

Christine KngPublications Editor

Allen MatsikaResearch Assistant

Melissa Latham-StevensArt Director

INSIDE YOU’LL FIND

STAYING IN SANTA FEVALERIE BLOMBERG (SF12)

SUMMERTIME IN SANTA FE

LEARNING “CHINA”CAMILLE BYRNE (SF14)

APPLYING TO THE PEACE CORPSWHITNEY WILL (SF13)

JUNIORS: SUMMER PREPARATION

INTERNSHIPS & OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

Staying in Santa FeValerie Blomberg (SF12)

I had some classmates at St. John’s who worked really hard. I don’t just mean in academics, or a ten-hour-per-week campus job. I had classmates who worked multiple part-time jobs in addition to class, devoting all their time and energy to their work and their academics. They seemed, to the rest of us, anti-social. I continue to believe that St. John’s is the best education. I tell everyone I can about the college and the

wonderful things we do. I especially tell people that at St. John’s, we are free to think for ourselves. But St. John’s only partially prepared me for being an adult, with responsibilities in the money-driven real world. I remember those few classmates who seemed antisocial in college, and I wonder if some of the experi-

ences I’ve had in the past year would have come as less of a shock if Ihad achieved even a little bit of their financial independence while Iwas in school. In one year, I have begun a new job hunt four times. Itis easy to take it personally and to wonder if there’s something wrongwith me, or to shake my fist at America, our crummy economy, or atthe world. The truth is that I’ve been blessed with some amazing opportuni-

ties and two or three fantastic mentors, but a full-time 9-5 job isn’tthe norm anymore, and our expectations as a generation have to be adjusted accordingly. Unusual, free-lance, and odd-hours jobs are becoming normal, and especially in Santa Fe where the minimum wage isuncomfortably high for most employers to match, and most of the available jobs are in government and theservice industry.I didn’t know that I would stay in Santa Fe after the summer. I knew that if I left at graduation, my heart

would break. The sunshine and the mountains nourish me emotionally, and the church community Ifound at Holy Trinity Orthodox Church on Cordova Road nourishes me spiritually. You’ve heard it from your friends. Santa Fe is an extraordinary place to be in the summer. The Interna-

tional Folk Art Market was the highlight, for me, but there were also trips to hot springs and hiddencanyons, free concerts and art festivals at the Railyard, and a sense of community wherever I turned. Everyday, sunshine, and every evening, a brilliant sunset over the mountains and stars to crown my city. We face so much uncertainty when we graduate. I admire the few Johnnies who have the presence of

mind, and the smarts, to plan out their next step, whether they go to graduate school, travel abroad, or

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A Santa Fe mural.

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Summertime in Santa FeVolunteerThere are many ways to be a part of the Santa Fe community, and one of the most inex-pensive is volunteering. By volunteering, you’ll get new and exciting experiences infields you haven’t considered before. You’ll also meet good-hearted Santa Fe-ians andgain karma.

Audubon NM – The Randall Davey Audubon Center and Sanctuary in Santa Fe isseeking enthusiastic volunteers. Over 200 individuals with a wide range of experienceand availability volunteer annually. Volunteer positions are available in education, gar-dening and landscaping, field biology with New Mexico’s rich birdlife, as well as riverrestoration at the Broad Canyon Ranch. Application deadline: Rolling deadlineFor more information visit http://nm.audubon.org/volunteer-opportunities-0

Cornerstones Community Partnerships (Historic Preservation) – CornerstonesCommunity Partnership has worked to preserve architectural heritage and communitytraditions at more than 300 locations in NM and the Greater Southwest. There aremany projects to be involved in, right in Santa Fe, for instance, preservation of the old-est church in the country, San Miguel Chapel, needs volunteers to mix adobe mud,make adobe bricks, and repair adobe walls. (For a paid internship, see Internships) Application deadline: Rolling deadlineFor more information visit http://cstones.org/index.html

move home to start an apprenticeship. For a few months after graduation, I felt like Ifaced a world where life just wasn’t as interesting as it was in college. When those fewmonths passed, I felt the opposite. I have never been more of an avid learner than I amright now. So what have I learned in the last year? I’ve learned to carry myself with much greater confidence. I walk into networking

events on a regular basis without fear, determined to win over as many people as possible,and to learn about what opportunities this town has to offer me. I’ve learned to make dowith a whole lot less, because honestly, a BA in Liberal Arts is not a get-rich-quickscheme. We all know that going in, but it hits you in the face when you leave. Even luxu-ries I took for granted when I was at school had to be painfully eliminated this year. I’ve learned that a well-written letter can turn a stranger into a close ally, and allies are

the only way we can achieve any measure of success in the real world. There’s a lot ofpoverty in New Mexico, but also great need for compassionate, well-educated young people. The City of Santa Fe puts on an event every month called MIX, where people comeand get a free drink in exchange for filling out a survey. MIX brings the community to-gether in a wonderful way, and provides a great networking opportunity for young people.I guess I choose to stay here because Santa Fe is such a big small town. It’s the perfect

size for me. Even though finding a job is hard, my network of allies here is strong. With an open heart and optimistic view, every new acquaintance can easily turn into an ally anda friend.

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Fray Angélico Chávez History Library – Opportunity awaits in a genial, bookish envi-ronment, right down by the plaza! History library volunteers who are involved behind-the-scenes may deal with rare books and manuscripts, and meet authors, collectioncurators, and members of the literary community. Volunteers may also help with special-ized activities, processing manuscript collections, reviewing book collections or assist-ing with unique one-time projects.Application deadline: Rolling deadlineFor more information visit http://www.palaceofthegovernors.org/volunteering.html

Santa Fe International Folk Art Market – Being a part of the Folk Art Market (July 12-14, 2013) is one of the most popular and gratifying volunteer experiences in theSanta Fe area! Volunteers meet and work closely with artists and folk art enthusiastsfrom all around the world. Volunteers choose from a broad range of jobs, including sitedecoration, assisting individual artists, greeting visitors, helping with sales, and manyothers. The Folk Art Market’s 10th Anniversary is coming up this summer!Application deadline: Rolling deadlineFor more information visit http://www.folkartmarket.org/volunteer/

Santa Fe Opera (SFO) – Seasonable and year-round volunteer opportunitiesare available at the SFO! Volunteers can help out in the opera shop, or with ad-ministration, costume making, local youth projects, or youth night at the opera. Application deadline: Rolling deadlineFor more information visithttp://www.santafeopera.org/joinin/volunteer/index.aspx

Santa Fe Public Library – Have an active role in the Santa Fe Public Library! Librarytasks don’t only include shelving books; volunteers also assist librarians with youth pro-grams, help out with author talks and guest speakers, and provide educational outreachto schools. “Friends” of the library can volunteer to write articles in their newsletter, orcreate advertising for book sales and other events. Application deadlines: Rolling deadlineFor more information visit http://santafelibraryfriends.org/Volunteer.html

InternshipsCornerstones Community Partnerships (Historic Preservation) Internship – Alum-nus Robin Jones (SF84), Executive Director at Cornerstones Community Partnership,forwarded us this internship opportunity! CCP offers a summer work experience for astudent to gain a variety of experiences, from helping on preservation, maintenance andrepair activities at the San Miguel Church, to assisting in the office with grant writing and

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web page work. Interns will be expected to work 20-32 hours a week, possibly in-cluding weekends and evenings. A small stipend is available, as well as assistance withsecuring housing. Application deadline: Rolling deadlineFor more information contact Robin Jones at (505) 982-9521 or rjones@cstones.org

Santa Fe Institute – Opportunities for individual research with resident faculty arealways available: go to faculty profiles, read up on their research, and follow up byemailing them if anything interests you. The Santa Fe Institute is a world-class multi-disciplinary research institute right on our doorstep; don’t miss this chance to be in-volved with their research! Internships are usually unpaid.Application deadlines: Rolling deadlineFor more information visit http://www.santafe.edu/education/individual-research/

Santa Fe Opera – The Santa Fe opera is one of the top summer draws of Santa Fe,and is also one of the world’s leading opera festivals. They offer many paid appren-ticeships in the stage, scenic art, costume, production, audio and video departments.Some departments require portfolios or samples to demonstrate your skills. Compen-sation varies with position responsibilities and applicant experience. Application deadline: March 11, 2013For more information visithttp://www.santafeopera.org/thecompany/employment/seasonal.aspx

Summertime lecturesBrown Bag Lectures at the Chavez History Library – The monthly lecture series,called BRAINPOWER & BROWNBAGS, covers many aspects of New Mexico andSouthwest history and culture. These free lectures take place once a month on aWednesday and are held in the Meem Community Room at 120 Washington Ave. Upcoming lectures include:

May 15, 2013 – Becoming St. Kate: St. Catherine Indian School and St. Katharine DrexelJune 19, 2013 – The Manhattan Project in Los Alamos: An Eyewitness Perspective

Santa Fe Institute Community Lectures – SFI community lectures typically takeplace twice a month, at the James A. Little Theater, and are free and open to the public. Some of the upcoming lectures include:

May 9, 2013 – The Minds of ChildrenMay 30, 2013 – Zoobiquity: What Dolphin Diabetes can Teach us about Human HealthJune 4, 2013 – The Brain and the Law: How Neuroscience Will Shift Blame

Summer Lectures at St. John’s College – St. John’s has weekly lectures in the sum-mer, just as we do all year! Check with the Graduate Institute when summer starts.

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Learning “China”Camille Byrne (SF14)

My interest in studying Chinese began, in fact, with Ancient Greek. Reading Οἰδί-πουςΤύραννυς I would admire the accents from afar, comically stretching my voiceto match sounds that we can only understand speculatively today. Chinese has four toneswhich I made to correspond with my knowledge of Greek accenting: the second one’sacute, the fourth is grave, and we can call the third a reverse-circumflex. Never mind the first.During a tumultuous sophomore year, I took great solace in the idea of studying a liv-

ing language. I made arrangements with a separate program that would take care of mein my ignorance (it’s called Alliance for Global Education; see below) and rushed to getmy passport. At the end of the summer I woke up and I was in Beijing.I had a very meager knowledge of Chinese when I arrived. I couldn’t pronounce most

syllables for some reason and my fourth tone began too low. No one understood any-thing I was saying and I didn’t understand anything they were saying and I think theywere probably laughing at me a lot. About three weeks in, things started to pick up and Istarted to feel as if I were in some sort of dream. I woke up every morning and watched achildren’s television show titled, “Happy Happy Lamb and Big Gray Wolf.” I made myChinese professor teach me the words for “elevator” and “pollution.” I studied menusobsessively and asked any Chinese person who made eye contact with me a set series ofquestions. I was sure that I was madly in love.The next semester I spent in Xi’an, an area famous for its street food and long history.

I met my best friend here and was reminded briefly, but significantly, of St. John’s. Wehad sat down one day at the café where he worked and talked about Rilke’s Letters to aYoung Poet, a piece my roommate from my last year at St. John’s had recommended tome. After developing a foundation in Mandarin, I wanted desperately to learn the kind oflanguage that would facilitate a seminar. This dialogue and my subsequent thoughtprocess caused me to add certain questions to my pre-established set: “What about philosophy?” “Do you like to read?” I had the most success on long train rides, where

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Opportunities Abroad

there was usually little else to do besides talk to me.Once I took a train to Xinjiang, in Western China. We boarded a bus and took that

bus to some camels. We rode the camels. A photo prolific in puns was produced. Thedestination of this trip was an area of the Gobi Desert called “The Singing Sand Hills.”This desert, unlike our own thriving tundra, was completely barren. Climbing a dune Isaw the first signs of life in the form of an insect’s tracks, distinct against the unbrokensand. Meanwhile, craning my head, I saw clearly the top of the dune I had begun tomount. It was a perfect line, an elegant consequence of light but constant breezes. Because I had thought only about Chinese for months, I was naturally alarmed by theprospect of some kind of mathematical beauty. I started to climb up the steep side of thedune, eager to critique it up close, and nature fought back. Every lunge upwards sentme back down again and my clothes rapidly filled with sand. Eventually, following sev-eral well-timed bursts of adrenaline, I had clawed my way up. I broke the crease in thedune and stood up to survey the fruits of my efforts. Of course, it was beautiful. Myfriends were far enough away that I benefited from some tranquility. In line with the location’s name, I heard the wind whistling as it cut new shapes in the sands.When I awoke from the dream several days before I flew back to the United States, I

took some time to reflect on what was decidedly one of the most rewarding experiencesof my life. My immediate reaction was to feel angry that I had not committed myself to alife time of language immersion and high-quality noodles. On the other hand, the entiretime that I was abroad I had expected myself to re-enroll at St. John's, and I found,upon my return, that I was able to approach the curriculum with a renewed and excitedperspective, in spite of having been exhausted by the previous two years. Also, I knowChinese! How convenient.

Alliance for Global EducationI found the Alliance for Global Education by doing a Google search on study abroad

programs that supported travel to China. If you’d like to go to China or somewhereelse in Asia, I believe you have several options:

Apply for a teaching job. This is the cheapest way to go to Eastern Asia. Actually,you might make a profit. Wait for your undergrad degree and take a brief ESLcourse and you can, without much difficulty, land a job that will cover your housingand plane tickets in addition to salary. Among a plethora of other websites designedfor this purpose, I know that www.beijinger.com is one good place to look.Enroll directly at a Chinese school. This is cheaper than going through a program,but from what I understand involves a process which may require the aid of a Chinesefriend. Ask Paul Estella.Go with a study abroad program. I would recommend Alliance (http://www.al-lianceglobaled.org) because I feel rather attached to them and they provided a num-ber of things that would have otherwise been very difficult for me to arrange,including insurance and a number of connections that gave us free access to uniquelandmarks. The highlight of the program is a two-week trip (Beijing program takesyou to the Tibetan plateau and the Xi’an one to Xinjiang) which they arrange aroundthe middle of the semester. You can also apply for a scholarship, which requires onlya short essay. I received an award through the program for my second semester thatbrought the price down to about the same amount as if I had gone through the

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Chinese school, meanwhile reaping the benefits of the extra care and traveling. Backpacking. Before my visa expired, I took a month-long trip by myself throughYunnan, Hong Kong, and Hangzhou. This was really awesome. All cities have clean,safe hostels which will sell beds for as low as two US dollars per night. China has manyfabulous mountains, too, which represent an exception to this rule, as it is actuallyquite expensive to stay in a hostel on a mountain. You should still definitely go to oneof those mountains. Trains are also quite comfortable if you opt for the soft sleeper,perhaps unbearable if you go for the hard seat. From what I understand, you can dosomething similar without having studied or gotten a job in China by applying for atourist visa. These are apparently not difficult to get, and usually expire a month afteryour arrivalIn fact, I believe no matter how you decide to get there you will be forced to immerseyourself and experience something new and exciting.The application for the program was pretty straightforward, although you need recom-

mendations and transcripts so give yourself time for that. I got my passport here in SantaFe, but I started too late on that, also, and had to pay extra to get it expedited. Don’t dothat either! I went through a service (https://www.oasischinavisa.com/) to apply for thevisa, which made that part of the process very quick and simple. They charge extra, butdepending on where you live the surcharge might not be that much more expensive thengetting transportation there to do it yourself. The locations of embassies are easily foundonline.As far as actually being in China, food and everyday things are all very cheap. Most

people are extremely friendly. Cabbies and people in tourist areas are constantly eager torip you off. Things aren’t very clean and you should make sure to tell whoever is grillingyour chicken kabob to keep it on the fire for a while so that you aren’t exposed to under-cooked meat. Bicycles can be ridiculously cheap but may break at one of the many dan-gerous intersections. I’m sure there are other things that can go wrong, but I’ll let youhandle that.

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Applying to the Peace CorpsWhitney Will (SF13)

When I decided to come to St John’s, I was looking for a foundation. I believed I wasgoing to graduate school regardless of what my undergraduate degree was in; I chose St John’s because I thought it would be the most meaningful experience. It has certainlybeen meaningful, but the foundation I came here to find is incomplete. I wanted a foun-dation for my life; I wanted to understand my position in history and to discover how tobe the best global citizen I could be, and what the most meaningful life for me wouldlook like. I have challenged myself intellectually here, but I want to see how strong andbrave I can be doing something I believe in. I want to learn about human life, in its dif-fering forms, in the service of humanity. For these reasons, in September I applied tothe Peace Corps. I have jumped through all the hoops and await my formal invitation toarrive in early May. For anyone interested in the Peace Corps, here are some things to think about:Type of Service – I applied to the Peace Corps rather than Teach For America orAmericorps because I wanted to travel internationally and because I wanted a breakfrom the classroom. I got to St John’s when I was 17, straight out of high school and Istill have plans to go to graduate school, but I want to see a bit of life without school.The assignment I have been nominated for in the Peace Corps is in Agriculture. If I re-ceive this assignment, I will be living in a rural village and working with the local peopleon vegetable gardening, small animal husbandry, and hygiene and sanitation education.There are several categories of assignments, each with different requirements. Theother categories are Education, Environment, Youth & Community Development,Health, and Business and Information & Communication Technology. It is a good ideato research the requirements to qualify for each of these assignments. Volunteer! – This is important to have on your resume anyways, but especially impor-tant for Peace Corps applicants who will graduate with a Liberal Arts degree. Becausewe are not specialized academically in any particular area that the Peace Corps looks for

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- i.e. a more specialized degree directly related to one of the categories listed above - itis important to have a lot of volunteer experience. I have been a Big with Big BrothersBig Sisters for over a year, and spent all of last summer tutoring with an adult literacynon-profit. My literacy tutoring qualified me for an education position teaching English,but as I wanted to get out of the classroom I opted for an assignment in agriculture. Atthe request of my recruiter, I am doing an internship on a farm for the summer to pre-pare. Leadership – This is also a big one they emphasize. Be an RA. Participate in Polity. Runa study group. While team work is important to the Peace Corps, leadership is empha-sized because you will most likely organize projects and manage other people. In the as-signment I have been nominated for, I will be the only Peace Corps Volunteer in myvillage, which means the Peace Corps has to know I am self-motivated and have signifi-cant leadership experience. Timing – You need to apply 9-12 months before you are available to depart. The appli-cation is extensive, has two essays, and you will need all of your student loan informationand your unofficial transcript. Once your application is submitted, your three references(one from a boss, one from a volunteer coordinator – another reason volunteering is im-portant! and one personal reference) have two weeks to fill out recommendation formsthat are e-mailed to them. About two weeks after that a recruiter will interview you andthen (hopefully!) nominate you for an assignment. Following that, you need to get fingerprinted so the Peace Corps can do an FBI background check; once you have legal clear-ance, sit back and wait for that formal invitation. Sorry international students – you have to be a US citizen to qualify for the PeaceCorps. Education Benefits – There are two ways to do graduate school and the Peace Corps.You can do them at the same time through the Master’s International Program, but youwill need to apply to one of the qualifying graduate schools AND the Peace Corps sepa-rately. Also, after completing the Peace Corps, you will have lifetime eligibility for thePaul D. Coverdell Fellows Program which will offer returned Volunteers financial aid,such as scholarships and stipends, and professional internships at more than 70 partnerschools.

For more information visit: peacecorps.gov

Other similar programs: Teach for America, AmeriCorps (AmeriCorps State and National,

AmeriCorps VISTA, AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps),

Public Allies New Mexico. Idealist.org is an international resource

site that lists nonprofits, job opportunities and internships by country,

state and city

Whitney Will and Jemima Strong in the Elk Mountain range.

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Summer Preparation for Rising-Seniors

When summer hits, you’ll want to consider taking some steps that will make thefirst semester of your senior year less stressful. If you’re able to form an idea of where you’re headed next, this will lighten your

oncoming very full load considerably. Knowing where you want to go, and having thefirst steps of how to get there in mind, will make your senior year far less frantic.When you get back, you’ll jump right back into school, and your mind’s going to beoccupied with it. But if you’re well set-up, you’ll also be talking to Career Services themoment you get back, talking to tutors about future plans, contacting alumni onAgora, reading Odyssey Bound with an eye for any potential leads, and working onyour graduate school applications. If there’s even a chance that you’ll be applying for graduate school, you should take

your Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) over the summer. You don’t want to bestudying for the GRE while you’re contemplating Hegel, Einstein, or Baudelaire.There is plenty of dissonance between the kinds of questions posed by the GRE andthe kinds of questions you converse about in the classroom. Avoid this by completingyour GRE in the summer!

Some information you may need:Applications for graduate schools are typically due between early-December and

late-January. Agora has all kinds of career-planning resources, a long list of posted jobs that

Johnnies can apply for, and a directory of potential mentors that you can get in touchwith and ask for advice.

http://www.stjohnscollege.edu/agora/To sign up for the GRE and take free practice tests, go to: http://www.ets.org/. TIP: take a practice test before you do anything else, to figure out where you stand

and how much work you actually need to do. Look at the answers to see what yourweaker sections are, and figure out if you were careless, or you really didn’t know thetechnique, or if you didn’t understand what they were asking for.To study for the GRE, I recommend the Princeton Review publication (to under-

stand the test-taking mindset) and the ETS flashcards for vocabulary. If you test badlyin Math, and you’re thinking of a scientific or analytic career, take a GRE mathpreparatory course if you have money to spare.

http://www.princetonreview.com/grad/gre-test-preparation.aspx.

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Summer Programs

Internships and other Opportunities

ArchivingArchival Internship at Brethren Historical Library and Archives – This year-longprogram in Illinois provides the intern with work assignments such as processingarchival materials, writing descriptive inventories, preparing books for cataloging,and assisting researchers in the library. Interns also have many opportunities to develop professional contacts. Juniors and above are preferred. They provide astipend of $540 every two weeks, as well as health insurance and housing.Application deadline: April 1, 2013For more information visit http://www.brethren.org/bhla/intern.html

Fieldwork AbroadBroadreach “College” – Broadreach offers summer study abroad programs for col-lege students. Programs are experiential, and they give you opportunities to get into afield and research subjects first-hand, and gain new perspectives from serving peopleliving in cultures and circumstances other than your own. Since 1993, Broadreach hastaken on more than 12,000 students from over 35 countries. Scholarships are avail-able.Application deadline: Rolling deadline. They advise you to call up and check if there isstill space.For more information visit http://www.broadreachcollege.com/

LanguagesAmeson Year in China – Looking for a paid job abroad with free housing and full reimbursement for airfare? The Ameson Education and Cultural Exchange Foundationis looking for students graduating in Spring 2013 to participate in their program. Participants teach English in China for one academic year. Participants must hold aBachelor’s degree or higher by June 2013. Application deadline: March 31, 2013For more information visit www.ameson.org/ayc

French Language Summer Courses at the University of Geneva – French languagesummer courses are organized yearly for a non French-speaking audience. Coursesrange from 3 to 9 weeks, and from Beginner to Advanced levels.Application deadline: Rolling deadlineFor more information visit www.fle.unige.ch

SUMMER HOUSING IN BOSTONSummer is the ideal time to head toa new city and take advantage ofthe internships available in majorcities like Boston! One of thebiggest obstacles when heading toa new city for the summer is find-ing a place to live for just a fewmonths. Luckily, Northeastern University offers short-term sum-mer housing designed specificallyfor Boston interns. Northeastern islocated in the heart of the city, witheasy rail access available, as wellas facilities and meal plans.

Application deadline: First come,first served basis. Applications willbe reviewed and returned within 5 days of submission

For more information visit http://www.northeastern.edu/con-ferences/intern/index.html

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Language and Cultural Ambassadors in Spain – This program is coordinated bythe Spanish Ministry of Education in collaboration with the Spanish ComunidadesAutonomas and their Education Offices. It aims to promote a culture, educative and scientific knowledge exchange, and support Spanish teachers in teaching and students in learning the Spanish language. The assistants receive a grant to providesupport to English teachers in language and culture classes, and they also have the opportunity to learn about the Spanish language and culture. There are over 2,000openings all over Spain. Students must hold U.S. citizenship, and must be juniors orabove. The program provides a stipend of approximately $950/month.Application deadline: April 2, 2013For more information visit http://www.mecd.gob.es/eeuu/convocatorias-progra-mas/convocatorias-eeuu/auxiliares-conversacion-eeuu.html

Summer Program in Portuguese – The University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, ishome to one of North America’s largest Portuguese-speaking communities, and pro-vides an excellent cultural environment in which to learn Portuguese in an immersionsetting, complete with Portuguese-language media and day-to-day communication.The program runs from June 24 to July 26, 2013 Application deadline: March 31, 2013 for international students, April 30, 2013 forU.S. studentsFor more information visit http://www.portstudies.umassd.edu/verao/

Non-Profit/GovernmentDepartment of Labor Internship Program – The Department of Labor invites students and recent graduates to apply for unpaid internships that will provide themwith opportunities to interact with leaders and learn how the agency operates to pro-tect America’s workforce. Previous interns have had opportunities to work areas suchas public affairs, speechwriting, research, legal work, human resources, legislative affairs, budget, contract compliance, and performance analysis. There are internshipplacements in D.C. as well as regional offices.Application deadline: Email them to check on individual programs.For more information visit http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-author-ities/students-recent-graduates/#url=Program-Fact-Sheets

Oxfam America National Leadership Program – CHANGE is Oxfam America’snational student leadership program for rising sophomores and juniors. Oxfam selects 50 undergraduates from the U.S. and around the world. They attend a week-long training program in Boston in July, then return to their campuses to createawareness about Oxfam and their campaigns. CHANGE develops capable leaderswho are informed voices for positive social change, and who inspire greater globalawareness in others. Application deadline: April 1, 2013For more information visit http://www.oxfamamerica.org/whatyoucando/take-action/student-action/change

Summer Programs at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem – Two month-long programs offer the opportunity to live in a hands-on international experience throughextensive site visits and meetings with key speakers in Israel. InnovNation is an entre-preneurship and innovation program that exposes participants to top entrepreneurs

Odyssey Bound Editor2013-2014 Needed!

Career Services is looking for awork-study eligible student editorfor Odyssey Bound for Fall 2013.

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Editorial duties include research,scheduling, writing articles,

compiling information, workingclosely with college offices, editing,

and magazine distribution, in addition to office duties. Individualswith high motivation, organization,

and innovation skills are encouraged to apply!

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If you have an interest and some experience in publications and editing, please stop by Career

Services, in the Weigle Basement,Room 13, or call ext. 6066.

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and high tech companies. Coexistence in the Middle East provides the opportunity toexperience first-hand the challenges and complexities of coexistence in Israel, wheredifferent religions, cultures, national identities and civilizations converge.Application deadline: May 15, 2013For more information visit http://overseas.huji.ac.il/specialprograms

World Trade Centers Association (WTCA) Internship – Located in New York, theWTCA is a nonprofit, non-political association dedicated to the establishment and effective operation of World Trade Centers as instruments for the promotion of inter-national trade. Currently, there are more than 330 World Trade Centers in nearly 100countries around the world. WTCA’s unpaid interns complete a six-month programgaining critical insights into corporate management, international business transac-tions and negotiations, programs and marketing, trade research, cross-cultural business etiquette, and corporate finance.Application deadline: March 15, 2013 For more information visit www.wtca.org

TeachingTeaching Opportunity in Russia – An SF09 working in Ulyanovsk, Russia is intro-ducing this opportunity for native speakers of English to teach English in Russia for ayear. This work may be attractive for those interested in language, psychology, orRussian culture. The school requires 22 classroom hours a week, and provides a salaryof approximately $1,500/month as well as a paid visa and flight from America toMoscow. For anyone interested in working there for a few years, the school is very interested in bringing people over for two 3-week summer camps starting June 21. Application deadline: April 1 to start in the summer, June 15 to start in the fallFor more information visit http://www.ulsrc.ru/ (all in Russian), or contact EmoryRichardson at erichardson989@gmail.com

Graduate Programs & ScholarshipsGeorge Mason University (GMU) School of Law – GMU provides an interdiscipli-nary approach to legal education, with a focus on law and economics – students notonly examine majority/minority jurisdiction rules, but also discuss their economic impact. It offers top tier programs in Intellectual Property and Homeland and NationalSecurity Law. It has the lowest tuition of any D.C.-area law school ranked in the toptier of law schools. Application deadline: Rolling deadlineFor more information visit law.gmu.edu

Levy Economics Institute M.Sc in Economic Theory and Policy – Located at BardCollege in New York, this M.Sc is a two-year graduate degree program that providesstudents in economics and finance with a highly marketable set of skills in empirical andpolicy analysis. This degree program has close links with the Levy Institute, an eco-nomic policy research think tank with more than 25 years of public policy experience. Application deadline: March 30, 2013For more information visit www.bard.edu/levyms

Penn State Law’s Merit-based Scholar-ship Program – Penn State Law offers a limited number of renewable, full-tuitionscholarships to their strongest applicants.Admitted applicants with LSAT scores of163 or higher and GPAs of 3.8 or higher will be strong candidates for full scholarshipawards. They have also increased theirscholarship awards for well-qualified appli-cants, up to $30,000 per year.Application deadline: Apply when applyingto the law program (rolling deadline)For more information visitwww.law.psu.edu

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