NEWS FOR POLITICS STUDENTS -- 11-4-19

  1. Summer internship opportunity, deadline TODAY. Going home for summer 2020 and looking for a career-related experience? The NorCal Small Business Development Center (SBDC) offers paid, for-credit, summer internships across Northern California. There are internship opportunities for students in Business, Economics, Political Science, Marketing, Accounting, Environmental Management, Journalism, Graphic Design, and more! See the SBDC ad on Handshake (search “Norcal SBDC”). Applicants are asked to submit a resume, cover letter (includes major, graduation date, and center(s) applying for), and contact information for three professional references. Applications are due by 5 p.m., Nov. 4.
  2. “How to Get a Job in Sustainability” webinar, Nov. 5. Are you ready to take the next step in your sustainability-focused career, but not sure how to make your move? Join the free “How to Get a Job in Sustainability” webinar to hear Dr. Eban Goodstein, Director of Graduate Programs in Sustainability at Bard College, outline career strategies for soon-to-be and recent college graduates and professionals looking to make a move into the sustainable business sector. Register here for log-in details and more information. 
  3. Career Presentation Series, starts Nov. 5. Scholars without Borders and the Academic Career & Advising Center will host a Career Presentation Series on various days this month – tomorrow, Nov. 5, "Curriculum Vitae"; Nov. 19, "Internship/Service Learning"; and Nov. 21, "Graduate Schools." See the attached flyer for more details.
  4. Let's Talk about the Middle East, Nov. 7. Free film showing ("The Rooftops") and discussion led by Dr. Leena Dallasheh at the Richard's Goat Miniplex (401 I Street, Arcata). Thursday, Nov. 7, 5:30 p.m. This film tells five different stories, told from the rooftops of different neighborhoods in Algiers, each story paced by the daily calls to prayer. Produced by Algerian director Merzak Allouach this film in an internal critique that examines the entanglement of class, gender, and politics in Algeria. See the Facebook event here.
  5. Campus/Community Dialogue on Race, Nov. 4-8. CDOR is an annual event at Cal Poly Humboldt that invites students, staff, faculty, administrators, and community members to present and attend programs that relate to racial justice and its intersections with all forms of oppression and resistance. Its objective is to create spaces and structures for reflection, analysis, dialogue and positive strategies for change. This year's theme is “Dismantling & Deconstructing to Build.” Learn more about the featured speakers and see the full schedule here.
  6. Zero Waste Conference, Nov. 12-15. The Zero Waste Conference is a week-long series of events hosted by WRRAP designed to engage students, professors, scientists, activists, and community members to unite in exchanging and generating a new wave of ideas, experiences, and expertise. There will be a diverse array of public events including keynote speakers, workshops, film screenings, and other festivities aimed at encouraging an inclusive and comprehensive Zero Waste community. This year’s theme is "Rethink, Reshape, Reclaim: Systems for a Waste Revolution." See here for more information and the schedule of events.
  7. Capital Fellows Program. The application cycle is now open for Capital Fellows Programs, nationally recognized public policy fellowships offering unique experiences in policy-making and development in each branch of California state government (deadline to apply is February 3). Fellows work for 10-11 months as full-time, paid staff members in the State Assembly, State Senate, Executive Branch or the Judiciary. Fellows receive a monthly stipend of $2,698; medical, dental and vision benefits; student loan deferments; and graduate units in Government or Public Policy and Administration from Sacramento State. Recent grads, graduate, postgraduate and mid-career applicants are welcome to apply – although fellows are prohibited from outside academic studies during the fellowship year (i.e., graduate work outside the fellowship seminar, law school, etc.). See here for further information.
  8. Spring 2020 Sociology classes of possible interest to Politics students. See the attached flyers for more details about the following classes. SOC 480 Aging: Inequality & Public Policy (1 unit) – Explore the challenges and successes faced by our older adults concerning housing, health care, poverty, mental and physical ability, social, legal, and public policy. Through understanding successful models and best practices, we will examine how we can create positive change for the future. SOC 480 Global Right-Wing Extremism (4 units) – A cross-cultural survey of violent and nonviolent right-wing extremist groups with (neo)nationalist, (neo)fascist and (neo)nazi ideology from a policy perspective. A global sociological approach to the issues including neoliberal transformations, limits of democracy and freedom of expression, violence, hate speech, radicalization, online media, racism and criminalization.  

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