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Application Deadline for the 2020 corps (for 2020 graduates) and the 2021 corps (for 2021 graduates): Friday, January 31, 2020

Where will your career take you after graduation?

By joining Teach For America, you will become part of a powerful network of more than 60,000 leaders changing the course of our nation. As a corps member, you’ll be challenged to think creatively and lead boldly. You’ll leverage your unique talents to dismantle inequities in the classroom and beyond. As an alum, you’ll join a diverse community working to expand opportunity from nearly ever career sector.

Want a glimpse inside a teacher’s life?  Check out “The Real Life of Teachers” web series to see how corps members Jenn, David, and Pocco are building a better future for the next generation.

What impact will you make? Apply to the Teach For America corps today.

Join the 1,474 Michigan Alum, like Daniel Greene, Michael Chrzan , and Melissa Ramirez who are tackling educational inequity today.

To learn more, visit www.teachforamerica.org.

All majors accepted. Full salary and benefits. 56,000+ alumni network.

Questions?| Email Caitlin.waters@teachforamerica.org to get in touch with the Michigan recruiter.

Summer Residential Hall Counselors
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The Michigan Math and Science Scholars (MMSS) summer program is a program for high school students who are open to the challenges of higher mathematics and natural sciences. Michigan Math and Science Scholars attend summer courses at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, on topics of current mathematical and scientific research.

The MMSS program is hiring a number of college students that will serve as COUNSELORS for the residential portion of the program. Pay is $3,000.You are expected to work Friday, June 26 - Saturday, August 8, 2020. THIS INCLUDES THE 4TH OF JULY.

Session 1: June 28 - July 10
Session 2: July 12 - July 24
Session 3: July 26 - August 8

Residence Hall Counselors supervise the Michigan Math and Science Scholars participants during the non-academic hours of the program. This is a residential position based in a university residence hall. You will organize, facilitate, and execute group social activities in the evening hours every weekday and on the weekends.

You will participate in field trips and chaperone students on group outings (MMSS will pay for your admission fees). Most importantly, you will provide guidance to students, serving as a positive role model at all times for participants.The position requires weekend and evening participation. You will be expected to work from 4:30 pm until 8:30 am the following day, every weekday you work, and work all 24 hours of each weekend day. Sleeping is part of your "work schedule." Food and lodging are provided. You will have rotating days off. You must be at least 19 years old by June 26, 20120 and have been out of high school for at least one year.

While not required, ideal and preferred applicants will have previous relevant experience, understand the Ann Arbor area, be familiar with the University of Michigan, and be able to serve as positive role models for student participants. All applicants will undergo a background check.

Preferred Qualifications:

CPR Certified (and/or access to obtain certification)
Prior experience working with minors
Familiarity with Ann Arbor area 

The program offers MA students a deep dive into a humanities discipline like literature, history, philosophy, or a foreign language while helping them develop the skills and creative vision to apply humanities skills and habits of mind out in the world. 

The essential skills and methods common to the humanities have much to offer the global and local challenges we face. Collaborating closely with Georgetown faculty and with humanities professionals from the Washington DC area, students will learn how to articulate and apply the humanities in dynamic environments able to address the climate crisis, global health threats, artificial intelligence, big data, and issues of cultural division and diversity. 

Hallmarks of our new program include rigorous coursework, curated internship opportunities, events and site visits at humanities sites throughout the DC area, curricular flexibility, and intensive mentoring from both faculty and local humanities professionals. 

Students may visit our website at https://publichumanities.georgetown.edu/ for more information and to see our webinar schedule. Queries about the application process and the program can be directed to, publichumanities@georgetown.edu

Polaris Submission Deadline,
February 1, 2020 

Polaris is Ohio Northern University's undergraduate journal of literature and art.

Our publication is now accepting submissions for its 70th issue, slated for release in May 2020.

Polaris is committed to publishing undergraduates in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and all art genres. The deadline is February 1, 2020, and our submissions guidelines can be found at our website, polaris.onu.edu

Michigan In Washington

Fall 2020 / Winter 2021

Application Deadline: Friday, February 14, 2020

 

The Michigan in Washington program is accepting applications for Fall 2020 and early admission to Winter 2021. The deadline is February 14th and applications are available on M-Compass.  English students are strongly encouraged to apply. Some examples of where English majors have interned: U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Asian American Justice Center, Center for American Progress, Meet the Press, Quicken Loans Government Relations, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, National Women’s Law Center, Washington City Paper, Association of American Universities and the Department of Education, just to name a few! 
 

What is Michigan in Washington:

The MIW program offers an opportunity each year for 45-50 undergraduates from any major to spend a semester (Fall or Winter) in Washington D.C. Students combine coursework with an internship that reflects their particular area of interest. The semester in Washington is action packed. Students work four days a week, attend an elective one evening a week, a research course on Friday mornings, and explore the city on weekends. Most leave Washington longing to return.

Students are free to pursue internships of their own choosing. They are coached in internship searching strategies as part of a professional development class that is taken the semester before going to D.C. This course also provides guidance with resumes and cover letters, as well as learning how to network. 

Who Should Apply:

MIW is open to Juniors and Seniors of all majors. If you are interested in learning outside of a typical academic setting, while experiencing the vibrant city life of Washington, D.C., we strongly encourage you to apply. We seek students who are serious about exploring the reach of their academic skills, and we work to help students find  fulfilling and cutting-edge internships in their field of choice.  

FUNDING IS AVAILABLE. We have recently established a new Opportunity Fund with funding up to $5000! This scholarship fund will provide need-based support to students for whom a semester in Washington D.C. represents an exceptional opportunity to advance their professional goals.  Preference will be given to students with a record of superior academic achievement and who are the first in their families to attend college, who have experienced hardship as a result of family economic circumstances, or who come from underrepresented educational or geographical backgrounds, such as public high schools in rural or urban areas. 

Questions?  Email Amber Blomquist at akblomqu@umich.edu for details.

ELI Conversation Circles Program 

Are you looking for a fun and different way to get involved with life on campus? Interested in meeting new people from around the world? Then consider facilitating an ELI Conversation Circle.

All current U-M students, faculty, and staff are invited to volunteer to facilitate a Conversation Circle. No previous experience is required. You just need to be a fluent speaker of English who is very knowledgeable about U.S. culture and be willing to commit an hour a week of your time. First-time facilitators are asked to attend a one-hour orientation session.

Facilitating a Conversation Circle is a great way to:

• gain intercultural experience
• strengthen leadership and relationship-building skills
• help international students participate more fully in the life of the university
• contribute to a more positive campus climate
• have fun! 
   

Winter 2020 Conversation Circles run for ten weeks:
February 3 - April 19 
 

Facilitator registration is open:  January 6 - January 23 
 

Click HERE for more information, and to sign up to facilitate a winter Circle.  
 

If you know any international students (or are an international student!) who would like to join a Conversation Circle as a participant, you can learn more HERE.