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Opportunities this month at GW
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| Fall Career & Internship Fair
When: Wednesday, September 13 | 1PM-5PM
Charles E. Smith Center
This fair provides opportunities for GW students and alumni to meet with more than 100 organizations from a variety of industries that may be recruiting for full-time, part-time, and internship positions, and/or getting their brand out to the attention of GW students and alumni. RSVP in Handshake
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| Go Africa! Intern, Work, Volunteer & Study
When: Thursday, September 28 | 5:30PM-7:30PM
If you're looking to intern, work, volunteer, or study in Africa this is a great opportunity to learn about GW resources and network with industry professionals. Hosted in partnership with: GW African Students Association, GW Office of Study Abroad, and GW Libraries. RSVP in Handshake.
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| GW Short-Term Abroad Programs- Belize
Deadline: Tuesday, October 31
This short-term, Winter Break course provides an excellent opportunity for students to engage in a multi-disciplinary, short-term instructional Study Abroad experience. The course is rich in research, environmental, and cultural content. The curriculum encourages students to understand the relationship between the field experience and their career goals. Register here.
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| GW Knowledge in Action Career Internship Fund (KACIF) Travel Grants
Deadline: Rolling (based on funding) Learn more & apply.
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WORK WITH OUR LEADING DIGITAL ADVOCACY COMPANY Phone2Action is a digital advocacy platform that organizations use to engage people to participate in public policy campaigns. We envision a world in which anyone, from anywhere, can take action on any issue, from any device.
Apply: Send your resume to jobs@phone2action.com with the subject line “Sales Research Associate." PART TIME | $15/HR
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.Handshake has now officially replaced GWork as the Center for Career Services portal for career information, resources, and appointments with coaches. We think you’ll love this new interface. Why? Handshake provides access to over 120,000 companies (this is far more than GWork)
Complete Your Handshake Profile: You can customize the information that is relevant and timely based on your career interests, experiences and major. The more your profile is complete, the more relevant the information will be that is pushed to your profile dashboard.
To access your Handshake profile, go to gwu.joinhandshake.com and click on Login Using GWU SSO (single sign-on) - you can only access Handshake by using your netid@gwu.edu e-mail address and logging in thru SSO
You should have received an email in your GW account about how to set up your account & get started! If you have any problems doing so, please contact handshakehelp@gwu.edu.
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| The World Bank Group seeks to empower youth to find their own innovative ideas for development and provide a platform for dialogue between youth, the WBG, and the international community. The fifth annual WBG Youth Summit will be held at the Bank on Dec 4-5.
An important element of the Summit is the Competition which will invite young professionals to submit business or policy level proposals on the theme “Technology and Innovation for Impact.” This year’s theme focuses on the opportunity rapid technological change presents to make the world more prosperous and inclusive. Register to attend or--better yet---compete! See this information tool kit that includes all the important information for the summit.
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Initiative in Seeking an International Internship in Physics Pays Off for Joseph Crandall, a recent GW double-major graduate (B.S. Physics, B.S. Computer Science (2017)) and current student in the Master of Science program in Electrical Engineering.
Joseph spent his summer interning at ITER Tokamak Water Cooling System division in Southern France. ITER is a multinational fusion research and engineering project. To obtain the internship, Joseph talked and interviewed with different scientists and engineers at US ITER which is located at Oak Ridge National Lab, where he interned during the previous summer. The process of getting approval from GW, US ITER and the main ITER lab in France was long and took about 9 months to complete. However, Joseph’s initiative paid-off with an opportunity to work on a large scientific endeavor at the international level.
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AN ADVENTURE IN BELIZE: A Three Credit Course in Paradise!
I'm excited to be part of a unique, first time experience as a career coaching instructor for a new and unique multidisciplinary, three (3) credit course studying climate, conservation, communication, and culture in BELIZE! Located on a coral reef, Belize is an idyllic Central American country north of Mexico and south and east of Guatemala. Its culture is a mixture of Mayan and Garifuna (African derivative) cultures. It has an abundance of terrestrial and marine species with a diverse ecosystem, including a rainforest, that makes the country an ideal place for academic discovery and documentation. Moreover, Belize is home to a Smithsonian research facility that is accessible to the course participants.
I am accompanying students as a member of a multidisciplinary team of instructors: Dr. Imani Cheers (team lead in Media and Communication) in SMPA, Dr. LaKeisha McClary (Chemistry) in CCAS, Ph. D Candidate Eve Boyle serving as the Teaching Assistant (Biological Anthropology), and me (Dr. Sonya Merrill) providing the instructional context of applying the experiential learning in Belize to career outcomes and the practical understanding of professionalism.
Designed to attract undergraduate students in science, engineering, communication, and environmental studies, the course will begin with three stateside sessions in the fall of 2017, in addition to an overview session in September, with two weeks of intensive instructional sessions, field trips, and cultural exposure starting on December 27, 2017 through January 12, 2018. Student participants will be expected to join a multidisciplinary team or work individually to develop a research and documentation project proposal and present the outcomes of their projects at the conclusion of the experience for a grade. The course content facilitates structured scientific observation and documentation and incorporates the career competencies of cross disciplinary communication (scientific and non-scientific), teamwork, and leadership.
Through readings, digital media, project assignments, class discussion, field trips, and assessment tools students will be able to evaluate their nontechnical skills in communication, leadership, and team building and critically examine their value sets as they apply these non-technical skills important to group dynamics to the field research experience. Emphasis will also be given to encouraging professionalism in communication and behaviors. Finally, students will be encouraged to create blogs of their experiences to share with the GW community.
By now, you should be as excited as I am by the prospects of this experience. If so, join us for an overview of the course on September 28, at 4 pm in SMPA 510. Students who decide to join us in Belize can register for the course through GW Passport here.
The cross-listed course numbers are: CCAS 2190 & SMPA 3193. Winter term financial aid can be used for this course!
See you in Belize!
Author: Dr. Sonya Merrill, STEM Industry Coach, Center for Career Services
September 6, 2017
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| MESSAGES FROM DR. M
ALERT!!! If you receive an email from Norman Security Systems discussing jobs or internships, you should contact my abuse@gwu.edu immediately. DO NOT reply to the Norman Security Systems email, click on any links or call the phone number. DO NOT send them any personal information. It's a phishing email, and they should contact the IT Support Center immediately at 202-994-GWIT (4948) , ithelp@gwu.edu and abuse@gwu.edu. Satellite Coaching Hours at SEH Resume on Monday, September 11, 2017- Drop-In Hours from 1-2 pm
- 30-minute scheduled appointments and group coaching from 2-3:30 pm
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| FINDING FUNDS & OTHER SOURCES
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The KACIF Travel Grants are available to GW students who are participating in internships that will advance their career development and who need assistance in paying for their public transportation to and from their internship location.
This reimbursement, which cannot exceed $300.00, can be used only for necessarily unpaid internships, i.e., typically those internships with non-profit, governmental, educational, and non-governmental organizations that genuinely lack the financial resources to pay salaries or wages to their interns.
If you have questions, please contact kaciftravel@gwu.edu.
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Attend the Applying to Graduate School Workshop on October 18 to meet with GW Admissions Officers and recent graduate school alumni. Get your questions answered by Paul Hoyt-O’Connor, Director, Undergraduate Fellowships and Research. Registation coming soon on Handshake.
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| Fulbright Announcements:
RSVP for the 9/14 Fulbright info session here. Luce Scholars Program:
All applicants for the Luce Scholars Program must be nominated by GW. To learn more about the application process, click here. GW Undergraduate Endorsement Deadline: September 17, 2017. Get more information here. Looking Ahead: October Deadlines:
Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship:
The Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship is a highly-competitive national fellowship program that provides recent college and graduate school alumni with the opportunity to gain a Washington perspective on key issues of peace and security as full-time junior staff members at the participating organization of their choice. Applications are due October 2. Get more information here. Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program:
This award provides up to $5,000 in scholarship assistance for financially needy students planing to study abroad. Federal Pell Grant Recipients planning to study or intern abroad during the Spring or Summer 2018 terms should apply by October 3. Get more information here. Siegelman Undergraduate Research Enhancement (SURE) Award:
All undergraduate students enrolled at GW are eligible to apply for these $500 research enhancement grants. Funds can go towards equipment, conference support, travel costs, and other related expenses. The deadline to apply is October 6.. Get more information here.
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| Alert: Tell us all about your JOB OR INTERNSHIP SUCCESS!
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