September 25, 2009
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TWC Events and Announcements
MAC Student-Alumni Mixer (10/3)
When: October 3, 2009 3:30-5:30PM
Where: Smith-Buonanno Hall, First Floor Lobby
An informal gathering of alumni leaders and students of Brown's LGBTQ and Third World Community. Take advantage of this opportunity to connect with alumni leaders. Enjoy casual conversation and light refreshments.
Organization: Alumni Relations
Website: http://alumni.brown.edu/diversity/
Contact Name: Valerie Cordeiro
Email Address: Valerie_Cordeiro@brown.edu
Volunteer for the Third World Center
Get involved with the TWC! Be part of a community that addresses issues on the -isms, brings holiday cheer to children in Providence, plans and publicizes cultural events on campus and hosts a Thanksgiving meal for students on campus.
Apply here: http://www.brown.edu/Student_Services/TWC/volunteerform.html
Website: http://www.brown.edu/Student_Services/TWC/volunteerform.html
Email: anjali_sridhar@brown.edu
Want to join a TWC steering committee?
Interested in helping program for different cultural weeks and months? Do you want to be creative or try out some ideas?
Join the Steering Committees of TWC programmers.
Email: Anjali_ Sridhar@brown.edu
Website: www.brown.edu/TWC/whoweare.html
Graphic designers wanted!
Interested in designing posters and publicity material?
Help the Third World Center programmers develop calendars and posters for the various cultural weeks and months.
If you are interested in helping with a particular series/week or month, please indicate which one.
Email: Anjali_Sridhar@brown.edu
Scholarships for Minorities
Check out a listing of scholarships offered to minority students with contact information:
Website: TWC > Opportunities > Scholarships
Email: Anjali_Sridhar@brown.edu
Looking for cheap soda on campus?
Come by the Third World Center! You can get soda and bottled water for just 50 cents from our soda machine, located on the 1st floor of the building.
Email: Anne_Ponte@Brown.edu
Brown Events and Announcements
BTS Nightmarket (9/25)
When: Friday, Sep 25, 8pm - 11pm
Where: Main Green (rain site: Sayles Hall)
BTS Nightmarket will imitate nightmarkets common in the streets of Taiwan, with food and drink, games, and performances. Come out to see your friends perform or enjoy a boba drink!
Organization: Brown Taiwan Society
Email Address: jennifer_wang_lee@brown.edu
Interested in Helping Brown Admissions' Minority/Student of Color Recruitment Efforts? (9/25)
Deadline: September 25
If you are interested in learning more about the Brown Admissions Office student of color/minority recruitment efforts, as well as contributing your own ideas about recruitment efforts, we will be holding hour-long focus groups with current Brown students (lunch will be provided) to find out about how YOU can be a voice in our efforts. We are also looking for VOLUNTEERS to assist with our events throughout the year. If you would like to get involved with the Admissions Office Minority Recruitment, please email Recruitment_Interns@brown.edu by September 25.
Organization: Brown University Admissions Office
Contact Name: Natasha Go
Email Address: Recruitment_Interns@brown.edu
Lecture by Vice President of Liberia Joseph Boakai (9/27)
When: Sept 27th, 3 pm
Where: Salomon 101, Main Green
"Capacity Building for Liberia’s Future"
The Hon. Joseph N. Boakai, as vice president of Liberia, has long emphasized the need to nurture the talents and skills of his people to increase employment, improve livelihoods, and pave the way for a future of peace and prosperity. He has stressed the need for partnership to build capacity in this way, while also advancing Liberia’s infrastructure, economy, and social services.
Organization: Watson Institute
Contact Name: Karen Lynch
Website: http://watsoninstitute.org/events_detail.cfm?id=1389
Email Address: watson_institute@brown.edu
IR Lecturer Vasuki Nesiah speaks on "Terrorism and Constitutionalism" (9/30)
When: Wednesday, September 30 at 12pm
Where: Anthropology Department, Room 212, Giddings House, 128 Hope Street.
Vasuki Nesiah, Brown international affairs director and lecturer at the Watson Institute, researches international interventions in conflict/post-conflict contexts. Her talk is part of an ongoing interest in the intersection of the human rights field and the comparative constitutionalism field. With South Asia as her primary reference, she will focus on debates regarding the right to security against the backdrop of the global "war on terror."
Organization: Year of India
Contact Name: Anastasia Aguiar
Website: www.brown.edu/india
Email Address: yearofindia@brown.edu
Year of India: Film Premiere of "Songs of a Sorrowful Man," a Documentary (10/1)
When: Thursday, October 1 at 5:00pm
Where: Salomon 101
Filmed in Naya Village, West Bengal, India, this is the story of Dukhushyam Chitrakar, a charismatic figure, respected elder, renowned composer and painter, keeper of knowledge, and revered mystic. The film chronicles his engagement with Hindus and Muslims, as well as his tolerant Sufi Muslim spirituality, command of changing musical styles, vision of the decline and rebirth of his art, and legacy for future generations of composers and painters in his community. A discussion panel will follow the screening, featuring Fruzzetti; Donna Wulff, associate professor of religious studies; and Vazira F-Y Zamindar, assistant professor of history.
Organization: Sponsored by the Anthropology Department and Office of Campus Life and Student Services, as part of Brown University's Year of India.
Contact Name: Anastasia Aguiar
Website: www.brown.edu/india
Email Address: yearofindia@brown.edu
UTRA Info Session (10/1, 11/12)
When: Thursday, October 1, 2009, 7-9 PM
Where:
Salomon 202
When: Thursday, November 12, 2009 7-9 PM
Where: Salomon 001
Undergraduate Teaching and Research Awards (UTRA) Info Session - Instructions on how to apply, criteria for selection, and deadlines will be discussed.
Contact: Dean Besenia Rodriguez
Website: www.brown.edu/utra
Email: Janice_Rego@brown.edu
Arts, Culture, and the Soul of a City: Don King, Providence Black Repertory Theatre (10/2)
When: Friday, October 2, 2009, 4:00-5:30 pm
Where:
Rites and Reason Theatre, 155 Angell Street
Founded in 1996 by Artistic/Executive Director Donald W. King '93, Providence Black Repertory Company produced its first production on the third floor of an old print shop in Downcity Providence. How can an innovative theatre reinvent itself, survive, and thrive in these difficult times?
Don King is the recipient of the 2009 John Hope Alumni Award for Public Service, presented by the Brown Alumni Association and Howard R. Swearer Center for Public Service.
Organization: Swearer Center for Public Service, Department of Africana Studies and Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America
Organization: Swearer Center for Public Service, Department of Africana Studies and Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America
Website: www.swearercenter.brown.edu
Contact: Leticia Tejada
Email: Leticia_Tejada@brown.edu
National Conference on Latino Politics, Power & Policy (10/24)
When: Saturday, October 24, 2009
Where: Smith-Buannano Hall, 95 Cushing St
To profile cutting-edge research based on Latino politics and encourage wider use of data from Latino National Survey, CSREA has organized this national research conference.
Keynote Panel: Making it Home: Latino Lives in America
Organization: Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America
Website: http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Race_Ethnicity/lns/
Email: LNS@brown.edu
Indian Performance class in Theater (TSDA 1270)
When: Tu & Th, 1 - 2.20 pm
Where: Lyman Hall
The class provides students with a broad perspective on Indian performance from classical theory to contemporary traditional practice. Throughout the course, you will place Indian modes of performance in conversation with and contrast to dramatic Western theory.
Organization: TSDA
Contact Name: Prof. Shayoni Mitra
Website: www.brown.edu/taps
Email Address: shayoni_mitra@brown.edu
Thinking Theologically: Reflections on Contemporary Islamic Thought
When: Wednesdays, 7-8:30pm, Sept. 23rd-Nov. 11th
Where: J. Walter Wilson 501
This non-credit, 8-week seminar will involve an examination of various facets of contemporary Islamic thought. All students are welcome, but familiarity with the Islamic tradition and Arabic is highly recommended. Light reading required.
Organization: Office of the Chaplains and Religious Life
Contact Name: R. David Coolidge
Website: http://www.brown.edu/Administration/Chaplains/News/09162009-CoolidgeAnnouncement.html
Email Address: Robert_Coolidge@brown.edu
Visit the Year of India Website
In the run-up to the official launch of the Year of India at Brown, visit the dedicated website at www.brown.edu/india. There you will see how students and faculty are gearing up for a year of major public lectures, cultural events, and scholarly gatherings. Then, to receive information throughout the year or share your India-related activities, click through the homepage link to the Year of India Facebook Fan Page. Or, send an email to YearofIndia@brown.edu.
Website: www.brown.edu/india
Email: YearofIndia@brown.edu
Event Support Office Hours
Where: Room 1418, Sci Li
Talk with representatives from all services needed to plan your event at one time. People from Scheduling, Media Services, Facilities Management, DPS, Fire Safety etc will be present to help you plan the services needed for your event.
Organization: University Scheduling Office
Email: scheduler@brown.edu
Classes in Africana Studies
Learn about the exciting new courses offered by Africana Studies this Fall. These include: "Theorizing the Black Diaspora", "The New Science of Race", "History Literature and the Caribbean Novel".
More details can be found on Banner and www.brown.edu/Departments/Africana_Studies/
Organization: Africana Studies
Website: www.brown.edu/Departments/Africana_Studies/
Email: dawn_jackson@brown.edu
Walking Tours : An Introduction to the City of Providence
Where: 25 George Street, Swearer Center
The best way to get to know any city is by walking its streets and meeting its people. The Swearer Center for Public Service has organized a menu of tours to introduce you to the neighborhoods, community organizations, culture, politics and history of Providence. Many tours will emphasize the relationship between Brown and the community of Providence, showing the myriad ways in which the two have, and indeed still do, influence one another. Each tour will last approximately one and one-half hours. Space is limited, so view the schedule and reserve a spot. For more information you can speak with your advisor or counselor, or call 863-2338.
For tour schedules and more information visit: http://swearercenter.brown.edu/whatwedo/WalkingTours2009.html
Organization: Swearer Center for Public Service
Website: http://swearercenter.brown.edu/whatwedo/WalkingTours2009.html
Email: Leticia_Tejada@brown.edu
Off-Campus Events
Flu Talk (10/10)
When: Sat, Oct 10, 6 pm
Where: AS220
What you can do to keep yourself and your community healthy during this flu season - Come to a free panel discussion and Q&A to learn more about H1N1 swine flu prevention, preparedness and treatments. Panelists - Mary Blue - Herbalist, Helen Drew - RI Dept of Health, John McGonigle - MD, Cris Monteiro - Acupuncturist, Karlo Berger - Moderator
Organization: RI Health
Contact Name: Karlo Berger
Website: www.karloberger.com/riflu.htm
Email Address: Karlo@karloberger.com
LGBT Rights Symposium at Roger Williams University (10/16)
When:Friday, October 16, 2009, 1:00-5:30
Where: Roger Williams School of Law, Ten Metacom Avenue, Bristol, RI 02809
A Gay and Lesbian User Guide to Rhode Island: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You (and your clients)
Keynote: Gary Buseck Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, Legal Director Panel
Topics: * Estate Planning * So You're Married, now what? * Healthcare Navigation * Hate Crimes/Anti-Discrimination Law * Elder Care Law and Medicaid Planning * Formation of Families
Sponsored by RWU Law LGBT Alliance, Lawyers for Equality and Diversity (LEAD), and The National LGBT Bar Association Free of Charge and The National LGBT Bar Association Free of Charge Open to the Public 4 RI CLE Credits (0 Ethics)
Online registration: http://law.rwu.edu/LGBTRights/
New England Science Symposium (NESS) (2/28)
When: Sunday, February 28, 2010
Where: The Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA
The aim of NESS is to promote careers in biomedical sciences, encourage postdoctoral fellows; medical, dental, and graduate students; post-baccalaureates; college students (particularly African-American, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaska Native individuals) involved in biomedical or health-related scientific research, to present their research projects through oral or poster presentations to further career development, and expand professional network.
Organization: Harvard Medical School
Contact Name: Geeta Chougule
Website: www.newenglandsciencesymposium.org
Email Address: Geeta_Chougule@hms.harvard.edu
Yoga in Spanish / Yoga en español
When: Wednesdays 7:30 - 8:45 pm beginning in October
Where: Santosha Yoga Studio, Cranston
Come get your yoga on! Yoga class in Spanish taught by Spanish speaking, Latina Brown graduate.
Ven a gozarte la yoga! Clase de yoga en español. Maestra de yoga es latina, hispanohablante graduada de Brown.
Organization: Santosha Yoga Studio
Contact Name: Heidie Vazquez-Garcia
Website: www.yogaatsantosha.com
Email Address: hvazquez.garcia@yahoo.com
Career and Internship Opportunities
The Mali Health Organizing Project: Health Financing Coordinator Position (10/15)
Deadline: October 15, 2009
Where: Bamako, Mali
The Mali Health Organizing Project (MHOP) is an award-winning startup international 501 (c) 3 non-profit that enables slum neighborhoods in Mali, West Africa to create their own health systems and re-connect with their government. MHOP uses health as a tool to organize neighborhoods. We are seeking a year-long volunteer for our Health Financing Coordinator position to continue our research and programs around the challenges of financing healthcare for slum residents. See our website http://www.malihealth.org for a full job description and application, or email anna@malihealth.org with questions.
Organization: The Mali Health Organizing Website
Contact Name: Anna Ninan
Website: http://www.malihealth.org
Email Address: anna@malihealth.org
Apply for UC PPIA Fellowship (12/1)
Deadline: November 1, 2009
The Public Policy & International Affairs (PPIA) Fellowship Program at the University of California, Berkeley, Goldman School of Public Policy is accepting applications for the summer of 2010. As an intensive seven week academic training program for college juniors, the summer institute prepares undergraduate students for graduate studies in public policy and international affairs. Participants complete course work in economics, statistics, and policy analysis; and visit local, state and federal government agencies and non profit organizations.
http://gspp.berkeley.edu/ppia/index.html
Organization: University of California, Berkeley, Goldman School of Public Policy
Contact Name: Martha Chavez
Website: http://www.ppiaprogram.org/app/
Email Address: martha_chavez@berkeley.edu
2010 PPIA Junior Summer Institute at Princeton University (11/1)
Where: Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs is pleased to announce that the 2010 PPIA Junior Summer Institute will be held at Princeton University from June 10 through July 30, 2010. The goal of the PPIA Junior Summer Institute is to prepare students for graduate study and careers in public policy and international affairs. The summer institute provides a rigorous training in policy analysis and serves as a springboard to exciting careers in public service.
The online application form is available at www.ppiaprogram.org/app/.
The application deadline is November 1, 2009 and the admission process will be completed by February 1, 2010. We use an early application deadline to avoid the conflict with our graduate school admission process and enable participants to have better lead-time to plan for the PPIA Junior Summer Institute.
Organization: Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
Website: http://wws.princeton.edu/jsi/
Email: wwsjsi@princeton.edu
Los Angeles/Boston Career Forum 2009 (Japanese-English bilingual) (11/20)
When: November 20, 2009
Where: Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (Boston, Massachusetts)
Description: Los Angeles/ Boston Career Forum are for anyone who is:
- Japanese-English bilingual(at minimum conversational level in both Japanese and English)
- looking for a full-time or internship position
Companies will be holding seminars as well as interviews at their booth during the event. Some companies may give out offers by the end of the event. Registration and attending the event is free.
For online registration and more info regarding the above, please go to:
Los Angeles Career Forum:
http://www.careerforum.net/event/la/?lang=E
Boston Career Forum:
http://www.careerforum.net/event/bos/?lang=E
or view the Boston Career Forum DVD at:
(English): http://www.discointer.com/e-brochure/bos07/dvd/en.html
(Japanese): http://www.careerforum.net/event/dvd_event/index.html
Organization: DISCO International
Website: www.discointer.com/careers
Email Address: cfn@careerforum.net
National Science Foundation East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (12/8)
Deadline: December 8, 2009
Where: Bamako, Mali
The National Science Foundation (NSF) East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI) is a flagship international fellowship program for developing the next generation of globally-engaged U.S. scientists and engineers knowledgeable about the Asian and Pacific regions. The Summer Institutes are hosted by foreign counterparts committed to increasing opportunities for young U.S. researchers to work in research facilities and with host mentors abroad. Fellows are supported to participate in eight-week research experiences at host laboratories in Australia, China, Japan (10 weeks), Korea, New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan from June to August. The program provides a $5,000 summer stipend, round-trip airfare to the host location, living expenses abroad, and an introduction to the society, culture, language, and research environment of the host location.
The application is now open and will close December 8, 2009.
Organization: National Science Foundation Summer Institutes
Website: Application instructions are available online at www.nsfsi.org. For further information concerning benefits, eligibility, and tips on applying, applicants are encouraged to visit www.nsf.gov/eapsi or www.nsfsi.org.
IIPP International Affairs Fellowships (3/15)
Date and Time: MARCH 15, 2010 (apps online - OCTOBER 15, 2009)
Where: Virginia
The UNCFSP Institute for International Public Policy (IIPP) is one of the nation’s premier fellowship programs in global affairs for underrepresented students.
Our comprehensive education and training elements prepare IIPP Fellows to address the most pressing international policy problems.
Organization: Institute for International Public Policy (IIPP)
Contact Name: Crystal L. Keels
Website: WWW.UNCFSP.ORG/IIPP
Email Address: crystal.keels@uncfsp.org
Apply to be an Access Scholar!
The National College Advising Corps at Brown seeks to increase the number of low- to moderate-income high school students who enter college and earn bachelor’s degrees, by providing college application and financial aid guidance to those students and their families while fostering a culture of college attendance and higher education in Rhode Island's urban communities.
The College Advising Corps seeks ten (10) undergraduates to serve as Access Scholars, minimal-time AmeriCorps members to support the work of the program in middle and high schools, focusing on early awareness initiatives and SAT/ACT preparation. Benefits include $1000 education award and possible work-study stipend.
Please email Jesse Cohen for an application.
Organization: College Advising Corps/Swearer Center for Public Service
Contact Name: Jesse Cohen
Email Address: Justin_Cohen@brown.edu
Join the Asian American Justice Center's Student Network
On behalf of the Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) in Washington, D.C., I invite your student organization to become a part of our effort to connect with the issues and concerns facing Asian American and Pacific Islander students.
To join AAJC’s growing student network, please fill out our brief online survey! Please also feel free to forward the survey link to interested leaders of other AAPI student groups: http://tinyurl.com/clnbqk.
AAJC is one of the nation's leading experts on issues of importance to the Asian American community, including affirmative action, race relations and anti-Asian violence prevention, the census, immigration and immigrant rights, language access, television diversity and voting rights. Our expertise is widely acknowledged – in the media, by the public and by lawmakers at the very highest tiers of government.
Organization: Asian American Justice Center
Website: www.advancingequality.org
Email: pmoua@advancingequality.org
AmeriCorps Vista Opportunities in American Indian Communities Available
Where: Select Tribal sites in 26 states
The National Society for American Indian Elderly (NSAIE) works to enhance Senior Services on Tribal lands, allowing American Indian Elderly to stay in their homes as respected members of their communities and keepers of their traditions.
We are currently recruiting college graduates to serve as AmeriCorps VISTA members through the National Society for American Indian Elderly (NSAIE). Positions are available at selected sites with Tribes and Tribal organizations in 26 states. Volunteers serve in predominantly rural areas where the conditions for American Indian Elders are challenging, but where the project can have the most impact.
We’re looking for applicants with professional writing skills, cultural sensitivity and sincere interest in public service. Please share the attached information with students who meet these criteria.
Organization: THE NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR AMERICAN INDIAN ELDERLY
Website: www.nsaie.org
Email: info@nsaie.org
Alliance for Justice - Internships & Job Opportunities
Description: Alliance for Justice offers recent college and law school graduate fellowships, and college and graduate student internships.
http://www.afj.org/
http://www.afj.org/utilities/jobs/
http://www.afj.org/utilities/jobs/klagsbrun-fellowship.html
http://www.afj.org/utilities/jobs/dorot-judicial-selection.html
http://www.afj.org/utilities/jobs/student-internships.html
Organization: Alliance for Justice
Website: www.afj.org/
Wake Forest University MBA Fellowship Program
The Wake University Babcock Graduate School of Management is looking for diverse students for the Master of Art in Management (MA) degree. The MA degree is designed specifically for liberal arts majors that want to pursue a career in business. The program requires 10 months of intense study of the basic functional areas of business. We will offer 10 - 12 Corporate Fellowships next year for diverse students pursuing the MA degree. The Corporate Fellowship will provide each Fellow with full tuition, a $21,000 stipend and the opportunity to participate in a practicum. The practicum has two components, educational and professional development.
Website: www.mba.wfu.edu
Email: debra.jessup@mba.wfu.edu