Two Upcoming training opportunities
Diversity Awareness Workshop for Future Educators
This Saturday Feb 10thfrom 9-430pm
and
Teach For America is the corps of recent college graduates who teach for two years in urban and rural public schools and become lifelong leaders to expand educational opportunity for all.
We seek the most outstanding graduating college seniors – from all majors such as business, medicine, politics, law, education, public policy, and the sciences – who have the leadership skills to change the prospects of students growing up today and, ultimately, to effect fundamental changes in our society that will make it a place of opportunity for all .
We urge you to apply to the 2008 Teach For America corps.
The FINAL application deadline is Friday, February 15 th , 2008 (11:59 p.m. PST, 2:59 a.m. EST).
Click here to apply now .
Seeking all academic majors. Full salary and benefits. No previous education experience or coursework necessary.
To learn more, visit www.teachforamerica.org , contact admissions@teachforamerica.org , or subscribe to our e-newsletter at: https://www.teachforamerica.org/online/request/subscribe.jsp .
Spring 08, SCA will be hosting a youth in conservation summit entitled EarthVision: Actions for a Healthy Planet. We are also hosting an Alternative Spring Break for those who might want to spend their spring break volunteering. Details of each are below.
Also, there are still a few days left to submit an entry for the Conservation in Action Multimedia Contest . Submissions must be in by December 1 st , 2007 .
As always, thank you for your support.
SCA Admissions
Alternative Spring Break
SCA and American Eagle have teamed up to host an Alternative Spring in two of the country's most spectacular parks. Choose a week-long service adventure in either Padre Island National Seashore or Grand Canyon National Park .
Volunteers at Padre Island will set up a front country camp near headquarters and work together to construct a universal access boardwalk to the beach, while others will set up a primitive camp on the seashore and spend their days constructing an addition to the turtle research ranger station. Session one runs from 3/8/08-3/15/08 while session two runs from 3/15/08-3/22/08.
At Grand Canyon , volunteers will set up camp at Mather Campground on the South Rim and spend their days hiking along some of the Canyon's most beautiful trails while carrying out important vegetation projects, as well as removing graffiti from some of the Park's most important cultural sites. Dates for the Grand Canyon project are 3/15/08-3/22/08 and 3/22/08-3/29/08.
SCA will provide a $400 travel reimbursement as well as food and transportation within the park. However, volunteers must purchase their own travel to and from the airport, as well as bring personal gear such as a tent, sleeping bag, and pad.
EarthVision: Actions for a Healthy Planet
On April 24 - 27, 2008 , in Washington DC , you can join forces with other young conservation leaders to exchange ideas, get hands-on training, craft policy, and plan next steps in a small and powerful joint effort to strategize actions for a healthy planet. Register for the Summit now to make your voice heard and your views count as the 2008 national election approaches.
You will discuss important issues with major opinion leaders -- from Summit Keynote Speaker and climate champion Billy Parish to national environmental and social justice leader Iantha Gantt-Wright to the producers of The 11th Hour to Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne, and more.
Other good reasons to attend
- It's in DC, in the spring. The opening session is at the Department of Interior Great Hall, with the evening reception at the National Museum of the American Indian.
- You will take part in an environmental service project in our nation's Capital.
- You can network and advance your career at the Conservation Cafe.
- The fee for the four-day Summit is only $145.00 if you register by January 15th. It's $185.00 after that. That includes lodging, food, and ground transportation once at the National 4-H Conference Center.
And if you get five people to register, or if you are a professor and you bring five of your students, your registration will be free!
Some schools like Sterling College in VT have even agreed to pay for a group of students to attend at no cost to the students!
If you are planning to attend, you will need to hurry as this summit will fill up fast. Please visit our website for more information.
Upcoming Info Meeting
THINKING ABOUT AN INTERNATIONAL CAREER?
Advice for going abroad to study, volunteer, intern, teach, travel, or work!
FIRST STUDENT SEMINAR: 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM, PAC Pavilion Nov 15
THE INTERNATIONAL JOB SEARCH
Tips for writing international resumes.
SECOND STUDENT SEMINAR: 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM, PAC Pavilion Nov 15
Jean-Marc Hachey, best-selling author of The Big Guide to Living and Working Overseas and national seminar presenter, will be speaking to staff and faculty about ways to help students understand international careers. This presentation discusses how to guide students interested in building an international career, how to acquire international experience and the difference between the international job search and a domestic job search. Mr. Hachey also puts forth innovative ideas on how various departments on campus can work together to help students build international career and global citizenship credentials.
*Co-Sponsored by College of Liberal Arts, Student Affairs, College of Science and Mathematics, Department of Agribusiness, and the Honors Program.
For more information, visit http://iep.calpoly.edu/mainpages/iew.htm .
Regards,
Charlotte
Charlotte Rinaldi
Career Counselor
Colleges of Liberal Arts & Education
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA
805-756-5978
TEACH FOR AMERICA
In America today, 9-year-olds growing up in low-income communities are already three grade levels behind their peers in higher-income communities.
This is our nation's most pressing problem – and you have the power to change things. If you want to level the playing field for the nation's children, apply now.
Cal Poly Information Session
OCTOBER 29, 2007 at 7PM
Science Building (52) Rm E-27
Free Pizza!
Visit us online at www.teachforamerica.org
Resume. Cover Letter. Essay. That's all it takes to start making a difference.
Full salary and health benefits. Seeking all academic majors. No education courses or experience required.
Charlotte Rinaldi
Career Counselor
Colleges of Liberal Arts & Education
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA
805-756-5978
Upcoming Training Seminar
Migrant Diversity Educators Workshop by Rick Nahmias. Nov 30 in 8/123. Spaces limited, sign up required. See Karen in the front office
Dr. Rucas has signed on for CalPoly at Sea 2008
She will teach Anth 201 (D3) and Anth 345 (D5). Special projects include
Cultural Ethnography and South Pacific Island Fieldtrips!
Do your Senior Project at Sea!
JOIN US FOR THE TSGB CRUISE 08 !!!
Cabins Limited!
(Info Meeting Thu 10/11 and 11/1at 11am 33/286)
Stacey L. Rucas, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Department of Social Sciences
California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly)
Office Bldg. 47 Room 12B
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
o. 805-756-1374 c. 505-453-8934
Email: srucas@calpoly.edu Web: http://cla.calpoly.edu/~srucas/index.html