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CUNY BA/BS on the Radio

Beth Kneller, Deputy Director — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:52:41 +0000

Listen for new advertisements for CUNY Baccalaureate for Unique and Interdisciplinary Studies on these great radio stations:

WBCR 1090 FM (Brooklyn College)

WKRB 90.3 FM (Kingsborough Community College)

WMEC 91.5 FM on Sundays from 6pm to 8pm and Cablevision BCAT TV 70 daily from 1pm to 5pm (Medgar Evers College)

WHCR 90.3 FM (City College)

http://www.lagcc.cuny.edu/webradio/ (LaGuardia Community College)

If you hear it, let me know! Thanks!

Beth Kneller, bkneller@gc.cuny.edu

Interdisciplinary Conference on World Literature: Call for Papers

Beth Kneller, Deputy Director — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:35:52 +0000

Weltliteratur: Crossing Boundaries
An Interdisciplinary Conference on World Literature
University of Notre Dame
March 19, 2010
Call For Papers
The Ph.D. in Literature Program at the University of Notre Dame announces a conference entitled “Weltliteratur: Crossing Boundaries,” in tribute to its objective to encourage and develop research on the place of world literature. In the last few years an increasing number of eminent scholars have been drawing attention to the manner in which the institutional division of literatures into an archipelago of disciplines enclosed in national boundaries hampers and even distorts literary studies. The publication of books like Gayatri Spivak’s Death of a Discipline and Emily Apter’s The Translation Zone demonstrates increasing dissatisfaction with the traditional model of comparative literature, and various alternate approaches to literature have surfaced: global literature (Jameson), cosmopolitanism (Robbins, Brennan, Appiah), transationalism (Spivak), world literature (Damrosch). The motivation for this event comes from Goethe’s idea of Weltliteratur: National literature is now a rather unmeaning term; the epoch of world literature is at hand, and everyone must strive to hasten its approach. Professor David Damrosch, Chair of Literature and World Literature at Harvard University and author of What is World Literature? and How to Read World Literature, will be the keynote speaker for the conference.

Goethe’s conception of world literature allows us to recognize that national and cultural boundaries still exist, but that literature circulates across these boundaries, helping to reshape relations among peoples. This conference is dedicated to considering literature as a space that extends beyond historical, linguistic, and traditional disciplinary boundaries and welcomes papers that approach literature as an alternative and/or minority discourse across cultural, political, national, institutional and social limitations. Submissions may address, but are not limited to, the following ways in which literature crosses boundaries: Transmission, Translation, Transference, Transaction, Transgression.

The conference organizers invite abstracts for individual 15-20 minute papers on any related theme in literature ranging from classical to contemporary. 300 word abstracts should be submitted by January 15, 2010 to gbusl@nd.edu . Please include your name, affiliation, and paper title in your email; and attach an abstract with title ONLY in PDF or Word format for blind review.

NYC Urban Fellows Program

Beth Kneller, Deputy Director — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:55:31 +0000

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/html/employment/urbanfellows.shtml

The Urban Fellows Program is sponsored by The City of New York and administered by the department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS). The program is designed to introduce America’s finest college students and graduates to local government and public service.

The Urban Fellows Program is a highly selective, nine-month fellowship which combines work in Mayoral offices and City agencies with an intensive seminar series that explores the current urban issues which have an impact on public policy. The program is richly diverse in that participants come from all over the country to work in New York City.

After participating in an extensive interview process, New York City Urban Fellows are placed at an array of agencies across the city where they learn about public policy through a hands-on approach.

This knowledge is supplemented by a series of workshops that help to promote a deep understanding of the structure of New York City government. The program seeks to ensure that every Urban Fellow comprehends the intricacies of City, State and Federal finance and the interaction between these levels of government.

During the year, these lessons are further enhanced by group trips to Washington D.C. and Albany, where the Fellows meet face-to-face with the representatives and policy-makers who help shape life in New York City.

Each class of New York City Urban Fellows works from September through the middle of May. For their services, the program provides:

A nine-month stipend of $30,000
Health Insurance coverage

Eligibility is based on when you achieve your undergraduate (BA, BS) degree from a four-year college. For the 2010-2011 program, Urban Fellows will only accept applications from candidates who:

Receive(d) their Bachelor’s Degree in the Spring of ‘08, ‘09 or ‘10
Can commit to a the nine-month Fellowship
Agree to suspend any graduate study or outside work for the duration of the Fellowship
Applicants must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the United States after graduation and for the entire fellowship period. Applicants must meet the criteria set forth by the I-9, “Employment Eligibility Verification,” from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

Students may apply via the link above; the deadline is January 7, 2010.

e-Permit

Kate McPherson, Senior Academic Advisor (O-Z) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:25:56 +0000

We have been informed that Brooklyn College will open on 11/24 and Hunter College will open on 12/2.

Summer 2010 Internships at the Yale University School of Medicine

(Mr) Kim J Hartswick, Academic Director — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:15:31 +0000

Yale University School of Medicine is sponsoring two summer programs:
Biomedical Science Training and Enrichment Program (BioSTEP)
Website: http:/www.med.yale.edu/omca/biostep
Each participant works for 10 weeks in the research laboratory of a Yale faculty member who serves as the mentor. The research experience also includes weekly seminars and workshops on topics such as “Applying to Graduate and Medical Schools,” and “Writing for the Sciences,” as well as social and cultural events. Research training is offered at no cost to the participant, who is provided with housing, travel to and from New Haven, and a stipend of approximately $4,000. The application deadline is February 1, 2010.
Specifically, they are seeking:
-Undergraduates, preferably sophomore and junior
-Some research experience (not required but highly desirable)
-Excellent science and academic credentials
-Strong interest in doctoral research training
-Disadvantaged or member of ethnic/racial minority
-U.S. citizen or Permanent Resident

Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP)
Website: http:/www.med.yale.edu/omca/smep
Sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the SMDEP offers intensive science enrichment for freshman and sophomores interested in pursuing careers in medicine. Students attend weekly seminars and workshops as well as social and cultural events. Participants receive a stipend of $500.00, and travel expenses of $100. Housing and meals are provided at no cost to the program participant. The application deadline is March 1, 2010. Applicants are accepted on a rolling admissions basis.

Public Policy and International Affairs Program (PPIA)

Beth Kneller, Deputy Director — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:40:46 +0000

The Public Policy and International Affairs Program (PPIA www.ppiaprogram.org) is a national fellowship program that prepares young adults for an advanced degree and ultimately for careers and influential roles serving the public good. PPIA has an outreach focus on students from groups who are underrepresented in leadership positions in government, nonprofits, international organizations and other institutional settings.

Among their benefits you will find the following:

Junior Institute—

Full tuition at a PPIA JSI (University of Michigan, University of Maryland, University of California, Berkley, Princeton, Carnegie Mellon University)
Minimum $1,000 stipend
University Housing with a meal plan
Books and related course materials

PPIA Fellows—-

Recruitment by PPIA graduate School Consortium Schools
Application fee waivers
Minimum $5K scholarship upon enrollment in a PPIA Consortium School
Additional networks and resources for internships and full-time employment.

e-Permit Open for Spring 2010 at Some Schools

Kate McPherson, Senior Academic Advisor (O-Z) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:33:07 +0000

The following schools have opened their e-Permit systems for Spring 2010:

Baruch College

BMCC

College of Staten Island

John Jay College

Kingsborough Community College

Medgar Evers College

New York City College of Technology

Queensborough Community College

Queens College

York College

Alliance/Merck Ciencia (Science) Hispanic Scholars Program

Beth Kneller, Deputy Director — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:45:10 +0000

Application period is now open. Deadline is February 15, 2010.

The Alliance/Merck Ciencia (Science) Hispanic Scholars Program is a partnership to improve Hispanic student access to higher education and degrees in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

College STEM Majors — $2,000 Scholarship. Hispanic college students from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories and Puerto Rico pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field major are invited to apply for a $2,000 one-time scholarship of which 25 will be awarded in the Spring of 2010.

Students interested in applying to the Alliance/Merck Ciencia (Science) Hispanic Scholars Program must apply online and all required materials must be received by the deadline date.

http://www.alliancescholars.org/applications/

Writing-related Competitions, Internships, Fellowships, and Other Awards for Students

(Mr) Kim J Hartswick, Academic Director — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:21:22 +0000

For a listing of these see:10.09 HonorsOpps

Lecture at Baruch on Teaching and Learning

(Mr) Kim J Hartswick, Academic Director — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:45:36 +0000

Thursday, November 19, 7pm, Baruch College: What’s the Right Thing to Do?
Michael Sandel is so well known for being successful at engaging students in large classes that Ken Bain’s What the Best College Teachers Do (Harvard, 2004) describes Sandel’s highly interactive lectures for more than 1000 Harvard undergrads as models of effective teaching and learning. His topic is justice, and he has just published a new book, Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do? (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2009). The book and Sandel’s lectures are the focus of a new PBS TV series; hence a series of public interviews (Today Show, Charlie Rose, etc.), a major piece in the NYTimes (on September 25), and a national speaking tour.

Sandel’s New York appearance will be at Baruch College on Thursday, November 19, at 7pm in Mason Hall (17 Lexington Avenue/23rd Street). You can gain a sense of what his approach to teaching is like via justiceharvard.org.)

Sandel’s presentation is co-sponsored by the Office of the Provost at Baruch College and by The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity. It is free and open to the public. Please come and please invite your students. And please RSVP…

RSVP: http://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/centers/cci/events/justice-what2019s-the-right-thing-to-do