INTERNSHIPS

School for Social Entrepreneurs January Internship in London
Application Deadline: Monday, October 20— A St. Olaf student will have the opportunity to travel to London and complete an academic internship with the network director for the School for Social Entrepreneurs.  The School for Social Entrepreneurs is a London-based organization devoted to providing training and opportunities that enable people to use their creative and entrepreneurial skills more fully for social benefit.  Find details and apply on-line via OleRecruiting.  For more information, email Kris Estenson.

Eight Internships / Class Action
Class Action is offering eight different internships during January as well as each season. Class Action is a national non-profit whose mission is to inspire action to end classicism. They raise awareness, facilitate cross-class dialogue, support cross-class alliances, and work with others to promote economic justice.
Click on each opportunity to learn more:

Administrative
Race/Class Intersections Program
Development/Events
Communications/Media
Marketing/Media
Higher Education
K-12 Education
Internet Networking

To apply, fill out a Volunteer Interest Form  and send it, along with a resume and cover letter, to: Class Action, P.O. Box 350, Hadley, MA 01035 ATTN: Sarah Reid.  Please specify which internship you are interested in!  For more information or to express interest, email Sarah Reid or call her at 413-585-9709.


Project Vote Smart
The Project Vote Smart National Internship Program provides a unique lesson in the study of American politics. Students from across the nation and around the world come to their high tech research center in the Montana Rockies for ten weeks to help American citizens educate themselves about elected officials and candidates. By providing this information in an easy and accessible manner, Project Vote Smart believes that citizens can better defend themselves from the political hype and misrepresentation characteristic of present day political campaigns.  Interns play a crucial role at Project Vote Smart and are asked to commit to ten consecutive weeks, and intern anytime during the year. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and have no deadline, but interns are encouraged to submit their applications early because space fills up quickly. Interns live on-site at the Project's Great Divide Ranch and scholarships pay for all living costs, including room and board. For more information, visit the Project Vote Smart webpage. 

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Application Deadline: Friday, December 5— Thrivent Financial in Minneapolis is looking for summer actuarial interns and a full-time, entry-level actuarial assistant beginning after graduation. For more information contact Andrea Johnson.

Volunteer in Africa
Volunteer in Africa would like to invite the students from St. Olaf to participate in volunteer work and voluntourism programs in Ghana.  The organization works in partnership and collaboration with mostly non-profit organizations and grass-root community groups in Ghana.  They offer volunteer work, internship volunteer work and voluntourism opportunities in Ghana in the area of health, social, educational community development and other areas in Ghana.  For more information, visit the Volunteer in Africa website.

For further details on internships and careers, visit OleRecruiting.  

CAMPUS RECRUITING

Analyst / Analysis Group
Application Deadline: Sunday, October 12, 2008—  An entry level position for applicants with research experience. Responsibilities include conducting market research, developing computer programs, assist in report preparation and data analysis of financial models.


Collins' Broker Analyst / Broker Analyst Intern / Catastrophe Risk Analyst
Application Deadline: Monday, October 13, 2008— Work as a member of a reinsurance sales team in marketing to gain a technical understanding of the industry.


Business Associate / Health Care Futures
Application Deadline: Tuesday, October 14, 2008— Work in the health care industry analyzing health care and client information and producing models. Job includes on-site interviews with clients and access to senior decision-makers and board members of client organizations.


Underwriting Development Associate / Valmark Securities
Friday, October 17, 2008— Manage formal and informal life insurance applications through assessing medical and non-medical underwriting risks.


Business Analyst, Business Analyst Intern (January and Summer) / Target Headquarters
Sunday, October 19, 2008— Responsibilities include a project to complete during your internship and a chance to present your results to your department and leadership at the end of your internship.

Problem Solver, Implementation Consultant/Project Manager, Software Developer / Epic Systems
Sunday, October 19, 2008— Analyze client needs, develop strategies tailored to a specific organization, configure the system, and ensure a successful implementation of Epic software.

For further details on internships and careers, visit OleRecruiting.  
* Students need to submit their resumes by 11pm on the deadline to each company of interest via the "APPLY" button at the bottom of each posting.

WORKSHOPS

NYU Law School Information Session
Monday, October 13, 3-4 pm, Sayles Hill 251, Carleton College

Making it in the Arts Conference
Saturday, October 18, 8:30am-3pm, BC Ballrooms— Provides a forum for cross-disciplinary discussions of issues facing all artists, whether performing, visual or literary. Philip Brunelle, founder and artistic director of Vocal Essence will be the keynote speaker. Network with professionals in panels and break out sessions. Must pre-register through the conference's website.

Interviewing Skills
Monday, October 20, 4-5pm, BC 144— Receive interviewing tips and information.

Writing a Graduate/Professional School Resume/Curriculum Vitae
Tuesday, October 21, 4-5pm, BC 144— Learn how to "look good on paper" for admissions committees.

Identifying Vocational Interests (Part 1)
Thursday, October 23, 11:30-12:45 PM, BC 142— Understand how your VISA (Values, Interests, Skills and Abilities) relate to specific career options. Workshop will introduce two assessment inventories.

Exploring Careers in Biomedical Sciences
Thursday, October 23, 11:30-12:30pm, RML 477— Learn resources and strategies to help you explore a variety of career options in the health-related fields.

Government Job and Internship Fair
Friday, October 24, 10am-3pm, Coffman Memorial Union, Great Hall, University of Minnesota— Must pre-register in the CEL by 5pm, October 20.

To view CEL video workshops online visit
http://www.stolaf.edu/services/cel/students/video_workshop.html

EVENTS

YouthWorks Info Session
Thursday, October 23, 9:30am-1:00pm, Stav Hall Table— YouthWorks is a non-profit, multi-denominational mission's organization that offers paid summer internships and staff positions available for undergraduate and graduate students to lead and facilitate mission trips for middle and senior high school students. Started in 1994 with just two mission sites and 400 participants, YouthWorks now serves 78 communities throughout North America and is expecting 40,000 participants to go on trips this next summer. Numerous St. Olaf students have been on the YouthWorks staff every summer, and the organization hopes for that to continue.  They are looking for a variety of students from Spanish speakers, people who can keep a budget, youth workers and social service students. Dave Jaeger will be on campus tabling outside Stav Hall to briefly share about their paid summer positions.  For more information, visit the YouthWorks website or call Dave Jaeger at 612-746-6440.

Epic Systems Annual Day in the Field
Friday, October 17, 9:30 am-3:30 pm— Epic Systems is hosting their annual Day in the Field where students have the opportunity to see the most sophisticated healthcare software at work, eat a gourmet lunch, play with Simpson's chess set and learn about a rapidly growing indsustry and the career opporutnity it offers. It is strongly suggested to bring your resume to the event. E-mail your name, major, school and graduation date to RSVP to Becca Terdich.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest 2009
Contest Deadline: December 19, 2008— Juniors and Seniors are invited to participate in the 2009 Essay Contest  sponsored by The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity.  In 3,000-4,000 words, students are encouraged to raise questions, single out issues and identify dilemmas.  The essay should be developed from the student’s point of view and may take the form of an analysis that is biographical, historical, literary, philosophical, sociological or theological.  Some suggested essay topics include: what does your own experience tell you about the relationship between politics and ethics and, in particular, what could be done to make politics more ethical?  From a personal viewpoint, how does globalization impact your view of the Other in society and in the world? For more information, visit the Elie Wiesel Foundation website and take a look at the guidelines for the contest.  

The Villers Fellowship
Application Deadline: January 15— A fellowship created for leaders with a passion in health care justice, this position allows the fellow to work in the health policy department on an effort to improve access to health coverage to low income and vulnerable communities. The fellow will conduct research on health care policy and contribute to publications relevant to health policy debates. For more information, visit the Villers Fellowship website.

Wellstone Fellowship
Application Deadline: February 6— The Wellstone Fellowship for Social Justice is  a year-long, full-time, salaried position in Washington DC, focusing on advancing social justice through health care advocacy, specifically analyzing the challenges faced by communities of color. This fellow must demonstrate interest in health care policy and racial/ethnic health disparities. For more information, including an application visit the Wellstone Fellowship website.

Ralph and Iris Salomon Scholarship
Cross-Cultural Solutions is offering a partial scholarship of $455 per student.  All individuals nominated must be matriculated students in good standing at the institution and should intend to participate in the program during the period of time for which this agreement applies. In order for an individual to receive the Ralph and Iris Salomon Scholarship, the College Office must nominate him/her prior to program enrollment in the following way:

1. Receive notification from interested student(s) that they wish to be nominated.
2. Email Cross-Cultural Solutions with the student’s name, email address, phone number and a written verification that the student is matriculated and in good standing.  

The agreement is non-binding and can be terminated by the College Office at any time, for any reason with no explanation required. Should you agree with the terms of the scholarship all you need to do is sign the attached scholarship Memorandum of Understanding and fax it back to Vanessa Shaw at (914) 632-8494.

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

Three Scholarships for Social Justice and Vocational Exploration Internships for Interim 2008
Application Deadline: October 31, 5:00 pm

Kloeck-Jenson Scholarship for Peace and Justice Internships— Award Amount: $1,000-$4,000 (dependent on proposal and student need)

Joy Korda Schaefer Scholarship for Vocational Exploration Internships— Award Amount: $1,000-2,500 (dependent on proposal and student need)

David Minge Scholarship for Peace & Justice Internships/Academic Programs in D.C.— Award Amount: $1,000 (dependent on proposal and student need)

Please see the CEL website for more information about the scholarships and the application process: www.stolaf.edu/services/cel/students/scholarships.html.

Contemplation and Action Grants for Social Justice Projects
Application Deadline: October 15, 2008— Offered by Canterbury Campus Ministry, All Saints Episcopal Church (Northfield, MN) during interim and the summer.


Carter Academic Service Entrepreneur Program
Application Deadline: December 1, 2008— Minnesota Campus Compact will be awarding three $1000 CASE grants for the 2009 spring semester. Created by the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Partnership Foundation, this grant recognizes excellence in academic-service learning through financial support to campus-community partnerships. Students are encouraged to apply for this grant in conjunction with an established community partnership and will construct an academic-service learning project plan. Funds are awarded directly to the community partner and student projects are published online with recognition from former President Jimmy Carter. Recipients will be announced at the end of 2008 fall semester. Please visit www.servicebook.org to create an account and apply. If you have further questions, please contact Ryan Majerus at 651-603-5084.  Nate Jacobi, Assistant Director for Civic Engagement in the CEL is available to help you develop your project proposal.