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Student Interests
Job Opportunities for Women's Studies Graduates
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Links to Women's History and Technology Resources:
http://www.faculty.maconstate.edu/tashford/ITWomen.html
Link to Careers in Women's Studies:
http://www.wsu.edu/~femme/WSt/general/careers.html
Attention
FSU students! The Career Center
provides an array of workshops, seminars, informational
resources, and one-to-one advising opportunities to increase and expand
the students' knowledge base. Below is just a sampling of services the Center
could provide to FSU students.
Workshops
"What can I do with a major in... ?"
Resume Writing
Job Search Strategies for Specific Majors
Interviewing Techniques
Career Center Overview
Employment Opportunities for Specific Majors
Networking
Resource Books/Guides
Career Opportunities in ...
Matching your major to a career
Graduate School Guides
Internship Opportunities
Resume Writing and Development
Admissions Information/Applications for Graduate
Schools
Interviewing Strategies & Tips
Career Advising
Resume/Cover Letter Critiquing
Career Path Development Issues
Transferable/Marketable Skill Issues
Job Search Assistance
Online Resources
1stPlace! - database for Non-profit/Government
internships
Notebook for Online Listings of Employment, Internship,
&
Volunteer Opportunities
Center Advisors are available Monday,
Wednesday -Friday,
9:00 am-4:30 pm, NOT available, Fridays,
1:30-2:30)
Tuesday, 9.00 am-8.00 prn in The Career Center,
Suite 4100-A
Employability Skills Lab, Monday- Wednesday
and Friday, 9-00 am-4:00 pm
Please visit the website at
www.fsu.edu/ ~career
You may contact the Center directly at 644-9773 or via e-mail
at Tbarnard@admin.fsu.edu
For graduating students interested in attending
job fairs, a web-based list is available on the Career Center
Web Site. Log on to: http://www.fsu.edu/~career
for more information.
Feminists Wanted! - Feminist
Activists Commited to Campus Organizing - Positions available starting
Summer 2001
Field Representatives - The Feminist
Majority Foundation (FMF) is seeking graduating seniors and recent college
graduates to be part of the team organizing the FMF innovative campus leadership
program: Feminist Majority Leadership Alliances and Choices Campaign.
As a member of the field team, Field Representatives
are trained in FMF's DC office and travel throughout the country working
with student activists and feminist faculty on campuses to launch and maintain
Feminist Majority Leadership Alliances and conduct a pro-choice campaign
called Choices. Field Representatives alternate spending time
in the field (approximately 10 weeks per year) and in the office for one
full year.
Field representatives have the opportunity to
organize on a grassroots level, gain first-hand experience with a national
feminist organization, and contribute to training the next generation of feminist
leaders.
Qualifications and Applications:
Successful candidates will have knowledge of
and commitment to feminist and pro-choice issues, past activist and/or leadership
experience on campus, a solid academic background, and the ability to communicate
well with others. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and pay
is modest. Health insurance is fully paid by FMF and traveling expenses are
included.
The Feminist Majority Foundation is an equal
opportunity employer and is committed to being a multicultural organization.
People of color are strongly encouraged to apply.
To apply, send or email resume, writing sample,
two academic/professional references, and cover letter detailing leadership
experience and interest in feminist issues and pro-choice organizing to:
Shonali Shome
Campus Program Coordinator
Feminist Majority Foundation
1600 Wilson Blvd., Ste. 801
Arlington, VA 22209
703-522-2219 (fax)
703-522-2214 (phone)
shonali@feminist.org
For more information, visit
http://www.feministcampus.org/info.asp
Jobs & Opportunities
with the State Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs)
The state PIRGs are a nationwide network of non-profit activist organizations
that advocate on behalf of the public interest. Starting with thorough research,
PIRGs tackle problems that no one else seems interested in solving. PIRGs
are seeking motivated individuals who are willing to commit themselves to
getting results. Experience with campus groups or student government, academic
achievement, public interest commitment, and outstanding verbal, writing,
and leadership skills, and a two -year commitment to the position are all
valued. Current graduates earn $18,000 in their first year with the state
PIRGs. Graduates with advanced degrees or relevent work experience receive
up to $25,000. New staff also receive full health insurance, accrue two weeks
paid vacation, and are eligible for college loan assistance. To appy:
pick up a brochure at your career placement office and schedule an on-compus
interview; send a resume and cover letter to : Ellynne Bannon, The National
Association of State PIRGs Hiring Department, 29 Temple Place, Boston, MA
02111. Apply online at www.pirg.org
No deadlines given.
Women's International Net
Magazine (WIN) is proud to announce win-chat, the new WIN email
discussion group. The discussion will be very free-wheeling, with
all topics within good taste welcome. Emails will pass by the Editors on their
way to the members. The editors seek queries about women's issues, newspaper
articles of interest, and, of course, comments about WIN articles. As
the discussion picks up, there will be more and more emails sent, so those
who wish may register for the once-a-day digest with all of that day's correspondence.
Others may choose to have emails turn up in their box one by one as they are
sent. To join, click on the following web site,
http://www.egroups.com/subscribe/win-chat
and you will be taken to a page at egroups.com where
you will sign up. If you have any questions about or difficulties
in doing this, contact: editor@winmagazine.org
Call for submissions:
The FSU Women's Center Newsletter
needs your submissions for essays, poetry, prose, art, and articles of interest
to women. Bring entries to 112 N. Woodward Ave., above Starlight Childcare
Center. Please include phone number and address. All works may
be edited. For questions, call 644-4007.
Semester Programs Abroad
- Augsburg College Center for Global
Education
The Center offered the first women's studies program for U.S. students based
in the developing world, which led to the current offering of two programs
in Mexico that continue the exploration of women's issues in the developing
world:
- Crossing Borders:
Gender and Social Change in Mesoamerica (Mexico, Fall Term)
- Gender and the Environment:
Latin American Perspectives (Mexico, Spring Term)
All programs offer an outstanding
learning opportunity through experiential education, diverse guest lecturers,
living/learning community, family stay, and regional travel. Courses
offered include Intensive Spanish Language, Latin American Literature, Service
Learning Internship, The Development Process, Women in Comparative Politics
(Latin America), The Church and Social Change in Latin America, and Independent
Study. For more information, email: globaled@augsburg.edu; call 1-800-299-8889
or visit the Center's web site at www.augsburg.edu/global/
Applications are accepted on a rolling admissions
basis. Deadlines are October 15 for Spring programs and April 1 for Fall
programs.
Institute for Central American
Studies offers four study programs in Costa Rica, Nicarauga, and/or
Belize. Offerings include:
- Intensive Spanish training program
- The Semester Internship and Research Program
- The ICADS Summer Internship Program
- The Semester Program in Resource Management
and
Sustainable Development
The principle goal of ICADS is to appeal to students
concerned about social change and justice issues, whether they are in the
social or natural sciences. The academic focus includes seven areas
of contemporary importance: Women's issues, Environment, Human Rights,
Public Health, Education, Economic Development, and Wildlife Conservation.
For more information, visit the Women's Studies office at 475 Bellamy or
visit the ICADS website at: http://www.icadscr.com
The National Academies
are non-profit organizations that work under an 1863 congressional charter,
providing independent advice to the nation on matters of science, technology,
and medicine. The web site offers and array of research resources such
as full-text reports online, "Science in the Headlines, case studies in recent
technological and medical advances, a list of current projects,
education and employment resources
, and online additions of several Academy magazines and journals.
Included are links to Celebration of Women in Engineering (highlights the
opportunities, creativity, and potential that engineering represents to women,
and to all people, of all ages) Committee on Women in Science and Engineering
(features a database of organizations encouraging women in science and engineering)
Women in Science and Engineering (resources from a staff group seeking to
increase the participation and visibility of women in Academy-complex activities
and the scientific community). Visit:
http://www.nationalacademies.org/
Boston Women's Leadership Semester, Pine Manor
College, MA Students will enroll in four core classes; Boston
History and Culture, Inclusive Leadership for Social Responsibility,
Shaping our Lives: Women Taking Control, Alone & Together, ad a
relevant Internship. Cost - Paricipation & Tuition $5,500. Room
& Board Available on Campus for $3,450. For more information & applicationRoari
Tosiello, Dean for Academic Policies & Procedures, Boston Women's Leadership
Semester, Pine Manor College, 400 Heath Street, Chesnut Hill, MA 02167,
Phone: (617) 731-7198, email: tosiellb@pmc.edu, Web:
http://www.pmc.edu
Institute for Experiential Learning in Washington,
DC offers internships for all majors.
Students with Women's Studies major can work with various organizations such
as National Women's Health Work, National Organization for Women (NOW), and
National Women's Political Caucus. For more information
contact Institute for Experiential Learning, 1901 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,
Suite 707, Washington, DC 20006. Phone: 1-800-IEL-0770 Email:
info@ielnet.org or visit the Web Site at
http://www.ielnet.org
Deadlines vary.
Attention
Science and Math Students!
Mentornet , is a mentoring program that
links female students with working women scientists via the Internet. Founded
three years ago, Mentornet now has 1,200 mentor-student pairs
who talk weekly via e-mail. Visit the website,
www.mentornet.net
for more information, including applications and tips on how to develop
the mentoring relationship.
The Choices Campus Community
, a virtual campus of the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliances &
Choices Campaign may be viewed online at
http://www.feministcampus.org/
This site offers new resources for feminist study and action, including
the opportunity to chat with other feminist faculty, students, and activists
around the country and world. For additional information, visit the
Welcome Center at
http://feministcampus.org/wc_welcomecenter.asp
Access the World:
Women's Studies in London
June 29, 2002
through August 4, 2002
Arranged through the Office of Study Abroad, Michigan State University
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The Women's Studies Program offers the opportunity to study the lives
of
British women of diverse backgrounds. London is a perfect setting for a
cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary investigation into British women's
writings and culture, feminist movements, and feminist theories and
perspectives. British women have made vital contributions to women's
progress and have had intellectual, social and political links to the United
States since the 17th century.
Classroom discussion and readings are guided by such questions as:
What influences have constructed notions of gender, race, class, ethnicity
and sexuality had on British women's lives? What are British feminisms? By
focusing on an overview of the ideas and history of the British women's
movement and on an overview of selected British women writers, we hope to
come to some answers to these questions and to raise others as well.
Discussion and readings will be enhanced by contacts with women's
organizations (e.g., England's Campaign Against Domestic Violence) and trips
to the world's largest women's bookstore (The Silver Moon) and to the Fawcett
Library, London's premiere archive of British women's activism. We will go
on London Walking tours, to theatres and art museums, and take trips to Stonehenge,
Oxford, and Hampton Court. Along the way, we will compare U.S. notions of
gender with
England's and examine ways in which culture is influenced by legendary and
ordinary women.
ACADEMIC PROGRAM
Students will be required to enroll in a minimum of six (6), and
a maximum of eight (8) semester credits from the following course offerings:
WS 491 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN WOMEN'S STUDIES (4 credits)
Study of a special topic emphasizing women and gender as they relate
to British culture.
WS 490* - INDEPENDENT STUDY (2-4 credits)
Individual reading and research on women and gender.
*Enrollment for the entire four credits requires office assistance.
ACCOMMODATIONS
Students will live in a British residence hall in central London
within walking distance of the classroom and near the British Museum.
FACULTY LEADER
Dr. Joyce R. Ladenson is the former long-time director of the MSU's
Women's Studies Program and a professor in the Department of American Thought
and Language. She has written about and lectured on U.S. women's literature,
culture and history, and on women's studies as an area of study; and has
provided leadership for developing the women's studies program.
ELIGIBILITY
Students must be in good academic standing, with a grade point average
of at least 2.00 at the time of application. Meeting this minimum grade
point average does not, however, guarantee admission--additional eligibility
criteria may apply, and students must be judged academically prepared by
appropriate MSU faculty members.
Participation may be denied to an applicant whose conduct prior to
departure raises doubts that he or she should be allowed to participate in
an international experience.
PROGRAM COSTS
The program fee in 2001 was $2,846.00, and included application fee,
deposit, accommodations, two meals per day, accident and sickness insurance,
support services, and field trips. The program fee did not include MSU tuition
and fees, airfare, or personal spending money. Please check our web
site:
http://www.study-abroad.msu.edu
for the 2000 program fee.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Financial assistance is available when students make appropriate
arrangements with MSU's Office of Study Abroad and the Office of Financial
Aid. All students planning to use financial aid towards a study abroad
program must indicate their intentions on the study abroad application form.
Scholarships are available to qualified MSU students on a competitive
basis.
APPLICATION AND ADMISSION
Students can apply for the program by completing a Study Abroad Application
(available at OSA and on its Web site),or at the MSU Office of Study Abroad,
109 International Center, or by mail (MSU Office of Study Abroad, 109 International
Center, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1035).
A $100 application fee is required. Students will receive a bill
from the MSU Student Receivables Office for the application fee that is applied
to the cost of the program and is NON-REFUNDABLE once a student is admitted
into the program. A student who wants to withdraw his or her application
is required to notify the Office of Study Abroad, in writing, that he or
she no longer intends to participate.
Once admitted into a program, a student will be billed for a non-refundable
and non-transferable $200 deposit. This deposit will be posted and due on
individual student accounts and must be paid by the due date indicated on
the bill. It will be applied to the cost of the program. If a student does
not pay the deposit by the due date on the bill, the deposit will accrue monthly
late charges until it is paid in full. Additionally, he or she may be dropped
from the program. It is the responsibility of the student to inform the Office
of Study Abroad, in writing, when he or she is withdrawing from a program.
MSU students who are unable to pay the deposit by the due date are
encouraged to apply for a short-term loan with the MSU Office of Financial
Aid.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Office of Study Abroad
109 International Center
East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1035
Phone: (517) 353-8920
Fax: (517) 432-2082
E-mail: studyabroad@osa.msu.edu
http://www.study-abroad.msu.edu
Professor Joyce R. Ladenson
Department of American Thought and Language
264 Bessey Hall
Phone: (517) 432-2569 (ATL)
(517) 355-4495
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1044
Fax: (517) 432-1858
E-mail: ladenso2@pilot.msu.edu
Michigan State University Women's Studies Program -
http://www.msu.edu/~wmstdy
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