Upcoming Career Center Workshop: Social Media and the Job Search

The Career Center will be hosting a workshop on February 24, 2015.

Topic: How Social Media Impacts  the Job Search
Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Time: Noon
Location: Arts and Journalism Atrium

For more information contact the Career Center

Upcoming Career Center Workshops: Workplace Problem Solving and Professional Image

The Career Center will be hosting two workshops on February 19, 2015. The topics are Workplace Problem Solving and Professional Image and Etiquette.

Topic: Workplace Problem Solving
Date: Thursday, February 19, 2015
Time: 5pm
Location: Bracken Library 104


Topic: Professional Image and Etiquette
Date: Thursday, February 19, 2015
Time: 6pm
Location: Bracken Library 104

For more information contact the Career Center

Internship Opportunity: National Council on US-Arab Relations

From their website:

The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations' Washington, DC Summer Internship Program offers undergraduate and graduate students a ten-week professional, academic, and career opportunity internship in the Nation's Capital. The program features an energizing and demanding mix of professional involvement, intellectual challenge, career exploration, and cultural encounter designed to provide interns with a rich and varied experience during their time in Washington.

• Professional workplace experience: Interns are placed with one of over a dozen Near East and Arab world related organizations in Washington, D.C., where they are expected to work 35-40 hours/week under the direct supervision of their host organizations.
• Academic seminars: Interns take part in twice weekly seminar sessions designed to provide them with greater depth of knowledge about the Arab world, to underscore the cultural, economic, and political diversity of Arab states, and to explore the intricacies of Arab-U.S. relations.
• Site visits: Interns are offered a behind-the-scenes look at many of the central institutions of federal government, national security policymaking, international diplomacy, and international business.

Sponsorship: The program is administered by National Council professionals and staff, together with more than two dozen of America's foremost scholars and leading foreign affairs practitioners. The programs, activities, and functions represented by the organizations and corporations that provide the professional work experience component of the program are varied. Included among placements in recent years have been educational development and exchange organizations, bimonthly and quarterly publications, humanitarian relief groups, broadcasting networks, area studies centers, international transportation companies, foreign trade associations, peace and justice advocacy groups, and a variety of non-governmental organizations.

Program Dates: May 25 - July 31, 2015

Application Deadline: February 27, 2015

Cost & Fellowship Stipend: A $125 non-refundable program fee must be submitted with the application. Internships are unpaid. Internship program participants, upon successful fulfillment of the program’s academic and internship requirements, receive a $1,000 fellowship stipend.

For complete information and an application: http://ncusar.org/internship 

Professional Development Seminar: Cooperative Extension Education

Thinking about your career plans and want to expand your options? Consider a career in Extension Education. Program areas include 4-H Youth Development, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Community Development, and Health and Human Sciences.

Come to this professional development seminar and learn about career opportunities in Extension Education from Molly Hunt, a Ball State MPA graduate, who has put her degree and training to work helping communities grow and prosper.

Speaker:

Molly Hunt (MPA 2011)

Health and Human Sciences Extension Educator

Purdue University

Cooperative Extension Service

Blackford and Jay Counties, Indiana

Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Time: 3:00-4:00pm

Location: Student Center 303

Political Science Career and Internship Newsletter - January 30, 2015

Welcome to the January 30, 2015 edition of the political science career and internship newsletter.

The most important piece of information in this newsletter: If you are a political science major or graduate student planning to complete an internship for credit in the coming spring or summer semester, then you need to make an appointment to see Dr. Taylor. Email him at cdtaylor@bsu.edu 

Other important information in this issue:

[1] Internship information sessions 
[2] Cardinal Job Fair
[3] Resumania
[4] Career Center Workshop: Sell your skills

[5] Internship opportunities: Indiana Congressional delegation

[6] Internship opportunity: Purdue Extension

[7]Library workshops for graduate students

[8] Receiving academic credit for your internship

[1] Internship information sessions  

Internship coordinators Brad Gideon and Charles Taylor will be hosting internship information sessions in January, February, and March. At these sessions you can learn about the requirements for earning academic credit for your internship and the resources available through the Career Center to help you find internship opportunities and turn them into successful career-building experiences.

If you are a Political Science undergraduate major or graduate student or a Legal Studies major planning on doing an internship for credit, then you must attend one of these sessions.

Session dates, times, and locations: http://internpoliscibsu.blogspot.com/2015/01/internship-information-sessions-for.html
 
[2] Cardinal Job Fair

The Cardinal Job Fair attracts an average of 70 employers seeking to meet students on Ball State’s campus. Students have the opportunity to meet with representatives seeking both interns and permanent employees.
Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 Time: 11am-3pm Location: Worthen Arena

For more info: http://internpoliscibsu.blogspot.com/2015/01/cardinal-job-fair-wednesday-february-11.html
 
[3] Resumania

Get your resume reviewed at Resumania:

Date: Wednesday and Thursday, February 4 and 5, 2015
Time: 11am-2pm
Location: Art and Journalism Atrium

For more information: http://internpoliscibsu.blogspot.com/2015/01/get-your-resume-reviewed-at-resumania.html
[4] Career Center Workshop: Sell your skills 

The Career Center will be hosting a workshop titled "Sell your skills: Understanding the value of your experience."
Date: Thursday, January 29, 2015 Time: 5pm Location: Whitinger Business Building 145
For more information: http://internpoliscibsu.blogspot.com/2015/01/career-center-workshop-sell-your-skills.html

[5] Internship opportunities: Indiana Congressional delegation

Every member of the Indiana congressional delegation is advertising internship opportunities in Washington DC and Indiana. If you are interested in a summer internship, then don't waste time. Most have an application deadline in early March!

For more information: http://internpoliscibsu.blogspot.com/2015/01/internship-opportunities-with-indiana.html
 

[6] Internship opportunity: Purdue Extension

Purdue Extension is seeking interns to work with County Extension Educators. 

For more information: http://internpoliscibsu.blogspot.com/2015/01/internship-opportunities-with-purdue.html
 

[7] Library workshops for graduate students

 

University Libraries has several workshops scheduled covering research related topics, including publishing as a graduate student, utilizing EndNote, and using social media professionally.

For more information: http://internpoliscibsu.blogspot.com/2015/01/university-libraries-workshops-for.html

[8] Receiving academic credit for your internship

Internships are valuable in themselves because of the experience they provide. Students who have completed an internship are better positioned to go on the permanent job market than those who haven’t.

But it is also possible to get academic credit for your internship. For political science undergraduates, completing an internship is one way to complete your capstone requirement. For graduate students in the MPA program, an internship is required unless you have appropriate professional experience. Grad students in the MA program may, but are not required to, complete an internship for credit.

If you are planning a spring or summer internship, make sure that it is eligible for academic credit. Make an appointment with Dr. Taylor (cdtaylor@bsu.edu) to discuss your internship plans.

 

Internship opportunities with the Indiana Congressional delegation

Every member of the Indiana congressional delegation is advertising internship opportunities in Washington DC and Indiana. If you are interested in a summer internship, then don't waste time. Most have an application deadline in early March!

Sen. Dan Coats

Sen. Joe Donnelly

Cong. Pete Visclosky (IN-1)

Cong. Jackie Walorski (IN-2) 

Cong. Marlin Stutzman (IN-3)

Cong. Todd Rokita (IN-4)

Cong. Susan Brooks (IN-5)

Cong. Luke Messer (IN-6) 

Cong. Andre Carson (IN-7)

Cong. Larry Bucshon (IN-8)

Cong. Todd Young (IN-9)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

University Libraries Workshops for Graduate Students

University Libraries has several workshops scheduled covering research related topics, including publishing as a graduate student, utilizing EndNote, and using social media professionally.

More info here: https://apps.bsu.edu/CommunicationsCenter/Story.aspx?MessageGuid=f1c28247-d7c7-44b9-8dc9-58865202e235