Join the Race Alliance Northwestern (RAN) at:

Domestic Violence: Gender-Based Violence in Minority Communities

A Panel Discussion with:
Steven Lackey, Sex Addiction Counselor
Marcia Nickow, Addictions and Trauma Specialist
Claudia Segura, Domestic Violence Counselor at Pilsen Organization: Latinos in Action
Tuesday, May 26
7 p.m.
Swift 107

All are welcome!

The Evanston Youth Council is reaching out to you to ask for your assistance with the 2009 Evanston Youth Summit.
The Youth Council has decided that the theme for this year's summit should center on teaching young people to be leaders for change in Evanston. We are looking for young community activists (25 and under) to:
* Participate in a roundtable discussion on what motivated them to work for change in their communities
 *Share how they got started as young activists
If you know, or are aware of any young activists in Chicagoland who could be a part of this process, please forward their names and contact info.

We are also looking for community members and agencies to help the young people at the summit participate in a community asset mapping activity and in break out groups where they put together projects that can inspire change in Evanston.

We plan to hold the summit in early to mid May. Please let me know if you have any events during this time, so that the Youth Summit wil not interfere with any other community programs.

Feel free to pass this request along.

Still trying to find an internship for the summer? Not sure about whether you want to go into banking? advertising? Come out for one-on-one conversations with Kellogg students and alumni from DraftFCB, Deloitte, Accenture and others.

Relationships Matter. ISBE recognizes their growing importance and is proud to present the ISBE Networking Series. We have invited individuals from the marketing/advertising, finance and  consulting industry to exchange their information, ideas and opportunities with you. We hope to see you there!

DATE: February 10 to 12
TIME: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
LOCATION: John Evans Alumni Center at 1800 Sherman Avenue
ATTIRE: Business Casual
Tuesday February 10 - Marketing/Advertising
Wednesday, February 11 - Finance
Thursday, February 12 - Consulting

Did you love your experience as a Peer Coordinator? Are you a dedicated Peer Adviser seeking to challenge yourself in a new role? Looking for a new leadership experience on campus? Apply to be a Peer Coordinator!

The Wildcat Welcome (WW) Peer Coordinator position is an intermediary leadership position between Peer Advisers and the Board of Directors. Peer Coordinators advise and support Peer Advisers throughout the months leading up to WW. Unlike last year, Peer Coordinators will also be in charge of Transfer Peer Advisers. Therefore, we are also seeking some applicants with either transfer experience or a desire to help incoming transfer students.

Peer Coordinators are required to work 2-3 hours per week during winter and spring quarters, as well as throughout all of WW. Applicants should display exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, organization, a positive attitude and passion a for WW, Northwestern University and new students.

Visit the Student Affairs office for an application and more details. Applications must be turned in to Elizabeth Block (basement of Scott Hall) by Friday, January 16. Please keep in mind that interview times are determined on a first-come, first-served basis, so you are encouraged to turn in your application early. Applicants will be notified on Wednesday, February 4.

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT 

We've moved for Winter Quarter 2009
1801 Maple
Suite 6313
Evanston, IL 60201
847/467-6953
international@northwestern.edu
(These offices are across the street from Chili’s. There is Northwestern parking available in the ‘ITEC lot’ behind the Hilton, at University Place and Railroad Avenue. There is also an Evanston city lot to the south of the Hilton opposite the building.)
 
IPD at Norris
During winter quarter, IPD will have office hours at Norris (102 Evans) on Mondays from noon to 3:30 p.m. and on Fridays from noon to 5 p.m. (On those rare occasions we are in the Scholars Room, that will be posted.)  Applications can be delivered there. Interviews and information sessions with staff can also be held at this convenient location if previously scheduled by calling 847/467-6953. On March 4, IPD will be in the Scholars Room at Norris from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. to accept summer program applications.

IPD Is Accepting Study Abroad Applications

Fall Programs:
Contemporary Brazil
China: Environment and Development
European Union Studies
Public Health in Europe
Plus other exchange programs in science and engineering

Summer Programs:
China: Emerging Legal and Economic Structures
Public Health in China
Public Health in Mexico

We would like to bring our graduate program to your attention. Some of our program¹s characteristics are described below. Further information about the program, our faculty and our current students (and their accomplishments) can be found on our web site.

Students in our doctoral program concentrate either in Lifespan Cognitive Neuroscience or in Human Development and Public Policy. Both concentrations lead to a PhD in Psychology. A joint PhD in Psychology and Master¹s Degree in Public Policy is also offered in collaboration with the Georgetown Public Policy Institute. This is the only such joint degree program in the country.

The concentration in Lifespan Cognitive Neuroscience combines a focus on cognitive and developmental psychology with a solid background in neuroscience. This program maintains close ties with the Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, housed within the G. U. Medical Center, and also with the PhD program in the Department of Linguistics on the main campus.

The concentration in Human Development and Public Policy integrates (a) the theoretical, conceptual and empirical work that defines developmental science, (b) instruction in policy development, implementation, and analysis and evaluation, and (c) direct experience in applying scientific knowledge to policy issues affecting human development. Current students in this area
are studying the developmental effects of child care, Head Start and state pre-K programs; children and the media, including new media; family structure and child development, and adolescent outcomes and family involvement in the juvenile justice system. Since we are located in the nation¹s capital, our program is uniquely situated to offer students myriad opportunities for direct links with scholars and programs involved in policy development, implementation and evaluation.

Students in both concentrations take our four developmental core courses together, and they present their research in our weekly "developmental lunch" seminars. As a result, some students are developing hybrid interests that span both tracks. Our program is on its way to producing a unique group of developmental scientists who appreciate how the study of lifespan cognitive neuroscience can inform, and be informed by, public policy issues.

Depending upon the student¹s concentration and career interests, she or he might pursue any of a wide variety of career paths. For example, one might seek an academic position within a college or university department of psychology, sociology, public health, communications or interdisciplinary program in human development or public policy. Alternatively, one might move into the private or nonprofit sector, through a position in a research institute, foundation or medical facility, or into policy-related work within government agencies, research firms or national organizations.

Within the Georgetown University Psychology Department, we are firmly committed to the establishment and maintenance of a racially and ethnically diverse academic and professional environment, and so are especially interested to identify promising minority students, including African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders and Native Americans. Our graduate program in Developmental Science offers full financial support, in the form of a teaching or research assistantship, for
four years to all matriculated students who maintain a satisfactory record of performance while completing their studies here. Students are also eligible for University Fellowships and, for those from underrepresented groups, the Patrick Healy Fellowship.

Would you like to encourage a child to attend college and succeed in college?
Then become a Pen Pal!!
Join Promote 360 as we continue our pen pal collaboration with Jane Addams School. As a pen pal, you will correspond directly with a 6th-grade student at Jane Addams via letters. Throughout the year, you will have the opportunity to connect with and get to know your pen pal while empowering them with knowledge about the college experience. Your only responsibility is to be consistent in your letters – we will coordinate and provide you with all else!

Interested? E-mail promote360@gmail.com with your name, year, e-mail and phone number, and we’ll partner you up with a pen pal!

You know you’ve always wanted a 6th grade friend!!

Safe Foundation in Chicago is an organization dedicated to helping people with criminal records.

We are starting art workshops in three of Chicago's minimum security prisons; these workshops include writing, theater, and art workshops.
We are looking for students who have an interest in any of these topics and can dedicate two hours once a week for about three months.
They will be trained about how these workshops are to run, their function as facilitators, and Paulo Freire's ideas concerning group dynamics and the art of the oppressed. I am a member of the University of Michigan's Prison Creative Arts Program, which is a long-standing organization, and I will be trying to create
workshops that replicate this design, as it has been exceedingly successful in more than 30 of Michigan's prisons.

NU-Materials Research Science and Engineering Center seeks work-study students:

$8.50-$9.50 per hour, depending on qualifications
10 hours per week

Must be work-study eligible.

Position responsibilities will include:

• Preparing science experiments for middle school outreach program.
• Participating in the formatting of lesson plans for outreach programs.
• Assisting with recruiting for undergraduate and high school teacher summer programs.
• Assisting in preparation for seminars.
• Organizing and inventorying of supplies for the programs and in the shared facilities.
• Scanning, entering data and filing information for the programs and shared facilities.
• Editing and maintaining photo archives.
• Running campus errands of picking up and delivering documents.

Qualifications:
Looking for an undergraduate student who has an interest in education outreach, good organizational skills and attention to detail, the ability to take initiative and to multitask. Experience with MS Excel and MS Word preferred.

Contact Dr. Martha Tanner for more information:

mrc@northwestern.edu
847-491-3606

Certificate Program for Undergraduates
Information Session

5:30–6:30 p.m.
Wildcat Room, Norris Center

All freshmen, sophomores and juniors interested in analytic careers in financial services and consulting are encouraged to attend.

Take advantage of this opportunity to learn more about the Kellogg Certificate Program for Undergraduates, where students master graduate-level material in business analytics and finance under the guidance of distinguished Kellogg professors. Find out if either of the two four-course certificates is a good fit for you and your career goals, and if you will meet the prerequisite courses required for application. Applications due early March 2010.

Turkey Trot
5K Run/Walk

Saturday, November 7, 2009
Lakefill
(East Parking Lot by Arts Circle)

8:30 a.m.
Registration

9:30 a.m.
Race begins!

Student Tickets: $10
Adult Tickets:  $15

Purchase tickets in advance at the web site:

http://groups.northwestern.edu/specialolympics/turkeyTrot.html

Religious Awareness Week @ Northwestern (April 13-19)

Monday, April 13--9:30 a.m. Breakfast Conversation with Gustav Niebuhr (focusing on his book, Beyond Tolerance, but it's not necessary to have read the book). In Parkes Hall 122.

Monday, April 13--4 p.m. Gustav Niebuhr and Eboo Patel in Conversation. Eboo Patel is director of the Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC). Reception following. In Parkes Hall 122.

Monday, April 13--7 p.m. Public Lecture by Gustav Niebuhr: "Beyond Tolerance: Searching for Interfaith Understanding in America." (See flier below)Fisk Hall Auditorium (217), 1845 Sheridan Road.

Gustav Niebuhr is associate professor of religion and the media, a dual appointment in the Department of Religion and S.I. Newhouse School of Public communications at Syracuse University. The former religion reporter for the New York Times, he has also written for the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He is the grandson of H. Richard Niebuhr and great Nephew of Reinhold Niebuhr, two of America's most distinguished theologians. His recent book is entitled Beyond Tolerance: Searching for Interfaith Universtanding in America.

Eboo Patel is the founder and executive director of the Interfaith Youth Core, a Chicago-based institution building the global interfaith youth movement. He was recently appointed by President Obama to the Advisory Council of the White House Office of Faith Based and Neighborhood Initiatives, where he is working to realize the President’s priority of interfaith cooperation. He is the author of Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation. He writes "The Faith Divide," a featured blog on religion for the Washington Post and has also written for the Harvard Divinity School Bulletin, Chicago Tribune, Clinton Journal, Review of Faith and International Affairs, Sunday Times of India and National Public Radio.

Other events in Religious Awareness Week include:

Wednesday, April 15--6:30 p.m. Film Screening: "The Renewal Project." Learn how faith communities across the country are protecting the environment and leading community sustainability projects. Followed by discussion with members of the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation, Evanston's only Green Synagogue. Swift 107.

Thursday, April 16--8:30 p.m. Sex and Religion Fireside (Cristina Traina), co-sponsored with Sex Week and the Interfaith Hall. Women's Center.

Saturday, April 18--1 p.m. Interfaith Service Day: clean up the beaches and parks in south Evanston. Meet at Parkes Hall 120.

Saturday, April 18--7 p.m. RAW Open Mic Night. Parkes Hall 122.

Sunday, April 19--7 p.m. "Celebrate the Spirit," an interfaith concert featuring Rachel Barton Pine at the Music Institute of Chicago. Note: tickets are required for this event. Free for students. Visit the web site www.ctschicago.edu.

Want to immerse yourself in a foreign language and culture this summer?

Come learn how to pay for it!

Critical Language Scholarship Info Sessions
9 a.m.
noon (with CLS-China alum Hannah Bolder)

Office of the Fellowships
1940 Sheridan Road
1st Floor Conference Room

Critical Language Scholarships offer intensive overseas study in many foreign languages:
Arabic
Azerbaijani
Bangla/Bengali
Chinese
Hindi
Indonesian
Japanese
Korean
Persian
Punjabi
Russian
Turkish
Urdu

AWARD SUMMARY: Hundreds of students receive funding to participate in a fully funded 7-10 week intensive language instruction and cultural
enrichment program. Beginning, intermediate and advanced level summer language programs are available at American Overseas Research Centers and
affiliated partners. Recipients are expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period and later apply their critical language
skills in their professional careers.

ELIGIBILITY: FRESHMEN, SOPHOMORES, JUNIORS, AND SENIORS who are U.S. citizens.  Students in all disciplines including engineering, the sciences, social sciences, and humanities are encouraged to apply.  Master¹s and doctoral students who are U.S. citizens may also apply.

DEADLINE: December 18, 2009

For more information, visit http://www.clscholarship.org/home.php

Are you passionate about global change, committed to learning by doing and ready to engage in hands-on international development? The Global Engagement Summer Institute at Northwestern University will equip you to:

• Work directly with grassroots NGOs and local communities in Uganda, India, Nicaragua or Bolivia.
• Earn two Northwestern course credits through a weeklong training institute in Chicago.
• Leverage the strengths -- rather than list the weaknesses -- of the communities in which you live and work abroad.
• Live with a host family and immerse yourself in another culture for eight weeks.
• Work in teams to design and implement an original development project in environmental development, microfinance, youth and education, gender and development, global health, social enterprise and more!

The program involves a seven-day preparatory institute in Chicago, followed by an eight-week, team-based nonprofit immersion at one of our four sites. The program concludes with a three-day summit in Chicago.

Application Deadlines:

Early Decision 1:  December 11, 2009

You will be notified on December 18 of acceptance.

Early Decision 2:  January 15, 2010

You will be notified on January 22 of acceptance.

Regular Deadline 1: March 3, 2010

You will be notified on March 12 of acceptance.

Final Deadline: April 1, 2010

Ready to take the next step? Visit www.mycge.org to learn more.

Office of Fellowships
1940 Sheridan Road
Evanston Campus

Funding for study, research and service at home and abroad!

The Office of Fellowships provides advising and support to students who seek external funding through such noteworthy programs as the Goldwater Scholarship, Fulbright Grant and Marshall Scholarship, among many others. More than 100 students won a variety of fellowships, scholarships and grants in the last year.  Attend one of their many on-campus events, or stop by the weekly Fellowships Forum session held every Thursday at 4 p.m.

Please see the web site for upcoming events, fellowship listings, and web resources:

www.northwestern.edu/fellowships

he University of North Carolina at Charlotte is pleased to announce that applications are currently being accepted for the second annual Organizational Science Summer Institute (OSSI), to be held May 23-28, 2010, on the beautiful and expanding UNC Charlotte campus located in the dynamic city of Charlotte, North Carolina. If you know any rising juniors or seniors from a historically underrepresented population seeking an excellent and unique summer research opportunity, please encourage them to apply to be an Organizational Science Summer Fellow. There are only 10 slots available for this competitive summer program.

Once the Fellows arrive at UNC Charlotte, all further expenses associated with participating in the institute will be fully covered including food, lodging, GRE training, course materials, and many other benefits associated with being an OSSI fellow. Additionally, we will provide fellows with a stipend ($300) for their participation.

The application deadline is December 4, 2009, and we will notify the accepted fellows by December 18, 2009. 

Please visit the following link for further information:

www.ossi.uncc.edu 

APPLICATION PERIOD OPENS OCTOBER 15, 2009, AND CLOSES MARCH 15, 2010!
Do you know five college sophomores who would excel in international affairs careers? Please urge them to take advantage of this unique fellowship opportunity. The UNCFSP Institute for International Public Policy is one of the nation's premier fellowship programs in global affairs for underrepresented students. Our comprehensive education and training elements prepare IIPP Fellows to address the most pressing international policy problems.

 

Friday, January 23, 2 p.m.
1940 Sheridan Conference Room
This event will provide freshmen, sophomores and juniors with an overview of various fellowships designed for students interested in environmental sciences and/or policy. Most opportunities are for summer research (Hollings, Woods Hole, and National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates), but the Udall is a prestigious Congressional fellowship for tuition support. Last year, Northwestern had two Udall winners and we are eager to build on this success. Deadlines for this year’s application cycles are
approaching, so make sure to attend.

INTERESTED STUDENTS WHO HAVE CLASS CONFLICTS WITH THESE EVENTS SHOULD CALL THE OFFICE OF FELLOWSHIPS (847-491-2617) FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A STAFF MEMBER.

The UNCFSP Institute for International Public Policy (IIPP) is one of the nation’s premier fellowship programs in global affairs for underrepresented students. Our comprehensive education and training elements prepare IIPP Fellows to address the most pressing contemporary international policy problems throughout the world.

Visit the IIPP web site at http://www.uncfsp.org/iipp, video and Facebook page, and apply online.

APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED NOW THROUGH MARCH 15.

The Mind Trust  is now accepting applications for the second cohort of its Education Entrepreneur Fellowship. The fellowship, a nationally unique incubator for transformative education ventures, offers promising education entrepreneurs the opportunity to develop and launch their break-the-mold education ventures and the support necessary for success. Fellows receive a full-time annual salary of $90,000 for two years, benefits and customized training.

The Mind Trust’s mission is to dramatically improve public education for underserved students by empowering education entrepreneurs to develop or expand transformative education initiatives. 

• An interactive seminar, based on discussion and guest speakers
• Pass/fail credit
• Course material covers a variety of past and present genocide, as well as current contentious issues
• Course syllabus and application attached

Email zoyakolkin@gmail.com or priyankagupta2012@u.northwestern.edu with any questions.  Course application due by Friday, November 6, at midnight.

The Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) in Washington, D.C., is seeking Health Research Assistants to participate in research on how the health system is changing and the effects of these changes on cost, quality, access and service delivery. 

For more information about this position, please click on the following link:

https://careers.mathematica-mpr.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=51217

For more information about HSC, please visit the web site:

http://www.hschange.org

Kate Pacher, LOC class of 2007, wants to let the SESP students know that Google is now hiring for people who want to start soon, or for new grads who can start later in 2010. She is offering herself as a referral source and resource for any current students considering a job at Google.  

Please follow the following link to apply: www.google.com/jobs

InPursuit Internship Conference

Learn essential internship search techniques, master the way to market yourself, and discover the career for you!

12:30-5 p.m.
(Noon Registration)
2nd Floor Norris

Open to all enrolled NU freshman, sophomores and juniors. Space limited to the first 150.

RSVP on CareerCat under Events/Workshops (access your account at www.northwestern.edu/careers).

Interested in exploring a career in educational research?  This conference is a terrific opportunity to learn more.  Last year, Janet Baek, HDPS '10, attended:

"I highly recommend this program to anyone considering educational research. I found this to be one of the most valuable professional experiences I have had thus far. Participating in the largest educational research conference in the world allowed me to see a wide variety of research that goes on in the field.  The workshops specialized for undergraduates taught me so much about research, networking, and graduate programs. Even the informal discussions I had with other undergraduate fellows and graduate mentors were very stimulating. Prospective participants can e-mail me at jbaek@northwestern.edu if they have any specific questions."

Here are more details about the conference and application process:

AERA Undergraduate Student Education Research Training Workshop
2010 AERA Annual Meeting, Denver

April 30-May 2, 2010
Application Deadline December 15, 2009

The American Educational Research Association invites fellowship applications for the Undergraduate Student Education Research Training Workshop to be held at the 2010 Annual Meeting in Denver. This workshop is designed to build the talent pool of undergraduate students who plan to pursue doctorate degrees in education research or in disciplines and fields that examine education issues. Applicants are sought who have potential and interest in pursuing careers as education researchers, faculty members, or other professionals who contribute to the research field.

The workshop, led by junior and senior scholars, will give fellows an overview of how education research is designed across fields, how quantitative and qualitative research methods are used in studies, and how research is applied to education policy and practice. Senior researchers and faculty from both academic institutions and applied research organizations (i.e., ACT, the American Institutes for Research, Educational Testing Service, the College Board, and the Urban Institute) will introduce education research as a field and share their area of expertise and knowledge with the fellows. Workshop activities will also focus on exploring graduate education, applying to graduate school, and beginning a career in education research.

Fellows will be paired with a faculty member and a graduate student who will serve as program mentors. In addition to attending the workshop, fellows will attend preselected paper sessions and presentations during the AERA Annual Meeting.

Dates: Friday, April 30-Sunday, May 2, AERA 2010 Annual Meeting, Denver
Award: Fellows will participate in the Undergraduate Student Education
Research Training Workshop during the AERA 2010 Annual Meeting in Denver.

They will also have the benefit of a distinguished mentor as part of the award. The award includes conference registration and two nights of lodging. The fellows and/or their home institutions are responsible for transportation costs to Denver.

Eligibility: Candidates may come from a broad range of fields across the arts and sciences. Underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities and women are encouraged to apply. Candidates must be:
* Students in their sophomore, junior, or senior year of college in good academic standing.
* Interested in pursuing a graduate or professional degree that can lend itself to education research areas such as children and youth, school and schooling issues, higher education, education policy, student achievement, curriculum and instruction, education psychology, or education leadership.
* U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

Direct all questions to George L. Wimberly, Director of Social Justice and Professional Development, at 202/238-3200 or fellowships@aera.net

Securing Your Summer Internship During Winter Break

Winter break provides the optimal time for taking advantage of your schedule availability and proximity to potential employers. This presentation will provide you with strategies and recommendations for making positives steps towards securing that summer internship.

4–5 p.m.
WEBINAR
http://northwesternuniversity.na4.acrobat.com/winterbreak

Ever wonder what are the hot careers? What are recession-proof careers? Whether you are a freshman or senior wondering what is out there that you may have overlooked, learn about some careers that are outside the box!

4–5 p.m.
Norris Center
Armadillo Room

Learn what to expect and how to make the best of your internship initiative experience.

12:30–1 p.m.
Norris Center

Jumpstart your internship search by networking with 40+ employer representatives from a variety of industries and job functions. Come ask questions about job roles, career tracks, search strategies and being a competitive candidate.

1–4 p.m.
Norris Center
Louis Room

You attended the Internship Initiative – now what? This webinar will address next steps, specifically how to use the information you learned and further develop the employer relationships you initiated.

5–5:30 p.m.
WEBINAR

These will prepare you for what to expect in an interview and allow you to practice actual behavioral interview questions. Open to all students.

3:30–5 p.m.
Norris Center
Chicago Room

Additional Dates:

All times are 3:30–5 p.m.

October 14
Norris, Chicago Room

October 22, 2009
Norris, Chicago Room

October 28, 2009
Norris, Chicago Room

November 4, 2009
Norris, Scholars Room

November 18, 2009
Norris, Scholars Room

Get the opportunity to practice case interviewing one on one with a consultant in a mock case interview. To sign up for an individual mock case interview, access CareerCat. Resume and cover letter required. Indicate your interview time preferences. 

6–9 p.m.
630 Lincoln Street

Are you an artist who cares about stopping Genocide?

STAND: A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition is hosting an art auction to benefit the Sudanese Community Center in Naperville, IL. The center focuses on the resettlement of Sudanese refugees fleeing conflict situations throughout Sudan. The silent auction will be held in Evanston, Illinois, in the first week of December.

Northwestern University's  chapter of STAND: An Anti-Genocide Coalition is holding an art auction during Reading Week and is looking for donations! Get your work seen by the Chicago and Evanston communities and help a great cause. Any type of art is accepted! Paintings, drawings, photos, sculptures, etc. All submissions must be received before Thanksgiving. All proceeds will go to the Sudanese Community Center in Naperville.

Have anything to submit? Questions? Comments? Concerns?

Email a-laabs@u.northwestern.edu

Tell all your friends!

Graduates with Education experience can qualify for a variety of programs: primary teacher training, TEFL/English teaching, university English teaching, special education, and English teacher training. Education Volunteers reach out to students, teachers, parents and community members. They bring innovative ideas, encourage critical thinking in the classroom, and integrate content such as health education and environmental awareness into English, math, science, information technology, and other subjects. Volunteers also work in curriculum and materials development and conduct formal and informal teacher training in conversational English, academic subjects, and methodology.
 
Regardless of the work area, Peace Corps Volunteers gain two years of professional experience in a developing country. Volunteers learn new languages and cultures, develop project development and management skills, espouse flexibility and initiative, and enrich their classroom instruction in cross-cultural settings. Peace Corps creates global citizens prepared to engage in a competitive workforce.

As Peace Corps Volunteers, NU alums are impacting the world at home and abroad by finding solutions to development issues such as malnutrition, food security, basic education, and disease prevention and bringing global perspectives and experiences back to the United States. Peace Corps is actively looking for NU students to serve as Peace Corps Volunteers after graduation.
 
Carrie Teiken will be on campus on Thursday, October 15, and Monday, November 9, to host information meetings:

Information Meetings

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2009
Norris Student Center, Arch Room
6 p.m.
 
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2009
101 B Wildcat Room, Norris Student Center
5:30 p.m.