School of Foreign Service - Georgetown

Request for Student Guest Speakers

Voice of America Urdu is launching Facebook Live Events that allow for dialogue between Pakistanis and Americans, giving them a venue to discuss issues ranging from education and politics to social media and entertainment. We want to give young people from America and Pakistan the chance to discuss things that are relevant to them. This event will be an informal discussion that will be aired live on VOA Urdu’s Facebook, hosted by Urdu TV’s Ayesha Tanzeem.

We are looking to bring a few students from Georgetown University that would be interested in speaking as guests at the event. It would be preferable to have students that are Urdu speakers, because the event will be mainly viewed in Pakistan, but if that is not possible English would work as well. Pakistani viewers will post questions to VOA Urdu’s Facebook for the event, and the host will then ask these questions to the guest speaker. The language of this particular discussion will be dictated by the language of the guest speaker- either English or Urdu.

For the first event, we are looking for students with an academic background and interest in US-Pakistan relations- preferably those majoring in International Relations or a related field. They will be asked questions posed by the Pakistani audience about the US-Pakistan relationship, and the discussion will be primarily geared towards US policy in Pakistan, US views on Pakistan, and similar issues.

We will be streaming our first event Friday May 11^th from the Auditorium at Voice of America at 330 Independence Ave., S.W. The specific time has not yet been determined.

If interested, please contact Hannah Grossblatt at hgrossblatt@voanews.com, or 202-382-5749.

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ATTENTION--SENIORS AND RECENT GRADS:

Do you want to be an unusually effective first year teacher in a high-poverty charter school?

If so, you should consider MATCH Teacher Residency--an innovative, one-year teacher residency program.

Basically, we give recent college graduates one year of intense training. We then help them find positions in high-need schools, and continue to support them as they begin their careers in the classroom.

What sets MTR apart from other teacher prep programs? 1) We’re prescriptive, like a sports coach or piano teacher; you learn and practice very specific “Teacher Moves.” 2) Trainees are specifically being prepared to teach in certain charter schools with a track record of “turning around” low-performing kids. 3) We have a very particular approach, which involves building relationships 1-on-1 with kids and parents, then using those relationships to run a tight ship in class, enforcing rules consistently, and pushing/demanding a LOT from our kids.

MTR is no different from the MATCH Corps (our full-time tutoring program) from Monday to Thursday. However, unlike MATCH Corps, MTRs want to go on to become full-time teachers in high-poverty, “No Excuses” charter schools. So on Fridays and Saturdays, MTRs learn about the nuts and bolts of teaching, do tons of practice, and get a lot of coaching.

We’re especially proud of our brand new elementary school, MATCH Community Day, which specifically serves students who speak a language other than English at home.  MATCH Teacher Residents have the option to serve at MATCH Community Day, or our previously established High School or Middle School.  For more information on MATCH Community Day, have a look at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGUV8Jbeu-c

Does MTR work? Yes—check out this study to see how MTR trained teachers tend to outperform other rookie (and second year) teachers:

http://www.matchschool.org/publications/mtr_evaluation.pdf

For more information about MATCH Teacher Residency, check out this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32mkkuQnFYU

Or go to our website:

http://www.matchschool.org/matchcorps/teacher.htm

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The Econ Principles Tutoring Program will be on a special schedule during the days leading to the final exam. Please see below for dates and locations. Please note that the room is not always ICC 105.

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CALL FOR CHAPTER APPLICATIONS (click to full view in browser) Seneca International is an organization dedicated to promoting the international civil, economic, and human rights of women. As a student-founded, student-run campus network, we are based at the University of Pennsylvania in partnership with the Philadelphia nonprofit Women’s Campaign International. We advocate for their programs in the field through awareness and fundraising campaigns, with the long-term goal of making equal rights a priority for the next generation of leadership.

We are currently accepting applications to establish chapters for our launch in the coming fall semester. We're looking for passionate student leaders from across the U.S. to serve as the presidents of select founding chapters. We encourage men to apply, as Seneca emphasizes the importance of male as well as female leadership.

Application form - see attached Introduction - Seneca International

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Please join us on Wednesday, May 2nd from 10-11:15 AM in the MSFS board room on the 7th Floor in ICC to hear the RCST honors thesis presentations.  Whether you are a first year or sophomore considering participation in the honors program, a junior who has submitted a proposal for honors next year, or a senior supporting your classmates - this is an event not to be missed. Please  RSVP to Dean Zenick zenicke@georgetown.edu

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Tuesday, May 1st 10-11 in McGhee Library in the SFS Suite 301 ICC Please RSVP to Dean Zenick zenicke@georgetown.edu

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Editorial Assistant Internship at The American Interest Magazine

The American Interest magazine is looking for an intern seeking to gain journalism experience as part of our Via Meadia blog. The American Interest is a nonpartisan, bimonthly magazine with a focus on American foreign policy, international affairs, and economics. Via Meadia is a blog appearing on The American Interest Online run by Walter Russell Mead, professor of foreign affairs at Bard College and an editor of The American Interest. It features lengthy articles and short posts about international geopolitics, economics and finance, the environment, American history, race and military conflicts, among other topics. A team of researchers assists Professor Mead in researching, drafting and editing material for the blog.

The primary responsibilities will include:

• Identify developing stories for posting on Via Meadia.
• Research and prepare draft blog posts, often around 200 words but with the opportunity to write longer posts as well.
• Interpret daily news and reports in the context of larger trends in geopolitics, international institutions, economics and history.

Successful candidates will offer a strong mix of the following characteristics:

• Excellent writing and editing skills.
• Commitment to journalistic and personal integrity.
• Good computer and technical skills.
• Is available to work 2-3 days per week.

This position is unpaid, but The American Interest is committed to the professional development of our interns. Compensation will include experience, school credit (if applicable) and the opportunity to participate in weekly strategy meetings with magazine staff. We are currently looking for candidates in the DC or New York City area.

Please send a resume, a cover letter, and a short writing sample to andrew.iacobucci@the-american-interest.com

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From the Registrar's Office:

Students will have the opportunity to complete registration via MyAccess or in person at the Registrar's Office.  Students may add and change courses to complete their schedule.  The automated waitlist function will also be available.  We run it once or twice during Completion for all courses.

For more information, http://registrar.georgetown.edu/registration/pre-registration/completion/.

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