[tugs] UPDATE
- From: TUGS -Toronto Undergraduate Geography Society <v.domitrovic@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tugsgeneral@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:25:12 -0500
EXTENDED DEADLINE - JANUARY 31, 2007
NEW COLLEGE HIV/AIDS GENDER INTERNSHIPS
Namibia, Africa
June 18 - August 10, 2007
Small Business Development Centre
University of Namibia, Northern Campus
2 internships available
INFORMATION SHEET
1.Overview: This is an opportunity for New College students, students in New
College courses and/or students involved in New College initiatives (e.g.,
the New College Youth Advisory Board for the Gendering Adolescent AIDS
Prevention (GAAP) Project) interested in gender and HIV/AIDS to participate
in projects through the Small Business Development Centre at the University
of Namibia, northern campus. Namibia has one of the highest incidences of
AIDS in the world. Students will be working on initiatives designed to
build capacity to fight AIDS more effectively. The internships will offer
New College students an international opportunity to contribute to a vital
social and health issue. Students will be part of an expanded internship
program, first implemented in 1999, in which U of T students from
departments and faculties across the university have been going to Namibia.
2. Travel Plans, Dates, Itineraries: The tentative dates for the 2007
program will fall between June 18 and August 10. Students should arrive in
Windhoek, Namibia Wednesday June 13 for orientation at the University of
Namibia (UNAM) and then commit to six weeks to follow-up. The formal part of
the program would conclude by August 3. Students who want to arrive earlier
or leave later for travel within Namibia and elsewhere in southern Africa
are welcome to do so, but would be responsible for their own travel
arrangements.
3. Accommodations: Student housing will be arranged by the Small Business
Development Centre of UNAM.
4. Eligibility and Course Credit: Students in the third year of their
academic program may apply. Fourth year students returning for the 07-08
academic year are also eligible. Priority will be given to students who have
a background in gender and HIV/AIDS through their course work, activism
and/or association with GAAP or other relevant HIV/AIDS organizations.
Knowledge of issues related to women in the informal economy and/or
microcredit projects is an asset, although not required. The internship can
be taken as an independent study course and will count as a full course
credit. Details of the course structure and will be developed by the course
coordinator, June Larkin, and the Namibia partners.
5. Application Procedures and Deadline: Students should submit to Dr. June
Larkin ( <mailto:jlarkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> jlarkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) a
covering letter detailing their background relevant to the internship and
the reasons they would like to participate along with a ROSI transcript and
a resume by Wednesday, January 31, 2007.
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STUDENTS
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU
The Task Force on Petitions in the Faculty of Arts & Science invite
you to an Open Forum for students to discuss the petition process:
What has been your experience been with petitioning?
Do you have suggestions to improve the process?
COME TELL US WHAT YOU THINK
Light Refreshments
February 14, 3:00-4:30 p.m.
Waters Lounge, Woodsworth College Residence
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDED GRADUATE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND
TRAINING
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT'S
RUBENSTEIN SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
The University of Vermont is one of America's ten oldest universities,
founded in 1791, and
among the first to have a focused interest in environmental education. The
university s
Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources is a community of
students,
faculty and staff who share concern for the environment, excitement for
discovery, and
commitment to life-long learning. The following degree programs are offered:
Master's Program
Natural Resources
*Aquatic Ecology and Watershed Science
*Environment, Society, and Public Affairs
*Environmental Thought and Culture
*Forest and Wildlife Sciences
Ph.D. Program
*Interdisciplinary program in Natural Resources
General Application details at;
http://www.uvm.edu/envnr/?Page=welcome/gradpages/prospect.html
http://www.uvm.edu/envnr/?Page=welcome/gradpages/concentrations.html
http://www.uvm.edu/envnr/?Page=welcome/gradpages/applying.html
Graduate Certificates in Ecological Economics and Ecological Design can also
be earned as
part of these degree programs
Details at: http://www.uvm.edu/giee
Joint MSEL-Masters program with Vermont Law School
http://www.vermontlaw.edu/emplibrary/UVM%20VLS%20Dual%20Degree%20Info%20Shee
t.doc
DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS IS MARCH 1, 2007
Funding sources:
Several funding opportunities are available for our graduate students
including
faculty-led research assistantships, teaching assistantships and specific
scholarships
for multicultural students (funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture).
As a
land-grant university UVM is also eligible for federal programs such as the
McIntyre-Stennis program for forestry research. Recent faculty grants
include funds from
the National Science Foundation, The Moore Foundation, The Tiffany
Foundation, The
Environmental Protection Agency, The National Park Service, The U.S.
Department of
Transportation, The U.S. Geological Survey and The United States Institute
of Peace. We
also provide support services for students who wish to apply for merit-based
scholarships.
Applicants will be matched with funding sources based on merit.
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Saleem H. Ali, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Environmental Policy and Planning and
Acting Associate Dean for Graduate Education (spring semester, 2007)
Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
University of Vermont
153 S. Prospect St., Burlington VT 05401, USA
Ph: 802-656-0173
Fx: 802-656-8015
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Email: saleem@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Web: http://www.uvm.edu/~shali
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