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note FROM the Staff

Happy Monday, CASC Students!

 

If you would like to include anything in upcoming newsletters, or have comments or suggestions please send them to Ashley by Sunday at 5 pm. Good luck with finals! 

 

Action Items 

Senior Audits

Audits must be completed one semester before you graduate. Please email Joe Galura to schedule an advising appointment or if you have any questions. 

 

CASC Minor Featured in "Business Insider"

CASC Senior, Mary Rose Naoum, was featured in Business Insider's "17 Incredibly Impressive Students at the University of Michigan" for her work with the Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP), Michigan Performance Outreach Workshop (MPOW), and the Matrix Theater Company. Read more here.

Announcements

Scholarship Opportunity

The Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation is awarding 50 scholarships of up to $5000 and 50 honorable mentions to sophomore and junior level college students committed to careers related to the environment, tribal public policy, or Native American health care.

 

The Body Monologues 

Audition for the 2014 Body Monologues Performance in February 2014. This year the event will take place on Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at 7:00 pm in the Mendelssohn Theatre. Send an email to bodymonologues@umich.edu to get more information and to schedule an audition slot! 
The deadline for submissions is December 20
 
U-M Social Venture Fund 
Interested in receiving independent study credit during Winter 2014 for work with the Green Garage in Detroit through research on Program Related Investments? Please e-mail Perry Teicher (pteicher@umich.edu) with questions, or to submit your CV and a short statement of interest. 
Applications due by 5 PM on Friday, December 13.
  
Solidarity Immersion: Human Rights in the Global Garment Industry
Join student organizers from all over and leaders in the movement for social justice across the Dominican Republic and Haiti for an up-close look at how our global economy and the fight for change are woven together. 
January 2 - January 14, 2014
Villa Altagracia, Dominican Republic, and Haiti
More information at info@solidarityignite.org

Alternative Summer Break

ASuB is an alternative breaks program sponsored by the Ginsberg Center pursuing social justice through service-learning. To apply, click here. Send questions to asummerbreak@umich.edu.

Applications are due January 12th at 11:59 pm.

 

 

Jobs and Internships

Food Gatherers AmeriCorps Community Resource Navigator

Food Gatherers is seeking a creative, service-oriented individual interested in serving their community for a one-year full-time AmeriCorps position. Our AmeriCorps members provide Community Resource Navigation services under the direction of our local Site Supervisor. Candidates must have a strong desire to serve their community, good customer service skills, and good computer skills. For more information, click here. To apply, send cover letter and resume to Markell Miller at markell@foodgatherers.org.

 

The Emerson National Hunger Fellows Program

The Emerson National Hunger Fellows Program is a social justice program that trains, inspires, and sustains leaders. Fellows gain field experience fighting hunger and poverty through placements in community based organizations across the country, and policy experience through placements in Washington, D.C. To apply or for more information, click here.

 

College Advisor Positions Available 

Michigan College Advising Corps is hiring U-M graduates for full-time, paid positions as College Advisors. To apply or for more information, click here.

 

Teaching Positions in DC and Baltimore

Urban Teach Corps is looking for college graduates (by June 2014) of all majors and ages who are interested in a career in teaching in Washington, D.C. or Baltimore, MD and are willing to make a 4 year commitment to prepare adequately for the job. Learn more information.

Applications are due TODAY.  

 

U.S. PIRG's Fellowship Program

U.S. PIRG advocates on behalf of the public by recruiting and training activists, organizers, and advocates to document problems, find practical solutions, inform the public, and make the case to decision makers about important issues in our county. Apply now to be a U.S. PIRG Fellow.


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