Are you interested in majoring in Neuroscience or Cognitive Neuroscience? Consider joining GW’s Neuroscience Honors Society, known as NU RHO PSI! For more information and to express interest, click the following link and Join GW NU RHO PSI!
Category: Extracurricular Opportunity
Student Org Feature: ETA Society
Interested in global connection or working in Foreign Service? Consider getting involved with the Eta Society for Global Affairs, a student organization at GW. The Eta Society for Global Affairs is a professional organization dedicated to promoting leadership of our members in international affairs. We strive for intellectual education that will facilitate growth and encourage our members to pursue careers and curiosity in global service. By this we refer not only to the United States Foreign Service, but extend the definition to include careers in diplomacy, law, banking, education, consulting, journalism, non-governmental organizations, inter-governmental organizations, multinational corporations and much more.
Through professional development and personal growth, our community promotes participation and leadership in foreign service. Together we serve the community, explore world cultures, and build professional and social relationships. We share ideas and experiences in order to understand and stimulate unique, yet great, minds.
The Eta Society promotes professionalism while maintaining an unbreakable sense of membership among our members involved in this truly unique professional organization. We welcome all individuals considering a career in the Foreign Service, as well as those who have passionate interests in other areas of international affairs. Our history is built on the foundations of our previous organization, Delta Phi Epsilon Foreign Service Sorority, and while changing our name was one step of many in upholding our commitment to inclusivity, our organization is built on the same principle of the motto “latreuo” which is Greek for “I Serve”.
Please reach out to etasociety.president@gmail.com with any questions, or follow the group’s instagram to stay up to date!
Sustainability Work-Study Job Opportunities!
Are you interested in a work-study position at GW that involves sustainability next school year? The Office of Sustainability recently posted several jobs on GW’s student employment website for undergrads, including:
Student Project Assistant I (Student Group Coordinator)
Student Project Assistant II (STARS Analyst)
Student Project Assistant I (Textile Reuse Interns)
Student Research Assistant I (Staff Engagement Interns)
There are also graduate positions available:
Student Project Assistant III (SustainableGW Fellows)
Student Project Assistant III (Zero Waste Research Assistant)
The position postings will close by 4/15/23.
Aisthesis – Seeking academic and creative submissions
Aisthesis–University of Minnesota-Duluth’s undergraduate interdisciplinary honors journalist, is currently seeking academic and creative submissions for the 2023 issue of Aisthesis, our undergraduate honors journal. As an interdisciplinary publication, they welcome academic work, including honors capstone projects, literature reviews, and research articles, from all fields of research. Creative submissions of nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and visual art (including but not limited to painting, sculpture, short film, multimedia, and photography) are also encouraged. If you are hoping to build your resume, share your work, and publish as an undergraduate, this is the perfect opportunity for you!
The submission deadline is March 6, 2023. Guidelines can be found at https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/
Please email questions to honorsaisthesis@d.umn.edu
2023 Dupont Summit on Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy
The Policy Studies Organization is hosting a summit on science and technology! Below is more information pulled from their website:
“The purpose of the Dupont Summit is to promote interdisciplinary conversation about pressing issues related to the politics and policy of science, technology and the environment. The conference mirrors the interest of the PSO and its partners in promoting conversation about current policy concerns. The conference brings together academics, government, business and social leaders from a variety of backgrounds.
Thanks to the kindness of our sponsors, the registration fee is waved, but registration is still important so that seating and other arrangements (such as catering) can be confirmed. For more information, please contact Executive Director of the Policy Studies Organization Daniel Gutierrez at dgutierrezs@ipsonet.org.”
TOPICS:
- Cybersecurity
- Energy
- National Security
- Information and Telecommunications
- Environment, Climate Change
- Biotechnology
- Intellectual Property
- Genetics and Stem Cells
- Resource Management
- Science Research and Education
- Innovation
- Ethical, Legal & Social Implications
- Health
- Security and Surveillance
Breakfast, lunch, and refreshments will be available throughout the day at no cost.
Date: Friday, February 17th
Place: Online, and at the Historic Quaker Meetinghouse, 2111 Florida Ave. NW, Washington DC
Program and RSVP: https://ipsonet.org/
Study Abroad in Greece!
Interested in a short-term abroad program? The Art of Living: Ancient Greece and the Origins of Western Thought, offers the extraordinary opportunity to study ancient Greek philosophy in Athens and on the Greek islands of Santorini and Crete. We will visit the Oracle at Delphi that pronounced Socrates the wisest human being, and we will have class near the jail cell where the Athenians forced Socrates to drink hemlock. We will walk through the ruins of Aristotle’s Lyceum, and we will visit the stunning archeological sites of Akrotiri and Knossos on the islands of Santorini and Crete, which may have inspired Plato’s Atlantis myth. Before coming home, we will set sail from the Piraeus to get a sense of the place where the Athenians defeated the Persians and fought the twenty-seven-year Peloponnesian War with the Spartans. This exciting program will introduce you to ancient Greek philosophy and take you to some of the places where the history of philosophy began!
There will be an in-person information session hosted by Prof. Mark Ralkowski on February 17, in Rome 569, from 4:00-5:00pm.
Professor: Mark Ralkowski – mralkow@gwu.edu
Check out a video of past programs here!
The American Enterprise Institute’s Summer Program!
Interested in work experience and an educational summer program? AEI is offering a summer honors program! Read the information on their website below:
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The American Enterprise Institute’s Summer Honors Program is an intensive, fully-funded educational and professional development opportunity in Washington, DC, for top undergraduate students. Participants in the program have the chance to connect with the ideas, research, and network of AEI, one of America’s preeminent policy think tanks, by participating in an intensive one-week seminar with an AEI scholar or partner instructor.
The program gathers students from diverse ideological backgrounds for substantive dialogue and debate about the most pressing issues facing the country and world. The core feature of the program is a series of discussion-based seminars that offer participants forums to delve deeply into policy areas of their choice. Outside of the seminars, students participate in briefings with distinguished guests, high-level networking opportunities, and site visits in Washington.
The program aims to provide students with a deeper understanding of contemporary public policy challenges, a greater appreciation for substantive dialogue across ideological divides, and the knowledge and networks to pursue a future career in the policy world.
Location: Washington, DC
Dates: Students participate in an one-week course in June 2023.
Funding: This is a fully-funded program. Participants will receive: reimbursement for travel to DC, housing, a $250 stipend, and lunch and dinner on most class days.
Class Size: 12-18 students per class
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You can find more information and apply here!
Fellowship Opportunity with Green Corps – Recent College Graduates
Are you interested in joining a fellowship after graduation? Green Corps, a field school for environmental organizing, is looking for college graduates who are ready to take on environmental challenges of our day.
Learn more about Green Corps’ paid environmental organizing fellowship.
Application Deadline: February 15, 2023
See below for an excerpt from their page:
The planet needs all the help it can get. To win now and build a strong foundation for lasting progress, we need people who know how to organize: to run organizations and campaigns that will inspire the support and action we need to save our environment. Our program starts with intensive classroom training. You learn about issues and campaigns, organizing theory and principles, and skills from recruiting volunteers to staging a media event. Then, you move to a more hands-on experience. You make a difference on important campaigns to transition our country to clean energy, protect wildlife, and more. For example, Lauren Karpinski, an organizer from the Green Corps Class of 2019, brought together a coalition of 40 groups that helped win a landmark solar energy bill in Arkansas.
We’re accepting the top 20 candidates for our 2023-2024 program. Graduates will join our more than 400 alumni who are leading environmental campaigns and organizations across the country. If you’re passionate about the environment and ready to learn and practice the craft of organizing, apply and learn more. Green Corps’ year-long program begins in August 2023 with introductory classroom training, and continues with field placements in multiple locations across the U.S. Candidates must be willing to relocate. Please contact Margaret Corcoran at margaret@greencorps.org with additional questions.
Green Corps is part of The Public Interest Network, which operates and supports organizations committed to a shared vision of a better world and a strategic approach to social change. Visit publicinterestnetwork.org to learn more. Green Corps is an equal opportunity employer. The target annual compensation for this position is $31,500 (but compensation may range between $31,500 and $39,000 depending on location). Green Corps’ benefits package includes medical insurance for employees and dependents, needs-based student loan assistance, commuter benefit program, sick pay (60-72 hours/year depending on location), and 80 hours (2 weeks) of accrued vacation. We also offer an excellent training program and opportunities for advancement.”
Research on Chesapeake Bay – Summer 2023 Undergraduate Opportunity!
Check out this amazing research opportunity with the Maryland Sea Grant! They are offering research experience for undergraduates program in marine and estuarine science!
Sea Grant Maryland:
Are you looking for a summer research internship studying ocean, coastal or environmental science? I invite you to check out the Maryland Sea Grant Summer REU program. We bring upper-level undergraduate students to the Chesapeake Bay to conduct individual research projects with a scientist-mentor at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. We select undergrads in many disciplines, including engineering, biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, ecology and marine and environmental science. Our program runs for 12-weeks from May 22 to August 13, 2023.
Each REU fellow will receive:
- $7,200 stipend
- Free housing at your research lab
- Round-trip travel expenses
In particular, we encourage students from colleges and universities where access to marine science and to research opportunities is limited and who are from groups traditionally underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and math. We believe bringing together students from many disciplines, backgrounds and parts of the country makes for a more interesting and educational summer experience.
You can find more information on their website!
Congratulations UHP Sure Award Recipients (Fall 2022)
Congratulations to the following Fall 2022 recipients of the UHP SURE Award, an individual grant of up to $500 to support UHPers’ research activities.
Anais Fang, Senior, International Affairs (Asia Studies concentration)
Research Project Title: The Effect of Education Initiatives on National Identity and the State of Peace in the Taiwan Strait
Caitlin Garrett, Senior, Biology (General Biology concentration)
Research Project Title: Pharyngeal Morphology of Invasive Carp Species
Grace Hallam, Senior, Special Interdisciplinary Program (Sociobiology)
Research Project Title: Hamilton’s Rule in Artificial Families
Gabriel Young, Senior, Political Science (Public Policy Focus); International Affairs (International Politics concentration)
Research Project Title: Politics, Policy, & Puto: Philippine-Americans’ Political Identity
We look forward to hearing more about their research projects later this academic year and will be sure to keep you posted!
