Ramp up your resume, marketing and interviewing skill sets!
The Career P.R.E.P. Program is offered through the BUSPH Career Office to students with less than 3 years of job search experience as well as more experienced students interested in refreshing their skills.
This program is led by two amazing staff: Maria McCarthy, the Director of Career Services and Lisa Toby, the Assistant Dean of Career Services.
All sessions will be held from 5-5:50 in L110 unless otherwise noted. There are also drop-in sessions for students who cannot commit to the full schedule.
Click for an updated schedule for this spring. Space is limited, so register by January 18th!
For more information about the program, check out this link.
Environmental PAID Summer Internship
The CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (NCEH/ATSDR) are offering a 10-week paid summer internship program for graduate students. The Graduate Environmental Health program (GEH) is a ten week summer internship available for graduate students with majors or interests deemed to be in support of environmental health missions at NCEH/ATSDR. During the program interns will be assigned to projects that utilize the skills they’ve acquired through graduate studies and personal experiences. Interns will also be able to take advantage of lecture series and other opportunities offered at CDC/ATSDR. Interns will receive a stipend of approximately $750 while participating in this program.
The mission of the internship is to offer selected students a broad overview of environmental health at the federal level and to foster an interest in environmental health as a career. Applicants should have a passion for the environment and an eagerness to learn about the environment’s link to human health.
Application
- Application deadline: Wednesday, February 22, 2012
- Notification to intern of acceptance: Monday, April 2, 2012
- Acceptance of internship offer by student and initiation of paperwork: Thursday, April 5, 2012
- Internship dates: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 – Friday, August 17, 2012
Visit www.cdc.gov/nceh/geh for more information about this great opportunity!
Reminder for Spring CE’s
For Option 2 and 3 (Journal Article or Independent Project), your project proposal and CE contract are due January 11th. Option 2 and 3 project proposals should be reviewed and approved by your CE advisor before they are submitted. This means that you should be sure to communicate with your CE advisor well before the January 11th deadline, which falls before classes resume in Spring term. A committee will then review your project proposal and notify you of any necessary changes.
For Option 1 (Policy Analysis), the problem purpose statement and CE contract are due January 24th.
Safe Water for Health Now Conference
Please join the BU Center for Global Health & Development in partnership with Vestergaard Frandsen for the Safe Water for Health Now Conference to be held on 27 January 2012 at Boston University.
Safe Water for Health Now focuses on the challenge of getting safe water to the neediest and most vulnerable people, with the promise of dramatically improving their health status. By convening key stakeholders we will create a rich understanding of the pivotal problems and solutions, laying the groundwork for concrete steps to address this critical health and human need.
The conference will be a one day event at the Metcalf Trustee Ballroom, with a series of moderated workshops and ample time for networking.
Please RSVP for this free event by clicking the registration link, and feel free to contact Steven Crimaldi (crimaldi@bu.edu) with any questions you might have about the conference or about the BU Center for Global Health & Development in general.
Where?
Metcalf Trustee Ballroom
1 Silber Way Boston
Boston, MA 02115
When?
January 27th
9:30am-5:00pm
Santander second round applications due Feb. 1st!
The application deadline for both the Santander Universities Latin America Scholarship and the Santander Universities Scholarship is now Wednesday, February 1st, 2012. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered. Apply today for these scholarships that go towards amazing international opportunities!
House- and Pet-Sitter Wanted Over Intersession Break
An International Health faculty member is seeking a house-sitter to live in his house in Brookline and take care of Chewbacca and Daisy. Chewbacca is a very friendly, large, three-year old Newfoundland - Bernese Mountain Dog mix and Daisy is a 17 year old Queen who hides out in a cat’s body. We will be in DC during intersession Dec. 26th-30th.. The house is located near Brookline Village off Route 9 and is <10 minutes’ walk from the Brookline Hills T Station on the Green Line (D Line). Daily tasks are to feed and water the animals (Queen Daisy prefers fresh water from the faucet), and walk the dog twice a day. Chewie is fun to romp around with if you so desire and a car will be available at the house if you want to take her to the Arboretum or the various dog-friendly parks. The house is quite nice and comfortable and the neighborhood is safe.
$30/day. Please contact Jonathon Simon (jonsimon@bu.edu) or Kirsten Russell (617-417-1298).
Kenya Field Practicum Information Session THIS Friday!
KENYA PROGRAM INFO SESSIONS
We will hold 2 info sessions where you can come have your questions answered. The first will be THIS FRIDAY, December 16 from 12 – 1pm. The second will be on January 23 from 5 – 6pm. Both will be held in the Fendall Room, CT305.
RSVP to either of the info sessions at: https://www.bu.edu/ghblast/gh-practicum/kenya-app/kenya-rsvp/
Have all of your questions answered about this practicum opportunity at one of this sessions. Applications are available and due by February 16th. Space is limited so apply soon!
Pizza will be served at this event!
Take a break from exams with Student Seminar Series!
Pathfinders: Roadways to Health - Student Seminar Series
My Dream Summer
by Erin Collins, K-MET intern Kisumu Summer 2011
Take a break from the Exam preparation and come listen to Erin talk about her summer internship in Kisumu Kenya. Learn about Erin's amazing experience abroad: what she did and how much fun she had doing it.
Date: Thursday December 15th 2011
Time: 5pm to 6pm
Location: R115, BUSM instructional building
Food and Drinks will be provided!
Mass General Center for Global Health: Durant Fellowship Seminar Series
This Thursday, check out an awesome seminar with Angela Ferrari from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology:
"From Chaos of Disaster and Proliferation of Aid Creating Safe Birth in Leogane, Haiti"
Thursday, December 15
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Thier Conference Room
Thier Building, Massachusetts General Hospital
Learn more about the Center for Global Health at http://www.massgeneral.org/globalhealth/
CWS Fellowship Opportunity – apps due Dec. 12
The CWS Fellowship Program is a three-week water education and leadership training experience in Northern Region Ghana. The purpose of the program is to teach individuals about the global water crisis, and inspire them to become leaders in the field of international development.
Fellows are grouped in teams of four and paired with a rural community in Northern Region Ghana. On the ground, teams are first trained in water quality testing, and the CWS water treatment methods. They then spend two and half weeks in the field implementing and monitoring a CWS water business in their village. By the end of the 3 week program, each team will have provided a permanent source of safe drinking water for an entire community (approx. 500-1,000 people)!
This spring we are offering, for the first time, a Fellowship Program for young professionals and December graduates looking to gain fieldwork experience in developing countries. This 3-week fellowship session which will take place from April 2nd to April 23rd. Applications are due December 12th at 5pm EST.
samantha derrick
community water solutions
www.communitywatersolutions.org
mobile: +1.301.693.5736
