INTEGRATING SCHOLARSHIP & ACTIVISM FOR SOCIAL CHANGE

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CUSP cordially invites you to our final Speaker Series event of the semester:

“INTEGRATING SCHOLARSHIP & ACTIVISM FOR SOCIAL CHANGE”
with Dena Merriam, Founder & Convener for the Global Peace Initiative of Women

TONIGHT! Tuesday, November 27th
6:00-8:00pm
World Room (2nd floor of the Journalism Building)

Dena Merriam is Founder and Convener of the Global Peace Initiative of Women, an international interfaith organization that develops peace building programs in areas of conflict and post-conflict. She has organized major interfaith summits around the world including the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious & Spiritual Leaders at the United Nations. She has worked extensively to build dialogue between Israeli and Palestinian women, and has recently launched an initiative to build dialogue among different groups of Iraqi women. Currently she serves on the board of the Interfaith Center in New York, the All India Movement for Seva and is an advisor to the board of the Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association. She received her Masters Degree from Columbia University with a special focus on Hindu studies. Over the past several years, she has been working with the United Nations to develop leadership programs for young adults around the world. She has served on the Board of the Harvard University Center for the Study of World Religions and the International Center for Religion and Diplomacy

www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/scholars

APS/IBM Research Internship for Undergraduate Women

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For Undergraduate Sophomore & Junior females (majoring in chemistry, physics, materials science or engineering, computer science or engineering, chemical, electrical, mechanical engineering):


Research Internship

The American Physical Society and IBM co-sponsor a research internship program for undergraduate women. The goal is to encourage women students to pursue graduate studies in science and engineering.

Award

The internships are salaried positions typically 10 weeks long at one of three IBM research locations (San Jose, CA, Austin, TX, or Yorktown Heights, NY), and include in addition a $2,500 grant, plus the opportunity to work with an IBM mentor. The Watson lab has a full range of research, as does the Almaden lab, and the Austin lab focuses on software and systems. Research areas of the internship are individually chosen so as to optimize the match between the skills and interests of the student, and the ongoing research programs of the laboratory.


The starting and ending dates are chosen so as not to conflict with the student's school schedule. Assistance in finding and renting housing will be provided. Applications for summer 2008 will be due February 1, 2008, and notification of results will begin in early April.


Eligibility

-- Must be female with sophomore or junior standing at a US college or university at the time of application
-- Must be majoring in chemistry, physics, materials science or engineering, computer science or engineering, chemical, electrical, mechanical engineering
-- Must have a minimum 3.0 GPA
-- No citizenship restriction

More information available at:
http://www.aps.org/programs/women/scholarships/ibm/index.cfm