Admission is free. Registration is available online at www.LSAC.org/lawschoolforums, and a participating school list will be available shortly.

This is an excellent opportunity for prospective students to talk with representatives of over 180 LSAC-member law schools; obtain admission materials, catalogs, and financial aid information; and attend live informational sessions.

Several panel presentations and workshops will be offered, including a workshop designed to help attendees make the most of their time at the forum; a discussion of issues of particular relevance to diverse applicants; and workshops on the application process, the legal profession, the LSAT, and financing a legal education.

You can find a list of scheduled times for the workshops at www.lsac.org/jd/choose/law-school-recruitment-forums-workshops.asp

For more information, check the Law School Admission Council website at www.LSAC.org or call 215.968.1001.

The PLUS program will expose you to the fundamental skills necessary to succeed at law school and as a lawyer, offer a comprehensive look at the legal profession and inspire you to pursue a career in law. You will have an opportunity to meet and interact with law school professors, deans, directors, practicing attorneys, judges and community leaders. The program will also give you the tools to navigate through the law school application process. Finally, it will offer several educational and fun outlets and opportunities to travel.

Your experience will include:

1. Law school classes

2. A moot court competition

3. Field trips

4. Workshops

5. Panel discussions

6. Receptions and banquets

Application Process

For more information and to apply, go to: http://www.law.onu.edu/plus.html

Nichols’s book, “Eisenhower 1956: The President’s Year of Crisis—Suez and the Brink of War,” shows how Eisenhower, after two life-threatening illnesses – a heart attack and abdominal surgery – and in the throes of a presidential election campaign, masterfully exercised the levers of power to force the British, French, and Israelis to withdraw and prevent Soviet intervention. Nichols uses newly available accounts of secret meetings to enable the reader to look over Ike’s shoulder and follow him day-by-day, hour-by-hour, as he grapples with the crisis.

Nichols is a recognized expert on the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower, which he has spoken about in the media – including “Tavis Smiley,” National Public Radio, and C-SPAN – and across the nation.  He is the author of “A Matter of Justice: Eisenhower and the Beginning of the Civil Rights Revolution” and “Lincoln and the Indians.”  He holds a Ph.D. in history from the College of William and Mary. Prior to the lecture, there will be an informal reception and book signing in the Beech Science Center lobby at 7 p.m.  Copies of the book will be available for purchase. There is no admission charge to attend the lecture or the reception.

The program will bring together students from diverse backgrounds and provide them with the training necessary to successfully prepare and navigate the road to law school. The program will also introduce students to the law school application process and extinguish any apprehensions about applying and gaining admission.

This program will help students prepare for mastering the LSAT, give an overview of first year law classes, and provide techniques for success as a law student. The program also includes legal field trips to Chicago area law firms and the court systems to provide students a perspective on how The John Marshall Law School operates and thrives in one of the nation's largest legal markets.

Students will be able to enjoy the sites of Chicago: Navy Pier; Millennium Park, The Art Institute of Chicago, and a Chicago White Sox baseball game at Cellular Field.

To find more about it and to apply, go to: http://www.jmls.edu/diversity/LegalEducationAccessProgram.shtml  

Get more competitive on your law school applications by building the skills that promise success on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) with the following training:

• Logic and critical reasoning classes

• Law school classes

• Legal writing classes

• Two practice LSAT exams

• Mock trial experience

to apply, go to:

To apply and learn more, go to:  http://www.cooley.edu/cleo/

EXTENDED DEADLINE: May 1, 2011. (To apply you must be from an historically underrepresented, low-income, or otherwise disadvantaged group.)

Area Legislators Senator Steve Abrams, Rep. Kasha Kelley and Rep. Ed Trimmer have been invited.  If you have any questions please contact Diane Rosecrans at the Winfield Chamber 221-2420 or Janet Siebert at the Arkansas City Chamber 442-0230.

List of Candidates Cowley County 2011

For more information, please contact contact the County Election Officer, Karen Defore:

Email: kdefore@cowleycounty.org

Phone: 620.221.5400 or 620.441.4500

After hours election numbers: 620.221.5401 or 620.441.4501

List of Candidates Cowley County 2011

Election Officer: Karen Defore

Email: kdefore@cowleycounty.org

Phone: 620.221.5400 or 620.441.4500

After hours election numbers: 620.221.5401 or 620.441.4501

Office of Governor Internship Flyer

Visit their website to learn more: http://law.okcu.edu/

http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/cypress/nationaljurist0311/#/0

The International Leadership Association (ILA) and the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) are pleased to partner to sponsor the annual Kenneth E. Clark Student Research Award to recognize outstanding unpublished papers by undergraduate and graduate students. The award is named in honor of the distinguished scholar and former Chief Executive Officer of CCL. 

The winner of this year’s award will receive:

·        $1,000 cash prize

·        Travel and Lodging (up to two nights), and Complimentary Registration to ILA’s 13th annual conference, One Planet, Many Worlds: Remapping the Purposes of Leadership taking place in London, UK on October 26-29, 2011

·        Complimentary 1-year membership in the ILA

·        Recognition at the ILA conference and in various multimedia ILA publications

Submissions may be either empirically or conceptually based. Multi-disciplinary approaches to research are welcomed. The paper should focus on some aspect of leadership or leadership development.

Submissions will be judged by the following criteria:

1. The degree to which the paper addresses issues and trends that are significant to the study of leadership;
2. The extent to which the paper shows consideration of the relevant theoretical and empirical literature;
3. The extent to which the paper makes a conceptual or empirical contribution;
4. The implications of the research for application to leadership identification and development.

Papers must be authored and submitted by graduate or undergraduate students only. All authors must currently be students or must have graduated within 1-year prior to the submission deadline of June 15, 2011. CCL staff and papers submitted to other CCL awards are ineligible. Entrants must provide a letter on organizational letterhead from one faculty member certifying that a student wrote the paper. Electronic submissions are preferred. The name of the author(s) should appear only on the title page of the paper. The title page should also show the authors' affiliations, email and mailing addresses, and telephone numbers.

Papers will be reviewed anonymously by a panel of researchers associated with CCL. Papers are limited to 30 double-spaced pages, excluding title page, abstract, figures, tables, and references. Papers above this limit that are not completely doubled spaced may not be eligible for the Award and may be returned to authors unreviewed. Papers should be prepared according to current edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.

In the absence of papers deemed deserving of the award, the award may be withheld. Entries (accompanied by faculty letters) must be received by June 15, 2011. The winning paper will be announced at the 2011 ILA Conference. Entries should be emailed to: ClarkAward@ccl.org.

Sat. March 19th, 2011 at 1:00 pm CST

Maize City Hall

10100 W. Grady Avenue, Maize, KS

More information can be found on his website: http://pompeo.house.gov/  

“Students with an interest in public service will have the privileged opportunity to learn about our legislative process while serving the citizens of Kansas,” Congressman Huelskamp said. “This is an excellent way for young people to gain first-hand experience with American government.” 

Interns will be responsible for helping Congressman Huelskamp with various administrative and legislative duties.  There will be two summer internship sessions.  Students in the first internship session will run from May to July while the second internship session will run from July to August.  Dates for the fall internship program will be announced later this spring. 

Applicants are asked to submit the application form (available on the website here and attached to this email), a resume, cover letter, and the names and contact information for three references by email to KS01.internship@mail.house.gov or by fax to (202) 225-5124.  Due to mail screening procedures, interested applicants should not send their packets via postal mail.  The deadline for summer internship applications is March 31, 2011. 

Link to application form here: http://huelskamp.house.gov/serving-you/internships

Internship Application Form (note the deadline for Summer 2011 has been extended until March 31, 2011).

Click here (http://careers.state.gov/students/programs, and click on Student Internships under Undergraduate or Graduate/Post-Graduate) for more information, and to start the Gateway to State online application process via USAJobs.

Please note that the deadline to submit completed applications is March 01, 2011.

You must be a U.S. Citizen and a student (a full- or part-time continuing college or university junior, or graduate student - including graduating seniors intending to go on to graduate school) to be eligible. Please read the program description and vacancy announcement for more information and all qualification requirements.

“Both programs study the connection between law and politics and are popular avenues to law school and/or graduate school,” says Jean-Gabriel Jolivet, assistant professor of political science and pre-law advisor.  “They also provide students with opportunities to develop specific skills of value to a wide variety of prospective employers, including data analysis, communication, decision-making, and research competencies. Those minors are an excellent complement to any major at Southwestern College, including business, communication, English, history, and psychology.”

Jolivet says that internships are strongly encouraged via the Washington Experience. In collaboration with the Washington Internship Institute, an educational nonprofit organization, the Washington Experience prepares college students for their future. During a semester or summer in Washington, D.C., students learn about themselves and their fields through substantive internships, academic enrichment seminars, site visits, and shared housing.

“Students become engaged and informed citizens and leaders who are equipped to make a difference in the world,” Jolivet says.

For more information about the two new programs and the credits that are required, contact Jolivet at (620) 229-6213 or email jean-gabriel.jolivet@sckans.edu. 

Nominations are welcome for the 2011 Hertog Political Studies Program. Up to 40 students will be selected for the program, which focuses on the theory and practice of politics, in Washington, DC, June 13–July 22. Students will read fundamental texts in political thought, and work with outstanding faculty members and political leaders. Students will receive full scholarships, dormitory accommodations, and a $3,000 stipend. If you forward one or more outstanding students’ names and email addresses to admissions@hertogprogram.org, the program’s staff will contact the students with application information. For details, see: www.hertogprogram.org.

The program is looking for 2010/2011 college graduates who have at least a 3.0 GPA, are organized, analytical, have strong research skills, and can work both independently and collaboratively. Duties of a paralegal include: administrative case preparation, trial support, cite checking, legal research utilizing Lexis-Nexis, Westlaw, etc. (Honor Paralegals will participate in extensive paralegal training once accepted). The start date for the program will be around September 19, 2011, in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area. 

Brochure

Announcement

Judy quickly discovered that there is a gap in the information that is being offered to young people, especially those in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQQ) and allied community.  She felt that one way the Matthew Shepard Foundation could use its voice is to provide young people with a safe place to access resources and information critical to their development and survival.

Matthewsplace.com is that vehicle and continues to be a fitting tribute to Judy’s son Matthew who was killed simply for being who he was.   MatthewsPlace.com provides LGBTQQ and allied youth with a site that incorporates cutting-edge technology with up-to-date information and resources about how to live a healthy, productive, and hate-free life.

THE TASK:
As an intern you will be asked to spend 16 hours a week this spring assisting MSF staff with the ongoing maintenance of MatthewsPlace.com.  This will include identifying new resources and content to post to the site on a weekly basis.  You may also be asked to provide other support within the organization as needed.

THE INTERN:
We are looking for someone who has knowledge of and/or interest in social justice issues, is getting ready to start college or is currently enrolled and has the ability to work independently in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment.

If you are interested, please send a cover letter, resume and writing sample to thomas@matthewshepard.org.  Make sure the subject of your email says "FALL INTERN INFORMATION".

Click here (http://careers.state.gov/students/programs.html#SIP) for more information and to start the online application process. Please note that the deadline to submit completed applications is July 01, 2010.

You must be a U.S. Citizen and a student (a full- or part-time continuing college or university junior, or graduate student - including graduating seniors intending to go on to graduate school) to be eligible. Please read the program description and vacancy announcement for more information.

“What is likely to be the most interesting development in international politics over the next decade?”

A panel from the Foreign Affairs editorial staff will select one student’s essay to be published on the Foreign Affairs Web site. In addition, the winner will receive a prize of $500. Five honorable mentions will receive a free year-long subscription to Foreign Affairs magazine.

Please help spread the word by forwarding this email to your colleagues, students, and list-serves. To read more about the contest requirements and find out how students can enter, visit ForeignAffairs.com/StudentEssay.

Please read the attached flyer  if you are interested in this unique opportunity.

Student Internships with OK Democratic Party

Rep. Ed trimmer has the folllowing dats available: February 10th, March 11th. Students can shadow at other times, but on the aforementioned dates, there will be a guaranteed time for pictures with the Governor. Contact Dr Jolivet at jean-gabriel.jolivet@sckans.edu for more

information.

The Washington, D.C., summer internship session is divided into two parts, with two interns beginning in May and finishing at the end of June, and two new interns beginning in July and ending in August. The Kansas summer internship spans the entire term.

Applications are due by Friday, March 5, 2010. Applicants should submit a completed application form, résumé, college transcript, three letters of reference and a cover letter explaining the applicant's interest in public service and goals of serving as an intern. Application forms can be obtained under the "Services" section of Moran's Web site. Applicants are encouraged to fax their applications to (202) 225-5124 or mail them to Moran's Hutchinson office, Attn: Intern Coordinator, P.O. Box 1128, Hutchinson, KS 67504. Please call (202) 225-2715 to obtain more information.

Southwestern College is offering a new program, The Washington Experience, for students to intern in Washington, D.C.

            Similar to the Chicago Center for Urban Life, the Washington Internship Institute (WII), an educational nonprofit organization, prepares college students for their future. During a semester or summer in Washington, D.C., students learn about themselves and their fields through internships, academic enrichment seminars, site visits, and shared housing. 

            To be admitted into the program, a student must have at least 60 credits earned and a 2.5 grade-point average at the time of applying.  It is open to any major.

            Jean Gabriel Jolivet, assistant professor of political science at Southwestern, is heading the program.

            “This gives students the ability to go to D.C. for a semester or a summer and have great exposure to a lot of different opportunities,” Jolivet says.  “Things we can’t do in Winfield, we can do in D.C.”

            There are three programs to choose from: Capital Experience, Embassy Scholars, and Go Green.

·         Capital Experience, available spring, summer, and fall.  Interns in this program will shape policy, attend congressional hearings, write press releases, develop marketing plans, participate in meetings, plan events, or perform scientific experiments. Past intern experiences include: a research intern at the Center for Women Policy Studies, a development intern at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, a marketing intern for the Washington Capitals hockey team, a human resources intern for the Corporate Executive Board, and a public relations intern at Edelman.

·         Embassy Scholars, available spring, summer, and fall.  Recent placements in this program include: an international development internship at the Citizens Network for Foreign Affairs, a policy internship at the State Department N.A.T.O. office, and internships at the Embassy of Mexico and Embassy of France. Although many internships are with international organizations, all students intern in Washington, D.C.

·         Go Green, available spring, summer, and fall.  In a city with dozens of national and international organizations focused on environmental issues, students will choose the internship that best fits their interests. Potential internships include tracking national legislation for the Environmental Protection Agency, writing press releases for World Wildlife Fund, or researching energy issues for the Climate Institute.

Students are not limited to these opportunities.  During the internship placement process, the program coordinator at WII works with students to find internships that fit their interests and qualifications.  

            For more information about The Washington Experience, contact Jolivet at (620) 229-6213 or email jean-gabriel.jolivet@sckans.edu.  You can also read more about the program at http://www.sckans.edu/thewashingtonexperience.  

Southwestern College is a private institution granting undergraduate and graduate degrees and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.  More than 1,900 students attend classes at the main Winfield campus, at five professional studies sites in Kansas and Oklahoma, or online around the world.