Dear Sociology Majors and Minors,
I hope that everyone had a fun and safe weekend! We are now about halfway through the semester, and there are only about 8 weeks left. Don’t lose focus now! You’re almost there. Checkout this newsletter for upcoming Events & Programs and other opportunities on campus.
Upcoming Events & Programs
Fall 2024 Undergrad Courses – Humphrey School
Do you want to learn more about the worlds of public policy, civic engagement, and public affairs? Check out the Humphrey School Undergraduate Course Offerings for Fall 2024
UMN Libraries Services and Spaces
Free workshops for students
The UMN Libraries and our Makerspaces offer a wide variety of online and in-person workshops – from exploring virtual reality (VR), tools to create a bibliography or learning a new skill like 3D printing. Explore and register for our free online workshops.
- Dive into Virtual Reality workshop | March 13 at 1:15-2pm
- Garageband in Action | March 13 at 4:30-5:30pm
- Intro to 3D printing (filament and resin) | March 14 at 5-6pm
- Podcasting 101 workshop | March 15 at 12-1pm
- Intro to Sewing and Embroidery | March 21 at 1-2pm
- ONLINE: Introduction to Zotero to organize PDFs and create bibliographies | March 28 at 10-11am
Get your research poster ready – workshops
Students, getting ready to do a poster for your course, an upcoming conference or at the Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium? Learn pointers about using PowerPoint to create the poster as one giant slide and send it to a large-scale printer. Learn tips to communicate effectively with your audience, how to design a visually appealing, accessible, and impactful poster, and how to use your poster as a tool to share your research.
- ONLINE: Introduction to designing conference or academic posters | March 28 at 3:45-4:30pm
- ONLINE: Introduction to designing conference or academic posters | April 5 at 3-3:45pm
Explore the CEA Program
As we anticipate the pivotal election year of 2024, we extend a warm invitation for you to join us in exploring a class firsthand, immersing yourself in our enriching learning environment. This Summer 2024, dive into one of our online Certificate in Election Administration (CEA) courses at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. Registration for our Summer 2024 courses are now open!
PA 3973 / PA 5973 – Strategic Management of Election Administration
(2 Credits, June 3 – July 26, 2024)
Instructor: Kathryn Pearson, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota
Strategic management for election administrators in the political environment. This course covers the distinct phases and hurdles of the policy process and skills for election officials to enact and implement new policy.
PA 3983 / PA 5983 – Introduction to Election Security (1 credit, June 3 – July 26, 2024)
Instructor: Jennifer Morrell, CEO & Co-Founder, The Elections Group
This course examines the history of cyberattacks on the United States and the American election system, with special attention to the 2016 election cycle. Students will explore the types of cybersecurity threats that exist and strategies to protect against them.
Employment, Internship, Research, & Leadership Opportunities
Summer Camp Youth Support Coordinator
The Bell Museum is hiring a Summer Camp Youth Support Coordinator. This position works with the Youth and Family Programs Coordinator and other camp coordinators to form a leadership team for summer camp. Responsibilities include coordinating behavioral and emotional support for campers, creating and operating camp systems to remain in compliance with safety policies and procedures, communicating efficiently and effectively with camp families and camp staff, assisting with check-in and check-out times, and following all Safety of Minors policies. This position will provide support to camp leaders, assistants, and other staff and may include stepping in to teach classes on an as-needed basis.
For more information or to apply:
Job ID: 359877
Salary: $21/hr
Link: https://hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/359877
Homeless Action Team intern
The Metropolitan Council is looking to fill a Homeless Action Team intern for Summer 2024!
The Metropolitan Council is the regional policy-making body, planning agency, and provider of essential services in the seven-county Twin Cities metro area. Our mission is to foster efficient and economic growth for a prosperous region.
The council is seeking diverse doers and thinkers who want to make a difference, from backgrounds in engineering and technology, to transportation and trades.
We are located within the 7-county region within the twin cities.
- We have 5 divisions, each containing 3-11 departments, promoting Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in employment:
- We employ over 4,000 employees, and we are hoping to grow the number in the upcoming years.
- We are a public sector and serve the communities within the Twin cities.
CAPE is Hiring!
The Center for Academic Planning and Exploration (CAPE) is designed to provide targeted, “high-touch” academic transition support for students who will most benefit from such assistance – highly undecided students, students desiring competitive majors, and students transitioning from one college to another. CAPE’s mission is to empower undergraduate students to make informed, self-determined choices about their academic plan at the University of Minnesota.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Provide undergraduate students with drop-in coaching related to major exploration:
- Listen to students concerns and questions
- Make referrals to various campus resources
- Create an action step or steps to help the student move forward in their exploration
- Maintain notes on contacts with each student
- Serve as a teaching assistant for our (mostly online) OUE 2001 course. This includes:
- Grade assignments and provide constructive feedback
- Attend 2 in-person meetings for each section TA’ed (typically 1-2 sections for each 7-week session)
- Meet weekly with primary instructor to check in on student progress and plan in-person meetings
- This position will begin in late August 2024. Approximately 8-10 hours a week, including coaching during office hours
All applicants must submit a COVER LETTER and a RESUME. If you need assistance with your cover letter and resume, we encourage you to visit your Career Services office. You can learn about the Career Services office for your college by visiting: career.umn.edu/career-offices.
Priority deadline of April 5th, 2024. Applications submitted after this date will be considered on a space available basis. We will be hiring 1-2 Peer Coaches.
Resources & Other Opportunities
AY 24-25: Nonprofit Scholarship
Do you have a dream of working in the nonprofit world? Are you passionate about raising funds for a worthy cause? If so, the Nonprofit Scholarship may help you reach that goal. The Nonprofit Scholarship (up to $3,000.00 award) recognizes and supports students who have a passion for nonprofit work that makes the world a better place. This scholarship honors the lifelong work of Robert Burgett, an inspiring example of genuine care, leadership, and commitment to the nonprofit sector as the Senior Vice President of Development at the University of Minnesota Foundation.
Applications for the scholarship are encouraged from students in all UMTC undergraduate colleges. This undergraduate scholarship is awarded to current University of Minnesota Twin Cities juniors and seniors who have demonstrated a dedicated commitment to nonprofit work, strong academic history, and financial need. Preference is given to students with an interest in fundraising.
Detailed information about qualifications and the application process is available at the scholarship application site. Click ‘Let’s Begin’ and find the link for the Nonprofit Scholarship.
The deadline for the completed application is 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
Direct questions about the application to OUE Special Scholarships at ouespecialschol@umn.edu.
APHA Annual Meeting 2024
STUDENT POSTER SESSION: SOCIAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC HEALTH (Tues, Nov 14, 2023, 1:00 – 2:00pm) — open call for abstracts:
For the APHA Annual Meeting 2024, the Spirit of 1848 Social Justice & Public Health Student Poster Session is issuing an OPEN CALL FOR ABSTRACTS for posters that highlight the intersections between social justice and public health from a historical, theoretical, epidemiological, ethnographic, and/or methodological perspective. This session will have an OPEN CALL for submissions by students (undergraduate or graduate) that are focused on work linking issues of social justice and public health. This can include, but is not limited to, work concerned with the Spirit of 1848’s focus for APHA 2024 on “Believe it or not: critical trust building, trust busting & creating trustworthy public health science and practice.” Per our Spirit of 1848 policy, we encourage submissions that bring a critical Indigenous lens, drawing on Indigenous theories, knowledge, and methods, to the specific topic that is the focus of this session, i.e., student posters on links between social justice & public health. The submitted work can address one or more of many interlocking types of justice (e.g., racial, Indigenous, political and/or economic, gender and/or sexuality-related, environmental, restorative, etc.) We are interested in submissions not only from students in schools of public health and other health professions (e.g., nursing, medicine) but also from students in schools & programs focused on law, political science, public policy, social work, government, economics, sociology, urban planning, etc. For examples of abstracts selected in prior years, see our annual reportbacks. Instructions for abstract submission can be found at the APHA abstract submission website.
THAT IS ALL FOR NOW!
Any Questions? Make an appointment or email us at socadvis@umn.edu
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