CAREER SERVICES AT ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE | SANTA FE | NOVEMBER 2012
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND
History, Manzanar and Sima Qian
INTERNSHIPS ARIEL INTERNS FROM THE PAST SUMMER
Interview with Rosemary Masters by Christine Kng
ADVICE ON FUNDING GRADUATE SCHOOL
Rosemary Masters, SF07 worked at the Manzanar National Historic Site under the Ariel internship program during the summer of 2006. After graduating, she went back to work with them for a summer, taught in a charter school in Chicago for one year, then moved back to do research for a book called “Children of Manzanar.” She returned to St. John’s in the fall of 2012 to begin the Eastern Classics program. Manzanar was the first of ten internment camps set up by the US government which confined Japanese Americans during World War II. Approximately 10,000 Japanese Americans were forcibly removed by the US government from their homes on the West coast of the United States and relocated to the camp between March and June of 1942.
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Rosemary Masters, SF07
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“How did you get into archiving?” “When I was an undergraduate here, at the beginning of my sophomore year, I applied to be the student assistant to the archivist in the library. I didn’t know what it was going to entail, but it ended up being very enjoyable — all of the random papers that are generated by St. John’s end up going into the archives, as well as all the photographs. So you had old papers written by Stringfellow Barr and Richard Weigle, tutors’ writings, and to be honest, most of it was board meeting minutes… but you know, you can become interested in meeting minutes if you open your mind to them! So I became interested in board meeting minutes and filing those and figuring out what kind of thing goes where. That system in the library was already very well set up, which is very different from when I applied for the Ariel internship to work at Manzanar, which is just south of the town I grew up in in California. It was a totally different story in Manzanar. There was absolutely no system of order already in place… which was enticing, but it was also a little bit like walking into a room where a bomb had just dropped.”
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“Did you know that when you were going into it?” “No, I had no idea. I actually applied for the internship because working in the archives here sparked an interest in it, and I wanted to explore that as a potential career. I like history, and I like organizing things. So I talked to one of the people who worked in Manzanar and they said, “Yeah, we could definitely host you as an intern here… especially with the Ariel stipend, that really helps.” They also said that I would be working with their archivist, and I thought, “That’s great, I’ll learn all these new things!” But when I got there, it was quite a different story. The person in charge of the library and the archives had just gotten there, and he wasn’t a librarian or an archivist by trade. He’s still doing that job – and he does an excellent job – but it was also a huge learning experience for him, to figure out how to do all that. So the first day I walked in and they said, “Well, here are these boxes and here are these drawers which have topics assigned to them; can you just file this stuff into these drawers and then enter it all into a database on a computer?” My first reaction was, “Well, great, I’m going to spend this entire summer entering things into a database, this is going to be so boring.” I opened the drawers and started digging into some of the content of the folders, and that was when I realized that for about 70% of the files, the labels didn’t correspond at all to what was inside. Nobody realized that. It was the Manzanar reference files. So Continued on page 2
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if you’re going to write an exhibit, or do a program, that’s what you need to dig into. Besides the library resources, you also want to get into articles that are written on that subject. It’s important that this stuff is organized and accessible, and it just wasn’t at all when I got there.”
Guard tower No. 8 at Manzanar.
“You worked there after graduating – is that true?” “Yes! And not just after graduating. I worked there as sort of a grunt laborer in high school for the Youth Conservation Corps. There was a lot of fire hazard, so I went out there and did a lot of cleaning and tidying up and putting things into a wood chipper. I got dirtier than I’ve ever been in my entire life, and it was wonderful. So I was familiar with Manzanar before that, which was what sparked me to think, “Oh, I wonder if they need somebody to work with their archivist?” And because I did that internship, it led to some interesting things. One of the first was that I became very, very familiar with the history, since I had to get to know it in order to build these reference files – so that was a huge benefit. I also got to know the people there very well. So after I graduated, they called me up and said, “Hey, we have a position over the summer that we need filled, would you like to do it?” And I said, “Of course I would.” I worked there as a park guide or a park clerk after I graduated, just for the summer. Doing the Ariel internship showed me that my interest in archiving is actually an interest in the history that I pick up when I’m working on archives. I fell in love with the history of Manzanar.” “How did you get back to St. John’s after that? Why are you doing the Eastern Classics?” “You know, it was something I knew I wanted to do since I learned about the undergraduate program. But I will say *laugh* that right after I graduated it was not... I couldn’t have done it right then. I think that it’s really important to break away from St. John’s for a while, and, you know, live in this world, because you’ve filled your head with all of these things, and you’ve learned a way of approaching new subjects, approaching texts and having conversations with people. If you don’t get out into the world and apply that in some way, I’m not sure what worth things have.” “Is reading different now than it was during your undergraduate years?” “For our first seminar [in the Eastern Classics program] we did Plato’s Meno, and I hadn’t really read the Meno since we translated it in Freshman Greek second semester. It was pure pleasure. For the first time, I was really seeing this book. Things that didn’t make sense to me previously seemed to make sense, and connections that I never would have thought about as an eighteen or nineteen-year-old were suddenly clicking together in an incredible way. I think it was more pleasurable, I don’t know how else to put it. When you’re first dropped into freshman year, it’s exciting, but it’s also a little intimidating, especially if you’ve come out of a public high school with a graduating class of 10 where it was a miracle if you read anything. So yes, I would say that the way I read has changed — I’m not sure how, but I like the way that it’s changed. “I think experiences outside help you to know yourself better. I think if you *laugh* know yourself well, it’s easier to approach the world and see your relationship to it. It’s the same when you approach a text.”
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Mess Hall at Manzanar.
“What’s your favorite reading in the Eastern Classics?” “Out of all of it... it must be Sima Qian. Before I started reading it for my first class, I was asking my roommate what he thought of Sima Qian, because he majored in Chinese and had translated a lot of Sima Qian. He said, “Oh, you know, it’s boring, it’s just dates and this king replacing that king,” and I was like, “This is going to be terrible.” But then I started reading it, and I was immediately hooked, and fascinated, by the interweaving of mythology and reality in warfare and ritual, and by the way that he looks at the same event over and over again through the “biographies” of different people who were involved in that event. That style of history is so impressive to me. It almost gets at truth a little better, because when something happens in the world, what we call history is our memories of it. The fact is, none of us will remember the same thing the same way, and who I am is going to affect the way that I see something and what parts of the event I retain in my mind. So, the way that he works through all of these generals and advisors that are involved in, for instance, the fall of Qin, brings such a vibrancy to the text and gets you closer and closer to what really happened. It’s really similar to the oral history we do at Manzanar. You can talk to hundreds of people who all were in this camp, who all should have experienced the same thing and presumably feel the same way about it. But how true is that? It’s not true at all! You can ask one person to describe what it was like being taken from their homes and into this camp, and it’s going to be a completely different answer if you ask another person. Even for things that we call factual events in history, like the riot at Manzanar, there really isn’t any solid certainty as to exactly what happened. Sima Qian does a similar thing where he goes from person to person and looks at their perspective or their side of the story. It’s such a good way to approach history, and makes so much sense.” “Where are you going after St. John’s? Are you going to do something history-related?” “Now — at the end of this Ariel-inspired story, I’m currently in this program, SCEP. It’s a program in the National Park Service which, if you are a student, and you work for the park, once you get your degree — so once I graduate from the Eastern Classics program — it’ll make it possible for me to be boosted into a permanent position in the National Park Service.”
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Internships Internships and Graduate Schools If this is your Sophomore or Junior year, you should be thinking about internships; if this is your Junior or Senior year, you should be thinking about graduate school. Deadlines are approaching — if not for the actual applications, then definitely for the GRE dates. If you have decided to take a year off, or you know that you want to work before going to graduate school, you have time before you need to start job-hunting. But if graduate school is haunting you, there are steps that you should be taking right now — seeing Career Services and figuring out your timeline, for one. (Juniors, watch the timeline this year and plan in the summer, so you don’t have to panic as much next year.) For internships — the Ariel internship stipend program is the best route to take if you’re thinking about an internship this summer; since the school covers most of your expenses, it opens up many unpaid internship options. Applying for an Ariel stipend is also good practice for applying for graduate school, and the internship itself is always an experience. Scattered around this issue are some of what the Ariel interns from last summer have to say.
Internships ART Anne Ray Internship – The School for Advanced Research, Indian Arts Research Center (IARC) in Santa Fe offers two nine-month internships (September 1–May 31) to individuals who are recent college graduates or current graduate students. The internships include a $2,200 monthly stipend, housing, book allowance, travel to one professional conference, and reimbursable travel to and from SAR. The IARC was established in 1978, and houses a collection of more than 12,000 items of Native art of the Southwest. Interns will work on IARC educational programming, research and writing activities, and collections management, and may present a research paper at the SAR Colloquium Series, assist with IARC seminars, symposia, and collection tours, and work on outreach initiatives to local Native communities. Application deadline: March 1 For more information visit http://sarweb.org/media/files/iarc_anne_ray_internship_app.pdf Georgia O’ Keeffe Museum’s Paid Summer Internships – Located in Santa Fe’s downtown area, the Museum offers paid summer internships for college students to assist in administering the O’Keeffe Art and Leadership Program for Girls and the Program for Boys. The programs provide adolescent girls and boys, ages 11-13, with opportunities for independent thinking, skill-building, and problem solving, all within the context of the development of their artistic talents. Many students from St. John's have spent their summers on this venture. Application deadline: March 1 For more information visit http://www.okeeffemuseum.org/paid-internships.html
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Internships Bilsana Bibic SF13 Permanent Mission of Montenegro to the United Nations, NY “I had the honor to hear ambassadors, heads of UN agencies and Committees, coordinators of UN projects on national and regional levels, and the Secretary General and the High-Commissioner for Human Rights. These meetings were a wonderful opportunity to learn in detail just what interested me — UN goals, ways to implement them, as well as weaknesses and strengths of the UN as a whole. “Even though I experienced many amazing moments during my internship, the greatest highlights of my internship at the UN happened in the General Assembly Hall. The first time I was sitting in that room I felt absolutely blessed — I was at the GA Hall and in the seat reserved for the delegation of Montenegro, coming to NYC for the first time, and entering the UN for the first time - not as a visitor, but as an intern! “The ability to listen well and select the substance of the issues discussed, especially when so much information is shared, came about from reading non-stop at St. John’s and having to engage with other people’s ideas on a daily basis. Moreover, constantly dealing with difficult works of philosophy, science, history, and so many other things, made it easier to adjust to the UN-specific phrases. I was able to follow ideas I had not encountered before and play with those ideas, developing them further and trying to predict the next step in their evolution, hoping to implement that step into my research work or future projects.”
LA County Board of Supervisors’ Arts Internship Program – The County’s program provides undergraduate students with on-the-job training and experience in working in nonprofit arts organizations. Through this program, the LA County Board of Supervisors aims to assist arts organizations to develop future arts leaders. Application deadline: Check website in early March For more information visit http://www.lacountyarts.org/internship.html SITE Santa Fe Internship Program — Interns are provided with opportunities to learn in a working environment within a contemporary art museum. SITE Santa Fe arranges for interns to be involved in meetings with all departments to familiarize interns with the spectrum of daily activities. Students from St. John’s College have previously interned there; talk to Career Services to get in touch with them! Application deadline: Rolling applications, summer deadline April 1, 2013 For more information visit http://www.sitesantafe.org/education/internship_opportunities.html BUSINESS Joint Program in Survey Methodology – The JPSM conducts Junior Fellow Seminars in Washington, D. C. during the summer, providing an introduction to how largescale surveys are designed, collected, and analyzed. Junior fellows will meet graduate faculty who direct the seminars as well as key technical leaders of the Federal statistical system, in order to understand the work that goes on in various agencies of the system. This is a highly competitive paid internship! Only for Sophomores and Juniors. Application deadline: January 7 For more information visit http://www.jpsm.umd.edu/fellows/?internprog.htm Continued on page 6
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Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) Visitors, or ‘WWOOFers’, spend time on
ECONOMICS Koch Internship Program – The Charles Koch Institute aims to help students become more effective advocates for economic freedom. Students and recent grads get paid to work at free-market organizations in Washington, D.C. while engaging in weekly professional education. Application deadline: March 1 For more information visit http://www.charleskochinstitute.org/internship-program/ Koch Associate Program: http://www.charleskochinstitute.org/associate-program/
a host farm, learn about sustainable agriculture, and receive room and board, with no money exchanged between hosts and WWOOFers. WWOOFing is not paid labor, but an exchange of education and culture. It allows one to learn practical farming skills, be part of the organic
FARMING Georgia Department of Agriculture – Internship positions are primarily based out of the Department’s headquarters building in downtown Atlanta. Depending on the needs of the Department, multiple internships may be available in each major division: Administration, Animal Industry, Food Safety, Fuel and Measures, Marketing, and Plant Industry. Application deadline: March 18 for summer internships, June 17 for next fall For more information visit http://agr.georgia.gov/internship-opportunities.aspx
agriculture movement, and experience multiple facets of American agrarian culture. For more information visit http://www.wwoofusa.org/ About_WWOOFUSA Farm in Santa Fe: Gaia Gardens, visit
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Public Policy Internship – This internship in Washington, D.C. gives Juniors, Seniors and Graduate Students the opportunity to work on public policy on behalf of America’s cattlemen and women. Interns work alongside NCBA’s lobbying team, regulatory experts, communications team and political action committee to ensure that legislative and regulatory actions do not cause harm to the cattle industry. Application deadline: March 4 For more information visit http://www.beefusa.org/ncbapublicpolicyinternship.aspx
http://gaiagardens.blogspot.com/ FILM/ ANIMATION Assistant to Founder & Artistic Director (Chicago International Film Festival) – Interns will be Michael Kutza’s assistants, helping him with all aspects required in the staging of upcoming events for the annual Chicago International Film Festival. The assistant will work 20-40 hours a week. Interns will gain insight into the workings of an international film festival, by being directly involved in concept and marketing development, artistic integrity maintenance, and setting the overall festival direction Application deadline: Application open now! Fax resume and cover letter to: 312.683.0122 or email vteng@chicagofilmfestival.com For more information visit Career Services and talk to Chelsea Allen Lucasfilm Recruiting – The Lucasfilm companies are seeking creative talent to join their award winning teams! The Jedi Academy Program is a summer internship program that Lucasfilm runs between 12-16 weeks at the Letterman Digital Arts Center in San Francisco, California and at Big Rock Ranch in Nicasio, California. They consider Undergraduate, Masters and Ph.D. students. Internship positions include game programming and engineering, game art, R&D engineering, software engineering, information technology, web development, marketing, licensing, and production. All internship positions are paid. Application deadline: February 15 For more information visit https://jobs.lucasfilm.com/internships.html 6
Internships FINANCE Wells Fargo’s Commercial and Corporate Lending Summer Analyst Program – Located in San Francisco, the Summer Analyst Program hires non-business majors as well as those with a more traditional accounting, finance or business background. The program offers pre-training coursework for non-business students that focus on fundamental financial accounting. Summer Analysts gain exposure to Wells Fargo’s operations, business strategies, and corporate culture. Application deadline: Check website in November 2012 For more information visit https://www.wellsfargo.com/careers/mbas_undergrads/undergrads/internships/corporate
FOLKLORE/ FOLKLIFE American Folklife Center Internship Program – Interns work with the collections in the Archive of Folk Culture, and participate in a number of activities of the American Folklife Center in Washington, D. C. Examples of past projects include compiling finding aids for specific subject areas in the archive’s collections, organizing and labeling collections for preservation and storage, and maintaining a wide variety of subject and collection files. Other projects may include research for special projects and assisting with public events. Interns should have an interest in the subjects of folklife, ethnomusicology, or related disciplines, and should also be interested in delving into archives. Application deadline: Apply two months in advance of interning For more information visit http://www.loc.gov/folklife/interns.html
Elliot Chen SF14 Los Alamos National Lab, NM
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Internship – Internships are offered year-round in the fields of folklore, cultural anthropology, and ethnomusicology of the United States and other countries. Internships are open to anyone looking to further their academic or career goals in these, or related, areas. Intern projects are often centered around doing research for, designing and producing of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, the Folklife Archive, educational outreach projects, web production and web content creation, or video projects. The Center, located in Washington, D.C., involves nearly 100 interns in its activities annually. Application deadline: March 15 For more information visit http://www.folklife.si.edu/join_us/internships.aspx GOVERNMENT/ POLITICS Arms Control Association (ACA) Research/ Journalism Internships – The ACA is a national nonpartisan organization located in Washington, D. C. dedicated to promoting public understanding of and support for effective arms control policies. Interns are involved in many facets of ACA’s work, including researching arms control and security issues for articles and fact sheets, assisting in preparing and editing ACA’s monthly journal Arms Control Today monitoring activity in the press and on Capitol Hill, and supporting the analysts in a variety of administrative tasks. Application deadline: March 15 For more information visit http://www.armscontrol.org/internships Continued on page 8
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“I spent the past summer studying with an astrophysicist at Los Alamos National Laboratory. When people ask me what I did, I say, “I learned the secrets of the universe.” To be more precise, I worked on a question in Cosmology known as the “cosmological constant problem.” This problem is a discrepancy in modern physics between the observed value and the value predicted by quantum theory for the field which is thought to be responsible for the acceleration of the universe. “This internship was an invaluable experience. For the first time, I got a taste of what the scientific community is like in national laboratories. Working at the Lab was a dream and I am extremely grateful for the opportunity I was given to be there. I am becoming more and more sure that this is what I want to do with my life.”
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Brookings Institution – This nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, D.C. conducts high-quality, independent research. Based on that research, it provides innovative, practical recommendations that advance three broad goals: strengthening American democracy, fostering the economic and social welfare, security and opportunity of all Americans, and securing a more open, safe, prosperous and cooperative international arena. Brookings is consistently ranked as one of the most influential, most quoted and most trusted think-tanks. They offer an extremely wide range of internships, and information about the internships is regularly updated on the website. Application deadline: Regularly updated on website For more information visit http://www.brookings.edu/about/employment
Hanbyul Cho SF14 Myoung Film Company, Korea “I worked at two film festivals: Pucheon International Fantastic Film Festival and Jeongdongjin Independent Film Festival. At the film festivals, I interacted with film directors from all over the world, interpreting in both Korean and English. “I had the chance to talk with many film directors, actors, actresses, producers and programmers from other film festivals all over the world. They asked me who I was and about my studies. They also gave me great advice about filmmaking and I really appreciated it. “To sum up, I had the best summer ever. It was more than fruitful; the experiences I had, the valuable lessons I learned, and the people whom I met are irreplaceable.”
Institute on Political Journalism – Interns work 35 hours a week with a media organization in Washington, D. C. The internships provide students with a first-hand look at the world of Washington journalism and corporate and nonprofit public relations. Students who plan on seeking a broadcast journalism internship are encouraged to apply early, as these internships are very competitive and often need to be secured by January. Intern responsibilities vary, but include covering congressional hearings, drafting articles for publication, editing and producing news stories, researching, and writing press releases. Application deadline: December 2 for early application, March 7 for final deadline For more information visit http://www.dcinternships.org/ipj/internships/index.asp INTERIOR DESIGN/ ARCHITECTURE Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage – Doing a work-exchange at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage, Rutledge, Missouri, allows you to gain hands-on knowledge of natural and green building construction methods from pioneers in the field. Interns will be taught viable and ecologically sustainable alternatives to hazardous and damaging construction practices. Application deadline: Email them for more information! For more information visit http://www.dancingrabbit.org/visit-dancing-rabbit-ecovillage/work-exchange/natural-building-interns/ LIBRARIES Newberry Internships – The Newberry is a world-renowned independent research library in Chicago. It is dedicated to the advancement and dissemination of knowledge, especially in the humanities, and it acquires and maintains a broad array of special collections research materials relating to the civilizations of Europe and the Americas. Interns take on individual assignments in most of Newberry’s departments, and also learn about other dimensions of the Newberry through group presentations, tours, and events such as the weekly colloquium. Current internship opportunities include the Children’s Literature internship, Communication internship, Maps internship, etc. Application deadline: February 21 For more information visit http://www.newberry.org/internships
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Internships NON-PROFIT Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) – Located in Washington, D.C., the IWPR conducts rigorous research and disseminates its findings to address the needs of women, promote public dialogue, and strengthen families, communities and societies. IWPR trains and assists the professional development of students and graduates who are interested in economic justice for women. Application deadline: More information available in January 2013 For more information visit http://www.iwpr.org/about/internships PERFORMING ARTS Americans for the Arts Summer Internship Program – Undergraduate and graduate students are given the opportunity to participate in the operations of the nation’s leading nonprofit for advancing the arts in America. Interns are prepared to become the next generation of arts, nonprofit, and cultural leaders through a combination of learning experiences, work projects, and group collaborations. Internships are located in New York City and Washington, D.C.. Summer interns receive a $1,000 stipend. Application deadline: March 10 For more information visit http://www.americansforthearts.org/about_us/internships.asp Arena Stage Summer Internships – Arena Stage, located in Washington, D.C., is the largest theater in the country dedicated to American voices. Founded in 1950, Arena Stage was one of the nation’s original resident theaters, and has a distinguished record of leadership and innovation in the field. Arena Stage serves a diverse annual audience of nearly 300,000. Interns are needed for Arts Administration, Artistic, and Community Engagement opportunities. Application deadline: Early March For more information visit http://www.arenastage.org/education/education-programs/internships-fellowships/summer-internship-disciplines/ PHYSICS National Undergraduate Fellowship Program in Plasma Physics and Fusion Energy Sciences – This program provides outstanding undergraduates with an opportunity to conduct research in the disciplines that comprise the plasma sciences in general, and fusion research in particular. The nine-week long research projects are performed at one of the many participating universities and national laboratories throughout the country. The goal of the program is to stimulate students’ interest in the fields relevant to fusion research while providing capable assistants for fusion research projects. In order that students obtain a sufficient background to begin their research projects, the nine-week project is preceded by a one-week introductory course at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory in the basic elements of plasma physics, after which the students travel to the sites of their research projects. The program is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Fusion Energy Sciences. Application deadline: February 15 For more information visit http://science-education.pppl.gov/Nuf/Admission.html
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Sharon Beckstrand SF14 City of Hope, National Cancer Research Center, CA “I spent the majority of my ten weeks in City of Hope assisting in Dr. Susan Kane’s lab, studying drug resistance in Her2-positive breast cancer. There were some obvious challenges I faced every day. I studied constantly, but it always seemed that I learned one thing only to discover something else that I did not understand when I went back into the lab. My experience with St. John’s helped directly with this aspect of my work — in school, I constantly find new information and spend time studying it, but I never fail to come across something new to question and learn about in class. St. John’s taught me the determination necessary to pursue meaning from the continuous flow of information in the laboratory. “There are many ways that St. John’s helped me succeed in this internship, some of which are not immediately apparent. My education here has given me the ability to work from the ground up, building the necessary skills to effectively progress from knowing little about a subject to working well with it. I ask better questions and work harder than I would otherwise know how to.”
Internships TEACHING Charles C. Alexander Teacher-Intern Program – Groton School is a coeducational boarding school of 370 students located in Groton, Massachusetts. Recent college graduates are invited to intern in one-year salaried positions with living quarters and dining hall meals provided. Intern responsibilities will include supervised teaching in English, Mathematics, History, Classics, and many other fields. Interns also help to coach athletics, and participate in other areas of school life commensurate with their interests. Application deadline: January 1 For more information visit http://www.groton.org/about/working/intern WRITING Center for the Art of Translation Internships – The Center, located in San Francisco, CA, aims to broaden cultural understanding through international literature and translation. Interns support programs in publishing, teaching, and public events. Application deadline: Positions are open. Email them your resume and a cover letter! For more information visit http://catranslation.org/get-involved
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Scholarships Graduate School Funding Graduate school is expensive. The average total price for 1 year of full-time graduate education is $34,500 for a master’s degree program and $39,500 for a doctoral program; and this differs depending on institutional type, ranging from $20,000 at a public institution to $50,000 at a private not-for-profit institution. http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator_gsn.asp There are many types of grants, scholarships and fellowships which are available to fund your graduate study. For the more competitive national and international funding, St. John’s College often must endorse applicants, instead of students being able to apply directly. The following are some of the competitions (both endorsed and nonendorsed) that are coming up late this fall and early next spring. To apply for college nomination, students must present a completed application* to Margaret Odell, Director of Career Services, by noon the day of the on-campus deadline. Don’t wait until that final deadline before speaking with Mrs. Odell or showing her the pieces of your application! Since many of these competitions are for US citizens only, international students should definitely speak with Career Services about ways to fund further college study. There are specific awards for international students (list available at Career Services). Otherwise, students need to research funding sources at individual schools, for example, departmental financial aid, teaching assistantships, or loans
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Scholarships and Fellowships Boren Graduate Fellowships -- Funds for up to one year of language study in countries with languages of critical interest to the US; for graduate students only, US citizenship required. Foreign study must be completed before graduation from SJC Graduate Institute. On-campus deadline: November 30, 2012; National deadline: January 31, 2013. Government service required of all fellowship recipients. http://www.borenawards.org/boren_fellowship Truman Scholarships -- Up to $30,000 for graduate study leading to careers in government, the non-profit or advocacy sectors, education, or elsewhere in public service. 60-65 scholarships per year, usually one per state. Applicants must be US residents in their Junior year of college who have participated extensively in two or more of the following sets of activities: Student government and/or campus-based extracurricular activities; community service-related activities that were not organized by the college; government internships, commissions or boards, advocacy or interest groups, nonpartisan political activities, or military/ROTC . On-campus deadline: November 30, 2012; National deadline: February 5, 2013. Requires endorsement by the college. http://truman.gov/home Continued on page 12
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Whitney Will SF13 Aspen Writers’ Foundation, CO “I had never worked full-time for more than several weeks before this summer, and through working full time I realized what a huge part of life is one’s work and one’s work environment. As a consequence of that realization, I think that learning what a job really consists of and being able to experience what the work actually is before making a strong commitment is the highest value of an internship. “Speaking generally, I learned a lot of technical skills at this internship that I wouldn’t have learned at St John’s, which are going to be important. I learned how to use a Mac computer, how web-marketing and press releases work, what it means to be part of a business environment, etc. But on a deeper and more personal level, this internship rounds out my education by putting me in an environment that honors creativity as sacred and valuable.”
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Goldwater Scholarships – Up to $7,500 funding for Junior and/or Senior year at St. John’s. Applicants must be in the top 1/4 of their class, have excellent grades in science & math, and be committed to careers in natural science, math or engineering. Prior research/summer internships in one of these areas are essential for a strong application. 300 scholarships/year. US citizens or permanent residents only. On-campus deadline: December 7, 2012; National deadline: January 31, 2013. Requires endorsement by the college. http://www.act.org/goldwater/ Thorne and Braziel/Lynn Pre-medical Scholarships – Funding administered by St. John’s College for students to pursue pre-medical classes in chemistry and biology; students must be committed to a career as an MD. On-campus deadline: Friday, December 14, 2012. No national deadline or college endorsement. Information and applications are available at the Career Services office. Boren Undergraduate Scholarships – Funds for up to one year of language study in countries with languages of critical interest to the US; for undergraduates; US citizens only. Foreign study must be completed before graduation from SJC. On-campus deadline: January 11, 2013; National deadline: February 13, 2013. Requires coordination with Boren campus representative (Margaret Odell). Government service required of all scholarship recipients. http://www.borenawards.org/boren_scholarship Beinecke Scholarships – $34,000 in total for up to 5 years of graduate study in the arts, humanities or social sciences. Applicants must be current SJC juniors with a history of high financial need and clear graduate school plans. St. John’s may endorse only one college-wide applicant, who is chosen by the Fellowship Committee in Santa Fe. On-campus deadline: January 18, 2013; National deadline: February 22, 2013. http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/beinecke/
Udall Scholarships -- 80 scholarships of up to $5,000 for college students in their Junior or Senior year who are committed to careers related to the environment, tribal public policy, or Native American health care. Applicants must be Sophomores or Juniors. Non-tribal candidates must have demonstrated commitment to the environment; Native American or Native Alaskan candidates can apply based on careers in tribal policy or native health care. US citizens, nationals or permanent residents only. On-campus deadline: January 25, 2013; National deadline: March 1, 2013. Requires endorsement by the college. http://www.udall.gov/OurPrograms/ MKUScholarship/MKUScholarship.aspx If none of these scholarships or fellowships seems to fit your interests or career path, make an appointment to speak with Mrs. Odell (modell@sjcsf.edu; ext 6067) about other less well-known programs. There are many ways to fund further graduate study or study abroad, but they all require prior planning and top-notch applications.
Graduate Schools ENGLISH Oregon State University’s Master of Arts in English – The MA program, in the School of Writing, Literature, and Film, allows graduate students to work closely with faculty while pursuing advanced study in literature, rhetoric, culture, and film. MA students choose one of two areas of emphasis: 1) Literature and Culture, or 2) Rhetoric, Writing and Culture. Program requirements are focused but flexible, ensuring that every student will be trained in current methodologies and will study contexts and interdisciplinary exchange as well as the primary texts of specific historical periods. Application deadline: January 9 For more information visit http://oregonstate.edu/cla/wlf/ma FILM New York Film Academy – An ideal applicant for the New York Film Academy Master of Fine Arts programs must demonstrate a sincere passion for motion picture storytelling, the ability and desire to collaborate with other artists in a creative environment, and must submit a creative portfolio that illustrate the applicant's ability to undertake graduate level study and his or her potential for success within the profession. Application deadline: Rolling applications, apply soon! For more information visit http://www.nyfa.edu/masters/ INTELLIGENCE Intelligence and National Security Studies – This interdisciplinary graduate program, in the University of Texas at El Paso, is intended for students seeking employment or career advancement in the United States Intelligence Community. It is also suitable for students interested in security-related jobs in the private sector or with think tanks. The INSS graduate program is also ideal preparation for advanced graduate study at the doctoral level in international relations, political science, public administration, public policy, history, or other closely related fields. Application deadline: August 1 For more information visit http://academics.utep.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=69659&submenuheader=0 12
Graduate Schools LAW Canadian and American Dual J.D. Program – The JD/JD Program is a demanding program designed to enable a student to obtain an American Bar Associationapproved Juris Doctor degree from the University of Detroit Mercy and the nationally recognized Juris Doctor degree from the University of Windsor within three calendar years. Application deadline: January 1 For more information visit http://www.uwindsor.ca/futurestudents/ programprofile/law-canadian-and-american-dual-jd-program MEDICINE Emory University’s Doctor of Physical Therapy Program – Located in Atlanta, GA, this program of study is 35 months in length. In the first two semesters, students study normal structure and function of the human body and the principles of movement science across the life span. In the third semester, study of pathophysiology and disease processes is integrated with clinical problem solving in concurrent courses with associated part time clinical education experiences. Students also complete 36 weeks of full time clinical internship at sites which represent the diverse environments in which physical therapists practice. Application deadline: January 15 (early admission) or February 1 For more information visit http://rehabmed.emory.edu/pt/programs/index.shtml VMD-PhD Combined Degree Training at the University of Pennsylvania – This veterinary science program focuses on the interrelationship between animal health and human health. Knowledge gained from studying animals is vital for understanding human disease, and biomedical research is entering an era that requires the application of molecular knowledge to whole animal physiology. This program aims to impart understanding of the biology of multiple species, and understanding of how that information is crucial for approaching biomedical research and addressing global public health, biosafety and bioterrorism issues. Application deadline: November 15 For more information visit http://research.vet.upenn.edu/Home/tabid/2138/Default.aspx Watson School of Biological Sciences – The WSBS Ph.D. program in Cold Spring Harbor, New York, is designed for students with exceptional ability and a deep commitment to their graduate education. Their demanding curriculum is designed to train confident, self-reliant students to become interdisciplinary scholars. This program takes approximately four years from matriculation to Ph.D. degree award. It comprises a broad representation of the biological sciences, and emphasis is placed on the principles of scientific reasoning and logic as well as the importance of ethics and effective communication. Application deadline: December 1 For more information visit http://www.cshl.edu/education/PhD-Programs
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PHILOSOPHY K. U. Leuven’s MA, MPhil, and PhD degrees – Philosophy has been taught at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, in Belgium, since its foundation in 1425. Through the centuries, the university has remained an important and influential center of philosophical thought. It is host to the famous Husserl archives, and the renowned De WulfMansion Center for Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy. Tuition can be as low as $800 per academic year! Application deadline: March 1 For more information visit http://hiw.kuleuven.be/eng/ PSYCHOLOGY University of Indianapolis’ School of Psychological Sciences – The Psy.D. curriculum develops a solid foundation of core knowledge and assessment, intervention, and research skills by means of a structured sequence of classes and experiences. As students progress through the curriculum, they are systematically exposed to more applied, broadbased, and sophisticated course content. In the final year, students have the opportunity to develop expertise in a concentration area and to select elective courses. Although individual courses focus on different aspects of the professional practice of psychology, recurrent themes such as the integration of theory and practice, the relationship of assessment to intervention, respect for individual and cultural diversity, scholarly inquiry, ethical practice, and professional problem solving are consistent across the curriculum. Application deadline: January 10 For more information visit http://psych.uindy.edu/doctoral.php
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November 9
“Becoming an Entrepreneur after St. John’s” with Alumni Joshua Rogers A’98 FAB 105, 12:15 p.m.-1.30 p.m.
Hear about what it takes to become an entrepreneur after St. John’s College! Becoming an entrepreneur is not as difficult as you may think. Alumni Joshua Rogers A’98 will be leading a discussion, covering topics such as what type of business models work best today, startup funding sources, pitching techniques and best practices, resources to turn to, book recommendations, how to think about real estate, how to think about hiring, and networking. After graduating from SJC, Josh worked with another alumnus on Internet startups, and helped to invent the patents behind Priceline.com. In 2007 Josh founded Arete Wealth Management, LLC in Chicago. Arete specializes in venture capital and predevelopment equity opportunities to offer its high net worth clients in addition to traditional asset management services. Today Arete has 21 offices across the country and manages $1.4 billion.
November 14
Summer 2013 Study Abroad Pilot Program for Johnnies FAB 105, 3:15 p.m.
Tutors Susan Stickney and Patricia Locke will present the Marchutz School of Fine Arts, with a NEW tutor-led preceptorial in addition to painting in Aixen-Provence, France. This program is tailored especially for Johnnies (current and alums within 4 years of graduation) and is a no-experience-necessary approach to creative work and life in the south of France. Ms. Stickney will describe likely preceptorial topics and Ms. Locke will discuss the art school, living with French families and practical details. Email locke.patricia@gmail.com <mailto:locke.patricia@gmail.com> for more information. December 5
Ariel Internship Application Workshop Senior Common Room, 3:15-4:30 p.m.
See examples of good and bad Ariel applications, and hear advice for presenting the very best application. This is a workshop and perfect opportunity to begin the application process or discuss any ideas or areas of concern, so bring your application and any working materials with you!
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