Other Opportunities
The Gephardt Institute’s Civic Engagement Fund
Apply to the Civic Engagement Fund! The Gephardt Institute’s Civic Engagement Fund provides support for civic engagement and community service projects throughout the year. Undergraduate, graduate and professional students are eligible to apply. Funding amounts are variable based on the budget, duration and scope of the project. Grants are available for both individuals and groups.
The deadline is December 2, 2011 at 5pm.
For the application or further information, please visit gephardtinstitute.wustl.edu, email gephardtinstitute@wustl.edu or call (314) 935-9104.
Boston University
February 23-February 26, 2012
KOACH, the college program of The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, invites you to the 22nd Annual KOACH Kallah, February 23-26, 2012 at Boston University in Boston, MA. Registration is just $100!
Students from campuses throughout North America will come together for a weekend of learning, sharing and friendship. Rabbi Jane Kanarek of the Hebrew College, will be our scholar-in-residence on the theme of Wandering in the Wilderness of Jewish Identity. Workshops on leadership and essential skills, community service, text study and a phenomenal Shabbat will round out the program. There will be time to meet in small groups and network with students from across the continent.
For more information, contact Rabbi Elyse Winick, KOACH Director at winick@uscj.org or (857) 231-3690.
In Service Opportunities with the JDC!
JDC’s Jewish Service programs offer young Jews the opportunity to directly engage with the work of the largest Jewish humanitarian aid organization in the world. Through meaningful volunteer projects directly connected to JDC’s global programs, participants meet real needs and gain an understanding of pressing Jewish and humanitarian challenges around the world. Click here for specific program information.
If you’re interested in getting your hands dirty? Contact globalservice@jdc.org for more information!
Annual National Union for Jewish LGBTQ Students Conference
The conference, hosted by the American University Hillel in Washington, DC, will be held February 17-19, 2012. The mini immersion experience has been happening annually since 1997, has nearly 1000 alumni and is a great way to engage students in a sense of community beyond their campus that can bring them back to campus energized. Campuses are welcome to send a cohort of students or individual students.
Students with questions, please contact Jonathan Lipton (American University ’14) at nujls2012@gmail.com.
Interested in Teach for America after Graduation?
Teach For America is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates, graduate students, and professionals who commit to teach for two years in urban and rural public schools and become lifelong leaders in expanding educational opportunity.
This year, 9,300 corps members are teaching in 43 regions across the country–from St. Louis to New York to Los Angeles and Hawaii–while nearly 24,000 Teach For America alumni continue working from inside and outside the field of education for the fundamental changes necessary to ensure educational excellence and equity.
By teaching for two years in Teach For America’s corps, you will join thousands of leaders helping students in low-income communities reach their full potential.
Next Application Deadline: Friday January 6, 2012
Apply Here! (Learn more about our offer: $30,000-$50,000 salary, benefits, transitional grants, federal student loans deferral, and AmeriCorps funding. All majors and career backgrounds accepted!)
Questions? Contact Chanel Hampton at (314) 621-9100 ext. 49139 or chanel.hampton@teachforamerica.org.
Enjoy Travel, Politics and History? Get Paid to Do All Three!
Etgar 36, a summer travel program for Jewish teens, is looking for staff. Etgar 36 offers cross-country journeys in which teens develop their American and Jewish identities as well as become empowered to get involved politically and socially. As a staff member, you will be able to see America, help develop the future leadership of the American and Jewish community, and get paid. Previous work with youth and involvement with youth groups/summer camps a plus. Applicants should be in a good physical shape, and have a passion for history, politics and activism.
For more information on the program, and to apply for a staff position, please see the Etgar 36 website: www.etgar.org, call (404) 403-7779, or email micah@etgar.org.
Pardes Winter Programs from Coast to Coast!
Pardes LA: December 18-22, 2011, AJU-LA Campus
5 days, 3 visiting Pardes faculty members, immeasurable inspiration!
Click here for details!
Awakening the Divine: A Pardes Jewish Spirituality Retreat
January 3-8, 2012, Pearlstone Retreat Center, Maryland
Explore the depths of Jewish spirituality and open your mind to new meaning in Jewish tradition.
Click here for details!
Contact naomia@pardes.org with questions about either program.
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