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The Mount Holyoke College Employees Social Committee Scholarship Fund, a $200 scholarship in honor of David B. Truman, president emeritus, is awarded each year to a qualified daughter, son, or other dependent child of a College employee who is not eligible for the Mount Holyoke subsidy for tuition costs. The scholarship is for study at an accredited school for postsecondary education, and is administered in consultation with the College's director of student financial services. Determining factors are educational goals, high school achievement, and character. A candidate must be a high school senior. Applications for the scholarship are available at the Office of Student Financial Services, Skinner Hall. The completed application must be returned to financial services no later than May 10. Call x2789 or x2291 for more information.
Fleet vans are now available for rent. Use of these vehicles is restricted to official College business, and charges for their use will be made only to departments. The charge is thirty-five cents per mile. Fees include the cost of gasoline; any purchase of gasoline during a trip will be reimbursed by the motor pool fund with proper receipts. To reserve a van call x2826 between 10 am and 4 pm, Monday through Friday. Vans are parked next to the greenhouse; keys can be picked up at public safety. All vans must be driven by a faculty or staff member, and must be returned with a full tank of gas. Fleet vans are different from the student activities van, which is only for student organization use. When picking up keys from public safety, please specify whether you are using the student activities van or a fleet van.
Time is running out. Stop by the Career Development Center (CDC) and fill out a senior registration form. Completing and returning this form ensures that your file will remain active in our office after your graduation. These forms also give us formal permission to send out recommendations. Senior registration forms are available at the CDC reception desk.
Each student needs a ticket to attend the May 5 inauguration of Joanne Creighton. If you haven't already reserved yours, contact Shelley Richard right away. Email her at srichard, or phone x2520.
Batch Collection for Baker & Botts, LLP; Loehman's Inc.; MBNA New England; MetLife; Strawberries Music and Video Stores; and The New England Center for Autism is Monday, April 15
Teach for America On-campus recruiting: Tuesday, April 16
Regional Economic Models, Inc. Batch collection due date: Wednesday, April 17
Zeneca Pharmaceuticals On-campus recruiting: Thursday, April 18
Please check the Internet newsgroup "mhc.careers" for hot jobs and CDC updates.
Waterhouse Securities This national discount brokerage firm providing a wide range of investment products and services to individual investors is seeking a stockbroker trainee. Send a resume and cover letter to Waterhouse Securities, 50 Federal Street, Boston, MA 02110 for this position in Manchester, NH. See J/5 for more information.
Environmental and natural science opportunities are listed in the J/15 notebook in the CDC Library.
Prudential Securities, a global securities firm headquartered in New York City, seeks a public relations assistant. Responsibilities include writing press releases, updating and maintaining a media-participation database, and handling requests for information and annual reports. Good learning position with professional growth potential. See J/9 or Jobtrak for more information.
Proteome, Inc. in Beverly, MA, seeks a research technician to perform two-dimensional gel analysis of proteins. Position involves research and development of advanced electrophoresis methods and performance of electrophoresis services for customers. See J/14 or Jobtrak for more information.
Robert Wood Johns Medical School Pharmacology Department in Pistcataway, NJ, seeks a senior lab technician to work in a lab that develops and characterizes drug inhibitors of nitric oxide sythase. The job will involve the growth of mammalian cells in tissue cultures, isolation and affinity purification of the enzyme nitric oxide sythase, and spectrophometric and radioisotope assay of activity. See J/14 or Jobtrak for more information.
The Bases Group, Burlington, MA, seeks a market research project assistant. This worldwide leader in quantitative marketing research has expanded to the Boston area. Interest in marketing research and familiarity with Excel, Word, dBase, and graphics software preferred. See J/8 or Jobtrak for more information.
Phinney Rankin, an advertising, public relations, marketing, and training firm in Rochester, NY, seeks a writer/researcher. Entry-level position for graduates with a B average or better and with exceptional writing and speaking skills. Position includes both advertising and public relations writing responsibilities. See J/9 for more information.
The American Bankers Association (ABA), Washington, DC, is accepting applications for its ABA Internship Program. Project-oriented internships are available in a number of departments including: bank programs and professional development--ABA Education Foundation; products; Institute of Certified Bankers; and operations and finance/ accounting. Internships require excellent organizational and communication skills. Paid and unpaid positions available. Application deadline not specified.
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, White Plains, NY, a nonprofit health organization, has internships for students who have completed their sophomore year and are interested in marketing. Interns will learn about how multiple programs are marketed, developed, and analyzed. Qualified candidates will have strong verbal and written communication skills as well as familiarity with Lotus 1-2-3 and WordPerfect. Interns will be paid $8 per hour. Application deadline is June 1.
Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Institute, Washington, DC, an educational organization that promotes the participation of Asian-Pacific Americans in public policy debate, is accepting applications for its 1996 summer internship program. Students will be placed in Congress, the executive branch, and nonprofit public-interest organizations. Candidates must have a minimum gpa of 3.0 and a genuine interest in public-policy issues and Asian-Pacific American community affairs. A stipend of $2,500 is provided. Application deadline is April 15.
The Nature Conservancy, Boston, MA, a nonprofit organization committed to the global preservation of natural diversity, is accepting applications for several positions including stewardship intern, summer vegetation intern, and communications intern. The stewardship intern will conduct general preserve maintenance, visit sites requiring legal monitoring, and gather biological and landowner information. The summer vegetation intern will work with the Berkshire bioreserve manager on field tasks such as vegetation sampling, setting up hydrologic and water chemistry monitoring equipment, and data collection and entry. The communications intern is a position for three consecutive summers with duties that will include planning chapter meetings, writing articles for a newsletter, and assisting with press outreach. Some positions are paid. Application deadline not specified.
The Public Service Resource Center, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, VA, is seeking a public service fellow for the summer of 1996. Internship duties will include compiling a handbook on public-interest fellowship opportunities, creating an annotated bibliography for the public-interest placement collection, and assisting in organizing the Public Interest Speaker Series and Public Interest Brown Bag Lunch Series for the fall. Qualified candidates must have excellent writing and organizational skills, familiarity with Windows and WordPerfect 5.1, and an interest in public service work. A stipend of $1,500 is provided. Application deadline is April 15.
Good information is available free on the Internet. For education loans, check http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~FinAid/finaid.html. For a comprehensive listing and description of funding sources for international students, look at the SIT-Alumnet List at http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/mkant/public/finaid/html/itl-stud. A list of other sources for international students is in the fellowship filing cabinet in the CDC library, filed under International Student Funding.
Yale University Child Study Center Postbaccalaureate Fellowship in urban education and child development. Deadline is April 30.
Opera America is accepting applications for the 1996-97 Fellowship Program for individuals with exceptional potential who are entering opera administration or production from other fields or disciplines. Deadline is May 7.
Public Employees Roundtable Scholarship/essay competition. Undergraduates must be planning to enter a career in government service at the local, state, or federal level. Preference given to applicants with work experience in local, state, or federal government or community service. A recommendation by an employer from such employment is required. Mount Holyoke students have won this award of $1,000 or more. Deadline is May 17.
National Hispanic Scholarship Fund The new application period is August 15 to October 1. Also of interest are scholarships available from the United Hispanic Scholarship Foundation, due April 30, and from Lowrider Magazine Scholarship Fund, due May 31. Information about these awards is in the fellowship filing cabinet and in the blue binder of resources for Hispanic students on the bookshelf with the fellowship directories.
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