The Analyst Institute Internship

Call For Posters and Demonstrations In Play: A Conference

University of Maryland, College Park

March 4, 2016

Albert Einstein wrote, “Play is the highest form of research.” In Play, a one-day conference, explores play as the principle of innovation and experimentation that underwrites gaming, performance, and other cultural, social, and aesthetic activities. Key questions In Play poses include: How can the  study of computer gaming, in line with studies of other cultural forms and productions, contribute to culture studies in the academy? How have embodied performance and play historically enabled possibilities for both freedom and domination, for the making as well as unmaking of societies? How does a focus on play complicate recent scholarship on the global history of experimental art forms?

In Play invites proposals for posters and demonstrations—conceived as tabletop presentations involving any type of media—that investigate the question of play. We especially encourage digital projects that supplement or link to posters, as well as mixed media presentations, performances, games (both digital and tabletop) and research projects. Undergraduate, graduate, and faculty proposals are welcome. Potential interventions in play might include:

·         Play in literature and literature as play

·         Playing with gender, sexuality, race, class, or (dis)ability

·         Mathematical, technological, and scientific discoveries

·         Adaptations

·         New Media

·         Gaming and game theory

·         Rule-breaking

·         Playing and Pedagogy

·         Subversion

·         Theater and performance

·         Artistic  experiments

·         Game designs and prototypes, whether digital or tabletop

Posters and demonstrations will be set up as the centerpiece of the conference for the duration of the event as well as, where possible, for at least a week beforehand.

Prizes will be awarded to student projects.

Please submit 500-word proposals or descriptions to inplayumd@gmail.com by 12/15/2015.

Please include poster title, full name, affiliation, contact information, and brief biography (250 words). Please inform us if you require technological accommodation. Any questions should be directed to inplayumd@gmail.com.

Plenary speakers for In Play include:

·         Patrick Jagoda, University of Chicago

·         Anastatia Salter, University of Central Florida

·         Julius Fleming, Jr., University of Maryland

·         C. Riley Snorton, Cornell University

·         McKenzie Wark, The New School

For more information, visit our website: http://english.umd.edu/InPlay or follow us on Twitter

@InPlayUMD.

Social Entrepreneurship Internship

If you are interested in Social Entrepreneurship, please come find out more information on this is an exciting opportunity.  This involves a 9 credit internship:

• 2 credit course on campus in the Spring
• 6 credit internship in a central or South American country
• 1 credit summery and analysis of your experience

We hope you can join us at the Forum on 10/20 at 6pm!

START's Community Resilience, Engagement, and Dialogue (CRED) Fellowship

Have you ever wondered how communities respond to terrorism or work to prevent it? 

Are you interested in working to prevent radicalization and violent extremism in communities? 

If so, then START's Community Resilience, Engagement, and Dialogue (CRED) Fellowship, a comprehensive, two-and-a-half –year, program designed for 4 undergraduate students at the University of Maryland, may be for you! 

Students will enter the program in the middle of their sophomore years, and the program will last through the end of their senior years.  

The program is designed to train students to work in homeland security-related positions, especially positions related to community engagement, community resilience, and Countering Violent Extremism (CVE). 

Apply by 5pm on October 16, 2015. For more information see the attached flier and this website: http://ter.ps/9v0.

BECOME A COUNSELOR AT THE HELP CENTER HOTLINE

Train to help people dealing with roommate issues, relationship dilemmas, thoughts of suicide, confusion, and other life issues.

Training begins only once a semester, so call 301.314.4357 to set up an interview!!

DEADLINE TO CALL: October 2^nd

Must be available:

Thursday, October 22nd from 7pm-9pm, 

Saturday, October 24^th & Sunday, 25^th from 9a-5p both days.

Requires 2-3 semesters of on-the-job training.

Freshman and Sophomores Only

Call 301.314.4357 or stop by 3105 South Campus Dining Hall

Paid Internship Available

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has paid internships in a range of subject areas including health policy, housing, federal fiscal policy (including tax), legislative affairs, food assistance, family income support and state legislative and fiscal policy --- for undergraduates, law, social work and other graduate and doctoral students.  These internships are highly competitive and provide fantastic experience and access to a great network for students interested in a career in public policy. 

More information here: http://www.cbpp.org/careers/intern

Application deadline for spring internships is October 1^st. 

We will also shortly be announcing applications for our two year State Fiscal Policy fellowship program --- a great program for recent graduates.  Here is information on last year’s fellowship:  http://www.cbpp.org/careers/fellowship/fellowship-responsibilities

Register for WMST498N: Religion, Militarism and Gender Today!

Commencement Ceremony Information

Commencement Ceremony

Department of Sociology

Thursday, May 21, 2015

4:00 pm

Dekelboum Concert Hall

Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Graduating Seniors, M.A. and PhD. candidates:

Things you should know as the Sociology graduation ceremony gets closer:

• Please arrive at Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center by 3:00 pm.  Faculty and Graduates will line up in the Dance Theatre.   This will allow us to go over the details of the ceremony and to make sure we have all the information needed to recognize you during the ceremony.

                                           

• We estimate that the entire ceremony should last no more than 1 ½ hours.  A reception for graduates and their families will be served from 1:30-3:30 pm before the ceremony on the 3^rd floor atrium of the Art/Soc Building.

• Tickets are not required for the Sociology Department’s graduation.  We would like to know the number of students who plan to come to the reception and the approximate number of their guests for planning purposes.

• Members of Alpha Kappa Delta can pick up their honor cords in the Sociology Undergraduate Office.

• Handicapped and limited regular parking is available around Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.  A shuttle bus will run every ten minutes from the Stamp Student Union Garage.

Things we need to know:

• How many family and friends do you expect to attend the reception?
• Please let us know if you need a sign language interpreter before May 11th.

Please R.S.V.P by responding to the evite  

If you have further questions concerning graduation, then please call the Sociology Undergraduate Office at 301-405-6389.

May 2015 Commencement Speaker

SPRING CAREER & INTERNSHIP FAIR

SPRING CAREER & INTERNSHIP FAIR

February 18, 19 and 20

12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Adele H. Stamp Student Union - Grand Ballroom

Sample list of employers recruiting Sociology students in the areas of nonprofit, advocacy, research, and federal:

·         Aristotle International, Inc.

·         Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

·         Community Residences, Inc

·         Cornerstone Montgomery Inc

·         Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security

·         Grassroots Campaigns

·         Human Rights Campaign

·         Kennedy Krieger Institute

·         Maryland Community Connection

·         Montgomery Child Care Association Inc.

·         Public Citizen

·         Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia

·         U.S. Department of State

·         UMBC’s The Choice Program

·         University of Maryland – National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START)

·         Any many others over 3 days!

To see a full listing of the employers and more details about the positions they will be recruiting for, please see the Spring Career & Internship Fair 2015 Participants listing. Download the App! Need help preparing for the fair? Attend one of the upcoming prep events.

BSOS guide to Career Fair Prep

ter.ps/BSOSFairPrep