Received: from sobek.Colorado.EDU (sobek.Colorado.EDU [128.138.151.62]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id QAA10489 for ; Sat, 25 Jan 1997 16:21:36 -0700 (MST) Received: (from glenn@localhost) by sobek.Colorado.EDU (8.8.5/8.8.5/Unixops/Hesiod/(SDM)) id QAA12690; Sat, 25 Jan 1997 16:21:33 -0700 (MST) Date: Sat, 25 Jan 1997 16:21:32 -0700 (MST) From: "Glenn W. Muschert" To: socgrad@csf.colorado.edu, socgrads@lists.colorado.edu Subject: summer internships Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Here is a blurb about some summer internships. Glenn W. Muschert Department of Sociology University of Colorado at Boulder Campus Box 327 Boulder, CO 80309-0327 U.S.A. voice: 303.492.1415 email: glenn@sobek.colorado.edu WWW URL: http://socsci.colorado.edu/~glenn/home.html ---------- Forwarded message ---------- ANNOUNCEMENT Deadlines are approaching for applying for the following summer internships, jobs and volunteer positions. ************************ Please Post Campuswide ************************ 1. AfriCare 2. Operation Crossroads: Global Volunteers/Interns/Project DIRECTORS -> ONLINE applications now available for Proj DIRs & Interns [Africa/Brazil] Aimed at involving North Americans (and others) in sustainable development issues in Africa and Brazil, while helping local communities help themselves Academic Credit *highlights below* =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 1. A F R I C A R E - Recruits for a variety of positions in non-profit work. BA/BS, 3 years experience, language proficiency, job specific. Contact: Director of Management Services, AFRICARE, 440 R Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20001 (202) 462-3641. ....................................................................... 2. O P E R A T I O N C R O S S R O A D S [AFRICA][BRAZIL] Global Volunteers/Interns/Project Directors Crossroads offers an opportunity to do summer work and participate in multi-disciplinary grassroots projects that Africans and Brazilians in rural & urban communities deem valuable. 20 - 25 projects are being organized; plans are for 150 - 200 volunteers/interns and 15 - 20 Project Directors. Crossroads recently announced that ONLINE applications (due over next few weeks) are available for Project Directors/Leaders (26 yrs and over with experience) & for Volunteers/Interns (college age & up; ALL are welcome) C R E D I T : Students generally arrange with their campuses to receive academic credit (typically 7 to 15 units) for their summer internship experience. The Program starts with a several-day Training Orientation in NYC in early July; Volunteers return to the US in mid-August. CONTACT: Operation Crossroads, Attn: Overseas Department/LaVerne Brown 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 1366, New York, NY 10027 212-870-2106 Or, to receive the brochure, application and other info by E-Mail, send your request to <> 1- "Applications/Info Update" , 2- "Brochure/New Programs" ..and in the Subject Field, put either of the following: -> "SEND LEADER/ProjDIRECTOR's Packet" (26 yrs & up with experience) or -> "SEND VOLUNTEER/INTERN's Packet" (college age & up/open to all) Please include your street address in case our equipment malfunctions Crossroads helps Volunteers/Interns raise funds for the summer; EARLY application is a MUST MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PROJECTS / RESEARCH / WORK CAMPS / FIELD STUDY ********************************************************************* Ecology & Environment. Traditional Medicine. Oral History Folklore. Primary Care. Archaeology. Anthropology. Reforestation Media. Distance Learning. Art. Ethnomusicology. Public Health Construction Wildlife. HUMAN RIGHTS. Computer Literacy. Community Dev Agric/Farming. Nursing. Teaching/Tutoring. Business Development African/Brazilian Language Study. Youth Programs. Recreation Traditional Religion. Dance. RURAL SOCIOLOGY. RainForest. <> ********************************************************************* Also, public health programs addressing Female Circumcision/Genital Mutilation [FGM] carried out with sensitivity for local customs/practices C O U N T R I E S: Botswana, The Gambia, Ghana, Eritrea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Guinea Bissau, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mali, Benin and Brazil (in South America) _______________________________ Operation Crossroads is a non-profit 501(3)(C) organization Credited by JF Kennedy for inspiring the "birth" of the Peace Corps Celebrating 40 yrs of service and the contributions of 10,000 Volunteers "Good ideas without action don't accomplish much" ----------------------- University Services-Internships & Careers USIC@Hotmail.Com