Public Policy Associate Job

Southern Center for Human Rights
Atlanta, GA

The Public Policy Associate will work closely with the Public Policy Director to develop and advocate policies to further the mission of SCHR, including but not limited to alternatives to incarceration, abolition of the death penalty, a strong public defender system and other smart on crime measures. This position requires the ability to work both independently and as a member of a team. You must be able to respond quickly and nimbly to situations that are in constant flux. The Public Policy Associate must have strong initiative and problem solving skills; the ability to deal effectively with pressure and deadlines; an eye for detail; the ability to organize and prioritize work quickly; and a friendly, approachable demeanor.

Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) FALL Internship

The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) is seeking a student intern for the Fall 2009 semester. Ideal candidates will demonstrate a keen interest in public policy and the legislative process.  The selected candidate will report directly to TAG’s Director of Government Relations.

PLEASE NOTE:  The internship will be an unpaid position; however, TAG strongly encourages students to pursue course credit.  The attached document provides additional information about the internship, TAG, and the application process.

If selected, academic and audit credit are options for this internship.   Credit for the Fall term must be arranged no later than August 19.

Some student news

We’ve heard from a few BSPP students about how their summers are going so far.  We need more news, whether from near or afar, about your relaxation or your work!!!

Katie Base reports that her summer has included:

“Working – Finance work for Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle’s reelection campaign.
Traveling – To Jefferson City, MO for a 50th Anniversary Party and to Alaska for a cruise
Reading – Decided to read all the Harry Potter books.
Relaxing – Spending time with housemates, friends and Jack, the dog.”

Nick Wellkamp attended the Truman Scholars retreat in Liberty, Missouri and began working at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy on June 1.

Lucile Chneiweiss (who visited us last year from Science Po) writes that “After leaving Georgia Tech, I went to France (big surprise, right?) and found an internship in a French Cooperative Bank registered to the Union of Cooperative Banks in Bruxelles : Crédit Agricole. There I work on European Affairs (topic of my Masters, starting in september), and the coordination of an Intranet interface explaning the consequences of European decisions and integration on French Cooperative Banking. I started with explaining the European elections coming up in June and will continue with a few notes on European Institutions. ….  Speaking of European elections, their coming up has brought a new campaign to France, though not as big as the national ones unfortunately, and Europe is once again stirred with the uproars of the political debate (then again, kept to a minimum unfortunately). The almost complete indifference of public opinion and terribly bad faith of journalists notwithstanding, this time of campaign is once again extremely exciting. I go to political meetings, read news and polls with delicious anxiety. We will know after June 7th (Europeans vote some day between the 4th in Netherlands and the 7th in France) if our efforts were not completely vain.
My internship only started this week, so during the time that I was not working, I decided to travel. I went to Moscow for 5 days. Moscow was amazing. It was the first time I traveled so far east (having traveled to North and South America but never Eastern Europe). I found Moscow beautiful, very surprising in a lot of ways, modern, clean, big spaces, beautiful Orthodox Churches, very sparkling golden roofs. It had also an amazing night-life. “Moscow never sleeps”.

Internship with mayoral campaign

The mayoral campaign of Lisa Borders, currently Atlanta City Council president, is seeking interns/volunteers.  Duties and responsibilities are described below.  If you’re interested, send your resume to Ms. Whitney Luallen at whitney@bordersforatlanta.com with the subject line “Borders Internship.”

Students interested in political work should look at the list of skills and tasks even if you’re unable to take advantage of this particular opportunity.

Executive/Legal/Clerical Assistant

SKGLaw Office
Atlanta, GA

A Midtown attorney with a business law practice is looking for a student to work part time managing client files, drafting documents, attending to clerical tasks, and providing practical assistance and administration as needed.  The position includes light accounting and other tasks that prevent the attorney from focusing his full attention on the law practice.  No experience is necessary, but the applicant should be a self-starter, able to think, speak, and write clearly and concisely; possess good people skills for working with clients; and have basic computer skills, including word processing, simple spreadsheets, file management, internet and email, and computer maintenance and updates.  The work schedule is flexible, and can be tailored to match class and personal schedules.  Students with at least two years before graduation are preferred.

salary: $10.00/hr with increases based on proven capability.

Applicants should attach a resume to an email with a paragraph or two explaining their interest in the position, and send it to job@skglaw.com.

Summer Tour Guides Needed

The Office of Admission is currently seeking Summer Tour guides. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until all slots are filled. Currently, tour guides are needed for the 11am time slot Tuesday-Friday most urgently. Students who can give 11am tours will be given first consideration. To apply, please go to http://www.admission.gatech.edu/tour/ and download the application.

Still More Recent Faculty Activity

Dr. Valerie Thomas is an expert on energy policy, with a joint appointment in Public Policy and Industrial and Systems Engineering.  Some of her recent work:

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BSPP student at the White House

Nick Wellkamp, a senior BSPP/IE major, has been informed that he’ll be interning this summer at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, working on energy policy and technology-related projects.

Summer Registration-Phase II

Time tickets have been issued for Phase II summer registration.  Registration officially begins Thursday, May 7th and closes Friday, May 15th at 4pm.

Same rules apply for requesting overloads and  permits for our courses- go to  www.spp.gatech.edu to submit on line form.

If you are doing an internship for credit this summer, please get it set up with Cheryl Leggon before Phase II ends.  Need help with this?  Visit the useful documents section in this email.

Grade Substitution Deadline

 

If you are a student who received a D or F in your freshmen year and you took the replacement course in spring 2009, YOU NEED TO FILE FOR GRADE SUBSTITUTION *NOW*!  Students who received a D or F in their first two semesters (or first three semesters if the student was enrolled the summer before his/her freshman year) can take the course again within the first four terms in residence and use that grade to replace the initial D or F.  If you retook a class this semester, you need to file your grade substitution paperwork BY JUNE 19TH!  You can read the full policy on grade substitution here: http://www.catalog.gatech.edu/rules/5c.php.  You can see the registrar’s calendar for summer 2009, including the June 19th deadline for grade substitution paperwork here:http://www.registrar.gatech.edu/students/calendar/2009/summer/official-full.php.  You can find the grade substitution form here: http://www.registrar.gatech.edu/docs/pdf/GRADESUBFORM.pdf.