New Film on Industry and African-American Heritage in Edgefield, SC

Thanks to the South Carolina Humanities Council and National Endowment for the Humanities for grant support for two projects on Edgefield ceramics and archaeology. Congratulations to the Edgefield County Historical Society, as the sponsoring organization for these projects, and to George Calfas as Project Director and author of the grant proposals.

The first project consisted of a five-part speaker series convened in South Carolina in the Summer of 2011, entitled “Pottersville: 200 Years of Pottery Production in the Edgefield District.”

The second project is entitled “Pottersville: Home of Alkaline Glazed Stoneware,” and has the following description on the S.C. Humanities Council web site: “create a short documentary film of 8 to 10 minutes showcasing the alkaline-glazed stoneware tradition that is so important in Edgefield County. This film will be presented at the Joanne T. Rainsford Discovery Center in Edgefield, the McKissick Museum in Columbia, at regional historical society meetings, as well as on several websites, including SCETV’s KnowItAll.org, which reaches K-12 classrooms across the state” (http://schumanities.org/home).

Over the past few months Mr. Calfas and his colleagues have been working with Storyline Media to edit film footage with the goal of sharing the rich history of the pottery communities of Edgefield, the accomplishments of African-American and European-American artisans in those industries, and to document the 2011 Archaeological Fieldschool at Pottersville. The final product is a concise, 15 minute documentary now available online. In the coming month a DVD version will be added to the Anthropology department video library. If you would like a copy please let Mr. Calfas know, and please pass along this information to others who may be interested. Additional information about this multi-year, collaborative research and education project is also available online.

Edgefield, SC: The Turning Point for Pottery in North America

Edgefield, SC: The Turning Point for Pottery in North America
By Doug Peterson, LAS News Bureau

Dave the Potter was openly breaking state law when he inscribed his name, along with poetry and Bible verses, in the pottery he created in South Carolina. That’s because it was illegal in the early 19th century for a slave like Dave to read or write, let alone propagate simple inscribed rhymes such as: “I wonder where is all my relation / Friendship to all — and, every nation.” Today, pottery created by Dave the Potter can be found in museums across the world, including the Smithsonian. University of Illinois anthropologists have now gone back to the source of this amazing craftsmanship, unearthing the Pottersville kiln where it is believed that Dave became a master potter. This kiln was also the first to use alkaline glazing in North America—a major breakthrough in pottery. From May through June, anthropology graduate student George Calfas led a team of undergraduate students, including five LAS students. Working in muggy, 100-degree weather, they uncovered the industrial-scale kiln used to make pottery at Pottersville, about a mile from Edgefield, S.C. [Follow link above for full article]

UIUC 2011 Field School Featured in National Register of Historic Places

Our Summer 2011 UIUC Archaeology Field School on Edgefield, SC Pottery Communities was featured in the National Register of Historic Places’ Archaeology Month publication for this year.

The first innovation and development of alkaline-glazed stoneware pottery in America occurred in the Edgefield District of South Carolina in the early 1800s. It remains an enduring mystery as to how these new ceramic methods were developed in that place and time, and how the techniques of clay choice, temper, and glaze developed over the following century. These potteries employed enslaved and free African-American laborers in the 19th century, and the stoneware forms also show evidence of likely African cultural influence on stylistic designs. Edgefield potteries thus present fascinating research questions of understanding technological innovations and investigating the impacts of African cultural knowledge on a rural industry during the historic period in America. Among other accomplishments, our 2011 Field School participants uncovered and recorded a kiln of remarkable scale at the Pottersville site.

Hospitalito Cultural and Medical Immersion Program

Greetings from Guatemala!

My name is Michael Harvey and I’m writing from the Hospitalito Atitlan – http://www.hospitalitoatitlan.org/ – in Guatemala. We are located in the Tz’utujil Maya town of Santiago Atitlan on the shores of Lake Atitlan, and we serve this community by offering high-quality health services to its population.

We are currently writing to select US Anthropology departments regarding a new 6-week summer cultural and medical immersion program we are looking to pilot late this June. We are calling it the ‘Field School Fellows Program at the Hospitalito Atitlan’ and it will be taught largely by anthropologist Vincent Stanzione, author of Rituals of Sacrifice and frequent lecturer at top US universities. Hospital staff and community leaders will also lecture and lead discussions. Classroom time will be supplemented by field trips and optional volunteer projects.

We hope to fill between 5 and 10 seats for this summer.

Please see the FSF – Info , and please be in touch if you’d like more information.

Summer 2011 Intensive Foreign Language Instruction Program

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The School of Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics will offer
Intensive Foreign Language Instruction Program in 10 languages this intersession, from May 16-27.

Only $100 for UIUC students!

• Classes meet Monday through Friday, 3 hours a day, for two weeks.

Courses focus on conversational skills, travel preparation and language survival skills.

• There is minimal homework, no attendance policy, and no academic credit.

Registration by April 15 (Friday) is encouraged.

Course offerings that do not meet the minimum enrollment by that date are subject to cancellation.

For more information, contact slcl@illinois.edu.

URL: http://www.slcl.illinois.edu/iflip

Languages taught this summer:

SUMMER OFFERINGS*

May 16-27, 2011

Classes meet Monday through Friday

9AM-Noon, unless indicated otherwise

 

Chinese, Elementary

French, Elementary

French, Elementary (5-8 pm)

French, Intermediate

German, Elementary

Greek (Modern), Elementary (5-8 pm)

Italian, Elementary

Italian, Intermediate

Japanese, Elementary

Portuguese, Elementary

Russian, Elementary

Spanish, Elementary

Spanish, Elementary (5-8 pm)

Spanish, Intermediate

Spanish, Advanced

Social Movements Study Abroad in Mexico

Live with and learn from members of Mexico’s most inspiring social movements

Summer (application deadline is March 31st):
June 5 – July 2: Chiapas: Zapatismo and the Other Campaign
July 3 – July 30: Tlaxcala and Mexico City: Mexican social movements urban and rural
June 5 – July 30 (8wks/10credits): combined program

Fall (application deadline is May 1st):
September 4 – December 10: Chiapas, Tlaxcala, Mexico City: Mexican social movements

During the programs you will:

* Learn about rural organizing around autonomy and
fall group
Fall 2010 group (Tlaxcala)
culture from indigenous communities in Chiapas.
* Learn about migration first-hand from former US guest-workers in Tlaxcala.
* Learn about urban organizing from autonomous squatter communities in Mexico City.
* Participate in workshops on natural medicine, gender dynamics, traditional weaving, intercultural communication, and mural painting

See our detailed website and apply today!

AUSM logo

The Autonomous University of Social Movements (AUSM) offers the only master’s in community organizing in the United States based in a Latino community center. Our rigorous combination of theory, context and hands-on practice is truly unique. Our students say we’re Awesome – and we are, that is, AUSM.

Classes include:

* Popular education theory and practice
* An in depth look at community organizing models, including autonomous, Alinsky-style, faith-based, identity, labor and cultural organizing
* Issues in community organizing, including race/gender/class dynamics, identity, cross-cultural communication, leadership, and challenges facing immigrant communities
* Issues in urban organizing, including urban dynamics, social geography, police, public education, and public health.
* Political analysis, including power analysis, anti-capitalist perspectives, local power structures, and political parties

Each student designs and implements a community practicum, which might include:

* Working with women’s cooperatives dedicated to food preparation or cleaning services
* Developing community responses to police harassment, sub-par public education or housing issues
* Developing popular education curriculum and teaching ESL or bilingual adult high school classes

Each student develops a research project in collaboration with community members.

An optional eight week summer program in Mexico introduces students to Mexico’s most important and vibrant social movements, including indigenous movements in Chiapas, housing movements in Mexico City, and campesino movements in Tlaxcala.

Graduates receive a fully-accredited degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. For more information, see AUSM and the University of Wisconsin-Miluwakee website.

Click here to apply: http://mexicosolidarity.org/ausm/applymasters

Study South Asian Languages this Summer at University of Wisconsin or Cornell!

The 2011 South Asia Summer Language Institute at the U. of Wisconsin will run from June 13 – August 5.

SASLI 2010 class photos are now available on each languages’ course page.
Courses Offered – Summer 2011
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Malayalam,
Marathi, Pali, Pashto, Punjabi,
Sanskrit, Sindhi, Sinhala, Tamil,
Telugu, Tibetan, Urdu

Each course will be offered at the elementary and intermediate levels except Pali, which will be offered at the elementary level only. There will be no classes offered beyond the intermediate level. Nepali will not be offered in SASLI 2011. Interested students should investigate the Cornell Summer Intensive Nepali Program.

Program Fee:The SASLI program fee for the 8-week program in 2011 is $3,400. The program fee does not include the cost of textbooks, or living expenses. It does include the UW-Madison assessment fee. UW-Madison in-state undergraduates will be charged regular undergraduate tuition for 8 credits as posted on the UW Registrar’s Office Website.

Institutional & 3rd-Party Payment Information
You can find information on direct and 3rd-party tuition payments here.

Course Info: SASLI offers elementary and intermediate levels of modern South Asian languages, as well as Sanskrit. Pali will be offered only at the elementary level. SASLI prepares students for subsequent training domestically and abroad. SASLI is currently held on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Students may only register for one language per summer. This 8-week program offers the equivalent of two full semesters of academic study.

Credits: Upon completion of the program, students will receive 8 credits and a letter grade (A-F). Upon request, the Registrar of the University of Wisconsin-Madison will issue a transcript for coursework at SASLI.

Classroom hours of instruction:
Monday through Friday: 4 hours each day
8:30 – 1:00 PM (with a break from 10:30-11:00 AM)

Classes may be cancelled due to low enrollment. Please be sure to apply to SASLI as early as possible to help ensure that your class will be offered.

SASLI Program info
sasli@southasia.wisc.edu
University of Wisconsin

204 Ingraham Hall
1155 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706
Ph: 608-261-1194
Fax: 608-265-3062

For more information: http://sasli.wisc.edu/courses/courses.htm

Italian Fieldschool Reminder

We are quickly approaching the application deadline (March 15) for our 2011 summer field school, which is dedicated to the study of preservation of cultural heritage and offers students the opportunity to study, do field work, and travel in Italy. This year we have added a program on paper restoration, as well as continuing our courses on building, art and ceramics restoration.

Courses offered:
· Introduction to Conservation of Archeological Ceramics link
· Traditional Painting Materials and Techniques in Italy link
· Restoration Issues and Theory in Italy link
· Introduction to Art and Building Restoration in Italy link
· Surveying and Analyzing Historic Buildings link
· Introduction to Paper Restoration link

Field Projects:
· Restoration of the Porta Burgi link
· Surveying the 12th Century San Giovanni Battista Church complex link
· Archaeological excavations and survey of the public baths in Carsulae link

If you know any who may be interested in this type of study and who are still looking for a field school, we would be very grateful if you would inform them about our program.

To find out more about our program and review the syllabi, please visit our website: HTTP://SANGEMINISTUDIES.ORG We also have a 2011 flyer that you can download and print or forward should you desire to.

Thank you very much.

Cordially,
Max Cardillo
Director
San Gemini Preservation Studies
US Tel: (718) 768-3508
www.sangeministudies.org

European Union Center Newsletter

> In this issue:
> – EUC Events
> – Upcoming Events
> – Related Events
> – EUC Faculty Conference Travel Grants
> – Announcements
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> University of Illinois
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> European Union Center
> e-Weekly
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> EUC facebook image
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> MA Program
> Grad Minor
> Undergrad concentrations
> Spring 2011 February 28 – March 4
> e-Weekly Archive
> EUC
> Events
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> February 28 – march 1
> East-Central Europe International Business Conference
> Location: College of Business and Management, Northeastern Illinois University, 3601 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago IL
> Open to the public. No fee or registration required.
> Sponsors: College of Business and Management, Northeastern Illinois University. Co-sponsored by the European Union Center at the University of Illinois, and others international and area studies centers.
> Contact: Nancy Zaitlin, 773-442-6102
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> March 4
> Proving Ground or Pasture?: Candidate Selection in European Elections
> Speaker: William Bernhard, Professor of Political Science, U of I
> Time: 12:00 pm
> Location: Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building, 707 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana
Abstract: Candidates for the European Parliament are selected by national parties. We examine party strategies for these nominations. Some parties select young up-and-coming politicians to stand for election, hoping to give these candidates valuable experience in Brussels that will help their future political careers. Other parties send older politicians at the end of their domestics political careers to Brussels as a cushy and well-deserved “retirement job.” Still other parties may dump politicians who have been difficult, unruly, or challenging at the domestic level in the EP as a way to remove them from the national stage. We present an expansive new dataset cataloging the demographic characteristics, career backgrounds, and political experiences of candidates in the 2009 European Parliamentary Elections. We nd that political parties’ ideologies, their sizes, and their dynamic electoral contexts all covary with the sorts of people they place on their lists.
Free and open to the public. Lunch provided, bring your own beverage. Please RSVP to Kim Rice at kimrice@illinois.edu or (217)265-7515.

Upcoming
Events march 9
Tenth Annual European Union Day
Schedule of Events:
10:00 – 11:30 am
State of the European Union Address, by György Szapáry, Ambassador of the Republic of Hungary to the United States
Reception following
Location: Alice Campbell Alumni Center Ballroom
2:00 – 3:00 pm
Student Workshop: Careeers & Professionalism in Europe – Focus on East Europe
Guest speaker: Miklós Martin-Kovács, Hungarian Investment & Trade Commissioner
Location: Levis Faculty Center, 3rd floor, 919 W. Illinois
Co-sponsor: Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center (REEEC)
3:30 – 5:30 pm
Transatlantic Security Symposium: The End of National European Armies?
Location: Levis Faculty Center, 3rd floor, 919 W. Illinois
Panelists:
Jean-Yves Haine, University of Toronto
Jolyon Howorth, Yale University
Alistair Shepherd, Aberystwyth University
Moderator: Colin Flint, University of Illinois
Co-sponsor: Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security (ACDIS)

March 11-12
New Postsocialist Ontologies and Politics
Location: Levis Faculty Center
Co-Sponsors: European Union Center, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Center for Advanced Study, Center for Global Studies, Unit for Criticism, Department of Political Science, Department of Anthropology, Department of Sociology, and the Department of Geography.
Abstract: The purpose of the conference is to build on and advance a new and exciting direction in postsocialist studies, a paradigm we may call the relational perspective. Such explorations have rested on three approaches: 1) the conceptualization of the global context of state and postsocialism; 2) the questioning of directionality between this global context and the former “Second World;” and 3) the political implications of rethinking the global context as itself postsocialist. For more information about the conference theme, go to: http://www.mag-iah.com/files/Illinois_2011.pdf.

March 17
Feeding the World: the Role of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Prabhu Pingali, the Deputy Director of the Agriculture Development Program at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Time: 4:00 pm Lecture
Location: Monsanto Room, ACES Library, Information and Alumni Center, 1101 S. Goodwin Ave.
Co-sponsor: ACES

Related Events
February 28-March 3
The Illusionist Film Showing
Location: The Art Theatre, 126 West Church Street, Champaign
Time: Varied (Please see website)
Abstract: Details the story of a dying breed of stage entertainer whose thunder is being stolen by emerging rock stars. Forced to accept increasingly obscure assignments in fringe theaters, garden parties and bars, he meets a young fan who changes his life forever. — Anonymous (IMDB)

March 3, 2011
Lecture (in German): “Verlebendigung und Historisierung von Geschichte: DDR und Mauerfall in der Literatur seit der Jahrtausendwende.”
Speaker: Andrea Geier, Visiting Max Kade Distinguished Professor of German from the University of Trier
Time: 5:15 pm
Location: Lucy Ellis Lounge
Sponsor: Departmental lecture series in Germanic Languages and Literatures “Fruchtbringende Gesellschaft”

March 4-31
The 14th Annual European Union Film Festival
Location: 164 North State Street, Chicago
Sponsors: Gene Siskel Film Center and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Abstract: The Gene Siskel Film Center welcomes you to the 14th Annual European Union Film Festival, the largest showcase in North America for the cinema of European Union nations. This year’s festival, our largest yet, boasts 64 films representing 24 nations.

EUC Faculty Conference Travel Grants

European Union Center Faculty Conference Travel Grants
Deadline: February 28
The European Union Center announces the EUC Faculty Conference Travel Grant competition for 2010-11. These grants are designed to support the professional development of EUC-affiliated faculty who wish to present one or more papers at academic conferences. Faculty members not currently affiliated with the EUC are encouraged to apply and inquire about Center affiliation. Faculty members may receive funding for one conference per year from the EUC. All awards MUST be used by no later than August 14, 2011. The conference travel grant is funded by the US Department of Education Title VI grant.

Domestic Conference Travel Grants
Domestic conference travel grants support UI faculty presentation(s) at an academic conference in the US on modern European studies, with priority given to research on the EU. Preference will be given to applicants who are junior faculty and have made contributions to European/EU studies at Illinois and who can demonstrate lack of other sources for the proposed travel. Maximum award: $500.

International Conference Travel Grant
One international conference travel grant is available for the maximum award of $1,000. The proposed conference paper must address the EU directly. Preference will be given to the applicants who have made contributions to European/EU studies at Illinois, who can combine travel to a conference with field research and/or development of institutional links between UI and other universities abroad. International travel arrangements will be subject to the Fly America Act and MUST be approved by the US Department of Education 30 days in advance of a scheduled flight before the ticket can be purchased.
Domestic and International Conference Grant award recipients may be invited to present a brown bag talk in the EUC lecture series.

Application Forms can be obtained from the EU Center (328 International Studies Building, MC-429) or downloaded from the EU Center web site,

http://www.euc.illinois.edu/funding/faculty/

Application Procedures: Please submit one copy of the following.

* A completed application form.
* A one-page proposal with a description of the proposed conference and the expected benefits to your research and the general area of European Union studies.
* A budget for the travel and conference expenses.
* Copy of the announcement of the conference.
* Copy of the notice showing that the proposed paper has been accepted for the conference.
* A brief curriculum vita.

Application deadline: before 4:30 PM on February 28, 2011. Late submissions will not be accepted.
Submit applications to:
EU Center
328 International Studies Building, MC-429
910 S. Fifth Street
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 265-7515
Fax: (217) 333-6270

Announcements
Prizes

Nomination/Submission Deadline: March 1, 2011
GSA award for Best Essay in German Studies by a Graduate Student
The prize for the Best Essay in German Studies by a Graduate Student will again be awarded in 2011
Questions and nominations should be sent to the committee chair, Professor Joy Calico, at Vanderbilt University at joy.calico@vanderbilt.edu

Programs

Deadline: March 10, 2011
University Administrators Enrichment Program at RWTH Aachen University : Shaping the Future of International Institutional Collaboration
Dates: July 17-22, 2011
Abstract: RWTH Aachen University is pleased to announce a new program designed for senior international education professionals and faculty members closely involved with university internationalization, to bring them into closer contact with their counterparts at one of Europe’s leading technical universities, RWTH Aachen University. The program will focus on the professional development of the participants, expanding their knowledge and international professional networks to intensify internationalization initiatives of their home universities. The program will consist of information sessions, roundtable workshops, and site visits to departments and research facilities on the RWTH Aachen campus.
The week-long program will focus on comparing science, engineering and technology education in different European and North American university systems versus Germany (in the context of the European Higher Education Area) and identifying possible avenues for student exchange and research collaboration. RWTH Aachen University will provide accommodation, including breakfast, for all participants. Most meals are included in the program, and awards of EUR 300 (= approx. USD 400) per person will be given out to suitable participants and can be applied towards international and local travel. Intercontinental travel is at the participants’ expense.
To apply, please submit a CV and a statement of motivation explaining your interest in participation in the program and in intensifying your university’s institutional ties with RWTH Aachen University and/or institutions in Germany/Europe.
Please submit your application via email to heide.naderer@zhv.rwth-aachen.de
For a detailed schedule of the program, please visit www.rwth-aachen.de/enrichment.

Deadline: May 1 for Fall 2011 or AY 2011-2012
The EuroScholars Program
Abstract: The EuroScholars Program is an innovative study abroad program designed to provide professional academic research experience for high achieving students (GPA 3.4 or higher) interested in a research semester abroad in Europe.
Highlights of the EuroScholars program:
Semester or year abroad at one of Europe’s 12 leading research institutions, including Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich in Germany.
• Participation in a professional academic research project under supervision of a professor
• Research opportunities available in many fields including liberal arts/humanities, social sciences, biology, chemistry, physics, computer science, psychology, physical sciences, law, (bio)medical sciences and engineering.
> • Work in a full-fledged lab for the sciences
• Transfer of credits
• Experience and skills gained will prepare students for graduate school or a career in research
• A publishable quality paper is expected as a result of the research project
• Enrollment in a language and/or culture course of the host country
• MidStay program for all participants, meeting fellow EuroScholars
• Live on or near campus in pre-arranged housing
• No language requirement
• 30 ECTS of academic credit (equivalent to 15 US semester credits)
Contact: info@euroscholars.eu
Conversation Tables & Coffee Hours

Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian Conversation Table
Espresso Royale on Goodwin and Oregon in Urbana
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm on every other Thursday (March 3rd)
Bulgarian Association Conversation Table
Espresso Royale on Goodwin and Oregon in Urbana
Every Thursday from 6pm to 7pm
Cosmo Coffee Hours @ the YMCA
Thursdays, 7:30-9:30 PM
Murphy Lounge, University YMCA
Free and open to everyone
At these informal gatherings, coffee, tea, and homemade ethnic desserts are served.
March 3: Romanian
March 10: Greek
March 17: Lebanese
March 31: Polish
April 7: Pakistani
April 14: French
April 21: South Africa
April 28: Caribbean Countries

If you would like to announce an event through the EUC e-Weekly, please send the information by no later than the prior Thursday of the event to:
Sebnem Ozkan | Phone: (217) 244-0570 | Fax: (217) 333-6270 | asozkan@illinois.edu

European Union Center
University of Illinois
328 International Studies Building, MC-429 | 910 S. Fifth St. | Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 265-7515 | Fax: (217) 333-6270
Web: www.euc.illinois.edu

US AID Summer Internships in Africa and Washington, D.C.

Highlights from the website below… more information at:

http://www.usaid.gov/locations/sub-saharan_africa/internships.html

Applications at:

https://communities.usaidallnet.gov/afrintern/

Deadline: March 15!

Summer 2011 Internships in Africa and Washington, D.C.

USAID’s Africa Bureau expects to have a limited number of Summer 2011 internships available in a few of our overseas missions in sub-Saharan Africa as well as in Washington, D.C. This is an excellent opportunity for outstanding students interested in pursuing careers in international development.

Apply Now

Timeline for the process:

February 1: On-line application module will be officially launched. Please note that applications will not be accepted before the launch.
March 15: Closing date for applications
Mid-April: Students will be notified of USAID decisions.

Selection criteria:

• Students must be American citizens.
• Students must be juniors, seniors, or graduate students at the time of their application. Current freshman and sophomores may not apply. Student status will be verified by USAID
• Students should inform their university’s office of international programs or the equivalent that they are applying for an internship. It is in the interest of the student that the university be aware of the application.

Application requirements for both Africa and Washington are:

• a letter of interest;
• a 1-page essay (statement of intent) outlining his/her particular strengths; discussing what development issues interest them; and explaining their expectations for the internship;
• two letters of recommendation from faculty (employers are also acceptable); and
• additional information that is required by the on-line application form.

Applicants should be studying relevant disciplines (public policy, economics, journalism, agricultural economics, agronomy, public administration, law, management, political science, health, etc.).

Students desiring internships in Francophone Africa must be proficient in French. Students desiring internships in Lusophone Africa must be proficient in Portugese or Spanish. Flexibility, initiative, enthusiasm, good interpersonal skills and lots of energy are also desired. Computer skills are a necessity.

Normally, the internship period is June 15-August 15, although this is negotiable. Selected students must be able to stay the duration of the internship as determined by the sponsoring mission or Washington, DC office. Final decisions on placement will be made in light of the candidate pool and USAID mission priorities at the time of candidate selection. USAID is an equal opportunity employer.

To support the USAID Africa Bureau’s communication needs, all interns are encouraged to include an outreach component in their internship by taking digital photos and writing articles for their school or hometown newspapers. Alternatively, when students return to their schools, they are encouraged to seek out opportunities to present information to their school communities about their experiences in Africa and work with USAID. Students doing Washington-based internships are also encouraged to write or present something about their experience with USAID. Photos and articles will be considered for inclusion in USAID outreach efforts and websites.

Applications will be accepted from February 1 to March 15, 2011. The application web site will be taken off-line March 29. Letters of recommendation will be accepted until March 31.

Additional Information for Internships in USAID Missions in Africa

USAID and each student will sign an agreement that provides that:

• USAID will provide the student with housing, a small monthly stipend, and in-country travel costs.
• The student or the sponsoring university will be responsible for round-trip travel costs to Africa, medical insurance (including Medevac insurance), automobile and other insurance, and all other costs not paid or reimbursed by USAID.

Additional Information about Internships in Washington D.C.

• Washington, D.C. internships are unpaid positions.

USAID’s Africa Bureau expects to have a limited number of Summer 2011 internships available in a few of their overseas missions in sub-Saharan Africa as well as in Washington, D.C. This is an excellent opportunity for outstanding students interested in pursuing careers in international development.

Applications for the Africa Bureau’s internship program are being accepted online now through March 15, 2011. For further details and to apply, please go to the following link: http://www.usaid.gov/locations/sub-saharan_africa/internships.html.