Bouchet Week and the Inaugural Edward A. Bouchet Ball:
A HUGE Success
That's all folks! We hope you've enjoyed all of the events and activities that went down this week! We loved seeing all of you at the House at our various events and you all looked absolutely gorgeous at the Inaugural Edward A. Bouchet Ball. Although we've wrapped this present celebration, we here at the Afro-American Cultural Center encourage you to continue to celebrate yourselves and each other, to continue to build community, to continue to develop strong relationships, and to know that you ca find at the House a HOME and a FAMILY that will always welcome you. We are here to be a resource to you and serve Yale's community in whatever way we can!
Introducing your 2012 Homecoming Royalty:
King and Queen: Kristopher Harvey, '13 and Brittany Murrell, '13
Prince and Princess: Andrew Craig, '14 and Davynn Brown, '14
Duke and Duchess: Javier Duren, '15 and Metty Markwei, '15
Lord and Lady: Tahj Ali Blow, '16 and Mariah Harris, '16
Have fun in photobooth at the Bouchet Ball? Check out your photos here!
Until next year! #Bouchet2013
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YWISO
Join YWISO on Monday November 12 at 8:30 for our final discussion before Thanksgiving Break! We will be speaking about 'Homosexuality in the AfroCaribbean Culture.' Our meeting will be held in the Afam House Gallery and snacks will be served!
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HASA, YASA, SON
The Annual Harvard-Yale African Mixer sponsored by YASA, HASA, SON and NSA will be taking place on Friday November 16th at 7 pm in the Ticknor Lounge, Boylston Hall at Harvard! Come join us for great company, great music and awesome food! See our facebook event here: http://www.facebook.com/events/166609593483354/. We hope to see you there!
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The Minority Association of Pre-medical Students, or MAPS, represents the undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students of SNMA (Student National Medical Association). Our main purpose is to assist underrepresented minority pre-medical students in their attempts to obtain resources and opportunities needed for the enhancement of their academic profile while ensuring assistance the completion of the pre-medical program for our members. If you would like to join the Yale MAPS panlist and recieve or newsletters, please contact Mercy Ude at mercy.ude@yale.edu by Wedenesday.
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Black Solidarity Conference
#BSC2013 is looking for Freshman Ambassadors!! We are looking for two highly enthusiastic members of the class of 2016 to join our board and help plan the largest undergraduate conference at Yale. The special two selected will be invited to our remaining meetings to observe and participate in the planning of BSC and serve as a liaison to the freshman class.
Not a freshman? You can still get excited for #BSC2013! Check us out online at www.yale.edu/bsc, follow us on twitter @BSC_2013 or just send us an email blacksolidarityconference@gmail.com!
This year’s Black Solidarity Conference is entitled From the Pulpits to the Polls: Ushering in a New Era of Activism and will take place from February 14 to February 17, 2013. It will explore the topic of activism in the Black community by focusing on on questions such as: How have social rights movements evolved since the 1960s? Who has permission to represent the interests and voice of the African-American community? What is the role of social media in matters of social justice?
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Boston Teacher Residency
Since 2003, we've graduated over 400 teachers who are working together across to the district toward fulfilling what we believe should be a basic promise of our democracy: a quality public education for every child, no matter what. That promise starts with great teachers.
Apply now to join the movement.
Download the program flyer here.
Click here to see bios of our current Teacher Residents.
The Boston Teacher Residency (BTR) is an innovative program in urban education that combines graduate coursework toward a Masters degree in Education with a yearlong teaching apprenticeship before placement as a full-time teacher in the Boston Public Schools (BPS). We recruit talented, committed individuals of all ages and diverse backgrounds to enter a 13-month Teacher Residency modeled on a clinical teaching hospital approach; residents apply theory to practice, taking rigorous coursework and gaining extensive hands-on, practical experience in the classroom. They then continue to receive formal support and professional development during the first three years and beyond of their teaching careers.
Our mission is to drive significant student achievement gains in Boston through the recruitment, preparation, and support of exceptional teachers. Since 2003, we've graduated over 400 teachers who are working together across to the district toward fulfilling what we believe should be a basic promise of our democracy: a quality public education for every child, no matter what. That promise starts with great teachers.
Program Highlights:
● Co-teach in a collaborative teaching and learning environment under the guidance of experienced Clinical Teacher Educators
● Take coursework taught by exceptional faculty
● Earn a low-cost M.Ed. from University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston), a Massachusetts Initial Teacher license, and credit toward dual license in Special Education or English as a Second Language
● Receive a generous stipend plus health benefits during the residency year
● Receive extensive support during your first three years teaching in the BPS
● Take advantage of our unique tuition remission agreement -- the $10K program tuition is fully waived after completion of a three-year teaching commitment in the Boston Public Schools
Admissions
We are now accepting applications for the 2013-14 program. Deadlines: Nov 15, Jan 31, and Apr 1. Vsit our website and submit a Prospect Form to access the online application.
Contact:
Carolyn Chen | Director of Recruitment and Admissions
BPE | 27-43 Wormwood Street | Suite 110 | Boston, MA 02210
phone 617.275.0755 | fax 617.275.0775 | www.bpe.org
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Harvard Pulic Policy and Leadership Conference
The 13th Annual Harvard Public Policy and Leadership Conference (PPLC) aims to increase the diversity of students pursuing graduate programs in public policy and international affairs by informing students about opportunities for graduate study and careers in both domestic and international public policy. Only first and second year undergraduate students (U.S. citizen and permanent residents) are eligible to apply. The conference is free of charge – all expenses are covered by HKS.
Interviews with previous participants of the PPLC program can be found here:
The conference will take place February 21-24, 2013 on the HKS campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The intensive three days of workshops, panels and lectures is designed to encourage students who possess a commitment to public service, particularly those from historically under-served communities and people of color. While in Cambridge participants will learn about:
· Careers in public service
· Domestic and international policy issues
· Fellowship programs
· Summer Public Policy and International Affairs Institutes
· Graduate schools that offer programs in Public Policy
· Student life
The online application is due by November 16, 2012, and is available now through the PPLC website: www.hks.harvard.edu/pplc
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McKinsey Sophomore Diversity Leaders Internship
McKinsey & Company, a global consulting firm with more than 90 offices in over 50 countries, is committed to helping clients make lasting and substantial improvements in their performance. We have helped leaders of companies, governments and nonprofit organizations worldwide address their greatest challenges for the last 75 years.
We are also committed to building the leaders of tomorrow – as Forbes magazine recently stated, “The best CEO launch pad is McKinsey & Company”. As part of that commitment, we are proud to host a Diversity Sophomore Internship program. This program, which is part of our Firm-wide effort to attract top diversity talent and foster connectivity and development among current diversity consultants, will join our strong network of existing programs to serve Black Client Service Staff (BCSS) and Hispanic/Latino Client Service Staff (HLCSS).
Program Overview
Our SDLI program will provide a highly select group of Black and/or Hispanic/Latino undergraduate students first-hand experience with consulting at McKinsey & Company. Candidates who are currently college sophomores at U.S. universities are eligible to apply. As part of this unique program, Diversity Sophomore Interns will have the opportunity to:
· Work in one of the following offices for 8 weeks: Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Houston, Minneapolis, New York, Pittsburgh or Washington, D.C. office
· Rotate through experiences designed to give interns real-world experience with the broad range of work McKinsey consultants do, including serving clients on a client service team as well as helping to build McKinsey’s internal knowledge and capabilities
· Build critical new skills within a training program specifically designed for the Diversity Sophomore Internship program to introduce them to McKinsey and arm them with the skills needed for a successful summer at the Firm
· Participate in a number of social activities throughout the summer to help them get to know our Firm culture, interact with other summer interns, as well as members of our BCSS & HLCSS communities. At the end of the summer, successful interns will receive an offer to join us as a Summer Business Analyst for the following summer between their junior and senior years.
Ideal candidates should possess the following attributes:
· Sophomores who plan to graduate in the spring of 2015
· Strong commitment to excellence and personal and professional growth
· Outstanding academic performance and an aptitude for analytics
· Initiative-taking and leadership skills in a work setting and/or extracurricular activities
· Resourceful, intellectually curious, empathetic, poised, high energy and mature
· Genuine interest in business and find problem solving exhilarating
· Enjoy working in teams
Instructions for Applying
Interested applicants should apply online at www.mckinsey.com/sdli by Sunday, November 18.
Any questions? Please contact Monique Kasmari: monique_kasmari@mckinsey.com
We look forward to hearing from you!
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Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship
The Rangel International Affairs Program is now accepting applications for the 2013 Fellowship.
The Fellowship welcomes applications from young people interested in careers of international service. For those who want to become Foreign Services Officers in the U.S. Department of State, The Rangel Graduate Fellowship Program provides benefits of up to $90,000 over two years toward a two-year master's degree, arranges internships on Capitol Hill and at U.S. embassies, and provides professional development and support activities. Fellows may use the fellowship to attend a two-year master's program in a U.S. institution to study any area of relevance to the Foreign Service, including international relations, public policy, public administration, languages, or business administration.
Upon successful completion of the two-year fellowship, Fellows enter the Foreign Service of the U.S. Department of State. Applicants must be college seniors or graduates looking to start two-year graduate programs in fall 2013, must have GPAs of at least 3.2, and be U.S. citizens. The program welcomes any undergraduate major and encourages applications from members of minority groups historically underrepresented in the Foreign Service and those with financial need. Information and application materials can be found at www.rangelprogram.org. The application deadline is January 18, 2013. The Program is funded by the U.S. Department of State and managed by Howard University.
2013 Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship
Number of Fellowships Offered: 20
Eligibility Requirements: U.S. citizenship; GPA of 3.2/4.0; seeking to start two-year relevant grad program in fall 2013
Online Application Opens: October 15 www.rangelprogram.org
Application Deadline: January 18, 2013
Finalist selected by the end of February
Fellows selected by mid-March
Contact Persons: Patricia Scroggs (pscroggs@howard.edu) or James McDowell (jrmcdowell@howard.edu) 202-806-4367.
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Acheivement First Is Hiring
Achievement First is a non-profit charter school management organization that is creating a network of achievement-gap-closing public schools in New York, Connecticut and other high-need areas in the Northeast. Achievement First currently operates 22 schools in Brooklyn, NY, and New Haven, Bridgeport and Hartford, CT (and will expand to Rhode Island in 2013). Over the next five years, Achievement First plans to open 10-15 additional schools, spanning the full K-12 spectrum and creating college-prep opportunities for more than 12,000 urban students. Beyond our students and schools, Achievement First is an engaged and prominent partner in the larger conversation about how to improve public education and student achievement in our country. For more information about the Achievement First mission, model, our schools and team, please visit our website at www.achievementfirst.org.
Since we are a growing organization that is adding grades and opening new schools next year, we will have a variety of positions available for the 2013-14 school year. If you are interested in joining our team for the 2013-14 school year, the application will be available in October.
School-Based Opportunities
· Elementary classroom teachers (NY, CT, RI)
· Special education teachers (all levels: NY, CT; elementary: RI)
· Physical education, music, art, and theater teachers (NY, CT
Network Support Opportunities
· Associate, Network Support Performance
· Associate, Technology Associate
· Associate, Teacher Career Pathway Operations
· Project Analyze Fall Intern
Fall Professional Development Opportunities
We host events throughout the year to help you get to know us better and see our scholars in action. Check out these events that we'll be hosting over the next few months. View descriptions of the events and register on our online calendar.
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