Hello, CASC Students!

If you would like to include anything in upcoming newsletters, or have comments or suggestions please send them to Ashley by Sunday at 5 pm!

CASC Mass Meeting

Know anyone who might be interested in the CASC minor? Send them to one of our upcoming mass meetings:

Wednesday, January 22, 7-8 pm

Wednesday, February 5, 6-7 pm 

B770, School of Social Work

This is a great opportunity for interested students to learn more about the minor and think about declaring. Pizza will be provided! 

RSVP or send questions to Alice.

Blood Battle

The annual Michigan vs. Michigan State blood battle is currently under way! The blood drive is now through February 24. This year's goal is to donate 12,000 pints. To see a schedule of on-campus locations to donate and to set an appointment, visit www.redcrossblood.org and enter the sponsor code "goblue."

Organizations like Peace Corps, Michigan Reading Corps, Food Corps, Teach for America, and more will be present in a career fair-style event to talk about what their organizations do, how you can apply, and answer other questions you may have.

Where: Anderson Room of the Michigan Union

Collected But Not Connected: Becoming Greater than the Sum of Our Parts

This is a day-long, dialogue-centered retreat in which we hope to strengthen the ties among different members of the Michigan community. As part of the MLK Symposium, we will dialogue about race but focus on its intersectionality with three other identities: gender, socioeconomic status, and sexual orientation. Register here.

SAPAC Volunteer Training

The SAPAC Volunteer Training program is an intensive 30-hour training that provides in-depth information on issues related to sexual and intimate partner violence. Training runs from January 28-February 9. Learn more here. If you are interested in Volunteer Training, please complete our Ally/Volunteer Application by Friday, January 24.

Students looking to take an Action elective this term can enroll in AMCULT 390! This course offers students an opportunity to intern with a community agency in either Dearborn or Southfield. Students can sign up for 2 credits (6 hrs/wk), 3 credits (9 hrs/wk), or 4 credits (12 hrs/wk).  Interested students should contact Emily Lawsin, the internship faculty advisor, or ARABAM.Internships@umich.edu.

AMCULT 498: Organizing Culture

This course offers students an opportunity to explore the public work of organizations. This course also fulfills the upper level writing requirement.

Detroit Community Based Research Program

SAPAC Art Show: Call for Art

The Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center is now accepting submissions for its 8th annual art show, rEVOLUTION: Making Art for Change. Themes should be gender, sexism, sexual violence, and/or empowerment. E-mail submissions and questions to revolution2014@umich.edu by March 1.  

Scholarship Opportunity

Undergraduate and graduate students are eligible for the Dr. Alma S. Adams Scholarships meant to assist students who aim to reduce tobacco use among certain priority populations set by the American Legacy Foundation. Learn more here. Application deadline is April 30, 2014.

Call for Proposals: Davis Projects for Peace

The Ginsberg Center for Community Service is calling for proposals for summer-long projects designed and implemented by undergraduate students passionate about peace in their communities and around the globe. Learn more or apply here. Proposals due by midnight on Monday, January 27, 2014.

SOS Community Services Seeks Volunteers

SOS Community Services is a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing and ending family homelessness in Washtenaw County. We are looking for volunteers to support our food and children's programs. If you are interested, please contact Cheryl Majeske at 734-961-1210 or cherylm@soscs.org. 

GEAR UP Student Leader Job Posting

GEAR UP aims to provide an opportunity for underprivileged students to discover first hand, the potential of a college education. Student leaders are responsible for facilitating and developing workshops, guiding campus tours, and working with high school and undergraduate students. Interested students must be enrolled during Fall 2014 and should contact Assistant Director, Vanita Sanders.

2014-2015 Overseas Exchange with University of Cape Town in South Africa 

Michigan Branch Telluride Association (MBTA) is pleased to announce an informational meeting regarding the 2014-2015 Overseas Exchange with University of Cape Town in South Africa.  This is a fully funded opportunity that sends a UM student to UCT for the fall term (July - November, 2014). To apply or learn more, click here..

Train to Teach with Aspire Public Schools While Earning a Credential and Master of Arts in Education

Blue Engine Job Opportunities

Blue Engine is looking to connect the future leaders of the social profit world with the opportunity to combine direct service and professional development for one year in New York City high schools. Learn more here.

The Sierra Club Looks for Interns and Volunteers

The Sierra Club of Oakland County is looking for interns and volunteers interested in working on a grassroots campaign to urge DTE Energy, one of the most coal-depended utilities in the country, to move towards clean energy like wind and solar power. For more information, click here. To apply, fill out this form.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse Summer Research Program

Under this program, students underrepresented in the biomedical, social, clinical and behavioral sciences are paired with NIDA funded scientists at research institutions across the United States for 8-10 weeks during the summer to work in the field of substance abuse and addiction research. Students receive a stipend, and if necessary and eligible, provisions for travel and housing expenses. To apply or learn more, click here. Deadline to submit is February 14, 2014. 

The Emerson National Hunger Fellows Program is a social justice program that trains, inspires, and sustains leaders. Fellows gain field experience fighting hunger and poverty through placements in community based organizations across the country, and policy experience through placements in Washington, D.C. To apply or learn more, click here.

College Advisor Positions Available 

Michigan College Advising Corps is hiring U-M graduates for full-time, paid positions as college advisors. To apply or learn more, click here.

Additional Internship Information

International:

• International Internships Database
• Michigan International Internship and Service Program (MIISP)
• Global Michigan Internships

University-based:

• Michigan in Washington
• School of Public Health Summer Enrichment Program (SEP)

National: Community Organizing

• Alternative Summer Break
• The Development Summer Internship Program (D-SIP)

Ginsberg Center:

• Alternative Break Information
• Fellowships and Internships

U of M Internship Database: This website has great resources and databases of internship opportunities.

University of Michigan Career Center: This website is for Michigan students only and you can hone in on the areas and internship types that interest you. 

The Institute for Responsible Citizenship

Public Service Intern Program (PSIP)

Idealist: This website compiles Human/Social Services Job, Internship, and Volunteer opportunities.