Canku Ota

(Many Paths)

An Online Newsletter Celebrating Native America

January 10, 2004 - Issue 104

Opportunities - Page One

Here you will find listings of:

• Positions Available - including Fellowships and Internships;
• Scholarship, Award and Grant Information; and
• Event Announcements.

We will update this page if we receive additional opportunities for events, etc. that will occur before our issue publication date.

We receive these announcements from various sources including Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP) and NativeShare

To view additional listing from previous issues, click here

01/10/04

Educational & Summer Training Opportunities
University of Arizona Minority Health Disparities Opportunities

The University of Arizona offers the prestigious National Institute of Health Initiative for Minority Student Development Graduate Study Awardsto outstanding minority students who are admitted to one of twelve Ph.D. biomedical programs at the University of Arizona.

The program also has a summer research undergraduate component offering juniors and seniors paid research opportunities, seminars on minority health disparities and instruction on how to put together an excellent graduate school application.

Maria Teresa Velez, Ph.D. is the Director of the University of Arizona> NIH/IMSD Scholars Program and Associate Dean of the Graduate College. http://grad.arizona.edu/multi/imp_index.html

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http://www.hhs.gov/careers/students.html

List of links to other opportunities like: http://www.cit.nih.gov/hr/vacancy/co-op.html The Center for Information Technology (CIT), the main computing center of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), is seeking highly motivated and talented students for internships and summer employment. Positions are part time with flexible hours and can be fulltime during the summer.

NHLBI's training resources http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/funding/training/index.htm: Available Research Training and Career Development Programs for High School Students, Undergraduate Students, Predoctoral Students, (Graduates) Postdoctoral Individuals, Postdoctoral Individuals/New Independent Researchers, Established Researchers

NIH Student Employment Programs http://ohrm.cc.nih.gov/employ/nihopp.html

NIH Student Employment and Internship Programs http://www.jobs.nih.gov/summer.htm

US Public Health Service Student Programs http://www.usphs.gov/html/students.html

Siobhan M. Champ-Blackwell
MSLIS NN/LM-MCR Inner City Services and Minority Outreach
Creighton University
Health Sciences Library
2500 California Plaza
Omaha, NE 68178
siobhan@creighton.edu
402-280-4156
http://nnlm.gov/mcr/inner_city/

01/10/04

7th Annual New England Tribal/EPA Environmental Training Conference and Tribal Environmental Legal Affairs Summit

Dear Harvard University Native American Alumni,

To strengthen engagement and communication between HUNAP and our alumni, I encourage you to take a moment to visit our website (at http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/hunap/alumni) to read a letter of update from myself and Lee Bitsoi, Associate Director of Recruitment and Student Affairs. In addition, please consider updating your contact information so that we can provide you with regular updates about HUNAP and its activities. Please know that your information will be held in the strictest of confidence and will be used for internal HUNAP purposes only. You are an invaluable part of the HUNAP community ? producing scholarly work and research, leading our communities in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, promoting the issues and addressing the needs of Native America, and assisting HUNAP's efforts with recruitment. I am looking forward to connecting with you to discuss how we can further strengthen this institution we care so much about.

Thank you,

Carmen Lopez, EDM '00
Interim Executive Director

Harvard University Native American Program
John F. Kennedy School of Government
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: 617-495-9064 Fax: 617-496-3312
Email: carmen_lopez@harvard.edu

01/10/04

Harvard Graduate School of Education Alumni of Color Conference

REGISTER FOR THE SECOND ANNUAL HGSE ALUMNI OF COLOR CONFERENCE
MARCH 5-7, 2004!!!!
"RECONNECTING THE I AND WE: BUILDLING COMMUNITY FOR CHANGE"

REGISTER ONLINE NOW!!! Register at http://www.gse.harvard.edu/~aocc/register.htm

01/10/04

Conference Opportunity

7th Annual New England Tribal/EPA Environmental Training Conference and Tribal Environmental Legal Affairs Summit co-hosted by the Wampanoag Tribe (Aquinnah) and the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut Mohegan Sun Casino and Conference Center February 16-19, 2004.

For more information and conference registration, please contact:
Jeffrey Day
Conservation Ranger Coordinator
Wampanoag Tribe (Aquinnah)
20 Black Brook Road
Aquinnah MA 02535
508-645-9265 ext 161
ranger@wampanoagtribe.net

01/10/04

Women In International Security (WIIS)

Fifteenth annual Summer Symposium for Graduate Students in International Affairs
June 3 - 8, 2004
Georgetown University in Washington, DC.
"Globalization and Security".

This intensive, six-day program is designed to encourage participants to pursue careers in the field of international affairs by introducing them to a professional network of senior women in the field. Students will have the opportunity to present papers and discuss their research and ideas with peers and experts from academia and the media, as well as governmental and non-governmental organizations. Please encourage your master's or doctoral students to participate in this unique program. WIIS covers all costs of room and board; limited travel fellowships are also available to qualifying applicants. Application materials and additional information may be downloaded from our website: http://wiis.georgetown.edu.

01/10/04

Pre-College Opportunity

The Women's Technology Program at MIT is a 4-week summer residence program to introduce high school girls to electrical engineering and computer science. If you know a girl who is currently a high school junior with demonstrated math and science ability and an interest in finding out about EECS, please encourage her to visit our website for more information and for an application form (applications are due February 3, 2004): http://wtp.mit.edu Our classes are taught in a supportive environment by a staff of women MIT PhD candidates and undergraduates. The full-time academic program includes hands-on experiments and team-based projects in computer science, electrical engineering, and mathematics. Our goals are to: increase girls' interest and confidence in pursuing computer science and engineering and make them aware of their potential for success in these fields Participants are selected nationwide

01/10/04

Pre-College Opportunity

When: July 2004
Where: Kayenta, Arizona on the Navajo Indian Reservation at the Kayenta Health Center
What: A 4-week mentorship program for local Navajo high school students interested in health professions
Stipend: $1000 plus free housing
Contact: Contact Ellen Rothman, MD 928-697-4000 (w) or email EllenLRothman@aol.com for program description and more information.

01/10/04

Pre-College Opportunity

The Association of American Indian Physician's (AAIP) annual National Native American Youth Initiative will be held in Washington, DC, June 19-27, 2004.

ELIGIBILITY
Native American high school students planning to enter the health professions between the ages of 16 through 18 years old are eligible to apply. Students must have a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA (A = 4.0).

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS
One Page Essay expressing plans to enter the health professions (double spaced)
Current Academic Transcript
Letter of Recommendation from school counselor/teacher
Primary Data Sheet
Photograph

FINANCES
Selected scholars will receive all expenses paid. Each participant will be provided with room, board and travel during the week long program. It will be necessary for individuals to bring extra monies for items (i.e.
souvenirs) they may wish to purchase during their stay. Applications are also available for download on the AAIP web site at http://www.aaip.com/student/nnayi.html Only a limited number of students will be accepted, therefore early application is encouraged.

Deadline is May 14, 2004.

For more information, please e-mail Carla Guy at cguy@aaip.com or call (405)946-7072.