1.  The End of Year Macaulay Picnic!!

Macaulay Septopus Invites YOU to: THE MACAULAY SPRING PICNIC
Date: Sunday, May 31
Time: 1pm-6pm
Location: Summit Rock

The AMAZING Macaulay Spring Picnic information is finalized. The event will be on Sunday May, 31 from 1pm-6pm at Summit Rock (82nd-84th West) in Central Park. Please come and have a great time mingling and playing games, including dodge ball, water gun fights, potato sack races and, of course, free food!

If you are coming, please rsvp at http://macaulay.cuny.edu/rsvp/?q=node/157.

Hope to see you all there!

2.  Hunter Pre-Law Society--Opportunities!!

    Interns for Spring/Summer 2009
    Job Description: Interns for DirectWomen

    DirectWomen is seeking bright, energetic students with a strong interest in
    the law, non-profit organizations or public service for their spring/summer
    internship programs. DirectWomen is designed to identify, develop, and
    support a select group of accomplished women attorneys to provide qualified
    directors needed by the boards of U.S. companies.  For more information on
    DirectWomen please refer to our website: www.directwomen.org
    Responsibilities include: assisting the Executive Director with Public Relations,
    Fund Raising, and the planning of a three day Institute for senior women
    attorneys to take place in October at the Waldorf=Astoria in New York. This is
    an unpaid internship.
    Preference will be given to students able to work two-three full days.
    This internship is open to:  Juniors and Seniors
    All Majors may apply      
    GPA Requirement: 3.2
    Strong written and verbal communications skills are a must.
    Required Documents: Cover Letter and Resume
    Salary Level: unpaid
    Approximate Hours per Week: 14
    Start Date: May 2009
    End Date: To Be Determined
    Applicants may send their resumes and cover letters to
    Joan.Directwomen@gmail.com

    ***************************
    Joan Dean
    Executive Director
    DirectWomen
    1460 Broadway, 10th Fl., Suite 1003
    New York, NY 10036
    (212) 735-7383
    Joan.Directwomen@gmail.com
    ***************************

    Dear Students,
    HUNTER LSAT INITIATIVE
    The LSAT score is a highly significant factor in law school admissions and also
    impacts financial aid for law school.  If you are planning to take the LSAT in
    2009 intensive preparation is crucial to attaining your personal best.
    To help you in that endeavor, I am pleased to announce the second year of
    Hunter’s LSAT INITIATIVE.  Once again Hunter is partnering with the major
    New York and international law firm Fried Frank to offer to Hunter students
    and alumnae intensive summer LSAT preparation courses for which generous
    scholarships are available.
    Nelson Test Prep will provide intensive LSAT prep to Hunter students.  Enrolled
    students will meet twice weekly in the evenings for instruction and once on
    the weekends for diagnostic exams. 
     The courses will begin in June to prepare for the October or December 2009
    LSAT exam.   
    The cost of the course is $1000.00, but because of the generosity of Fried
    Frank the cost to eligible students will be $500.00.  Further funding is available
    in special circumstances of financial need.  The criteria for the scholarships
    are need, commitment to academic achievement and to pursuing law school
    admission.
    To register for the course and apply for a scholarship please email me at
    mlindsey@hunter.cuny.edu.  I will email applications beginning Monday, May 11.
    Regards,
    Michele Lindsey
    Pre-Law Advising

    NelsonTestPrep
    NelsonTestPrep is taught by Carolyn Nelson who for over 12 years has
    designed and taught LSAT preparation courses and trained LSAT instructors. 
    Most recently she has been an LSAT educator for New York University and the
    Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund (PRLDEF). Not only has Ms.
    Nelson taken the LSAT, but she is also a graduate of the University of
    Michigan Law School, and has been a practicing attorney for over a decade. 
    For several years Ms. Nelson has offered an LSAT prep course at Hunter which
    has received excellent feedback from students.  She also pioneered an
    innovative 4 day introductory workshop which she piloted at Hunter to great
    success during the winter intersession.  This summer she will be offering an
    intensive course.  For more information about NesonTestPrep and its approach
    go to www.nelsontestprep.com

3. Fulbright!!

Fulbright Grant 2010-2011: 
International opportunities through the Fulbright Grant

Graduating by 2010? Thinking of going abroad to study, teach English or do research?  A Fulbright grant may offer you the opportunity to study, research or teach English in the country of your choice for one year.  Hunter students have gone on to study anthropology in Thailand, religion in Germany, paint in the Philippines, work in a non- governmental organization in Malawi, or teach English in Turkey, Germany and Argentina, among many other countries. 

Learn more about the Fulbright at an Information Session:
Wednesday, May 20, 5-6pm
Thursday, June 18, 3-4pm
Information sessions will be held at the Sylvia E. Fishman Student Center, 417 W

Honors College students have won Fulbright Grants in the past; you can, too!

For complete information and to access the application (online May 1): www.fulbrightonline.org/us. Students must apply through the Hunter College Fulbright Program Adviser, Myrna Fader, email: mfader@hunter.cuny.edu

Hunter College deadline: September 10, 2009

4.  Free--and useful!--software!!

Do you write papers?  Do you use on-line resources?  Want some reliable, free software that will make your life a lot easier?

If so, go to http://library.wexler.hunter.cuny.edu/endnote.htm and download EndNote software.  Here's the description from the library website:

• EndNote is an online search tool that provides a way to search online bibliographic databases and retrieve the references directly into EndNote.
• EndNote is a reference database storing, managing, and searching for bibliographic references in your private reference library. You can organize images-including charts, tables, figures, and equations, and assign each image its own caption and keywords.
• EndNote is a bibliography and manuscript maker, formatting citations, figures, and tables in MS Word.                                                     
  

5. More Great Fall Courses!

Check out these most excellent courses!

ARAB CINEMA IN TRANSLATION
ARB 251 and FILM 299.53, Fall 2009
Professor: Christopher Stone
Monday, Thursday 11:10-12:25
E-mail: cst@hunter.cuny.edu

It is a little-known fact that the third most productive film industry in the world resides in
Egypt. Important cinematic cultures have also developed in Lebanon, Syria, Palestine,
Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. Many see the origins of Arab cinema as coinciding with
the struggle for national independence and as such Arab cinema has often been viewed
through the lens of colonialism and post-colonialism. The course will focus on this and
other aspects of Arab cinema such as aesthetics, the role of melodrama, the importance of  music and dance, the phenomenon of co-production with western countries and the
treatment of gender and sexuality. We will watch black and white classics from Egypt
such as Determination, The Flirtation of Girls, The Beginning and the End. We will also
watch more recent films from Egypt and the rest of the Arab World such as Terror and
Barbeque (Egypt) , The Silence of the Palaces (Tunisia) and The Dupes (Syria).
No knowledge of Arabic is required for this course. All films will be subtitled.
Fulfills Pluralism and Diversity Group A and GER Core Requirement Stage 2, Group D.
Students will have to write several film reviews throughout the semester, write a final paper and do a short presentation based on their final paper topic.

A class in real world journalism

Students in Neighborhood News produce a website and a community newspaper covering the South Bronx community of Hunts Point.

The Hunts Point Express has been hailed by residents and community organizations for its hard-hitting stories on environmental justice issues, schools, housing, health and crime, and its vivid feature stories about daily life in a poor and underserved section of our city.
The class offers students who are exploring a career as journalists the opportunity to report and write news in the real world, reaching an audience that will hold them accountable. In addition, it offers liberal arts students in any department a way to learn to marshal and evaluate evidence and present it in an orderly and compelling fashion.
The on-line edition also gives students a place to experiment with new ways to tell stories using video, audio and interactive tools.
Students leave the class with a portfolio of published work that has led previous students to jobs and paid internships at news organizations, including the New York Times on-line and PBS.

To view The Hunts Point Express, go to www.huntspointexpress.com.

Neighborhood News,
MEDP 377, Section 001,
will meet on Wednesdays from 10:10am-1pm.
Enrollment is limited.
Hope to see you there.
Bernard L. Stein
Professor of journalism

6.  Hunter Launches a Pre-Business Advising Program!

The Pre-Business Advising Program seeks to encourage Hunter students interested in business careers to apply to business school.  The newly created program is designed to provide a formal advisory resource for undergraduates and graduates who wish to pursue further education in business administration through receiving an MBA or pursue a career in business.

The Pre-Business Advising Program will provide the following information and services to Hunter students:
Information about business school and business careers,
Advice on course selection and preparation for business school admissions,
Advice on applying to business school and to business-related internships and programs, including review of resumes and business school applications,
Referral to activities, programs, and resources at Hunter and beyond that will increase the knowledge of Hunter students of the business school admissions process,
Mentoring for students interested in the business profession and or business school
Preparation for the Graduate Management Admissions Test (“GMAT”)

Roszell Mack joined Hunter April 1, 2009 as the Pre-Business Advisor. He brings an extensive business background as both an investment banker and entrepreneur and his expertise in the business school admissions process as a graduate of Harvard Business School.  Roszell Mack’s office is located in Room 814 Hunter East; his email address is roszell.mack@hunter.cuny.edu.  
Students are encouraged to make appointments for advisory services and counseling during his office hours which are held on Wednesdays’ from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.  Appointments may be made by contacting his assistant Joshua Hill at: (jhi@hunter.cuny.edu) or call 212 772 5247.

7.  New Internships Through Macaulay!

Paid Internship with Weill Cornell Medial College Computational Biology and Medicine Program - Deadline May 20
The Tri-Institutional Training Program in Computational Biology and Medicine (CBM) Summer Internship Program at Weill Cornell Medical College was established to provide undergraduate students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a biomedical research laboratory. Selected students are placed in laboratories with CBM faculty in areas including Biophysics and Structural Biology, Genomics and Bioinformatics, Cancer Biology, Modeling and Systems Biology, and Neuroscience. The program lasts 10 weeks during the summer, from early June to mid August. Applicants must be citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States. Interns receive a generous stipend. Applications must be received by May 20.

Interested in a Medical or Public Health/Policy Related Project?
This summer, work on a health project with Dr. Tomoaki Kato, Surgical Director of the Division of Abdominal Organ Transplantation at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons. Project plans involve campaigns to raise awareness of and conducting screenings for Hepatitis B epidemic in the Asian American population in New York City, as well as campaigns to recruit organ donors in NYC, which has one of the lowest rates for donation in the nation. If you are interested, please contact him at (212) 305-5101 or tk2366@columbia.edu. For reference, earlier this year, Dr Kato's team performed the impressive auto-transplantation surgery, during which six organs were removed from seven-year-old Heather McNamara, who suffered from a tennis ball sized tumor in her digestive tract.

Summer Internship with the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU)
The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) is seeking summer interns. These internships are intended to provide students with the experience that prepare them for future challenges, professional goals, and careers in activism, organizing, civil rights, and more. All interns meet regularly at the NYCLU offices with NYCLU staff. Interns will participate in the NYCLU's Summer Brown Bag Lunch series, offering opportunities to discuss civil rights and civil liberties issues with national experts and NYC-based advocates. Ideal candidates have advocacy and/or organizing experience, and good interpersonal skills. Applications must be submitted by May 1st, 2009. Please visit http://www.nyclu.org/node/2301 for more information and to apply.

Spend the Semester on the Capital with Georgetown University
Sponsored by The Fund for American Studies in partnership with Georgetown University, Capital Semester combines substantive internships, courses for academic credit, career development activities, exclusive briefings and lectures led by prominent policy experts and site visits to government institutions. Internship placements are in the areas of politics/international affairs, journalism/communications/public relations, business and government affairs, and nonprofits. Special scholarship opportunities exist for students in honors programs. Complete an application by April 24 to be entered into a drawing for the program's $200 travel grant. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the final deadline of June 1, 2009. Click on http://www.dcinternships.org/CS/ for more  information. Students nominated by faculty or advisors are preferred. Please ask your professor or advisor to nominate you at the following site: http://www.dcinternships.org/tfas/nominate. If you plan to apply, please inform Ofronama Biu, Macaulay Honors College Internship Coordinator at: ofronama.biu@mhc.cuny.edu , (212) 729-2947.

8.  Amazing Lecture at Hunter!!

Aspen at Roosevelt House
"Leadership and the Economic Crisis: Two Evenings of Conversation”
Monday, May 18, 2009

What Next?  Bringing the American Economy Back to Life

    Felix Rohatyn
    President, Rohatyn Associates, LLP
    Former U.S. Ambassador to France
    Author, Bold Endeavors: How Our Government Built America, and Why It Must Rebuild Now (2009)  

    Robert K. Steel
    Former President & CEO, Wachovia, & Former Under Secretary of the U.S. Treasury for Domestic Finance
    Chairman, Aspen Institute Board of Trustees

Student tickets may be picked up from the Reception Desk at the Office of Student Services, East Building, Room 1119, according to the schedule below:
For May 18 event:  tickets will be available on Thursday, May 14, between 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., Friday, May 15, between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., and Monday, May 18, between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.

9. Macaulay Courses!!

Macaulay's Summer 2009 Cross Campus Course Listing Features: "Visual Sociology"
with Brooklyn College Professor Jerry Krase. Join us at Brooklyn College this summer in our effort to reach the Caribbean and Guyanese communities and to better connect them with Gateway and the National Park System (NPS) through a grant from the National Park Foundation, and the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund for "America's Best Idea Program." You will acquire visual research skills to engage the communities and learn about their impressions, expectations, and appreciations of Gateway and the NPS. If you're just looking for one more class, or you want a chance to meet new people while still attending class this Summer, check out our complete listing. Please check out the link below and speak with your Macaulay Advisor for help registering.

A Closer Look at Macaulay's Fall Courses: "Reading New York, Writing New York"

Now is a great time to join with Macaulay students from other campuses in the state-of-the-art classrooms at our 35 West 67th Street home with our upper-level courses. We are pleased to offer Reading New York, Writing New York, with the Graduate Center's Nancy Miller. What does it mean to live in a city that is also a text? We will explore New York through the poetry, fiction, memoirs, and essays that have captured its particular magic. The literature will take us on journeys of imaginative discovery and will be complemented by field trips to the city's many iconic sites.

These experiences and visits by guest authors who have written about them will serve as a launching pad for your imaginative work in multiple genres. The goal of the seminar is for students to develop a portfolio of poetry, fiction, memoir, and essays inspired by New York and guided by teachers experienced in the challenges of creative writing. Find more information on this, and our whole slate of fall courses, please check out the link below. Speak with your Macaulay Advisor for help registering.

10. Paid Internship: Museum of the City of New York – Available Now!

The Museum of the City of New York in conjunction with the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corp. is offering 2 internship opportunities to students interested in assisting in the digitalization of the museum’s photography collection.  Interns will assist with digital imaging, metadata creation, file acquisition and liaison with Curatorial and Registrars Departments.

Contact Career Development Services, career@hunter.cuny.edu for assistance with application procedures.

11. Departmental Advisers!

Wondering who the undergraduate adviser is in the, oh, Theater Department?  Or how about the History Department?  And what about Psychology Department?

You can find the names and contact information for all Departmental Advisers on the Honors College Website:  http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/honorscollege/

12. More Hunter Opportunities!!!

Paid Internship: Museum of the City of New York – Available  Now!
The Museum of the City of New York in conjunction with the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corp. is offering 2 internship opportunities to students interested in assisting in the digitalization of the museum’s photography collection.  Interns will assist with digital imaging, metadata creation, file acquisition and liaison with Curatorial and Registrars Departments.
Contact Career Development Services, career@hunter.cuny.edu for assistance with application procedures.

13. Summer Courses through Macaulay!

We have just released our courses for Summer Session I. Whether you just need one more class, or you are looking to expand your horizons this Summer, these classes are a great opportunity for all Macaulay students. Please check out the link below and speak with your Macaulay Advisor for help registering.  

http://macaulay.cuny.edu/academics/course-listings.php

Announcing Macaulay Cross Campus Courses for Fall 2009 

We have just released our courses for the coming fall semester. This is a great opportunity to take interdisciplinary classes with Macaulay students from other campuses in the state-of-the-art classrooms at our 35 West 67th Street home. Some highlights from our Fall program include: Doomsday; Reading New York, Writing New York; Climate Change; and the Year-Long Macaulay Thesis Colloquium. Please check out the link below and speak with your Macaulay Advisor for help registering.

http://macaulay.cuny.edu/academics/course-listings.php
PS: if you're interested in the course on climate change, the code is 3964.

14. Macaulay Opportunities

Summer Internship Opportunity: BBC
There is currently an opening for a summer intern at the NY office of the BBC Motion Gallery, the footage sales (library sales) department of BBC Worldwide Americas. The internship offers insight into the business and process of post-production for television, film, and advertising, in which many companies seek archival footage to capture a moment in history or use an image that producers/directors could not otherwise film themselves. Responsibilities may include researching client requests, screening material, speaking to potential clients, etc. This internship will provide college credit only. The internship will take place from June to August.

Send your resume as soon as possible to motiongallery.ny@bbc.com if you are interested. Click here to view other internship opportunities at the New York office of the BBC.

Water Sustainability Internship Competition - Applications Due May 29
Henry Hudson 400, a nonprofit foundation, will present the H209 Water Forum at the Liberty Science Center on September 9-10, 2009 to commemorate Hudson's pioneering voyage and discovery in 1609. At H209, Dutch and American environmental, planning, and engineering experts, along with decision and policy makers will explore how the 21st century water challenges facing today's city dwellers can be tackled for a sustainable future.

For the competition, students are invited to present an idea for a solution to a water problem facing coastal cities that carries with it the possibility for further development, commercial or otherwise. Winners will receive cash prizes and will have internships arranged with major companies involved with water projects. The entry date has been extended to May 29.

15. More Macaulay Internship Opportunities!

Diversity Initiative: McKinsey Preview Workshop, July 18 - Applications due May 15
This is a unique opportunity for Black and/or Hispanic/Latino rising college juniors and seniors. The McKinsey Preview Workshop is a day-long session designed to bring together a group of talented students who are beginning to explore their career options. The program consists of interactive discussions, presentations, and social activities designed to provide opportunities to connect with McKinsey consultants and other participants. Students from the classes of 2010 and 2011 from all majors are encouraged to apply. No prior business or consulting experience is required. Go to www.mckinsey.com/mpw for more information.

Summer Internship Available with U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer
The Manhattan District Office of U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer is currently accepting applications for Summer 2009 Internships. As an intern, you will experience the inner workings of Senator Schumer's state-wide operation and supplement your knowledge of the political process. Tasks include, but are not limited to, corresponding with numerous federal agencies, speaking with constituents and federal agency representatives, press work, research, data entry, community-based work and assisting the scheduling department with scheduling requests, parades and other public events. Email
phillip_goldfeder@schumer.senate.gov or mail a cover letter detailing interest and availability, resume and one letter of recommendation to: 

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer
ATTN: Y. Phillip Goldfeder
757 3rd Ave., Suite 1702, New York, NY 10017
Phone: (212) 486-4430
Fax: (212) 752-4624

Internship Available with NYC Outward Bound for Class of 2013 Orientation
The intern will be responsible for assisting the NYC Outward Bound Course Director with planning and implementation of the Outward Bound Community Building event on August 24, 2009. The intern will recruit and manage student volunteers from the Honors college campuses, as well as compile and organize necessary documentation from incoming freshman and student volunteers. This internship is part-time April-May. It is full-time from June to August. If you are interested, please email your resume and a brief statement of interest to heidi.baez@mhc.cuny.edu.

16. Macaulay Events, Internships and Other Stuff...

Volunteer Tutors Needed at NYC's High School of Art and Design
Located on the East Side of Manhattan, the High School of Art and Design is comprised of an extremely diverse student body of 1400 students - primarily first-generation immigrants. Students are superbly talented in the visual arts. There is a need for tutors in Math, Social Studies, and English. Starting April through June, tutors will provide homework assistance and will review practice regents exams. The commitment is two afternoons per week, approximately 4-5pm. If you are interested, please contact heidi.baez@mhc.cuny.edu.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Offers Summer Employment
The EPA is looking for energetic and highly motivated students to gain valuable work experience while contributing to the mission of protecting human health and safeguarding the environment. Numerous summer employment opportunities are available within many offices of the EPA, such as Air & Radiation; Inspector General; Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances; Research and Development; Solid Waste and Emergency Response; and Water. Positions are located at EPA's headquarters in Washington, D.C., and at regional offices and laboratories nationwide.
Click for more information: http://www.epa.gov/ohr/student/

Calling All Students Interested in Law: Join the Macaulay Honors College Pre-Law Group
The Macaulay Scholars Council has formed a pre-law group to conduct and take part in programs that will meet student interest in the field of law. The first program, Macaulay Honors College at Duane Morris, LLP, will occur on March 20 (details can be found in the events section). Join the pre-law group; participate in and help plan essential pre-professional events. This is a network sure to benefit you in reaching your future goals. If you are interested, please email Bailey Lustig '11 (Brooklyn) at baileysbooks@verizon.net .

Paid Internship with 100 Hispanic Women, Inc.
100 Hispanic Women, Inc seeks a bilingual (English/Spanish) intern for administrative assistance, communications, and event planning. The intern is required to work 15 - 20 hours during the hours of 9:00am to 5:00pm, and will be paid $10.00 per hour. If the intern excels at the position, job placement assistance is generally offered toward the end of the internship. Juniors are strongly preferred. To be considered for the position, please call Ms. Shirley Rodriguez Remeneski, President of 100 Hispanic Women, at (212) 239-1430

Vault.com Offers Paid Spring Internship in Editorial Department
The New York City office of Vault.com seeks to hire an editorial intern to assist on administrative and editorial tasks for the spring term. This is a paid position. The intern must be willing to commit 20 hours per week. Vault is looking to hire immediately.

Honors Overseas:  South Africa, "Keys to Contemporary South Africa",  June 26 - July 24
Students examine the "big picture" of the state of contemporary South Africa: 15 years into democracy combined with a focus on a special topic. The program starts with a visit to a game reserve, followed by coursework at Rhodes University on the nature of South African society, politics and economy. Students then participate in the National Arts Festival, the premier event on South Africa's cultural calendar. Finally, students choose between examining Keiskammahoek (an Eastern Cape traditional village) or sustainability efforts in South Africa.  For more information, go to http://macaulay.cuny.edu/student-life/study-abroad.php.

Paid Communications Internship with WEbook.com
Webook.com is a start-up next-generation publisher, bringing hundreds of high-quality community-sourced books from our online platform to the market. If you have energy and passion for writing and a broad knowledge of the web space (blogs, social nets, SEO, paid search, etc), Webook.com is looking for a hardworking spring semester intern. This position requires 10-15 hours a week. If you're interested, e-mail resume and cover letter to pr@Webook.com.