From Nov. 5 through 8 the McCarthy Center for Public Policy sent Sean Suter and Jenny Schwope to participate as student delegates in the Student Conference on United States Affairs held at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y.
This annual conference brings together college students from across the country and around the world to discuss American foreign policy.
“Peace, Poetry and Politics” examines the role of poetry as a form of social protest and as a means of calling for peace and justice. The program is sponsored by the Literary Arts Institute of the College of Saint Benedict and the Eugene McCarthy Center for Public Policy and Civic Engagement in collaboration with Graywolf Press. The program will feature three writers who will respond to the topic: Fred Marchant, a Graywolf poet and one of the first Marine officers honorably discharged as a CO during the Vietnam War; Brenda Hillman, a noted poet with seven books of poetry who is also an energetic activist with Code Pink’ and Nick Flynn, also a Graywolf poet and memoirist who has just completed a new book exploring Abu Ghraib and torture.
The program will recall the poetry of protest in World War II and in Vietnam, highlighting Graywolf’s recent publication of a collection of poems by William Stafford titled Another World Instead. The book centers around Stafford’s experience as a conscientious objector during World War II. Eugene McCarthy, an alumnus of Saint John’s, was an admirer of Stafford; in fact, he read Stafford’s poems on the Senate floor and was able to recite the poems from memory. And McCarthy was himself a poet. We will use these past events and experiences as a means to illuminate the situation on the current war-fronts and to explore these questions: do words have any effect on a nation at war? Is the declaration of conscientious objection a public or private act? How does a nation imagine itself at war and can that imagination be enlarged or transformed?
There will be two presentations with this lively group of writers, one on campus on February 5th in Alumnae Hall (HCC) at 7:30 PM and the other in Minnesota Public Radio’s UBS Forum in St. Paul on February 6 at 7:00. Registration will be required for the St. Paul event.
Please visit the McCarthy Center events calendar for a full list of events sponsored by the McCarthy Center.
The Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University is offering a fellowship program for students who wish to intern at public policy think tanks in their home states. This fellowship also involves two weeks of training in Washington.
Participating think tanks in Minnesota include the Center for the American Experiment and the Freedom Foundation. Applicants should apply to the Koch Summer Fellowship Program at GMU.
The U.S. Government and the Environment: A Reference Encyclopedia is edited by Dr. Matt Lindstrom and will be published by ABC-CLIO in 2010. This two-volume encyclopedia covers the actors, institutions, events, issues, politics, and policies related to U.S. environmental politics and policy from historical and contemporary perspectives
There are currently over two hundred entries ranging in length from 250 to 2000 words. Authors will be paid a stipend for all accepted work. To get a copy of the list of entries or to propose entries, please contact the encyclopedia editor, Dr. Matt Lindstrom at mlindstrom@csbsju.edu or (320) 363-3364.
Professors, government professionals, graduate students, independent authors and other experts will be issued contracts and deadlines upon acceptance by the editorial team.
Each year opportunities are made available to bright and dynamic college students to view, first hand, the workings of government. While you are here, we hope to do several things to make this the most productive experience you have had to date. We will:
For some of you this may be your first internship, and for others, this may be another in a line of internship experiences. Regardless, we have planned this program with the expectation that you will all leave the Office of Senator Klobuchar with skills that can be applied to whichever future endeavor you explore.
It is important to Senator Klobuchar that you leave with a diverse experience. Our aim is to go far beyond just a "bullet point" on your resume and introduce you to public service and the legislative system.
Below you will find more detail about the experiences available in our Minnesota and Washington offices and how to apply.
In the Twin Cities office, you will work directly with congressional aides on a wide range of issues.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Every effort is made to match interns with staff based upon interests and previous experience and positions will be filled based on office needs.
Full and part-time unpaid internships are available. If your institution allows or requires college credit, accommodations can be made.
Please submit the following:
Internships for the Minnesota program are available for the following four sessions:
If you would like to be considered for this program, please send your application materials by mail, email, or fax to:
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
Office of Senator Amy Klobuchar
1200 Washington Avenue South, Suite 250
Minneapolis , MN 55415
Phone: 612-727-5220
Fax: 612-727-5223
Email: Joe_Campbell@Klobuchar.senate.
Professor James Read's book Doorstep Democracy was one thing considered on the October 30th edition of All Things Considered on Minnesota Public Radio. Listen to host Tom Crann discussing the book here, and visit this MPR page for extended interview segments.
The following is a verbatim listing from the Minneapolis Office of Intergovernmental Relations. The McCarthy Center posts relevant internship listings without preference for political party or cause.
The Office of Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) is looking for a full-time, temporary intern. The position is for a minimum of six months starting in December 2008. It is designed to provide an opportunity to a recent college graduate or current graduate student. Successful applicant will work closely with Intergovernmental Relations staff as they advocate for the City of Minneapolis’ legislative agenda at the state legislature. Applicant should have an understanding of the Minnesota State Legislature and an interest in legislative/local government issues.
In addition, the IGR Department is looking for someone interested in assisting community-based nonprofit organizations with fundraising, specifically following up with grants related technical assistance. This may include meeting with organizations to help them develop a grants strategy, identify funding opportunities (government sources and private foundations), and editing draft grant proposals.
Duties:
Photos from the healthcare panel held at CSB.
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