department of

Political Science
Biweekly Bulletin
February 6 2012 Volume 8. No. 9

Highlights

POSC Events Upcoming Events General Announcements Student Services

From the Tea Party to Occupy:

How Populist Movements Shape American Politics

Department of Political Science VKC 327 Phone: 213-740-6998 Email: posc@dornsife.usc.edu

Wednesday, Feb. 8th 12:00-1:00pm

Doheny Library (DML) 240
FREE FOOD served at 11:00 am Discussion begins at noon

Program Schedule:

Featuring:
Jon Fleischman, Founder and Publisher, Flash Report.org Larry Eason, President and Founder, DotOrgPower Alex Yebri, USC College Republicans Fritz Pielstick, USC College Democrats

Moderated By:
Dan Schnur, Director, Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics

UPCOMING EVENTS

An African Election
Official Selection: World Documentary Cinema Competition, 2011 Sundance Film Festival

Wednesday, February 22, 7:00pm

Screening starts at 7:00 pm Q&A following the film Ray Stark Family Theatre George Lucas Building, SCA 108

Featuring: Jarreth Merz, Director and Producer, An African Election

The 2011 presidential elections in Ghana, West Africa, serve as a backdrop for this feature documentary that looks behind-the-scenes at the complex, political machinery of a third world democracy struggling to legitimize itself to its first world contemporaries. At stake in this race are the fates of two political parties that will do almost anything to win. Director Jarreth Merz follows the key players to provide an unprecedented insider's view of the political, economic and social forces at work in Gahana. Throughout the film, Merz depicts the pride and humanity of the larger-than-life politicians, party operatives and citizens who battle for the soul of their country.

Provided courtesy of Urban Republic. Not Rated. Running time: 89 minutes. In English, Twi and other local languages, with English subtitles

To learn more about this film, go to: http://anafricanelection.com/ To make a reservation, go to: http://cinema.usc.edu/events/event.cfm?id=12373

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Looking for hands-on experience in government?

United States Senator Dianne Feinsteins Los Angeles Office

Responsibilities include conducting research, drafting correspondence, answering constituent phone calls, helping the staff with advance work for the Senator's visits, and administrative support. Schedules and sessions are flexible and applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Internships require a commitment of at least 12 hours a week. To learn more and apply visit our website: http://feinstein.senate.gov For further inquiries, please contact: Stevy Loy Intern Coordinator (310) 914-7300 Stevy_Loy@feinstein.senate.gov
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UPCOMING EVENTS

Spring Career Fair

Each year, more than 400 organizations seeking to employ USC students from diverse disciplines attend our career fairs. All students are encouraged to attend and explore the wide variety of internship and full-time employment opportunities that are represented. The Career Fair will be held Thursday, February 9th from 10:00 am 2:30 pm on Trousdale Parkway. The Career Center will be holding several workshops to help you prepare for the Career Fair. Please view the calendar on our website, http://careers.usc.edu/eventcalendar/events, for specific dates and times. Log-in to ConnectSC to browse the list of companies attending the Career Fair.

Scheyer Family Scholarship for Summer Interns

The Scheyer Family Scholarship for Summer Interns, established in December of 2007, will provide an award of $2,500 to two students enrolled in approved summer internships. Preference will be given to sophomores, juniors or seniors with demonstrated financial need. Student recipients must have a major in the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences and must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. Students must be in good academic standing and must have a graduation date between December 2012 and May 2015. Students must have an internship prior to applying for this scholarship. For more information visit our website: http://careers.usc.edu/students/internships/scheyer-family-scholarship/ or come by STU B-1 for questions.

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Relief International (RI) Internship
Relief International (RI) is a leading global change organization and home to teams of humanitarian activist-professionals committed to transforming adversity into renewal for the worlds most vulnerable populations. By partnering with beneficiaries and communities on the front-lines, RI innovatively bridges the gap between immediate relief and long-term community development. We have internship opportunities available year-round to currently enrolled college students pursuing careers in the non- profit world, Finance, IT, Human Resources, Procurement/ Operations, Communications, and other related fields. Our internship program is designed to provide students with an educational experience that complements their academic studies and provides an opportunity to observe and participate in the daily work and operation of the professional and non- profit world. Internships may include paid positions or a transportation stipend for unpaid internships. A minimum of 15 hours per week and a minimum commitment of 3 months are required for paid internships. Currently, we have the following positions available. Please visit http://www.ri.org/get_involved/volunteer-and-internships.php to get more details or follow this link to see our internship opportunities. Please submit the following to apply for an internship with Relief International if interested or call directly at 323-677-2715/2714: 1. Completed application. (Details below); 2. One copy of your resume outlining any other internships, degree, work experience, related clubs and organizations, current major course of study, expected graduation date and extracurricular activities; 3. Cover letter which must include: Personal introduction; Statement verifying eligibility to receive school credit for internship; Your schools beginning and end dates for the semester during which you wish to intern; Days and times available during internship period.

USC Dream Dollars Program

The Dream Dollars Program is a unique scholarship program for undergraduates. The USC Dream Dollars Program provides stipends for USC students who receive internships with a non-profit or government organization. This program will support students hoping to gain work experience from an unpaid internship. Students will be selected through an application and interview process. All internships must be a minimum of six weeks during the summer. The program provides a stipend of $1,200 for each student. Students must have an internship prior to applying for this scholarship. For more information please go to our website: http://careers.usc.edu/students/internships/dreamdollars/ or come by STU B-1 for questions.

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U.S. Department of State Undergraduate Student Internships
How far could a student internship at the U.S. Department of State take you? Just for starters, it would give you a greatly coveted inside look into Foreign Service, the positions and the responsibilities that are possible. Think of it as test-driving a career before you decide what you're going to do with your life. Most of all, you feel good about doing something worthwhile for your nation. At the U.S. Department of State, we like to say that we represent America to the world. For internship program details such as duties of an intern, participating offices and bureaus, types of internships, salary/benefit/housing information, please download the Student Internship Information Brochure at careers.state.gov/docs/4.0_Student_Intern_brochure.pdf. You must be a student accepted for enrollment, or are enrolled as a degree-seeking student in an accredited college or university. Or also a full- or part-time continuing college or university junior, or graduate student (including graduating seniors intending to go on to graduate school). An applicant is considered a junior if he/she will have completed all sophomore credits (60 or more hours or 90 quarter hours) by the time the internships begins and will be entering at least the junior year immediately upon completion of the internship. All applications are submitted online through the "Gateway to State" system, which also screens applications to make sure that they are complete, and that applicants meet the eligibility criteria. We are now accepting applications for the Fall 2012 Internship Program. Please click here to start the Gateway to State online application process via USAJobs. Please note that the deadline to submit completed applications is March 2, 2012.

Millennial Youth Professionals Initiative (MyPi) Multiple Positions Available

The Millennial Youth Professionals Initiative, or MyPi, is a non-profit that takes inner-city youth on engaging field trips to cool workplaces to show them what lies beyond the horizons of a high school education and encourage an entrepreneurial spirit. As of this fall, MyPi received its 501(c)3 status and established an office in downtown LA. I want to organically build the structure of this fledgling NGO and assign positions in the vein of: community engagement, program development, event planning, measuring results and evaluation, fundraising, grant-writing, and online media management. These will be unpaid positions, but if we do our job right, MyPi intends to promote volunteers to full-time staff as our organization grows. We have already embarked on several programs to local businesses such as TOMS shoes, Electronic Arts and SpaceX, and would love involvement directly coordinating these field trips as well. Interested students feel free to send in your cover letter and resume to Josh Burstein: josh@mypi.org.

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Obama For America Summer Internship
Our spring internship is an opportunity for students and graduates to gain hands-on experience with a United States presidential campaign and strengthen their skills as future leaders. Spring interns with Obama For America will learn firsthand about the grassroots efforts that drive our campaign and how what we do here at headquarters facilitates our actions in the states. The application deadline is March 1st, 2012. Interviews and selections will take place shortly after the deadline. Applicants will be informed no later than April 15th, 2012. Our program will run from May 29, 2012 to August 17, 2012. We have several departments on the campaign and internships will be available in each of them. The link to apply is: http://OFA.BO/springHQ.

2012 Summer Internship Opportunities at the Korean American Coalition - Los Angeles
National College Leadership Conference - http://kacla.org/?p=3150 The KAC National College Leadership Conference is an opportunity for young Korean Americans to meet established professionals in their field of interest, learn essential leadership skills to assist them in their future professions, and make friends of other bright, ambitious Korean Americans. The Leadership Conference builds awareness of current and past issues facing the Korean American community, with an emphasis on the importance of participation and the appreciation of cultural identity and roots. Summer College Internship Placement - http://kacla.org/?p=3133 The Korean American Coalition's (KAC) Summer College Internship Program (SCIP) is designed to provide personal and professional development opportunities to highly qualified Korean American college students, and to encourage them to take on future leadership roles in the Korean American community. The application postmark deadline is February 24. 2012 SCIP students discuss the program with Korean news media outlets at the KAC office. The program places participants in sponsor offices four days a week. Applicants will be able to rank their interest in four fields - Government/Political, Non-Profit, Corporate, and Media - and will be placed accordingly. Past internship placements have included positions at Samsung America, KTLA, FOX, KCBS, KNBC, Public Counsel Los Angeles, and the offices of Senator Dianne Feinstein, Senator Barbara Boxer, Congressman Xavier Becerra, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and State Controller John Chiang. On the remaining day of the week SCIP participants will received community organizing and advocacy training at KAC. Interns will also lead a community-building project. Past projects have included community advocacy pertaining to the redistricting of Koreatown, the creation of a Los Angeles Riots archive and artifact collection, a conference on famine in North Korea, and several voter registration and education drives. For more information contact:
Esther Park Community Outreach Coordinator Korean American Coalition
3540 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 911 Los Angeles, CA 90010 T: 213.365.5999 F: 213.380.7990

STUDENT SERVICES
Political Science Advisors : VKC 214 Paul Kovich Tel: 213 740 3621 Email: kovich@us.edu
Fanny Cisneros Tel: 213 740 3445 Email: fcisnero@usc.edu

We are currently doing scheduled appointments. Appointments are available Monday to Friday, 9:30am - 11:30am and 1:30pm - 4:30pm.

Pi Sigma Alpha Spring 2012 Applications

POSC Juniors and Seniors, Applications are now available for membership to Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science and International Relations Honor Society. To be eligible, you must meet the following minimum requirements: 1) Be at least a junior majoring in POSC or IR 2) Have completed a minimum of three (3) upper division POSC /IR courses 3) Have at least a 3.5 overall GPA 4) Have a minimum 3.5 GPA in all POSC/IR courses If you meet the above requirements, you may fill out an application (available in VKC 214, 301, and 327). Applications are due no later than Monday, FEBRUARY 13, 2012, by 5 pm to VKC 327.

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