OCS Highlights COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - SIPA Admissions Blog

OCS Highlights COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - SIPA Admissions Blog The Office of Career Services sends out   weekly bulletin to current students and here are some highlights from the recent edition. Graduating Student Survey In order to pick up your graduation tickets, please be aware that you must first fill out the Graduate Employment Survey at http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22A2PGDFPSF Tickets will be distributed beginning on Monday, April 26, 2010. Whitman Family Foundation 2010 Summer Fellowship in Environmental Policy With financial support from the Whitman Family Foundation, the Energy and Environmental Policy (EEP) concentration is pleased to offer the 2010 Summer Fellowship in Environmental Policy. An award of $1,000 will be given to a student in the environmental track participating in an unpaid summer internship related to environmental policy. Chris Hill MPA Internship Grant SIPASA is pleased to honor the life of former MPA student Christopher Hill with a scholarship fund for continuing MPA students undertaking public interest summer internships with government or nonprofit organizations.   Christopher died in March 2000, while still studying at SIPA, after a courageous battle with cancer. Christopher’s friends and family created and funded the first year of the scholarship. More details and eligibility requirements are available on SIPAlink. SIPA Travel Grant Program SIPA provides internship grants to qualifying students to help defray the costs of summer unpaid or low-paid internships overseas. The application deadline is Friday, April 23, 2010. SIPASA/OCS Business Cards and BBQ Get ready for an evening of food, fun and networking on Friday, April 23 from 5:00-8:00pm on Ancell Plaza! SIPASA and OCS present a new twist on our annual barbecue Business Cards and BBQ. In addition to the usual BBQ, beer, music and games, we also encourage students to bring some of their business cards to share job and internship experiences. This event is FREE to SIPA students with their CU ID.