Public Service Opportunities

Public Service & International Affairs Awards Info Session

October 30, 12-1PM
109 Disque Hall; 32^nd & Chestnut

Are you an exceptional student dedicating to changing the world? Interested in a career in public service or government? Committed to working on environmental science or policy? Want to work for an international affairs think tank or the U.S. Foreign Service? Come learn more about nationally competitive scholarships for students who want to make a difference.

Featured programs include:

·         Udall Scholarship: for sophomores and pre/juniors who are U.S. citizens and are planning future careers inany field related to the environment. The award is also open to Native American and Alaska Native students committed to a career related to tribal public policy or health care. For more information, go to: http://www.udall.gov/OurPrograms/MKUScholarship/MKUScholarship.aspx

·         Truman Scholarship:  For outstanding juniors who are U.S. citizens and planning to study in any field that leads to a career in public service or government. Up to $30,000 educational support, plus mentorship, leadership training, and membership in a powerful network of Truman Scholars. For more information, go to: http://www.truman.gov/

·         Pickering Undergraduate and Graduate Fellowships: academic and professional preparation for outstanding undergraduate and graduate students planning to enter the U.S. Foreign Service. Women, members  of minority groups historically underrepresented in the Foreign Service, and students with financial need are encouraged to apply. For more information, go to:http://woodrow.org/fellowships/pickering/

·         Carnegie Junior Fellows: for seniors eligible to work in the U.S. post-graduation and interested in the field of international affairs.  Each year the Endowment offers 8-10 one-year fellowships to uniquely qualified graduating seniors and individuals who have graduated during the past academic year.  Carnegie Junior Fellows works as research assistants to the Endowment senior associates.  For more information, go to: http://carnegieendowment.org/about/?fa=jrFellows

·         Rangel Graduate Fellowship: for seniors pursuing careers in the Foreign Service in which they can help formulate, represent and implement U.S. foreign policy. Supports fellows through two years of graduate study, internships and professional development activities, and entry into the Foreign Service. For more information, go to: http://www.rangelprogram.org

·         USAID Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship: for seniors interested in pursuing careers in the Foreign Service of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Provides up to $90,000 in benefits over two years for graduate school, internships, and professional development activities, as well as a unique pathway to the USAID Foreign Service. For more information, go to: http://paynefellows.org

For more information or to RSVP, email fellowships@drexel.edu or go to: drexel.edu/fellowships

Sundance in Philly!

Check this link to see the updates on Sundance Institute events in a city near you with the help of Knight Foundation grants.

Thoughts on Writing (In General)

Did you know Professor Kaufhold maintains a blog?  He occasionally writes about writing and screenwriting and work life and movies.  Click here to step through the looking-glass.

Deadlines come...

Deadlines go.

Seniors, make sure you've handed in your treatments and character bios for your projects and if you haven't set up your blog, do it immediately and start posting.

Show me that you're taking this project seriously and that it's at the top of your priority list.

LOOK! A new class!

If you haven't looked at the Winter term class list, yet, make sure you check out SCRP 260 Writing Comics, meeting Tuesdays at 9:30.  If you love comic books and graphic novels, you owe it to yourself to find out how to write them.  Even better, the course is going to be taught by one of the coolest guys on the planet, Jamar Nicholas!

Check out his blog!  See you in January, Jamar!

Those Professors You See Around

As students moving through the Screenwriting and Playwriting Program, you meet and take classes from a variety of professors, but do you ever wonder who those people really are? They're not just gatekeepers or boss battles you have to get past in the adventure of college.  They're a talented group of writers who have rich creative lives beyond the hallowed basement walls of University Crossings.

They are so much more than their IMDB listings, which I've found to be the main way students try to get background on their profs.  Mostly, your professors are too humble (or too busy teaching) to talk about themselves.  So, I'm going to do it for them and periodically post about the goings-on of faculty in the Program because I think what we do is amazing.

So, the early fall 2014 SCRP Faculty update, which is, apparently, the season of Jeffs:

Jeff Cohen

Did you know Jeff Cohen has not one, but two mystery novel series running?  Yep, it's true.  The sixth novel in the Haunted Guesthouse series is due to drop in December.  It's called Inspector Specter.  Don't be confused if you follow this link; E.J. Copperman is Prof. Cohen's pen name and alter ego.  Sometime, you should chat with him about how that came about.

The first book in his new series should be available right about the time you're reading this.  It's called The Question of the Missing Head and features a detective with Asperger's.  Prof. Cohen also blogs on Mondays for the Hey, There's a Dead Guy In the Living Room mystery publishing blog.  I'd say you should follow him on Twitter, but all he does is talk about Yankees baseball and -- really -- why does anyone do that?  If -- sigh -- you like the Yankees, Cohen's handle is @JeffCohenwriter.

Jeffrey Stanley

If you see Professor Stanley around in Winter Term, you should really take the time to shake his hand, because he just received a coveted Amtrak Residency!  16,000 writers applied.  Sixteen THOUSAND.  You know how many they picked? 24.  And Prof. Stanley was one of them.  Talk about having the odds stacked against you.  Only my boundless happiness for his achievement masks my raging jealousy, because with that residency comes sponsored rail travel and time to write about it.  I can't wait to see what he comes up with.

You can find out more information about Professor Stanley and follow his brainwave broadcasts at Jefe's House.

Wake up... time to write!

SCRP Seniors -- the meetings are over, the pitches are done, the administrative stuff complete.  No more excuses to avoid starting to actually do some writing.  Your development time is precious, but limited.  Use it wisely to deal with character bios and treatments.

I've started to have the first blog links sent to me and you'll see them posted in the bar to the right.  If you haven't yet done it, why not sit down right now and create your own space for personal expression?