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Hopefully, you've already read the post from January 17 announcing that the US Department of State is now taking applications for Fall 2017 internships . A recent Puget Sound and P&G alumna, Alexandra Scott, currently works for the Office of Public Diplomacy in the State Department's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Xandra has this to say about what an internship in her office would look like: The Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Office of Public Diplomacy (EAP/PD) coordinates America's cultural and digital media communications strategy abroad. I like to say that in a nutshell, our job is to make folks abroad like us more. We support over 30 Posts across the region in implementing their public diplomacy programs, everything from movie nights, to English corners, to art exhibits.We also sponsor a wide variety of cultural exchange programs, including the Young Southeast Asian Leadership Initiative (YSEALI), which has been enorm...

Are you feeling a call to action? We are looking for the next generation of activists and leaders in fighting poverty at home and abroad. The REAL Change Organizing and Advocacy Fellowship is a hands-on training program for young people between the ages of 18–30. During the yearlong program, fellows learn how to work with the media, their communities, and policymakers to create change. REAL Change participants receive a crash course in advocacy at the RESULTS International Conference in Washington, DC. After three days of coaching and inspiration, fellows spend the final day of the conference on Capitol Hill and speak directly with members of Congress and their staff. Throughout the rest of the year, fellows receive ongoing training on biweekly calls. They hone their advocacy skills by taking actions ranging from writing letters to the editor to hosting events to meeting with their members of Congress in-district. RESULTS is a movement of passionate, committed everyday people. Toget...

What is the Foreign Affairs Information Technology (IT) Fellowship Program? Funded by the U.S. Department of State and administered by the Washington Center (TWC) for Internships and Academic Seminars, the Foreign Affairs IT Fellowship Program provides outstanding students pursuing an IT-related degree with a challenging and rewarding opportunity to apply technology solutions to the business of diplomacy. The program awards five Fellows (three graduates and two undergraduates) with tuition assistance, mentorship, and professional development to launch their careers in the U.S. Department of State’s Foreign Service. Women, members of minority groups historically underrepresented in the Foreign Service, and students with financial need are encouraged to apply. Fellows who successfully complete the program and the Foreign Affairs IT Specialist entry requirements will receive an appointment as a Foreign Service Information Management Specialist (IMS). What is a Foreign S...

TPM Polling Internship TPM is seeking a Polling Intern to help manage it's award winning app, PollTracker. This is a paid internship program in which interns get a crash course in polling and in how a digital media news organization works from the ground up. We’re taking applications for a polling internship to begin immediately. Former TPM interns and fellows have gone on to jobs at The New Republic, The Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, The New York Sun, The Verge, The Atlantic, The New Yorker, The Washington Post and more. Talking Points Memo (TPM) polling interns are involved in every aspect of PollTracker and have a hand in everything we do. They work alongside our PollTracker team to monitor new polling, enter data, detect trends, break news, and write stories. The polling intern will receive a stipend. The position is based in TPM’s New York City office. Rising seniors, recent graduates, and graduate students, as well as relevant course of study, preferre...

Race and Pedagogy Institute presents "A Conversation With Bobby Seale," founding chairman and national organizer of the Black Panther Party, moderated by Professor Dexter Gordon, African American studies and communication studies. This important leader in the effort to advance the cause of justice in the nation since the 1960s will be in Tacoma and the Race and Pedagogy Institute and African American Studies is embracing an opportunity to host him on campus April 5, 2017, thus providing opportunities for students and our broader Puget Sound community to engage with him in conversations about his life and his considerable and distinctive history of critical political engagement.

 The Semester in Development is a term-long program that is open to undergraduate students of all disciplines. The program is based entirely overseas in Kampala, Uganda, and is unique as it combines studying and interning. While abroad, participants enroll as part-time visiting students at Makerere University, studying one day a week and earning transferable credits. The remaining four days a week have participants interning with a locally run organization in a field directly related to the student’s academic field. Further details of the Semester in Development can be found here Got Questions? Need more information? JOIN US FOR OUR ONLINE INFO SESSION: Thursday, March 9th 5:00pm PST - 6:00pm MT - 7:00pm CST - 8:00pm EST Click Here To Register Earn transferable credits and fulfill your international requirements while learning from engaging, local professors. More info... Gain meaningful career-relevant, real-world experience, working with a local organization. More info... Experie...