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Opportunities for Summer

An opportunity 
for students

The Florida Humanities Council is co-sponsoring a weeklong residential summer program June 8-13 on the beautiful Eckerd College waterfront campus in St. Petersburg. Open to all Florida students entering 11th or 12th grades. Scholarship assistance is available. 

Deadline to register is May 5th.

Website | Brochure | Questions

http://www.eckerd.edu/neweyes/

Summer Institute on National Security Studies

Summer Institute on National Security Studies

The heightened global engagement of the United States in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, has expanded the need to study national security and foreign policy. The increasing demands for a diverse workforce among national security analysts to complement the variety of strategic interests abroad is one consequence of 9/11. Equally important is the need for individuals with strong analytical skills, interests in world affairs broadly defined, and increasing knowledge of the challenges facing the United States and the world in the coming decades. The Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy and Citizenship Studies Summer Institute on National Security Studies is directed toward fostering interest in National Security Studies to a new generation of students at the pre-collegiate level.

The Summer Institute on National Security Studies is a multi-disciplinary one-week program incorporating topics in Geography, Information Technology, World Politics, and various international security issues. Summer Institute activities include keynote lectures by Intelligence Community professionals and prominent academics, a GIS (Geographic Information Systems) lab, an Effective Communication (writing & public speaking) workshop, an Intelligence Community career day panel with speakers, a tour of FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, and a capstone simulation on a security issue based on the Summer Institute’s theme. Past Summer Institutes have focused on War Crimes (2007), Pearl Harbor (2008), Energy & Environmental Security in the Americas (2009), and the Challenges of Transnational Crime (2010.)

All materials associated with the program will be provided. Bus transportation may be arranged and provided by Miami-Dade County Public Schools. FIU parking passes may also be provided as needed for the participants. Please note that the Summer Institute is a limited-selection-based program.

For participating teachers, a two-day workshop is held parallel to the student activities during the Summer Institute. The two-day teacher program consists of discussions on active learning education methods, materials to broaden National Security Studies in the classroom, as well as FIU and MDC lecturers presenting overviews on various security issues.

Summer 2014 Application Coming Soon!

http://ippcs.fiu.edu/programs/

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Smithsonian Latino Center Young Ambassador's Program for graduating seniors!!!! Application Deadline April 7, 2014

Smithsonian Latino Center (SLC)

The Young Ambassadors Program (YAP) is a national program for graduating high school seniors aimed at fostering the next generation of Latino leaders in the arts, sciences, and humanities via the Smithsonian Institution and its resources. YAP is a college preparatory and leadership program encouraging participants to explore various academic and career opportunities through the lens of the Latino experience.
Students with an interest in and commitment to the arts, sciences, and humanities as it pertains to Latino communities and cultures are selected to travel to Washington, D.C. for a week-long seminar at the Smithsonian Institution. This enrichment opportunity is a leadership development and skill-building training conducted by renowned experts in their respective fields. It exposes youth to a wide array of academic disciplines promoting higher education and encouraging youth to explore and understand Latino identity and embrace their own cultural heritage through visits to the Smithsonian’s Latino collections and one-on-one interaction with anthropologists, artists, curators, historians, scientists and other professionals. Following the training seminar, students participate in a four-week interdisciplinary education internship in museums and other cultural institutions in 16 regions across the United States and Puerto Rico, including Smithsonian-affiliated organizations. This hands-on component allows students to gain transferable knowledge and apply the skills acquired during the training seminar to their internship assignments.
Contact : Emily Key
Contact Phone: (202) 633-1240
Contact Email: slceducation@si.edu
Opportunity Website: http://latino.si.edu/programs/youngambassadors.htm
Term: 5 weeks

Apply Through: SOLAA