Archive for November 11th, 2009

22 SCA Hudson Valley Internships starting January 18th!

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

10 month positions serving in cooperation with NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation & NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

Created in 1999, The Student Conservation Association’s Hudson Valley Program is dedicated to recognizing, preserving and interpreting the nationally significant historical, cultural and natural resources of New York’s Hudson Valley. Interns are individually placed at state agencies and local non-profits and work one-on-one alongside conservation professionals. Interns also participate in trainings, service projects and celebrations with 40+ fellow corps members once each month.

Please visit www.thesca.org/conservation_corps to view all of our current openings and apply online.

Example positions:

Water Quality Coordinator
Biodiversity Technician
Environmental Educator
Assistant Park Naturalist
Riparian Buffer Specialist

·         A Living Allowance of $160 per week
·         A Housing Allowance of $450 per month ($650 for NYC Metro Area positions)
·         Free health insurance and accident insurance
·         AmeriCorps Education Award of $4725 ($2362 for 5-month positions) and student loan forbearance
·         Professional level internships and true-to-life work experiences
·         Professional trainings and certifications

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Spring 2010 Composition II Themes!

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

Composition II and Honors English II:  Themes Spring 2010

Name Composition II Course Theme
Kevin Angioli The Apocalypse
Monica Ayres Fiction into Film
Harrison Barritt
Donna Baumler Evolution of the 20th Century Novel
Amanda Boyle Mystery and Mayhem
Angela Braselmann Composition and Design
Sherri Bryan Culture Clash
Lee Conell Word and Image
Pat Corbett Diversity in Sci Fi and Fantasy
Joann Deiudicibus The Body Grotesque
Thomas Doran World Poetry
Mary Fakler Arguing in Communities
Alison Fugit American Identity
Penny Freel Food and Family
Landan Gross American Myth
Jennifer Gutman Imagined Worlds
Peggy Hach *Teaching Comp I* Fairy Tales and Ghost Stories if assigned Comp II
Claire Hero It’s the End of the World as We Know It
Lucas Kane Creative Nonfiction
Erin Newcomb Food
Matt Newcomb Digital Culture
Shonet Newton* Poetry and Short Story
Heather Ozgercin Truthtelling
Joan Perisse Arguing in Communities
Michael Rambadt Fairy Tales and Fantasy Literature
Abigail Robin Questioning History with Love, War and Metaphor
Tad (James) Richards The Blues
Rachel Rigolino The American City (section 1 and 2); Community Service (section 3)
Malorie Seeley The Madwoman in Literature
Bob Singleton History and Literature
Rhonda Shary Heroes, Celebrities, Outlaws, and the Lost
Steve Sobierajski The American Outcast
Jeanne Stauffer-Merle The Mystery Narrative and its Derivatives (Honors English II)
Goretti Vianney-Benca Juvenile Fantasy Literature
Roy Verspoor The Roaring Twenties
Nicholas Wright Gender and Sexuality

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Shawangunk Review Reading TONIGHT!

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

Tonight, November 11 at 7 PM in the College Terrace to celebrate the 20th Anniversary Edition of the Shawangunk Review, an English Department publication.

 Faculty, graduate students, and alumni will read their best work, selected for re-publication in this special edition!
 
This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

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Internships in the Area Available!

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

22 SCA Hudson Valley Internships starting January 18th!

10 month positions serving in cooperation with NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation & NYS Department of Environmental Conservation 

Created in 1999, The Student Conservation Association’s Hudson Valley Program is dedicated to recognizing, preserving and interpreting the nationally significant historical, cultural and natural resources of New York’s Hudson Valley. Interns are individually placed at state agencies and local non-profits and work one-on-one alongside conservation professionals. Interns also participate in trainings, service projects and celebrations with 40+ fellow corps members once each month.
 
Please visit www.thesca.org/conservation_corps to view all of our current openings and apply online.

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