We highlight a few Peer Picks that we think you’ll find particularly interesting every week. Follow tweets on @HireABison to get more updates on what’s happening on the BRIDGE.
Get the most out of your trip to the DC Career fair by joining this Bucknell Professional Network pre-fair field trip!
The purpose of this event is to offer students an environment to network with alumni, parents and representatives from the public and private sectors about their career paths, organizations and any volunteer, internship and full-time opportunities.
Learn about the BPIP Internship Fund, which provides a $3,000 stipend for undergraduate students who have secured full-time, unpaid summer internships in the nonprofit and public service sectors.
The Eben Tisdale Fellowship provides undergraduates from around the country with the opportunity to learn about technology and public policy issues through hands-on experience in Washington, DC. The Fellowship provides students with a full scholarship to attend the Institute on Business and Government Affairs (IBGA) and a $1,000 stipend.
The Shepherd Internship Program is a competitive 8-week internship program that places rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors with non-profit and government funded agencies in a variety of human service sectors throughout the United States. Learn more at info session held in November.
The BPIP Internship Fund provides a $3,000 stipend for undergraduate students who have secured full-time, unpaid summer internships in the nonprofit and public service sectors.
The Capitol Hill Internship Program is a competitive summer internship program that provides a stipend of $300 per week up to $3,000 for students able to secure a Capitol Hill internship provided the internship is unpaid and not for academic credit. The application process is competitive and the application deadline is Monday, December 8, at 11:59 pm, on the BRIDGE. Application requirements and details about the Program will be provided at the information session: Oct 6: 5:00 – 6:00pm, ELC 217 Oct 27: Noon – 1:00pm, ACWS 113 Nov 19: 5:00 – 6:00pm, ELC 217 Information Sessions with McAllister & […]
Operation Smile along with the Pre-Health Society and Bucknell Business Leaders, are hosting Dr. Bill Magee, the Founder and CEO of the global non-profit organization, Operation Smile. Operation Smile funds and performs facial deformity surgeries across the globe. The organization has performed over 200,000 cleft lip and cleft palate surgeries in over 60 countries. Dr. Bill Magee will be speaking on campus, Thursday, October 2nd at 7pm in the ELC Forum. Dr. Magee will be speaking about his experience creating a non-profit that has helped hundreds of thousands across the world. He will be focusing on both his success in […]
You can intern with U.S. Embassies around the world and in Washington, D.C. while you’re at school. eInternships with U.S. Government agencies give you real experience working with government offices in the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Broadcasting Board of Governors, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Education, etc. eInterns work about ten hours each week directly with their office to do research, social media, website design, data visualizion, reporting, teaching, and much more! We are now accepting applications for these unpaid opportunities from July 2, 2014 through July […]
The Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships are the Australian Government’s internationally competitive, merit-based scholarship program that provides up to AU$272,500 for study, research or professional development opportunities between Australia and the world. Endeavour Postgraduate Scholarship provides up to AU$272,500 for eligible non-Australians, including Americans and Canadians, to undertake a postgraduate qualification at a Masters or PhD level either by coursework or research in any field in Australia for up to four (4) years. Endeavour Research Fellowships provides up to AU$24,500 for American and Canadian postgraduate research students and postdoctoral researchers to undertake 4-6 months of research in Australia. Endeavour Executive Fellowship […]
Boston University Investigative Reporting Certificate Program: Are you interested in learning investigative reporting techniques? Spend one week in June on the Boston University campus learning investigative reporting research skills, computer-assisted reporting, interviewing techniques and how to structure, write and edit investigative stories for print, the web and broadcast outlets.Participants will learn investigative reporting by actually working on a story that either they propose and can bring back to their media outlet or that NECIR instructors assign. Participants will receive daily, hands-on training and supervision. You’ll work with award-winning local and national journalists, including university faculty. In addition, the training will […]
As we mentioned – the new website is great but things have been changed a bit. If you are having trouble finding things we created this short post to help. More specifically if you aren’t sure how to find the application for BPIP we wanted to make sure we highlighted where to find it before the March 19th deadline. BPIP website – http://www.bucknell.edu/bpip.xml BPIP application – https://my.bucknell.edu/x54240.html Application Process The BPIP Internship fund application must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. on March 19, 2014. As part of the application you must upload the following documents in pdf format: Resume: it […]
This weeks picks from internships and jobs listed on the BRIDGE by Sophie Hattery ’16, CDC Marketing and Social Media Specialist: 1. Yellowstone National Park Lodges 2. Smithsonian American Art Museum This week, I wanted to highlight an internship focused on the outdoors, namely for Yellowstone National Park Lodges. The program seeks to help you gain familiarity with operations at a high volume resort property, gain hands on experience in the hospitality and support industry, have access to management operating in the nation’s first national park, have access to management training opportunities from the training course catalog, and network with […]
DC Career Fair Tuesday, February 25 GAO Building, Washington, DC 6 – 8 pm Transportation available | Sign up by 2/19 The purpose of this event is to offer students an environment to network with alumni, parents and representatives from the public and private sectors about their career paths, organizations and any volunteer, internship and full-time opportunities. Emphasis is on careers and opportunities that relate to government, the public sector and the public interest. Dress is business attire. See what companies are coming BUS TRANSPORTATION is available from campus. A bus will leave from the Weis Center at 1:30 pm […]