As an international student it can be challenging trying to keep straight all the rules and regulations of working in the US but don’t let that stop you taking advantage of opportunities to intern or work full-time! Join Linda Bennett, from the Office of Immigration Services, and Chris Sabas, an Immigration Attorney for a special Immigration Seminar on Thursday, December 2nd at 5pm in Arches Lounge (FREE FOOD!) This is a great opportunity to learn about the legal procedures that international students must know before doing internships or working in the U.S. from experts! This program will provide international students […]

Interested in environmental advocacy? Are you looking for a career that will give you first-hand public policy experience right out of college? Check out the Environment American Fellowship Program! Today’s post about the Environment America Fellowship comes from alumnae Audrey Richardson. Audrey graduated from Bucknell a semester early in January of 2010 and majored in both English and Political Science. During her time at Bucknell Audrey was also a BPIP Internship Fund Recipient, gaining summer internship experience at the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee in 2009. Upon graduating, she accepted a Fellowship position with Environment America. She chose to […]

PLEN’s Women & Public Policy Seminar in Washington, DC, January 10-14, 2011 ***DEADLINE TO REGISTER EXTENDED!*** The Public Leadership Education Network (PLEN) is offering a one-of-a-kind opportunity for women students to learn first-hand how many different ways an individual can make and influence public policy on January 10-14, 2011. Students may now choose to focus on policy tracks in Finance, Education, Sustainability, or Healthcare! They’re taught by women who influence national policy every day: top legislative staffers, White House officials and federal agency leaders, nonprofit advocates and corporate lobbyists.  These women immerse the students in the major issues of the […]

2011 Bucknell University Internship & Job Fair January 25, 2011, Davis Gym, 11am-2:30pm Dust off your suit, get this date on your calendar and start preparing now. We are inviting organizations to come on campus to make students aware of internship and full time opportunities that they have to offer students. Organizations are starting to register already, so take the time now to get your resumes critiqued (stop in the CDC today!), research industries and organizations (check out the Vault!), and start working on your own 30 second commercial for when you network and meet with representatives from organizations. Stay […]

Deadline:  Wednesday, December 1, 11:59pm Magazine Publishers of America: Internship Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX): Internship International Radio and Television Society Foundation, Inc.: Internship Jefferson University, Rothman Institute: Rothman Institute JanPlan Deadline:  Monday, December 6, 11:59pm Lacoste: PR/Marketing Intern Synapse Product Development: Mechanical Engineer Interns Morgan Stanley: Sales & Trading: Institutional Equity Division Summer Analyst Congressional Budget Office: Various Internship Opportunities Octagon Experience: Intern BRIDGE application deadlines are usually Monday nights at 11:59 p.m. and will continue throughout the summer. If you have any technical difficulties with your application, be sure to email recruiting@bucknell.edu before the deadline and […]

Interested in interning with a nonprofit this summer and getting paid? The BPIP Internship Fund provides funding for students able to secure full time, unpaid summer internships in the nonprofit/public interest sector.  Come hear past Fund recipients share their stories about the program and what they got from their experiences working in the nonprofit, public service sectors. Featuring: Michael Kurban ’12 International Bridges to Justice, Geneva, Switzerland Malyse Uwase ’13 Women for Women, Kigali, Rwanda Amanda Slaboden ’13 Wellesley Centers for Women, Wellesley, MA Andrew Lichtenauer ’12 The First Tee, Bronx, NY Claire Munley ’11 Women in Progress, Cape Coast, […]

Deadline:  Monday, November 29, 11:59pm Capitol Hill Internship Program: Capitol Hill Internship Program Geisinger Health System: Research Intern (Center for Clinical Studies) AfriVol Foundation: Ghana Healthcare Coalition Intern Federal Housing Finance Agency: FHFA Summer Internship Program Law Office of Kenneth Vercammen: Law Office Winter/Christmas Break Intern Trout, Ebersole & Groff, LLP: Summer Accounting Internship Dept. of Justice – U.S. Penitentiary Federal Bureau of Prisons: Case Management Intern – Spring Semester BRIDGE application deadlines are usually Monday nights at 11:59 p.m. and will continue throughout the summer. If you have any technical difficulties with your application, be sure to email recruiting@bucknell.edu […]

Interested in spending next semester off-campus?  Think about spending it in Philly at The Philadelphia Center (TPC)! The application deadline is: Friday December 17, 2011. For over 40 years TPC has helped more than 6,500 students from over 80 colleges and 50 countries discover their personal and professional direction in life.  TPC’s unique and valuable 16-week off-campus program grants a full semester of academic credit and engages students in three ways: Mentored internships: With over 800 internship options, TPC offers 32-hour-a-week internship opportunities for almost any major. Students collaborate with TPC’s full-time faculty advisors and internship supervisors to create a […]

Deadline:  Monday, November 22, 11:59pm Mid-Penn Energy: Business Intern (local, spring semester) IBM: IBM Microelectronics –Co-op Positions Deadline:  Monday, November 29, 11:59pm Capitol Hill Internship Program: Capitol Hill Internship Program Geisinger Health System: Research Intern (Center for Clinical Studies) AfriVol Foundation: Ghana Healthcare Coalition Intern Federal Housing Finance Agency: FHFA Summer Internship Program Law Office of Kenneth Vercammen: Law Office Winter/Christmas Break Intern Trout, Ebersole & Groff, LLP: Summer Accounting Internship Dept. of Justice – U.S. Penitentiary Federal Bureau of Prisons: Case Management Intern – Spring Semester BRIDGE application deadlines are usually Monday nights at 11:59 p.m. and will continue […]

The Capitol Hill Internship Program is a summer internship program that provides a stipend of $250 per week (up to $2500 for the summer) for students who are able to secure unpaid, noncredit internships. The program is open to all full-time undergraduate students, including graduating seniors. The application deadline is Monday, November 29 at 11:59 pm.

Don’t let the quietest, darkest month of the academic year stall your career exploration.  Check out the “Road trips to the Real World” program; a series of employer site visits for you during winter break. Learn first-hand about different career fields, network with employers and explore internship and job opportunities, and practice your networking skill. Spots fill up VERY quickly for some of the more popular sites, so plan on registering as early as possible for the best selection and make the most of your winter break! THIS YEAR’S SITES INCLUDE: Association of American Publishers, New York, NY Anheuser-Busch, Inc., […]

Women science majors who want to explore what life is like as a science advisor to the President, the head of an Institute at NIH, or a congressional staffer influencing the government’s research agenda, should sign up for PLEN’s Women & Science/Technology Policy Seminar in Washington, DC, January 3-7, 2011: Women & Science/Technology Policy Seminar in Washington, DC The Public Leadership Education Network (PLEN) will be holding its 12th Women & Science/Technology Policy Seminar January 3-7, 2011 for women students who are considering a career in science or health policy. This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for women students to discover […]

Don’t miss this trip to D.C.  on 11/18 BRIDGE SIGN UP BY 11/16; ONLY 20 SPOTS! Visit the National Geographic Society, United States Department of State, and the Library of Congress Get special tours of each location Learn about the work done there Chance to talk to officials about their careers Meet with Lee Schwartz ’76, Geographer of the United States!, and learn about the history of maps and the map-making process. Field trip sponsored by Geography Department and Alumni Relations/Career Development Center $20 cash deposit for bus (refunded on bus) required –dropped off to Kay Heimbach / Alumni Relations […]

Daylight Savings always gets me thinking. I wake up the morning after in a fog of confusion…wondering if the time that is showing on my alarm clock is the “right” time and inevitably get on the track to that deep question…what does time really mean? I won’t bore you with this existential argument that I go through but the point it is I got thinking this past weekend and I’m wondering if anyone else is in the same boat. Perhaps you are thinking about getting in gear for your internship search? It is a great idea to get a head […]

Deadline:  Monday, November 15, 11:59pm Korea Economic Institute: KEI Winter/Spring Intern Smithsonian Institute, Smithsonian Magazine: Internship Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Internship Northwestern Mutual Financial Network/The Savino Financial Group: Spring Semester Financial Representative Intern L’Oreal USA: A Taste of L’Oreal Weekend UBS: UBS Internship Office Hours Deadline:  Monday, November 29, 11:59pm Geisinger Health System: Research Intern (Center for Clinical Studies) AfriVol Foundation: Ghana Healthcare Coalition Intern Federal Housing Finance Agency: FHFA Summer Internship Program Law Office of Kenneth Vercammen: Law Office Winter/Christmas Break Intern Trout, Ebersole & Groff, LLP: Summer Accounting Internship Dept. of Justice – U.S. Penitentiary Federal Bureau of Prisons: Case […]