NASNTI NEWS State College NASNTI February 2020

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Notice : HERS Internship Program Haskell Environmental Research Studies About

The HERS Institute is an 8 -week paid summer internship program. Interns spend six weeks on the Haskell campus during June and July in the classrooms and laboratories, learning about climate change and developing individual research projects. Interns spend another two weeks in July conducting independent research at Haskell, University, or in the field.

Eligibility

To be considered for the HERS Internship Program, applicants must be undergraduate students and in good standing. Applicants are still eligible if graduating in May 2020. Program eligibility is limited to American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders students who are U.S. citizens. Hers 2020 application now OPEN! All application materials are due March 6, 2020 .

Interns will work closely with KU graduates, Masters, and Ph.D. students studying the effects of climate change on natural and human systems and will design independent research projects on climate and environmental change occurring in a Native community of their choice. After the summer program, during the academic year, HERS Interns will have several opportunities to present their work at professional meetings, workshops, and symposia around the country, including the Society for Advancing Chicanos & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) OR American Indian Science and Engineering (AISES).

HERS will not be able to attend the Internship Career Fair. Please find attached information for your review. http://hersinstitute.org/ https://kusurvey.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eE9j0CLB71T094F

SSC empowers people for academic success, personal development, and lifelong learning Tutoring Program A Series of Student Success Career Workshops : The Resumes vs CVs Workshop Spring 2020 Hours of Operations Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Mondays KEVIN ROBERTS -FIELDS 10:00 A.M. -8:00 P.M. COACH - SPEAKER - LEADERSHIP

Tuesdays NASNTI has teamed up with Growth Coach, Teacher, and Leadership expert, Kevin Roberts -Fields to facilitate 10:00 A.M. -8:00 P.M. The Resumes vs. CVs Workshop. Wednesdays Participants will get helpful information on how to create a CV, when to use a resume or cv, as well as, understand 10:00 A.M. -4:00 P.M. the difference in resume and cv writing and preparation. Thursdays The Workshop is Wednesday, February 19, 2020, and will be held in the Jeff Johnston Auditorium starting at 9:10 10:00 A.M. -4:00 P.M. A.M. -10:15 A.M. Fridays As a certified globally recognized John Maxwell 10:00 A.M. -4:00 P.M. Leadership Team member, a DISC personality assessment trainer and consultant, and a National The Scholarship Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer, Hour Kevin has successfully empowered and coached students, Tuesdays athletes, families, aspiring leaders, professionals, 1:00 -2:00 executives, and leadership teams.

Engagement Center A Series of Student Success Career Workshops : Boren Library Room 103 The Interviews Do’s & Don’ts Workshop Wednesday, February 26, 2020

NASNTI has teamed up with Citizens Potawatomi Scholarship Nation to facilitate The Interview Do’s & Don’ts Hour Workshop . Audiences will watch and participate in mock job Every Tuesday interviews (good and bad); and will receive strategic tips on NASNTI communication skills. Engagement Center The Workshop is Wednesday, February 26, 2020 and will be 1:00 P.M. -2:00 P.M. held in the Jeff Johnston Auditorium starting at 9:10 A.M. -10:15 A.M.

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The Citizen Potawatomi Nation Internship Program

The Internship Program offers a paid internship with a CPN Tribal Department. Information regarding intern positions are stated below.

-The internships are offered in the spring, summer and fall.

-Internships are subject to CPN preference, but other citizens of other tribes or non -Natives are also welcome to apply.

-Eligible interns are paid at $10/hour. Unpaid internships may also be offered in certain cases.

-Housing and transportation are not provided.

-Placements are determined based on a student’s interests and experience to give relevant educational and career experience.

-Spring and fall internships are 160 hours, part -time, spread over the course of the entire semester. Summer internships are 240 hours, full time, for a six -week duration.

-Interns receive soft skill workplace training, including managing a time clock, communicating professionally, and more. DEADLINES TO APPLY FOR INTERNSHIPS

Spring: November 10 Summer: April 10 Fall: July 10

“According to a natural law, we grow like those with whom we associate, and the strongest character always exercises the controlling influence”

Hannah Whithall Smith Lay Speaker and Author in the 1800s

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The 5 Questions you Need to Ask During Your internship Interview from the website https://www.chegg.com/internships/ Is there potential for a full -time position if I’m good at my internship? How will your company help me grow in my field? What is the most important task you want interns to tackle? How would you describe your work culture here? The 5th Question? Check out https://www.chegg.com/internships/

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Appreciate an Ancestor NASNTI Remembers: Alice Brown Davis

Alice Brown Davis (September 10, 1852 – June 21, 1935) was the first female Principal Chief of the Seminole Tribe of , and served from 1922 –1935, appointed by President Warren G. Harding. She was of Seminole (Tiger Clan) and Scots descent. Her older brother John Frippo Brown had served as Chief of the Tribe and their brother Andrew Jackson Brown as treasurer.

Alice Brown Davis served as Chief until her death on June 21, 1935, in Wewoka, Oklahoma. In 1961, she was inducted into the recently founded National Hall of Fame for Famous Native Americans in Anadarko, Oklahoma, and also the Oklahoma Hall of Fame.

The University of Oklahoma named Davis Hall in her honor. At the 1964 World's Fair on Oklahoma Day, a bronze bust of her, sculpted by Willard Stone, was unveiled in Queens, New York.

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