Moises Naim speaking at Smith School on October 8, 6:30 pm -- RSVP today

The Smith School's Center for International Business Education and Research at the Office of Global Initiatives is pleased to welcome Dr. Moises Naim to Van Munching Hall's Frank Auditorium on Tuesday, October 8 at 6:30 pm for an event entitled "The Shifting Balance of Power in International Business and International Affairs: A Conversation with Moises Naim."

Dr. Kislaya Prasad, CIBER Director, will moderate a conversation with Dr. Naim about his new book The End of Power: From Boardrooms to Battles and Churches to States, Why Being in Charge Isn't What it Used to Be. 

The first 200 individuals to RSVP will receive a complimentary copy of The End of Power. Dr. Naim will be signing books after the event. Please RSVP today for this event at: WWW.TER.PS/NAIM2013.

This event is free and open to the public.

 

We look forward to seeing you on October 8. For any questions, please contact Valerie Mahar at 301.405.8838 or vmahar@rhsmith.umd.edu.

Regards,

 

Center for International Business Education and Research

Office of Global Initiatives
Robert H. Smith School of Business

2014 Orientation Staff

Picture yourself…on the 2014 Orientation Staff! Do you want to have an impact on thousands of incoming students and their families?! Do you want to represent the University of Maryland? Do you want to have a picture perfect summer? Then apply to be an Orientation Advisor or Program Registrar!

Throughout the 2014 summer you will work directly with the Orientation Staff, administrators, department heads, deans and faculty members to develop your leadership and team building skills.

Being a staff member includes free summer housing, free ERC summer membership, a free summer parking pass, a $2,700 summer stipend, and a $250 Terrapin Express account, and tons of FREE Terp swag!

For more information about the job and how to apply, you can visit orientation.umd.edu.

Applications are due in person in 1102 Cole Field House by October 4th, 2013 at 4:30 pm.

Be a part of the picture!

Our Recruitment Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXNePO4qOEY

OMB Economic Policy internship

Unpaid Student Internship Opportunity

White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Office of Economic Policy

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the largest component of the Executive Office of the President (EOP), serves the President in implementing policies across the Executive Branch. OMB carries out its mission through multiple processes, including managing the development and execution of the President’s Budget. The budget process is the primary mechanism through which decisions about resource allocation are made, in areas ranging from economic recovery to health care to energy to national security. For more information, see http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb.

The Office of Economic Policy (EP) supports the Director's Office, OMB's budget divisions, and OMB's statutory offices by analyzing and modeling the economy, the Federal government's finances, and individual programs, and by providing technical expertise in finance, statistics, and economics.

We are looking for a quantitatively inclined student for an unpaid internship. The intern will work primarily with the OMB’s chief economist but may also be asked to assist other economists in the division.

Duties may include:

·         Compiling quantitative data from multiple sources

·         Producing tables and graphs; computing summary statistics

·         Research, such as:

o   Summarizing articles/papers/legislation

o   Searching news articles or the congressional record

o   Pulling together information from various sources
(e.g., budget options related to a certain topic)

·         Administrative support (e.g., scheduling meetings, tracking documents)

Qualifications:

·         U.S. citizen

·         Currently enrolled as a student

·         Must pass drug test

·         Proficient in Excel

·         Strong economics background (e.g., graduate student, public policy student, advanced undergraduate student)
Logistics:

·         10-20 hours a week

·         Work in downtown DC location (near Farragut West Metro)

Interested students should e-mail their CVs to Chi Mac (cmac@omb.eop.gov) by September 30, 2013.

GPPI Lead Conference

Register now for GPPI's second LEAD conference, Achieving Shared Growth for the U.S. in a Global Economy. The conference will focus on strategies to promote shared economic growth across all populations. The conference will be held on Georgetown's campus, in Gonda Theater, on September 19, 2013 from 8:30 am to 4:45 pm. Attendance is free and GPPI has lined up a great set of speakers! You can register for the conference on the GPPI website.

Alan Blinder, Gordon S. Rentschler Memorial Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University and former Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, will keynote the event.

Additional speakers include:

· E.J. Dionne, University Professor, Georgetown Public Policy Institute and Washington Post Columnist
· Brad DeLong, Professor of Economics, University of California, Berkeley
· Kevin Hassett, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
· Isabel Sawhill, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
· Jared Bernstein, Senior Fellow, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
· Doug Holtz-Eakin, President, American Action Forum
· Alice Rivlin, Visiting Professor, Georgetown Public Policy Institute
· David Stockton, Senior Fellow, The Peterson Institute for International Economics
· Robert Atkinson, President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
· John Engler, President, Business Roundtable
· Harry Holzer, Professor, Georgetown Public Policy Institute
· Karen Mills, former Administrator, Small Business Administration

Please visit the LEAD conference website at
http://gppi.georgetown.edu/events/leadconference/ for more details.

Internships on Capitol Hill and in Annapolis

University Career Center & The President's Promise Events Calendar

Internships on Capitol Hill and in Annapolis: a Student Perspective
Thursday, September 19, 2013 • 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
Location: University Career Center & The President's Promise (3100 Hornbake Library, South Wing)

Are you interested in an internship with Congress or the Maryland General Assembly? Hear about the benefits of these internships and gain valuable tips on how to find and apply for these opportunities. A panel of students and recent graduates who interned in a wide array of offices will share their experiences and answer questions.

 RSVP for this event: http://www.careers.umd.edu/events_RSVP.cfm?event_id=4280

What You Write Matters: Advice on Email Etiquette ...

ECON Majors - Check out this very valuable advice from the Psychology Department. 
This is something all students should read!

UMD PSYC E-News: What You Write Matters: Advice on Email Etiquette ...

Become a PAL! (Peer Assisted Learning)

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US Census Bureau - Statistician

Statistician/Analyst- C4T ID 80664

US Census Bureau, Suitland, Maryland

POSITION TYPE Entry Level (Full-Time)

Statisticians develop official statistics, analyze and evaluate data, and participate in various phases of conducting major surveys on every facet of American life. MUST SUBMIT AN APPLICATION VIA http://www.census.gov/hrd/www/jobs/stat_an.html.

QUALIFICATIONS

 Requirements: You have at least (or within 5 months will have) a bachelor's degree with 15 hours in math and statistics, provided at least 6 hours are in statistics.

Log in to your C4T account (www.Careers.umd.edu/) and paste the ID number in the “Search” box to learn more or to apply.

Thompson Financial Group - Employer-in-Residence

Thompson Financial Group/Mass Mutual On May 15, 1851, MassMutual started with a single room and a single purpose - to help people protect their family and their future. Today, more than 160 years later, that single, long-term perspective remains core to all we do. We’re a company defined by our mutuality, operating for the benefit of our policyholders, and proud of our long history. Over time, we’ve provided financial and retirement security to millions of people, paid dividends1 to our participating policyholders continuously each year since the 1860s, and earned financial strength ratings that are among the highest of any company in any industry.

Today, MassMutual ranks in the Fortune 500 and was listed as one of the nine most admired life and health insurance companies in the world in the March 21, 2011 issue of FORTUNE. Our network of trained Financial Professionals includes thousands of representatives located across the United States. They work hard to get to know you and your unique financial goals – and they strive to maintain a long-term relationship with you, helping you adapt and refine your financial strategies as you move through life.

While whole life insurance continues to be MassMutual's foundation, MassMutual and its affiliated companies offer a broad array of insurance and investment products for individuals, families and businesses. We also provide retirement services for institutional investors and corporate, union, nonprofit and governmental employees’ defined benefit, defined contribution and nonqualified deferred compensation plans.

Thompson Financial GroupEmployer-in-Residence

Date: September 10, 2013

Location: University Career Center - 3100 Hornbake Library, South Wing

Application deadline: September 6, 2013

Please pre-register for this event on Careers4Terps. Login to Careers4Terps at http://www.Careers.umd.edu as a student or alumni as appropriate.

For current students: under Careers4Terps, select "I am a student" and login with your Directory ID and password on the University Login Page.

 For alumni: Under Careers4Terps select alumni and login with your username and password.

Upload your resume into your account. In the QUICKLINKS section of your homepage select "Campus Interviews I Qualify For" and do a keyword search for "EiR." Apply to the opportunity and select a time slot by September 6, 2013.

Interested in applying to the business school???

Admission Information Workshops

Robert H. Smith School of Business

Information workshops for admission to the Robert H. Smith School of Business will be held on the following dates. These sessions will be led by an Admission Representative for Limited Enrollment Programs from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

If you are interested in changing your major or applying for admission to Business, you are strongly encouraged to attend one of these information sessions.

All sessions will be in the campus Visitor Center (Turner Hall) Auditorium and should last for approximately 45 minutes.

 Thursday, September 12th at 12:30pm
Tuesday, September 17th at 3pm
Friday, September 27th at 11am*
Monday, September 30th at 1pm
Thursday, October 10th at 12:30pm
Friday, October 18th at 1pm
Tuesday, October 22nd at 4pm*
Friday, October 25th at 2pm
Monday, October 28th at 11am
Thursday, October 31st at 1pm
Tuesday, November 5th at 3pm*
 Monday, November 11th at 1pm

 

**Immediately following the workshop will be a brief presentation from a representative from the Robert H. Smith School @ Shady Grove

Sessions are open to all students. The workshops will cover the following topics:

• Admission requirements & application filing deadlines

• Course equivalents for Business courses

• Business application and admission review procedures

• Q & A

If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at (301) 314‐8385. For admission information and current LEP gateway requirements, visit the LEP website at: http://www.lep.umd.edu.

We look forward to seeing you there!