For more information about the School of World Studies Internship Program, click here.

Summer Volunteer Opportunity . Project Esperanza is an exciting summer volunteer opportunity which primarily serves the Haitian immigrant population of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic in the areas of education, social aid, and community development (since 2006). You can read about their programs on their website - www.EsperanzaMeansHope.org . Last year they began an English camp during the summer as a way to engage English speaking volunteers with the general Puerto Plata community in a way that they can jump right in and serve in a comfortable setting. For more information please see visit their blog and website. or the attached flier.

Volunteer Opportunity for Bilingual Students!
Organizing for America - VA in Richmond is seeking Spanish speaking student volunteers to help with Voter Registration and other community outreach efforts. Help us overcome the language barrier and get more of our neighbors involved in the political process! Contact Jesse Regis, OFA-VA Field Organizer at jregis@ofava.com.

International Conversation Partner Program . VCU's Global Education Office offers a chance to connect American volunteers with international students who are learning English. These students meet one-on-one, once a week, for an hour of casual chat. We desperately need volunteers who are interested in Arabic language and culture! Please contact Abigail Trumbo (artrumbo@vcu.edu or 804.828.0808).

Internship Opportunity . Internship Opportunity - The American Studies Program - China is currently accepting applications for the summer internship. Interns work with Chinese international students for one month in a cultural immersion program during the summer. Please see the attached internship application and internship requirements for more information or contact Theresa Capule at capuletm@vcu.edu with any questions.

VCU Education Abroad: Shanghai China
Fudan University in Shanghai, China will provide a five-week course study and cultural experience to international students from all around the world. There are two parts to the program: content courses and Chinese language courses. For courses, costs, housing and more, visit their website or contact Lane Burgess at the Global Education Office at 804.828.3636

VCU Summer 2012 Service-Learning in Arizona
Experience Global Ethics on a Native American Apache Reservation in Arizona. One week will be spent in class, and two weeks on the reservation. Class is May 21-June 6th. Cost of the trip is around $2050 depending on the cost of airfare (all inclusive). For more information contact either Jennifer Garvin-Sanchez, JenniferGS@verizon.net or Rachel Triplett at rachel@highlandsupportproject.org.

Job Opportunity-U.S. Citizens Fluent in Spanish
With Latin America growing at a rapid pace, the U.S. Department of State needs American citizens with proficiency in Spanish, to work as limited non-career appointment (LNA) Consular Adjudicators in high-volume posts. For specific requirements, and to apply, please visit the website.

VCUarts Cinema's Cinematheque
VCUarts Cinema's spring semester Cinematheque has begun screening films on Tuesdays at 7PM. They are held at the VCU Grace Street Thtre and are FREE. Like last year, this is truly something you want to take advantage of because the films are international and independent (and these new films have not yet been screened in Richmond) and are shown in 35 mm. Please mark your calendar for all the screenings this semester. You can find them at the Cinematheque website or by calling VCUarts Cinema at 804.828.7919.

Sierra Club Volunteer Opportunity
Every Thursday the Sierra Club hosts an event where they eat free pizza and make phone calls to local senators and delegates about the Senate Bill 369 on transportation. They are looking for helping hands who are interested in supporting this cause. The event starts at 5 p.m. and ends at 9 p.m. on Thursdays, but any amount of time that a volunteer can offer would be appreciated. For more information, please contact Anneli Berube at 802.922.2337 or by e-mail at anneli.berube@sierraclub.org.

Spring 2012 Campus Learning Center Conversation Groups.
The conversation groups are open to all VCU students of all skill levels.  Students do not need to be enrolled in a foreign language course to attend.  For more information, please contact the Campus Learning Center at 827.8108

French Conversation Group:
Monday, 2-3 p.m., Hibbs B026
Friday, 1-2 p.m., Hibbs B030

German Conversation Group:
Monday, 5-6 p.m., Hibbs 117
Wednesday, 1-2 p.m., Hibbs 117

Italian Conversation Group:
Monday, 2-3 p.m., Hibbs B030
Friday, 12-1 p.m., Hibbs B026

Spanish Conversation Group:
Monday, 4-5 p.m., Hibbs B026
Thursday, 4-5 p.m., Hibbs B030

Urban Adamah Now Accepting 2012 Applications
Join other passionate young adults in their 20s for a 3 month residential, leadership-training program in Berkeley, CA that integrates Urban Organic Farming, Social Justice Work, Intentional Community, Progressive Jewish Living & Learning. They are now accepting applications for the upcoming 2012 Spring and Summer Fellowships. Dates, FAQs, and Information can be found at urbanadamah.org/apply

Job Opportunity for Spanish Speakers
MeadWestVaco is looking for qualified applicants.  If interested please contact Santiago Velasco at 804.444.6412 or sv5@mwv.com

Study Abroad Program: ThinkImpact
ThinkImpact is a study abroad program provider that offers unique immersion social entrepreneurship education programs in rural communities in Africa's developing economies. If you are interested in joining ThinkImpact this summer in Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda or South Africa please visit their website at www.thinkimpact.org or contact the Global Education Office at 804.827.7882.

Volunteer Opportunity
The International Conversation Partnerships offers a volunteer program that matches an American or fluent English-speaking volunteer with an international student in the English Language or academic program. The volunteer and student meet once a week for 1 hour of conversation. In addition to the excitement and interest of learning about another culture, students can get service learning credit for participating in the program for one semester. For more information, please contact Abigail Trumbo: artrumbo@vcu.edu or at the Global Education Office: (804) 828.0808.

Teaching Assistant Program in France
The 2012-2013 Teaching Assistant Program sponsored by the French Ministry of Education and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy is now accepting applications for their program. 1,500 positions are available each year for U.S. citizens to live and work in France for 7 months teaching English to French students of all ages. For more information you can visit their website at www.frenchculture.org/assistantshipprogram or for questions please e-mail to assistant.washington-amba@diplomatie.gouv.fr or please see the attached brochure.

For Graduating Seniors: Volunteer Program Director Position with Manna Project International
Manna Project International is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to engaging young adults in holistic community development initiatives. They operate three international sites in Managua, Nicaragua; Quito, Ecuador; and in Chaquijyá, Guatemala. Their Program Directors oversee the day-to-day operations of these sites. They are teams of young, motivated, and qualified adults—mostly recent graduates—who live together at MPI's sites and take on the responsibility of running their own community development programs. Incoming Program Directors can either take over an existing program, or propose a new program to fill any area that is not currently being addressed. For more information on MPI and the Program Director position, check out the Program Director Handbook, along with the FAQ. Thank you for your time. We look forward to receiving your application. If you have any questions, please contact apply@mannaproject.org.

Richmond Vale Academy
Volunteer programs abroad focused on farming, sustainability, environment, fighting poverty, slowing the effects of Global Warming, learning and community development in the Caribbean and in Latin America. The program fees (scholarships are available) are minimal and there are different length programs (6, 9 or 18th months). For more information contact Erica Virvo at virvoed@mymail.vcu.edu.

LIVFund scholarship opportunity
LIVFund [www.livfund.org], a brand new non-profit organization, will award 24 scholarships annually, in the amount of $500 USD, to selected recipients who are over the age of 18 and have plans to study, intern or volunteer abroad in Latin America for at least one [1] week. The LIVFund Scholarship is unique in that it does not restrict its recipients to participation in specific programs; students, interns and volunteers are allowed to use the funds awarded to them to offset the cost of going abroad with the program of their choice. LIVFund also supports those who organize their own study, intern or volunteer experience and travel abroad independently. Scholarships are available in the following countries: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Venezuela. For more information, please visit the LIVFund website.

Job Opportunity for Students. Gain experience for your resume while being paid up to $13/hour and contribute to important research on positive youth development. We have hourly job openings for bilingual Spanish speakers to work on a research project to assist with recruitment (telephone/in-person) and data collection activities for a federally funded grant. See the attached flyer for more information.

Spring Internships
Internships are a wonderful way to apply the knowledge you are gaining in your major courses. For information about general internships, please see the World Studies Internship webpage. General Internship courses require an override for registration, and you will need to make an appointment with the internship coordinator first. You can do so by calling the World Studies Office at 827-1111. If you're interested in ESL and language teaching, consider our New Communities Internship. This internship includes a lecture series on ESL Education, a research project, and placement as a Teaching Assistant in ESL classrooms in one of the Richmond area public schools. The course is set at 3 credits, and students may register online (INTL 493-004 / FRLG 493-004). The Syllabus will be distributed the first day of class. Students must provide their own transportation. For more information, please contact the instructor, Virginia Casanova, at casanovavl@vcu.edu.

For French-Language Job Seekers!
Virtual Virginia, the online school under the Virginia Department of Education, is looking for content developers in French to write online content for French III and possibly IV. They are also looking for someone who currently teaches AP, to work on revising the current AP course. Visit www.teachers-teachers.com for more information.

Critical Language Scholarships!
Interested in studying abroad this summer? The CLS program is part of the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI), a U.S. government interagency effort to expand dramatically the number of Americans studying and mastering critical need foreign languages. For more information on CLS visit http://www.clscholarship.org.

The ECN is seeking ESL Volunteers, Instructors and Impact Aides
The ECN is seek English as a Second Language Volunteers, Instructors and Impact Aides!  The Bridge CDC currently partners with ESOL programs to create the Extended Collaborative Network, an association of community ESOL programs that share resources to offer a higher quality of English instruction. In addition to working as an ESOL Teacher or Teaching assistant, there are various other leadership roles giving volunteers an opportunity to work closer with The Bridge CDC and the community with which we serve. For more information, go to www.bridgeamerica.org or email Julia Byrd at volunteer.ecn@gmail.com.

National Security Education Program - African Languages Initiative
This initiative seeks applicants who have had exposure to Bambara, Swahili, Yoruba, or Zulu, and can demonstrate proficiency of novice-high or above. Specifically, this pilot initiative will provide the opportunity for Fellows to enhance their Boren Fellowship with additional language study in the United States and overseas. Beginning Summer 2011, Fellows will have the opportunity to enroll in domestic university-based summer intensive courses in the targeted languages. The Summer U.S. programs will be followed by intensive language and culture study programs during the Fall semester at specific language centers in Mali (Bambara), Tanzania (Swahili), Nigeria (Yoruba), and South Africa (Zulu). For more information, please visit www.borenawards.org or contact us at boren@iie.org or 800-618-6737. Any interested students are also encouraged to contact the National Scholarship Office at HonorsNSO@vcu.edu or Jeff Wing at jawing@vcu.edu.

Red Cross Volunteer Training Program
Paul Hundley, the Red Cross Disaster Services Manager here in Richmond, has a training program of 2 to 3 hours for which he would like to engage VCU students who wish to serve as Red Cross volunteers in emergencies, either on VCU campuses or in the community.  Individuals cannot serve as a volunteer in a Red Cross involved activity unless they have received the Red Cross training program.  If you would be interested in the training sessions, please contact Mr. Hundley at hundleyp@usa.redcross.org.

New Communities Internship
The School of World Studies, in conjunction with the Richmond Public Schools, has designed an internship that allows VCU students to assist in ESL classes throughout the city K-12 schools. The internship begins with a lecture series that addresses topics important to ESL education, then places the student in one of the area classrooms as a Teaching Assistant. This internship is open for registration under INTL 493-004 or FRLG 490-004 (for Foreign Language majors and minors) for the fall.