On the Calendar 

 

Liz Ogbu Lecture

3/26 6:00PM

Freeman Auditorium, Woldenburg Art Center


Lesbian Herstory Panel

3/26 5:30PM

Anna Mary Lounge

 

Vagina Monologues
3/28-3/30
LBC Kendall Cram 

Sustainable Solutions: Demonstrations for Creative Low Impact Living
3/29-3/30
Urban Farmstead and Hillel

Public Service Internships Information Session

4/2 5:30

LBC Qatar Ballroom


What's Feminism Got to Do with It:
A Lecture by Dr. Mary Tripp 

4/7 5:30

Anna Mary Lounge














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Celebrating ALL of Our Female Changemakers 

Happy Wednesday, Changemakers!

It's Women's History month, an institution that often seems to focus on only white, middle- to upper-class, cisgender, straight, able-bodied women. This month,CELT joins more than ten on-campus organizations to celebrate the Women of Color, the queer womyn, the trans* folks, the lesbians, the poor women, the women of varied dis/abilities as we claim our space in history!
 
This week is packed with events featuring some really incredible female  Changemakers from many different fields. First, check out this week's featured event, NewDay Speaker Liz Ogbu TONIGHT. Also this evening is the Herstory Panel featuring activists from the women's movement of the 1970s, part of Tulane's Womyn's Week. On Thursday evening, be sure to take part in the discussion on human trafficking in Louisiana. Lastly, check out Tulan'es own talent at the Vagina Monologues this weekend!
 
Have a CHANGE-filled week, 
Angela & the Student Media Team 
FEATURED EVENT: NewDay Speaker Liz Ogbu
Designer, Urbanist, Social Innovator
Wednesday, March 26 6-7 PM
Freeman Auditorium, Woldenberg Art Center

Liz is an expert on sustainable design and spatial innovation in challenged urban environments globally. From designing shelters for immigrant day laborers in the U.S. to a water and health social enterprise for low-income Kenyans, Liz has a long history of working with communities to tackle wicked social problems through design. Currently, she has her own multidisciplinary design and consulting practice and is on faculty at UC Berkeley and Stanford's d.school. Previous roles include first-ever Scholar-in-Residence at the Center for Art & Public Life at California College of the Arts, Innovator-in-Residence through the inaugural IDEO.org Fellowship, and Design Director at the nonprofit Public Architecture. Her projects have been featured in museum exhibitions and received numerous design awards globally. She has also written for and been profiled in publications such as Metropolis, Core 77, and the Journal of Urban Design. Named as one of Public Interest Design's Top 100, Liz is also a Senior Fellow of the Design Futures Council and one of the 2012 Next City Vanguard. She earned architecture degrees from Wellesley College and Harvard University
How-To Be an Imperfect Woman of Change

Social entrepreneurs of both sexes are imperfect beings - with imperfect answers - acting on imperfect information - for causes with imperfect results. The work can be isolating, tiring, lonely.

 

We are bruised by long hours, stress, constant disappointment and the outsized stubbornness of social problems. We are bruised by untended family connections and lost friendships. We feel small even as our hearts are enlarged by the humanity of our work. It's a lousy trade-off.

 

Rajasvini "Vini" Bhansali, CEO of IDEX, reminds us, "Women, especially women of color and immigrant women, feel like they must hold it all together." For men, there is the isolating self-image of the lone (and lonely) decision-maker at the hierarchical top of a social enterprise.

 
-From Cafe Impact

How-To Be An Imperfect Woman Of Change
How-To Be An Imperfect Woman Of Change
Human Trafficking Awareness Week: Tulane and Loyola
Check out the remaining events being hosted on both campuses this week! 
 
Wednesday (3/26) - 
Sugar Babies documentary screening
Loyola University New Orleans, Miller Hall, Room 114, 6:30PM

Thursday (3/27) -
"What is Human Trafficking?" - Discussion with Research Analyst Leah Trammell from Trafficking Hope in Baton Rouge
Tulane University, Jones Hall, Room 204, 7:00PM

Friday (3/28) -
Wear red!
What does freedom mean to you? Pictures of students at Fridays at the Quad at Tulane University 

Lesbian Herstory Panel, Part of Womyn's Week 

Wednesday, March 26 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Caroline Richardson BuildingAnna Many Lounge
 

New Orleans area feminist lesbians tell their stories of the women's movement in Louisiana in the 1970s. Free and open to the public. We invite those who were active in any aspect of the women's movement to come to the event and share your story from the audience. Panelists include Clay Latimer, Pat Denton, Susan Jane Allen, and Liz Simon. Co-sponsored by Newcomb College Institute, Louisiana National Organization for Women, Forum For Equality and Gender and Sexuality Studies, Office of Gender & Sexual Diversity, Tulane University.   

Spring 2014 CPS Internship Fair 
Wednesday, April 2nd 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
LBC Qatar Ballroom
 
Over 100 different community organizations will be represented and recruiting interns for both Summer and Fall 2014 semesters. This is your chance to meet them face to face and finalize your placement! Partners attending the fair represent a wide range of professional domains and there will be exciting and quality internship opportunities for students in every academic field.

"What's Feminism Got to Do With It:" A Lecture by Dr. Mary Trigg
April 7 5:30 PM 
Anna Mary Lounge, Caroline Richardson Building

The Newcomb College Institute invites you to the Adele Ramos Salzer lecture on women�s education titled, "What�s Feminism Got to Do With It? Women�s Leadership for Social Change." Whether you�re teaching a class or supporting students through other programs or offices, we�d like you to join us on April 7 to hear the 2014 lecturer, Mary Trigg.
 
Dr. Trigg is a scholar and practitioner of women�s leadership in multiple contexts. She currently holds the role of Associate Professor in the Department of Women�s and Gender Studies at Rutgers University and the Director of Leadership Programs and Research at the Institute for Women�s Leadership. Dr. Trigg is the founding director of the Leadership Scholars Certificate Program, a leadership education honors program for undergraduate women, and has co-founded four additional leadership programs for women at Rutgers. In addition, she directs the research at the Institute for Women�s Leadership.
 
The event will be held on the Uptown campus in the Anna Many Lounge in the Caroline Richardson Building on April 7 from 5:30-6:30 pm.

CPS Public Service Awards

 

Seniors:
The Jim Runsdorf Excellence in Public Service Student Award recognizes the topgraduating senior Tulane service student.  Winners will be honored at a lunch at Emeril's Delmonico and receive a $500award.  
Deadline: April 1st.   The Leaders in Service Award recognizes those graduating seniors that have consistently given back during their Tulane career.  Winners will be recognized at a lunch at the President's House and with honor cords for Graduation.Students applying for the Runsdorf Award are automatically included in the Leaders in Service Award consideration.
Deadline: April 11th. 
 
First Year, Sophomores, and Juniors:
The Jena Hellman Leblang Emerging Leader in Service Award recognizes a first year, sophomore, or junior student who has dedicated his or her time to  volunteering and service. The recipient will be honored during the annual Community Involvement Award ceremony held in April with a $500 award.
Deadline: April 11th.
 
For more information,  contact Katie Houck at [email protected]

CELT Summer Internship Funding Now Available 

The Center for Engaged Learning and Teaching (CELT) Summer Internship Award provides funds up to $1,000 to undergraduate students exhibiting financial need to participate in unpaid or 
minimally compensated internships.

ELIGIBILITY:
To be eligible for a CELT Summer Internship Award, you must meet these requirements:
  • Be a full-time freshmen, sophomore, or junior. Seniors will be considered but they must be enrolled full-time in the fall semester after their internship is completed.
  • Have not previously received the CELT Summer Internship Award.
  • Be in good standing with Tulane University.
  • Have accepted or received an offer for a specific internship prior to submitting the application.
  • Agree to terms of funding.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: MONDAY, APRIL 14, 2014, 4:00 PM. Visit the website for details. 
Tulane Vagina Monologues 
FRIDAY MARCH 28, 8PM
SATURDAY MARCH 29, 10PM
SUNDAY MARCH 30, 8PM
KENDALL CRAM ROOM, LBC
Tickets are on sale from 9-2 in the LBC.
 
 The Vagina Monologues is a stage production based on different women's experiences and connections to womanhood that is part of the larger VDay movement.

V-Day is a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls. It is a catalyst that promotes creative events to increase awareness, raise money, and revitalize the spirit of existing anti-violence organizations. V-Day generates broader attention for the fight to stop violence against women and girls, including rape, battery, incest, female genital mutilation (FGM), and sex slavery.

Through V-Day campaigns, local volunteers and college students produce annual benefit performances of The Vagina Monologues, A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer, Any One Of Us: Words From Prison, screenings of V-Day's documentary Until The Violence Stops, and the PBS documentary What I Want My Words To Do To You, Spotlight Teach-Ins and V-Men workshops, to raise awareness and funds for anti-violence groups within their own communities. In 2012, over 5,800 V-Day benefit events took place produced by volunteer activists in the U.S. and around the world, educating millions of people about the reality of violence against women and girls.

Sustainable Solutions: Demonstrations for Creative Low Impact Living

On March 29 and 30, Tulane Green Club, Hillel, and the Hope Gardens Project will sponsor a series of workshops teaching students and community members the skills needed to live a more low-impact life.

March 29 @Urban Farmstead
(at the intersection of Baronne st. & Clio St.) 
9:30-10:45- Yoga @ Divine Yoga
11-11:45: Mushroom cultivation
11:45-12:30: Vermicomposting
& backyard gardening/ seeding
12:30-1:15: Backyard chickens
1:45-3: Building a Bee hive
3-3:45: Herbalism

March 30 @Tulane Hillel
11-11:45: Brewing kombucha 
11:45-12:30: Brewing beer
12:30-1:15: Homemade Housecleaners
& personal care
1:45-2:30: Aquaponics
2:30-3:30: Urban Foraging
10 Principles for Creating a Meaningful Career
Thursdays, 12:30-1:45 PM at CELT (310 Richardson Building)
Lunch provided, register here at least 24 hours in advance.
For more information, please contact Rebecca at [email protected]

Over the past twenty-five years, 
Echoing Green has uncovered the common experiences that led young emerging professionals to meaningful, high-impact work. These workshops, offered by trained "Work on Purpose" facilitators and based on scholarship from the world's top research institutions, will help students explore and practice these principles. Workshops are filling up fast, so sign up ASAP. Upcoming topics include: 

Call for Student Speakers: IGNITE Tulane

 

On Tuesday April 22nd from 6:30 to 7:30, Tulane will host an IGNITE event, similar to a TED Talk. We are looking for three students  who have had experience in the professional world through internships or jobs, and who believe sharing what they have learned would be valuable to their peers, to speak at the even. Each student's presentation would only last for five minutes and would follow the guidelines of an IGNITE (details here).

 

If interested, please respond to the following question in a Microsoft Word document and email your response to[email protected] and [email protected].:

 

In 300 words or less, describe the experiences you would discuss in your presentation.

Job Opportunity: Tulane AmeriCorps Fellows Program

Tulane just released the information about this new program to launch this summer.  Building on its role as a national leader in public service, Tulane University has partnered with the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) and the Aspen Institute's Franklin Project to launch a pilot program that will give recent graduates an opportunity to spend a year of service making a tangible difference within communities in  New Orleans.

The Tulane AmeriCorps Fellows Program, which will begin this summer, will support eight fellows who will live on campus as they work full time with nonprofits in high-need neighborhoods throughout the city. The two-year pilot program includes free housing and a monthly stipend for living expenses. Upon completion, participants will earn a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award to cover student loans or to further their education.
 
Tulane AmeriCorps Fellows Program applications are due by April 1. To apply, visit the website.
 
The application is a two fold process, and internal Tulane application and the VISTA application.  Students must be eligible for an AmeriCorps VISTA placement in order to participate. 

Please direct all questions to Katie Houck at [email protected] 
Job Opportunity: TeachNOLA
 
TeachNOLA's next deadline is March 31. Visit the website for more information.
 

TNTP has been a passionate leader in New Orleans' education reform movement since 2001, helping re-open the city's schools after Hurricane Katrina. While there's still a lot of ground to cover, teachNOLA Fellows have been instrumental in the rebirth of the school system and the extraordinary gains of its students.

 

New Orleans is the first city in the country where most students attend charter schools, so Teaching Fellows can choose from dozens of high-performing charters. Most Fellows teach in and around New Orleans, with several opting to work in the state capitol of Baton Rouge and Jefferson Parish.

 

Both Teaching Fellows and local Teach For America corps members complete the same acclaimed TNTP Academy certification training, which has earned top ratings for effectiveness five years in a row. With thousands of TNTP-trained teachers throughout the city, Fellows are likely to have helpful alumni in their schools.

Summer Internship Opportunity: Moxie Leadership Academy
June 13-July 25 8:30AM to 3:30PM
Applications due April 1

This summer, two former middle school teachers will pilot their first summer program, providing young girls with hands-on leadership  opportunities. Ideal candidates are students passionate about equal education for students of all income levels. Lab Leaders are teachers, coaches, mentors, and role models who go above and beyond to help our kids push through the barriers that stand between them and their future successes. STEM majors/minors are preferred. To apply, send your resume and cover letter to [email protected]. Visit the website for more information. 
Summer Venture in Management Program 
sponsored by Harvard Business School   

SVMP is a one-week management training program for rising college seniors designed to increase diversity and opportunity in business education. Participants are members of groups typically underrepresented in business schools and corporate America (e.g., African American, Latino, Native American, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender). HBS covers on-site expenses, and corporate sponsors typically cover other costs associated with participating in the program.
  

SVMP 2014 will take place from June 21 - June 27, 2014.  The application deadline is Monday, May 12, 2014. Learn more about SVMP by visiting the program's website.
Fall Semester Study Program: Watson University 

Watson is a semester long accelerator in Boulder, Colorado for student innovators, leaders, and entrepreneurs that includes mentorship and short courses from some of the world's foremost practitioners including a leader of the Nobel Peace Prize winning international campaign to ban Landmines, seasoned entrepreneurs, and a Time Magazine Hero of the Planet; award winning training inspired by Transformative Action Institute in the skills of empathy, creativity, resilience, fundraising, team-building, human centered design, and social aikido; the Watson Lab in which Scholars receive personalized coaching and connections to world-class mentors, partners and funders to pilot, prototype, and scale their ideas to shape the future.

Watson is in the middle of our second semester and it's been absolutely wonderful so far.  I wanted to reach out about your help spreading the word to strong prospects for our next class.  Our applications are currently open and it will take less than 5 mins. 
We are searching the globe for the 15 most promising young changemakers we can find to join Watson in the Fall... 
 
Do you know incredible changemakers aged 18-23?  Well, it's a pleasure to let you know that applications for Watson's Fall Visit the website to learn more and applyThe early deadline (with preferred admission) is March 31, 2014.  Final deadline: April 15, 2014.
PitchNOLA: Living Well Competition DEADLINE TOMORROW

If you haven't heard, it's Propeller's newest social innovation competition. Sponsored by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, this competition offers $10,000 in total start-up funding for solutions that will encourage a healthier, more active and better nourished New Orleans.
  • Application Deadline: March 27, 2014 (11:59pm CST)
  • Competition Date: April 24, 2014
  •  
    Although we are open to all viable solutions that promote health for underserved New Orleanians, we encourage financially sustainable ideas that tackle inefficiencies, opportunities and bottlenecks in six main areas:
    1. Nutritious, Affordable and Easy-to-Access Food: e.g. food supply chains, food deserts, summer feeding, etc.
    2. Diseases: e.g. diabetes, hypertension, STDs/HIV, obesity, etc.
    3. Physical Activity: e.g. recreation, active transportation, etc.
    4. Service Delivery Coordination: e.g. transportation, patient data tracking, mobile health apps, etc.
    5. Maternal Child Health: e.g. breastfeeding, C-section rates, low birth weight, child care centers,etc.
    6. Health Insurance Utilization and Access
    Click here to learn more and access the application.
    Funding Opportunity: Biomedical Engineering Idea Competitions  
    NCIIA organizes two annual biomedical engineering competitions for university students. The competitions are meant to identify and recognize innovative, commercially promising medical devices and technologies developed by entrepreneurial student teams.


    • Next BMEStart competition deadline: rolling deadline, with May 23, 2014 cut-off date
    • Open to undergraduate student teams only
    • Read the guidelines and apply 
    Funding Opportunity: Newcomb -Tulane College Grant 
     
    Apply now to fund your academic pursuits, summer internships,
     conferences, and more.. The remaining application deadline for the spring semester is April 15. Applications for summer grant programs are reviewed in February, March, and April. For more information, visit the website, email [email protected], call Allison Cruz at 504-314-2801, or visit Cudd Hall, room 204.
     
    Funding Opportunity: CELT Fund for Summer Student/Faculty
     Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities 
     
    CELT funding will support projects and initiatives that promote faculty and undergraduate student scholarly engagement, consistent with Tulane's mission of outstanding undergraduate education in a research university. In recognition of the fact that students often have limited resources for engaging in research on campus during the summer, CELT is calling for proposals that promote scholarly and intellectual relationships between Tulane faculty and undergraduate students during the summer months. This call for proposals is broad in scope and includes all fields and disciplines at Tulane University. 
     
    Please email Dr. Gary Talarchek at [email protected] for more information and to apply.
    Tulane Trash to Treasure 
    Interested in helping out with the new move-out waste reduction program "Tulane Trash to Treasure" that saves lightly used dorm items from a dark fate in the landfill while also saving students money?
     
    We are looking for students of all years and majors to fill leadership as well as general volunteer positions on this completely student-run initiative 

     

    General volunteers:
    Spring: We are looking for individuals to help move the donated items out of the dorm collection areas to the storage units. It doesn't matter if you can stay  just one day after your final or two weeks, we want you!  Everything has been arranged with housing, all you have to do is book a later trip home. Volunteers will maintain the collection areas during the three-week collection period as well as assist with advertizing. Individuals with access to trucks or large cars will be INCREDIBLY  useful.
     
    Summer: are you staying in the city over break or live nearby? Come help with "summer sorting days" where we will organize the items. Food is likely,  great company will be found, music is guaranteed and some crazy, fun, whacky items will arise in our piles!
     
    Fall: Get clearance to move in early and help with the final sorting! looking for volunteers who can help move items from the storage areas to the sale areas as well as individuals who can help run the sale and assist in clean-up
     
    Potential volunteers should add their info on this google doc. Leadership positions are also available. Email Anne Bevis ([email protected]) or visit the Facebook page for more information.

    Call for Submissions: The Tulane Undergraduate Research Journal
      
    The new Tulane Undergraduate Research Journal is seeking research articles from undergraduate students in any major, even in the arts and humanities. As of this date we have two submissions by Tulane student authors and we are looking for at least ten more for our 2014 issue. Even if you have never thought about publishing, it may be easier than you think!
     
    Email Dylan Sargent, the Editorial Assistant and Liaison for more information and advice at [email protected].
    CELT-SI Engaged Learning Awards Now Available
     
    CELT-SI Engaged Learning Awards will be available to students exhibiting financial need to participate in engaged learning experiences that build your skills in the fields of social innovation, social entrepreneurship, and changemaking. Funds can be used for accommodations, travel, registration fees, project supplies, etc. The award is presented with the following expectations: 
    • Involvement in programming related to CELT-SI, TUchangemakers, or the SISE Minor. 
    • A series of blog entries that share your experience, including a critical analysis of the experience and its role in your academic studies and professional aspirations. 
    • Completion of an evaluation form. 
    Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until April 18, 2014. Please e-mail your completed application to Rebecca at [email protected] or hand deliver the application to CELT, 310 Richardson Building. Apply today!
    Small Steps, Big Wins Campus Challenge is Back!

    The 
    Small Steps, Big Wins Campus Challenge makes it easy to make positive social and environmental impact in this fun, competitive, university-focused national competition. Tulane students are entering the competition again this semester and are hoping to make it to the leader boards! 

    Compete against other undergraduates while taking social and environmental actions that raise money for charities and reduce CO2 emissions. You can also win prizes (like gift cards and trips to conferences)! 

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