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INROADS Internship opportunities- Click on off-campus resources

Internship opportunties Greetings From INROADS/Central Texas, Inc.!!! I would like to take an opportunity to provide you with some information about the INROADS undergraduate internship experience; our candidate criteria; and an opportunity to register online for our internship opportunities. We are currently in immediate need of undergraduate internship candidates, FRESHMAN, SOPHOMORES and JUNIORS majoring in: COMPUTER SCIENCE COMPUTER ENGINEERING INFORMATION SYSTEMS / INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CIVIL ENGINEERING BUSINESS ACCOUNTING FINANCE MANAGEMENT For immediate summer internship consideration with companies including: IBM CORPORATION DELL COMPUTERS NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTORS TEXAS INSTRUMENTS VERIZON NORTEL NETWORKS LOCKHEED MARTIN NORTHROP GRUMMAN SUN MICROSYSTEMS TARGET CORPORATION CINTAS HDR, INC. THE MISSION OF INROADS, is to develop and place talented minority youth in business and industry and prepare them for corporate and community leadership. It is our goal to see all of our INROADS students succeed in their academics, career and in life. For thirty-one years INROADS has helped students of color develop the skills, knowledge, and characteristics needed to succeed in Corporate America through professional internships and leadership development training. INROADS CANDIDATE CRITERIA - Must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident - Must be enrolled in a Four Year Institution - Have a UNIVERSITY GPA of at least 2.8 (Preferred GPA = 3.0) - Have a career interest in a field of business or engineering. - Must have at least 54 undergraduate credit hours remaining prior to your undergraduate graduation. - Projected undergraduate graduation date no earlier than May 2007 An INROADS intern has the opportunity to gain professional experience, receive personal coaching and training, develop a network of professional mentors and peers, combined with PAID summer employment at a local sponsoring company. NROADS corporate sponsors make an investment in their interns and commit to developing a career plan, providing candid feedback through evaluations and mentioning to provide one-on-one development. HOW DO YOU APPLY FOR INROADS!!! If INROADS sounds like an opportunity for you please visit our website at www.INROADS.org to register for our summer internship opportunities. The online application does not take long to complete and will be submitted to the affiliate closes to your home address as soon as it is submitted. Should you have any questions regarding the INROADS process and our internship opportunities please feel free to contact me at the information listed below. Thank you for your consideration and I certainly look forward to hearing from you very soon!! Daniel Guerrero Operations Manager INROADS/Central Texas, Inc. 912 Bastrop Hwy, Ste 202 Austin, TX 78741 DGuerrero@INROADS.org O: (512) 389-3487 TF: (800) 390-1905 F: (512) 389-3875 INROADS is an organization that seeks to increase business career opportunities and knowledge for the best and brightest young people of color, while giving corporations the opportunity to develop diverse managerial talent. In response to the growing demand from business for talented, qualified people of color, INROADS was established to identify interested, capable high school students of color entering college or university to pursue business, engineering, technical, and allied healthcare careers. INROADS recruits only the best students of color for pre-professional internship opportunities. Our students must have and maintain a B or better average. Since its inception in Chicago in 1970, INROADS has grown from 25 interns and 17 sponsoring corporations, to an international organization with more than 60 offices. Our staff provides ongoing academic support and career training and guidance to approximately 7,000 students/interns sponsored by over 900 companies. The tremendous growth of our organization is indicative of the business community's commitment to making a substantial investment in diverse leadership for itself, as well as, the greater community. Today, more than 13,000 INROADS graduates are pursuing professional and managerial careers in engineering, retailing, banking, accounting, manufacturing and telecommunications. . Within that prestigious group, we are proud to report that many of our alumni are successful corporate presidents and vice presidents. Others hold middle management to senior executive positions in both the public and private sectors. Still, many more have gone on to become successful independent entrepreneurs. For more information about INROADS, we invite you to visit www.inroads.org.

Public Policy and Leadership Conference at Harvard University

The Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University is pleased to announce the Fifth Annual Harvard Public Policy and Leadership Conference for first and second year undergraduate college students interested in pursuing careers in public service. The conference aims to increase the diversity of students pursuing graduate programs in public policy and international affairs by informing students about opportunities for graduate study and careers in both domestic and international public policy. Only first and second year undergraduate students are eligible to apply. The conference will take place February 24-27, 2005 at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The intensive three days of workshops, panels and lectures is designed to encourage students who possess a commitment to public service (especially those interested in addressing policy issues affecting historically under-served communities) to pursue graduate study in public policy and international affairs. Information will also be provided on financial support through various Fellowship Programs. While in Cambridge participants will learn about: · Careers in public service · Domestic and international policy issues · Fellowship programs · Summer Public Policy and International Affairs Institutes · Graduate schools that offer programs in Public Policy · Student Life The conference is free of charge , and once accepted, participants will receive free travel, room and board. The application is due by November 17, 2004. An application can be downloaded at: http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/pplc Thank you so much for your time and consideration. We look forward to your assistance with this great event! If you have any question or comment, please contact Jason Smith: (617) 496-6542 jason_smith@harvard.edu Maritza Hernandez: (617) 495-1153maritza_hernandez@harvard.edu Norma Dominguez:Norma_Dominguez@ksg05.harvard.edu Aurora Torres:Aurora_Torres@ksg.05.harvard.edu Respectfully, Public Policy and Leadership Conference Committee