Spring 2022 SafeZone Ally Training: Creating Safe Spaces for LGBTQ+
We would like for you to join us for a thoughtful conversation and interactive activities to bring light to the challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community.
With this knowledge, we hope participants will actively try to create Safe Spaces within their work and personal lives. Moreover, this training will help participants engage and support the LGBTQ+ community.
Participants who complete the full four-hour training will receive a SafeZone certificate of completion as well as a placard (and signature icon). This session is open to employees and student workers.
Registration required: https://bit.ly/ocsafezonetraining This training is scheduled to take place next Friday, January 28, 2022 from 9:00am to 1:00pm.
2022 Free Tax Preparation and Filing Services in Ventura County
2022 SCAG Scholarship Program: Applications Now Open
The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) is pleased to announce that applications are available for the 2022 SCAG Scholarship Program!
The SCAG Scholarship Program offers a $4,000 scholarship award for seven high school seniors or community college students from the SCAG region (and potentially two additional scholarship awards that are not tied to a specific county but may be awarded at the Regional Council’s discretion) and the opportunity to meet with elected officials and practicing planners to learn more about careers in public service.
Program Requirements
- Residency: Must be a resident within the SCAG region (i.e., Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, or Ventura County, or on Tribal Lands within the SCAG region), and be eligible to work in the United States.
- School Enrollment: Must be a graduating high school senior or currently enrolled in a two-year community college in the SCAG region. In addition, graduating students must be able to provide proof of enrollment in higher education.
- GPA Minimum: Candidates must have at least a 3.0 Grade Point Average (based on a 4.0, unweighted scale).
- Internship Requirement and Visit to SCAG: Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, award recipients will not be required to complete an internship requirement or make a visit to the SCAG office in Los Angeles to attend a Regional Council meeting.
Application Materials
- Completed online application.
- Minimum five-hundred-word essay describing your interest in urban planning, public policy, and/or public service and future career goals.
- Two letters of recommendation.
- Transcript(s) (official or copy) from the school in which you are currently enrolled.
All materials for the 2022 SCAG Scholarship Program must be submitted by Friday, April 1.
For questions regarding the program, please contact Jonathan Hughes at (213) 236-1997 or hughesj@scag.ca.gov. For more information or to access the online application, please visit our website at scag.ca.gov/scholarship.
We encourage you to distribute the Scholarship Program factsheet to eligible students and look forward to their applications. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
About SCAG
SCAG is the nation’s largest metropolitan planning organization, representing six counties, 191 cities and nearly 19 million residents. SCAG undertakes a variety of planning and policy initiatives to plan for a livable and sustainable Southern California now and in the future. For more information about SCAG’s regional efforts, please visit scag.ca.gov.
2022 Internship with PIPELINES UCSB and Ventura Naval Base
The Problem-based Initiatives for Powerful Engagement and Learning In Naval Engineering and Science (PIPELINES) is an 8-week summer internship for community college undergraduates, a collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and the Naval Base at Port Hueneme and Point Mugu.
Students work in teams at the Naval Base on real-world science/engineering design projects, under the guidance of a Navy engineer and a UCSB graduate student mentor. Once a week, students visit UCSB for training in innovation and other professional development activities.
More information, including last year's projects, can be found on the PIPELINES website. http://pipelines-csep.cnsi.ucsb.edu/
Applicants must be US citizens and full-time students at a California
community college.
Military veterans and underrepresented students are strongly encouraged to apply.
Background check required for official acceptance.
Interns are paid $4,000 for the 8 weeks.
The online application is open now until February 6, 2022.
Information sessions will be hosted on:
- Friday, 1/14 from 12:00-1:00 pm
- Friday, 1/21 from 9:00-10:00 am
- Monday, 1/24 from 5:00-6:00 pm
Students are welcome to attend one session or multiple if they have additional questions.
RSVP for Zoom Link at https://tinyurl.com/CSEPevents
This is an amazing opportunity for engineering students to experience a real work environment, and understand better what it means to be a (civilian) scientist or engineer!
Quantum Foundry@UCSB 2022 Undergraduate Summer Internship
Do you know a college student who is looking for a paid summer internship in physics, chemistry or engineering?
The Quantum Foundry internship program funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and hosted at the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) is currently recruiting undergraduates. The program seeks to engage science and engineering undergraduate students from California Community Colleges, California State Universities, and other primarily undergraduate institutions for an 8-week summer research experience June 20-August 12, 2022.
Undergraduate interns will gain first-hand experience in quantum-related scientific investigation via a dynamic, collaborative research environment. They are matched individually with Foundry faculty and graduate student lab mentors who provide ongoing training and support. Interns also participate in professional development activities preparing them for graduate research and the workforce.
The internship webpage provides details about program benefits, student eligibility, and participating faculty. The deadline to complete the online application is February 6, 2022.
Please note that research internships are anticipated to be in-person depending on local COVID-19 restrictions. Program details are subject to change, though we expect to be able to offer a summer research experience in 2022.
If you have questions, please attend the virtual Info Session on Thursday, 1/20 from 5:00-6:00 pm. Register for link at https://tinyurl.com/CSEPevents