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UCI UPPP Undergraduate Newsletter, June 2024

We want to make this resource useful, so if you have any ideas or recommendations for what you would like to see in the newsletter, 

please email Dr. Karna Wong, Undergraduate Programs Director, at karna.wong@uci.edu 

Two Job Positions at LAANE in Los Angeles, CA

LAANE is hiring! The Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE) is excited to announce new job openings at our organization. We are seeking diverse candidates who are committed to economic, racial, and climate justice. See job postings on our website: https://laane.org/jobs/ 

LAANE is seeking someone with a commitment to social justice to join our Education team. Our team partners with UTLA and the Reclaim Our Schools Los Angeles coalition to improve access and advance opportunities in public education for all students so that they thrive in the classroom, in their communities, and beyond.

Community Organizer (Education Campaign)

https://laane.org/openings/community-organizer-education-campaign/

Researcher and Policy Analyst (Education Campaign)

https://laane.org/openings/researcher-and-policy-analyst-education-campaign/

Let Jessica Durrum, Deputy Director, Policy & Campaigns, know that you heard about the position through UCI.

UCI UPPP Undergraduate Newsletter, May 2024

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Learning Assistant and Reader Positions | Social Ecology Undergraduate Affairs

The School of Social Ecology will be hiring undergraduate Learning Assistant position or a Reader position for large undergraduate courses next year. The deadline is August 1 for the fall, but undergraduate students can apply for next year starting right now.

The title "Learning Assistant" is given to a student employed as a "course assistant." Learning Assistants (LAs) are undergraduate peer educators who work with students in the classroom setting to support and facilitate active learning in courses. Typical duties include leading supplemental practice or review sessions supervised by TAs.

students.soceco.uci.edu

Job Title: Public Relations / Community Outreach Administrator

Status: Non-exempt, Location: Oakland, CA, Salary Range: $25-35/hour

The Public Relations / Community Outreach Administrator provides planning and facilitates the implementation and administration of public relations programs and activities. They coordinate public communication for transportation projects including designing and publishing notifications in print, digital and social media, managing the contacts database, tracking community concerns, raising issues to appropriate project members, receiving public calls, summarizing concerns, and distributing project updates. They work with internal and external audiences and are responsible for managing the organization’s brand image and assets.

Contact Allen Wong at wong@vsceinc.com and tell him that you heard about this job through UCI.

Link to Job Announcement 

Join the 2024 UPPP StoryMap Challenge!

Share your planning or policy GIS project for a chance to win $200! UC Irvine’s Department of Urban Planning and Public Policy (UPPP) invites students enrolled in one of the department’s undergraduate or graduate majors to submit by May 19, 2024 a planning or policy StoryMap to the UPPP 2024 StoryMap Challenge: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/87374958998c4dec8e5d7313501b6e94

CGPACS Colloquium Series

Presents

Scott Bollens 

Professor 

Urban Planning and Public Policy

University of California, Irvine 

A Career Perspective on Conflict and Peace 

   Thursday May 23, 2024 from 12:00-1:30 PM
Social Science Tower 777
Light lunch provided

Retiring this July, Prof. Bollens will reflect on an academic career that has used a grassroots, urban focus to investigate nationalistic conflict. He will discuss key personal turning points in the development of his research agenda and also will explore the problematic “clenched teeth compromise” nature of what we call “peace” in today’s world. This colloquium will provide insights into how to engage an academic career successfully and also will highlight the complicated nature of “peace” and “post-peace.” Bollens will derive findings from politically contested cities in Israel, Palestine, South Africa, Northern Ireland, Lebanon, Spain, former Yugoslavia, and Cyprus.

Scott A. Bollens is UCI Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy and Warmington Chair in Peace and International Cooperation. Prof. Bollens has interviewed over 360 urban and community leaders in 9 politically polarized cities over the past 25 years. His sixth book on this subject is Bordered Cities and Divided Societies: Humanistic Essays of Conflict, Violence, and Healing (2021, Routledge).

UCI UPPP Undergraduate Newsletter, April 2024

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please email Dr. Karna Wong, Undergraduate Programs Director, at karna.wong@uci.edu 

See information about an internship opportunity with the City of Lomita, Planning Division. The opportunity will be a great fit for planning undergraduate or graduate students based South Bay region of LA County. 

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lomitacity/jobs/4407526/planning-intern-part-time?pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs

UCI UPPP Undergraduate Newsletter, December 2023

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please email Dr. Karna Wong, Undergraduate Programs Director, at karna.wong@uci.edu 

NextGenPop at Duke University Population Research Institute

Applications are open for this summer’s NextGenPop program that will be hosted by the Duke University Population Research Institute in Durham, NC, June 2-15, 2024. Consider inviting your talented undergraduate students to apply at https://nextgenpop.org/summer-2024-application/. The deadline to apply is February 5, 2024.

NextGenPop is an undergraduate program in population research that aims to increase the diversity of the population field and nurture the next generation of population scientists. Students from underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

NextGenPop Fellows will study population composition and change through the lens of pressing contemporary issues, including race and income inequalities, health disparities, immigration, and family change. The program includes a 2-week, in-person, on-campus summer experience and subsequent virtual components focused on research and professional development, as well as opportunities for mentorship and networking at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America (PAA). The program provides a stipend, room, board, and travel support.

NextGenPop activities are coordinated by PAA and supported by an expert Advisory Committee and consortium of population research centers from universities across the United States. Funding comes from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health (NIH NICHD – R25 HD105602, PIs Marcy Carlson and Kelly Musick). 

For more information about the 2024 summer program at Duke University, please see the website and application page.