*Applications are now available for the 2012-13 Graduate Public Service (GPS) Fellowship!*
After a successful pilot year, the Haas Center, in partnership with VPGE, is proud to announce the continuation of the Graduate Public Service Fellowship program. Please refer qualified graduate students (especially in terminal degree programs) to the program description<http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/haas/students/gps/fellows>, which includes a link to the application instructions. ( Bios<http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/haas/students/gps/fellows>of the current cohort of GPS Fellows can also be viewed.) The program details are also pasted below. The complete application, including a letter from the applicant’s primary graduate advisor, is *due by 5 pm on* *Wednesday May 9, 2012. * Program Summary The Haas Center for Public Service provides students with opportunities to consider how their community and scholarly interests relate and guides them in exploring the intersection of professional and civic goals. For graduate students preparing for faculty positions, community engagement can enrich and enhance their teaching, research, and professional service. Individuals pursuing nonacademic jobs can include public interest projects in their professional repertoire. The GPS Fellowship creates a supportive network among graduate students who share an interest in community and/or civic engagement and it provides resources to make this engagement a successful part of their future careers. In at least 12 seminars throughout the academic year, a multidisciplinary cohort of graduate students meets with disciplinary role models and community-engaged scholarship leaders to develop their knowledge of the following: - community-engaged scholarship practices (e.g., service-learning pedagogy or community-based research methodology) - resources for public engagement work in individual disciplines and higher education in general - strategies for disseminating public scholarship and representing it in academic promotion and tenure processes - skills for engaging, leading, and mentoring undergraduate students in public service Related topics to be covered will include partnership development and sustainability; reflection and assessment; diversity, power and privilege in community-engaged scholarship; and the role of the academy in social transformation. Successful faculty and practitioners will share their perspectives and advice. In addition to attending all group seminars, GPS fellows develop individual work plans that outline contributions to at least one Haas Center undergraduate initiative or one public service-related project within the fellows' disciplines. Examples include serving providing mentoring and training to Haas Center fellowship receipients; assisting with designing and implementing Haas Center program assessment; developing relevant community partnerships; facilitating public service leadership workshops for student organizations; or teaching a session in relevant courses such as those connected to the Public Service Scholars or Education Partnerships programs. Project work plans will be developed and approved in collaboration with GPS program coordinators. Two GPS fellows per quarter may serve as teaching assistants in designated service-learning courses for which they will receive $9,450 in lieu of the standard $1,000 stipend. Applicants can indicate interest in this option on the fellowship application. *Application Deadline* The deadline to submit all application materials is *Wednesday, May 9*. A complete application includes the following: - application form - curriculum vitae or résumé - *unofficial *transcript - letter from primary graduate advisor Application form and instructions.<http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/haas/GPS%20Application%202012-13.doc> * Required Qualifications * Stanford graduate students from all departments and programs who are considering careers in higher education or in fields amenable to community engagement are eligible to apply. Through academic accomplishments, commitment to community service, and teaching/mentoring experience, candidates must demonstrate potential to become successful public scholars. *Preferred Qualifications* - enrollment in the most advanced degree program in one's field (e.g., PhD) - plans for a career as a faculty member in a college or university - a course of study related to one Haas Center focus area: health, environment, or education - engagement with one or more communities that are underrepresented in the academy, as well as demonstrated commitment to use diversity as a resource for enriching education - experience mentoring/advising undergraduates or facilitating workshops for them *Additional Information* For additional information, please contact Julie Reed <[email protected]>.
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