Shriver Center

Deadline Extended to Friday: December 8, 2006
3.00 GPA Required, OPEN TO ALL MAJORS
Why Participate? - Earn 3 credits and a competitive stipend of $2,200 for the semester - Gain valuable experience in your career field - Be exposed to the knowledge, skills, and mindset required to successfully launch and manage a growing business - Develop a network of contacts the entrepreneurial community for future references and opportunities - Apply classroom knowledge in a realistic work environment and apply lessons learned in the workplace to academic coursework
A sample of participating companies include: a2z Inc., Athena Environmental Sciencec, Edwards and Kelcey, AgentHut, CargoTel, Cobalt IT Consulting, Cybergroup Inc., Engenium Technologies, Pro Quo Books, AGNIK Inc, Athena Environmental Sciences, Aurora Analytics, ConvergentWorks, Direct Dimensions, Fillmaster Systems LLC, General Physics, Invoke Systems, Med-IQ, off our backs, Optemax, Salar, TargetGov at Marketing Outsource Associates, UMBC Office of Technology Development, US Geological Survey, United Jewish Communities, WeatherBug etc (the positions continue to come in daily). Apply now!!!!
TO APPLY: E-mail your resume, unofficial transcript, and list of three references (name, title, address, and phone number) to Christine Routzahn (routzahn@umbc.edu) at The Shriver Center by Friday, December 8th- Questions call 410-455-2493

THE CENTER FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID HAS SEVERAL SPRING PAID INTERN OPENINGS FOR CURRENT SENIOR AND GRADUATE STUDENTS WITH A 3.0 OR ABOVE
TO APPLY, PLEASE EMAIL CHRISTINE ROUTZAHN AT THE SHRIVER CENTER (routzahn@umbc.edu) FOR A FULL LISTING OF POSITIONS. APPLICANTS WILL BE ASKED TO E-MAIL YOUR RESUME AND UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT BY TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12 AT 8AM.
ALL POSITIONS ARE LOCATED ON 7500 SECURITY BLVD, BALTIMORE. MD 21244. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL CHRISTINE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT 410 455-3671.

THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (http://www.socialsecurity.gov/) HAS 11 SPRING PAID INTERN OPENINGS FOR CURRENT STUDENTS WITH A 3.0 GPA OR ABOVE. These positions are part-time and start the first week of February.
These positions are great for Public Policy, Political Science, Aging, SOWK, HAPP, Math, Economics, Psychology, and other studends.
TO OBTAN THE POSITION LISTINGS, E-mail Mike Oettel at The Shriver Center (moettel@umbc.edu).

The Shriver Center is currently seeking Service-Learning Interns to lead service programs for the Spring 2007 semester. Interns spend their time designing and attending a service program, recruiting and leading UMBC student participants, and guiding reflection opportunities. If you enjoy working with young people or are passionate about educational issues, submit your resume to Laura Wilmarth at wilmarth@umbc.edu by Friday, December 8th. Questions or concerns can be directed to Laura by calling (410) 455-8107.

Baxter BioScience is looking for a Research Intern for their Process Technical Group for there Vaccine division. The intern will: Effectively contribute basic technical knowledge and skills to a variety of projects within Baxter BioScience Vaccines- Beltsville Maryland, Interact effectively with a variety of disciplines, Manufacturing, Quality and Logistics, and Conduct routine research and design experiments with some assistance. Qualifications needed are relevant laboratory skills, writing skills, and computer skills plus teamwork/interpersonal skills and Senior in a Bachelor's degree program in a scientific discipline. Research lab experience in GMP/QSR environment is useful. Apply for the Research Associate (Intern) position on UMBCworks. Contact Miryn Alcantara of The Shriver Center at alcantar@umbc.edu with any questions.

Attention CMSC students! Convergent Technologies located on UMBC’s campus is looking for students for the positions linked below. Interns must be US citizens and would preferably live on campus.
C/C++ Programmer – A full/part time position developing/maintaining software written in the C/C++ programming language. Applicants should have experience developing software for at least one of the following Operating Systems: Windows/Linux/Solaris/Win CE/Palm OS/Embedded Linux/VxWorks. Assembly Language Programming experience is also highly desired.
Java Programmer – A full/part time position developing/maintaining software written in the Java programming language. Applicants should have experience developing software for at least one of the following Operating Systems: Windows/Linux/Solaris/Win CE/Palm OS/Embedded Linux/VxWorks.
Contact Casey Miller at The Shriver Center at cmille1@umbc.edu.
If you are not already released to apply for internship or co-op positions on UMBCworks by The Shriver Center than you must first meet with a coordinator to have your resume reviewed and released. Call The Shriver Center at (410) 455-2493 to schedule your appointment.

Lockheed Martin Corporation is looking for interns to support its Social Security Administration Programs, located in Baltimore, MD.
They are looking for:
Developer who is self-motivated, detail oriented and pursuing a career in Information Technology with the ability to:
Develop and maintain applications to support content displayed on the
contract website and update contract website as directed.
Must have:
A Business/Computer Science or equivalent related degree track
ASP.net, SQL, VB.net, HTML, Javascript, MS Access Skills
Ability to start January 2007 or sooner, 15-20 hours/week
Project Mngt Assistant who is self-motivated, detail oriented and pursuing a career in Business/Information Technology with the ability to:
Support the contract Process Improvement group by attending meetings
and developing meeting minutes; maintaining project plans; monitoring
work products and milestone completion; and assisting in special projects.
Must have:
Business/Computer Science or equivalent related degree track
MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Project skills
Strong written and oral skills, solid time management and organization skills.
Ability to start January 2007 or sooner, 15-20 hours/week
Interested candidates should send their resumes immediately to Chanell.K.Madden@lmco.com, or contact Ms. Madden at 443-436-7908 AS WELL AS APPLY ON UMBCworks.

ANNOUNCING SPRING ENTREPRENEURSHIP COURSES:
FOR MORE INFORMATION, E-MAIL Vivian Armor at armor@umbc.edu
ENES 200: Introduction to Entrepreneurship - Wednesday from 4:30 -7:00pm.
This course will cover topics such as opportunity recognition, market assessment, feasibility plan, how to structure a new venture,
pricing strategies, legal issues, and financing the product or service. Students will develop a business plan as part of the course. The course
is listed under Engineering Sciences in the catalog and is open to ALL MAJORS.
ECAD 489: Seminar in Management and Administration - Tuesday from 4:30 -7:00pm.
The course will explore alternative management techniques and actions to implement in
designing an entrepreneurial plan. It will provide a format for setting up a corporation, designing a product or service to sell, and writing a
business plan. Must have junior standing to enroll.

Sourcefire is looking for an intern for our Product Development team to help with simulation and scalability testing environment. The position would be for 16 hours a week during the semester. Ideally the internship would start during the winter break so the intern could focus on getting their feet wet without being distracted from school. Ideally, we’re looking for a CompSci major in their 3rd year (or thereabouts).
The ideal candidate will have:
- some programming experience with Perl and C, and be comfortable in a Linux/Unix environment. (2 out of three could suffice)
- good conceptual understanding of data structures
Initially, the intern's responsibility will be configuring and running scalability tests. Once the testing processes and environment are clear, the intern would be given the responsibility of improving the Perl infrastructure surrounding the testing environment and statics gathering.
The intern will work on a team of 5 senior developers that are primarily responsible for managing our high performance database, secure communications, and various other back-end aspects of our enterprise management solution. Working within this group will provide first hand experience working within a commercial software engineering organization at a high paced product company. It’s a pretty exciting environment and there is A LOT to learn.
To learn more about Sourcefire, please visit us at http://www.sourcefire.com .
All interested applicants should apply via UMBCworks.

If you have a 3.0 GPA and a basic understanding of
Czech and Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian OR Polish (an understanding of ANY of these languages is acceptable), this position is for you. The American Red Cross is searching for a Translation Coordinator Intern.

Have you found the internship of your dreams on your own, but just don't know how to get credit for it? Do you want a notation on your transcript for all your hard work, but are unsure how to proceed?

Well look no further! The staff at the UMBC Shriver Center is here to help!

That internship you found is important to obtain admission to graduate school and to find employment after graduation. You gain experience, can get paid, and could potentially obtain three upper level credits, all by interning only 8 to 10 hours per week.

Best of all, if you found an internship or co-op on your own for the spring, you can get the notation on your transcript - and be on your way to possibly receiving credit - FREE OF CHARGE. That's right, the fee for all converted Spring 2007 internships and co-ops* has officially been waived!

IN ORDER TO GET YOUR INTERNSHIP CONVERTED TO AN OFFICIAL SHRIVER CENTER INTERNSHIP:
1. Either call (410-455-2493) or stop by the Shriver Center on the ground floor of the Public Policy Building to make an appointment with the appropriate Coordinator for your major.
2. Visit http://www.shrivercenter.org/student_obtainingcredit.html and scroll down to the section entitled “Get your Internship or Co-op Recognized” that details the conversion process for you.
3. Download and have your supervisor sign the Employer Agreement found at the above link and obtain verification for your placement by getting a letter from your employer (on company letterhead) verifying that you are interning 8-10 hours per week.
4. Meet with your Coordinator to get enrolled in the Practicum (to have the notation put on your transcript as a university sanctioned experience) and have your potential credit options explained to you.
5. Enjoy your internship!
If you do not already have an internship lined up but are interested in obtaining one, we’ll be glad to help you with that as well. To begin the process of finding an internship through the Shriver Center and UMBCworks, visit http://www.shrivercenter.org/documents/Shriver%20Center%20Four%20Step%20Process.pdf. That link will detail exactly what you need to do.

The Shriver Center will be open during winter break (with the exception of December 25 – January 1), so stop in or make your appointment soon!

Happy Holidays,

The Shriver Center Staff
Public Policy Building, Ground Floor
410-455-2493

*A converted Spring 2007 internship/co-op is defined as an internship/co-op that is found outside of The Shriver Center and the UMBCworks system. The internship must be noted on your transcript for the Spring 2007 semester in order for the appropriate fee to be waived.