January 28, 2021
Two undergraduates in the College of Arts & Sciences and a recent graduate of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences have been named Pickering Fellows by the U.S. Department of State. These are Cornell’s first Pickering Fellows since 2011.
The Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program, managed by Howard University, supports students who are interested in working in the U.S. Foreign Service. The program provides funding for a two-year graduate education, provides two summer internships, offers mentoring from a Foreign Service officer and provides other professional development activities. After completion of their master’s degrees, fellows are placed in Washington, D.C. or at a U.S. embassy, consulate or diplomatic mission around the globe and agree to serve at least five years in the Foreign Service.
January 26, 2021
Provost Michael Kotlikoff, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Chair of the Presidential Advisors on Diversity and Equity Avery August, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Joanne DeStefano, Vice President for Student and Campus Life Ryan Lombardi and Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Mary Opperman sent the following message Jan. 26:
Last semester, our campus community came together as never before to enable a successful, in-person campus experience. It was also a time of vigorous activity and debate on our campus, with faculty, staff and students investing significant time and effort towards the critical, long-term goal of changing societal structures and systems that inherently privilege some more than others. We are writing to update you on these efforts.
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Project Supported by UVM Office of Engagement Grant Callahan (right) discusses ventilation for control of diseases in greens and tomatoes with local growers at the Mighty Food Farm in Shaftsbury, Vt. in late 2019.
As an agricultural engineer for the UVM Extension Service, Chris Callahan is finding his training and background useful in building a new web app to measure COVID-19 case counts.
“That might seem like a leap, but in my Extension work I’m using data all the time, advising farmers on water management, energy use, or development of new equipment. Lately the concerns have been with COVID the risk of partnering with customers in different states or counties.”
Senior English major Erin O’Connor interned at Common Roots Farm this fall. She is preparing carrots from the harvest to sell at the Common Roots Farmstand in S. Burlington. New remote micro-internship offerings could increase productive partnerships between UVM interns and the Vermont business community. Photo: Sally McCay
The “gig economy” the transition to
short-term, temporary, or project-based work–is here to stay, and the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated this trend.
Given social distancing imperatives, those who can work from home have established their personal office in an extra bedroom, or at their kitchen table.
The new rules of the workplace have also affected how businesses view the internship, an experience that has traditionally given college students a chance to gain on-the-job work experience, build their resumes, and develop key connections with future employers.