Upcoming Meetings and Elections

Nominations for the Election of the Chairpersons of the Committees are due by Thursday to Kristen, the Secretary of BACE. Elections will be on Tuesday, November 29th at 5:30 pm on the second floor.

Monday at 2 pm there will be a Scholastic Committee meeting at Bartolomeo cafe.

Monday at 5:30 the Co-Curricular Activities and Public Relations Committee will meet at the Facultad on the second floor.

This Friday there will be an information session at 3pm for those who are interested in learning how to blog and set up your own website.

New Books in the UNSAM Library

This October new books have been added to our library, some of which have come from Georgetown and should be helpful for those working on thesis. Check out the link:

http://www.geocities.com/dardo_papalia/libros2005-2.html

Internship and Job Opportunities

Alma y Victoria nos mandaron esta.

Joseph del Rio quien estuvo visitando la Escuela la semana pasada nos esta enviando un listado interesante de websites para tener informacion sobre pasantias, becas e internships en organismos internacionales y en DC. La intencion es que en marzo/abril cuando venga a BsAs se pueda organizar una presentacion institucional con los estudiantes de la Escuela. Tambien el ofrecio a los GU alumni (y estudiantes proximos a graduarse) a incluirlos en su database que esta disponible para organismos internacionales que trabajan con Chemonics como consultora. para eso deben enviarle sus CVs en ingles por mail indicandole que son graduados de nuestro programa (o proximos a graduarse)

Suggestions:

Washington Center for Internships and Seminars, http://www.twc.edu/, an independent nonprofit organization that provides internship programs and academic seminars. Contact: Reynaldo Decerega, The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars, Program Supervisor for the Americas Program, 2301 M Street 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20037, 202 336 7564, ReynaldoD@TWC.EDU. He may be able to share more information or suggest
other possibilities.

Centro Argentino, http://www.centroargentino.org/en/quepasa.asp

(General information for Argentines in DC area, including job postings and scholarship opportunities).

Young Professionals Program,
http://lnweb28.worldbank.org/hrs/careers.nsf/key/ypp, The World Bank, 1818 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA, Fax: 202-522-3741;E-mail: yprogram@worldbank.org;

Inter-American Development Bank, Closing date for Applications 15 January 2005.
Summer Internship Program, https://enet.iadb.org/jobs/siprog.asp

Inter-American Development Bank. Online applications will be available until January 15, 2005 for the 2005 selection.

Scholastic Development Committee Met Today

BACE's Scholarstic Development Committee met today and came up with a few plans/projects that we are working on --- no doubt you will hear about all of them. However, I'm writing this email specifically regarding two things.

First, i found a locutorio that prints at 30 centavos a page, which isn't amazingly cheap, but a lot better than 50 centavos. Patrick thought it might be helpful to post the address on the blog, as well as email the address out to BACE members. The locutorio is located on the corner of Billinghurst and Peña, and as far as i can tell is called "INTERNET." with a blue and orange sign.

Second, we decided that a printer (or a few printers) would be useful to the BACE students, and would like to put out a plea for used printers among BACE members. Just as Lisa is having her parents bring down a printer they're not using in December, it would be nice to get the word out to all students to ask their visiting friends and relatives to ask around and bring down an available printer to donate to the program if they know of one. We would have a system of paying for ink, etc, and hope that if there are more printers, we will have to worry less about wear and tear.

Update from Cat

Preliminary BACE Agenda Thursday, October 20, 2005

1. Scholastic Development
· Spanish language requirements for non-native speakers
· Diversity in enrollment—website updates—actual numbers
· Adequate GU classes, professors—all in trimester B?
Dr. Mujal Leon mentioned possibilities for coming year
FLACSO/Georgetown credit—professors offer joint credit classes?
Different curricula may limit this opportunity
· “Dessertations” and lectures with academics and professionals—
Ex. discussion of the mid-term elections possible soon?
· New requirement that readings be available two weeks before class
Enforceability?

2. Co-curricular Activities and Public Relations
· Coordination with Georgetown
Ø Financial Aid ($ in acct.)
Inform Theresa E Torres, Financial Services Graduate Program Director
torrest@georgetown.edu
Ø Academic course offerings
Dr. Lagenbacher suggested signing up sooner
Require firm dates of academic calendar from professors prior to sign up
Ø GU Alumni Club in Buenos Aires
Contact Alejandro Rosotti
· Publicity and recruitment strategies
Open Houses, program information at other universities,
graduate program expos in US and Argentina, advertising
· Internship Opportunities
Ø MBNA Career Education Center http://careerweb.georgetown.edu/
Contact: Michael Schaub, Assoc. Director, jms46@georgetown.edu
Ø UNSAM Connections with Development Organizations in Argentina?

3. Community Service and Development
· Project possibilities facilitated by UNSAM and/or GU
· José Leon Suaréz—activities/projects

4. Resource Updates—check blogspot—http://www.bacedmpp.blogspot.com/
· GU Department of Government
Resources—new books and Graduate Program Handbook
· GSO Recognition and Budget Proposal Process
· Center for Latin American Studies
Resources—ex. http://www.georgetown.edu/pdba/
Entrecaminos—submissions entrecaminos@georgetown.edu

5. New Ideas and Concerns?