Graduate Assistant Position Available! Faculty Secretary Department of French & Italian

Description:
Serve as faculty secretary for an academic department, responsible for purchasing, textbook orders, faculty travel reimbursements, monthly account statement verification, and administration of the departmental e mail account. Also assist with electronic financial documents, faculty hiring, and preparation of tenure and promotion dossiers. Other clerical duties and special projects as assigned.

Qualifications:
Looking for a responsible individual who is a team player. Must be a graduate student enrolled at Indiana University for a minimum of 6 credit hours per semester. Fee remission only given to College of Arts and Sciences graduate students. Required qualifications: Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access; excellent typing and proofreading skills; strong communication skills; ability to organize and perform multiple tasks efficiently. Preferred qualifications: Commitment to serve for more than one year, familiarity with Indiana University administrative procedures.

Hours:
15 hours per week, regular morning schedule preferred. 37.5% FTE. Vacations according to student academic year schedule, except for the summer, when a two-week vacation will be arranged at a mutually agreeable time. Summer work is required.

Compensation:
Stipend is $13,025 for 12 months. Fee remission for the spring and fall semesters granted to College of Arts and Sciences graduate students only.

Start Date:
The position start date is July 1, 2011. There will likely be a few days of overlap with the incumbent in the position for training purposes. We will consider a later start date if necessary to hire the best candidate.

Application:
Application should include a specific cover letter explaining your interest in and qualifications for the position, and a copy of your résumé. Submit applications either in hard copy or via e-mail to Isabel Piedmont-Smith, Department of French & Italian, Ballantine Hall 642, 1020 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN 47405-7103, ipiedmon@indiana.edu.

Deadline:
We will begin to consider applications on June 6 and continue until July 1. No applications accepted after July 1, 2011.

2011 CAPE NEW WRITERS AWARDS

Are you a writer with an unproduced screenplay or teleplay?

Do you wonder how to get Hollywood executives to read your material?

Do you want to become a working writer in Hollywood, starting by winning $4,000?

Then enter your script into the 2011 CAPE New Writers Awards competition!
We are proud to present the prestigious 12th Annual CAPE New Writers Awards sponsored by Fox Entertainment Group and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. This unique program is dedicated to discovering and nurturing new Asian Pacific American voices for both Feature Film and Television. Winners in both the Film and TV categories will receive a $4,000 cash prize, the latest Final Draft screenwriting software, a staged reading of their winning script, and exclusive opportunities to meet with prominent entertainment executives and producers.

This year, we’re expanding ways to enter. If your script was produced as an independent feature with a budget under $1 million, you can now enter it into the 2011 CAPE New Writers Awards. And you can enter as many submissions as you’d like.

Submissions are being accepted from now until May 27, 2011. CAPE Members pay only $35 per submission. Non-members pay $50 per submission.

Over the years, CAPE has helped launch the careers of numerous writers in Hollywood. In 2009, TV Winner Aaron Ho won a coveted spot in the Disney/ABC Writing Program, and then joined the writing staff of the hit ABC series COUGAR TOWN. In 2010, TV Winner Randall Park landed a talent deal with NBC, and Feature Winner Jaffar Mahmood secured a highly competitive spot in the Disney/ABC Directing Program.

To download an application go to: http://www.capeusa.org/cnwa

Irving and Shirley Brand Graduate Fellowship

The University Graduate School announces a new fellowship, the Irving and Shirley Brand Graduate Fellowship. The fellowship was created to honor President Myles Brand’s parents, Irving and Shirley Brand. The fellowship is a $5,000 annual, single year fellowship for incoming or current IUB students in the Humanities. Preference will be given to students of Philosophy.

Since it is a new fellowship, the competition for the 2011-12 academic year will be held this summer. The student deadline for submitting applications to department is June 10, 2011. Beginning with the competition for the 2012-13, and subsequent years, the competition will be held during the spring semester.

Further information, and the applicaiton, may be found on the UGS website, http://www.indiana.edu/~grdschl/internal-awards.php.

GradGrants Center Workshop: Advanced Strategies for Funding Databases

WHAT: A hands-on workshop on finding graduate school funding through the COS and IRIS databases
WHO: All IU graduate students
WHEN: Wednesday, June 1, 12-2pm and *Monday, June 6, 12-2pm*
WHERE: Wells Library 402 (West Tower computer lab)
Questions? Cassie Chambliss: gradgrnt@indiana.edu

*The June 6 workshop will be in-person and online. Contact the GGC for online access details.*
No need to sign up if you attend in person on either date. Both workshop dates cover the same topics.

This workshop is designed to help IU graduate students become proficient in using the advanced search features of COS (Community of Science) and IRIS (Illinois Researcher Information Service) databases to identify funding for graduate study and research. Both databases are interdisciplinary and accessible to all IU students and faculty. Topics to be covered include:
• how to access the databases on- and off-campus
• choosing keywords relevant to funding agencies
• limiting searches by citizenship, deadline, funding type, location, and more
• setting up funding alerts so the latest results of your searches are automatically sent to you by e-mail

The GradGrants Center (GGC) provides one-on-one assistance with grant proposal writing from our grant-winning consultants and a centralized area to access funding information. Call, email or stop by to schedule a consultation with our consultants to receive assistance with your search for funding opportunities, proposal formulation and grant writing. The GGC is a free service for all Indiana University graduate students.

Wells Library | East Tower 651 | 812-855-5281 | gradgrnt@indiana.edu | www.indiana.edu/~gradgrnt

Yale Publishing Course: Leadership Strategies in a Time of Transition

Magazine Publishing: Print and Digital
July 10 - 15, 2011
(Click here for the program)

July 24 - 29, 2011
Book Publishing: Print and Digital
(Click here for the program)

This unique learning experience will provide you with the information and skills you need in confronting the opportunities and challenges facing publishing professionals in this exciting time of transition.

This is a Course, not a conference.

Click here to see our new brochure describing the Course.

Enrollment is limited and we urge you to REGISTER NOW to reserve a place and qualify for a discounted rate at the New Haven Hotel.

The speakers at the Yale Publishing Course are carefully selected for their expertise, flair for innovation, and demonstrated teaching skills. Leading professionals, industry experts, and members of the Yale faculty will address the most pressing issues facing publishers today. Included among the many distinguished speakers are:

BOOK SESSION:

Michael Cader, Founder, Publishers Lunch and PublishersMarketplace.com
Michael Jacobs, President and CEO, Abrams Books
Charles Melcher, Founder, Melcher Media
Kirsty Melville, President and Publisher, Book Division, Andrews McMeel Publishing
Nigel Newton, Founder and Chief Executive, Bloomsbury Publishing
John Sargent, CEO, Macmillan
David Steinberger, President and CEO, Perseus Books Group

MAGAZINE SESSION:
Michela O’Connor Abrams, President, Dwell Media
Keith Clinkscales, Senior Vice President, Content Development and Enterprises, ESPN
Michael Clinton, President, Marketing and Publishing Director, Hearst Magazines
Duncan Edwards, President and CEO, Hearst Magazines International
Corby Kummer, Senior Editor, Atlantic Monthly
Cynthia Leive, Editor-in-Chief, Glamour
Richard Stolley, Senior Editorial Advisor, Time Inc., Founding Editor, People, and Former Editor, Life

APPLY HERE

For more information visit our website: http://publishing-course.yale.edu/

CMCL Faculty Member Nominated for Regional Emmy

Susanne Schwibs's Harp Dreams, which is about the International Harp Competition at IU, was just nominated for three regional Emmy awards, including best arts and entertainment program. It has already won a CINE Golden Eagle and an award from the Indiana Society of Journalists.javascript:void(0)