The Presidential Management Fellows Program (PMF)
PMF is an initiative of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, is the federal government’s flagship leadership development program for recent advanced degree holders. This prestigious opportunity offers 2-year fellowships at federal agencies, starting at the GS 09, GS 11, or GS 12 salary levels. The program, open to advanced degree holders of all disciplines, may serve as a great entry point into federal service for recent or soon to be graduates of the Coverdell Fellows program. To learn more, please see this brochure.
The Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program invites academic stakeholders to participate in the annual PMF Academic Stakeholders Meetings for the upcoming PMF Class of 2021 Application via on-line webinars to be held on July 15th and 16th, 2020. PMF is the Federal government’s flagship leadership development program for advanced degree candidates. The two-year fellowship offers full salary, benefits, and leadership training to develop a cadre of future government leaders. All academic disciplines are encouraged to apply. The PMF Academic Stakeholders Meetings will provide an overview of the PMF Program, describe the upcoming 2021 application and assessment process, review the 2021 timeline, and, as time permits, allow for questions. Registration information on how to join can be found in the flyer. For any questions, please reach out to us at pmf@opm.gov.
Peace Corps Connect to the Future
July 18, 2020 // 3:00 – 6:00 PM EDT
We’re convening an ideas summit July 18 to ask some crucial questions about the Peace Corps community in a changed world. And as we lead up to that event, from July 8–16 we’re bringing together members of the Peace Corps community for a series of town hall discussions around issues of systemic racism, climate change, and more — to help shape our agenda for the future and ask: What are the big ideas for the Peace Corps going forward?
Volunteers worldwide were evacuated because of a global pandemic still taking its toll. That created an unprecedented and enormous challenge on its own. Protests against racial injustice have raised big questions about what we stand for as a country and a community. We say Peace Corps represents what’s best about America. So in a time of crisis, we have a responsibility to lead.
We also want to help reignite the work of Peace Corps around the world. So how do we do that, and make sure that Peace Corps — and our community — is the best that it can be? We want to hear from you during in-depth discussions at our town halls. We’ll also hear from past and present Peace Corps leadership at our summit — and, tackling some tough questions, stake out next steps for our community.
The summit and the town halls are all free of charge and are virtual events.
Sankofa Summer: An EPIP Virtual Learning Series
July 8 – August 20, 2020
Sankofa is a West African concept that invites us to reach back to gather the best of what our past has taught us in order to reach our fullest potential as we move forward. Now, during a moment in history in which we are reflecting on, reimagining, and reshaping the world around us, EPIP is proud to introduce Sankofa Summer, a 6-week series of virtual events taking place in July and August 2020.
Join EPIP for events designed to rejuvenate your mind, body, spirit, and connection to the philanthropic community, with a focus on three key themes – Decolonizing Stories, Disrupting the Status Quo, and Embracing Collective Approaches to Healing.
National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence Across the Lifespan (NPEIV) Virtual Think Tank 2020
August 29, 2020 // 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM PT // Online
Every year the National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence hosts an annual Think Tank where new and returning members alike come together to discuss the goals, methods, and plans of NPEIV in the year to come. Action Team co-chairs will lead think tanks and group discussions that will be shared at the end of the day with the entire Partnership. The Think Tank is an excellent opportunity to network with professionals from multiple disciplines that are dedicated to helping bring about the end to interpersonal violence.
PeaceCon 2020: Pandemics, Peace, Justice: Shaping What Comes Next
December 7-9, 2020
In the midst of a global pandemic, rising global violence, and a national and worldwide reckoning over systemic injustice and racism, PeaceCon 2020 will bring together experts and practitioners to consider the interplay of justice and peacebuilding, and strategies to elevate and integrate peacebuilding in our collective effort to shape a more just, secure and peaceful future in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Peace and Conflict Studies Journal Conference
February 10 & 11, 2021 // Nova Southeastern University’s main campus in Ft. Lauderdale
This conference hosts the PCSJ community for a timely and urgent exploration of the divisive social, political and economic forces that are driving so much conflict, and what our field can bring in terms of theories, research and practice solutions.
Call for Papers for Border Walls and Borderlands: Security, Environment and Resistance International Conference
This international conference is organized by the Raoul-Dandurand chair at the Univeristy of Quebec in Montreal. Occurring May 19-20, 2021 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Deadline for abstract submission: November 1, 2020 (for both paper and art installation submissions).
Career Services Webinar Series hosted by National Peace Corps Association
NPCA launched a Career Services webinar series led by Dr. Ronda Ansted. Dr. Ansted has spent most of her professional life in the non-profit and international development fields. She was a mid-career PCV in South Africa and became a career consultant.
EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament eLearning Course
Due to the Covid-19 outbreak, distance learning has become significantly more important to lecturers and students. As you might be aware, the EU established a European network of independent non-proliferation think tanks in 2010, managed by the six members of the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium (EUNPDC). One major project of the consortium is the development and maintenance of this online course. The course is completely free of charge, GDPR compliant and does require registration only for users who want one of several certificates. Our course comprises fifteen learning units that cover a whole range of issues; including arms control theory and WMD, conventional weapons, humanitarian arms control, missiles and emerging technologies. It has been used by 1000+ persons already, and features in syllabi by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and other international institutions.