POST-GRADUATION CAREER/ SPRING 2014 GRADUATION CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

• Somos Hermanos Student Immersion Program
• Somos Hermanos is currently accepting applications for both the July - December 2014 (a few spaces still open) and the January - June 2015 program sessions. The goal of our program is to increase the number of bilingual and culturally competent health care providers in the U.S. through a six-month intensive language and culture immersion experience in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.
• Check out our newly updated website that includes more than 250 Somos alum currently at medical, dental, PA, nursing and therapy schools across the country; in addition we have graduated medical professionals working in their fields and using their Spanish and cultural skills gained in the Somos Hermanos program.
• The SIP targets students who have completed their undergraduate Education and are taking a year (or more) off before continuing on to graduate school in the health professions. We accept students who will be attending graduate school for medicine, dentistry, nursing, psychology, physical therapy, public health, and other health-related fields.
• Somos Hermanos aims to reduce the health care disparity experienced by Latinos by increasing the number of bilingual, culturally competent Health care providers in the U.S. The SIP is a six-month language and Cultural immersion program based in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. The program combines intensive Spanish instruction, a comprehensive lecture series, socially and culturally relevant volunteer projects, weekly activities, and a trip to El Salvador and Mexico to ensure our participants gain the language capability and cultural competency desperately needed to serve marginalized, Spanish-speaking Latino populations.
• DEADLINES: The annual early application deadline for both sessions is October 31 AND our extended application deadline for both sessions is APRIL 30th.
• WEBSITE: www.somoshermanos.org
• CONTACT: info@somoshermanos.org


• Life Chiropractic West (Hayward, CA) preview event coming up Thursday July 31st – August 2nd, 2014
• Space is limited so register NOW. Life Chiropractic has some funds available to reimburse you for travel expenses, but you must act soon.
• Register online at www.lifewestwave.com/prospectivestudents/ for the July –August event or call 510-780-4501 to register via phone!

• Assistant Director, GLBTQ
• The Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Queer Resource Center (GLBTQRC) at the University of Colorado at Boulder in the division of Student Affairs is seeking an Assistant who will serve as a resource for lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, ally (LGBTQIA) students, faculty and staff as well as multiculturalism and social justice issues on the CU Boulder Campus. The Assistant Director formulates and implements specific projects; ensures inclusion in the development of GLBTQ Resource Center policies and programs; serves as a consultant to other campus and community organizations and committees; designs systems, guidelines and standards for GLBTQ Resource Center operations; co-manages student employees and volunteers; provides direction for programs and services; assists in grant writing and other fundraising activities and helps with general administrative duties.
• Qualified applicants will have a bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university that included at least six semester hours in LGBTQIA studies, women’s studies, ethnic studies, sociology or psychology or related field AND at least one year of professional experience working with LGBTQIA and diversity related programs in a non-profit or higher education organization.
• For more information and to apply, please go to http://www.jobsatcu.com/postings/80849.