NEWS
PPIA is seeking a Special Events & Marketing Intern (Paid) at the National Office.
2006 PPIA Fellowship program application is closed. Applicants will be informed of thier acceptance or rejection by April 15, 2006.
The Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP) at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) invites you to their open
house on September 27, 2005 from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm at the Chicago
Cultural Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For more information visit this
site: DUSP/MIT.
Alliance for Excellent Education is looking for two fall interns.
It is a Washington, DC-based policy, research, and advocacy organization that
is helping to formulate and implement a national policy to provide proven, research-based
assistance to the secondary schools that house our nation's most academically
vulnerable students - those six million youngsters who are most likely to drop
out of high school or graduate unprepared for college and a productive future. Click here for more details.
Alejandro Lara, (1993 PPIA Fellow at UC Berkeley) and his
family were featured in the Wall Street Journal on July 20, 2005 as part of
the WSJ's series on "Mobility in America". The article, "Once
Here Illegally, The Laras Savor Children's Success", discusses the
senior Laras' upward move in America.
Marlon Brown, who recently got accepted into the class of
2005 PPIA Junior Summer Institute at Princeton University, will be interning
at PPIA as the Fundraising and Development Intern. He will be working closely
with Chris Matias to garner financial support for PPIA. Marlon is a college
junior at American University, with a concentration in Political Science and
Public Policy. He grew up in Warren, MI and attended the University of Detroit
Jesuit High School and Academy. Please join us in welcoming Marlon to our PPIA
team!
The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) is seeking
an intern for the Institute for Hispanic Health (IHH) – immediately.
Jane Lee, a PPIA Fellow (2004 Junior Summer Institute at UC Berkeley
), is one of Glamour magazine's “Top 10 College
Students” and is featured in the October 2004 issue. Please
pick up an issue and read her success story!
Monique M. King-Viehland, a PPIA Alumna ( 1998 Junior Summer Institute
at Princeton ) was recently selected as a WQED/Pittsburgh Magazine and
the Pittsburgh Urban Magnet Project (PUMP) 40
Under 40" Honoree.
W.K. Kellogg
Foundation Awards PPIA $200,000
Twenty
year study of the PPIA Program is published for the Ford Foundation
EVENTS
Public Service EXPO and Career Fair - Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth Convention Center
1201 Houston Street
Fort Worth, Texas
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
10:00 am - 4:00pm
PPIA 25th Anniversary GALA
Saturday, November 5, 2005 - Photos are available for viewing.
AED Diversity EXPO
Washington, DC
November 3, 2005
Fall 2005 Public Service EXPOs
Miami, Florida
Friday, October 21, 2005
Los Angeles, California
Friday, November 18, 2005
PPIA 25th Anniversary GALA
JW Marriott Hotel, Washington, DC
Saturday, November 5, 2005
Graduate School EXPO & Networking
Reception, Friday, July 8, 2005, Washington, DC
PPIA Day of Service II:
Saturday, April 9, 2005, 10:00am – 1:00pm
Community Harvest's Urban Oasis Community Farm and Learning Center
Please join us again as we embark on our second journey to Urban Oasis for another
great day of gardening! All PPIA friends and family are welcome.
PPIA Holiday Party!
December 7, 2004

PPIA Day of Service Newsletter
- on a bright and sunny Saturday morning, ten PPIA Fellows, alumni,
staff and friends crossed over the Anacostia River to volunteer at the Urban
Oasis Community Farm and Learning Center. Although meteorologists predicted
rain all weekend, we were blessed with good weather to work on the farm.
PPIA Day of Service: Please
join Maria Gaona, 2003 PPIA Fellow, and PPIA Staff members on a PPIA Day of
service at Urban Oasis Community Farm and Learning Center on November 13, 2004.
GLOBAL DIVERSITY: Ensuring Effectiveness through Inclusion
A conference by Interaction, October 4 – 5, 2004
2004 Public Service EXPO will be held this fall in New York and Chicago.
Saturday, July 31, 2004, PPIA Fellows will have a Reunion & Networking event in Washington , DC
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