GIIP Site News and Events Syndication http://giip.org Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:32:04 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://giip.org/images/M_images/giiplogosmall.png http://giip.org GIIP Site News and Events Syndication http://giip.org/content/view/146/47/ GIIP partner, and alumnis’ labor of love, the Center for Multicultural Cooperation held a premier for digital stories produced through students involved in CMC’s California Voices after school program. Former GIIP fellows, Brandon Wright, MaryJane Skellerup and Julie Caso hosted nearly 200 people on May 21 for this event, which was kicked off by the grand opening of the Fresno Youth Empowerment Studio (FresYes!). GIIP Associate Director, Adam Thompson presented the audience with a new social networking site to host their videos and create community across the state-californiavoices.org (http://www.californiavoices.org) . Congratulations to CMC and to the hard working and creative youth who participated in this year’s event! News - Newsletters Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:32:30 +0100 http://giip.org/content/view/143/47/ Gail Chadwin: Chalatenango, El Salvador GIIP fellow Gail Chadwin spent Summer and Fall quarter in Chalatenango, El Salvador, helping a local NGO preserve natural resources and improve the local infrastructure and economy. Working with the Intermunicipal Technical Unit (UTI) of the Association of Municipalities Mancomunidad La Montañona (MLM), Gail’s project focused on enhancing the UTI’s organizational capacity. News - Newsletters Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:22:36 +0100 http://giip.org/content/view/142/47/ Roslyn Wang, Ghana Last summer, GIIP student Roslyn Wang served an internship with Kiva. Kiva was the world’s first micro-lending site, giving individuals the opportunity to make small loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries. Jon Madden interviewed Roslyn to learn about her experience. News - Newsletters Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:14:03 +0100 http://giip.org/content/view/139/40/ GIIP's measure 37 passed! View UCSC referendum results (http://elections.ucsc.edu/results.cfm). Read more for details of measure 37. News - News and Announcements Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:30:47 +0100 http://giip.org/content/view/138/40/ Overcoming obstacles and pursuing her dreams are two of the life skills Katie Roper says she acquired at UCSC, where several professors encouraged her to take a hands-on approach to her education. Roper had always wanted to work in Africa, and with the support of faculty mentors, she arranged two separate internships in Kenya, where she produced documentary films about environmental sustainability. News - News and Announcements Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:23:57 +0100 http://giip.org/content/view/137/40/ “What kind of person do you want to become?” This was the booming question that guest speaker Alan Richards posed for students at his lecture Tuesday, Dec. 4 titled, “Today’s Youth, and Global Crises in Justice and Nature.” The seminar was the beginning of the Colloquium Series for the Global Information Internship Program (GIIP), a student-run program that focuses on youth activism involving an array of national and international issues. News - News and Announcements Mon, 10 Dec 2007 09:49:05 +0100 http://giip.org/content/view/6/36/ The updated GIIP Student Brochure (images/pubs/studentpamphlet2007.v8-ch.pdf) is now ready for downloading. You can pick up printed copies from the GIIP office or from many of the college and department offices. Resources - GIIP Publications Mon, 19 Nov 2007 01:00:00 +0100 http://giip.org/content/view/131/47/ In This Issue: Letter from the Director TechCamp '07 Empowers over 80 organizers Team GIIP Tackles College Admissions Crisis Suzi Grishpul: My Radical Summer GIIP Fellows Get a C.L.U.E Notes from the Field Welcome Wagon Upcoming Events Special thanks to our partners and supporters! News - Newsletters Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:39:17 +0100 http://giip.org/content/view/121/40/ Find out more about GIIP projects on our new interactive world map News - News and Announcements Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:53:48 +0100 http://giip.org/content/view/120/61/ If you're looking to find more information about GIIP join us at one of the events this coming week. OPERS Fall Festival: Lower East Field, Tues, Sept 25 3-6pm Welcome Week Presentation: Wednesday Sept 26, 1:30 - 3:30 Cowell Rm 223 First Day of Class: Thurs, Sept 27 6- 7:45, Physical Sciences 130 News - Events Sun, 23 Sep 2007 17:38:45 +0100 http://giip.org/content/view/119/40/ TechCamp: Technology Essentials was a co-creation of the Global Information Internship Program (http://giip.ucsc.edu) and the Progressive Technology Project (http://progressivetech.org). TechCamp was held twice this summer in St Paul, MN and Santa Cruz, CA. We saw 80+ community organizers for all of the US and had a great deal of fun learning about technology can be used by community-led organizers. Check out the video! News - News and Announcements Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:33:11 +0100 http://giip.org/content/view/118/40/ The Summer of Service Technology Institute was a co-creation of the Global Information Internship Program and the Center for Multicultural Cooperation (http://cmcweb.org/). It went incredibly! The students had a great time, learned a lot and are getting close to finishing their Summer of Service. GIIP and CMC produced a summary video so we can share with all of our supporters how the institute went. Check it out! News - News and Announcements Mon, 25 Jun 2007 01:00:00 +0100 http://giip.org/content/view/116/47/ Letter from Associate Director Adam Thompson GIIP Offers Labs That Train Students for the Future Fellow of the Month: Jon Madden Two UCSC students win award from CITRIS News - Newsletters Sun, 24 Jun 2007 14:16:01 +0100 http://giip.org/content/view/114/40/ Now is the time to Join GIIP!Enroll in GIIP, Soc30a (https://pisa.ucsc.edu/prd/sr0060/soc_detail.php?crse_id=028122 term=2078 session=1 section=01 type=E offer=1 assoc=1), for the fall quarter! News - News and Announcements Sun, 20 May 2007 10:45:12 +0100 http://giip.org/content/view/113/40/ Special Prize for Best Use of IT for Rural America ($5000) to the Summer of Service Technology Institute submitted by UC Santa Cruz students Christina Hamill and Julie Caso. Their proposal will help fund a five-day tech camp for youth leaders from the Digitally Abled Producers Project (D@PP) of the Central San Joaquin Valley. The tech camp is organized by collaborative efforts of UCSC undergraduate students, the Global Information Internship Program (GIIP) and the Center for Multicultural Cooperation (CMC). D@PPers will receive an introduction into college life and hands on instruction in technical skills for social change. News - News and Announcements Tue, 08 May 2007 14:41:54 +0100