Are you a student or recent graduate interested in global issues? Do you want to know more about working in the nonprofit sector? Would you like to enhance your resume and learn valuable skills? If so, consider an internship at the World Affairs Council of New Orleans!

WACNO is now accepting applications for internships. These unpaid internships will start in May or June and last until November or December. To learn more, download the Internship Overview and Agreement.

To apply, please submit a resume, complete this survey, and submit a cover letter explaining why you are interested in working at WACNO to Flora Williams at director@wacno.org.

WACNO’s deadline is May 5th, 2012. However, if you are planning to use the internship for school credit please make sure you check your institutions’ requirements. We look forward to your applications.

Nominees must believe in and be willing to advance WACNO’s mission to increase the community’s awareness of global issues and to further international understanding through educational and social forums with a commitment to diversity and inclusive fellowship.

If elected, nominees should be able and willing to take on the following fiduciary and time commitments:

–Attend at least five of the eight regularly scheduled Board of Directors meetings; two absences may be excused with the assignment of a proxy, and one may be unexcused. Meetings have traditionally been held in the early evening on a week night.

–Serve on at least one standing board committee; these committees include Nominating, Programs, Development & Membership, and Budget & Finance.

–Attend at least one Dining Internationally, one PubNite, one Great Decisions, and 50% of all special events; participation in all events sponsored by the World Affairs Council of New Orleans is encouraged.

–Attend the Annual Fundraiser in the fall and the Annual Meeting in the spring. Tickets are usually $50 to $70 per person, and event dates are announced well in advance.

–Be a member at the Diplomat level ($200) or higher.

–Promote WACNO to potential members and sponsors.

In addition, Directors are strongly encouraged to assist with fundraising for WACNO by soliciting donations for events, cultivating corporate members, and helping to increase attendance at the Annual Fundraiser and Annual Meeting.

In order to nominate a candidate or to be nominated as a candidate, you must be a paid member of WACNO. (To join or renew, please visit http://wacno.org/join.) Self-nominations are accepted. To make a nomination, please submit a brief letter of recommendation (to nominate someone else) or a letter of interest (to nominate yourself), as well as the nominee’s resume, to Flora Williams at director@wacno.org. Nominations will be accepted until April 4, 2012, and early submission is strongly encouraged.

The Nominating Committee will review all applications and make a recommended slate, which will be voted on by the general membership at the Annual Dinner.

Questions may be directed to Dr. Chris Fettweis, President of the Board of the Directors, at fettweis@tulane.edu.

Are you looking to meet new people with a similar interest in world affairs? Consider volunteering with the World Affairs Council of New Orleans. Volunteers are needed to organize programs, to assist with fundraising, and to help out at events. Please contact Flora Williams at director@wacno.org for more information.

The World Affairs Council wishes you a happy and joyous holiday season.

Are you a student or recent graduate interested in global issues? Do you want to know more about working in the nonprofit sector? Would you like to enhance your resume and learn valuable skills? If so, consider an internship at the World Affairs Council of New Orleans!

WACNO is now accepting applications for Summer 2012 internships. To learn more, download the Internship Overview and Agreement.

To apply, please submit a resume, complete this survey, and submit a cover letter explaining why you are interested in working at WACNO to Flora Williams at director@wacno.org.

Deadline is May 6th, 2012.  We look forward to your applications.

WACNO is now accepting applications for Fall 2011 internships. To learn more, download the Internship Overview and Agreement. To apply, please submit a resume and letter of motivation explaining why you are interested in working at WACNO to Flora Williams at director@wacno.org.

We look forward to your applications.

Sheila comes from a unique, highly educated and resilient foundation. Her drive, motivation and passion for Social Work and the Law inspires others, giving them the edge to aspire to their own true potential. At a young age, she overcame a myriad of personal challenges and now prospers in every venture she partakes. She brings her life experience and advanced knowledge to individuals and organizations she touches along the way.

Ms. Wilkinson graduated from University of New Orleans with a BA in Sociology, minoring in Women’s Studies. From there, she went on to Tulane, where she earned a Master’s in Social Work. After surviving the perils of Katrina in 2005, she returned to New Orleans intent on being a more active participant in our community. Her diverse interests led her to Loyola’s College of Law, where she graduated in the Spring of 2009. While at Loyola, she traveled abroad on three separate occasions and earned an International Legal Studies Certificate. She is currently in private practice, after serving as the Project & Litigation Manager of a local law firm for almost 10 years.

Ms. Wilkinson’s long term goals include working closely with the European Union to advance international relations, social welfare and education on a global front, while her passion for human rights encourages her to propel towards work within the European Court of Human Rights. She intends to study French and German, and to complete an LLM program abroad studying European Union Law.

She is a native Louisianian and a proud Member of the United Houma Nation.