ECON Undergraduates Blog

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• Extended Studies Summer Session Grant
• Summer Internship with the Federal Audit Clearinghouse, US Census Bureau
• Learn about Amazon's Research Strengths & Approach

Extended Studies Summer Session Grant Posted: 29 Apr 2019 08:00 AM PDT The Extended Studies Summer Session Grant is for degree seeking University of Maryland, College Park undergraduate students attending Summer Session and enrolled in courses administered by the Office of Extended Studies (OES). Courses administered through OES have the following section numbers: 01**, 02**, 03**, 04**, 05**, 06**, WB**, HY**, I1**, I2**. The grant is funded through OES and is designed to provide need-based aid to students who otherwise could not afford to enroll in summer courses. The amount of funding available each year is at OES discretion and is limited. Awarding: The following is the awarding criteria: Undergraduate, degree-seeking University of Maryland College Park seniors and juniors are given first consideration, then sophomores, then freshmen Students must have a minimum 2.0 grade point average The student must have exhausted all other sources of aid including federal loans (Stafford and Perkins, if available) Students must demonstrate need; with students with the lowest income and greatest unmet need having first priority Students must be enrolled for at least 3 credits or more Students with merit aid or other institutional aid are given last priority Funding: Students are awarded up to $1,000 for the entire summer term (summer I and summer II combined). Administration and Contact: The Extended Studies Summer Session Grant is awarded through the Office of Financial Aid (OFA). Contact Malina Heng at umfinaid@umd.edu.

Summer Internship with the Federal Audit Clearinghouse, US Census Bureau Posted: 29 Apr 2019 07:55 AM PDT The Federal Audit Clearinghouse is looking for interns to help improve and grow their systems, programs, and customer experience. All Majors Welcome! Apply by May 9! The Federal Audit Clearinghouse is an area of the U.S. Census Bureau which collects and disseminates audit data on behalf of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for non-federal entities such as states, city/county governments, universities, and nonprofit organizations which spend over $750,000 in federal grant dollars in a single year. You may learn more about them from their website at https://harvester.census.gov/facweb/default.aspx. Major Duties: Learn FAC IT systems and data Attend meetings where you will be exposed to team interaction and decision making in a professional office environment Update user manuals, guidance, and other tools and documents Work with staff to translate customer needs into system requirements, change requests, and system enhancements Learn to write test scripts to test system requirements, and use tracking software to record and track system defects and test results Learn to study security logs for potential system breaches or suspicious user behavior Assist management with reports, document preparation, presentation development, etc. Desired Skills and Experience: Experience with a variety of internet browsers and basic Microsoft Office and PDF software Experience using database software and/or statistical software (desired, but not required) Ability to analyze problems and effectively communicate solutions, both orally and in writing Excellent customer service skills Highly motivated, self-starting, and team-oriented Submit Resumes by May 9! All Majors Welcome! Contact: Shelley Goss 301.763.3273 Shelley.Goss@census.gov

Learn about Amazon's Research Strengths & Approach Posted: 29 Apr 2019 07:35 AM PDT The Division of Research will host Amazon's Chief Economist, Pat Bajari, on Wednesday, May 1st at 5pm in the Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center in Room 1224. He will be speaking about Amazon's research strengths and approach. It will be a 30 minute presentation followed by 15 minutes of Q&A.

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