Dear SWEethearts,

Are you looking to embellish your Spring semester schedule and/or your resume? Volunteer to help students overcome engineering challenges for the Science Olympiad! Please read the information below:

I writing to you on behalf of the Green Street Science club at Green Street Academy where I am the coach of our school's Science Olympiad team where we will be competing in a city-wide and hopefully a state competition in a number of science and engineering events. I am reaching out to your organization because I am looking for volunteers to help me with different events for the science Olympiad and I thought your organization might have individuals who would be willing to help my students in one of three engineering design challenges:

·         Tower Building Challenge- Students have to build towers out of wood that can support different weights. Towers must meet specific parameters and will be scored based upon their mass and how much they hold.

·         Wright Stuff Challenge- Students have to design, construct, and test free flight rubber-powered monoplanes to achieve maximum time aloft.

·         Scrambler- competitors must design, build, and test one mechanical device, which uses the energy from a falling mass to transport an egg along a track as quickly as possible and stop as  close to the center of a Terminal Barrier (TB) without breaking the egg.

I either have most of the materials needed already and I can get additional materials needed for each of the different events.  There are only two students assigned to each challenge so a volunteer would not have to manage or work with a ton of students just one or two students.

Our science club meets Mondays and Wednesdays directly after school from 3:15 to 4:15 every week, however if there are individuals within your organization who have other days they are available that would be great. The Baltimore Regional Tournament of the Maryland Science Olympiad is March 4^th so the sooner I could get some help the better. If you could forward this information and request out to your networks that would be great. Also, if you would like more information please feel free to contact me via email.

Thanks,

Deon Jackson

7th Grade Science Teacher 

Green Street Academy

djacksonterp@gmail.com

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Dear SWEethearts,

I hope you are having a sweet winter break! There is a fantastic opportunity to with Leidos and I encourage those who are interested to apply ASAP! Please read below for more...

One of our established programs is offering a unique opportunity to obtain a high-level security clearance. Considering your interest and presumed background, I want to share this with you since you are likely a strong match to our technical needs. One of our long-standing programs in Northern VA has ongoing opportunities for developers, data scientists, systems engineers, and cloud/AWS engineers. This gives us a very rare chance to sponsor new candidates for clearances that I am hoping is of interest to you. This clearance level will open you up to opportunities that would not otherwise be open to those with a lower level clearance and provides an amazing chance to be involved with exciting missions for our intelligence community.

To offer some background, Leidos is an applied solutions company focused on markets that are seeing converging business and technological trends, and address basic, enduring human needs:  defense and national security, health and life sciences, and energy, engineering and infrastructure. The Company's approximately 30,000 employees serve customers in the U.S. Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, other U.S. Government civil agencies and commercial health and engineering markets.

If this sounds like something that is of interest, please feel free to share this opportunity within your organization. For anyone who is interested, please have them respond to me with a soft copy of his/her resume and answers to the following questions:

Best Contact (phone number or email):

What times are best for you to talk?

Do you hold a current/active clearance? If so, what level?

Are you willing and able to go through the clearance process?

We are projecting a start date within 12-18 months, depending on the clearance process. Are you able to commit to this process and projected start date from December 2017– June 2018?

Do you have a target compensation level in mind?

Thank You,

Amy Roberts |  

College Recruiter | Intelligence & Homeland Security Group |  Join the Leidos Talent Community 

M: 202-740-7073 | O: 703-318-4759 | amy.roberts@leidos.com

A paid fellowship opportunity for graduating seniors (or anyone who recently earned a bachelor’s degree) with IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute, in Washington, DC.  Here is a brief description of the program:

“This two-year fellowship provides recent bachelor’s degree recipients with a unique opportunity to use their critical thinking and analytic skills to work on a diverse set of challenges in science and technology (S&T) policy areas, including energy and the environment, space sciences, innovation and competitiveness, evaluation, life sciences, information technologies, national security, and STEM education. Fellows will be involved in collaborative research for leaders in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in the Executive Office of the President and other Federal Government organizations, such as the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.”

More information here: https://www.ida.org/STPI/STPIResearchStaff/FellowshipProgram.aspx

They are always looking for bright engineers to populate this fellowship program!  If anyone decides to apply, please let contact Alexis! She can help answer questions and provide guidance as needed.  The application deadline is January 27, 2017. 

Alexis McKittrick, PhD

Research Staff Member

IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute

1899 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 520

Washington, DC 20006

(202) 419-5412

Martin Luther King Jr. Day events in the Baltimore area

Parades, performances and more in Baltimore for the 2016 Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.

Film screening: 'Sisters of Selma': As part of the "Keeping the Dream Alive - a celebration of the life of Martin Luther King Jr." observation, St. Ignatius Church will present the documentary "Sisters of Selma: Bearing Witness for Change." Serving as facilitator for the film and the following discussion will be Sister Gwynette Proctor. 7 p.m. Jan. 15. 740 N. Calvert St. Free. 410-727-3848 or st-ignatius.net.

Celebrating the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: The Pratt Library's annual King Commemorative Lecture is presented by DeWayne Wickham, the founding dean of the School of Global Journalism & Communication and distinguished professor of journalism at Morgan State University with nearly four decades experience as a journalist. 2 p.m. Jan. 16. Enoch Pratt Library, Waverly Branch, 400 E. 33rd St. Free. 410-396-603 or prattlibrary.org.

Fired Up: The Concert: Featuring performances from Shades of Yale as well as speakers evoking the power and spirit of Martin Luther King's words. 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Jan. 16. The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum, 1601 E. North Ave. $5-$10. 410-563-3404 or greatblacksinwax.org.

D.I.V.A.S. For Dr. King: An annual concert honoring local women for community service, in honor of the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. 3 p.m. Jan. 17. Triumph Community Church, 425 W. Monument St. Free. 410-728-0112 or triumphcommunitychurch.org.

MLK Jr. Day Breakfast: Civil Wrongs to Civil Rights and Back Again will include a traditional breakfast with a guest speaker, a performance by Brenda Tucker and a self-guided museum tour. 9 a.m. Jan. 18. The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum, 1601 E. North Ave. $20-$25. 443-563-3404 or greatblacksinwax.org.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration: The American Visionary Art Museum offers a day of guided tours, birthday cake, music, workshops and special performances. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Jan. 18. 800 Key Highway. Free. 410-244-1900 or avam.org.

MLK Day at the Museum: Featuring a reading of Jeff Stetson's play "The Meeting," about Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., presented by Evolutionary Art Works. A Q&A follows with the director, as well as an afternoon of film screenings related to King and the civil rights movement. The galleries will also be open. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 18. Reginald F. Lewis Museum, 830 E. Pratt St. $5. 443-263-1800 or lewismuseum.org.

Songs of Freedom: Honoring Dr. King through Songs of Human and Civil Rights: Includes projects/displays, a performance from the Florence Bain Senior Center Gospel Choir. young vocalists and an interactive music workshop from musician Scott Paynter, who will teach and perform freedom-based songs from Bob Marley, John Lennon, Peter Tosh and more. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 18. Roger Carter Center, 3000 Milltowne Drive, Ellicott City. Free. 410-480-3250 or hchsmd.org/events.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade: Baltimore honors the life of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with regional marching bands, color guards, steppers, equestrian units, dance squads, civic organizations, and floats. The parade steps off at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Eutaw Street, continuing south on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.  Sonja Sohn of 'The Wire,' Ravens' Justin Forsett to be MLK parade grand marshals.  Noon Jan. 18. Free. 410-752-8632 or promotionandarts.org.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade: The parade will proceed through Annapolis' downtown area, beginning on Amos Garrett Boulevard, making a right turn on West Street, proceeding around Church Circle, then down Main Street, turning left on Randall Street, and ending at the Market House. Noon Jan. 18. Free. annapolis.gov.  

2016 Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation: Claudia Rankine, a Jamaican-born award-winning author and poet, will speak at Loyola University Maryland's annual convocation. 5 p.m. Jan. 18. McGuire Hall, Loyola University Maryland, 4501 N. Charles St. Free. 410-617-2000 or loyola.edu/joinus/mlkconvocation.aspx.