If you know a student who might be interested please have him or her contact
Stacie Clayton via e-mail.

Objectives:
The intern will assist the Vice President of External Affairs
with the community and government relations efforts of the Detroit Super Bowl XLHost Committee. This includes but
is not limited to assisting in the development and execution
of the NFL's local Emerging Business Program and ensuring
the appropriate government permits, ordinances and legislation are in place regarding Super Bowl XL.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
Familiarity with City of Detroit government
Ability to multi-task and organize a busy and
often changing schedule
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Demonstrated experience in strategic planning
Knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint,
Internet Explorer)
Ability to handle stressful situations in a calm and
organized manner
Ability to be comfortable with ambiguity and change

Position: Intern Government/Community Relations, Fall 2004 Semester
Immediate Supervisor: Stacie Clayton
Vice President - External Affairs
Detroit Super Bowl XL Host Committee
Ford Field
2000 Brush Street, Suite 240
D: 313.262.2638
F: 313.262.2007
sclayton@sbxl.org

Primary Duties

Assist in the development of the Emerging Business Program
and education of local minority and woman-owned businesses of
opportunities available for SBXL
Assist in determining the qualifying/certifying of local
suppliers
Researching existing ordinances, permits and legislation
related to special events
Create and maintain an organized filing system and database
Handle sensitive information in a confidential and discrete manner
Attend to all concerns and needs in an efficient, professional and
courteous manner, maintaining high standards for satisfaction at all
times
Perform related work as required

Compensation:
Unpaid position available for college credit
Paid parking
Two tickets to one football game in SBXL suite at Ford Field

WSU will partner with three institutions composed of area museums, libraries, and archives to develop a unique approach to recruit and educate new digital projects librarians. Twenty individuals from underrepresented groups will be given stipends and/or tuition waivers to attend the LIS program at WSU. During the course of their program they will be placed in a mentoring relationship with senior librarians in the fields of systems, digital project development, metadata, digital archives, and museum management.

UNIVERSAL NATIONAL SERVICE ACT OF 2003

SPONSOR(S):
Sponsor and Cosponsors as of 01/22/2003
RANGEL, CHARLES B (D-NY) - Sponsor
ABERCROMBIE, NEIL (D-HI)- Cosponsor
CONYERS, JOHN JR (D-MI)- Cosponsor
LEWIS, JOHN (D-GA)- Cosponsor
MCDERMOTT, JAMES A (D-WA)- Cosponsor

SYNOPSIS: A bill to provide for the common defense by requiring that all young persons in the United States,
including women, perform a period of military service or a period of civilian service in furtherance of the national
defense and homeland security, and for other purposes

SEC. 2. NATIONAL SERVICE OBLIGATION.

(a) Obligation for Young Persons. It is the obligation of every citizen
of the United States, and every other person residing in the United States, who is between the ages of 18 and 26 to perform a period of national service as prescribed in this Act unless exempted under the provisions of this Act.
(b) Form of National Service. National service under this Act shall be
performed either--
(1) as a member of an active or reverse component of the
uniformed services; or
(2) in a civilian capacity that, as determined by the
President, promotes the national defense, including national or
community service and homeland security.

Commentary

If you look carefully at Congressman Rangel's bill, you will notice that this is actually just a "Message" bill. That is, that there is no hope that this bill will ever become law, but it sends an important message.

Rangel's message is that the cost of national service falls
disproportionately on minorities. We both know that people of
privilege are normally not the ones sacrificing. When the call to
national service is sounded, most policymakers are not personally invested because it's not their kid or the neighbors' that is going to have to put on a uniform and make the sacrifice. So there is little personal investment. This bill served its purpose by giving policymakers something to think about regarding the realities of sociological/economic stratification that you and I see everyday.

That said, this bill is effectively retired. For one thing, this is
an old bill. It was introduced in January and there are only 14
co-sponsors (out of 435). One co-sponsor even withdrew her support. Again, mainly as a symbolic gesture since this happens to be a non-voting Representative.

Also, please keep in mind that the author of the bill is Charles Rangel. This guy is the Ranking Member of the very powerful

Committee on Ways and Means (use to be Rostenkowski's committee). This guy has been Congressman for over 30 years. He is African-American. He is a Democrat. Rangel knows what he is doing. Also, please note that of the 14 cosponsors, about half are women or people of color or Democrats

Enjoy live Blues and Jazz music, presented by the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival on two outdoor stages on Washington between Ashley and Fourth Streets.

Event Time: Noon - 8:30 pm
Cost: Free to the public. All are welcome!