User:Pjthepiano/indiafellowshipapp

This Fellowship is related to the Campus Program that the Wikimedia Foundation is planning to roll-out in India. Specifically, it is related to the large-scale, high-impact pilot that is planned for Pune. This Fellowship seeks to drive the Movement's priorities of


 * Increase participation


 * Improve quality


 * Increase reach

Context of Campus Program
This section has been adapted from the Global University Program well as the India Programs.

Logistics
Given the nature of the Campus Program, a Wikimedia Foundation Fellowship is proposed. Resources required will be basic training. This Fellowship is proposed for a period of 3 months starting May 15th 2011. The proposed location is Pune.

Fellow(s) responsible for this proposal
My name is PJ Tabit, User:Pjthepiano. In May 2010 I graduated from the University of Scranton with a B.S. in Political Science, a B.A. in Philosophy and a minor in economics. This past fall I started my graduate studies at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. where I am pursuing a master's degree in Public Policy. In addition I work part-time as a research associate in the Government and Finance Division of the Congressional Research Service, a division of the Library of Congress.

Through a variety of experiences I have developed a strong background in community mobilization and education. From 2007 - 2010, as a college admissions test instructor for Kaplan Test Preparation and Admissions, I helped to prepare high school students for the SAT. During that time I also worked as a admissions representative at the University of Scranton. There I spoke to groups of prospective students and their parents, and gave tours of the university's campus. I was also responsible for training new employees. In 2010 I joined the staff of a campaign for the United States House of Representatives as the campaign's college outreach coordinator. On that team I lead a group of volunteers who made phone calls and house visits to over 4,000 voters in Pennsylvania's 11th Congressional District.

Since the summer of 2010 I have been heavily involved in the Wikipedia Public Policy Initiative, first as a campus ambassador to the George Washington University and now as an ambassador to Georgetown University. In the fall of 2010 I was invited to serve on the Ambassador Steering Committee and was elected its first chairman. Together we have developed the framework of the ambassador program including selection processes for both campus and online ambassadors, regional ambassador roles, and steering committee elections. I was also selected as an ambassador trainer and in January 2011 joined other trainers and Wikimedia Foundation staff in San Francisco to develop the ambassador training curriculum and train the first group Western Region ambassadors.

I believe my experience with the U.S. Ambassador Program at both a strategic and tactical level will allow me to contribute a unique perspective to the India Program Team. I also work extremely well in groups and adapt well to new situations.

Thank you for your time. Please feel free to leave a message on my talk page or contact me at pjtabit@gmail.com with any questions you may have.

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