The School of Government and the Career Center would like to invite you to the

School of Government - Employer Open House

This unique event will bring a number of organizations to Liberty University to provide information about their company operations and hiring processes. Please join us on the evening of April 25th for this great networking opportunity!

Who's Coming?

Focus: The purpose of this event is to provide Liberty University School of Government students, students interested in Government positions, and alumni the opportunity to obtain information about public sector organizations – both federal, state/local and private sector.

Attendance: Open to:

• All School of Government students and alumni (RSVP Required)
• All other majors if seating permits (RSVP for seating opens up on 4/16 and is based on first signups – a waiting list will be held until this date).

Dress and Appearance: Business Attire is recommended, Business Casual is a minimum.

Agenda:  Thursday, April 25^th, 2013

• 5:30 to 6:30 pm – Organizations will give presentations in designated rooms in DeMoss.  These Presentations will include:
  • Organization Overview
  • Organization Personnel Chart
  • Current and future Projects / Programs
  • Employment Opportunities
  • How to Apply
  • Questions and Answers (Q&A)
• 6:30 to 7:30 pm – All attendees (employers, students, alumni and faculty) will meet in one location to have a general reception.  Here students who attended one session will have the opportunity to mingle with employers from another session.  Refreshments will be served at this time.

RSVP Process:

• Government students and alumni will have the first opportunity to RSVP.  Click on the RSVP button below and choose which session you will be attending.
• Students from all other majors may RSVP as well; however, the seating for other majors will not open up until April 16^th.  Those who RSVP prior to this date will be put on a waiting list and then assigned a seat based on availability at that time.

Emails will be sent out to students who RSVP confirming their choice for an organization and informing them as to what room the session will be held.  Students cannot choose more than one session.

Who's Coming?

Federal Bureau of Investigation

About FBI

Speakers: Cara Kast & Art Gonzales – Supervisory Special Agents

Our Mission

As an intelligence-driven and a threat-focused national security organization with both intelligence and law enforcement responsibilities, the mission of the FBI is to protect and defend the United States against terrorist and foreign intelligence threats, to uphold and enforce the criminal laws of the United States, and to provide leadership and criminal justice services to federal, state, municipal, and international agencies and partners.

Our Priorities

The FBI focuses on threats that challenge the foundations of American society or involve dangers too large or complex for any local or state authority to handle alone. In executing the following priorities, the FBI—as both a national security and law enforcement organization—will produce and use intelligence to protect the nation from threats and to bring to justice those who violate the law.

1. Protect the United States from terrorist attack
2. Protect the United States against foreign intelligence operations and espionage
3. Protect the United States against cyber-based attacks and high-technology crimes
4. Combat public corruption at all levels
5. Protect civil rights
6. Combat transnational/national criminal organizations and enterprises
7. Combat major white-collar crime
8. Combat significant violent crime
9. Support federal, state, local and international partners
10. Upgrade technology to successfully perform the FBI’s mission

Specialties

Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, Cyber-crime, Criminal-investigation, Protection, Civil-rights
• Headquarters - J. Edgar Hoover Building935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington,DC20535-0001United States
• Website - http://www.fbi.gov
• Industry - Law Enforcement
• Type - Government Agency
• Company Size - 10,001+ employees
• Founded - 1908

US Department of Health & Human Services

About US Department of Health and Human Services

Speaker: Daniel Connally (Liberty Grad 2008), Program Analyst – International Response Programs Branch

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.

The work of HHS is conducted by the Office of the Secretary and 11 agencies.

Agencies:

The agencies perform a wide variety of tasks and services, including research, public health, food and drug safety, grants and other funding, health insurance, and many others.

Offices:

The subdivisions of the Office of the Secretary provide direct support for the Secretary's initiatives.
• Headquarters - 200 Independence Avenue S.W. Washington, District of Columbia 20201 United States
• Website - http://www.hhs.gov/
• Industry - Government Administration
• Type - Government Agency
• Company Size - 10,001+ employees

The Leadership Institute

About The Leadership Institute

Speaker: Lauren Day & Eliza Thurston (External Affairs Officer and Internship Coordinator)

Founded in 1979 by its president, Morton C. Blackwell, LI provides training in campaigns, fundraising, grassroots organizing, youth politics, and communications. The Institute teaches conservatives of all ages how to succeed in politics, government, and the media.

LI offers 40 types of training schools, workshops, and seminars; a free employment placement service; and a national field program that trains conservative students to organize campus groups.

Since 1979, LI has trained nearly 100,000 conservative activists, leaders, and students. The Institute's unique college campus network has grown to more than 1,400 conservative campus groups and newspapers.
• Headquarters - 1101 N. Highland St.Arlington,VA22201United States
• Website - http://www.leadershipinstitute.org
• Industry - Political Organization
• Type - Nonprofit
• Company Size - 51-200 employees

Concerned Women For America

About Concerned Women For America

Speaker: Caroline Biggs (Liberty Graduate), Field Development Coordinator

Concerned Women for America (CWA) is the nation's largest public policy women's organization with a rich 30-year history of helping our members across the country bring Biblical principles into all levels of public policy. There's a cultural battle raging across this country and CWA is on the frontline protecting those values through prayer and action.
CWA focuses on six core issues: the family, the sanctity of human life, religious liberty, education, pornography and national sovereignty.
• Website - http://www.cwfa.org
• Industry - Political Organization
• Type - Nonprofit
• Company Size - 11-50 employees

Gallup

About Gallup

Speaker: Alena Naff, Public Relations Specialist

Gallup delivers forward-thinking research, analytics, and advice to help leaders solve their most pressing problems. Combining more than 75 years of experience with its global reach, Gallup knows more about the attitudes and behaviors of the world's constituents, employees, and customers than any other organization.

Gallup consultants help private and public sector organizations boost organic growth through measurement tools, strategic advice, and education. Gallup's 2,000 professionals deliver services at client organizations, through the Web, and in more than 40 offices around the world.

Gallup News reports empirical evidence about the world's 7 billion citizens based on Gallup's continuous polling in 160 countries.

The Gallup Business Journal provides hard-hitting articles and insights aimed at helping executives improve business outcomes based on Gallup's experience boosting companies' performance.

Gallup also offers books with groundbreaking research on business, leadership, wellbeing, and politics, as well as coursework on the factors that drive individual and organizational performance.

Specialties

Strategic Consulting, Global Attitudes and Behaviors, Leadership and Development, Strengths
• Headquarters - The Gallup Building, 901 F Street, NWWashington,D.C.20004 United States
• Website - http://www.gallup.com
• Industry - Management Consulting
• Type - Privately Held
• Company Size - 1001-5000 Employees

Law Enforcement Forum

About the Law Enforcement Forum

The Law Enforcement Forum will be a session of various Law Enforcement agencies who will talk about their individual departments and give information on what it will take to become a Law Enforcement Officer.

Participating Agencies:

1. Chesterfield County Police Department


About the Chesterfield County Police Department

Speaker: Officer Elliot Anderson, Chesterfield Police Testing

The mission of the Chesterfield County Police Department is to provide a professional and unbiased response to the needs of the community. It is the department's goal to establish a partnership with the citizens in achieving a "First Choice Community through Excellence in Public Service."
It is the vision of the Chesterfield County Police Department to continue to provide quality service to the community as a nationally recognized leader among law enforcement agencies, utilizing state-of-the-art information and policing technologies, attracting and maintaining professional employees, consistently improving our quality of training, and demonstrating innovation and operational flexibility.

2.  Lynchburg Police Department

About the Lynchburg Police Department

Speaker: Unknown

The Lynchburg Police Department is an effective, skilled and progressive organization made up of men and women who are dedicated to living our values of Leadership, Professionalism and Dedication. We are made up of individuals who are dedicated and committed to improving the quality of life in our community through a spirit of service. Our officers and civilian employees possess the highest standards of personal and professional integrity, enabling them to prevent crime, enforce our laws, work as community problem-solvers, and serve as examples to our citizens.
The Lynchburg Police Department's mission is to preserve the peace and maintain order in our City. We can best do this by working cooperatively with other governmental agencies, businesses, the faith community, and all citizens. Simply reacting to incidents of crime or disorder is not enough. We must form meaningful, working partnerships with others in the community to make it a safer better place. We call this “Community Policing.”

3.  Virginia State Police Department

About the Virginia State Police Department

Speaker:  Beverly Haile

The Virginia State Police, independent yet supportive of other law enforcement and criminal justice agencies, will provide high quality, statewide law enforcement services to the people of Virginia and our visitors.  The Virginia State Police will provide exemplary service to the public and other law enforcement and criminal  justice agencies with a highly qualified, diverse workforce that balances service, education, and enforcement to  achieve optimal customer satisfaction.