ORGANIZATION
The mission of the Maxine Platzer Lynn Women’s Center is to serve students and the University as a whole by:
- Fostering the respect, safety, and dignity of women and girls
- Developing leadership and compassion through academic community engagement
- Building powerful partnerships for social change Working for gender justice on Grounds and across the globe and celebrating those who join us
MENTOR
Nsofwa Chanda, Co-Interim Director and Assistant Director of Engaged Scholarship (ADES)
PURPOSE
Interns will learn office management, connecting with internal and external organizations to help fulfill an organization's mission.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
The intern working with the ADES will learn supervision skills in working with undergraduates and program management
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
This internship will prepare interns for careers in any of the following:
- Academic Research and Administration
- Consulting
- Non-profit
- DEI
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
This internship will provide experiences to develop and polish the following skills:
- Communication to diverse audiences
- Interdisciplinary team collaboration
- Knowledge of sector and networking
- Problem-solving and analytical thinking
- Project management and leadership
- Thought leadership and innovation
RESPONSIBILITIES
The intern in this position will:
- Co-lead a team of Engaged Scholarship interns in providing programming for students
- Manage logistics of undergraduate internship program (recruitment, applications and acceptance/rejection)
- Black Womanhood in College Workshop (BWCW)program
- Annual Holiday Market
- Senior interns meeting assistant
MENTORING PLAN
Generally we mentor our graduate students with weekly supervision meetings, informal check-ins, providing resources and financially supporting many professional development opportunities as our funds allow. We focus on giving them opportunities to see the workings of the Women's Center and differing aspects of building relationships across Grounds as well as off-Grounds. This is evident in our last two interns we worked with from Ph.D.+
DESIRED QUALITIES
The Maxine Platzer Lynn Women’s Center seeks applicants with the following qualities and skills:
- Working knowledge of Canva is ideal but not required
- Excellent written and verbal skills
- Ability to work with others
MODE OF INTERNSHIP
In-person
DURATION
Summer 2024, Fall 2024, and Spring 2025