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 Find your internship for Spring 2014!

Public Service Internship Fair

Wednesday, November 13th, 5:30pm-7:00pm

Qatar Ballroom, LBC

 Who is Mwende Katwiwa?

Status: Senior

Double Major:

Political Economy with International Perspectives AND
Africa & African Diaspora Studies

On-Campus Activities: 

• Resident Advisor in Weatherhead Hall
• Advisor the Living Like a Local Society
• Chair of the Black Arts Festival at Tulane
• Producer for the Vagina Monologues
• Member of the CPS Student Advisory Board

Off-Campus Activities:

• Spoken Word Artist (FreeQuency) with the WhoDatPoets 
• Blogger with Winnovating and the Anna Julia Cooper Project on Gender, Race and Politics in the South

Mwende in her own words:

Hello, my name is Mwende Katwiwa and I am a senior at Tulane and the inaugural Heim Student Service Fellowship recipient. Through the Heim Fellowship, I will be assisting Tulane students in identifying and selecting service-learning initiatives that are mutually beneficial to them and their host organization so that the most meaningful service can be provided and received. Through this, I hope to help improve Tulane's overall serving-learning programs as well as the engagement and understanding that Tulane students have of service and its impact during school and beyond.

I am passionate about service and chose to attend Tulane after taking a year off in between college and high school to volunteer in the Greater New Orleans area. My favorite thing about community service is engaging communities in the recognition of their inherent strengths and working within them to find sustainable solutions to closing opportunity and resource gaps. I hope to use my position as a Heim Fellow to make other students similarly passionate about service and community empowerment in college and in their future careers.

You can find me in the Center for Public Service office on the following days:

Mondays: 10am-12pm, 2pm-5pm
Thursdays: 2pm-5pm
Fridays: 2-4pm

For more information, you can contact me at servicepath@tulane.edu.

I look forward to meeting with you!

   Business students can earn 3 credits through public service internships! 

  CIAPA: Costa Rica

Tulane's Central American Experience, Fall 2014

Have you ever wanted to see the beautiful island of Costa Rica?  Have you ever wanted to intern overseas?  If your answer to either of these questions is "Yes," then the Tulane CIAPA Fall Program is for you!  Spend your fall semester studying at Tulane's CIAPA campus in San José, Costa Rica.  This extraordinary program offers more than 6 service internship opportunities.  Work with a non-profit to reduce school drop out rates, intern at a hospital serving the metropolitan community, or promote peace, freedom, and democracy within Costa Rica. 

Commemorate Jewish life, culture, and history or work with governmental agencies on developing programming for civic education.  No matter what you are interested in, CIAPA has it! This is a unique opportunity that allows you to experience different working cultures and environments while living on CIAPA's campus right outside of San José. 

For more information on the program, contact Annie Gibson:

Internships with Elevate

Mission: To elevate the life skills and abilities of inner-city student-athletes in America through mentor-based programs in athletic, academic and social development

Qualifications, Skill-sets, job description

• Social Media
  • Responsible for writing, content of Facebook, Google+, Twitter and Instagram accounts.
  • Requires strong writing skills, engagement of similar accounts and customers. Relevant posting with current events and holidays.
• Multimedia Intern
  • Responsible for YouTube page, shared responsibility of photography for Instagram and Facebook pages and website content and updates.
  • Highlight videos for student-athletes.
  • Capable writer, strong in video production and editing and photography.
• Accounting Intern
  • Manage budget and accounting, expenses, seek alternative options to reduce expenses.
  • Looking for business, accounting majors.
• Marketing/PR Intern
  • Looking for marketing, business or communications major.
  • Creative approach to marketing and branding strategies.
  • Strong writing skills for newsletter and email marketing updates.
• Human Resources Intern
• Track employee/intern hours and time sheets
• Handle employee/intern scheduling and change of scheduling
• Build out employment procedure, firing procedure compliant with state guidelines. Correct etiquette and legal etiquette.

For more information and to apply, contact Sky Hyacinthe, sky@elevateusa.org. 

  DC Internships: The Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service

Did you know that 1 in 5 managers hired someone specifically because of their community service experience? Employers are looking for skills like problem solving, creativity, and critical thinking that can only be gained with hands on, real world experience.

For college students that are ready to give back to their community and gain a competitive edge during their job search, there is no better opportunity than the Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service.

IPVS has been training undergraduate students to be leaders in their community for 15 years through this fast-paced eight week academic internship program, and is now accepting applications for 2014.

Experience matters, and with IPVS, students will be equipped with the practical, philosophical, and ethical tools needed for leadership in the nonprofit sector.

Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service

June 8 - August 1

APPLY by Dec. 9th for a 5% tuition discount

www.DCinternships.org/IPVS

Summer of Service Program Components

• Internships- Competitive placements with local and national nonprofit organizations
• Classes- Up to 9 transferrable, accredited courses in ethics and government from George Mason University
• Housing- Roommate matching & furnished apartments on George Washington University's downtown campus
• Scholarships- More than 70% of students receive generous awards based on merit and financial need
• Leadership & Professional Development- Mentoring and career building activities including seminars, site briefings, and guest lectures
• Community Involvement- Hands on service projects, fundraising activities and visits to local nonprofit facilities

If you are ready to make a difference this summer, then please visit www.DCinternships.org/IPVS to learn more and start an application! If you have questions please contact IPVS Manager, Kristen Wright by email at IPVS@tfas.org or by phone at 202.986.0384.

 The Autry Fellowship with MDC

The Autry Fellowship is a competitive fellowship program for talented and ambitious recent college graduates. It provides an opportunity to work for one year as a full-time, paid staff member at MDC. The Autry Fellowship supports the mission of MDC--to help organizations and communities in the South close the gaps that separate people from opportunity--by developing a cadre of young leaders who have experience promoting economic development, increasing equity and excellence in education, building inclusive civic cultures, and who are poised and ready to apply their new learning to benefit this region.

The Autry Fellowship celebrates the life and perpetuates the work of the late George B. Autry, founding president of MDC. For 32 years, he led MDC with a passion for improving opportunities for people and places struggling to keep pace with economic and social change. The ideal Autry Fellow is open-minded and compassionate, curious and reflective, and deeply committed to advancing social equity and opportunity.

To learn more about the Autry Fellowship and to stay up-to-date on MDC's work, visit our website and like us on Facebook.  Applicants must submit a complete application  along with a resume by Mon, Jan. 13 at 5pm. You should get confirmation of receipt within 48 hours of submission. MDC staff will notify all candidates of their status within four weeks of the deadline and choose the Fellow immediately following an interview day the week of Feb. 17.

The Cowen Service Challenge

This challenge aims to encourage students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends of Tulane to celebrate President Cowen's legacy of supporting healthy and vibrant communities through direct community service.

By May 2, 2014, we will complete 750,000 hours of service in New Orleans and around the world.

Be in that number!

Spring Internships

Homer A. Plessy Community School is looking for an

Questions? Contact us at

cpsinternships@tulane.edu