Internships
INROADS is a career development and placement organization for talented students of color who two summers left before graduation with 3.0 GPA or above and who are interested in business, science, engineering and pre-law. INROADS pairs students with businesses and companies nation-wide. For more information, visit http://www.inroads.org/
Urban Studies in Chicago is an opportunity for people to participate in a course called Core. In this course students will take class in Chicago and you will gain first hand experience through discussions, public speakers, and meeting with community groups. If you have other questions you can visit the web site at www.acm.edu/urbanstudy
St. Olaf College's Lily Endowment Program is providing Summer Vocational Community Internships. Interns work with Minneapolis and St. Paul urban areas churches that are particularly active in their communities, and interns will receive a stipend of $2,000. For more information, please go to http://www.stolaf.edu/lillyprogram/events/index.html .
Minnesota Department of Human Services Executive Pathways Internship Program has PAID internships beginning in the end or May or beginning of June 2007. Each internship is designed to provide in-depth learning opportunities in a state government setting. Applications are available on line at www.dhs.state.mn.us and do a keyword search on "internships" or obtain one in the MACO Office. DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS DECEMBER 8, 2006 and no late applications will be considered (updated 11-14-06).
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute offers an eight week, all expenses paid (travel, housing, $2,000 stipend) Congressional Internship Program. Application deadline is January 31, 2007. For more information go to http://www.chci.org
AAAS Minority Science Writers Internship. Experience what it's like to cover the scientific and technological issues that shape our global community. The program is a paid, 10-week experience under the guidance of the weekly magazine's award-winning staff of professional science writers and editors. The internship is open to any minority undergraduate with a serious interest in science writing. DEADLINE: March 1, 2007 A telephone interview will be conducted with semi-finalists in March. All candidates will be notified of the outcome by April 15, 2007. Visit their web site at www.aaas.org/careercenter/internships/scienceminority.shtml for an application. Also you may contact Stacey Pasco at 202-326-6441 or email at spasco@aaas.org with questions.
Partners Internship Program (PIP) has 20 paid summer Internships available, which allow students to have a valuable contribution to the nonprofit's mission and provides valuable skills and experience for working in the nonprofit sector. Internships are with organizations located in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Dakota. Positions are 400 hours, approximately 10 weeks full-time; wage is $9.25 per hour. For more information call Trisha Hasbargen. Program Assistant, Partners Internship Program, 651-287-3316 or 866-429-3316 or email pip@hecua.org.
