Center for Experiential Learning | The Kloeck-Jenson Scholarship

The Kloeck-Jenson Scholarship for Peace and Justice Internships was created to honor the memory of Scott Kloeck-Jenson, his wife, Barbara, and their two children, Zoe and Noah; this scholarship was put into place to partially allay expenses for internships related to peace and social justice. It is meant to support and continue the courageous work to which Scott and Barbara dedicated their lives.

Learn more about the Kloeck-Jenson family

Students are strongly encouraged to pursue internships that will provide new and different experiences otherwise inaccessible to them in settings unfamiliar to them.

Applications for summer 2008 internships are due Tuesday, April 1, 2008.

Eligibility Requirements

Identified internship experience should further peace and social justice
Internship must follow Academic Internship guidelines
Must be currently enrolled as a St. Olaf student having completed at least one full year of college
A minimum GPA of 2.5 will normally be required
Preference will be given to students interning with a governmental or nonprofit NGO over students working for for-profit organizations
Note: Internships will typically occur during Interim or summer

Application

Scholarships will be given based on four primary criteria — the substance of the written proposal, evidence of sound preparation for the internship experience, general academic performance, and faculty support.

All items must be included for your application to be considered:

A one-page essay that includes the following:
1. a description of the internship site;
2. a description of supervision; and
3. a description of how the internship relates to peace and justice issues - this should be the majority of your essay. Please provide a convincing argument as to the impact of your selected experience on your understanding of peace and justice issues. Should you choose to return to a site at which you've already worked, you must show how this internship experience will be different and/or enhanced.
An unofficial transcript
Your resume
A completed Academic Internship Learning Agreement and Plan
An Estimated Itemized Budget (does not cover tuition costs)
A recommendation from a St. Olaf College faculty member who will serve as your academic supervisor

Completed applications, with all supporting materials, must be submitted to Paula Schanilec in the Center for Experiential Learning - Modular Village around April 1 each year for a summer internship and during semester I each year for an Interim internship. (Applications for an Interim 2008 internship are due Nov. 1, 2007.) Questions regarding the Kloeck-Jenson program may be directed to Nate Jacobi, Assistant Director of Civic Engagement, x3268 or Kris Thalhammer, Associate Professor, Political Science, Department Chair, x3528.

Academic Internship Forms - Please observe the appropriate deadline to register for an internship.

Estimated Itemized Budget Forms (pdf)

Faculty Recommendation Forms (pdf)

Terms of Agreement

If accepted, you must:

submit a letter to the Kloeck-Jenson family (copied to the CEL);
complete a reflection essay (3 paragraphs) summarizing what you did, how you furthered peace and social justice, and what you learned from the experience (submitted to the CEL);
find a way to share your experience with the St. Olaf community (World Issues Dialogue, lunchtime presentation, Globalization and Social Responsibility Conference, etc.).

Recipients

January 2008
Rachel Bean '08, African Impact; Livingstone, Zambia
Bethany Birkelo '08, African Impac; Linvingstone, Zambia
Polina Bugayev '10, Interfaith Service to Latin America; Jalapa, Nicaragua
Katie Dobie '08, Laogai Research Foundation; Washington, D.C.

Summer 2007
Katherine Parent '09, U.S. Embassy, Oslo, Norway
Katie Rogotzke '09, Global Youth Connect, Caracas, Venezuela

January 2007
Laura Groggel '08, Bria Schurke '08, Shayna Melgaard '07 and Charity Hall '07
Click here to read about the 2007 Kloeck-Jenson scholarship recipients.

January 2006
Deanna Steege '06, Roots and Shoots, Tanzania
Anna Gieselman '06 , Children Better Way, Buduburam Camp, Ghana
Summer 2005
Ishanna Rambachan '08 , Shanti Ashram, Tamilnadu, India

January 2005
Erin Callaghan '05, Resource Center of The Americas
Renzo De la Riva Aguero '05, Samana Wasi, Urubamba, Cuzco, Peru
Brian Jacobson '07, Amigos de las Americas, Costa Rica & San Jose, Mexico
Lucas Paulsen '05, Cloudforest Initiatives, Chiapas, Mexico
Rebekah Menning '05, Independent Study of "Domestic Violence in Mexico", Puebla & Cuetzalan, Mexico

2004
Bryan Hinck '06, medical clinic in Gimbie Ethiopia
Jesse Horst '06, Associacion de Paz y Esperanza, Huanuco, Peru
Pete Stiles '05, medical clinic in Gimbie, Ethiopia
Rachel Dixon '05, Katanga Province, Democratic Repblic of the Congo (formerly Zaire)
Lauren Wendt '04, Nuevo Amanecer Andino, Urubamba, Peru

2003
Erin Callaghan '05, Amigos de las Americas, Esperanza, Honduras
Pam Parnell '04, Kuban State University, Krasnodar, Russia
Michael Shoemaker '04, Institute for International Mediation and Conflict Resolution, Monterrey, Mexico
Liv Sulerud '04, Institute for International Mediation and Conflict Resolution, Monterrey, Mexico
Emily Sandgren '03, WATCH, Minneapolis, MN
Sarah Olson '03, Ecumenical Church Loan Fund Dominicana, Dominican Republic
Anna Heinz '04, v.Bodelschwinghsche Anastalten Bethel, Bielefeld, Germany