Internship Position Available
Themester, an initiative of the College of Arts and Sciences, is pleased to announce two internship positions available for Fall 2011 through a 1-credit course in the College.
Time commitment
• Approximately 5-7 hours a week during the fall semester, August 29-December 9.
Qualifications
• Strong writing and observational skills
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to see a project to its conclusion
• Creativity
• Interest in the upcoming Themester “Making War, Making Peace”
• Ability to work in a collaborative environment
• Ability to work unsupervised
• Event planning experience or strong interest
Duties and Responsibilities
The general duty of interns is to assist the Themester coordinator in the successful completion of the Fall Themester. An intern’s duties will include the following:
• Create and contribute to the Themester blog
• Help solicit guest contributors (faculty, staff and student) for the Themester blog
• Attend Themester planning meetings
• Attend a selection of Themester events to count participants, troubleshoot, and write short reports
• Coordinate at least one Themester event
• Help publicize Themester. This would include putting up Themester posters, staffing a Themester table at events such as the Activities Expo and/or posting events on IU/community calendars
Coursework
In addition to the previously-mentioned duties, students will complete career-development activities such as establishing learning objectives, keeping a journal, conducting an informational interview, producing items for a career portfolio, and attending a Career Development Center event. At the close of the semester, interns will produce a 5-to-7-page reflection paper and program evaluation. Through their duties and assignments, students should expect to engage academically in Themester.
Application
Please send a cover letter, resume, and a proposal for a student-centered Themester event on the theme of “Making War, Making Peace” to themes@indiana.edu. Application deadline: April 15. Please direct questions to themes@indiana.edu.
Tracy Bee
Director of Academic Initiatives
College of Arts and Sciences
Kirkwood Hall 012
Bloomington, IN 47405
812 856-7183
Join the College for Themester 2011: Making War, Making Peace
"It was my view then, and still is, that you don't make war without knowing why. Knowledge of course, is always imperfect, but it seemed to me that when a nation goes to war it must have reasonable confidence in the justice and imperative of its cause. You can't fix your mistakes. Once people are dead, you can't make them undead."
— Tim O'Brien, The Things They Carried
Author Tim O’Brien will visit the Bloomington campus in October as part of Themester 2011.
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