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Full Time Jobs and Graduate Assistantships and Internship Opportunities Job Opportunities
University of Akron Graduate Assistantships
Graduate Internship
Graduate Student Internship – Joint appointment with Housing Services and LGBT Resource Center
Full time, 5 to 8 weeks – Flexible start and end time between June 18 and August 10, 2007.
Room and board provided. Unpaid position.
Deadline to apply: March 9, 2007
Essential Functions:
The Summer Intern will be supervised by professional staff members in the LGBTRC and Residence Life. Projects may include, but are not limited to:
* Training module for Housing student staff on LGBT issues
* Welcome Week programming around LGBT concerns
* LGBT-related program modules for use by student Program Coordinators
* Working with staff to develop program efforts in Stonewall Hall (LGBTIQQA living-learning community)
* Additional assignments in Housing and in the LGBT Resource Center to be determined by supervisors.
Intern will receive supervision and training on aspects of directing an LGBT Resource Center (programming, training, advocacy, budgeting), as well as gain valuable experiences working with a large housing program.
Qualifications:
Currently enrolled graduate student within a student affairs graduate program or a student applying to enter a student affairs graduate program in Fall 2007. Experience working with Housing/Residence Life or with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender students in a higher education environment. The successful candidate will understand sexual orientation, gender identity, and student development issues; be sensitive to the effects of racism, sexism, heterosexism, and other forms of oppression on the student experience; and have excellent oral and written communication skills.
Application:
Please provide the following via email (nancy.tubbs@ucr.edu): a Resume and Cover Letter explaining the relevance of the internship to your career objectives in the field of LGBT resources in higher education AND the skills you hope to gain from this internship experience. Deadline is March 9, 2007.
The University of California, Riverside enrolls approximately 15,000 undergraduate students. 25 percent of UC Riverside students live on campus in school housing. This is 75 percent of the freshman class. The student population is culturally diverse, with approximately 75% of undergraduates identifying as Asian Pacific Islander, African American, Latino/a, or Native American. The LGBT Resource Center, established in 1993, provides support, education, and advocacy regarding sexual orientation and gender identity issues. Learn more on the web at http://www.ucr.edu, http://www.out.ucr.edu, or http://www.housing.ucr.edu.
For more information, please contact:
James C. Smith
Assistant Director for Residence Life
UC Riverside Housing Services
100 Aberdeen Dr.
Riverside, CA 92507
951.827.6075 james.smith@ucr.edu
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