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Student Life is hiring 4 interns for 2014-15

Apply by April 18th!

Deadline to apply: Friday, April 18, 2014 11:59pm


The application will be available on April 1st at:
https://docs.google.com/a/umbc.edu/forms/d/10nIOQOkGosfUlXdzOr1_qywskI1yaxJqH7RLypO-F10/viewform

Minimum Qualifications

  • Must be committed to being a role model and making a positive impact on the UMBC community;
  • Must exhibit good written & verbal communication skills;
  • Must have proactive work habits;
  • Must have and maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5;
  • Must be willing to work for the entire semester for at least 8hours/week;
  • Must be a full-time, matriculating student at UMBC;
  • Must be able to commit to 2 academic semesters.

Position Descriptions:

Service Intern

  • Co-facilitate the development of a campus wide service learning community and encourage community engagement.

  • Support the two Welcome Week Service Projects: beginning of Fall and Spring Semester

  • Assist the Graduate Coordinator with ASB planning (September 2013 – March 2014)

    • Aiding with the logistics of trip planning

    • Helping the Graduate Coordinator hold trip leaders accountable for progress and deadlines

    • Facilitating sessions with the Graduate Coordinator in providing coaching and guidance to trip leaders

    • Driving trip participants to and from their site locations

  • Coordinating and establishing a relationship with the group of service organization leaders   

  • Assisting Graduate Coordinator with organizing of UMBC's blood drives, specifically, but not limited to working with student organizations sponsoring the drives and logistics on the day of each drive

  • Managing the social media accounts for service; advertising current volunteer opportunities and events through Facebook, Twitter and the My UMBCServes group.


Civic Engagement & Leadership Intern

  • Facilitate the meetings and development of the First Year Council

  • Assist in planning of LeadingOrgs and STRiVE including:

    • Manage the supply inventory

    • Order additional supplies

  • Assist with content creation of online media (ie myUMBC group page)

  • Desired qualifications:

      • Participation on the First Year Council

      • Current or former student organization leader

      • Attendance at the STRiVE retreat and PSYC/EDUC 216 is highly preferred

Social Media/Video/Photography Intern (2 positions)
  • Assist in managing Student Life's Facebook/twitter accounts

  • Take pictures and videos at campus events

  • Edit and produce videos

  • Coordinate storage management system for videos and photos
  • Specific tasks include video/sound editing, graphic design, facilitating 
    communication between stakeholders for idea collaboration, recruiting
    student actors for specific projects, scheduling students for video filming, assisting with script preparation (if applicable), assisting with film  shoots, assisting other offices with outreach to residential students as needed, and taking pictures for Student Life as needed. Will be involved with marketing and communications staff to create solutions that are current with trends. 
  • Desired qualifications
    • Must have excellent creativity and “outside the box” thinking. 
    • Must be able to work well with simple audio/visual equipment and be familiar with MS Office, iMovie, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop and other audio/visual suites.

For more information please contact: Sara Leidner (sleidner@umbc.edu) or Virginia Byrne (vbyrne@umbc.edu)

Posted: April 5, 2014, 5:04 AM