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Opportunity Knocks from the Career Center – Community Health Internship Program (CHIP)

Do you have an interest in community, public, or population health? Wisconsin Area Health Education Center’s CHIP enables college students to explore those interests and work full time (paid) over an 8-week period in the summer with local health departments, tribal health centers, community health centers, and community service organizations throughout the state. See Handshake for details here and apply by Jan. 31, 2021. For help with your application materials, make an appointment here with Grace Kutney, Advisor to the #HMP career community.

Opportunity Knocks from the Career Center – Diversity in the Arts Leadership Internship Program

Are you a diverse student interested in a career in the arts? Does an internship that prepares you for a leadership role in the arts to affect change sound of interest? If so, use this time over Winter Break to apply for one of seventeen spots in the Diversity in Arts Leadership (DIAL) internship program. This nationwide, competitive selection process will grant paid, ten-week, remote summer internships with organizations based in New York City and New Jersey. For internship details and to apply, click here. Deadline is Jan. 8, 2021. Make an appointment now on Handshake to meet with Teri Mueller, advisor to the #VPA Career Community, in the first week of January to receive help with your application materials!

Rotary Global Grant Scholarship

The Rotary District 6220 Global Scholar Program provides $30,000 scholarship awards for graduate studies at a qualified college/university (not doctorate) level program of study that directly relates to at least one of The Rotary Foundation’s Areas of Focus: Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention; Disease Prevention and Treatment; Water, Sanitation and Hygiene; Maternal and Child Health; Community Economic Development; Basic Education and Literacy. The deadline for application is December 31, 2020 and complete details can be found here. Please contact Claire Kervin, Assistant Professor of English and Director of Fellowships Advising, for assistance with your application. 

Opportunity Knocks from the Career Center – Seattle Arts Fellowships

The Seattle Arts Fellowships are yearlong, paid fellowship programs hosted by the Seattle Opera, Seattle Symphony, and Pacific Northwest Ballet to develop the next generation of arts leaders. These three fellowships are open to graduating seniors who identify as Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color (BIPOC) and are seeking leadership positions in arts administration.

Applicants can choose to apply for one of the following fellowship positions: Seattle Opera: Artistic Department, Pacific Northwest Ballet: PNB School & Community Education, or Seattle Symphony: Marketing/Communications. Apply by Feb. 1, 2021. Make an appointment today on Handshake with Teri Mueller, advisor to the #VPA Career Community for help with your application materials!

Opportunity Knocks from the Career Center – Urban Manufacturing Alliance

Looking for an externship over D-Term? Here are two part-time, remote opportunities from an alumna at Urban Manufacturing Alliance: (1) Membership Researcher to help research and analyze membership strategies across different types of organizations that can be implemented by Urban Manufacturing Alliance. (2) Anti-Racist Organization Researcher to do research on anti-racist strategies that small non-profits can adopt to become actively anti-racist organizations, short and long-term. Please email Katy Stanton ’07 directly for more information and to submit your resume and cover letter. For help with your application materials, please make an appointment on Handshake with Teri Mueller, advisor to the Education and Community Engagement career community.

Over the winter break, the Career Center has a small amount of funding available for short-term projects. For more information and to apply visit our webpage here. Check that page again soon as additional funding will be coming!

Opportunity Knocks from the Career Center – Verizon Is Hiring in All Departments!

Entry level jobs and internships across several career communities are available at Verizon! Many of these are part of leadership development programs for technology, finance, human resources, and more. If having the ability to learn and grow at the speed of technology, and the space to create in every role sounds good to you, check out these openings at Verizon over winter break and apply before March 1, 2021. See details in Handshake here and also make an appointment with the corresponding career community advisor here.

Opportunity Knocks from the Career Center – IDEA Public Schools

Are you interested in teaching or working for the fastest-growing network of tuition-free Pre-K-12 public charter schools in the United States that sends 100% of its students to college? Learn about IDEA Public Schools here and browse open jobs for teachers and positions in all departments. Apply before the Dec. 31st deadline!

For help in preparing your application materials, please make an appointment on Handshake with Teri Mueller, Career Advisor to the Education and Community Engagement (#ECE) Career Community. If you haven’t done so yet, we encourage you to explore and join one of our eight career communities today!

Opportunity Knocks from the Career Center – NPR Internships

Are you interested in helping to create a more informed public? Join NPR to do the kind of journalism that embraces the rich diversity of the country whether it’s researching NPR’s sources for our newsroom, assisting with audio production, editing web pages, conducting research for shows, or more. Explore over 40 internships in Handshake here for the winter/spring term (all remote). Apply before Nov. 2 and make an appointment here with Ty Collins, advisor to the Communications, Journalism & Written Arts career community for help with the application process.

Opportunity Knocks from the Career Center – Uncommon Schools Summer Teaching Fellowship

Are you a college junior interested in a career in teaching? Every summer, Uncommon Schools welcomes a select group of Summer Teaching Fellows (STF) to its nationally-renowned pipeline program for teachers and leaders of color. If you care about the fight for educational equity, the Summer Teaching Fellowship is the perfect program for you. Application deadlines are Nov. 6, 2020 – March 2, 2021.

For help in preparing your application materials, please make an appointment on Handshake with Teri Mueller, Career Advisor to the Education and Community Engagement (#ECE) Career Community. If you haven’t done so yet, we encourage you to explore and join one or more of our eight career communities today!

What to Know about Law School & Being a Lawyer

If you’re interested in a legal career, join us Thursday, October 29th at 4:30 p.m. (CDT) for a discussion about attending law school and a career as a lawyer. Three recent LU alumnae will share their experiences taking the LSAT, applying for and attending law school, and discuss what it is like to be a new attorney.    Hear it straight from recent graduates and get your questions about law answered!   Register in Handshake and join us at https://lawrence.zoom.us/j/2898517157.