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Funding Available for Summer Experiences!

The Center for Career, Life, and Community Engagement is excited to announce the launch of a “common application” for experiential learning funding. We have worked with partners from across campus to consolidate several funds available to students for internships, service projects, volunteer experience, and self-designed projects to one application to ensure equity and access by all students to the funding available.

There is over $40,000 available for these experiences!

Apply online here! Deadline for the application is March 25, 2019.

Funded Internships Available!

The Center for Career, Life, and Community Engagement invites you to apply to our Signature Funded Internships which provide a $5,000 award and include experiences at:

  • Merit School of Music: The main focus of the Merit School internship will be to help and support the Merit library staff. Additionally, the internship will include a number of hours each week providing support in the student services area.
  • Lyric Opera of Chicago: This internship will provide the opportunity to work on a variety of projects in preparation for Lyric’s 2018/19 season. This position will assist all major areas of Development, including Donor Reporting, Annual and Planned Giving, Individual Giving, Institutional Partnerships, Women’s Board, Chapters Executive Board/Chapters, Guild Board, Ryan Opera Center Board, and Lyric Young Professionals.
  • Ensemble Español Dance Company: For the summer of 2019 this internship will cover a broad area of non profit arts management including educational outreach, community workshops, arts administration, development and the annual American Spanish Dance and Music Festival.  Start date is approximately June 10th.
  • The Center for Deep Listening: The student intern will work at the Center for Deep Listening at Rensselaer. The internship will include work as a teaching assistant for a course on Deep Listening, working in the Center’s extensive archives, and bringing Deep Listening practice into schools.
  • New York Jazz Academy: Alumnus Javier Arau ’98 will integrate the student directly into his administration and engage the intern in strategic planning for his expanding organization. Pending faculty approval, the intern may have the opportunity to work in a teaching capacity during summer workshops for younger age groups.
  • Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute: This position is to provide general assistance and administrative support for one of the programming teams in the Weill Music Institute (WMI), the education and social impact arm of Carnegie Hall, one of the leading music presenters in the world. The student intern will work with a dedicated staff to help prepare for the upcoming season of programming.
  • Bread for the World: Bread for the World Institute provides policy analysis on hunger and strategies to end it. The Institute educates opinion leaders, policymakers, and the public about hunger in the U.S. and abroad. The primary objective for the internships is to provide legislative and administrative support to the GR policy analyst(s) responsible for international humanitarian and poverty-focused development assistance issues.

Apply online here! Deadline for the application is March 25, 2019.

Experiential Learning Funding Application

Calling all students! Lawrence has the resources you need to secure cutting edge internships, volunteer experiences or design your own unique project.

The Center for Career, Life, and Community Engagement is excited to announce the launch of a “common application” for experiential learning funding. We have worked with partners from across campus to consolidate several funds available to students for internships, service projects, volunteer experience, and self-designed projects to one application to ensure equity and access by all students to the funding available.

Additionally, within the same application you can apply to our Signature Funded Internships which include the Conservatory Squared internships and the Leota Ester Research Fellow at Bread for the World.

Apply online here! Deadline for the application is March 25, 2019.

Please visit the CLC for help with your application materials and good luck!

Rawhide Employment Opportunities

Passionate about psychology and purposeful work? Ready to apply your learning in a meaningful way? Join Jim Eckstein on Thursday, February 28 at 11:00am in Briggs 420 to learn about full-time, internship, and volunteer opportunities at Rawhide. Rawhide is a 501(c)(3) recognized charity offering programs for at-risk youth in Wisconsin. Rawhide’s residential care and outpatient mental health services are dedicated to helping at-risk youth and their families lead healthy, responsible lives. Please RSVP in Handshake at the link below today!

https://lawrence.joinhandshake.com/events/279917

ACM Graduate School Exploration Fellowship (GSEF) Research Poster Presentation and Informational Meeting

COME MEET OUR GSEF FELLOWS AND CHECK OUT THEIR SUMMER RESEARCH WORK !

WHEN:         MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2019

WHERE:       THE CENTER FOR CAREER, LIFE, AND COMMUNITY       ENGAGEMENT (CLC), CHAPMAN HALL, 2ND FLOOR

TIME:            4:30 TO 6:00 P.M.

If you are a student with sophomore standing from underrepresented
backgrounds and is interested:

  • in pursuing a doctoral degree in the humanities or humanistic social sciences, or a terminal master’s degree in the arts,
  • have a genuine interest in academic research and/or teaching at the college level as a career
  • is a US citizen, permanent resident of the US, or non-US citizen with DACA

THEN COME MEET CURRENT FELLOWS AND LEARN WHAT THE GSEF FELLOWSHIP CAN OFFER YOU!

More information can be found here: ACM.edu/GSEF

            

INx: Internship Networking Night

The 2nd Annual INx: Internship Networking Night is being held in the elegant Esch Hurvis Studio in the Warch Center from 7-9pm on February 13th.

Come be perfectly you and network with the Lawrence Board of Trustees who are passionate about your student experience and excited to help bring your passions and skills to life through exploring internship opportunities!

Bring a friend and make friends during this winter twilight event!

Register on Handshake here!

Millipore Sigma Careers in Science Info Session

January 28, 3:10 – 4:10 p.m., Steitz 202

Join Jay Morrell ’17 and Jaremy Cobble ’95, Sr. Chemist as they give a general presentation about Millipore Sigma and discuss entry level career opportunities within their organization. Millipore Sigma aims to solve the toughest problems in life science by collaborating with the global scientific community and accelerate access to better health for people everywhere.

Workforce Career and Internship Fair – February 19

This unique job and internship fair, sponsored by the Wisconsin Private College Consortium (WIPCCC), is designed for students attending one of Wisconsin’s private colleges or universities.  Nearly 200 career recruiting professionals will be there seeking college students just like you!

Don’t miss this great opportunity to network and meet with employers 1:1. Transportation will be provided by the LU CLC.  See Handshake for more details.

Silicon Valley Trek – Deadline to Apply February 1

For the fourth year in a row, David Eddy ’81 and Chiao-Yu Tuan ’14 have graciously offered to provide an insider’s view into Silicon Valley through a trek that takes place this year over spring break (March 18-22). Selected students will fly into San Francisco on Monday, March 18 and engage in visits to various organizations Tuesday through Thursday. Students will depart San Francisco on Friday, March 22. Visits will include Facebook, Google and Airbnb among other networking stops and events yet to be determined.

To be considered for participation in this trek, please submit a cover letter describing why you are interested in the experience and why you should be considered. Please submit a current resume in addition to your cover letter and submit both directly to Handshake by Friday, February 1 at 5 p.m. Applicants will be chosen and notified promptly after the deadline. If you need assistance with your resume or cover letter, please make an appointment with an advisor in the CLC.

MLK Jr. Day of Service – Monday, January 21, 2019

You are invited to participate in the annual MLK, Jr. Day of Service happening Monday, January 21.

Join the entire Lawrence community and embody the work of Dr. King through support of some of today’s continuing civil rights movements. Students, staff and faculty will honor the continuance of the efforts and ideas of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr through learning, serving, and celebrating.

Both on-campus and off-campus opportunities are available to students, staff, and faculty.  Each activity is a student-led initiative that benefits the community and helps Lawrentians solidify the value of learning through engaging. Select from options to support organizations across the Appleton area making positive change.

Sign up today on Lawrence University’s GivePulse page, the go-to place for community engagement opportunities which synergize your skills, interests, career goals, and shape your life journey.