UNDERGRADUATE COMMUNITY BASED INTERNSHIP (UCBI): Information Session

AGENDA

Welcome!

Background on Carlson Center & our Team

Overview of Program

Introduction to Guiding Principles

Career Center Tips: Prepare Your Application

Questions?

CARLSON CENTER

Through campus and community collaborations, we cultivate knowledge, skills,

and capacities to create an equitable and liberated world.

ValuesAuthentic relationships, humility, reflective learning, equity

ABOUT UCBI

> Undergraduate Community Based Internships (UCBI) create partnerships between dedicated undergraduate students and non-profit and public sector organizations that are actively engaging in community-led work and reflecting on power, privilege, and oppression in the greater community and within their own organizations.

MEET OUR TEAM - Leadership

Rachel Vaughn Briana Randall Director, Carlson Center Director, Jerry Baldasty

Internship Project

MEET OUR TEAM - Graduate Student Mentors

Liz

Courtney

Amber

Evan

Erica

Lauren

*UCBI PURPOSE & AIM

> UCBI provides opportunities for students to participate in paid internship opportunities in the non-profit and public sector in the Seattle and South King county area.

> UCBI aims to engage students in:

– MEANINGFUL WORK

– SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE

– PERSONAL GROWTH

*UCBI GUIDING PRINCIPLES

RESPONSIBILITY EQUITY

HUMILITY

INTROSPECTION & PURPOSE

*PROGRAM LOGISTICS

> SITE BASED WORK

– 10 Hours per week

– Regular meeting with your internship supervisor

– Quarterly Performance Evaluation (x2)

> ON CAMPUS WORK: Tuesdays @ 6:30 - 8 PM

– 2 hours per week

– 1.5 Hour: Weekly cohort meeting Tuesday evenings

– Small and large cohort meetings + individual check-ins

– .5 Hour: Dedicated time to personal reflection

– Two anchor tasks

– Community Asset Map

– Focus Project

*STIPEND

> $1800 per quarter

> Comes out to $15/per hour (12 hours x 10 weeks)

> Distributed bi-weekly through UW’s Workday

APPLICATION PROCESS

Timeline for application:

✓ Oct. 8 - Oct. 22: Review the application materials and the list of host site organizations, develop a cover letter and resume, complete application, and email materials to serve@uw.edu by 11:59 pm on October 22.

The Carlson Center website includes Google map, internship descriptions, and fillable PDF application

✓ End of Oct./Early Nov.: Interviews with organizations

IMPORTANT UCBI DATES

> November 27th @ 6:30 - 8 PM: Intern Orientation with UCBI

> Nov. 28 - Dec. 7th: On-site Orientation with your Host Organization

> Week of January 7th: Internship begins

> Week of June 7th: Final week of Internship

*Your actual internship hours/days will vary by site

EXAMPLES: 2019 INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

> Some internship descriptions for this year include: – “Plan, prepare, and implement a roof garden space; lead and educate

volunteers on small space gardening with a focus on urban spaces and food equity; and interact with our community by developing and leading tours for the public.”

– “The UCBI intern would be responsible for creating and distributing

different marketing materials for our small food vendors. This

opportunity offers the intern a chance to bring their creative and

unique ideas to the table to support our vendors!”

– “Our vision is for the UCBI intern to get to know our community and

collect recipes from community members and develop a cookbook

from the collected recipes. This work will involve a lot interaction

with the food bank community, and careful compilation of

information into a neatly crafted cookbook.”

COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS 2019

★ 21 Acres★ Casa Latina★ Coalition for Refugees from Burma★ Community Alliance for Global Justice★ Community Passageways★ Downtown Emergency Service Center★ East African Community Services★ El Centro de la Raza★ Entre Hermanos★ FamilyWorks ★ Full Life Care: ElderFriends★ Hunger Intervention Program★ InterIm Community Development

Association ★ International Rescue Committee

★ Neighborhood House★ Neighborhood Legal Clinics★ Pike Market Senior Center & Food

Bank (2)★ Positive Outcomes Program★ Pride Foundation★ SCIDpda ★ Skate Like a Girl ★ Statewide Poverty Action Network★ Sustainable Seattle ★ Tilth Alliance★ TreeHouse★ University District Foodbank★ West Seattle Helpline ★ Youth Tutoring Program

DOORWAY PROJECT ORGANIZATIONS 2019

★ Doorway Project★ ROOTS★ Facing Homelessness★ Teen Feed★ YouthCare

*MATCHING PROCESS

> Applications reviewed by Carlson Center Staff

> Applicants selected to move forward matched to one community organization

> Community organization hosts on-site interviews

> Community organization selects intern

> Intern is notified by Carlson Center

DROP-IN TIMES

> Where: The Center for Experiential Learning & Diversity– Mary Gates Hall– Ask for UCBI staff at the front desk!

> When: Drop in Hours– Monday, Oct. 15: 10 AM - 4 PM– Tuesday, Oct. 16: 9 AM - 1 PM– Thursday, Oct. 18: 9 AM - 11 AM– Friday, Oct. 19: 10 AM - 12:30 PM

Applications due October 22nd, 2018 @ 11:59pm.