McCormick Community Internship Application Applications
Winter Quarter 2008 Due Date: November 9th, 2009
Spring Quarter 2009 Due Date: March 1st, 2010
Fall Quarter 2009 Due Date: May 31, 2010

The Irwin W. Steans Center for Community-based Service Learning and Community Service Studies is accepting applications for the McCormick Community Internship for the 2009-2010 academic year.

The McCormick Foundation has generously established an endowment at DePaul's Steans Center in order to provide funding for internships in community-based organizations that allow DePaul undergraduates to apply their knowledge and skills to benefit an organization while simultaneously providing the student with valuable work experience. This internship is reserved for our best and brightest DePaul senior undergraduates who have exhibited a commitment to community action, service, and academic excellence from all disciplines and departments at DePaul.

Successful applicants will have developed a project in collaboration with a community organization that can take up to two-quarters to complete and utilize their individual talents, experiences and academic expertise. Applicants are encouraged to develop an independent study with a faculty member that links the internship experience to academic learning. Interns receive up to $1,200 per academic quarter, the final payment of which is contingent upon the delivery of a final product (e.g., a report for a community organization). At the end of the quarter, McCormick interns will present their final projects at the Service Speaks banquet to be held in May. The presentations will highlight the work they did at the organization with clear demonstration of an achieved goal.

Internship Recipients

2008-2009 McCormick Community Internship Recipients

Due Dates

For Winter '09 Internship: November 9th
For Spring '10 Internship: March 1st
For Autumn '10: May 31st

Application Criteria

• 3.0 GPA


• Previous experience in a minimum of one Community-based Service learning (CbSL) Course (or equivalent).


• Submit Electronically to Cyndi Torres ctorres4@depaul.edu
• Project Proposal


• Completed online-application (see link below).


• Resume that demonstrates substantial commitment to civic engagement and emerging leadership qualities.


• Cover Letter.


• Submit in hard-copy form to the Steans Center, c/o Cyndi Torres: 2233 N Kenmore Chicago, IL 60614
• A project proposal signed by a community site supervisor (1-2 pages).


• Letter of recommendation.

Requirements if Accepted

• 100 hours of work at the internship site


• Completion of proposed project


• Written final reflection


• Participation in two reflection sessions with coordinator and fellow McCormick scholars


• Presentation at the Steans Center annual Service Speaks conference

Past Internships have included

• Marketing and Public Relations Intern, Division Street Business Development Association


• Employment Specialist, World Relief


• Education Specialist, Interfaith Youth Core

University Internship Program (UIP)

The University Internship Program (UIP) enables you to fulfill this requirement through combining your work experience with a UIP 4-credit course. Visit University Internship Program website for additional details about the courses. For more information about the UIP program contact the parties listed below.
Jackie Bovee jbovee@depaul.edu
Alexa Smithasmit107@depaul.edu

Links

For more information about the McCormick Community Internship contact
Cyndi Torresctorres4@depaul.edu