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Student Life Intern Application Available

Due April 7, 11:59pm

Overview of Positions

Student Life is hiring 3 interns for the 2016-2017 Academic Year. Please see the descriptions below. 
Applications are available!
Deadline to apply: April 7, 11:59pm

The application will be available on April 7 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 Welcome Week Service Project at the beginning of the Fall Semester
  • Assist the Graduate Coordinator with ASB planning (September 2016 – March 2017)
    • 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  
  • 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 UMBC Serves group.
  • Additional Opportunities:
    • Service Projects/Groups you would like to organize as a small scale project
    • Promoting National Awareness Weeks throughout the year
  • Expectations:
  • The Service Intern should dedicate about 8-10 hours a week; these hours are flexible due to the work load each week.  The Graduate Coordinator and Service Intern will arrange a weekly or bi-weekly meeting to catch up on current projects.  The service intern has the ability to be creative, innovative and take initiative in projects; working alongside the Student Life team. 

  • Desired qualifications:
    • Alternative Spring Break or similar intensive service experience

    • Capacity to manage responsibilities when handling competing priorities


 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 or PSYC/EDUC 216 is highly preferred

Social Media/Video/Photography Intern 
  • 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: Virginia Byrne (vbyrne@umbc.edu)

Posted: March 11, 2016, 12:29 PM