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Consortium/Calamus LGBTA Graduate Summer Internship

The Pennsylvania State University Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Ally Student Resource Center (LGBT SRC) is seeking to host a highly motivated and innovative summer intern whose academic and practical interest are to contribute to the field of LGBT Higher Education. With financial support from the Calamus Foundation, this intern will be charged with completing a major project for the Consortium of Higher Education Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Resource Professionals which include:

  1. Conduct assessments and compile learning outcomes to support the development of intentional services and programs in LGBT Centers nationwide. This project further solidifies best practices for LGBT Professionals and is therefore intended as an addition to the LGBTQArchitect.
  2. Compose best practices for Leadership Development for LGBTAQQI students, such as leadership retreat models, undergraduate internship position descriptions for LGBT Centers, LGBTAQQI Leadership Seminar Series, LGBTAQQI student organization leadership position descriptions, etc.
  3. Identify campuses that currently do not offer services to students, faculty, and staff in the LGBTAQQI community and determine campuses that are looking to implement services or create a center. By communicating with these colleges and universities, the intern would determine how the Consortium can function as a resource to help these institutions serve the LGBTAQQI population through best practices and the LGBTQArchitect.

Following the completion of the project(s), the intern will be sent to the 2013 Creating Change conference organized by the National Gay and Lesbian Task force. They will present their project to the Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals. Additionally, the Graduate Student, pending conference approval, will present a workshop at the conference focused on one of their projects.

Interns will receive housing assistance, a summer stipend, and funds for assistance with 2012 Creating Change conference expenses.

Applicants who wish to apply must:

  1. Be enrolled in a Student Affairs or related Master's or PhD Program.
  2. Have a genuine interest in LGBTA Research in Higher Education.

Applicants must submit the following items to be considered for the internship:

  1. Current or CV/Resume
  2. One sample of your writing, can be a course paper on a higher education or LGBTA topic.
  3. A personal essay explaining why you are interested in the internship program and how this will further your professional and academic interests.
  4. Choose 2 projects and submit a proposal explaining why you are interested in these two projects, which one is your first choice and how you might organize this project in the two months you would be in the internship.
  5. A copy of your transcript from their current institution.
  6. 2 academic or professional references.

Send the all of the materials in a packet to:

LGBTA Student Resource Center
c/o Internship Committee
The Pennsylvania State University
101 Boucke Building
University Park, PA 16802-5902

Or email materials to: lgbta@psu.edu

The application must be RECEIVED by March 9, 2012 for Consideration. Interviews will be conducted the end of March. Applicants will be notified by the end of March.

For more information, please contact Allison Subasic at: AFS11@sa.psu.edu or +1-814-863-1248.