Category Archives: Community Engagement

Community engagement activities from HSA, LOI, and more

Internships available with the Public Works Arts Center

by bartlettjd

The Public Works Art Center has two summer internships available for students for Summer 2023: an Arts Administration Intern and a Programming Director Intern. Learn more about the positions below:

As an arts administration intern at Public Works Art Center, you will have the opportunity to assist with many facets of the organization including nonprofit management, exhibition installation, event facilitation, and much more!

Responsibilities include:

  • Assisting with space maintenance and installation prep
  • Greeting and engaging with gallery visitors
  • Processing sales of art work and gift shop items
  • Updating and managing databases
  • Assisting with record keeping (related to grant documentation) 
  • Formatting and tracking press items (exhibition postcards, press releases, signage) 
  • Providing assistance at exhibition openings and events
  • Website and social media updating
  • Assisting Public Works Art Center’s Executive Director


Requirements:

  • Studio Art, Art History, Arts Administration, Nonprofit Management, or Arts Management majors preferred
  • Proficiency in Google suite (sheets, docs, forms, etc)
  • Strong communication skills
  • Keen attention to detail
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Positive attitude
  • Passion for diversity, equity, and inclusion 

As a programming and events intern at Public Works Art Center, you will have the opportunity to assist with many facets of the organization including class and camp implementation for children and adults, event facilitation, and much more.

Responsibilities include:

  • Assisting Programming Director with the shaping of our fall and winter programming
  • Assisting with record keeping
  • Assisting with grant management
  • Website and social media updating to promote classes and events
  • Purchasing supplies for classes and camps
  • Assisting with duties related to event rentals- communication, contracts, tours, etc.
  • Assisting with special events to possibly include artist receptions, 
  • Greeting and engaging with gallery visitors
  • Processing sales of art work and gift shop items


Requirements:

  • Studio Art, Art History, Arts Administration, Nonprofit Management, Education, or Arts Management majors preferred
  • Proficiency in Google Docs/Sheets required; graphic design experience preferred
  • Strong communication skills
  • Keen attention to detail
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Positive attitude
  • Self starter, takes initiative
  • Passion for diversity, equity, and inclusion

Learn more about both opportunities here!

City of Charleston Seeking Service-minded Individuals to Apply to Local AmeriCorps VISTA Program

by bartlettjd

The Charleston Area Service Collaborative is comprised of 20 non-profits all dedicated to fighting poverty and providing opportunities for their clients. Americorps has opportunities in the areas of Health, Economic Opportunity, and Education. For all positions, Americorps is seeking motivated individuals who are ready to serve.

All sites provide an excellent professional development opportunity, and we look forward to finding the right fit for you! Sites are focused on mentoring, financial empowerment, criminal justice, racial equality, pediatric cancer, health initiatives, and more.

Through activities such as fundraising, grant writing, research, and volunteer recruitment, VISTA members will gain professional experience and leadership skills and receive a modest stipend for their work. Anyone 18 years of age or older is eligible – although most positions require a bachelor’s degree or some college!

Students may learn more about the positions available and apply here!

Publish Your Creative Work in Sanctuary, A National Honors Journal

by bartlettjd
Calling all Honors creatives! Submit your artistic work!

Sanctuary is a national literary and arts journal highlighting creative work by Honors students from across the southeastern U.S. The publication is seeking poems, stories, and visual art created by Honors College students.

Submissions can be made online, with an application deadline of April 14, 2023.

To view previous work published in Sanctuary or to learn more about the submission process, check out SanctuaryJournal.com.

DC Semester Program Spring 2024

by bartlettjd

The College of Charleston’s Washington, DC Semester Program for Democracy, Culture, and the Arts is an academic program beginning in the SPRING of 2024–application deadline will be early in the Fall term of 2023. The program Application and Checklist can be found here. 

DCSP is a program for students who want to experience working in Washington in a structured and supervised way, tapping the dynamic institutions of the Washington Metropolitan Area to provide major experiential learning opportunities. The academic components of the program and the internship coordination are provided by CofC professors. DCSP participants will receive up to 3 credits for the mandatory DCSP seminar, 6 credits for their full-time internship, and are free to fill their remaining credits with either a research project or online coursework at CofC.

Classes are to be held in the University of California Washington Center in the heart of the city. Students live in shared 2-bedroom apartments in downtown Washington, DC.

Learn more here!

Fulbright U.S. Student Program

by bartlettjd

Are you looking for an exciting post-graduation opportunity? Would you like to live abroad for a year?

Through its variety of grants, the Fulbright program offers students the opportunity to work, study, and live in another country for up to one year after graduation in one of the over 140 Fulbright partner countries. A Fulbright can be a great way to begin graduate study, continue research, or pursue a meaningful gap year experience.

Students pursuing a Fulbright must have completed their undergraduate degree by the start of the Fulbright grant period and select one of the opportunities listed below.

English Teaching Assistantship: Teach English to students ranging in age from pre-k to college while engaging with the local community.

Open Study: Pursue a master’s degree in one of the many available one-year degree programs, including through a number of field-specific grants.

Open Research: Propose a year-long research project on the topic of your choice in any of the Fulbright countries or pursue one of the field-specific grants in the Arts, Business, or STEM fields.

To learn more about the Fulbright program and the unique opportunities it provides, follow the Office of Nationally Competitive Awards’ social media, which will highlight different Fulbright awards, application components, and Fulbright info sessions and events.

The Borgen Project Internship

by bartlettjd

The Borgen Project believes that the leaders of the most powerful nation on earth, the U.S., should be doing more to address global poverty.

The Borgen Project is an innovative national campaign that works with U.S. leaders to improve their response to the global poverty crisis and make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign policy.

The Borgen Project has several internship and volunteer openings that may be of interest to students. Internships range from Political Affairs, HR, PR/Marketing, Writing, and Journalism.

All internship and volunteer programs provide experience in advocacy, mobilizing, and fundraising, coupled with real industry exposure and an insight into the nonprofit world.

The details of the different positions can be found on our website here.

Internship Location: The programs are based online, so can be undertaken from any location.

Internship Start Dates: We have new programs starting every month, as such applications can be received at any time, through our website. Interns choose the start date that is most appropriate for them.

Mentoring and Supervision: All of our internships have a designated manager who will ensure that our interns are offered an induction to the program and then support throughout the internship with regular online catch-up calls, training/discussion sessions, and are a point of contact for any questions or concerns throughout the program.

Internships are unpaid, but options to receive academic credit are available.

Feel free to contact Lynsey Alexander with any questions about The Borgen Project and internship programs.

Full-time Position in The Pediatric Psychology Service in the Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)

by bartlettjd

The Pediatric Psychology Service in the Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has announced several 1-2 year part-time psychometrist positions effective May 2023.

The position provides extensive training and supervision in a wide range of psychometric instruments utilized in the evaluation of children and adolescents, birth through 21 years of age, with complex medical and/or neurodevelopment conditions (e.g., Autism Spectrum Disorder, cancer & brain tumor, epilepsy, and sickle cell disease).

Psychometrists receive close mentorship by faculty psychologists in standardized test administration procedures and behavior management strategies, as well as the opportunity to participate in feedback evaluation results to patients and their families.

The primary responsibility of the psychometrist involves administration and scoring of standardized tests for psychoeducational and neuropsychological assessments conducted by faculty psychologists.

Commonly administered psychometric instruments include the WISC-V, DAS-II, WJ-IV, WIAT-IV, and DTVMI. Other instruments utilized in neuropsychological evaluation include the NEPSY-II, CPT-3, D-KEFS, and WRAML-3.

Training and ongoing supervision in test administration and scoring will be provided. The position also may involve administration of psychometric tests according to various research protocols and administrative support related to faculty psychologists’ clinical and research activities.

The Pediatric Psychology Service in the Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics is an outpatient clinic located in a major medical center that serves a diverse population of patients from a large geographical area (www.musckids.org/developmentalpeds/#about).

The Pediatric Psychology team consists of seven licensed psychologists and one licensed psychoeducational specialist. The team works closely with other allied health professionals to provide comprehensive psychological and medical care to children and adolescents.

Between 24 and 32 hours per week are available (to be negotiated upon hire) at an hourly wage of $15 to $18, depending on level of experience.

Preference will be given to candidates with experience in test administration and working with children.

Those interested in the position should submit a cover letter, current resume, a list of psychometric instruments administered, and a list of references to Mary Kral, Ph.D. Application deadline: March 31, 2023.

 

Summer Internship with The Green Heart Project

by bartlettjd

The Green Heart Project is looking for Summer Interns, specifically, the Crew Leader position with The Green Heart Project’s Summer Youth Internship Program (YIP).

The YIP is Green Heart’s cornerstone youth development program – a paid summer internship experience for high schoolers that focuses on teaching career preparedness, healthy living, and citizenship through urban farming.

Crew Leaders play an integral role in the summer YIP and are responsible for leading and mentoring a team of 8 high school interns as they tend to a half-acre urban farm in downtown Charleston, grow and harvest fruits and vegetables, and price and sell produce at an onsite market stand.

Additionally, interns take part in educational sessions, workshops, and community site visits. Crew Leaders must be dependable, comfortable in a leadership role, and able to build trust, foster engagement, and gain the respect of their high school interns.

 

The Green Heart Project is hiring two seasonal, full-time positions at 40 hours/week for 10 weeks, from June 5 – August 11, 2023.

Applicants must be age 19+ and available Mon – Fri, 7:30am – 4pm for the duration of the summer program.

The application can be found here — it closes on March 31st.

If you know someone that might be interested in this position, please forward this email so that they can apply today!

Need more convincing? Check out this promotional video from Summer 2020 YIP, and a feature in Outside Magazine!