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In the heart of Chicago, we offer degrees in fields of study that can change your life and change the world. CUPPA students and alumni are uniquely skilled to build and transform sustainable urban neighborhoods and communities and to address the challenges presented in the 21st century. Find our more about our Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate degrees at cuppa.uic.edu.
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Friday, July 28, 2023
Community Development Intern - Village of Lincolnwood
2023 Internships - Rundell Ernstberger Associates (REA)
REA is accepting resumes and portfolios from planning, urban design, and landscape architecture students for Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 internships for our offices in Indianapolis, IN and Louisville, KY. We are open to candidates seeking three-month, or six-month to year-long internships.
Fall 2023 and Spring 2024
We encourage you to develop your career and grow your skills with us through our internship program. We believe that all team members, no matter their experience level, can make long-lasting impacts for our clients and their projects, and our firm. Through this opportunity, you will help us cultivate a culture of life-long learning and inclusion in support of our mission.
Link to job description on REA's website
Volunteer Opportunity - LSRCC Parking Study
The Lincoln Square Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce (LSRCC) is seeking volunteers to collect data for its parking study. The study aims to evaluate the parking needs of the Lincoln Square-Ravenswood neighborhood and inform policymakers on parking demand.
Volunteers are needed on August 23rd, 25th, and 26th. Please visit the project website for more information about the parking study. If you're interested in volunteering, please sign up here.
Graduate Assistant Position(s), Early Childhood Education Policy - UIC College of Education
GA Position for Fall '23 (67% plus tuition and fee waiver)
Position Roles:
- Support the work of various committee(s) related to early childhood workforce development, including organizing meetings, preparing agendas, taking notes, conducting background research, analyzing data, and in partnership with key stakeholders, staff, and faculty developing program and policy recommendations.
- Support roll-out of the Illinois Early Childhood Apprenticeship Program (IECAP) pilot.
- Conceptualize, write, and disseminate a variety of materials including policy analyses, policy briefs, articles and other documents. Collaborate with other staff and/or partner organizations to draft and produce high quality documents that meet the needs of a variety of different audiences.
- Responsible for project management of specific projects as assigned.
- Report to Director of ECE, College of Education
For more information contact Catherine Main cmain@uic.edu
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Teaching Assistant, SOC 105 - UIC Department of Sociology
Fall 2023
course on Social Problem in Fall 2023. This includes: attending lecture, grading 60
students, and 2 office hours a week. The course meets in person on Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday day from 3:00-3:50 pm. The fall term at UIC begins on August 21
and the last day of classes is December 1 (with final exams the following week). The
current rate for Teaching Assistants (50% appointment) is 2,610.44 per month for 4.5
months. If you are interested, please send a CV and cover letter to Lisa Berube at
lberub2@uic.edu. The department will begin reviewing applications immediately.
Social Problems
3 Credit Hours
Contemporary social problems examined from the perspectives of social institutions,
culture, inequality, organizations and groups, political and economic structure, social
change, and social policy. Course Information: May be substituted for SOC 100 as a
prerequisite for other sociology courses.
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Virtual Student Federal Service Internship Program
How many interns: 4
When: 9/15/23 - 5/31/24
Application Due Date: 7/31/23
Friday, July 14, 2023
Intern - Bronner Group
Bronner Group is a Chicago-based, woman-owned management consulting firm exclusively focused on serving the public sector. For more than three decades, Bronner has served over 500 federal, state, and local government entities, and has built this network of clients through its combination of a clear mission and a holistic approach that evaluates each client’s unique set of challenges and opportunities to develop customized solutions.
Bronner is seeking a rising junior or senior to join our team as an intern for the fall for around 30 hours per week, including one day from our office at 120 N. LaSalle. Interns support the whole team with research, writing, notetaking, and occasional and basic data analysis in Excel. Given our public sector focus, candidates should possess some knowledge or interest in government, politics, policy, law, and/or organizational behavior.
Interested candidates can send their resumes to Trevor Langan at tlangan@bronnergroup.com. They can learn more about Bronner here: https://www.bronnergroup.com/
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Government Finance Research Center (GFRC) Graduate Hourly Positions
The Government Finance Research Center (GFRC) at the University of Illinois Chicago is seeking two graduate students for a limited, part-time hourly position to work with Results for America on data collection and detailed reporting on investments by 50 target jurisdictions to promote racial equity and accelerate equitable economic mobility across America.
Hours Per Week: 30 hours/week
Duration: approximately 4 weeks
Rate of Pay: $30.12
Please note this position is pending final contract approval and not eligible for tuition and/or fee waivers.
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) National Internship Program
For more information and instructions on how to apply, please visit HACU's website.
Overview
Since 1992, HACU has offered one of the best internship programs in the country. Join our 14,000 alumni in gaining invaluable professional experience interning within a federal agency, while getting paid!
- PAID internship
- Spring 2023 pay rates (according to status during internship):
- Currently enrolled or recently graduated undergraduate (associate's or bachelor's degree) = $16.10/hour
- Currently enrolled or recently graduated graduate (master's degree, Ph.D., J.D., etc.) = $17.50/hour
- Spring 2023 pay rates (according to status during internship):
- Year-round sessions: fall and spring (15 weeks) and summer (10 weeks)
- Virtual, hybrid, and in-person formats
- Full-time and part-time positions
- Numerous program benefits:
- Federal work experience (see partners below)
- No application fee
- Potential for academic credit
- Professional development seminars
- Programmatic and student support from HNIP Staff
Saturday, July 1, 2023
GIS Intern - City of Wheaton, Illinois
About the Position
The GIS Intern will be responsible for updating and maintaining the City's GIS applications and tools, including webmaps and other GIS data and equipment under the supervision of the Systems Specialist. The ideal candidate will have a passion for learning new technologies and an interest in geospatial data analysis.
The full job listing can be found online here.