Downloads: WS Internship Materials-full set - Internship Agreement - Site Supervisor Evaluation

Interns: Spring 2005 | Fall 2006 |

A limited number of internship placements are available each semester to WS majors and certificate earners. If you are interested in an internship, it is a good idea to start arranging your placement the semester BEFORE you want to take the internship. The process often takes several weeks and only students who have a definite placement will be able to register. We want to make sure we have a placement arranged for you before you register so students are not in the situation of having paid for the course but not having a placement.

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Eligibility Criteria and Application Procedures for the Internship

1. Have taken 3 WS courses before your placement begins.
2. Be earning a Women's Studies major or undergraduate certificate.
3. Email a resume to the Internship Director, srose@fiu.edu
4. Select 3 internship site possibilities from the proposed list (or propose your own site).
5. Meet with the Internship Director for a brief interview if you have not met her before. You can schedule an appointment by calling Wilma Dagdag at 305/348-2408.
6. We will check with the internship sites you've chosen to see if they are accepting students.
7. You will interview with the internship site and see if a mutually acceptable placement can be arranged.
8. Once the above steps have happened, you will be given a special permission form to register for the course.

How the internship works:

1. Below is a partial listing of some places that are interested in having WS interns from FIU. You also can propose an internship at a site not on the list if you have someplace you would like to work.
2. Also attached is a form describing the setup for the internship in terms of the different parties' responsibilities. You would be expected to spend 8 hours per week at the internship for 15 weeks (including spring break week unless excused by site supervisor). Most sites expect you to be there during daytime hours.
3. At the end of the semester, the site supervisor fills out and returns an evaluation form to the FIU internship director.
4. In addition, interns will meet with the WS Internship Director on Mondays, 3:30-4:45pm. The academic component of the course will include some readings, an academic assignment, the development of a portfolio of your academic work and experience (intended to help you with the job search once you graduate), and a presentation about your internship experience.
   

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Selecting an Internship Site

The list of contacts below will assist you in finding an internship placement. It is essential to begin searching for an internship prior to the semester in which you plan to do the internship. Once you select 2 or 3 sites that interest you, the WS internship director will contact the site to make sure it is accepting placements. Then we will help you arrange an interview. You are responsible for making arrangements with the internship site as to the hours you will work and understanding their expectations as well as the requirements for earning academic credit in Women's Studies.

As you are selecting an internship, it is a good idea to discuss your plans with an advisor in Women's Studies. You are encouraged to do your own homework by investigating websites and initiating contact with persons listed below. Be sure to take into consideration your interests and career plans, enthusiasm for a particular area of work, ability to commit to a schedule, and access to transportation.

Questions to ask internship providers:

• What kind of schedule is available? Are hours flexible? Will you be working most of your hours on-site or independently? Will you be expected to participate in special events outside the regular schedule?
• What particular tasks do their interns do? What kind of training and supervision is involved? What kinds of skills will you have an opportunity to develop?
• Are there possibilities for future employment at this particular organization? in the field more generally?

Additional internships may become available in the future. If you have a particular area in which you would like to work, and you do not see the area or organization listed below, please make an appointment to discuss the option with the director of Women's Studies, Dr. Suzanna Rose.

Available Internships this Fall 2006 (see below for further details):

1. Planned Parenthood of Greater Miami (2 intern positions)
2. Women's Emergency Network (1 intern position)
3. The Women's Fund (2 intern positions)
4. Equality Florida (1 intern position)
5. FIU Women's Center (2 intern positions - one at UP; one at BBC)
6. FIU Women's Studies Center (3-4 interns; two semester commitment preferred)

Planned Parenthood of Greater Miami (2 intern positions)
Website: www.ppgm.org
Planned Parenthood of Greater Miami, Palm Beach and Treasure Coast, Inc.
Headquarters: 2300 N Florida Mango Rd - West Palm Beach, FL 33409
Tel 561.848.6402 Fax 561.848.4461
Miami Regional Office: 1699 SW 27th Avenue - Miami, FL 33145
Tel 305.285.5532 Fax 305.285.5571
Contact: Aboitiz-Earle, Mikele
Director of Public Policy, Miami Office
Public Affairs Dept.
Mikele.Aboitiz-Earle@ppgmpbtc.org
(786)594.3302
(305)285.6956(fax)

Women's Emergency Network (1 intern position)
Website: www.wen-online.org
Address: 1234 South Dixie Highway, Suite 312
Coral Gables, FL 33146
Tel: 305-446-4615
Fax: 305-529-8890
WEN works with women and girls in financial need faced with an unwanted pregnancy. WEN provides counseling and financial assistance so that women and girls faced with an untenable pregnancy can make the reproductive choice that's right for them.
Type of internship: must be junior or senior student, requires writing sample
Focus: administrative work, letter writing, research on abortion access and funding sources
Contact: Carol Cohan, 305-446-1910, ccohan@bellsouth.net

Women's Fund of Miami-Dade County (1 intern position)
Website: www.womensfundmiami.org
Address: 2650 SW 27th Avenue, Suite 303
Miami, FL 33133
Tel: 305-441-0506
Fax: 305-441-0406
Type of internship: Women's Fund of Miami-Dade is a catalyst for social change and economic justice with the goal of creating a community where all women and girls reach their full potential. We work towards this goal though grantmaking, advocacy and community building.Through the work of our Women's Advocacy Project, we are working to create a collaborative platform for advocacy on a variety of challenging issues impacting the lives of women and girls in Miami-Dade. Our areas of focus include immigrant women, violence against women, economic empowerment and women's leadership. Internships at the Women's Fund provide a hands on way to gain knowledge about the challenges faced by women and girls in Miami-Dade County and will focus on aspects of grantmaking as well as assist with the work of the Women's Advocacy Project.
Skills Needed: Basic computer and phone skills as well as a desire to help improve the lives of women and girls in Miami-Dade County.
Contact: Fran Katz, Associate Director fran@womensfundmiami.org

Equality Florida (1 intern position)
Website: www.eqfl.org
Contact: tobias@eqfl.org
Phone: 407-497-4986
Fax: 727-490-0965
Information: Equality Florida, Florida's largest statewide education and advocacy organization dedicated to eliminating discrimination based on sexual orientation, race, gender and class. Equality Florida is currently looking for students from all fields of study and backgrounds to fill internship positions in our Field, Public Policy, Communications, and IT Departments (see attached Job Descriptions). Each intern will report directly to a supervisor whom will oversee internship projects, assignments, and tasks on a daily basis.
Contact: Joe Saunders, joe@eqfl.org

FIU Women's Center, University Park or Biscayne Bay Campus (2 intern positions)
Website: www.fiu.edu/~women
Address: FIU, Graham Center 2200, UPC Wolfe Center 246, BBC
Phone: 305-348-1506
Fax: 305-348-3823
Contact: Suzanne Onorato, Associate Director Women's Center for UPC position
Suzanne.Onorato@fiu.edu or Bronwen Bares, Coordinator Women's Center for BBC position baresb@fiu.edu
Mission: The Women's Center at FIU was established to provide women with programs and services related to their intellectual, professional, and personal growth. The Women's Center collaborates and coordinates with other university departments and student organizations to meet the needs and enhance the lives of the varied female population on campus. We educate and advocate for systematic changes that will improve the lives of women and men.
Types of internships: 2 positions available:
1 University Park Campus
1 Biscayne Bay Campus

Students with work-study will be eligible for up to 20 hours paid position
The Women's Center internship is designed to provide students with experience in leadership skills, program planning and program facilitation. Interns will choose involvement in one of the following projects and will work closely with the Associate Director (UPC) or Coordinator (BBC) to develop and facilitate the project for the semester. Interns will have the ability to utilize their creativity and ideas in developing their project. Project choices include; the Mentoring Program, Women Coming Together, Wild Succulent Women, or the Sisterhood Retreat. Internship responsibilities include:

• Eight office hours in the Women's Center
• Meet weekly with the Associate Director or Coordinator to define expectations, project outline and weekly objectives
• Project responsibilities may include brainstorming new ideas for the project, developing marketing plan, researching topics related to the project, creating program overview, follow up with students/faculty/alumni
• General office duties including; answering phones, filing and copying
  

The FIU Women's Studies Center (3-4 intern positions)
Address: DM 212, University Park Campus
Tel: 305-348-2408; fax: 305-349-3143
Director: Suzanna Rose, srose@fiu.edu

Three (possibly four) internships will be available for 2006-07 that will give students the opportunity to work at the Women's Studies Center under the supervision of Dr. Suzanna Rose and Dr. Beverly Yuen Thompson. A two semester commitment is required (fall and spring). Internships are important because they enhance your resume and can help in pursuing graduate degrees and/or careers after graduation. There are three internships available for the fall semester. Interns will have to commit 8 hours of their time a week to work on their internship as well as make a two-semester (fall and spring) commitment to fulfill the requirements of the internship. Interns will also be required to take an internship course that will enrich your skills and knowledge outside of the classroom and enhance your academic training in Women's Studies (the class will meet on Monday afternoons). All Women's Studies Center interns will also be expected to work at the main office if any help is needed. Students that are interested should submit their resumes to Suzanna Rose at srose@fiu.edu. Please visit our website for more information about Women's Studies internships: http://www.fiu.edu/~wstudies/internship.htm.

Deadline: Application deadline is Friday, August 18. Interviews will be held the week of August 21.

Internship 1: Editor for the Women's Studies Journal, Making Waves.
One student intern will be responsible for putting together the yearly published Women's Studies Student Journal. Papers will be submitted to the student. Student will then edit the papers and work on layout and presentation of the journal. Students should be interested in editing, writing, and layout. The student intern will also be responsible for picking and arranging pictures in the journal.

Internship 2: Women's Studies Activism Intern (1-2 positions)
One student intern will be responsible for organizing an activism project in the Fall (such as abortion clinic defense) and in the Spring, for organizing the Tallahassee team and trip to lobby for passage of the Equal Rights Amendments. Women's right to legal abortion is being challenged by anti-choice groups that want to close the Kendall clinic, A Choice for Women. Women's Studies is interested in organizing teams to protect women using the clinic on Saturday mornings. The spring activism project concerns the Tallahassee trip. The group's main purpose for attending Lobby Days will be to talk to legislature officials about the Equal Rights Amendment. The ERA states that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied by the United States or by any state on account of sex. The student intern will be responsible for pooling information and materials together to prepare the group for Lobby Days. They will also be in charge of planning the trip and coordinating all those in the group.

Internship 3: Women's Studies TA and Student Conference Coordinator
One student intern will be responsible for being an undergraduate teaching assistant for the Intro to Women's Studies course in the Fall semester and in the Spring semester, for co-coordinating the annual Women's Studies Student Conference. The conference has been developed in order to give students doing academic work relating to Women's Studies an opportunity to share their ideas. The student would be responsible for generating the call for papers, reviewing submissions, coordinating conference sessions, and staging the conference in the Graham Center.

Additional Possibilities, to be developed:

FIU Victim Advocacy Center, University Park Campus (no internship available for Fall 2006)
Website: http://www.fiu.edu/~victimad/
Address: FIU, Graham Center 195A
Miami FL, 33199
Tel: 305-348-1215
Fax: 305-348-6675
Email: advocacy@fiu.edu
Type of internship: Unpaid
Focus: must be junior or senior student with career plans in social services, requires interview
Contact: Sharon Aaron, advocacy@fiu.edu, 305-348-1215

Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Website: http://www.mglff.com
Address: 1521 Alton Road, #147
Miami Beach, Fl 33139
Tel: 305-534-9924
Fax: 305-535-2377
Email: info@miamigaylesbianfilm.com
Type of internship: probably unpaid, but free admission to all MGLFF events!
Focus: coordination and public relations for festival held annually in the spring
Contact:

Women's History Coalition of Miami-Dade County
Website: http://communitylink.gopbi.com/groups/womenshistory
Address: P.O. Box 565307
Miami, FL 33256
Email: womenofsofla@yahoo.com
Type of internship: Unpaid. One or two semester commitment preferred
Focus: Women of Impact project, public relations, archiving historical data
Contact:

City of Miami Commission on the Status of Women
http://www.miamidade.gov/cfw
c/o Office of Equal Opportunity/ Diversity Programs
Miami Riverside Center
444 S. W. 2nd Avenue, 6th Floor
Miami, Florida 33130
Phone 305-375-5011
Fax 305-375-5715
Contact: Laura Morilla, Executive Director, MORILLA@miamidade.gov

National Women's Political Caucus of Florida
Florida "W" Project
Website: www.withoutboundaries.com
Address: PO Box 531198
Miami, FL 33153
Tel: 305-576-6105
Fax: 305-576-6106
Type of internship: Unpaid
Focus: Political campaigns, research, voter outreach, fund-raising
Contact: Paula Xanthopoulou, Executive Director, paula@withoutboundaries.com

South Florida Jobs with Justice
Website: www.sfjwj.org
Address: 1405 NW 167th St, Ste 100
Miami, FL 33169
Tel: 305-623-4900
Fax: 305-623-6005
Email: info@sfjwj.org
Type of internship: Information coming soon!
Contact: John Ise & Jonathan Harris

Metro-Dade Advocates for Victims, Safespace (North)
Domestic violence shelter for Miami-Dade County and the cities of Miami, Coral Gables, Hialeah, Homestead, and Opa Locka.
Address: 8325 NE 2nd Ave, Suite 218
Miami, FL 33138
Fax: 305-758-2466
Email: pls@miamidade.gov
Type of internship: Unknown
Focus: Possibly the Haitian Refugee Domestic Violence Project
Contact: Linda Simeon, 305-758-2422

Women in Distress of Broward County
Website: http://www.womenindistress.org
Address: P.O. Box 676
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33302
Tel: 954-760-9800
Fax: 954-760-7188
Contact: widinfo@womenindistress.org

Fanm Ayisyen Nan Miyami, Inc. (Haitian Women of Miami, Inc.)
Address: 8340 N.E. 2nd Ave.
Suite 212
Miami, FL 33138
Tel: 305-756-8050
Fax: 305-756-8150
Email: fanmayisyen@juno.com
Type of internship: Unknown
Contact: Marleine Bastien, Executive Director, marleine_bastien@hotmail.com

A Woman's Place
Drop-in Center for Homeless Women
Address: 227 NE 17th Street
Miami, Florida 33132
Tel: 305-379-2673
Fax: 305-374-0027

Nonviolence Project
Address: 300 Biscayne Blvd., #919
Miami, FL 33131
Tel: 305-358-6643
Fax: 305-371-3630
Contact: Diane Landsberg, dianelandsberg@hotmail.com

Concerned African Women
Address: 1405 NW 167th St
Miami, FL 33169
Tel: 305-621-3700
Type of internship: Information coming soon!
Contact: Information coming soon!

PWA Coalition of Dade County
Address: 3892 Biscayne Blvd
Miami, FL 33137
Tel: 305-573-6010
Email: pwacdade@pwacdade.org
Type of internship: Information coming soon!
Contact: Information coming soon!

Cure Aids Now
Address: 111 SW 3rd St
Miami, FL 33130
Tel: 305-375-0400

YWCA of Greater Miami
Website: http://www.ywca-miami.org/
Address: 351 NW 5th St.
Miami, FL 33128
Tel: 305-377-9922
Fax: 305-373-9922
Type of internship: unpaid, some possibility of small stipend
Focus: Public Relations/communications, event planning, fundraising, web development, grant writing, research
Contact: Natasha Colebrook, ncolebrook@ywca-miami.org, 305-377-9922 ext. 203

Miami Dade Women's Chamber of Commerce
Arrangements may be made with a number of women business owners. Let Dr. Rose know of your specific business interest.

• Researching local and regional information on commercial sexual exploitation of children and contributing to blog postings: www.csecinmiami.blogspot.com
• Researching grant opportunities and assisting in grant writing duties
• Compiling a CSEC Project Resource Book
• Assisting in organizing an annual fundraiser
• Attending trainings, presentations and meetings with community partners
• General office duties

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Internship Agreement
Women's Studies Center
Florida International University

Student Responsibilities:

• Perform all assignments, both in class and at the internship site, to the standards of the instructor and supervisor.
• Notify the supervisor and instructor, in advance, of any absences.
• Abide by university regulations and policies, including the FIU Student Code of Conduct.
• Hold harmless" the intern site and university for any accidental injury occurring at the site not due to the intentional misconduct or negligence of the internship site's agents and employees.
• Assume responsibility for transportation to and from the internship site.

Instructor Responsibilities:

• Provide supervisor with syllabus that describes course responsibilities.
• Provide point of contact for internship supervisor and serve as a consultant in the event of performance problems.

Supervisor Responsibilities:

• Provide a variety of learning experiences for the intern as appropriate (i.e., database development, fund raising, program development, administration, etc.).
• Provide adequate supervision of the student while s/he is working.
• Alert instructor if problems arise that cannot be resolved in the workplace.
• Complete intern evaluation at the completion of the quarter.

Brief Description of Internship Responsibilities:

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Site Supervisor Internship Performance Evaluation
Women's Studies Center
Florida International University

To be completed by the student:

Please note: The student is responsible for submitting this evaluation, completed and signed, to the instructor.

To be completed by the supervisor:

Please describe the student's responsibilities.

How successfully did the student fulfill these responsibilities? Please describe specific strengths and weaknesses.

Please evaluate the student's performance in the following areas:

If you had a regular position available, would you consider the student a good candidate to fill that position?

Comments?

This evaluation has been reviewed with the student.

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Student signature / Date

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