Samuel S. Fels Fund
Internships in Community Service
Summer 2008
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SAMUEL S. FELS FUND
Summer 2008 Internships in Community Service
The Samuel S. Fels Fund will support 26 internships for graduate students for the summer of 2008. The internships are with nonprofit organizations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They run for ten weeks anytime between May 1 and August 31, 2008 and pay $6,000 for full time work.
Graduate students are defined as anyone who will begin, is in, or has graduated from a graduate or professional (law, medicine, etc.) program in calendar year 2008. Graduate students who are foreign nationals studying in the United States on non-immigrant visas may be considered as candidates if they are already in possession of valid authorization (e.g., H visa or Practical Training) from the Bureau of Immigration and Citizenship Services, Immigration and Naturalization Service. For general questions about the internship program contact Tim Murray at 215-731-9455 or . If you are a graduate student who is interested in applying for one of these internships, please contact the organization directly-- not the Fels Fund. There is a contact listed for each organization at the end of each intern position description.
Arden Theatre Company (POSITION FILLED)
Arden seeks a graduate student who has an expertise in social networking to develop new media marketing tools to reach young audiences. The focus of this project will be to research, develop, and create an interactive, social networking webpage accessible from our main website. The webpage’s target audience will be teenagers, in the hopes of attracting them to our newly formed Arden Drama School, which is aimed at a younger demographic -- students ages 13-18. Designed as a learning bridge between Arden Children’s Theatre and our Mainstage programming, Arden Drama School will launch in January 2008. Arden Drama School’s webpage may feature a blog and interactive games in addition to social networking a la Facebook or MySpace. The intern will incorporate his/her knowledge about the emerging intersection between the arts, education, marketing, and technology. The intern will also gain web design experience and have ultimate ownership over the project from development to launch. The internship's goals include: researching the design and interface of other social networking sites; assisting Arden Marketing Director Beth Yeagle to apply this knowledge to the design of a new Arden Drama School webpage; and implementing a prototype of the webpage to be launched during the 2008/09season. The ideal candidate will show strong research and writing skills, attention to detail, and ability to work independently to complete tasks under general supervision. Knowledge of computer science and web design, not to mention a strong interest in contemporary theatre, is a must. When applying, please submit resume, webpage design sample, and work references. Contact: Amy L. Murphy, Managing Director, Arden Theatre,215-922-8900 ext. 21.
amurphy@ardentheatre.org
www.ardentheatre.org
Centro Pedro Claver, Inc. (POSITION FILLED)
Centro Pedro Claver, Inc., a community based nonprofit in the Eastern North Philadelphia area, seeks a graduate student intern who has a background in community development and research and analysis. In collaboration with summer program staff and community members, the intern will develop a quality of life survey, train volunteers in the administration of the survey, organize survey results and present a final report. CPC is particularly interested in the impact of violence and the overall health of families and youth. Our community is at a critical juncture and CPC would like to deepen its impact in Eastern North Philadelphia by providing opportunities for residents to not only become educated about the relationship between a healthy environment and other quality of life issues but to become advocates and stewards of long-term change in their neighborhoods. It is preferred that the intern candidate be bilingual in Spanish and English and have experience or interest in working with youth.Contact: Julia Lopez, Executive Director, (215) 227-7111.
jlopez@centroclaver.com
www.centroclaver.com
Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children (POSITION FILLED)
DVAEYC works to improve educational opportunity for young children, seeks a qualified graduate student to run a research project on non-traditional credentialing of early childhood teachers. The goal is to gather data on alternative credentialing and credit-for-prior learning models in order to establish an innovative system to allow gifted teachers, who may have barriers to higher education, to stay in the field. Throughout the summer program, the intern will have the opportunity to work alongside other staff of a leading local early childhood training and advocacy organization, and be in contact with a collaborating early childhood advocacy group in Minnesota. The intern’s tasks will focus on researching the current situation in early childhood credentialing, the necessity for keeping gifted teachers who have barriers to higher education in the field, models for skill and knowledge assessment, the different roles higher education institutions play in credentialing and offering credit for experiential learning, and other non-traditional models. The end product will be in the form of a grant proposal for preliminary funding of an alternative credentialing model that could have national impact. The candidate should possess strong research and writing skills, and an interest in early childhood policy work. Contact: Pamela Haines, Director of Public Policy, 215-963-0094.
Pamela@dvaeyc.org
www.dvaeyc.org
Economy League of Greater Philadelphia (POSITION FILLED)
The Economy League of Greater Philadelphia seeks a graduate student intern to develop the program and materials for the Greater Philadelphia Leadership Exchange. Launched in 2005, the Greater Philadelphia Leadership Exchange aims to develop leaders of business, civic, and government organizations into regional visionaries dedicated to making Greater Philadelphia a world-class region. In September 2008, the Economy League will take 100 of the region’s leaders to Atlanta, Georgia, to learn from that region’s successes and obstacles. In collaboration with the Economy League’s research and strategy staff, the intern will scan recent research on the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats facing both Greater Philadelphia and Metropolitan Atlanta and identify best practices and themes which participants should learn more about during the Exchange. The intern will conduct a creative literature and media review as well as background interviews focused on these issues in the Metropolitan Atlanta area and use his/her findings to: 1) identify dynamic experts on issues facing Metropolitan Atlanta and create discussion questions for panels during the Leadership Exchange; and 2) create a resource guide for Leadership Exchange participants that provides background, comparative data, and information on major initiatives, best practices, and challenges facing Metropolitan Atlanta. Contact: Alison Gold, Director of Strategic Initiatives, (215) 563-3640 x18
agold@economyleague.org
www.economyleague.org
Elfreth’s Alley Association (POSITION FILLED)
The Elfreth’s Alley Association seeks a graduate student intern to develop a cell phone-based audio tour of the Elfreth’s Alley National Historic Landmark District in Old City. The tour will draw upon a rich base of existing research to interpret the history of home, family, work, and community life for “ordinary” Philadelphians from the City’s founding to the present day. Topics may include urban planning, rowhouse communities, immigration, industrialization, affordable housing, poverty relief, and historic preservation and community revitalization. The intern will conduct basic historical and audience research to develop the primary interpretive themes, prepare the script and accompanying printed materials, and oversee the recording and testing of the tour. The intern should have coursework and experience in museum education, historical research and writing, and excellent public speaking and communications skills.Contact: Cory R. Kegerise, Executive Director, 215-574-0560.
ckegerise@elfrethsalley.org
The Fels Institute of Government, University of Pennsylvania (POSITION FILLED)
The Fels Institute of Government is seeking a graduate student intern to work with Fels Institute staff to complete an assessment of the feasibility of creating two independently managed financial resources to support the preservation of affordable rental housing in gentrifying areas of Philadelphia. Specifically, the intern will conduct research on the prospects for creating (a) an equity investment fund to support the repair and improvement of existing apartments, and (b) a rental assistance fund to subsidize the difference between a “market rate” rent and the amount that a low- or moderate-income household could afford (based on an affordability standard of thirty percent of household income). For each fund, the intern will complete fact-finding on similar funds established in Philadelphia and elsewhere, draft a prospectus for the funds, for distribution, review and comment, and, based on the results obtained through the completion of these tasks, publish a report describing findings and recommendations, including a summary of specific actions leading to implementation.Contact: John Kromer, Faculty Member & Senior Consultant, 215-573-7240.
jkromer@sas.upenn.edu
www.fels.upenn.edu
Headlong Dance Theater (POSITION FILLED)
Headlong seeks a graduate student intern to research and develop a student life handbook for the Headlong Performance Institute (HPI) and organize an orientation session for our incoming class, to be held during the last week of August. HPI, a semester-long undergraduate training program in dance theater, will take place each Fall beginning in 2008. The intern will gather information about housing, cultural life, student life, and artistic opportunities in Philadelphia, creating an “intro to the city” available in hard copy and electronically. This document will serve as a resource for students as they relocate to Philadelphia for the semester. The intern will also help plan an orientation for incoming students, a two-day introduction to life – and cultural life – in Philadelphia. We are looking for an intern experienced in the area of student life, or arts administration who is familiar with the experience of living and working in Philadelphia. This position will involve collaboration and have flexible hours. The ideal candidate will be able to adhere to timelines, have good communication, research, and writing skills, as well as a sense of humor. Contact: Anna Drozdowski, Managing Director, 215-545-9195.
anna@headlong.org
www.headlong.org
www.headlongperformanceinstitute.org
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania (POSITION FILLED)
The Historical Society is seeking a graduate student intern to research and gather a body of rich archival and community-based materials that will become a special feature of the Web site for PhilaPlace, a neighborhood history and culture project. These materials will illustrate the in-depth history of ten sites in two historically and multiethnically significant urban neighborhoods (Northern Liberties/Kensington and South Philadelphia). For the internship, the candidate will have the opportunity to formulate the interpretive build of these “Go deeper” sites which have the potential to be in a multi-media format including archival materials, photographs, audio, and video. This “Go deeper” aspect of the Web site will animate one of the important planned interactive features of the site, a feature that directly engages community members in the interpretation of their neighborhood history. At minimum, the intern will conduct archival research in HSP collections and other area collections when necessary and will be responsible for securing all permissions. In part, the results of the interpretation of the sites will be dependent on the intern’s own areas of expertise. For instance, if the intern has oral interviewing skills, the project has a list of individuals with whom contact has been made and who have agreed to be interviewed. If the intern is skilled as a photographer or videographer, he/she could go into the community to take still photographs or video extant sites. Candidates should be in a graduate program in history, folklore, or a related field with excellent research and writing skills. Flexibility and willingness to work in a collaborative team environment is a must. Knowledge of Philadelphia neighborhoods would be extremely helpful but is not required. The internship can run from the beginning of May to the beginning of August. Contact: Joan Saverino, PhilaPlace Project Director, The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107-5699, 215-732-6200, ext. 246.
jsaverino@hsp.org
www.hsp.org
Opera Company of Philadelphia (POSITION FILLED)
The Opera Company seeks a graduate student intern to create a Sounds of LearningTM student activity guide for its June 2009 production of Benjamin Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia. The student activity guide will be created for high school music students, and will contain articles and lessons covering a range of musical topics including biographical information on the composer and librettist; a socio-political analysis of the opera’s themes; an overview of orchestration and Britten’s compositional style; and the theoretical analysis of an area. The intern will first work with Director of Community Programs Michael Bolton to determine the book’s content and design, and will then research and write the content over the course of the summer. At the conclusion of the internship the student activity guide will be professionally printed with cover credit given to the intern. The intern should be an individual who is studying music history, music theory, or music composition, and must have excellent writing and organization skills. Experience working with high school music students is a plus. Contact: Michael Bolton, Director of Community Programs, 215-893-3600, ext. 246.
Bolton@operaphila.org
www.operaphila.org
Library Company (POSITION FILLED)
The graduate student intern will work with the Library Company’s Centennial Collection. The Centennial, held in 1876 in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park, was an international exposition celebrating the hundred-year anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Our Centennial Collection encompasses media such as photographs, trade cards, broadsides, advertising pamphlets, and souvenirs. The majority of these items are not cataloged and researchers have limited access to them. The intern will primarily be responsible for: writing descriptions of the entire Collection; curate a small exhibition to be mounted at the Library Company; develop an online exhibition; digitize images; prepare materials for cataloging; and assist Library Company staff with publicizing the Collection. This project will allow the Library Company to participate in 2009 events organized by the Please Touch Museum. The “Centennial City” will promote Philadelphia’s new Centennial District in West Fairmount Park, as well as the wealth of nineteenth century materials in historical repositories throughout the region. The work of our intern will be vital in making our Centennial Collection fully accessible to the public. Contact: Ruth Hughes, Chief of Cataloging, 215-546-3181 ext. 114.
hughes@librarycompany.org
www.librarycompany.org
Lutheran Children and Family Service (POSITION FILLED)
LCFS is seeking a graduate student intern who is interested in working with older adults around the issues of body image. Working with populations of older adults who participate in two daytime Senior Centers as well as those who are in one or two Senior Communities, the graduate student will research issues, themes and implications for older adults and their changing body images. A survey will be developed and administered, results will be gathered and 2-4 workshops will be developed and implemented to deal with the predominant themes that emerge. The graduate student must have a willingness to do independent research, have skills to develop research tools, have a genuine desire to work with older adults. The intern must be comfortable with his/her own body image in order to engage older adults in talking about and dealing with their constantly changing body image. Contact: Susan Pursch, Lutheran Children and Family Service, 5902 N 5th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19120 215-276-5500 ext 248.
spursch@libertylutheran.org
www.lcfsinpa.org
Peregrine Arts (POSITION FILLED)
Peregrine Arts seeks a highly qualified graduate student intern to research, develop and script the interpretive, experiential “walk-through” texts for the “Stranger’s Guide”, which will be an urban way-finding guide for visitors to Hidden City (May-June 2009). Hidden City is a festival-exhibition of site-based contemporary art that has been commissioned to “read” and interpret obscured, under-represented and endangered heritage sites through the city of Philadelphia. Produced in partnership with the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia and roughly twenty partner organizations, sites and agencies, Hidden City is a four-week festival including fifteen site-based installation by leading local and international contemporary artists from a diversity of backgrounds and disciplines. Sites vary in nature from buildings of diverse use, to environs and “sites of erasure” and are widely distributed throughout the city, given the focus on obscured sites. Along with the hidden nature of the sites, the project is meant to also excavate the “hidden histories” of the city and views each of the installation projects as part of a larger web of historical narratives. Each of the 15 art installation sites will act as “nodes” through which several (multiple) “hidden history” narratives may be woven using up to ca. 20-30 additional “co-historical” sites or environs that are not occupied by art, but help narrate the “stories” and histories that are engaged/revealed by the installations in the node sites. The co-historical sites will act as connectors that chart narrative paths through the cityscape. All 15 node sites will be finalized by May 2008, and Peregrine intends to spend the May – August developing the narrative tours for each “hidden history” route, of which 15 – 20 are envisioned. The 19th-century term for a tourist guidebook was “stranger’s guide”. Hidden City will be accompanied by a print and audio version of a Stranger’s Guide narrating and telling the story of each historical route. The intern will work closely with the core historical curators and the artistic curators for Hidden City to identify, research, develop and script the print and audio texts for the Stranger’s Guide. A background in museum studies, history, exhibition design, or general humanities is desired. Excellent research, writing and communication skills are desired, as are strong creative, organizational and time management skills. Deadline for applying for this position is April 7, 2008. Contact: Thaddeus A. Squire, Artistic Executive Director, (215) 760-1634.
tsquire@peregrinearts.org
www.peregrinearts.org
The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society (POSITION FILLED)
PCMS seeks a graduate student intern in Digital Media, Marketing, or Arts/Business Administration to help develop and implement a New Media Marketing Plan. As part of a broader initiative to involve and excite new audiences in PCMS’s activities, the intern will have two key responsibilities over the ten week internship: 1) develop a cohesive New Media Marketing Plan that outlines initiatives and sets specific quantifiable goals; integrate the plan with the organization’s overall marketing strategy; and provide review milestones for evaluating progress; and 2) implement selected strategies including: contribute to the PCMS optimized blog: build out a social networking presence; tag events through online calendar/event services; and assist in administering our Google Grants award to help attract and retain new audiences. The ideal candidate has a strong interest in technology and the internet, a passion for introducing great music to new audiences, and experience in marketing, arts management, or business management. Contact: Jacob Smith, Development Director – jsmith@pcmsconcerts.org or 215-569-8987.
Philadelphia VIP (POSITION FILLED)
Philadelphia VIP seeks a graduate student intern with experience in Microsoft Access to create a comprehensive database to track our work with low-income Philadelphians with “tangled titles.” Tangled title, a significant issue threatening low-income homeowners in Philadelphia, occurs if title to a home has not been transferred into the name of the person who has an interest in the home. Without clear title, individuals cannot access basic systems repair grants, and they cannot negotiate payment plans for real estate tax liens or mortgage foreclosures. VIP administers a fund to help these individuals pay for legal costs involved with clearing title to their homes, but we do not currently have an efficient database to track applications to the fund and disbursements made. Thus, the intern will work with staff to analyze existing data on the fund, review current data collection procedures, and create a new, efficient database that is integrated with our case management system, Kemps. In addition to his/her work with the tangled title fund, the intern will review VIP’s monthly case management statistical report (which includes tangled title cases) to ensure that we are accurately tracking cases. Contact: Kelly Gastley, Staff Attorney, 215-523-9566.
kgastley@phillyvip.org
www.phillyvip.org
Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia (POSITION FILLED)
The Preservation Alliance seeks a graduate student intern for its project: Chestnut Street Historic Property Survey and Nomination. This project will consist of undertaking research and preparing nominations to protect historic buildings on Chestnut Street from 7th Street to Broad Street. The first part of the project will consist of the preparation of a statement of historic significance following the National Park Service’s format for Multiple Resource Surveys. The second part of the project will consist of preparing nominations to the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places for 8-12 historic properties located on Chestnut Street. This work will draw on data already assembled by the Fall 2005 studio of the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation at the University of Pennsylvania. It will also have the benefit of advice and consultation from Emily Cooperman, PhD, a prominent Philadelphia preservationist and architectural historian with special experience in preparing Multiple Resource nominations. Contact: Elizabeth Blazevich, Advocacy Associate, 215-546-1146 ext 5.
Liz@preservationalliance.com
www.preservationalliance.com
Public Citizens for Children and Youth (POSITION FILLED)
Each year thousands of families are at risk of weakening and becoming active cases of child welfare agencies. The importance of strengthening these families is often acknowledged but the difficulty of assessing prevention programs—determining what is working and under what conditions—is cited as one of the reasons their funding is so vulnerable. We are seeking a graduate student intern to help explore, investigate and evaluate Philadelphia’s existing parenting programs and produce a report: “What’s Working in Philadelphia’s Parenting Programs.” The intern will visit these programs and gather provider and consumer perspectives to ascertain what the most effective interventions are for these programs. The final report will lead to more through policy work regarding the strengthening of families and ultimately to recommendations to Department of Human Services and Family Court. Contact: Bill Madeira, Associate, Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare, 215-563-5848, ext. 14.
billmadeira@pccy.org
www.pccy.org
Relậche, Inc. (POSITION FILLED)
Relậche seeks a graduate student intern to conduct primary research into the life and work of the late Philadelphia composer and musician Romulus Franceschini for its upcoming project: Romulus Franceschini Reexamined. This is an opportunity to develop a significant scholarly paper, make an original contribution to the field and expand the public knowledge of Philadelphia’s musical history. Through research involving documents, scores and recordings, and interviews with musicians, scholars, critics and others in both Philadelphia and beyond, the intern will build a body of research about Franceshini’s work and its impact upon the musical field. The intern will prepare that research for publication, and present the research at a free public lecture. Relậche seeks to recruit a Masters/Ph.D. student in Musicology, the History of Music, Music Theory or a closely-related field. The nature of this important project will require a mature and self-motivated individual with exceptional scholarly writing, research and interviewing skills, as well as a deep understanding of musical history, theory and notation. Applicants will be asked for writing samples and evidence of mastery of musical notation, as well as a faculty recommendation. Previous oral history and/or interviewing experience preferred. Local travel for research and interviews required. Contact: Dustin Hurt, Executive Director, 215-574-8248.
director@relache.org
www.relache.org
Research for Action (POSITION FILLED)
Research for Action seeks a graduate student intern whose project will focus attention on the issues facing immigrant communities and the secondary schools that serve them. The intern will integrate Philadelphia demographic and Philadelphia School District ELL information with existing literature on immigrant students in U.S. secondary schools in the context of school reform. The specific outcomes of the internship will be a chart of challenges and solutions/comparative strategies, an article for the Philadelphia Public School Notebook, an issue of the RFA enewsletter and a resource list. Contact: Rebecca Reumann-Moore, Senior Research Associate, 215-823-2500 ext 511.
rreumannmoore@researchforaction.orgg
www.researchforaction.org
The Rosenbach Museum and Library (POSITION FILLED)
Digital History Project Intern
The Rosenbach Museum & Library seeks a full-time paid summer intern for “21st-Century Abe,” a website and blog celebrating Abraham Lincoln’s legacy for audiences in their teens and twenties. This digital project, to be launched in February 2009, will provide a variety of scholarly and artistic interpretations of the Rosenbach’s Lincoln collections and offer opportunities for audiences to create and share their own interpretations. The intern will work with Rosenbach staff to develop and manage an advisory group of the target audience and assist with the contributions of a diverse group of content and design consultants. Candidates must be technologically savvy, organized, and energetic, with strong interpersonal skills. Candidates should have a good working knowledge of American history and an interest/knowledge of contemporary art is a plus. This position extends over the summer and is 35 hours per week. To apply, please send a cover letter, resume and three references to:
khaas@rosenbach.org by May 9, 2008.
www.rosenbach.org
The Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial (POSITION FILLED)
Fleisher seeks a graduate student intern with a background in art history, urban studies, curatorial studies, sociology, cultural studies, marketing, or related discipline to manage the exhibition phase of a Community Partnerships in the Arts (CPA) after-school program for South Philadelphia teens. Led by internationally renowned artist Pepón Osorio and CPA teaching artists, eight to ten teens are creating large scale art installations in the homes of four local families. Mr. Osorio’s work, in which he transforms everyday objects into story-telling devices, will guide the teaching artists and youth as they conduct interviews with participating families, develop themes for the work, and install the pieces into the families’ homes. The intern will work closely with CPA program director Magda Martinez, youth participants, teaching artists, and Mr. Osorio to: 1) develop a marketing plan for the exhibition phase of the project: 2) serve as a contact for the project while organizing openings and tours: 3) gather demographic data on the audience: 4) conduct interviews with program participants to gather feedback on the outcome of exhibition phase of the project; and 5) create a report that assesses the project and offers suggestions for future CPA exhibitions. The intern should have strong qualitative and quantitative research skills, excellent communication skills, and interest or experience in the visual arts. Experience working with teens and the ability to start the project in early May are additional important considerations. Contact: Magda Martinez, Community Partnerships in the Arts Director, 215-922-3456 ext.323.
mmartinez@fleisher.orgg
www.fleisher.org
Scribe Video Center (POSITION FILLED)
Scribe seeks a graduate student intern to prepare twenty, four-to-six-page study guides for selected titles produced through Scribe programs. These works — on tape and DVD — explore timely and potentially stimulating issues in a range of disciplines: sociology, economics, history, urban studies and media arts. They include contributions by emerging artists, activists and community groups. We want to enable classroom teachers to use these works to spur discussion on historical and current events and issues, and prompt further study of the topics raised by the films, while working within the framework of standardized curriculum guidelines. Each completed study guide will include an overview of the documentary subject, background, instructions for classroom implementation, a list of topics for discussion, student handouts, links to relevant online resources, and suggestions for cross-curricular extensions. The ideal candidate will be undertaking graduate work in Education and will possess a knowledge of junior and high school curricula planning in the social sciences or humanities-- particularly Urban Studies. Strong writing, editing, media and research skills are also necessary. The deadline for applying for this position is April 15th.
Contact: Louis Massiah, Executive Director, Scribe Video Center, 4201 Chestnut Street, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104, 215-222-4201.
lmassiah@scribe.org
www.scribe.org
The Support Center for Child Advocates (POSITION FILLED)
Child Advocates is seeking a graduate student intern to oversee the development of a potential new program to encourage senior, retired and/or retiring lawyers to participate in a “Second Season of Service” as specially trained volunteer attorneys for the abused and neglected children and youth served by the agency. The intern should be interested in law, social service, public health, marketing-communications, fundraising and/or volunteer recruitment. Working with the agency’s development office and volunteer coordinator, the student will conduct research on similar initiatives championed by the American Bar Association and sister public interest law agencies around the country; interview elder attorneys already active with the agency; examine trends in elder statesmanship, such as “The Elders,” the nonpartisan international humanitarian organization launched by Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, Jimmy Carter and other dignitaries. The intern will develop a skeleton program outline, training curriculum, timeline, budget, promotional/recruitment campaign and fundraising strategy, all in the hopes of creating a fundable program and full-time staff position to manage it. Contact: Jodi Schatz, Intake Attorney & Volunteer Coordinator, 215- 925-1913, ext. 162.
jodi@advokid.org
www.advokid.org
The Supportive Older Women’s Network (POSITION FILLED)
SOWN seeks a graduate student intern in communications with a strong background in video production to create a video of its programs to enhance our volunteer outreach and fundraising capacity. The focus of the video will be to capture the stories of the older women we serve and effectively represent our new and expanded services to grandparents raising grandchildren and caregivers of relatives with Alzheimer’s Disease. We will use the video to work with current funders, potential funders, government entities, potential board members, volunteers and individual donors by conveying and highlighting the stories of the people SOWN reaches. The intern will coordinate planning, production, filming and editing of the video under the supervision of a SOWN staff member who participated in a strategic communications training program this past year. The tools learned in this extensive training will structure the production of the video and will enhance the student’s learning opportunity. Contact: Marypat Tracy or June Siegel, Supportive Older Women’s Network, 4100 Main Street, Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA 19127. Phone: 215-487-3000 Fax: 215-487-3111.
mptracy@sown.org or jsiegel@sown.org
www.sown.org
Theatre Exile (POSITION FILLED)
Theatre Exile seeks a graduate student intern in dramaturgy who will assist the season’s directors for the planning of our 2008/2009 season. The intern will conduct dramaturgical research on issues related to the play’s themes, history and playwright for all three plays in the 2008/2009 season. The intern will meet weekly with all three directors to develop and determine the nature of the research. Using this research, the intern will develop dramaturgical workbooks, including commanding visual images. The graduate intern will also work closely with the graphics department to incorporate these commanding images into marketing materials for the season. The intern will also assist all three directors in casting, pre-production meetings and other artistic tasks as they arise. Candidates should have a background in dramaturgy. Proficiency with Photoshop, Illustrator or any relevant design software and experience in graphic design is a strong plus. The position begins in the middle of June and runs until end of August. Contact: Bryan Clark, Managing Director.
bryan@theatreexile.org
www.theatreexile.org
Tyler School of Art (POSITION FILLED)
The Exhibitions and Public Programs department of Tyler School of Art, Temple University, seeks a graduate student intern in art history or urban studies to conduct research and assist in the production of a Website for Invented Cities (working title), a large project that will include a website, publication, and an international exhibition of photographic and video art and related programs in 2010. The project explores the dynamic nature of urban life in cities that are undergoing rapid changes generated by transnational shifts in economies, politics or social relations. The Website is a key component of the project and will launch in phases, with significant content mounted in September 2008. The intern’s work will include research; assisting project administration; participation in planning and development of the Website, including working with the Website designer; and publicity. The intern should be able to work independently, have strong analytical ability, be able to capably communicate with an array of local and international partners, be computer literate and be willing to work with a collaborative team. Please send a letter of interest and a resume to Sheryl Conkelton, Director, Exhibitions and Public Programs, 215-782-2776.
sheryl.conkelton@temple.edu
www.temple.edu/tyler/exhibitions
The Urban League of Philadelphia (POSITION FILLED)
ULP seeks a resourceful graduate student with strong public policy, advocacy, community relations, research, and written and oral communication skills to facilitate and support the implementation of the “Action Agenda” outlined in the State of Black Philadelphia (SOBP), a research-based report that measures disparities between Blacks and Whites in Philadelphia in the five index areas of economics, education, health, civic engagement and social justice. This publication was compiled by the ULP with the support of reliable, quantifiable data and statistics by an international economics and research firm. In an effort to attack the disturbing and persistent disparities highlighted in the report, the ULP sought the support of a variety of nonprofit, government, academic, corporate and grassroots activities to develop an action agenda to implement throughout 2008 -- and beyond. The intern is requested to assist the ULP staff in developing our strategy to successfully execute the SOBP action agenda by conducting research, organizing focus groups, town hall meetings (including a multiracial town hall event), identifying and developing a community-based task force comprised of public, private and government sectors, grassroots community activists and Philadelphia citizens at-large. Contact: Duane C. Ingram, Vice President of Programs and Planning, 215-561-6070 ext. 202.
dingram@urbanleaguephila.org
www.urbanleaguephila.org