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Internship: Project Implementation Assistant

Internship Position Overview: Academic Credit (Unpaid)

COMPANY:

Association of Independent Colleges & Universities of Rhode Island
(AICU Rhode Island)

Start Date: September 2011 (fairly flexible) End Date: June 2012

*10 – 12 week individual internships running from September 2011 through May 2012

Total Hours Per Week: 10 – 20

The Project Implementation Assistant will work with AICU Rhode Island staff to develop a broad-based understanding of the interaction between independent higher education, community engagement, and economic development in Rhode Island. The Assistant will primarily work on the bRIdge Program (an AICU Rhode Island-led, economic development/student engagement/knowledge economy initiative) under the direction of the bRIdge Program Manager and will be tasked or involved with some or all of the following activities:

• Development and implementation of core bRIdge programs (cross-campus internship system, mobile application for community engagement, regional steering committee, student entrepreneurship online hub)
• Research of best practices for similar projects in other communities
• Report creation and presentation
• Meeting coordination, attendance, and note-taking
• Management of social media presences
• Content management of two websites via Wordpress & Drupal CMS

Requirements

• Excellent communication skills (in-person, phone, and written)
• Ability to work remotely
• IT skills – Wordpress, Drupal, and social media management experience a plus

CONTACT:

Adam Leonard, bRIdge Program Manager or Patricia Mulcahey, Associate Director

Office: (401) 272-8270
Email: adam@aicuri.org or pmulcahey@aicuri.org

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NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Intern assistant may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization and as required in meeting the objectives of his or her internship with regard to receiving academic credit.

Dormcubator 2011 End-of-Session Graduation

Please join AICU Rhode Island, RIBGHE and Cutler & Company for the

Dormcubator 2011 End-of-Session Graduation

Celebration & Student Presentations

Thursday, July 28, 2011

6:00 – 8:30 p.m.

The Yena Presentation Center

Johnson & Wales University – Library Building

(corner of Dorrance & Webosset Streets)

111 Dorrance Street, Providence RI 02903

Dormcubator 2011 is a student engagement pilot program, which was born out of the bRIdge project, an AICU Rhode Island-led economic development initiative aimed at knowledge retention and attraction by better-connecting academics, business and community. The overarching goal of bRIdge is to change the narrative for college students to one that identifies Providence, and Rhode Island, as a viable post-graduate destination for the 80,000+ students who attend colleges and universities in our state annually.

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Interns play valuable role with Providence police

PROVIDENCE, R.I.—The Providence Police Department is getting crime fighting help from an unlikely source — college interns.

The department is using the interns to compile and break down data by neighborhood and beat, finding hot spots for crime, so the department can more effectively deploy officers. Read the rest of this entry »

Partnerships for Success (PFS) Paid Student Internship

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Project: Partnerships for Success (PFS) Paid Student Internship

Date of Job/Internship Posting: January 27, 2010

Internship Period: February – April 2010

Internship Position Overview

College student videographer intern sought for unique opportunity to showcase his/her creative, technological and communications skills through a paid internship working with, and under the direction of, the Partnerships for Success management team members. The scope of the project will primarily include video coverage of various Partnerships for Success programs.

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Membership Services Assistant/Student Intern

Position Overview

The membership services assistant/student intern will work with and under the direction of AICU Rhode Island staff to develop a broad-based understanding of independent higher education in Rhode Island. The intern will assist with some or all of the following activities:

Essential Job Functions

Special Projects
Research/data collection & updating – Coordination & assembly of data
Creation/design of reports, spreadsheets, interactive forms/surveys, etc.
- Input of collected/updated data into reports, etc.
Legislative bill tracking/monitoring & status reports
Report completion & filings (lobbyist reports, higher education surveys, etc.)
Attend peer group meetings & record meeting summaries/minutes
Attend legislative hearings/meetings at the State House
Communication/interaction with peer groups & member institution staff
Meeting coordination, notification, and data requests/submissions
Monitor/filter member news for Website updates & assist with submission of relevant updates