Carleton Project 60
Developing Civic Leaders Program
Summer 2010
Purpose:
The Carleton Project 60: Developing Civic Leaders Program grew out of a community service panel held at the Class of 1960's 45th Reunion in June of 2005. After hearing classmates talk about the challenges and rewards of making a difference through their work with nonprofits, the group decided to introduce this opportunity to today’s Carleton undergraduates. They would do this by identifying nonprofit summer internships in their communities and acting as mentors to those students chosen for the positions. Modeled after the Princeton Project 55, Carleton Project 60 would also work with The Alumni Network (TAN), made up of some 25 colleges, to connect interns with an educational seminar series. Interns will be required to complete an evaluation form at the end of the internship.
Funding:
Carleton freshmen, sophomores, juniors will work full-time for 8-12 weeks during the summer. Host organizations will provide a stipend of $300 per week to each Intern.
Deadline:
February 13, 2010
Eligibility:
- Internships are intended for students to use during their summer break. The internship duration is 8-12 weeks.
- First, second, and third year students in any discipline are eligible; seniors are not eligible.
- All applicants must be in good academic standing.
Selection Criteria:
Recipients will be doing substantive work, developing their skills as potential civic leaders. Internships will be competitively awarded through the following process.
Application Process:
Applications must be submitted through the tunnel by 5:30pm on Friday, February 13, 2009. The Carleton Project 60 Committee will interview beginning the end of February, and refer selected applicants to the appropriate nonprofit organization for final decision.
A completed application includes:
- One to two page cover letter to include: organization/s you are interested in; reasons for applying; goals if selected; expectations of internship; career plans; contact information for two references
- current academic transcript (unofficial copy is acceptable)
- one page resume
Available Internships:
Organizations for 2010 are Denver Kids and Tree Trust. Please see the following descriptions.
- Denver Kids, Inc.- Denver, Colorado, John Hamilton '60
Denver Kids, Inc. helps students, grades K-12, who face the personal challenges of higher risk environments, successfully complete high school, pursue post-secondary options and become productive members of the community. DKI provides counseling for each child striving to engage each of them with consistent interaction with positive role models. The Carleton intern would have to organize and coordinate student activities, organize site visits to businesses to learn what skill sets are required to qualify for a position, as well as other opportunities. Please note, applicants must own or have regular access to a car. 10 week internship (June to Mid August), $10/hr 30hr week. For a more complete description of the Denver Kids organization go to their website (www.DenverKids.org) or review the description prepared by Project 60 available in the Career Center. For more information, click here.
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Tree Trust - St. Paul, MN
Tree Trust is a private non-profit with a mission of improving the community environment by investing in people. Tree Trust was founded in 1976 during the Dutch Elm crisis with the idea of replanting the devastated urban forest with youth in need of employment training. Since then, their employment program has grown to serve about 800 youth annually, and they have completed thousands of park improvement and urban forestry projects throughout the Twin Cities metro area. Click here for more information.
Career Center, (507) 222-4293, Sayles-Hill 50. Email: sbovbjer@carleton.edu