VolunteerUT Intern (Center for Community Engagement)

The Division of Student Affairs Internship Program 

  

The Division of Student Affairs Internship Program empowers students to spend a summer handling a special project for the university designed to prepare them for life after graduation. Interns will work 19 hours per week for 10-weeks. These part-time internship positions offer a competitive compensation package that includes an hourly wage and housing assistance. Undergraduate students only are eligible to apply. The internship runs from May 30, 2023 to August 4, 2023. The application is due by February 12, 2023 at 11:59pm. 

  

Although internships range in subject matter and skill set, each position is designed to prepare all students for life after graduation. An additional component to the internship experience will be a ten-week workshop series to develop students’ career readiness. The weekly workshop will require in-person attendance on campus.  

  

Please contact TexasLEAD@austin.utexas.edu with questions. 

  

*Undergraduate students must be enrolled in the Spring 2023 semester to be eligible.  

  

The Office 

The Center for Community Engagement serves as The University of Texas at Austin’s central resource for those interested in volunteerism and service-learning throughout the UT and Austin communities. Our continued goal is to connect the resources of the university to the community to meet community priorities. We provide resources for anyone interested in getting more involved in the community, and our programs and services are designed for instructors, students, student organizations, campus departments, community partners, and local agencies. 

 

The Position 

This position will support all aspects of our direct service programs umbrella, VolunteerUT. This will primarily focus on our online platform, GivePulse. GivePulse is a system available to the entire campus community, allowing users to register for volunteer opportunities, to track service hours, to track hours for their organizations, and to be part of service-learning courses. Depending on experience and interest, main project will be to serve as the primary contact and support for local agencies seeking volunteers through UT, work on data collection and reports looking at usage of the platform, support outreach and training efforts across campus through digital resources and in-person/virtual training sessions.

As part of the VolunteerUT team, this person will support all aspects of the program and can pursue different areas based on their strength and interests. Opportunities include external outreach (writing or design) via our newsletter and Instagram (@volunteer_ut), event planning for our fall Volunteer Fair or Be The Change day of service, or web design/management.

Nothing else is required, but interns have the option to pursue anything connected to CCE work that interests them as long as they have the time, and will also have the option to gain office management experience as a front desk assistant for our office suite in SSB. 

  

The Supervisor 

Amory Krueger, Director of Student Engagement Programs

  

Who You Are (Qualifications) 

-Any previous knowledge with data collection/management/reporting

-Knowledge of Austin and local nonprofits

-Event planning or outreach

No experience needed at all, anyone can be very successful in the role without prior knowledge.