Build your portfolio while working for a worthy organization. The new public relations internship from Women's Studies offers students a chance to put their skills to work in a real world setting. The internship counts as three upper level hours in Women's Studies.
Requirements:
Strong interest in gender issues Excellent communication skills Strong writing skills Self-starter, able to work with little supervision GPA of 3.0 or higher Must be an undergraduate junior or senior Preferred: MS FrontPage skillsResponsibilities:
- In charge of coordinating communications between the program and its professors, council members, listserv, and minors
- In charge of the creation of promotion materials for any Women’s Studies sponsored events
- Responsible for distribution of the promotion materials
- Responsible for taking minutes at the Women’s Studies Council meetings (one Monday a month at 3 p.m.) and transcribing them in the Women’s Studies Update, an email that goes out to all Council members
- Responsible for the creation of new ideas that can bring publicity to the program
- Responsible for writing at least one article per semester for the Daily Campus
- Responsible for writing one article for the Women’s Studies Network, the program’s newsletter
- Maintain the information that is distributed to the WS listserv and to the professors of Women’s studies
- 10-15 hrs/wk, flexible schedule
How to apply: Email resumes and cover letters to Contact Carolyn Sargent at csargent@smu.edu by April 25th
Start date: First day of school Fall 2006, August 18th
If chosen, one day of training will be required before the end of the semester