“The future is not fixed, it’s fluid…it’s waiting for you to hammer it into shape. That’s what this degree of yours is, a blunt instrument. So go forth and build something with it. You are the generation.” — Bono, 2006
The program in Public Service at Rutgers University, Campus at Newark, promotes civic engagement, strengthens teaching and learning, and builds collaborative partnerships through public service, service-learning, and community-based research. As part of the core requirements for the program, each student will go out into the field, giving their time to benefit others in the form of two supervised, structured service learning/internship courses within the community. Download Public Service Learning Internship Checklist (PDF).
General Points:
- Students will receive advisement prior to beginning their internship
- All internship opportunities must be approved by the Director of the Department
- Service learning experience will be accompanied by written reports
- Internships may be paid or unpaid
- For 3 credits internships must be 150 hours within 3 months (50hrs per months, 12-14 hrs per wk)
Organizations currently hiring interns:
- American Cancer Society
- American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
- American Museum of Natural History
- Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
- Care Plus Foundation
- The Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation
- Christopher and Dana Reeves Foundation
- Community FoodBank of New Jersey
- Department of State ( they will be conducting an information session on October 9th from 4-5pm in Hill Hall, Room 104)
- El Club Del Barrio, Inc.
- Family Connections
- FBI
- The First Occupational Center of New Jersey
- FOCUS Hispanic Center for Community Development, Inc.
- Inner-City Teaching Corps
- International Institute of New Jersey
- Liberty Science Center
- New Jersey After 3 (Americorps)
- New Jersey Association on Correction
- New Jersey Immigration Policy Network, Inc. (NJIPN)
- New Jersey Working Families Alliance
- New Providence Learning Club
- Newark Museum, The
- North Star Academy
- Protestant Community Centers, Inc.
- Shua Life Skills
- Superior Court of New Jersey (Essex Vicinage)
- Teach for America
- US Marshals Service
Further information regarding internships opportunities and resources will be forthcoming. For additional question contact upspaa@newark.rutgers.edu
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