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Jane Jorgensen Student Leadership Internship Program

Jane Jorgensen Student Leadership Internship Program

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Indiana University has made a bold commitment to continue as a leading institution contributing to social justice initiatives. The Jane Jorgensen Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Internship provides students with the opportunity to develop as extraordinary leaders who will transform society and be recruited as top candidates for university positions. The program makes a conscious effort to provide IU with a pool of competitive, diverse leaders familiar with the university's context to consider for future employment. These student leaders will continue to support IU in its commitment to being an antiracist institution addressing social justice issues. The internship program, housed within the Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs (OVPDEMA), is looking for students who have a wide range of talents and skills and, more importantly, students underrepresented in leadership roles across the institution.

The internship provides:

Personal and professional development for IU students, especially students of color, wishing to enhance their skillset related to understanding antiracist principles, diversity, equity, inclusion, and leadership.
Valuable mentorship and direct work experience with various leaders in multiple offices across the university.
Opportunities to enhance personal philosophies of leadership include understanding oneself, the university's structures, and accepting responsibilities inherent in community membership.

Limited internship positions are available throughout the academic year.
Each semester students can register for one credit-hour course that creates space for students to discuss experiences and meet with guest speakers on a bi-monthly schedule.
Student leaders will create, plan, and lead Reflective Roundtable Dialogues, open to the entire campus community, on current issues that are relevant to them.
Student leaders will join Leadership Lectures and Socials, events that connect individuals to faculty, staff, pre-major clubs, alumni, and professionals working in students' fields of interest.
Student interns will participate in one-day workshops to coincide with the Indiana University Executive Leadership Advantage Program, Executive Leadership Institution, and Regional Leadership Summit events. Students will have the opportunity to engage with a diverse group of university employees and invited community guests to include mayors, non-profits, businesses, elected officials, etc. Also, students will have access to the same professional development opportunity afforded to university leadership.
Students receive exposure to different leadership styles, social change models, and personal development tools throughout the academic year.
Interns will have access to a financial award that they can use in various ways to benefit them personally and professionally.

The student must be enrolled in an advanced undergraduate, senior preferred, or graduate degree program at Indiana University Bloomington.
The applicant must be enrolled full-time. Full-time status equates to at least twelve credit hours for undergraduate students and at least eight credit hours for graduate and professional students.

Students must complete all parts of the application. Incomplete or unsigned applications will be deemed ineligible. All information included is confidential.
A complete application consists of:
- Internship Application Form (below)
- Current CV or resume
- Two letters of recommendation
- Personal statement*
  - *The personal statement should be no longer than one and a half pages, single-spaced using no smaller than 11-point font. Students are encouraged to use the statement as an opportunity to tell us more about themselves, their career goals, and how this internship will contribute to their professional and personal development.
Submit the completed application form.

Internship appointments are on a rolling basis and are a semester-by-semester assignment. Students who can start at the beginning of each semester receive priority consideration.

For more information, contact dema@iu.edu.

Jane Jorgensen Student Leadership Internship Program

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