query: Community Organizing Internships in Chicago

[Discussion list for COMM-ORG]

[ed:  Judy offers new updated information on Midwest Academy internships.]

From: Midwestacademy5 at aol.com

 
The Midwest Academy is pleased to announce a new  for-credit version of our
summer community organizing internship. Both the paid  internship and the
credit internship (which will not be paid) will run from  Monday, June 2 
- Friday,
August 8, and will include intensive training, work as  an organizer on an
issue campaign, mentoring and job search assistance for those  who are
interested.
For-Credit  Internships: Undergrads will receive 6 credits for a cost of 
$600
through  the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs; MA level students 
will
receive 6  credits for a cost of $900.  Students doing the internship for
credit will not be paid a stipend.  All applications are through the  
Midwest 
Academy, not through the  university.
Paid  Internships:  Interns will  receive a stipend of $3500 for the ten 
week
period, to be paid biweekly.  Freshmen are encouraged to apply for the 
for-credit internship, since we rarely hire freshmen in the paid 
internship 
program.  Students who are paid may  not also apply for credit in 2008.
Applications are currently being taken for both programs,  and 
acceptance is
on a rolling basis. Here is the link for a full  description and 
application
form: _http://www.midwestacademy.com/internships.html\_
(http://www.midwestacademy.com/internships.html\) 
The Midwest Academy was just featured on Chicago Public  Television in 
honor
of our 35th anniversary; here is a link to the six minute  video which
provides more information about us: 
_http://www.wttw.com/main.taf?p=42,8,4&vid=http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wttw/c2n/042308b.flv_ 

(http://www.wttw.com/main.taf?p=42,8,4&vid=http://wttw.vo.llnwd.net/o16/wttw/c2n/042308b.flv)  

Applicants with questions should email _mainterns at aol.com_
(mailto:mainterns at aol.com) ; faculty with questions  should email 
_midwestacademy5 at aol.com_
(mailto:midwestacademy5 at aol.com) .
Judy Hertz, Director of Special Projects, Midwest  Academy


Discussion list for COMM-ORG wrote:
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> [ed:  Thanks to Jackie and Gordon for replying to Janel's query.  I've 
> added Gordon's list to the COMM-ORG Co Groups and Organizations page.]
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> From: Jackendall at aol.com
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> The Midwest Academy has a number of paid and unpaid (for credit) 
> internships this summer both in Chicago and elsewhere.  Go to 
> www.midwestacademy.com for information.
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> From: "Gordon Mayer" <gordonmmayer at gmail.com>
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> Hey Janel-
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> We maintain at our Web site a list of community organizing groups in 
> Chicago... it needs a little love and some of the directors' names may 
> not be up to date but it ought to be a good way to find groups that you 
> could contact directly about internships. Find it at
> http://www.newstips.org/interior.php?section=Chicago+Sources&main_id=475&topic=
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> Gordon
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>> [ed:  a big COMM-ORG welcome to Janel.  Please feel welcomed to contact 
>> Janel directly at the address below or to send your internship info to 
>> the list.]
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>> From: "Janel Hofmeister" <janellie139 at gmail.com>
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>> I'm a current student at Michigan State University, and just recently 
>> subscribed to this listserv. I'm sorry if this is not the kind of thing 
>> that the discussion list is used for, but I thought I would give it a try:
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>> I'm interested in community organizing as a career choice, specifically 
>> work with community based organizations. I'm looking for internships in 
>> the Chicago area, and was curious if anyone on the list had any 
>> tips/tid-bits of information/known organizations in the area. Thanks for 
>> any input I can get from you all!
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