Internship Opportunities � Brief Descriptions

							                          Internship Opportunities – Brief Descriptions
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Summer 2010

7/19/10-7/23/10

LaFollette Job Bank
Internship Opportunities with CRS

The Community Relations Service was established by Title X of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The agency
serves as the Department's "peacemaker" for community conflicts and tensions arising from differences of
race, color, and national origin. The Headquarters office, located in Washington, D.C., coordinates the
efforts of 10 Regional Offices and four Field Offices. Regional Offices are located in: Boston, New York,
Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Denver, Los Angeles, and Seattle. Field Offices are
located in Miami, Detroit, Houston, and San Francisco.
The Community Relations Service seeks motivated undergraduate, graduate, and law students to
undertake internships. The Agency offers 4 different internship programs:
1. The Director’s Internship Program- Washington, D.C.; 2. The General Internship Program-
Washington, D.C.; 3. The Legal Internship Program- Washington, D.C.; 4. Regional or Field Office
Internships- Across the United States

Compensation: Unpaid
When: Fall 2010
Where: Nationwide
Who: Anyone interested
Deadline: August 21, 2010
Location of Job Description: L&S Career Services BuckyNet
Contact Info: Please see BuckyNet listing for various agencies and opportunities

Literacy Network
Community Literacy Intern

Literacy Network is a non-profit organization that provides one-to-one tutoring for adults in Dane County
who wish to improve their reading, writing, or speaking skills in English. We are currently looking for
interns to assist in our Community Literacy tutoring programs. Community Literacy is a weekly tutoring
program that allows ESL and literacy students to meet with temporary, volunteer tutors while they wait
for personal tutors. Every site offers free childcare and individualized lesson plans for each student/tutor
pair. Interns will staff one of six Community Literacy programs. We are currently hiring for six
internships.

Compensation: $300 Stipend
When: Summer/Semester 2010
Where: Madison, WI
Who: Anyone interested
Deadline: August 14, 2010
Location of Job Description: L&S Career Services BuckyNet
Contact Info: Amy Kemph; amy@litnetwork.org

United Way of Dane County
Event Planning Internship
Graphic Design Internship
The Event Planner Intern will assist in all aspects of planning, implementation, and on-site coordination
for all major United Way events. Annually we host 12-15 events, ranging in size from 25-750 people. At
each event leaders from our community are present, including business executives representing the private
and public sectors. Our events are an opportunity to highlight the work our volunteers have made
possible. Since each event is sponsored, it also gives an opportunity to work closely with sponsoring
companies. Major aspects of internship include: Event location research, writing marketing materials,
compiling RSVP event responses, collaborating with various vendors, serving as an on-site resource
person at the events, and preparing post-event evaluation results and correspondence.

Compensation: Not Specified
When: Summer/Semester 2010
Where: Madison, WI
Who: Anyone Interested
Deadline: August 13, 2010
Location of Job Description: L&S Career Services BuckyNet
Contact Info: Sarah Resimius; sresimius@uwdc.org

LaSalle Futures Group
IT Web-Developer

Here at LaSalle Futures Group we are offering an internship for a student to grow and learn. We hope that
a Purdue student would be interested in this opportunity. We are a specialty futures and options brokerage
firm located inside the Chicago Board of Trade, one of the centers of international futures trading. We
feel that an internship would benefit the student in countless ways. In this internship you will have know
how to use DreamWeaver, PHP, Cascading Stlye Sheets, Lightbox, SQL and Flash.

Compensation: Not specified
When: Summer/Semester 2010
Where: Chicago, IL
Who: Anyone Interested
Deadline: August 21, 2010
Location of Job Description: L&S Career Services BuckyNet
Contact Info: Mark Link; internships@lasallefuturesgroup.com

LaFollette Job Bank
Public Policy & Political Action

The Wisconsin CASA Association seeks a graduate student interested in the impact of public policy on
the safety, permanence and well being of abused and neglected children. In the context of their advanced-
degree education, we will engage a student in a meaningful, professional experience that will advance
resources and improved public policy for kids who are living under the jurisdiction of the courts because
their safety at home has been compromised by family members or caregivers. This experience may be
undertaken as either a field placement for academic credit, or as an internship primarily for experience. It
will include work in many of the following areas; actual activities will be determined by Association
priority, student interest and skill, and student time commitment.

Compensation: Not specified
When: Summer/Semester 2010
Where: Madison, WI
Who: Anyone Interested
Deadline: August 20, 2010
Location of Job Description: L&S Career Services BuckyNet
Contact Info: Kitty Kocol; (608)256-9379

The D.E. Shaw Group
Software Development Summer Intern

The goal of our summer internship program is to expose extraordinary candidates to the projects and
environment associated with full-time work in quantitative analysis and software development at the D. E.
Shaw group. Interns interact with various trading groups and gain valuable work experience while
demonstrating their skills on a variety of real-world projects. For quantitative analyst interns, these
projects might include applying sophisticated numerical techniques and writing software to develop and
analyze statistical models for our computerized financial trading strategies, or researching financial
literature to identify new trading ideas and creating simulations to test them. Software development
interns work closely with full-time employees to build tools for the analysis of financial instruments as
well as to design and deploy real-time, scalable applications for the firm's highly automated trading
activities. Working closely with quants, developers, and other senior staff as mentors, interns can expect
an environment conducive to strong professional development. In addition, regularly scheduled social
events give interns the opportunity to interact with colleagues and learn about the goings-on at the firm as
a whole. Successful candidates have traditionally been the top students in their respective math, physics,
engineering, and computer science programs.

Compensation: Paid
When: Summer/Semester 2010
Where: New York, NY; Cupertino, California
Who: Anyone interested
Deadline: August 21, 2010
Location of Job Description: L&S Career Services BuckyNet
Contact Info: Elaine Han; www.deshaw.com/recruit/jobs/OC/UWisconsin

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Big Ten Network
Big Ten on Campus Internship Fall 2010

The BTN intern will be responsible for attending all home football games, promoting BTN programming
on-campus, planning and executing events, and utilizing social networks to promote BTN material. The
objective is for the intern to receive hands-on and real world experience in the sports marketing field
while contributing to the marketing and promotional efforts of the Big Ten Network.
Qualifications: Must be a current undergraduate student of a Big Ten university; Must be able to receive
course credit for the internship experience; Should have a strong interest in sports marketing; Must be
able to attend all home football games; Excellent communication skills and reliability; Strong social
networks (Facebook).

Compensation: Unpaid
When: Summer/Semester 2010
Where: Madison, WI
Who: Anyone interested
Deadline: August 31, 2010
Location of Job Description: L&S Career Services BuckyNet
Contact Info: Marin Loveman; www.bigtennetwork.com

ShortformTV
Campus Marketing Intern—UW Campus

Can work from home with email/phone communication with the headquarters. Time flexible, 2-10 hours
a week depending on your schedule. Market and promote our Facebook application within your social
network. Find and integrate good sources of comedy content on YouTube. Increase awareness of our
product and service on your campus by distributing flyers, posting on bulletin boards, promoting within
various student organizations and at the annual Film Festival of your university.

Compensation: Unpaid, School credit available
When: Summer/Semester 2010
Where: Nationwide
Who: Anyone interested
Deadline: August 17, 2010
Location of Job Description: L&S Career Services BuckyNet
Contact Information: Doug Liu; shortformtv@yahoo.com

Baldwin’s District Office
Fall Internship at Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin’s District Office

Each semester, we welcome interns to the Madison, Wisconsin office of Congresswoman Tammy
Baldwin. Interns assist in responding to constituent requests, work closely with caseworkers, the field
representative, and the press secretary, and participate in meetings and events with Congresswoman
Baldwin. Our internship provides great experience for students, giving them a basic view and
understanding of the inner workings of a Congressional office.
Candidates should posses: Excellent written and verbal communication skills; Initiative to work well
independently and with others; Basic computer literacy; A general interest in politics and constituent
service (a political background is not required); Ability to work at least 10 hours a week.
Please email a cover letter, resume, and your availability for the Fall 2010 semester by Monday, August 9
to: Keith Nevitt, Staff Assistant at keith.nevitt@mail.house.gov. If you have any questions or concerns
please contact our office at 608-258-9800.

Compensation: Unpaid
When: Summer/Semester 2010
Where: Madison, WI
Who: Anyone interested
Deadline: August 9, 2010
Location of Job Description: L&S Career Services BuckyNet
Contact Info: Keith Nevitt; www.tammybaldwin.house.gov

FUNCEDESCRI
GlobalGiving Fundraising Intern

FUNCEDESCRI will be participating in the July GlobalGiving Challenge and is looking for interns to
begin immediately. We need creative thinkers to build a strategy to successfully complete this online
challenge: to raise $4,000 from 50 individual donors within one month. Interns have the ability to greatly
impact the fund-raising capabilities of FUNCEDESCRI through this short, but important engagement. If
successful, interns will have been the driving force behind the campaign responsible for
FUNCEDESCRI's acceptance to GlobalGiving. Interns will primarily be responsible for executing
various fund-raising efforts to help achieve the financial goal. This internship position is ideal for anyone
interested in pursuing a career in international development, fund-raising and/or non-profit management
because of the potential to learn about development work in Guatemala, the large amount of
responsibility, and the creative freedom to propose new fund-raising ideas.
Compensation: Not specified
When: Summer 2010
Where: Nationwide
Who: Anyone interested
Deadline: July 30, 2010
Location of Job Description: L&S Career Services BuckyNet
Contact Info: Janine Kacprzak/ http://funcedescri.org

Ginkgo BioWorks
Internship—1 year

We are looking for the *best* engineers, scientists, and hackers. You don't need to be a biologist; we can
teach you biology. You do need to be a fast learner, passionate, brilliant, and tenacious. We have two
types of one year internships available. Software: You will be working closely with our DNA hackers to
write the code that provides the backbone for our synthetic biology pipeline to make biology easier to
engineer. Work may include programming to control robotic DNA construction, automate measurement
processes, design genes, or manage our process workflow for building organisms. It will depend what's
most important once you start - this is a fast moving field and we're a young company. You don't need
previous biology experience: Ginkgo is a great environment for amazing programmers to learn to hack
biology. Wetware: You will be working in the lab on a project in collaboration with one of Ginkgo's DNA
Hackers. Our core technology is high-throughput construction of DNA for programming cells; however
the internship might involve other new technologies for making biology easier to engineer. It will depend
what's most important once you start - this is a fast moving field and we're a young company. Previous
biology lab experience not required, but preferred. Previous experience with hardware or software
hacking also a plus.

Compensation: Paid
When: Summer/Semester 2010
Where: Boston, MA
Who: Anyone interested
Deadline: August 18, 2010
Location of Job Description: L&S Career Services BuckyNet
Contact Info: Dr. Jason Kelly; DNAhackers@ginkgobioworks.com

1stGiG.com
Marketing Internship
Social Media Internship

As a 1stGiG marketing/media intern, you will have the opportunity to create a customized marketing plan
for your campus, while developing crucial leadership skills in an energetic and entrepreneurial
environment. You will have the freedom to develop your own marketing plan, with support from
1stGiG.com! There is no cost to you to accept this position. We will provide all promotional materials. If
you have an entrepreneurial spirit, love connecting and working with others, and are active on your
campus, we would love to have you join our team!

Compensation: Not specified
When: Summer/Semester 2010
Where: On campus
Who: Anyone interested
Deadline: August 18, 2010
Location of Job Description: L&S Career Services BuckyNet
Contact Info: Erin Gorniak www.1stgig.com

Chicago Festival Association
Production Assistant

The Chicago Festival Association, producers of the McDonald’s® Thanksgiving Parade, is pleased to
announce full-time and part-time internship opportunities for the spring of 2011. Spring internships begin
in January or February and end in May or June. Celebrating its 77th year, the McDonald’s® Thanksgiving
Parade is Chicago’s premier holiday event. Over 425,000 spectators on State Street and over five million
viewers across the nation watch gigantic helium balloons, award-winning marching bands, majestic
equestrian units, fabulous floats, spectacular performance groups, and several celebrities.

Compensation: Not specified
When: Spring 2011
Where: Chicago, IL
Who: Anyone interested
Deadline: August 15, 2010
Location of Job Description: L&S Career Services BuckyNet
Contact Info: Dan Mulka; www.chicagofestivals.org

Stephen Ministries
Stephen Ministries Internship

Stephen Ministries is a Christian organization that serves more than 10,000 congregations, businesses,
and other organizations from our office in Saint Louis. We train congregation leaders in one-on-one
caregiving, small groups, and other ministries, including spiritual gifts discovery, evangelism, and grief.
A Stephen Ministries Internship provides a great learning opportunity—particularly for those interested in
exploring a career with Stephen Ministries, a successful Christian business that has been practicing and
teaching leadership and management for more than 30 years. Interns learn through study, discussion, and
guidance from experienced leaders. They often have the opportunity to focus in on one or more of the
following areas: organizational management, conference operations, market research, human resources,
customer service, writing, and project management.

Compensation: Not specified
When: Summer/Semester 2010
Where: St. Louis, MO
Who: Anyone interested
Deadline: August 11, 2010
Location of Job Description: L&S Career Services BuckyNet
Contact Info: Betsy Jones; www.stephenministries.org

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China Media Group
Analyst

Golden Dragon is part of the China Media Group, a Beijing-based Investment Firm with interests across
Asia Pacific and specializing in the China Investment market. Golden Dragon is a professional internship
provider securing students with highly competitive placements in high profile industries such as
Investment Banking, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Media, Film, Entertainment and Multimedia in
Beijing, China. Interns will be placed within CMG's portfolio businesses and selected partner firms in
Finance and Media & Entertainment. All internships provide training and allow students to benefit from
highly entrepreneurial work environments and maximum exposure to deals/ projects, industries and
clients.

Compensation: Unpaid
When: Summer/Semester 2010
Where: Beijing, China
Who: Anyone interested
Deadline: August 3, 2010
Location of Job Description: L&S Career Services BuckyNet
Contact Info: Layla Zhang; www.cmg.jk

First Job In Sports
Intern

The mission of First Job In Sports is to provide members the opportunity to find their first job in the
sports industry. Not only a job board, First Job In Sports offers career advice from professionals in the
sports world and other valuable resources for members to land a sports job. First Job In Sports is currently
looking for Interns. The internship will start immediately and may vary depending on the students school
schedule. First Job In Sports home office is located in Indianapolis, IN; however, students are able to
complete this internship remotely from their home.

Compensation: Not specified
When: Summer/Semester
Where: Indianapolis, Work from home
Who: Anyone interested
Deadline: August 7, 2010
Location of Job Description: L&S Career Services BuckyNet
Contact Info: Brett Cooper; www.firstjobinsports.com

Oceans Group International
Resort Management—Island Internship

Surrounded by lush jungles and minutes away from pristine beaches, Bocas Bound is positioned to enrich
the student learning experience. Located on the western side of Isla Bastimentos and part of the Red Frog
Beach Project, our lodge is an ideal base for field research and experiential education programs. Located
in the midst of countless natural amenities, the island serves as its own natural classroom no matter what
the specific curriculum of your program may entail.

Compensation: Not specified
When: Summer/Semester 2010
Where: Bocas del Toro, Panama
Who: Anyone interested
Deadline: August 4, 2010
Location of Job Description: L&S Career Services BuckyNet
Contact Info: Dan Cranney; www.redfrogbeach.com

LinkIt!
Virtual Marketing Internship

LOOKING FOR: Ambitious college interns; Proficient on computer, Microsoft Office and Internet;
Diligent, accountable, responsible and detailed oriented; Takes pride in quality of work.
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE: Conducting internet based research to locate marketing leads;
Database entry – identifying school level decision makers and inputting data into an excel file; Will email
updates to internal manager on weekly basis for progress monitoring.

Compensation: Not specified
When: Summer/Semester 2010
Where: Nationwide
Who: Anyone interested
Deadline: July 31, 2010
Location of Job Description: L&S Career Services BuckyNet
Contact Info: Ed Shapoff; www.linkit.com; brian.jones@linkit.com

Madison Magazine
Marketing Internship

Are you interested in being an intern at Madison Magazine? Madison Magazine interns gain valuable
experience in the marketing field. Interns write, edit, fact-check and develop marketing projects.
Marketing Internship: Work directly with the Marketing Director on market research, TV production and
other media promotion, public relations, and event planning and marketing. Deadline for applications for
the Fall Semester is July 30, 2010.
Qualifications: Must be available at least 10 hours a week; ability to work independently and meet
deadlines; willingness to work weekend events; a car is required for this internship; this is an unpaid
internship, academic credit for undergrads is available

Compensation: Unpaid—credit available
When: Fall 2010
Where: Madison, WI
Who: Anyone interested
Deadline: July 30, 2010
Location of Job Description: L&S Career Services BuckyNet
Contact Info: Desiree Smith; www.madisonmagazine.com; 608-270-3631

The Alliance
Marketing Intern

The Alliance, a cooperative of employers moving health care forward by controlling costs, improving
quality, and engaging individuals in their health, is seeking an intern to help us communicate to our
various audiences, including our 160 member employers.
Required skills: Strong written communication skills; Good editing and organizational skills as well as
attention to detail; Ability to use MS Office suite; Additional skills: Interest in the health and wellness
fields; Knowledge of the Associated Press Stylebook and proofreader’s marks; Knowledge of Microsoft
Outlook, Microsoft Excel, Constant Contact, InDesign, or Photoshop

Compensation: Paid
When: Fall 2010
Where: Fitchburg, WI
Who: Anyone interested
Deadline: August 1, 2010
Location of Job Description: L&S Career Services BuckyNet
Contact Info: Julie Norland; www.the-alliance.org