Apply now for administrative internships Applications are now being accepted for the administrative internship component of the President’s Leadership Programs. Administrative internships are designed for full-time faculty and staff interested in additional administrative experience. On average, interns will work six hours per week on their projects under their mentor’s guidance. Each intern will receive a stipend of $500 to $1,000 depending on the length of the internship project. Please email victoriabeard@mail.und.edu to request an application. The application deadline is Monday, Oct. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNSHIP #1 Title: Strategic Planning—Translating Engineering Vision into Strategies and Action Items Mentor: Hesham El-Rewini, Dean of Engineering and Mines Skills required: Good facilitation and coordination skills. Project description: We are looking for someone with good organization and coordination skills to work with the Engineering Dean and the Planning Team to facilitate the translation of the school's vision building blocks and goals into concrete action plans and strategies. ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNSHIP #2 Title: Bridging Partnerships for Master’s Education Mentors: Joseph N. Benoit, Dean of the Graduate School, and Joshua Riedy, Dean of Outreach Programs Skills Required: Knowledgeable on matters of curriculum development at both the undergraduate and graduate (master’s) level; knowledgeable or willing to become knowledgeable of programs in STEM areas; knowledgeable or willing to become knowledgeable of distance degree programming. Project Description: The Deans of the Graduate School and Outreach Programs seek to employ an administrative intern to assist with the development of a project to expand master’s programming in the Bismarck area. The project will involve the development of a curriculum plan that will allow students with associate degrees in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) fields to bridge into a master’s program offered through UND. The successful applicant will work with the mentors and program faculty to develop a model curriculum plan that provides a framework for associate to non-thesis master’s degree programs between Bismarck State College and the University of North Dakota. In addition to logistical planning (e.g., program budget, needs assessment, delivery modes, etc.), the intern will also be expected to develop rubrics that will be used to assess student progress and program success. The goal is to have at least one successful partnership launched with Bismarck State College by May 2010. ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNSHIP #3 Title: Supporting Students with Scholarship/Fellowship Preparation Mentor: Joan Hawthorne, Assistant Provost for Assessment and Student Learning Skills required: An individual engaged in this work will need some degree of technological competence in order to help with maintenance of the program website and database, plus the development of recruitment materials. The person should also be a comfortable writer and skilled at developing productive working relationships with undergraduate students. Project Description: The broad aim of this project is to improve UND's success in identifying and supporting potential candidates for national and international scholarships or other honors. This aim can be achieved through strong efforts to identify interested students early, provide them with information that will allow them to make good choices consistent with their aspirations, create a community of like-minded and achievement-oriented undergraduate students, inform these students (and others who may also be interested) about scholarship opportunities which may be appropriate for their strengths and goals, and support them through the application process. The person selected to work on this project will assist with various aspects of this project, depending on his/her specific skills and interests. At the least, the individual will help with outreach and publicity efforts, including website and database maintenance and the development of promotional and recruitment materials and strategies. Ideally, the selected individual will also work directly with undergraduates in any of several possible ways, e.g., individual student recruitment, one-on-one research to identify scholarship opportunities matched with individual student background, working with interested undergrads and others on campus to develop a "mentorship community," etc. Details will be negotiated with the selected candidate. -- Victoria Beard, Associate Provost, Academic Affairs, victoriabeard@mail.und.edu, 777-4824