Office of Multicultural Programs
Graduate Internship
Job Description
Fall 2016
Name of Department: Multicultural Programs
Name of Supervisor: La-Tarri Canty
Email of Supervisor: lcanty@mit.edu
Title of Internship: Multicultural Programs Graduate Internship
Major duties/responsibilities of the Intern position:
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Communicate and relate to individuals of diverse backgrounds.
Plan and promote diverse and multicultural programs that reflect the
needs of the campus community.
Assist the Director of Multicultural Programs with creating trainings
presentations and retreats.
Maintain a comprehensive calendar of OMP events and meetings.
Create an OMP Brochure.
Advertise programs and workshops.
Assist with the maintenance of OMP webpages.
Attend meetings and workshops.
Provide Director with monthly reports.
Facilitate communications between students and staff through interactive
dialog and social media for programming and marketing purposes
Research student culture trends, and various features of new and existing
programs for future improvement and development; participate in
discussions of program strategy and student development
Market and promote the OMP to increase awareness and student
engagement
Help prepare for Fall/Spring programming
Assist in creating informal/formal surveys of student experience and
perspective.
Interpret and use information gathered from surveys to help OMP to
develop programs that best serve the students interests
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Make the OMP Facebook page interactive, fun, and informative
File and maintain up-keep of office.
Contact and interface with agents and vendors
Other duties as assigned
Expected learning outcomes of the Intern position:
• Work with students and professionals from a variety of backgrounds and
lifestyles.
• Work with event coordination in all aspects of program preparation.
• Develop group facilitation skills.
• Develop skills to manage the prioritization of professional and personal
responsibilities.
• Learn techniques and methods of assessing, designing, and implementing
interventions with individuals, groups and organizations.
• Understand the organization and administration of the Office of
Multicultural Programs.
• Use appropriate assessment, evaluation, and research methodologies for
the field of student affairs.
• Develop critical thinking and decision-making skills.
• Develop problem-solving skills.
• Use educational technology and computer software applications.
• Understand and utilize university and student affairs resources.
• Develop teamwork skills and the ability to interact successfully
Within peer and student groups.
QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:
As an official liaison of the Institute and a trained professional member of the
SAO staff, the intern is expected to handle his/her responsibilities maturely and
exhibit exemplary conduct while on the job.
The graduate intern should be able, and have a desire, to work with students,
faculty, and staff and serve as a resource to constituent groups, including student
organizations and campus departments. Applicants should have good
communication and organizational skills, as well as openness to diverse
perspectives. Applicants should be able to take initiative in new projects.
Applicants should have a strong interest in advising and learning from students
while working with them to reach their goals. An understanding of, or interest in,
issues related to diversity is encouraged.
All applicants must meet the following:
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Have earned a Bachelor’s degree (BA or BS) from an accredited
institution.
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Have been accepted into a graduate program, preferably related to
student development, higher education, or multiculturalism.
Be able to work some evening and weekend hours, when necessary.
DURATION:
The graduate internship position officially begins on August 27, 2015 and ends
May 16, 2016. The intern will be expected to work an average of 5-10 hours per
week.
COMPENSATION:
Personal benefits will include: gaining experience working in a multicultural
setting, opportunities for networking with other MIT faculty/staff, refining the skills
necessary to successfully work with a group of people, and improving the quality
of personal initiative and creativity.
TO APPLY:
Please send letter of inquiry and resume to:
Carl Onubogu
Program Manager, Office of Multicultural Programs
84 Massachusetts Avenue, W20-549, Cambridge, MA 02139,
conubogu@mit.edu
(Fax) 617-253-8391