Fall 2024 Diversity Community Engagement Program Internship
Applications due by Friday, May 31! Heading link
The Diversity Community Engagement Program (DCEP) is designed to expand undergraduate students’ career readiness and community engagement skills through an internship hosted by the Office of Diversity, Equity and Engagement, its seven Centers for Cultural Understanding and Social Change (CCUSC) and their community partners. By participating in the DCEP internship, students will build professional competencies and relationships, develop decision-making skills, gain knowledge on the purpose and value of academic and community partnerships and develop interpersonal skills that can transfer to their future careers. Through this internship, students will also identify pressing social issues impacting local communities and expand their capacity while learning of relevant solutions to community needs.
DCEP offers students the opportunity to apply for the following tracks:
DCEP Track 1: On-Campus Internship
- General: Students who select this track will be able to choose an internship placement within the university. These placements may include any one of the seven Centers for Cultural Understanding and Social Change (CCUSC)*, the Office of Community Collaboration – Neighborhood Centers Project at Auburn Gresham and North Lawndale, or UIC-Partnerships for Anti-racist Campus Transformation (PACT).
- Placement: While internships in this track will be primarily focused in any one of the units above, internships will include engagement with the units’ community partners.
*CCUSC includes the: Arab American Cultural Center, Asian American Resources and Cultural Center, Black Cultural Center, Disability Cultural Center, Gender and Sexuality Center, Latino Cultural Center and Women’s Leadership and Resource Center.
DCEP Track 2: Community Placement Internship
- General: Students who select this track will be able to choose an internship placement at a partner community-based organization (CBO).
- Placement: While internships in this track will be primarily focused on community-based placements associated with one of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Engagement units, students may also be asked to be co-located on campus depending on community site space availability.
Note: Students interested in applying to become a DCEP intern at the Office of Community Collaboration – Neighborhood Project at Auburn Gresham and North Lawndale must be a junior or senior.
The DCEP internship is a one-semester commitment. Students will dedicate 10 hours per week.
Interns will receive compensation and/or may be eligible to receive academic credit.
All UIC undergraduate students are eligible to apply. Federal Work Study and DACA students are encouraged to apply.
We hope you take advantage of this unique program!