Diversity Community Engagement Program
About the Internship Program Heading link
The Diversity Community Engagement Program (DCEP) is designed to expand students’ career readiness and community engagement skills through an internship hosted by the Office of Diversity, Equity, & 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 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.
- The DCEP internship is a one-semester commitment. Students will dedicate 10 hours per week
DCEP Report: Year 1 | Fall 2022 – Spring 2023
DCEP Tracks Heading link
DCEP offers students the opportunity to apply for the following tracks:
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- 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
- 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
- Women’s Leadership and Resource Center
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- 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 & 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. Please take a look at the descriptions, qualifications and responsibilities for the Community Consulting Interns in Marketing, Finance, and Accounting:
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!
DCEP Fall 2024 | Application Heading link
The Fall 2024 DCEP Application is currently open!
Please submit your application by Friday, May 31, 2024.
To be fully considered for this internship, candidates must complete the Webtools application IN ADDITION TO submitting an application via Handshake.
Apply for a Fall 2024 Internship
Receiving Academic Credit Heading link
To explore receiving academic credit for this internship, please contact your academic advisor.
If you are in a student in the following Colleges, you can also contact the person below using “DCEP Internship” as the subject line:
Any Questions? Contact the Interim Director of DCEP:
- Jorge Mena Robles (he, him)
- jmena2@uic.edu
- (312) 996-3095