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Faculty of Arts InternshipsInformation Session
November 17th, 2009
Canada ~ United States
Slides available at:http://www.mcgill.ca/arts-internships/calendar/#nov
Faculty of Arts Internship Office
• Administers 40+ internship opportunities• Provide resources to students looking for
internships• Credit and awards• Help with internship applications• Advising
Leacock 307 | 514-398-3467 | [email protected]/arts-internships
What is an internship?
• Short-term work/research placement– 8 weeks – 12 weeks or more
• Professional organization or institutions• Related to your field of study and career interests
– Provide you with experience– Opportunity to contribute to the work of the organization
Finding an Internship
3 main ways: • Arts Internship Office postings• Internship database• Creating your own internship
www.mcgill.ca/arts-internships/find/mcgill
Faculty of Arts Internships • Short-term academic and professional work
placements related to your field of study
• Administered by the Arts Internship Office
• Relationship between McGill and the host organizations
• Postings and application details at:www.mcgill.ca/arts-internships/find/mcgill
Summer 2010 Internship opportunities in US/Canada• The AIO offers postings in:
– Montreal, Toronto, Maine, elsewhere in Quebec• Fields of work and research:
Art, Media, PublishingCommunicationsCommunity ServicesDevelopmentEducationGender IssuesHuman RightsPreventative Health
Host OrganizationsMontreal• Social Justice Committee
– Popular education animation/facilitation internship
– Upstream Journal: editing and writing internship
Host Organizations
• Equitas – International Centre for Human Rights Education– International Human Rights Training Program
(Montreal) • Coordination/participant relations (2 positions)
– Play it Fair!/On ne joue pas avec les droits• Human rights toolkit for daycamps• Support, facilitation and evaluation internship • Montreal or Winnipeg
Host OrganizationsMontreal• Dazibao – Photography, research assistant• Centre for AIDS Services Montreal - Women• Access Asie – Annual festival coordination • The Native Friendship Centre• David Suzuki Foundation• cKut: Community and Campus radio
Host OrganizationsToronto
• The Toronto Arts Council Foundation (TACF)
• Canadian Journalists for Free Expression
Host OrganizationsQuebec Labrador Foundation• QLF, Heritage and Community Development,
Tabatiere, Quebec Lower North shore
• QLF, Museum DevelopmentCowhead, Newfoundland
Host Organizations
Kuujjuaq, Nunavik, QuebecKuujjuaq Summer Camp• Summer camp leader for youth ages 8 - 13
Host OrganizationsUnited States – Topsham, Maine• Conservation Internship – Cathance River Education Alliance
Steps to Applying
• Order official transcripts on Minerva…NOW! • Visit/contact the AIO • Prepare your C.V. and cover letter
CAPS: Internship CV and Cover Letters
Brown building room 5001www.mcgill.ca/caps
• Apply by January 29, 2010 to the AIO
www.mcgill.ca/arts-internships/find/database
Creating your own internship
• Use many resources– Family and friends– Listservs– Google
• Find organizations that fit with your academic and professional interests
• Get to know the organization• Plan a targeted approach• Contact and follow-up by phone and e-mail
Previous host organizations in Canada and the US
In 2009 students found their own internship at the following organizations:
• CNN, New York• Shoreline Press and Lobster Press, Montreal• US Embassy in Montreal• Montreal Museum of Fine Arts• Pivot Legal society, Vancouver• VIA Rail,• VICE Magazine, Montreal• Canadian International Development Agency, Ottawa• Apathy is Boring, Montreal• Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), Toronto• Procter and Gamble, Toronto• AlJazeera English, Washington D.C.• NBC-Universal, New York• Talk Radio News Service, Washington DC• Many others………..
A few more resources…
• Current External Postings: www.mcgill.ca/internships/current
• AIO Guide: Host organizations in Montrealwww.mcgill.ca/arts-internships/find/montreal
• Policy Internships in Canada 2009-2010 (MASSLBP, U of T) http://masslbp.com/download/policyintern2009.pdf
• Organization of American States (OAS) internship programwww.oas.org/internships
• FairVote, Washington DC: http://www.fairvote.org/
RUSHIL MISTRYEconomics - U3
Millennium Institute (Washington)
The Burgess Family Internship Award
DANIEL ST. GERMAINEPolitical Science – U3
Toronto Arts Council FoundationPOLI 599 - Prof. Dietlind Stolle
The Arts Undergraduate Improvement Fund Internship Award
Internship administered by the AIO
ILYA SHODJAEE-ZRUDLOIDS – U3
Social Justice Committee (Montreal)
INTD 499 – Pushkar
The Hon. Paul Charles Casey Internship Award
Internship administered by the AIO
LAURA BENSHOFFEnglish/History – U3
Lobster Press, Ltd. (Montreal)
ENGL 498 - Dorothy Bray
The Dean of Arts Development Fund Internship Award
CHARLY FELDMANPolitical Science / IDS – U3
CNN (New York)
NAST 499 – Prof. Tom Velk
ADAM HARRIS LEVINEArt History – U3
Dumbo Arts Center (New York)
The Arts Undergraduate Improvement Fund Internship Award
Stephanie GermainU3 History
• Quebec Labrador Foundation Museum and Heritage Development Cowhead, Newfoundland
• The Anne and Lawrence Ullman Internship Award• Credit: HIST 499, Prof. Carmen Miller
Kurtis LockhartU3 International Development Studies and Economics
• William J. Clinton Foundation, New York City• Roland Arts Summer Internship Award
Alexandra MeiklehamU3 English: Drama and Theatre
• Empire Film Group, Los Angeles• Arts Undergraduate Improvement Fund
Internship Award
Ewald FreisenMA Political Science
• Interned in 2009 withThe Government of Canada in Ottawa
• POLI 599, supervised by Dr. Richard Schultz
Faculty of Arts Internship Awards
• Awards help off-set travel, accommodation and other expenses associated with internships
• Over $125,000 awarded in Summer 2009
• Application deadline: March 22, 2010
• www.mcgill.ca/arts-internships/awards/apply
Academic Credit
• Departmental internship credit courses: 3 credits• Requires written approval prior to your internship• Based on an academic paper written after your
internship
www.mcgill.ca/arts-internships/departments
Listserv E-Mail Updates• Sign up for the Arts Internship Office
Listserv• Get updates about:
– Upcoming events– Internship postings– Internship awards– Deadlines
www.mcgill.ca/arts-internships/listserv
Upcoming Drop-in Hours• Thursday November 19: 9am – 12pm; 2pm – 5pm
• Tuesday November 24: 2pm – 4pm
• Wednesday November 25: 2pm – 4pm
• Thursday November 26: 2pm – 4pm
Advising at other times by appointment to [email protected]
Arts Internship OfficeOffice hours:
Monday to Friday: 9am – 12pm, 2pm – 5pmAdvising by appointment
Leacock 307 | [email protected] | 514-398-3467www.mcgill.ca/arts-internships
Slides available at:http://www.mcgill.ca/arts-internships/calendar/#nov