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Humanities EXCEL Fellowships enable students to explore the humanities in action in a professional setting, clarify their career goals, develop a professional network, and gain relevant hands-on experience that enhances their resume.
Interested in hosting an intern with the Humanities EXCEL program? Email Kylie Rachwalski, Assistant Director of Experiential Learning, at krachwal@ucsc.edu
Humanities EXCEL Community Partner Organizations
Benefits of Hosting Interns
Fresh Perspectives
Undergraduate students bring new ideas, perspectives, and insights to the organization. Along with sharing their academic expertise, they may propose innovative solutions to challenges and help create a dynamic and creative work environment.
Increased Productivity
Adding an intern to your staff increases your capacity to accomplish more. Interns can handle specific tasks and projects, enabling full-time employees to concentrate on more complex or strategic responsibilities. This approach can be especially beneficial for short-term or project-based work.
Community Engagement
Hosting interns can be seen as a way for organizations to contribute to the community by providing student learning and development opportunities. Partnership with UCSC Humanities fosters positive collaborations between the campus and community, demonstrating the value of a Humanities degree for a range of careers.
Mentorship
Serving as an internship supervisor is a rewarding way to grow and improve professionally. Mentoring involves guiding, coaching, and supporting the intern, which helps strengthen the supervisor’s leadership skills.
Diversity and Inclusion
Hosting interns can contribute to diversity and inclusion initiatives within your organization. Bringing in interns from different backgrounds can foster a more diverse and inclusive workplace culture.
Brand Ambassadorship
Positive internship experiences can turn interns into brand ambassadors. Satisfied interns may share their positive experiences, contributing to a positive employer brand and making your organization more attractive to future talent.
Talent Pipeline
While there is no guarantee of a job offer after an internship, the experience can act as a talent pipeline for future part-time or full-time hires. It helps your organization identify and develop potential candidates who match your culture and values.
How Humanities EXCEL works
Your organization works with the program coordinator to develop a paid internship opportunity for students with a major or minor in the Humanities Division. We handle the hiring, and if eligible, the internship may be funded by UCSC.
To qualify as a rich learning experience, internships must provide meaningful work for students to contribute to research, programming, communications, or other activities that will nurture their career-readiness skills.
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Length: 6 or 9-month internship terms
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Hours: 10-20 hours/week
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Paid: $20/hour
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Hybrid or Remote Internships Are Possible
Mentor Outcomes
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Provide intern(s) with an orientation that includes, but is not limited to, an overview of the organization’s programs, policies, procedures and clients served; the service or work the student will be performing; placement expectations, including norms surrounding communication and professional conduct; specific training on tools, technology.
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Provide student supervision and mentorship; meet with the student weekly for at least 30 minutes one-on-one (or 60 minutes in a group) to check-in and provide feedback.
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Review the student’s learning goals for the experience.
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Evaluate the student’s performance at the end of the internship, and submit program feedback via survey.
Interested in hosting an intern with the Humanities EXCEL program? Email Kylie Rachwalski, Assistant Director of Experiential Learning at krachwal@ucsc.edu