For Community Partners
Through community-capacity internships, Civic & Community Engagement invests in local community partners by funding student interns who complete capacity-building projects designed and supervised by the partner organizations.
How does it work?Local community partner organizations propose capacity-building projects which could be completed by a W&M student intern during a semester or the summer. Civic & Community Engagement selects a handful of projects for each term, based on available funding. We then promote the internships and solicit student applications. Community supervisors interview and select their top candidate, and Civic & Community Engagement pays the student $15/hr to complete the internship project. |
How do we select internship projects?Selecting projects for each round of community-capacity interns is often a competitive process; in 2023 we only had funding for 49% of proposed internship projects. As we consider proposals from community partners some of the factors we consider are:
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How are student interns selected?Community supervisors select their top candidate from a pool of student applicants. Once a project has been selected as a community-capacity internship, our staff posts the position on W&M GivePulse and promotes it across campus. Students apply during a designated time frame and community supervisors then conduct interviews of their top candidates. Once the community supervisor has selected the top candidate, they notify Civic & Community Engagement staff and we make the student the official offer. |
What's expected of the community supervisors?
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What should be included in the exit interview?This is an opportunity for you to share your evaluation and feedback with the intern at the end of the experience and for the intern to share final reflections with you as well. You may have specific questions or topics you would like to address during this conversation. We encourage you to cover the four topics below as well. Notes from this exit interview may also be of use when completing the community partner evaluation.
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