Community Engagement Internship Program

Faculty and staff interested in participating in the CEI program must be committed to mentoring undergraduate student interns.

Students interested in participating in the program must:

• Be a full-time IU Indianapolis undergraduate student as of the fall semester of the year they wish to participate in the program.
• Have availability to work the entire academic year, for up to 10 hours per week.
• Have a passion for positive community impact, working alongside a faculty or staff mentor or supervisor.
• Want to gain professional skills through internship program experiences, such as leadership trainings, conferences, and a public presentation of their learning.

In hiring and selection of interns

• Identify a community engaged project or opportunity under faculty supervision that will be ongoing during the academic year that could use the support of an undergraduate student intern (e.g. assistance with community engaged research, teaching assistance in service learning courses, etc.). The project should be able to provide up to, but no more than, 10 hours of work for the student each week during the fall and spring semesters (approximately 32 weeks).
• Interview prospective pre-screened interns during the spring semester, and possibly beyond, depending on the candidate pool and selection process
• Communicate with IEL staff and complete necessary paperwork for the selected student intern until their hire and start date

After interns are selected

• Attend a required mentor orientation to be held before the start of the fall semester and subsequent professional development training on excellence in mentoring and other relevant topics. This will include a "Mentors Helping Students—Career Readiness" training in the fall semester.
• Onboard and train interns in needed project-specific knowledge and skills
• Ensure the CEI student intern completes all required IEL paperwork and attends required student orientation and trainings during their internship year
• Monitor and approve intern timesheets in a timely and accurate manner
• Support intern development and presentation of their learning at a year-end showcase
• Complete a mid-year and final evaluation of your intern Provide a final report on project outcomes and an evaluation of the CEI program to the Institute for Engaged Learning

• Attend at least one professional development experience per semester, as provided by the CEI program 
• Develop a presentation of your learning from the program, to be shared at a year-end event