1. Sponsored by Amherst’s Center for Community Engagement

2.  Open to first-years, sophomores, juniors  Currently 32 internship opportunities available  Goal: to provide students with an opportunity to gain practical work experience in and learn about civic and community engagement

3.  $2,000 stipend (more with Federal Work Study)  On-campus housing in Newport Dormitory  Transportation to and from work

4.  Listings posted on Experience and ASIP (Amherst Select Internship Program) sites  Experience: http://amherst.experience.com/er/security/login.jsp  ASIP: http://asip.experience.com/er/security/login.jsp  Upload resume, cover letter, and references (sometimes requested)  Apply to one or more

5.  February 28: APPLICATION DUE ON EXPERIENCE / ASIP  TBD: Scheduled (Phone) Interview with your site supervisor  June 1: Access to housing  June 2-4: PVP program-specific workshop sessions  June 5-July 29: Working at site  June 30: End of program BBQ / Presentation

6.  Program-specific workshops  June 2-4  Attend and meet site’s expectations for 8 weeks  Volunteer for two days with PVP group  Public presentation at end of program BBQ

7.  Mostly non-profit sites  Fields / Interests:  Education / Mentoring / Literacy  Environment / (Sustainable) Agriculture / Conservation  Poverty / Homelessness / Hunger  Public Policy  Public Health / Reproductive Health / HIV/AIDS  History / Museum  Community Development / Urban Transformation  Food & Commodities  Human Rights / Workers’ Rights  Racism / Sexism / Classism

8.  Gym, Val & Library open  Umass Health Services open  Vans can be reserved for recreational day trips  Taste of Amherst and other town festivals  Outdoor activities  Museums and amusement park nearby!  Mass MOCA 1.5 hours away

10.  Resources:  https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/cce/stu dents/internships/pv  Oscar Lanza-Galindo - olanzagalindo@amherst.edu  2010 Pioneer Valley Internship Coordinators Michelle Glick ‘10 – mglick10@amherst.edu Yinan Zhang ‘12 – yzhang12@amherst.edu