Announcements & Deadlines

Friday, September 14, 2012

Info Session on A&S's Cape Town Internship

On  Monday, September 17 at 3:30 p.m. in 203 of the Student Center, Education Abroad will be holding an information session on the A&S sponsored Cape Town, South Africa summer internship program.  

Mr. James Sleight, on-site director for the program, will be available to answer questions and describe the range of placement opportunities.  

Internship placements for this program focus on human rights and the environment.  The range of opportunities include:

• Work with disadvantaged school children for environmental education & self-esteem building
• Work on media campaigns around human rights issues
• Support offices that offer free advice & paralegal support to socially disadvantaged people
• Work with advocacy organizations for children’s rights and welfare
• Help various organizations communicate their campaign through websites and social media
• Work with organizations who support women & children who are victims of domestic violence 

Upon completion of the internship, students may earn seven 300+ credit hours.

More information about the Cape Town Internship may be found here.