The Student Service and Leadership Collaborative is dedicated to developing students into servant leaders.
Students apply and work as interns with nonprofit internships, get experiential learning, as well as local and national leadership experiences. As servant leaders, students enhance their self and cultural awareness.How The Collaborative Works
- Nonprofits provide students with internship experiences while students get paid and make a difference in our community. Students gain valuable skills, experiences, and connections.
- Every year, we welcome a new cohort of students into The Collaborative. Students can apply at the end of each spring semester through Handshake to begin their year of service as an intern. Internships run through the upcoming fall and spring semesters from when you are hired through the application process.
- Apply on Handshake (for students)
Internship and Partner Focus Areas
The Collaborative and the interns hired work within several major focus areas.
Arts, Culture, and Humanities
- Support for this issue area includes programs that address the needs of organizations and initiatives related to the arts and humanities needs. The Collaborative partners with outside organizations to develop service projects that address education and devote efforts to those in need.
Educational Support
- Support for this issue area includes programs that address the educational and learning needs and inequalities within the community, as well as the nation and the world. The Collaborative partners with outside organizations to develop service projects that address education and devote efforts to those in need.
Economic Sufficiency
- Support for this issue area includes programs that address the causes, consequences, and solutions to poverty, with a special focus on meeting the economic needs of those affected by poverty. The Collaborative partners with outside organizations to develop service projects that address poverty while serving those affected by it.
Environmental Stewardship
- Support for this issue area includes programs that address the need for the improvement of our environment through sustainability and awareness. The Collaborative partners with outside organizations to develop service projects that address and facilitate sustainability and the improvement of our environment.
Health and Wellness
- Support for this issue area includes programs that bring awareness to the health and wellness needs of everyone, including specific health concerns of the ill, the aged, those with disabilities, and others in need while advocating for healthy lifestyles. The Collaborative partners with outside organizations to develop service projects that promote overall health and wellness, bring awareness to specific health concerns of the community, and devote efforts to the ill, the aged, those with disabilities, and others in need.
International Service
- Support for this issue area includes programs that address international needs and concerns while devoting efforts to both local populations (refugees, immigrants, exchange students, etc.) and those engaged in international travel. The Collaborative partners with outside organizations to develop service projects that address international concerns and serve local and international populations.
Social Justice
- Support for this issues area includes programs that address inequality and corrupt social structures while devoting special efforts to meet the social needs of underprivileged populations. The Collaborative partners with outside organizations to develop service projects that devote efforts to underprivileged populations and address the local, national, and international social structures in underserved communities.