Below are just a few of the new Internship positions posted to UMBCworks in the past week. Check them out today!

Fall 2014 - Development Internship (9268575)
Young Audiences/Arts for Learning - Baltimore, Maryland
This is an internship that will provide the successful applicant with an opportunity to work in a busy fundraising office and to manage a project from start to finish. The project is a donor stewardship initiative to increase donor profiles on YA’s website. 

Fall 2014 - Media and Special Events Intern (9268571)
Federal Hill Main Street, Inc. - Baltimore, Maryland
Federal Hill Main Street is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering a vibrant and thriving business community that meets the needs of the neighborhood while preserving its unique and historic character.

National Museum of American History Internship (9268668)
The Smithsonian Institution - Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
The National Museum of American History internship program allows a diverse group of people with innumerable interests, strengths, and goals to encounter an educational environment where they can work with and learn from professionals and scholars in related areas of concentration.

Spring Internships at World Relief (9268464)
World Relief - Baltimore, Maryland
World Relief Baltimore is seeking interns who are passionate about serving the most vulnerable, and we think you could be a great fit! Interning with World Relief is a great way to gain a deeper understanding of relief and development work, while adding an internationally recognized organization to your resume.

Summer 2015 White House Intern (9268665)
The White House Internship Program - Washington, District of Columbia
Summer 2015 application is open and the application deadline is January 11, 2015
The White House Internship Program provides a unique opportunity to gain valuable professional experience and build leadership skills. This hands-on program is designed to mentor and cultivate today’s young leaders, strengthen their understanding of the Executive branch.

Writing Intern (9268143)
CoolCAD Electronics - College Park, Maryland
University of Maryland tech startup expanding the team to initiate new growth initiatives. Looking for interns who are interested in assisting with the growing and running of a startup operation. Intern will be tasked with a high level of responsibility and must act accordingly.

Fall 2014 - Gallery Intern (9268572)
Full Circle Photo - Baltimore, Maryland
Assist in the organization, design, and marketing of exhibitions in the lobby gallery. Attend & help manage receptions. Contact artists and assist curators. Applicants with a background in curatorial practice are encouraged to apply. Must be highly organized and personable, likes listening to problems and then find solutions, can swing a hammer...and more!

Fine Arts Intern (9268620)
Hamilton Arts Collective/Hamilton Gallery - Baltimore, Maryland
An established cooperative fine arts gallery in the Hamilton business district of Baltimore is looking for an intern to join our team and learn the ropes of managing a gallery with monthly changing exhibition schedule. The intern hired for this position should expect to be involved in all aspects of gallery management.

Spring 2015 - Research Intern (paid) (9268614)
The Chesapeake Group - Baltimore- 10 minutes from campus, Maryland
Use computer for analysis and graphic presentation of data and maps, use of standard programs, data input from surveys performed by others, data collection and entry, development of newsletters and other materials as required, updating networking sites (linkedin, etc.), spatial, planning or economic analysis opportunities as well.

Building Efficiency Intern (9268252)
SOL VISTA - Silver Spring, Maryland
SOL VISTA’s on-site services and proprietary technology helps hotel and other commercial building owners reduce their utility bills and environmental impact. Our clientele are located throughout the U.S. and Caribbean, and include well-known brands such as W Hotels, InterContinental, Sofitel, Viceroy, and Westin.

Intern (6807) (9268618)
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield - Owings Mills, Maryland
The intern is an integral member of the Product/Segment Management Team, located in the CareFirst Strategic Marketing Department in Owings Mills.

This position may include the following duties: Analyze market and segment competitors. Market research on segments and products within the CareFirst geographic region.

Spring 2015 - Clinical & Public Health/Policy Internships available (9268637)
The Pro Bono Counseling Project, Inc. - Baltimore, Maryland
The Pro Bono Counseling Project offers two different internship experiences- one that is clinical and designed to give psychology and social work majors experience in conducting intake interviews and assessments of clients presenting needs and documenting some case management.

Spring 2015 - Research Intern (9268615)
Maryland Psychiatric Research Center - Catonsville, Maryland
The Maryland Psychiatric Research Center (MPRC) is looking for a part time student intern for the spring of 2015 for 6-12 hours per week. Our program monitors antipsychotic prescription in Maryland youth under 18, while supporting research on schizophrenia and substance abuse.

To access these positions, login to your UMBCworks account (via the link in the Jobs & Internships topic in myUMBC) and find details and application instructions as well as hundreds of other job postings! Please note you MUST have an approved resume and be released to apply to internships. To schedule an appointment, access our online system in UMBCworks or call (410) 455-2216.

National Hispanic Heritage Month: 

PHILOSOPHICAL Geniuses, that's what!

If you're a PHILOSOPHY MAJOR looking to delve into the world of research, then choose to become an undergraduate student researcher today!

There are countless opportunities available to you if you decide to get involved.

Follow the link provided for more information and to see what projects other Philosophy majors have done!

This guest post on privilege and critical self-reflection comes from Women’s Center staff member Daniel Willey.

When I was asked if I would be interested in joining the Women’s Center staff, my first reaction was, “HELL YES.” The Women’s Center had very quickly become my favorite place on campus, and I was excited to jump on the opportunity to be a part of something that had been such a positive addition to my life. Last spring was a great time for me. I got more involved. I joined the Queer Leadership Council and the LGBT Campus Climate Workgroup. I was elected Outreach Coordinator for Freedom Alliance and Director of Public Affairs for GWST COMM. Recommendations, internship opportunities, and leadership roles were flying at me and it was great to feel like my skills were desirable.

How might male privilege show up in women-focused spaces?

But the more I thought about it, the more suspicious I became. How much of this have I actually earned? Aren’t there other people who are much more qualified than me for these jobs? How must my classmates feel about a freshman showing up and taking over? Am I taking over? How does privilege play into this? Do I even belong in these spaces? I have been thinking about these questions for months and I want to take this opportunity to reflect on what it means to be a male-identified staff member at a women’s center and the complicated combination of male identity and queer identity.

I think a lot of trans guys and people of trans male identities forget that even though some of us may have once identified as women or are sometimes read as women, we still have male privilege. Despite our queerness and the bureaucratic level problems we face with documentation or health care, there is still a place for us on the glass escalator. Now, this is not true for all of us– trans men of color, gender nonconforming trans men, or those who do not easily or readily “pass” (when one fits the standards of what a man or woman looks like well enough to not have their gender questioned) have a much more difficult time with this. For the sake of this post, when I say “trans men” I specifically mean trans men like me: white, medically transitioning, “passing” men.

My biggest struggle has been figuring out a way to see how my privilege has given me advantages in my life while also remembering that I actually did earn some of it. It’s a balance between knowing when to be proud of myself because I’ve earned something and knowing when I’ve been given something. I’m still trying to figure out how to contribute and participate in feminist and women’s movements without riding the glass escalator to the forefront. I’m learning to listen more than I speak and to support the efforts of others to liberate themselves rather than leading their liberation.

As for the Women’s Center, I think I will always be questioning and changing how I fit into my role here, just as women’s centers have changed since their first appearances in the 1970s. Women’s centers are still women-focused spaces but have branched out to include women of color and LGBTQIA women and people. Many women’s centers (including ours) have even started looking at toxic forms of hegemonic masculinity and how it affects women and men alike.

I belong here for now. My roles and responsibilities will change as the needs of my communities and the communities I support change, and I am still learning. I welcome feedback and criticism from community members– after all, you are why I’m here.