*Graduate Students*
**GEO Community Practicum Spring 2014**
Drop-In Info Sessions Scheduled & Applications Available
Are you a graduate student interested in learning how you can connect with
community organizations and gain experience with engaged scholarship?
Are you interested in learning how you can connect with community organizations and gain experience with engaged scholarship? Stop by an information session for the Graduate Engagement Opportunities (GEO) Community Practicum. These drop-in sessions are an informal way to learn more about the program and get your questions answered. Stop in any time during the following windows:
- Wed. January 29th – anytime between 4 – 5pm – at the Center for Civic Engagement (1813 Hinman)
- Tues. February 11th – anytime between noon – 1pm – at the Grad Student Commons (2122 Sheridan Rd., Rm#250)
If you cannot make one of these sessions but are interested in more information contactHeidi Gross (heidi-gross@northwestern.edu, 847-467-1821). Additional information and applications are available at www.engage.northwestern.edu/geo. The deadlines to apply for Spring Quarter are Monday, February 17th (regular deadline) and Wednesday, February 26th (final deadline).
 The GEO Community Practicum provides interested graduate students with the opportunity to undertake a quarter-long internship or field study in the overlapping areas of civic engagement, social justice, or community studies. Simultaneously, students will enroll in CFS 495: Civic Engagement and Graduate Education. The seminar will allow students to share their experiences at the work site as well as connect the practicum experience to their studies.We work closely with each student to find a placement that is aligned with the student’s interest, and have placed students with organizations that can help further the student’s research agenda and advance their career goals. A few examples of past placements include: the Newberry Library, the Field Museum, the Evanston Health Department, Illinois Humanities Council and the Trust for Public Land.
The program is open to all PhD students, and through the support of The Graduate School students can use one quarter of their NU fellowship funding to participate. (Master’s students will be considered as space allows.) For more information contact Heidi Gross(heidi-gross@northwestern.edu, 847-467-1821).
Learn how you can
…engage with cultural, civic and non-profit institutions
…be involved in community development
…apply your academic skills to communities and civic life
 
www.engage.northwestern.edu/geo |
