Paid 2025 Summer Internship for College of Health Graduate Students. Part-time, remote work. Campbell Foundation; Friends of the Children

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Application closes May 23, 2025.

Friends of the Children Summer Research Internship

The Duncan & Cindy Campbell Foundation endow the Campbell Risk and Resilience Seminar Series in the Hallie E. Ford Center for Healthy Children and Families, within the College of Health at OSU.  The endowment also supports a paid summer internship at Friends of the Children for a COH graduate student. This organization provides one-on-one paid professional mentoring for at-risk children throughout their elementary and high school years.  Further information can be found at https://friendsofthechildren.org/

Summer 2025 internship responsibilities may include:

  • Lead in conducting a survey of program staff at chapters with alumni to understand: (1) How they currently engage alumni; the challenges, opportunities and (2) How they collect information on alumni – what works, what doesn’t, and strategies they believe would be successful to engage a higher % of alumni annually.
  • Lead in conducting online focus groups with chapters who have alumni to de-brief survey findings, develop a greater understanding of the context locally, and gather information that will be useful in planning a strategy to strengthen alumni data tracking in new STATS system and overall alumni engagement across the network.  These focus groups could be with staff and/or alumni. 
  • Interview National staff and youth/young adults involved with our Alumni Speakers’ Bureau and Youth Advisory Council to gain further insight about successful alumni engagement, including how to leverage the benefit of alumni voice to strengthen marketing, program, and evaluation outcomes; and how soon-to-be Alumni want to be engaged with once graduating the program.   
  • Develop and present a report of findings with recommendations for alumni STATS data tracking development and ongoing chapter engagement.  

The ideal intern will:

  • Have knowledge of and a scholarly interest in child and youth development.
  • Have a proven capacity for self-motivated, detail-oriented, independent work.
  • Have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Work remotely.
  • Preference will be given to a PhD student.
  • Students must be OSU students.

Details:  The internship is half-time (20 hours/week) between July 1st and September 1st, paid at a competitive hourly rate dependent on graduate status. Schedule is flexible and work will be primarily remote unless the intern prefers otherwise. The intern will report directly to Erin Wellington, Quality Assurance and Evaluation Analyst in the FOTC National Office.  At the end of the placement, the intern will be responsible for submitting a report detailing their experience.

Application Process:  Send a letter of interest and CV to halliefordcenter@oregonstate.edu by May 23, 2025. The letter of interest should clearly indicate qualifications for this position and specify how this internship will enhance your program of study. Internship course credit may be available, check with your program. The selected intern will be notified by June 6th, 2025.

Contact Cameron Ballard (he/him), Hallie Ford Center for Healthy Children and Families Program Coordinator. Cameron.Ballard@oregonstate.edu. Tel: 541-737-3673.

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