As a member of the MOU Steering Committee, you will play a crucial role in coordinating activities and events related to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). This internship offers a unique chance to engage in meaningful work and contribute to important initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Must be a student enrolled at UMBC for the 2024-2025 academic year, including undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students (transfer students and international students welcome)

• Willingness to commit 10 hours per week to coordinating activities and events for the MOU

Requirements:

1. Experience with communications and outreach principles, methods, practices, and techniques

2. Proficiency in developing and executing plans for engagement and outreach

3. Enjoyment in coordinating and building internal and external relationships

4. Demonstrate organizational skills, attention to detail, and strong written and oral communication skills

Please note that this is an unpaid internship.

If you meet the qualifications and are excited about this opportunity, we encourage you to apply by completing the application form by May 17, 2024. More information can be found on the UMBC/EPA/USGS Website:https://epa-usgs.umbc.edu/.

Join us in making a meaningful impact and gaining valuable experience! If you have any questions or need further information, please don't hesitate to reach out.

Questions, contact:

Meet Camilla Sandoval ’17, history, M.A. ’19, historical studies, a first-generation student who spent part of her time on each of UMBC’s campuses before graduating and putting her studies to work. Today, she spends her days as the program coordinator for grants with Maryland Humanities, where she still employs lessons learned from her time as a Retriever. Thanks for sharing your story, Camilla!

Q: Briefly introduce yourself. What’s one essential thing you’d want another Retriever to know about you?

A: I am a first-generation college student, and I studied history and public history at UMBC’s Shady Grove campus (for my bachelor’s) and main campus (for my master’s). Both experiences were instrumental to my professional and personal growth. It was at UMBC where I started recognizing the humanities as a tool for community empowerment.

Q: What’s the one thing you’d want someone to know about the support you find here?

A: It was hard for me to accept when I had to ask for help—especially when I didn’t know what I didn’t know. But once I did, I found enormous support in my professors and in my cohort. They helped the academic experience feel less isolating and pushed me to believe in myself as much as they believed in me.

Q: Where do you work? What do you enjoy most about it?

A: I’m currently the program coordinator for grants at Maryland Humanities, our state humanities council. In my role, I’m part of our grantmaking efforts. I’m able to help small humanities organizations across the state get access to funding that can be used for general operating expenses. I get the most joy out of hearing our grant recipients talk about using funds to continue preserving their local history or being able to keep their doors open for the communities they serve.

Q: Tell us about your primary WHY, and how it led you to UMBC. 

A: I came to UMBC because it was my best opportunity to study my field of interest while staying close to my family. I came with the hope of finding guidance and direction. I always loved history and knew it was important for understanding myself and the world, but I needed to learn how that translated into a career in which I could use the skills to support and lift up my community and culture. My family and community gave me everything they could, and I was committed to setting myself up on a career path in which I could contribute back in any way I could.

Q: Tell us about the people who helped you grow at UMBC, and why their HOW made such a difference to you.

A: My time at UMBC introduced me to new ideas and opened opportunities I didn’t know existed, and helped me out of my comfort zone to develop my skills. I left with deeper appreciation for history and a better belief in myself. My history and public history professors were especially impactful. They guided me as a first-generation college student, encouraged me to consider going for my master’s degree, and led me to internships that served as critical stepping stones in my career. The history department at both UMBC- Shady Grove and the Catonsville campus were the biggest difference makers in my education and they have continued to support me in my professional career.

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