Students completing internships at the Women’s Center work an average of 8 hours per week during the academic semester and will receive 3 credits each semester through the Honors College’s internship course (HONR 410). In addition to working on particular projects, interns will also help with daily office tasks such as greeting and assisting visitors, managing the front desk, and supporting Women’s Center programs and events.

Responsibilities May Include:

• Developing programs on topics affecting women and/or marginalized groups. Programming can be flexible to reflect individual interests and specific academic program needs (examples include: relationships and consent; body image; LGBTQ issues; international women’s issues; leadership development; intersectionality)
• Assisting with organizing signature Women’s Center programs and groups (examples include: Women’s History Month; Clothesline Project; Returning Women’s Forums; Critical Social Justice)
• Researching and writing national and local grants to support the Women’s Center
• Coordinating tabling events and other outreach efforts  
• Representing the Women’s Center in cultivating relationships with student organizations and unaffiliated student populations
• Identifying collaborative projects and/or co-sponsorship opportunities with other campus partners and organizations
• Researching and compiling community resources and services to support the Women’s Center
• Creating and distributing marketing materials for Women’s Center programs via publicity flyers, myUMBC spotlights, blog posts, and Women’s Center social media

Qualifications Include:

• Ability to understand and articulate women’s, gender, and social justice issues
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively to develop, organize, and assess programming
• Interest and skills related to graphic design, social media, and other marketing strategies
• Competency in effectively managing time and multiple projects
• Availability to work flexible hours based on the programming needs of the Center

Contact Jess Myers at jessm@umbc.edu to learn more about an internship with the Women’s Center.

To be considered for Fall 2015 start date, please contact no later than May 15, 2015.  

An article published March 20 in the Wall Street Journal’s “Expat” blog looked at the recent growth in numbers of Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cards, which grant people of Indian origin who have passports in another country lifetime entry into India with several economic benefits.

Amy Bhatt, an assistant professor of gender and women’s studies, was quoted in the article and provided historical perspective on OCI cards.

“The economic benefits of the OCI scheme, introduced in 2005, made it easier for citizens to keep their economic ties with India while changing to another passport for convenience,” said Bhatt. “Ms. Bhatt’s research found that more Indian nationals were applying for American Permanent Residency status with an ultimate aim to gain a U.S. passport,” the article stated.

Bhatt also discussed the Indian government’s decision this year to phase out a similar system to the OCI cards called Person of Indian Origin (PIO) cards, which gave non-resident Indians a 15-year entry into the country.

The Indian government likely did this to “reduce confusion between the two programs,” said Bhatt, “but also to make it easier for Diaspora Indians to have a lifetime connection with India.”

To read the full article in the Wall Street Journal titled “When Indians Renounce Their Citizenship: An Expat Explains,” click here.