Heddleson Summer Internship

with ISU Human SciencesExtension and Outreach

Total of $3600 to be awarded for one to four grants

The Heddleson Summer Internship Program is designed to support student experiences that

  • Prepare individuals for a career in ISUHuman Sciences Extension and Outreach or community outreach
  • Help individuals learn and gain hands-on experience with Extension educational programming and delivery

Preferred Qualifications

  • Exploring employment with ISU Human Sciences Extension and Outreach
  • Community-focused; demonstrated successful experience in community service learning projects (either required through coursework or volunteer experience)
  • Enjoys working with people and building teams and partnerships

Benefits to participating intern

  • Working in professional team atmosphere associated with educational program development and delivery
  • Work with diverse (age, gender, economic class, ethnic) audience at the community level
  • Become familiar with county Extension office procedures, responsibilities, and staff
  • Develop skills in time management, prioritizing
  • Participate in a high performing system where staff and community volunteers work closely to achieve common goals
  • Participate in network that will provide a variety of experiences, mentoring, feedback, and clear communications throughout the internship

Criteria

The applicant will:

  • Be enrolled in an academic department/major within the College of Human Sciences (Apparel, Events and Hospitality Management; Food Science and Human Nutrition; HumanDevelopment and Family Studies;Kinesiology or School of Education;)
  • Be an undergraduate student with at least 60 credit hours (classified as junior or senior) or at graduate student status at time of internship
  • Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Desire the challenge of working in collaboration with an Extension and Outreach program specialist on a project related to family life, nutrition and health and/or family finance; project should involve assistance with program development, implementation or evaluation
  • Have already initiated conversations with individual Extension and Outreachprogram specialist about interest in an Extension project in a designated county for 6 weeks
  • Be eligible to receive the grant only once in college career
  • Need to provide own housing and operable vehicle; also have a valid driver’s license

History

Laura Heddleson made a monetary gift to the ISU College of Human Sciences to support students interested in work with ISU Human Sciences Extension and Outreach, an area to which she dedicated most of her career. She grew up on a farm near Strawberry Point, Iowa. In 1932, she earned her bachelor’s degree from IowaStateUniversity in home economics and in 1936 she transitioned into work with Cooperative Extension. She was a home demonstration agent in MahaskaCounty, teaching women in their homes how to sew, clean and preserve foods. Over the years, she worked with Extension in Iowa, Illinois and Kentucky. She retired in 1970 after more than 34 years in the profession. She is now deceased.

Application deadline: March 2 for Summer Internships

Procedure for Selection:

The Program Director for Human Sciences Extension and Outreach will appoint a committee (two year term) to review the applications and make recommendations. The committee will include representation from Human Sciences Extension and Outreachcampus faculty, campus P&S staff, and programspecialists in the field. The committee will evaluate the applications and forward recommendations, in rank order, to the Program Director by March 20. Grantees will be notified by April 1.

Student Application: Heddleson Summer Internship with ISU Human Sciences Extension and Outreach

Application Information

Name:

NetID:

Classification when internship begins:

End of sophomore year (60 credits earned)

End of junior year (90 credits earned)

Current Address:

Phone:

Major:

Cumulative GPA (must be 3.0 or above):

Racial/Ethnic Information (optional):

Application Question:

How will this Extension and Outreach experience prepare you to meet your professional goals?

Describe proposed project (need):

Identify proposed location (countyExtension and Outreachoffice):

Identify proposed program specialist with whom you will work:

Reference

Submit Support form (attached) and letter of support from the program specialist indicating willingness to work with you.

Application deadline: March 1 for Summer Internships

Student application, county support form and letter of support should be submitted electronically by March 1 to:

Anthony Santiago, ISU Human Sciences Extension,

Due: March 2

Due: March 2

Support for Summer Intern

______County/Region

Please check the following expectations that you would be willing to meet if an Intern is placed in your county, with you.

Provide a workstation for intern

______Facilitate the necessary and required paperwork involved with hosting an Intern

Supervise the delegation of selected program responsibilities

______Provide numerous experiences for the intern (accompany program specialists to

meetings, shadow field visits, participate in workshops, media, etc.). Please give examples below of some activities and experiences that your county/region might offer.

Acquaint interns with office procedures, responsibilities and staff

______Provide a professional work and team atmosphere when working in and outside the

office

Help support the intern in the discovery and development of a summer project

Actively mentor and guide the intern’s experience through regular meetings, clear

communication and honest feedback

Help develop the intern’s skills in time management, responsibility and prioritizing

Introduce interns to clientele and stakeholders

Recognize that interns are not summer program support staff; and, respect and treat

Intern as junior colleagues in need of guidance and support

How our county/region will provide an outstanding experience for an ISU Human Sciences Extension and Outreach Summer Intern:

Signature of professional staff member:

______

Student applicant should submit this signed form and a letter of support from county staff/program specialistalong with application OR form and letter may be submitted (separate from the application) bycounty staff/program specialist via email to: Anthony Santiago,

Due: March 2