Fall 2014 Progressive Civic Engagementinternship

Fall 2014 Progressive Civic EngagementInternship

Offered byArizona Advocacy Networkand AZAN Foundation

Students are encouraged to apply for a3-credit Fall 2014 internshipto experience and promote non-partisan, progressive civic engagement among University of Arizona students and the community.Interns are paid $500 stipendbased on successful completion of outlined objectives. Pre-approved expenses are reimbursed.

The internship is conducted in Tucson, Arizona. Applicants must be eligible to receive academic credit, in good standing with university standards and be able to work with supervision from staff based in Phoenix. The successful applicant must commit, on average, ten hours per week, demonstrate initiative, leadership, communication and organizational skills; be outgoing, able to work with other organizational leaders and promote mutual respect. Interns will lead hands-on civic engagement, putting democracy in action by achieving these objectives:

1. Organize and leada monthly forum on campus to inform fellow students about the political process in Arizona. A successful forum has attendance of at least 10 fellow students, is co-hosted by partnering student organizations and provides an accurate presentation of the topic. Guest speakers are permitted but must be approved by AZANF staff.

Topics are:

• Voting Rights and Responsibilities with a workshop for conducting voter registration (September)
• Arizona’s Ballot Measure/Citizen Initiatives Educational Forum (October)
• Money-in-politics and the documentary filmUnited States of ALEC(November)

AZANF staff will advise on each forum and provide training, material and resources for interns to promote and conduct the forums.

2.Voter Registrationby conducting voter registration each week on campus with our partner organizations and recruitingfellow student activists.Intern is to meet or exceed weekly goals and develop a semester-long voter-education plan.

3.Effectively interact with state officialson Democracy issues facing Arizona; via Letters to the Editor and by learning about and using the Arizona Legislative Information System (ALIS), the on-line portal that creates opportunities for citizens to effectively communicate with legislators.

Contact our Outreach and Development Coordinator, Jonathan Alanis, for additional information . Applications will be reviewed and phone interviews scheduled with our executive director for selected candidates the first week of August. All selected interns will be required to attend an orientation in September. The date and location will be coordinated after the selection process is completed.