LIST OF AVAILABLE LLAC INTERNSHIPS

Arab and Muslim Women's Research and Resource Institute (AMWRRI) Digital Archive, Oral History Project Researcher. 

Open to undergraduate and graduate students nationwide. Highly competitive. 

AMWRRI’s ongoing Oral History Project highlights the diversity of Arab and Muslim communities in the U.S. through personal interviews, survey data, and literature searches. The experiences of Arab and Muslim Americans, particularly women, are not often documented, traced, and known, making it difficult to identify issues of concern within the community. The Oral History Project is multifaceted, and there are opportunities for students to choose their area of interest when contributing to AMWRRI's research.  

Major project topics have included immigration and identity, perceptions of and resources for people living with physical and mental disabilities, the history and importance of cultural clothing in different societies, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on American Muslims across the U.S. AMWRRI approaches oral history from various disciplines and perspectives including health, culture, theology, history, and gender. To achieve our mission, AMWRRI strives to promote open dialogue and increase understanding of the perceptions and treatment of disability in Muslim communities. Researchers will work with community partners and interview Muslim community members, leaders, healthcare providers, and caregivers to support and promote AMWRRI’s ongoing research. 

Detailed Responsibilities Include: 

• Collaborate with team members to generate interview questions.
• Conduct literature reviews on relevant topics.
• Collect contact information for potential interviewees.
• Assist with scheduling in-person and/or remote interviews over Zoom or Microsoft Teams.
• Conduct oral interviews with community members.
• Transcribe oral interviews to be included in AMWRRI’s digital archive.
• Work with team members and research coordinator to develop and disseminate multimedia materials for AMWRRI’s archive and website (e.g., social media posts, newsletters, audio files).
• Maintain AMWRRI's Website and social media pages with new stories and contribute to communications campaigns to spark engagement with our audience.
• Research influential Muslim women throughout history and contribute articles to AMWRRI’s website as well as The Journal of Gender, Ethnic, and Cross-Cultural Studies. 

 Contact Dr. Enaya Othman for more information.

Oncidium Foundation (Brussels, Belgium) . Highly competitive.

“The Oncidium foundation is a nonprofit organization based in Brussels, Belgium, committed to raising awareness and expanding access across the world to a new class of therapy for cancer patients called radioligand therapy. This therapeutic advance, which combines diagnosis and treatment, offers people who are living with cancer more targeted and potentially more effective options. As these treatments are new, the foundation is focusing on increasing awareness and education of all the stakeholders: patients, first and foremost, but also oncologists, nurses, nuclear medicine physicians and staff, reimbursement specialists,… Communication is key and the intern will be interacting in French with the Belgian staff, as well as potential Global ambassadors. The foundation counts more than 100 ambassadors at this time, many in French-speaking countries such as Belgium, France, The Ivory Coast, Algeria, Canada, and Switzerland! Our foundation is based on three pillars to which the intern would be focusing his or her effort: Access, Education and Hope.” Rebecca Lo Bue, CEO 

Interns will receive a stipend for the unpaid summer internship.

Contact Dr. Jennifer Vanderheyden for more information about the requirements and application process.

Milwaukee German Immersion School (MGIS), teacher’s aid. 

Working under the supervision of Dr. Jenny Watson and an MGIS teacher, interns learn about early language learners and the pedagogy involved in teaching language in an immersion environment. Intern’s responsibilities will depend on their proficiency in German and the grade level assigned to support. Tasks may include observing lessons, helping students in small groups or individually, and assisting with the development and implementation of activities. 

Requirements: 

• Coursework beyond GRMN 3001.  
• Complete LLAC 3986- German Immersion Teaching (1-3 credits, S/U) under the supervision of Dr. Jennifer Watson, which will count toward the major or minor in  German. 

Students will receive a stipend of $500 per semester. 

Contact Dr. Jenny Watson for more information.

The Marquette Wire, bilingual reporter.  

Write content in Spanish under the supervision and guidance of Juan Carlos Ampie, Director of Students Media in the Diedrich College of Communication.  Students create articles in different journalistic genres: news, feature report, interview, or critical essay. The students can also explore creating content on radio and video if it coincides with their interests. Content will primarily relate to the Hispanic/Latinx community at Marquette University and in Milwaukee. No coursework in Communications required. 

Requirements: 

• Fluency in Spanish, both written and spoken 
• Previous experience in journalism and content-creation is desirable but not required. 
• Already taken, as a minimum, Spanish 3001/3005 and 3500/3505 
• If completing the internships for academic credit: Take LLAC 3986-Journalistic Writing in Spanish Internship (3 credits, S/U, ESSV2) under the supervision of a Spanish faculty member, which will count as an elective towards any of the two majors or minors in Spanish.  

Students receive a stipend of around $375 per semester and will qualify to apply for the Todd A. Hernández Endowed Excellence Fund ( THEEF) award. 

Contact Dr. Pilar Bellver, Director of Internship Programs, for more information.