Gerald L. Bepko Student Internship Program
2009-2010
IT Community Partnership Intern
Assist with the communications and community building efforts of the Managers of IT Community Partnerships (ITCP). This internship would be appropriate for students at any campus, including regional campuses, with backgrounds or interest in marketing, communications, public relations, technology, and/or social networking tools.
The interns' responsibilities include working with the Managers of ITCP to monitor their communications outlets, such as Twitter, Facebook, e-mail, and various blogs. Duties will include researching current, relevant, technology-related news from around the world, and writing descriptions of those news items in order to relay that information to the IT community via Twitter and other ITCP outlets. To help build the community of IT professionals, the intern will also identify informal sources of IT-related news within Indiana University, such as faculty, staff, and student blogs, and then help make those sources of information accessible to others. The intern will work with the Managers of ITCP to expand their audience by helping to keep the stream of outgoing communications steady, newsworthy, and interesting to a wide audience of IT professionals within the University. The intern will also advise the Managers of ITCP on outgoing messages, new media, and strategies designed garner participation among IT professionals at the University. As part of this project, the intern will have an opportunity to work with many members UITS and the extended IT community.
Rationale:
This internship would expose the student to the communications challenges of a large organization, and it would help the student refine his or her
writing skills. In addition, the student would be afforded the opportunity to discuss and analyze emerging technologies in a professional
environment outside the classroom. A student would presumably offer fresh insights into the use of social media, which can benefit the entire
organization.
The internship will be valuable to students seeking careers in technical communications, marketing, or public relations in the field of information technology.
Relevant Academic Programs and Schools:
Juniors and seniors in the following programs will be targeted: New Media, Journalism, Communication Studies, Informatics, Computer Science.
Project Supervisor: Todd Herring and Bob Flynn
Home Campus: Either Bloomington OR Indianapolis
Applicants should submit a cover letter indicating "IT Community Partnership Intern", resume including skills relevant to project requirements, and letter of recommendation from a professor supporting your application, to:
Human Resources Coordinator
University Information Technology Services
535 W. Michigan St., IT 325
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5157
niarchos@iupui.edu
