Author: Amanda Jeanne Swain

Address cover letter to Amy Fujitani, Director of Graduate Study
Submit application by Wednesday, June 3, via Grad Study Gateway Editor

An outcome of the Next Generation Humanities Ph.D. project, The Gateway alumni website was established in 2017 to create a space among Humanities alumni and graduate students interested in careers outside the tenure track. Updated on a quarterly basis, the website features two primary articles that are written/curated by a current Humanities Ph.D. student: An interview with a UCI Humanities Ph.D. alumni who has a career outside of academia and a “blog” post by a current Humanities student who is applying their research in non-academic settings. In addition, the website features articles focused on career preparation beyond academia. As we enter the fourth year of The Gateway, the Humanities Office of Graduate Study would like the Humanities Out There Public Fellow to serve as “Editor-in-Residence” for The Gateway website and, through this process, develop additional or alternative strategies/methods for promoting non-academic careers to Humanities Ph.D. students.

Under the general direction of the Humanities Office of Graduate Study Director, the Public Fellow will serve as Editor-in-Residence for the Gateway. Responsibilities include:

• Research and identify SOH Ph.D. alumni to interview for the quarterly Alumni Spotlight feature
• Conduct SOH Ph.D. alumni interviews for quarterly Alumni Spotlight feature and write introductions
• Coordinate with the OGS Director to identify current SOH Ph.D. student contributors for the Good Reads section
• Identify articles to post that align with the mission of the Next Gen Humanities Ph.D. project
• Curate each quarterly Gateway post based on Alumni Spotlight and Good Reads content
• Conduct focus group with current Humanities graduate students for feedback on current Gateway format/content and write a report that includes feedback, suggestions, and recommendations for improvement.

Address cover letter to Annabel Adams, Executive Director, Humanities Marketing & Communications
Submit application by Wednesday, June 3, via Humanities Communications Google Form

Reporting to the UCI School of Humanities’ Executive Director of Marketing & Communications, the Communications Coordinator will serve as the communications liaison between the UCI School of Humanities’ Marketing & Communications team and UCI Humanities Center. The incumbent will be the point person for amplifying events and news from the center through digital and social media channels and will ensure adherence to UCI-wide brand and editorial standards.

Position Responsibilities:

• In coordination with the Executive Director of Marketing & Communications, plan and implement a communications strategy for the Humanities Center.
• Monitor the Humanities Center’s social media presence.
• Serve as proofreader and copy-editor on all of the Humanities Center’s external communications, including event emails, website updates and stories.
• Ensure steps are taken for each public-facing event to promote it through various center, school and university-wide channels.
• Ensure all Humanities Center promotional and marketing materials meet the center, school and UCI-wide brand and editorial standards.
• Assess and report on the effectiveness of communication strategies.

Preferred Skills:

• Previous experience with design software (InDesign, Photoshop)
• Previous experience with non-academic writing

Beall Center for Applied Innovation, Wayfinder Incubator –
Humanities and Entrepreneurship Dialogue Intern
Address cover letter to Juan Felipe Vallejo, New Venture Manager
Submit application by Wednesday, June 3, via Wayfinder Google Form

Wayfinder is a highly structured incubator, through UCI Beall Applied Innovation, that connects UC-affiliated startups with essential resources needed to launch, grow and succeed. Housed inside the Cove @ UCI, our collaborative team of business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors and technology transfer experts eat, sleep and drink innovation. Using our combined experience, we help fine-tune a strategic process that leads innovation with both commercial promise and the potential to meet real needs, from formation to funding.

As the Humanities and Entrepreneurship Dialogue Intern you will support the Wayfinder Incubator program through the development of educational programming aimed to apply humanistic perspectives to entrepreneurship. You will develop a workshop series to facilitate a dialogue between scholars, activists, and artists and Wayfinder entrepreneurs that encourages self-reflection, examines the kinds of ethical dilemmas entrepreneurs may confront, and explores different social dimensions of managing personnel and customer relationships.

You will have opportunities to work closely with startups and participate in Wayfinder programming like roundtables, workshops, boot camps, and pitch events that will expose you to the skill-sets associated with starting a business and will help you better understand the target audience of the educational program you will develop.

Address cover letter to Jaune Odombrown, ANTrepreneur Center Manager
Submit application by Wednesday, June 3, via ANTrepreneur Center Google Form

The ANTrepreneur Center is a hub where UCI students can get help to develop the skills necessary to start, operate or grow their business. We provide resources, events, programs and services for those who are interested in innovation and entrepreneurship. Whether a UCI Student is just curious to experience the process of entrepreneurship, have a idea burning inside them, or have already formed a company, the ANTrepreneur Center’s mission is to provide a safe place where they can explore success strategies, take action towards their dream and to be part of a supportive community of like-minded individuals. We value Transparency and Clarity. We value the Democratization of Entrepreneurship Knowledge, Education and Process. We value Diversity and Inclusion.

The Social Media Communications Intern will have the skills to actively help the UCI ANTrepreneur Center grow our social content and engagement. The interns should have a willingness to learn about business development, program design and community outreach. These skills are a foundation for developing a message, organizing a team, creating business strategies, implementing plans and measuring results. The Social Media Communications Intern will help the ANTrepreneur Center become a Virtual Asset to UCI student Entrepreneurs.

Intern Responsibilities:

• Plan and manage the ANTrepreneur Center social media calendars.
• Create social media posts on various platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
• Brainstorm campaign ideas.
• Analyze analytics to gauge the success of campaigns.

Intern Requirements:

• Excellent knowledge of social media platforms.
• Knowledge of analytical tools.
• Creative mindset.
• Ability to multitask.
• Ability to work in a team.

Address cover letter to Madeena Rafiq, Executive Director
Submit application by Wednesday, June 3, via WACOC Google Form

World Affairs Council of Orange County is a non-profit, non-partisan, non-religious 501(c)(3) organization. We are Orange County’s trusted forum for discussion of world affairs. In a divided world, the service we provide to the community is more important now than ever, as we bring together international leaders and globally minded citizens to discuss the important global occurrences that affect us all. At the World Affairs Council, we value our relationships with organizations from a variety of industries and specialties. Our business, education, and nonprofit organizational members contribute unique perspectives, international experience, and remarkable people to connect international affairs to our community.

The WACOC is seeking a Public Fellow who is interested in global affairs to join our team in educating the Orange County community on global issues and current events. The development/grant-writing intern will assist the organization in securing grants for our organization to continue its mission. The intern will have the opportunity to be engaged in the full cycle of grant-writing, from research funding opportunities to writing proposals. WACOC Board members will provide guidance and mentorship through this process. We strive to help our interns achieve their personal and professional goals, making this internship a mutually beneficial experience.

Address cover letter to Dr. Thuy Vo Dang (Viet Book Fest) or Yvonne Tran (Marketing)
Submit application by Wednesday, June 3, via VAALA Google Form

The Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Association (VAALA) was founded in 1991 by a group of Vietnamese American journalists, artists and friends to fill a void and provide a space for artists’ to express themselves as a newly resettled immigrant community. The original mission of VAALA was to support Southeast artists, with an emphasis on Vietnamese literature and visual arts. Today, the mission of VAALA is to connect and enrich communities through Vietnamese art and culture. Over the years, VAALA has collaborated with diverse community partners to organize numerous cultural events, including art exhibitions, book signings, music recitals, plays, and annual events such as the Viet Film Fest and the Children’s Moon Festival Art. VAALA produces community programming in Orange County through three core programs (Viet Film Fest, Gallery Beyond Walls, Youth Arts + Leadership), VAALA is guided by the following

The VAALA Public Fellow will have the opportunity to work on one of two projects:

Viet Book Fest Intern

During summer 2020, the HOT Fellow will work alongside the VAALA Board of Directors and program coordinator to plan Viet Book Fest, which will consist of a series of Story-Time Videos of Vietnamese books and live-streamed author panels, focused on the theme of identity, family and community. VAALA’s inaugural Viet Book Fest seeks to spotlight Vietnamese voices and stories in literature. We seek to partner with academic institutions and libraries to create a virtual platform for hosting a series of events, including video story-time, audience engagement activities related to a selection of books, virtual author panels, and more in order to promote literacy and help VAALA reach a wider, untapped audience.

Skills Preferred (and to be developed)

• Strong communication
• Project management
• Research and writing
• Familiarity with Zoom, YouTube, and other conferencing and streaming platforms
• Familiarity with social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter)
• Innovative and able to work independently

Activities/Responsibilities/Contributions to VAALA

• Work with VAALA Board to design the framework for this inaugural event (this may be the first in a series of Viet Book Fests)
• Recommend the best technology platforms for recording Story-Time and streaming author panels
• Coordinate with authors and other participants
• Assist with curation of books
• Liaise with potential partners (academic institutions and libraries)
• Draft marketing materials
• Work with VAALA Board on best approaches to expand outreach/community engagement for the event
• Play key role in helping VAALA implement its first all-virtual event to connect communities

Fundraising and Marketing Intern

VAALA is seeking an enthusiastic H.O.T. Fellow who is passionate about the arts and fundraising. During the Summer of 2020, the fellow will work with VAALA’s Board of Directors and Executive Director to learn about nonprofit marketing/fundraising and develop the fundraising tools VAALA can use to gain more donors. The fellow will meet at least once a week, virtually, with their VAALA supervisor (“instructor”) to learn about a designated topic in fundraising. The instructor will share their funding experiences and resources, as well as the task for the week, where the fellow will get to practice and implement what is learned. In this experiential learning process, the fellow will end up building a portfolio of fundraising and marketing deliverables that can be shared with future employers or board memberships. By the end of the program, the Fellow will have developed the following skills:

• Knowledge of nonprofit funding and different fundraising sources (especially for the arts and immigrant communities)
• Using data and storytelling for strategic communication
• Creation of communication pitches and collateral for donors
• Ability to create and manage donor databases

Desired Qualifications

• Strong reading and writing abilities (especially with creative and persuasive writing)
• Familiarity with data storytelling and database structures
• Familiarity with using digital tools, cloud-based software and social media platforms
• Able to work independently

Address cover letter to Shikha Bhatnagar, Executive Director
Submit application by Wednesday, June 3, via the South Asian Network Google Form

South Asian Network was founded in 1990 to provide an open forum for people of South Asian origin to gather and discuss social, economic, and political issues affecting the community, with the goal of raising awareness, engagement and advocacy among community members leading to an empowered and active community. As the South Asian American community continues to grow, SAN is committed to challenging systems of oppression and inequality, building solidarities with other communities, and achieving economic, political, and human rights of all communities.

The South Asian Network (SAN) seeks a Humanities Fellow to help coordinate and implement “The Story of Asians in Southern California,” an archival project to gather life stories and images of the South Asian American community in the Los Angeles metro area (Los Angeles, Orange County, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties). The project will culminate in a public exhibit/reception at a public space (such as the Central Library) in Los Angeles or in the South Asian Network (SAN)’s office in Artesia (“Little India”) on the evening of Friday, September 11, 2020. The project will be the first of its kind in California and will be done in partnership with the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA), the preeminent organization for documenting the South Asian community’s history in the United States. The goal of the project will be to highlight the South Asian American story in Southern California, in the context of the South Asian Network’s 30th anniversary, but also in the broader framework of Californian and American history. SAN will interview and collect images and testimonies from organization founders, community leaders, and individuals from the South Asian community in Southern California and develop a visual narrative of the community’s collective story from their first arrival in the early 19th century to present day. This visual narrative will be used for a special exhibit, consisting of video testimonials, photographs, news clippings, and personal effects (such as the one-way plane ticket to the U.S.) about the experiences of South Asians in Southern California. Physical materials will be provided in English and various South Asian languages, and video clips will either be dubbed or subtitled.

The Humanities Fellow will help collect and archive stories and objects related to the South Asian experience in Southern California, both from the archives of the South Asian Network and other sources throughout California. The Fellow would help conduct interviews, design the online exhibit, and create marketing materials for the project. The Fellow will be supported by the Executive Director, SAN’s Communications Coordinator, Special Projects Coordinator, and Administrative Assistant. The Fellow will be based in SAN’s office in Artesia or will work remotely as necessary.

Address cover letter to Susie B. Grimm, Director of Early Learning
Application deadline extended to Friday, July 10, via PBS SoCal Google Form

Public Media Group of Southern California (KCET, PBS SoCal and LINK TV) tell stories that matter through original programs that reflect the diversity of the region, and the full schedule of trusted PBS programs. Our content channels –KCET and PBS SoCal– are available for free on internet-connected screens and seven local broadcast channels. LINK TV can be accessed through national satellite channels. A donor-supported community institution, PMGSC sparks the sharing of ideas at in-person cultural events and community conversations and delivers social impact through services that prepare our most vulnerable children for school.

Early Learning Educators Professional Development E-Learning Program

Caregivers and early childhood educators who go through in-person outreach activities typically emerge prepared not only to guide young children’s intellectual curiosity but also to serve as community leaders who advocate for at-home learning (Hutson, 2018). The Early Learning Professional Development E-Learning course is designed to provide a high-quality, interactive professional development course that integrates evidence-based teaching practices with PBS and PBS KIDS content, with a focus on playful learning experiences and media integration for early learning educators to help families create or recreate educational opportunities at home (ages 3-6). PBS SoCal has developed and implemented family and educator engagement focused on STEM components in Southern California communities that will serve as a model for the e-learning pilot phase.

The Public Fellow will work with the Director of Early Learning to create an online hybrid course that will bring together early learning content with media and technology integration and will combine elements of the face-to-face workshops with online course content and infrastructure. This course will support early learning agencies, schools, teachers and educators focused on professional teacher learning that connects PBS KIDS and PBS SoCal content to children, families, and providers through existing and emerging workshops in low-income communities. Primary responsibilities will include working on research, curriculum, and design work to set the foundation for this course.

Address letter to Enrique Valencia, Project Director
Submit application by Wednesday, June 3, via OC Environmental Justice Google Form

Orange County Environmental Justice fights for environmental justice through advocacy, public accountability, healing, and systematic transformation. OCEJ is advancing environmental justice in the ancestral and present lands of the Acjachemen and Tongva Nations, now known as Orange County, California. From its inception, OCEJ’s core values and existence has been predicated on a deep commitment to advance social and environmental justice in the most impacted and under-resourced communities in Orange County. OCEJ works to bring awareness to and address the inequitable impact of environmental concerns across racial, ethnic and socio-economic lines.

People for Environmental Justice (PEJ) is a civic engagement program focused on building power within communities most impacted by environmental injustice in Orange County by organizing to implement just transition policies. PEJ weaves narratives across emerging OCEJ and partner campaigns to build an environmental justice agenda that invests in youth, health, ecological restoration, healing and sustainable and renewable economies. PEJ’s goals include building community power to combat the legacy of extraction and pollution impacting the health and well-being of communities; educating leaders and public agencies of the dire consequences of environmental justice issues; and developing a coalition of organizations to inform a collective policy platform and engage in joint civic engagement strategies. This project builds the power of youth and residents to influence decisions in a region with low support from public officials on EJ issues and with a lack of an organized collaborative who can take on the multiple, disconnected agencies with varying degrees of jurisdiction of environmental health issues.

The Public Fellow will have the option of working on one of two projects:

Just Transition Project

• Researching Just Transition policies that can be implemented at the city and county level
• Soliciting feedback from OCEJ’s membership and incorporating it into research findings
• Support OCEJ’s members with researching and developing an environmental justice values and policy platform for the 2020 elections
• Develop an engaging Just Transition Policy Platform landing page on OCEJ’s website that includes an option for people to endorse it

Environmental Justice Summer Organizing Academy

• Work with a committee of active members and staff to execute the inaugural 2020 Environmental Justice Summer Organizing Academy
• Support with remote facilitation (e.g. Zoom), logistics, and participant outreach
• Develop pre and post evaluations and communicate findings to organizing committee
• Aggregate training modules and develop a training of trainers’ manual

Desired Qualifications

• Understanding of community organizing as a tool for systemic change and community empowerment;
• Understanding of popular education methods and comfortable working with a grassroots organization;
• Comfortable working with diverse communities and understanding how power and privilege function while working with marginalized communities;
• Bilingual in Spanish and/or Vietnamese;
• Strong communication skills and attention to detail;
• Comfortable working remotely (Zoom, Google Drive…etc.); comfortable with stepping up and innovation;
• Understanding that the role of staff and fellows is to create opportunities for members to empower themselves and not to “do for” members.

Address cover letter to Annie Nguyen, Program Manager
Submit application by Wednesday, June 3, via OCAPICA Public Fellow

The Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance, Inc. (OCAPICA) was established in 1997 with the mission to build a healthier and stronger community by enhancing the well-being of Asians and Pacific Islanders through inclusive partnerships in the areas of service, education, advocacy, organizing, and research. By 1999, OCAPICA expanded to include legislative education and advocacy as well as youth, cultural arts, and curriculum development. Since then, OCAPICA has grown even more to respond to the needs of AAPI and other under-served communities, expanding its programming in: mental health and wellness for youth and families; civic engagement and voter empowerment; youth employment; and academic mentoring and college readiness. OCAPICA also partners with local area universities on research, evaluation, and service learning.

The Public Fellow with work with the OCAPICA program manager and program supervisor on one of three possible projects.

1. Chinese Suburban Voters: Work with OCAPICA to conduct a virtual survey collection of 2,000 Orange County Chinese suburban individuals testing public opinion on current issues such as public charge/immigration, housing, healthcare, and census. Identify themes and trends in the community as well as effective messaging practices.
2. COVID-19 Needs Assessment: Coordinate with OCAPICA on the development and dissemination of a needs assessment, measuring the social, economic, and cultural impacts of COVID-19 on Orange County’s Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) small businesses and service workers. Conduct focus groups and interviews, if necessary.
3. Youth Leadership Curriculum: Work with OCAPICA to continue to develop a youth leadership and identity exploration curriculum for Asian American (AA) students in Orange County high schools and document the history of AAPIs in Orange County. Conduct workshops with high school students to test out curriculum.

Minimum Qualifications

• Interest in utilizing research skills and knowledge of the AAPI communities to effect change.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to use Microsoft Office applications including Word and Excel
• Ability to use cloud-based file sharing programs such as Google Drive
• Experience with social media (Instagram, Facebook)
• Ability to operate computers, printers, scanners and database software
• Ability to work independently and productively with minimal direct on-site supervision