Interested in real-life projects, service-learning, and teamwork and leadership experience?
Register for Spring ’15 ENG 315-Learning in Community (LINC) courses (3 credit hours) – open to all majors and all levels. LINC students engage in a variety of research, service and fieldwork activities and collaborate on interdisciplinary projects of significance to local and international community partners. Students have built bridges, produced marketing campaigns, improved water systems, developed youth programs, designed rain gardens, and lots more!
Students can gain knowledge and skills in conducting research, understanding social and environmental issues, analyzing community and organizational needs and assets, defining problems, generating and analyzing solutions, project scoping, planning, and execution, communication, problem-solving, critical thinking, and professional writing.
Don’t miss your opportunity to gain professional experience and make a lasting impact in the community! ENG 315 counts as an elective for the Leadership Studies Minor. To learn more about LINC projects, see http://linc.illinois.edu and watch the video, “What is LINC?” at http://youtu.be/f7s3aniu_40. For questions, contact Shikhank Sharma (sharma24@illinois.edu).
Sections offered:
AP – Allerton Park. Projects related to environmental sustainability and education.
CAU – COVE Alliance Uganda. Projects related to international development, nonprofit funding, donor relations and infrastructure.
CMC – Prairie Land Conflict Mediation Center. Projects related to conflict resolution and mediation, legal services, and nonprofit management.
CUH – C-U at Home. Projects related to homelessness, support services and advocacy.
HID – Haiti Infrastructure Development. Projects related to international development, water issues, reforestation and community engagement.
MNI – Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur and Community Partners (India).
NMI – Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies and Mumbai Community Partners (India).
PHD – Champaign-Urbana Public Health District. Projects related to public health, community gardening, and education.
SI – Savanna Institute. Projects related to sustainable agriculture research, outreach and education.
USD – Urbana School District, Walking School Bus Program. Projects related to public health, youth education, and urban planning.
Call for Applications: Spring 2015 LINC Project Managers
Gain Project Management and Teaching Experience AND make a Positive Impact in the Community
Apply and interview to be a Project Manager for LINC – Learning in Community. LINC is an interdisciplinary, inquiry-guided service-learning program. Positions are available to manage Learning in Community (LINC) sections with interdisciplinary projects related to social and environmental issues. Project Managers earn four credit hours for ENG 598: Applied Project Management, facilitate ENG 315 sessions, manage a team of students, coordinate communications with partners, and participate in a weekly training meeting. ENG 598 is an elective for the Leadership Studies Minor.
Apply ASAP for equal consideration (applications are rolling and interviews begin November 3rd). For more information and to join the LINC team, see http://linc.illinois.edu/information-project-managers and view our introductory video, “What is LINC?” posted at http://youtu.be/f7s3aniu_40. For questions, contact Shikhank Sharma (sharma24@illinois.edu).