Southern Association for College Student Affairs
SACSA Fellows Internship Program

The Southern Association for College Student Affairs (SACSA) Fellows Internship Program was developed in 2004 to provide graduate student members with the opportunity to engage in a different professional opportunity on a hosting SACSA member institutional environment different from their own. The primary goal of the program is to place the student in a unique institutional environment while experiencing a varying professional development challenge. In the pilot year, the University of Maryland College Park and Florida Atlantic University, provided internship opportunities for two impressive students from the University of Georgia and the University of Alabama. The SACSA Executive Board and President, Dr. Colette Taylor have approved the continuation of the program and would like to invite two SACSA member institutions to serve as host sites for eligible SACSA interns.

If you have questions please email Corrie Harris, Director of the SACSA Fellows Program directly at charris@sa.ua.edu or call (205) 348-5036. Information can also be faxed to (205) 348-7610. Thank you again for your support and interest in the SACSA Fellows program.

* Typically internships begin in May and end as late as August

MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY is pleased to welcome their 2008 SACSA Fellow, Nicole Poulin from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN.

How to Apply:

The 2008 SACSA Fellow Host Sites are Mississippi State University in Starkville, MS and Millsaps College in Jackson, MS. 

MILLSAPS COLLEGE
Brooks Brower
1701 N. State Street
Jackson, MS  39210
(601) 974-1212 - Phone
(601) 974-1229 - Fax
browebl@millsaps.edu

The SACSA Fellow working at this site would:

• Provide leadership for the First Year Experience (FYE); including coordination of Welcome Weekend and Foundations program.
• Provide program modeling and research for leadership development.
•  Assist in the development and implementation of quality leadership programming including Leadership Scholars, Wellspring living learning community, student organizations, and Greek Life.

• Design events that will enhance the development of undergraduate student leadership skills; therefore creating an opportunity for the Fellow to become more knowledgeable of leadership development information.
• Demonstrate an understanding of first-year students' needs by critiquing the Orientation and Foundations Program curriculum against national research and presenting a plan for revising the current curriculum.
• Exhibit a high level of statistical and analytical thinking skills by assessing programs and student engagement within the fraternity and sorority community.
• Apply knowledge gained in event planning, logistics, and risk reduction/management by planning various events within the leadership, first-year student, and fraternity and sorority life programs.

• First-year student development theory
• Leadership development theory
• Statistics and assessment
• Theory to practice models
  

SACSA's Support for the Fellows Program:
The Southern Association for College Student Affairs will provide a stipend of $2000 for each selected SACSA Fellow and a travel reimbursement of up to $400. More information and exact dates for stipend disbursements will be provided upon selection of internship. Travel forms and expenses should be recorded and returned to SACSA Executive Director, Dr. Joseph Buck at the end of the internship experience and travel will be reimbursed within two weeks.