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Internship Overview

The Community Engagement, Operations & Event Management Internship provides college students with experiential learning through the planning, coordination, execution, and post-event evaluation of a large-scale community event serving approximately 850 attendees.

Students will participate in the logistical and administrative functions required to produce a public arts and community event featuring:

• musical performances

• Live painting artists

• Small Business Consultations

• Live podcast recordings

• Free Health Screen activities

• Fire safety management coordination

• Fundraising Sponsorship activations

• Event marketing

• Volunteer coordination

• Public safety planning

• Government permitting

This internship is designed to complement classroom learning by providing practical experience in nonprofit management, event operations, project coordination, marketing, communications, leadership, and community engagement.

Educational Purpose

The internship is intended to bridge academic theory with professional practice by allowing students to apply classroom concepts to real-world nonprofit event management.

Students will gain experience in:

• Project management

• Strategic planning

• Event logistics

• Marketing and communications

• Partnership development

• Community relations

• Team collaboration

• Operations management

• Professional communication

• Leadership development

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of the internship, students will be able to:

• Apply project management principles to a complex event.

• Coordinate multiple stakeholders while meeting deadlines.

• Demonstrate professional communication with vendors, artists, sponsors, volunteers, and community partners.

• Develop organizational systems for event logistics.

• Analyze event operations and identify opportunities for improvement.

• Apply nonprofit management principles in a community setting.

• Demonstrate ethical decision-making in a public event environment.

• Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.

• Develop leadership and problem-solving skills under real-world conditions.