Internships 

• Our Internship Program is a great opportunity to learn more about Italian culture and to interact with local communities choosing among a variety of professional fields through unique hands-on work experiences.

• Being an intern in Rome can be a great way to strengthen your personal and professional skills and acquire new ones, expanding your comfort zone and exploring the local culture in an experiential way.  

• Through our Internship positions you will be able to engage with the social environment around you, improve your language skills and expand your network not only pursuing your professional goals, but also supporting your personal growth. 

• The staff of the Internship Program will provide tailor-made advising starting from Orientation week to support you while you choose your field of interest and will be available for the whole semester through the Internship Seminar and one-on-one sessions. 

• The Internship Seminar is not only a great support tool offered to prepare you on how to navigate the city, interact with locals and adjust to a new work environment, but it also gives you the opportunity to reflect on your experience as well as other interns’ experiences and benefit from peers interaction. 

• Internships are available to students at all levels of Italian language; some positions may have language requirements, and might be limited to students who have intermediate or higher level of Italian. 

• Internships are unpaid and earn academic credit, and will be taken in conjunction with an Internship Seminar where you will have the chance to share your experience and learn more about Italian culture and intercultural communication (1 Trinity credit = 3.5 semester hours). 

• Internships require an average weekly commitment up to 8 hours; up to 80 hours over the semester.

• While the Rome Campus does everything possible to place interested students in an internship, placements are not guaranteed and may vary according to sponsor availability.

• The Internship is a 5th credit only option.

PLEASE NOTE: if you are interested in beginning a conversation about our Internship Program, feel free to contact us: 

Flavia Alfano - flavia.alfano@trincoll.edu 

Camilla D'Angelo - camilla.dangelo@trincoll.edu

1. Before departure -> Indicate in post-acceptance that you would like to participate in the internship program. 

2. Before departure -> Learn more about our positions, fill in the questionnaire that will be emailed to you and send it back to the Internship Program staff together with your resume and a cover letter by XXX. Here are the contacts: elena.fossa@trincoll.edu; flavia.alfano@trincoll.edu 

3. Before departure -> Zoom meetings with our staff to discuss your goals and interests.

4. Before departure -> Zoom interviews with sponsors (if needed)

5. Upon arrival -> Attend dedicated meetings during orientation week. 

6. When classes start -> Keep in touch with the Internship Program staff and attend the Internship seminar.

7. Enjoy the experience! 

EDUCATION 

• Elementary, Middle and High Schools - Experiential lab for cultural norms;  exposure to different ways to approach inclusiveness in Italian schools; interaction/connection with local students; human, anthropological, sociological approach to collectivity. 

• Libreria Ottimomassimo - Independent bookshop specialised in illustrated books and activities for children, workshops and training on the themes of literature for young people

• The American Academy in Rome - Library, Photographic Archive, Archaeological Archive

• Love Italy, IUVART - Association of young volunteers dedicated to the promotion of Italian cultural heritage

COMMUNICATION

• Voicebookradio.com - webradio that aims to inform and educate Italian students (and a more general audience) through debates, podcasts and radio talk shows alternately with music. 

• NJB MEDIA - podcast marketing; pre-production coordination; post-production support; social media coordination

FOOD & SERVICE  

• Cooking Classes in Rome - Hands on; people skills;  sustainability; promotion of Italian culinary culture/products.                 

• Gelateria - Local, small scale production; natural products;  peer connection; promotion of Italian ice cream culture. 

• Ristorante - Family run Italian Restaurant; immersion in local Food culture; Multicultural environment. 

• Hummustown - a cooperative run and managed by its members. Its mission statement upon inception was to provide a decent income-generating income for the influx of Syrian refugees seeking asylum in Italy. It is a non profit organization, where profit, if and when it is generated, is reinvested in the running of the cooperative.

ARTS & MUSEUMS  

• Museo delle Civiltà - collaboration with the museum staff in archiving, exhibition setting and translating captions.

SOCIAL JUSTICE & HUMAN RIGHTS                

• Griot - Independent bookstore; multicultural and cross-cultural context: focus on Middle-East and Africa; social engagement and human rights; Afro-Italian community.

• Joel Nafuma Refugee Center - Job orientation and job placement operator; Front desk operator; Communications and social media.

• Soup kitchen - help the nuns at the convent to make lunch boxes for the poor.

SPORTS  

• SS Lazio Football - Local team reception of American Football; hands-on experience; interaction with the team and the staff; exposure to local sport culture.

MENTAL HEALTH 

• Di Liegro Foundation - support to people facing mental health issues and their families though a series of activities and events.

Depending on availability:

ARTS & MUSEUMS  

• Contemporary art gallery - Creative art start-up; peer connection; community engagement.

SOCIAL JUSTICE & HUMAN RIGHTS   

• Lucha y Siesta - Human rights - community service - social engagement - peer interaction - women rights.

• Libera - Anti-mafia activism; social and civil engagement (renovation and environmental improvement of urban areas, sustainability, youth engagement); human rights;  local and international involvement (knowledge of Italian and of another language is preferred); work with international associations; NGO; interaction with marginalized groups and spaces.     

Flavia Alfano - flavia.alfano@trincoll.edu; 0657288217

Camilla D'Angelo - camilla.dangelo@trincoll.edu; 0657288217