UEIP - Participating offices
The Undergraduate Executive Interns positioned in the President’s Office have the unique experience of working side by side with President Brian C. Mitchell and Senior Staff. Interns also have the opportunity to sit in on the president’s staff meetings and even add specific topics to the agenda. Aside from attending the Board of Trustees’ meetings in the fall and spring, interns are privileged to represent the student body at a variety of functions with the Senior Staff, including The Bucknell Forum, and other campus-wide events.
Undergraduate Executive Interns positioned in the president’s office are often called upon to research specific topics or questions related to the president’s current work or parts of The Plan for Bucknell. Projects have included research and reports relating to property taxes assessed to a downtown bookstore, the student population and its demographics, the Board of Trustees, intellectual property and improving the president’s website.
Interns in the Office of the Chief of Staff will focus primarily on Bucknell’s town-gown relations. Projects in the past have included compiling Bucknell’s Community Impact Report, organizing and chairing the Student-Downtown Advisory Board, coordinating Bucknell’s involvement with Student Lobby Day in Harrisburg and assessing town-gown relations.
Research assignments have included an evaluation of comparably sized college towns and a compilation of the history of the Lewisburg Downtown Partnership. Due to the nature of the position, interns in the past have been fairly able to suggest their own projects to senior staff according to their interests and perceived needs of the program. Interns in this position work closely with Chief of Staff Dave Myers, General Counsel Wayne Bromfield and Lewisburg Mayor Judy Wagner as well as many other key players in the town-gown relations arena. Work in the Office of the Chief of Staff is flexible to student schedules and highly rewarding.
Office of Investments and Endowment
The Endowment Office is responsible for managing the University's endowment fund in consultation with the Committee on Investments of the Board of Trustees. Interns working in the office have the opportunity to assist with projects and tasks to help manage the endowment while getting a behind-the-scenes view of the University's investments and financial position. Specifically, interns will work alongside the Chief Investment Officer and Investments Analyst to conduct research on financial markets, investment strategies, investment managers, asset classes, and portfolio analysis.
Interns will also assist with ongoing due diligence efforts to monitor the endowment’s existing external money managers, consisting of participation in conference calls, data gathering, and calculating risk and performance measures.
Interns will also provide assistance to the Finance Office on an as-needed basis, assisting in projects for the vice president of finance and administration, controller and treasurer.
Division of Communications
The Division of Communications works to elevate Bucknell's reputation as one of the top undergraduate liberal arts universities in the nation and to build strong relationships between the University and its constituencies. It achieves this by sharing stories of students, faculty, staff and alumni in various mediums. The division is responsible for the design and production of all institutional print publications, mail services, the University website, news and media relations, institutional photography, institutional videos, the Watch Bucknell video channel, electronic publications such as e-newsletters for alumni and parents, and Bucknell Magazine.
The division works especially closely with the Office of Admissions, the Division of Development and Alumni, and the Office of the President on electronic and print publications, presentations, media relations, and events for audiences ranging from prospective students to donors. It also supports the Bucknell Forum, a national speakers series that regularly attracts to campus high-profile guests that have included Tim Russert, Jim Cramer, Doris Kearns Goodwin and F.W. de Klerk. The Division of Communications is a highly creative and dynamic environment in which to work and learn about all aspects of Bucknell.
Division of Development and Alumni Relations
The Office of Development and Alumni Relations (DAR) advances Bucknell's mission by securing financial resources for immediate and future institutional priorities. DAR continuously strives to reach out to alumni and remind them of the important role they play at the University after graduation. Staff members work to establish, strengthen and maintain long-term relationships among the University, alumni, parents, friends, corporations and foundations.
Interns in DAR will learn about the importance of non-profit fundraising, the role of events in building affinity with donors and potential donors and, with the recent merger of DAR with the Career Development Center, the ways in which Bucknell helps alumni integrate their career goals with their academic and life experiences. This is a unique opportunity to partner with a dynamic and energetic staff and play a key role in elevating an esteemed liberal arts institution to even greater prominence.
Office of the Provost
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