Engagement Fellow

Posted by Campus Election Engagement Project on May 12, 2020

CEEP is hiring Fall Fellows in PA at the following colleges and universities: Bloomsburg, Bryn Mawr, Carnegie Mellon, CalU, CC of Allegheny County, CCP, Drexel, Harrisburg CC, IUP, Kutztown, La Salle, Lehigh, Millersville, Montco, Northampton CC, Temple, PA College of Tech, PENN, Penn State, PITT, Ship U, Slippery Rock, and West Chester.

Please apply and share the application: https://campuselect.org/about-ceep/2020-ceep-fellows-application/

What is the Campus Election Engagement Project? The Campus Election Engagement Project (CEEP) is a national non-partisan project that helps America’s colleges and universities get as many of their 20 million students as possible to register, volunteer in campaigns, educate themselves, and turn out at the polls. We teach administrators, faculty, staff, and student leaders to use their institutional resources to engage students.

Position: Engagement Fellow

Overview: Fellows will lead their campus with voter registration, voter education, and voter engagement for the 2020 election. Fellows should use the CEEP assessment to develop and implement a plan on their campus on how administrators, faculty, staff and student leaders can help register and engage students in the election process. Ultimately forming a team type approach for their school. Fellows will receive orientation, training support and guidance from CEEP. This position is for the fall 2020 collegiate semester.

Selection Process: Fellows must currently be enrolled in courses. They will be selected by campus advisors and/or confirmed by CEEP staff.

Terms of Service: August 17, 2020 – November 20, 2020

Payment: $1,000

Semester Hours: 120 hours minimum

Description: CEEP fellows will organize various election engagement events on campus, while building leadership skills with other fellows and organizations both at the state and national levels. Through this fellowship you will work to institutionalize voter engagement efforts, leaving a lasting legacy for students to come. Nonpartisan engagement contributes skills that look good on a resume and are applicable to all job fields.

Specific things to expect:

• Biweekly check-in calls with CEEP State Director and/or National Fellowship Director to troubleshoot campus plan and provide additional support;
• Collaborate and partner with student organizations, campus administrators, and faculty to organize voter registration, voter education, and voter engagement efforts on your campus;
• Plan and complete at least 6 election engagement deliverables documented in the activity tracker;
• Compose and submit an end of semester report summarizing activities and accomplishments.

Requirements:

• Currently enrolled students with a positive and friendly attitude;
• A commitment to educating peers about the importance of voter registration and becoming an informed voter;
• Self-starters who take initiative to develop and implement their work plans;
• Not presently serving in a fellowship role for another partisan or nonpartisan organization;
• Flexible with time commitments and interest for voter registration/voter education;
• Willingness to participate in initial orientation/training, and maintain regular contact with CEEP staff.

Fall Fellowship Timeline:

• Aug 17 – Contract Starts
• Sept 4 – Hiring Deadline
• Sept 7 – Training #1 Video and Quiz due
• Sept 17 – Constitution Day
• Sept 21 – Training #2 Video and Quiz due
• Sept 22 – National Voter Registration Day
• Oct 8 – Training #3 Video and Quiz due
• Oct 16 – Paperwork Deadline
• Nov 10 – Professional Development Opportunity (OPTIONAL) 4:00 – 5:00 PM EDT
• Nov 13 – Final Reports Due
• Nov 13 – Contract Ends
• Nov 20 – Pay Day

Questions? Contact Johanna Mudry, KY, NY & PA State Director, at [email protected] or 610-517-1700.