Lead. Create. Change. Internship Program
The Latino Cultural Center (LCC)'s Lead. Create. Change. Internship Program is designed to expand students’ academic and professional growth through project-based assignments and work-based learning with a focus on environmental and social justice.
The internship will be a year-long hybrid model, virtual and in-person, for the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 semesters.
By participating in a year-long internship, our LCC interns build skills that can transfer to their future work culture while exploring their own identities. Through this internship commitment, students expand their capacity in the areas of: group collaboration, public speaking, collecting oral histories, and creating relevant solutions to community needs.
Interns dedicate 10 hours per week for 12 weeks per semester. Interns can receive compensation and/or academic credit. UIC students with a Freshman - Junior academic standing preferred.
Federal Work Study and DACA students are encouraged to apply.
We hope students can take advantage of this unique and successful program!
APPLICATION FOR OUR FALL 2024 - SPRING 2025 L.C.C. INTERNSHIP IS NOW CLOSED.
If you have any questions, please email Jorge Mena Robles, Associate Director, jmena2@uic.edu using the subject line "LCC Internship."
Now Closed! L.C.C. Internship Application 24-25
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Media & Marketing Internship
Every semester, 1-2 interns will focus on managing the LCC social media platforms, assist with public program promotion, documenting and archiving the various LCC projects, and more.
Student Leaders & Student Educators
After a one-year internship, eligible L.C.C. Student Interns may be invited to return for one semester and transition into an LCC Student Leader role.
- Student Leader: An LCC Student Leader is responsible for supporting the everyday work of the LCC and represents the face of the center to the public. A student leader will: be trained to conduct mural tours to incoming visitors, assist with maintenance of the LCC office space, support LCC public programs, manage an assigned LCC project, and provide administrative support where needed. At the end of their one semester as a Student Leader, LCC staff will assess the student’s performance to determine if they meet the criteria to advance to the role of student educator.
- Student Educator: An LCC Student Leader may be invited to become an LCC Student Educator. An LCC Student Educator is responsible for supporting the everyday work of the LCC, and represents the face of the center to the public. The Student Educator will conduct mural tours to incoming visitors independently, co-facilitate dialogues with professional staff, clean and help maintain the LCC office space, support LCC public programs, and provide administrative support where needed. By leading a mural tour, Student Educators will explain the history of the LCC, the work we do at the center, and the artistic interpretations that bring the mural to life.
