Gender Equity Program Interns, along with support from the Assistant Director, contribute to the coordination of WRC’s gender equity programs. This position will include but is not limited to creating agendas, leading meetings, and delegating tasks to volunteers on WRC (Women’s Resources Center) Program planning committees, recruiting and scheduling workshops and presenters; recruiting volunteers, performing program promotion and outreach; and assisting with program evaluation. The position involves a mix of administrative and coordination work which may include, but is not limited to: 

• Chair program planning committees including member recruitment, creating agendas, ensuring program objectives are being met, and delegating tasks to volunteers
   
• Working with Women’s Resources Center staff, identify key learning outcomes for the WRC programs and develop assessment tools to measure success of the program (like Dish It Up, Women's History Month, Lactation Space Project, Etc.)
   
• Lead planning of WRC events including recruitment of presenters, speakers, and vendors, acquiring space, fundraising, and developing a marketing and outreach plan

Advocacy Interns contribute to the Women’s Resources Center’s goal of providing inclusive and comprehensive support to survivors of sexual misconduct on campus. The Advocacy and Support Division provides trauma-informed crisis intervention and survivor-centered advocacy for victims/survivors of sexual misconduct and coordinates campus outreach presentations and events. This internship focuses on exploring professional avenues of providing advocacy and assists in the creative expansion of advocacy services at the University of Illinois. Please note: this position does not provide direct advocacy services to victims/survivors of sexual violence but will center unique projects that support professional staff’s provision of advocacy services. Responsibilities may include:

• Increasing campus and community awareness of advocacy services by creating local resource referral database and handouts.
   
• Support survivor healing journeys through research and promotion of local and nationwide survivor support services (ex. Survivor funds, growing the survivor healing resources library, healing programs, informational packets, etc.).
   
• Expand communications skills through monthly contributions to the WRC Prevention and Advocacy Newsletter.
   
• Performing outreach for students groups to encourage engagement with the WRC's programs & resources.
   
• Assisting with program design and implementation for awareness months, including Stalking Awareness Month in January, Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month in February, and Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April.

Prevention Outreach Interns contribute to the Women's Resources Center's goal of preventing sexual violence through increasing community awareness of warning signs of violence and promoting healthy social behaviors related to sexuality and relationships. This internship focuses on community outreach and provides students with the opportunity to engage in program design, implementation, coordination, and assessment. Responsibilities may include:

• Assisting with FYCARE program coordination, including tracking attendance records, managing official FYCARE inbox, preparing workshop materials
   
• Increasing community members’ knowledge of sexual health, healthy relationships, consent, bystander intervention, and resources through outreach initiatives, including educational social media campaigns, tabling, infographics, and workshops
   
• Performing outreach for students groups to encourage engagement with the WRC's programs & resources
   
• Assisting with program design and implementation for awareness months, including Stalking Awareness Month in January, Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month in February, and Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April