LETTER: Leadership Rice program seeks potential leader for internships

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by Connie Burke

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To the editor:

I'm writing this letter to inform students returning in the fall of a new opportunity at Rice called Leadership Rice.

Leadership Rice is a program envisioned by Vice President for Student Affairs Zenaido Camacho and developed by Lovett Master Connie Burke, Wiess Master John Hutchinson and Director of Academic Advising Mark Scheid in conjunction with Rice's faculty and administration.

The program has two goals.

First, it will provide Rice students with the opportunity to develop the vision and initiative to find an aspect of modern society needing change.

Second, participants in the program will gain the knowledge, tools and skills which enable them to effect such change.

The program begins this summer with 15 paid internships in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors which involve leadership.

The internships will run from June 3 to August 9, approximately one week of which will be spent at a nationally-run leadership program in Champagne-Urbana, Il.

A $2,500 stipend will be awarded to students involved in the summer portion of the program.

The internship positions will be awarded based on an application which is now available in Camacho's office, Academic Advising and each college office.

In addition to the internship, accepted applicants are expected to enroll in a course this fall, University 210 -- Creating and Managing Change: Principles of Leadership, for 3 hours credit.

The class will likely meet TTH from 9:20 - 10:50 a.m.

Details for the course are yet to be finalized.

The program, internships and course are described in more detail on the applications.

Applications are due at 5 p.m. on Fri., March 22, in Academic Advising.

Please contact Connie Burke ( burke@rice.edu or x4060) or Mark Scheid ( mss@rice.edu or x4060) with questions.

Connie Burke

Director

Leadership Rice

This item appeared in the Opinion section of the March 1, 1996 issue.

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