my mentor asked me to be a guest blogger for the cal poly community/resident advisors blog! with acuho-i internship applications due soon, we wanted to post something to hopefully encourage some of them to look into this great opportunity so that they might have as amazing an experience as i did. check out the blog here: http://calpolysloadvisors.wordpress.com/
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&& here's the post i wrote about my acuho-i internship experience:
ACUHO-I Internships (Guest Blogger: Isabella Villacampa, DM Sierra Madre)
I always knew that one of my goals before graduating was
to have some kind of internship experience. But I had no idea what that
internship would be, what it would have to do with, or how I would get
it. I always knew that my RA experience was one of the things I have
felt most passionate about and then I realized… why not do an internship
that has to do with housing… something I already know I love?
This past summer, I had the opportunity to be an intern for the
ACUHO-I Housing Internship Program with Canadian Campus Communities in
Calgary, Canada. What’s ACUHO-I? “The Association of College and
University Housing Officers – International is the preeminent
professional association that supports and promotes the collegiate
residential experience.”
I loved everything about my internship. Professionally, I was able
to not only apply the skills and knowledge I had from being a Cal Poly
RA but also gain a deeper perspective into the field of student affairs
and college/university housing. Personally, working in a different
environment was an opportunity to challenge my comfort zone and
experience something new and exciting.
The process is simple:
- Create a profile on the ACUHO-I Housing Internship Program site
- Upload your resume
- Look at the list of host colleges and universities from all over the world offering internships
- E-mail the host sites you are interested in
- Set up a phone interview… show them everything you got!
- Accept an offer Have the time of your life!
I can honestly say my ACUHO-I Internship was one of the most
significant development experiences in my life both professionally and
personally. I can’t encourage you enough to go for it. Applications are
due January 6 (so you have winter break to get everything together!)
Check it out now! http://www.acuho-i.org/Default.aspx?tabid=620
