Bulldogs on the Lakes
Dear Employer,
The Yale Alumni Association of the
Northwest (YAANW) appreciates your interest in the Bulldogs on the Lakes summer internship program. We believe students,
employers, alumni, mentors and community members will benefit from the unique
opportunities in Bulldogs on the Lakes.
Rowan Claypool
?80, founder of the original model program in Louisville, KY,
is guiding the process along with members of the Yale Association?s Board
of Directors.
We have prepared this package of
information for your convenience to evaluate and guide your participation in
the Bulldogs on the Lakes. The
package contains:
- Letter of
Introduction
to the Bulldogs on the Lakes
program.
- Memo of
Understanding?this
document serves as the agreement between each employer and the YAANW. It
must be completed and returned by fax or mail as soon as possible.
This document will also available on the website.
- Sample Job
Description?a
sample version of the Jobs Description Form shows you the information
required for employers to post positions on the Bulldogs website. The
complete form will be found on the website. The Job Description form must
be completed and submitted electronically as soon as possible..
- A list of key
dates for the 2008 program
- Last year's
Calendar of Events?this copy of last summer's calendar from Louisville, KY
will provide some insight into the kinds and numbers of activities in
which the students are involved during their summer.
- Comments from former Bulldog
Employers in Louisville.
- Response form to be returned to the YAANW.
For those of you who are new to
the Bulldogs program, here is a brief history and description of some of the
most significant program features for the model program in Louisville, KY:
The Bulldogs in the Bluegrass summer internship program was started by
the Yale Club of Kentucky in 1999. The mission of the program is to employ hard
working Yale undergraduate students in positions that increase the students?
work experiences, benefit the employers and enhance the Minneapolis/St. Paul community as a whole. It is the
goal of the YAANW to arrange high quality job offerings from both the
for-profit and not-for-profit sectors of the community.
In order to introduce the students
to the assets and leadership of the Minneapolis/St. Paul
community, the internship program includes numerous civic and social events. In
the other Bulldog cities, these have included such programs as a ?City View?
day which provides an opportunity to meet various political and civic leaders
in the community and to tour several area attractions. The students will also
attend presentations by various Yale alumni and local community leaders as well
as visit places of interest around the Minneapolis/St. Paul
area.
The students are housed together in a dorm setting for the summer. The housing will be provided by the YAANW and is free of charge to the students. Each student is guaranteed to receive a minimum of $3,000.00 in gross compensation for the 10-week internship (360 work hours). Each student is guaranteed to receive a minimum of $3,000.00 in gross compensation for the 10-week internship (360 work hours). Each summer intern will work for ten weeks and be paid $300 per week. Of this amount the non-profit organization is expected to contribute at least $250 per week. For-profits are expected to pay the full salary, plus contribute $1,000 to program costs ($4,000). In short, our goal is to enrich our community by bringing the best and brightest youth to Minneapolis/St. Paul. Qualified employers (non-profit and/or governmental) are exempt from this reimbursement requirement.
Each student is paired with a
mentor for the summer. The mentor serves as another interested adult in the
life of the intern, and in many cases the mentor families become like second
families to the students while they are in Minneapolis/St. Paul. Some of these mentors are Yale
alumni; others are members of the community with an interest in the program.
Students apply for internships
electronically. The website is active on the first day the students return to
Yale from the winter holiday. The students apply directly to the employers and
the employers are responsible for selecting their own intern(s). The YAANW does
not play a direct role in the selection of interns. Once the employer has
selected an intern and issued a Commitment Letter through the website, the internship
position must be ratified by the YAANW. The position is not finalized until the
YAANW has granted the position. Executed Commitment Letters are to be received
no later than March 7, 2008
for final selection by the beginning of the Yale?s spring break. Employers are
therefore encouraged and urged to make selections in a timely manner to
increase their chances of being granted a summer intern.
We look forward to working with
you to make Bulldogs on the Lakes
summer internship program a success.
If you
have any questions, please don?t hesitate to contact Wes Barnhart at 651-209-7670 or wes@bulldogsonthelakes.com.
Wes Barnhart
Bulldogs on the Lakes
Phone: 651-209-7670
Fax: 651-209-7675
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