CGIE accepts interns who are interested in its mission. Interns can benefit personally and professionally from getting involved and making a contribution. CGIE values providing closely supervised internships to college students of the diversity of disciplines.
CGIE Offers its interns unique training and social action opportunities such as:
Teamwork:
Interns are offered ongoing and systematic opportunities of learning and serving with supervisors and other interns. New interns work alongside more experienced interns as part of a unified and supportive close-knit team atmosphere.
Participating in social and community events.
Interns are often invited to community building picnics, house concerts, cross-cultural gatherings and exchanges, community mindfulness and meditation gatherings, wilderness hikes, drum circles, gardening and nature tours, and community dinners.
Internship Opportunities
CGIE internship information is posted on the career sites of the Claremont Colleges including Pomona College Route 47. Log into your account and look for the Center for Global Integrated Education or CGIE.
Questions to consider:
Submit an application including a letter of interest and resume. CGIE will contact those students for an interview.
CGIE Selection Criteria
The strongest consideration is given to candidates who appreciate unity in diversity of all humanity, are curious to learn and appreciate opportunities of serving the community and:
CGIE meets the highest standard in recruiting and mentoring interns
Program Requirements
Students accepted into the CGIE internship will be required to:
CGIE INTERNS CAN TEACH ENGLISH BIHE STUDENTS ON-LINE
CGIE is committed to social justice and supports human rights to education for all. CGIE interns can teach English 3-5 hours a week to the students of Baha’i Institute for Higher Education; (BIHE) via SKYPE or similar online modes.
The Bahá’í Institute for Higher Education (BIHE), popularly known as the Bahá’í Open University, is a university in Iran designed and managed by the Bahá’í community for Iranian Bahá’ís who are excluded from access to higher education in their country. Founded in 1987 and offering 17-degree programs, the BIHE offers academic programs of learning and research in the sciences, the social sciences, and the arts. The university is staffed by hundreds of volunteer professors and works with an affiliated global faculty (AGF) that includes accredited professors from universities outside Iran who assist BIHE as researchers, teachers, and consultants.
CGIE is accepting applications for internships by students who could maintain its Web environment by identifying system requirements; installing upgrades; monitoring system performance.
System Administration, Technical Understanding, Technical Management, Provisioning, Telecommunications Technologies, Dependability, Handles Pressure, General Programming Skills, Internet Technologies, Social Media management skills, Learning on the Fly, Verbal Communication.
Sample questions to answer:
Applying for CGIE internship while Studying Abroad
For students studying abroad, please email CGIE for directions on how to apply. CGIE has a network of global collaborators that are happy to help and keep you connected while abroad.