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This web page provides students with additional access to the information that comes into the Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs. Current CSU students are encouraged to utilize Handshake, through the University’s Office of Career Services (https://www.csuohio.edu/career-development-exploration/career-development-exploration).
The Levin School receives internship announcements which may be of interest to Urban Affairs students. As announcements are received, they will be posted below. For more information about a particular position, please contact the associated organization directly. Older internship postings are archived and can be viewed here.
All internships are posted for informational purposes only and at the discretion of the Levin School. Postings may be denied or removed without notice. The School makes no guarantee as to the completeness / correctness of the information listed below.
Levin School students interested in taking UST 490/690 Urban Internship should complete this internship application and contact the Center for Public & Nonprofit Team at urbaninternships@csuohio.edu / 216.687.9222.
If your organization has an internship you would like to have posted on this page, please complete the internship posting form.
Also see our Career Information and External Scholarships and Student Opportunities listing pages.
Posting Date: 05/21/2023
Position: Summer Intern (May - June, 2023)
Company/Organization: Coventry Township Zoning Office
As an intern in the Coventry Township Zoning Office, you will assist the Zoning Inspector with ensuring properties comply with the Zoning Resolution in order that Coventry Township may maintain its' lake yet rural character. As an intern, no two days are the same! Typically, you will drive around the Township to inspect new homes, building additions – like fences, pools and patios, and new developments; you will follow up on zoning code violations and educate our residents and business owners on the zoning code and its’ importance to the community; you will receive zoning permit applications and review for compliance with the Coventry Township Zoning Resolution; you will perform general office duties. To thrive in this role, you must have a high attention to detail, a great driving record, communicate in a professional and friendly manner, and be able to understand and interpret regulations to identify violations - such as signage, trash, and weeds. Coventry Township is a team environment and everyone is expected to help with all facets of the office environment, including answering phones and speaking with visitors to the office. The internship schedule is 3 days a week, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday with some flexibility and will be paid $11.00 hourly. Minimum requirements include a valid state of Ohio Drivers’ License and some experience or education in planning, development or code compliance. Below is a list of some of the duties you may be performing:
Posting Date: 04/26/2023
Position: Site Strategies Intern
Company/Organization: Team NEO
Site Strategies Intern, in coordination with JobsOhio and community partners, understands, and sells the competitiveness of NEO for business investment, resulting in job creation and an increase in capital investment monies. Key duties include management of the site selection process and database. Intern will develop a deep understanding of competitive available sites and buildings in the region. In addition, the coordinator supports the site programs of Team NEO.
Posting Date: 04/26/2023
Position: Human Resources Internship opportunity
Company/Organization: COTSWORKS
COTSWORKS’ Internship Program incorporates experiential learning that allows the intern to couple academic knowledge with practical situations in the workplace. The program may engage interns across organizational functions and anywhere within the employee lifecycle (attraction, recruiting, onboarding development, recognition, and off-boarding). This job is highly interactive and requires a personal touch and calming presence when interacting with employees at all levels of the organization. Potential full-time job opportunities within the HR team may be available upon graduation.
Posting Date: 04/25/2023
Position: Non-Profit Management Internship - Unpaid
Company/Organization: Daily Dose of Reading
Work directly with the Executive Director on strategic planning, board development, fundraising, and programming projects from planning to implementation for a small, early literacy non-profit
** Summer Internships**
Posting Date: 04/20/2023
Position: 2023 Summer Internship Program
Company/Organization: Hanna Commercial Real Estate
Hanna Commercial Real Estate is excited to offer 8-week and 12-week summer internship programs for college students who are interested in pursuing a career in the commercial real estate industry. This program provides a unique opportunity for college students to gain hands-on experience in various sectors of commercial real estate, including retail, office, industrial, property management, marketing, and corporate services
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Posting Date: 04/18/2023
Position: Tremont West Community Strategies Summer Associate
Company/Organization: AmeriCorps VISTA
The Tremont West 2023 VISTA Project will be a great opportunity for a young professional interested in many aspects of community development. This opportunity will provide an individual exposure to working directly with the residents and businesses of Tremont. The year will include program development and implementation around achieving diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice for low-income residents of Tremont, food access, and increasing capacity in communication to Tremont residents and volunteers.
** Summer Internships**
Posting Date: 04/18/2023
Position: First Baptist Church of Greater Cleveland Food Access Assoc.
Company/Organization: AmeriCorps VISTA
First Baptist Church of Greater Cleveland mission supports providing access to fresh and healthy food across Greater Cleveland. Our robust food program provides 2000 pounds of food to families and individuals monthly as an effort to support food insecurity issues within Greater Cleveland. The Summer Associate will assist FBC Mission and Social Concerns department with current food access programming such as pantry distribution, produce distribution and healthy food education for youth.
** Summer Internships**
Posting Date: 04/18/2023
Position: Kenmore Neighborhood Alliance 2023 Summer Associate
Company/Organization: AmeriCorps VISTA
Kenmore Neighborhood Alliance works to revitalize the Kenmore neighborhood in Akron, OH, starting with its economic, cultural and relational core, the Kenmore Boulevard Historic District. As KNA’s summer associate, you will engage residents and organizations in the community through and by recruiting volunteers and creating a system of volunteer management for district events and cleanups. You will also help to promoting district businesses through new informational kiosks and music-centric street festivals called Kenmore First Fridays.
** Summer Internships**
Posting Date: 04/18/2023
Position: Burton Bell Carr Resident Engagement Summer Associate
Company/Organization: AmeriCorps VISTA
Buckeye is one of nine neighborhoods nationwide chosen by 5/3 Bank to implement its Empowering Black Futures Program. The goal of this program is to ensure that these neighborhoods receive capital, expertise, and tools to create equitable growth and economic mobility through its Empowering Black Futures program. This includes a $2 million grant for vacant home rehabilitation to sale to low-income families and home repairs for low-income households. In Cleveland, these efforts are led by Cleveland Neighborhood Progress as the grantee, BBC as the engagement partner and grassroots connector, and CHN Housing Partners as the facilitator of home repairs.
** Summer Internships**
Posting Date: 04/18/2023
Position: Burton Bell Carr Food Access Summer Associate
Company/Organization: AmeriCorps VISTA
The Food Access Summer Associate will support BBC’s Supportive Services team in the following efforts: identifying programs that eliminate food security, promote programs that eliminate food insecurity, promote programs and resources that encourage healthy food consumption, identify and eliminate barriers to healthy food access, such as applying for SNAP, WIC., Produce Perks and other food access programs. The Food Access Summer Associate will conduct market research on ideal conditions for attracting a quality grocery store(s) to BBC’s neighborhoods currently experiencing food apartheid. BBC currently owns a retail center with vacant grocery store space. This information will build BBC’s capacity lease space to a new grocer.
Posting Date: 04/05/2023
Position: Economic Development Research Ananlyst Internship (Unpaid)
Company/Organization: City of Beachwood
This internship position will undertake a variety of assignments and projects in support of the City’s Economic Development initiatives. Excellent organizational skills and simultaneous multi-project coordination skills are necessary, and a good understanding of conducting research, gathering data and initially analyzing data. Reporting to the Economic Development Director and others as assigned within the office, the intern will be responsible for working effectively both independently as well as in team type meetings.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2023