Get Paid To Do Resume-Building Work with Nonprofits
Service-Learning Co-op is a program at the University of Cincinnati where students do real-world work for nonprofit organizations and are paid through a grant at low or no cost to the nonprofit.
Service-Learning Co-op is open to University of Cincinnati undergraduate students in any major other than the mandatory co-op majors (which are engineering, DAAP, and IT). The work can be full-time (35+ hours a week), part-time (5-20 hours a week), or project-based (up to 80 hours over a semester)
April 3, 2024
Grace Shields, a fourth year Arts and Sciences student, gained experience and landed a job through service-learning co-op
April 29, 2024
University of Cincinnati students take different paths to gain resume-building work experience.
December 7, 2023
UC's service-learning co-op program has received a "Do Good Grant" from The Joe Burrow Foundation. The funding will provide stipends to UC students pursuing degrees in social work for their meaningful, service-oriented work in the mental health field.
January 25, 2023
St. Vincent de Paul's teaching kitchen offers UC students a service-learning co-op and a teachable moment. Residents battling diabetes learn recipes that will help lower blood sugar levels and the amount of medications needed.
September 23, 2022
Last summer, Molly McKee spent her days fulfilling her goal to work in community service. She combined her drive towards bettering the community with her co-op requirement in UC’s College of Arts and Sciences through a co-op position with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. A fourth-year student, McKee is double majoring in political science and International affairs, with a minor in Spanish. Having discovered the service learning co-op option through UC’s honors program, McKee landed a position as an outreach center programs associate position at St. Vincent de Paul. For her, the experience was transformational.
June 1, 2022
A University of Cincinnati health promotion and education major landed a professional job in her field upon graduation, thanks in part to the university's service-learning co-op program.
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You can search for Service-Learning Co-op opportunities any time in Handshake by following these steps:
If you are interested in participating in Service-Learning Co-op, please complete this Service-Learning Co-op interest form or contact Paula Harper.
