Professor Monika Hudson, Program Director, addresses the PSIP students and guests.
Representatives from St. Cyprian Church and ViviendasLeon, Public Service Internship Program (PSIP program) donors and support staff joined Dean Mike Duffy for an informal gathering designed to showcase the work completed by PSIP interns during the Fall and Summer 2010 semesters. PSIP interns provided organizational profiles and a synopsis of the issues they confronted as a part of their projects, discussed their varying experiences, indicated what effect their respective PSIP assignments had on their perspectives as business students, and noted the associated impact their real life practice had on Bay Area or international communities.
The PSIP program allows business students to experience the University of San Francisco’s mission through paid internships in community-based organizations. Students use tools and techniques they learned in various USF business and public administration classes to address challenges related to poverty, economic disenfranchisement, and other social justice issues in the Bay area or internationally. The PSIP program was created in Spring 2008 and it is currently under the direction of BPS assistant professor, Dr. Monika Hudson.
Dean Mike Duffy addresses the PSIP participants.
Projects
1. ViviendasLeon (Fall 2010) – Representative: Evan Markowitz; PSIP Intern: Karinna Iniquez (B.A. Business Administration, December 2010). Project description: completed a website management and social marketing analysis to further promote the organization in the Bay Area.
2. City of Burlingame Finance Department (Fall 2010) – Representative: Jesus Nava; PSIP Intern: Scott Blake (B.A., Public Administration, December 2010). Project description: compilation of city’s 1999 to 2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports (CAFR’s) and analysis of storm drain capital revenues.
3. Mayor's Office of Economic and Workforce Development (Summer 2010) - Representatives: Andrea Baker and Amy Cohen. PSIP Interns: Robert Moaveni (B.A., International Business and Japanese, December 2010), Karinna Iniquez (B.A., Business Administration, December 2010). Project description: multilevel analysis of the Fillmore Street Commercial Corridor to facilitate the development of a $800,000 grant program to address various neighborhood economic development needs.
4. St. Cyprian's Church – Representative: Reverend Will Scott. PSIP Intern: Madelene Parks (B.A., Hospitality Industry Management, December 2010). Project Description: research California/San Francisco Department food sanitation and safety requirements; Americans with Disability Act and San Francisco building and fire code requirements and document for a subsequent multi-source grant application for the development of a commercial kitchen within the church facility.
5. Third Street Revitalization Project – Representative: Regina Davis. Interns: Mike Galvez and Arthur Javier. PSIP and jMGEM Alumni Mike Galvez provided a synopsis of his Summer 2009 commercial corridor development work for the San Francisco Housing Development Corporation and noted the effect this project had on his subsequent involvement with USF’s jMGEM program.
Poster displays PSIP work with Fillmore St. Commercial Corridor Project.
Current/ Upcoming Plans
PSIP support staff are currently recruiting students for five Spring 2011 internships. Partner organizations include the Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA), Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), St. Cyprian’s Church, and ViviendasLeon; all internships have a paid stipend. Interested students should complete an application and participate in interviews currently set for December 8 and 9, 2010. Please contact Jozsef Horvath at jhorvath@usfca.edu for additional information or visit the PSIP website at http://psipatusf.wordpress.com for the complete application and associated details.
