Partnership opportunity

Community organization partners can work with a class of 16 undergraduate students for a community-benefitting, ten-week-long project (fall, winter, spring or summer term).

Sample projects

Marketing plan development; grant-writing; tutoring; asset mapping.

What PSU offers

If a professor choose your project, your organization will receive:

• A team of knowledgeable junior & senior undergraduates
• Regular communication, updates from the student team
• A final product in line with your organization’s mission and matches community interest

What agency must offer

To ensure a successful project, agency partners must provide:

• Feasible project goals aligned with organizational mission
• A tentative, general implementation plan for project
• One primary agency representative for the duration of the project
• Availability to give feedback to students throughout the term
• On-going communication with the faculty throughout the term

How to submit information

Send project goals, tentative implementation plan & contact information (approx. 1-3 paragraphs) to Dr. Seanna Kerrigan, kerrigans@pdx.edu.

Deadline

Ongoing (it may take several terms to find a relevant PSU course available to develop a new partnership)