Student Engagement Intern - RNR Summer Internship at Rollins College 2026

Southern Arkansas University; Winter Park (FL); On-site; USD 92,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Office space

Parking pass

Academic credit

Job summary

Rollins College is seeking a Student Engagement Intern for the Center for Leadership & Community Engagement (CLCE) to help develop summer programs and support campus-community partnerships.

The intern will contribute to SPARC Day of Service and SummerSERVE, coordinate with community partners, and assist with marketing, outreach, and project management while gaining professional skills in a Liberal Arts setting.

Qualifications

• Candidates must be a Rollins undergraduate student graduating December 2026 or later.
• The internship runs May 18–August 28, 2026, about 40 hours/week with some evening/weekend hours.
• Participation in Rollins College academic internship program and 4 credits is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing CLCE summer programs (SPARC Day of Service & SummerSERVE).
• Engage in community partner outreach and manage SPARC supplies and resources.
• Project management for SummerSERVE including planning, outreach, logistics, and marketing.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Presentation planning

Non-profit experience

Data analysis

Advisory skills

Diversity awareness

Education

Rollins undergraduate student

Tools

Publishing software

Job description

Student Engagement Intern - RNR Summer Internship at Rollins College 2026

Center for Leadership & Community Engagement

Position Description

General Information: One Rollins. One Community. One Purpose.
Rollins College educates students for global citizenship and responsible leadership. The Center for Leadership & Community Engagement (CLCE) fosters, encourages, and promotes student, faculty, and staff involvement within local and global communities. CLCE inspires action and cultivates positive social change through leadership development and community engagement. Through opportunities such as service-learning courses, community-based learning, leadership development, community service, and innovative programs and resources, CLCE inspires action and cultivates positive social change through leadership development and community engagement.

As a student staff member in CLCE, the intern will be immersed in hands-on experiences in theory and in practice of both academic and student affairs as it relates to fostering active citizenship in others. The intern will have the unique opportunity to create, develop, and enhance existing programs for CLCE, while developing necessary skills to challenge and support students, faculty, and staff in a Liberal Arts environment. The intern will also support CLCE’s Strategic Priorities, in addition to working on additional CLCE summer programming, as necessary. This internship will be supported by the Rhoda Newberry Reed Foundation and will focus on building capacity in Rollins leadership and community engagement summer programs, including, but not exclusively SPARC (Service Passion Action, Rollins College) and SummerSERVE.

The ideal candidate(s) will possess a strong desire to work collaboratively with students, faculty, and staff members from various departments, challenge themselves and others in intellectual growth and development, and have a strong interest in community engagement, leadership, and diversity.

**At Rollins, we value academic excellence and share a common service philosophy: "Together, we inspire purposeful lives through distinctive, engaged learning and exceptional service." Accordingly, the selected candidate must be able to embrace and model this service philosophy in his/her day to day work and provide competent, collaborative, responsive, and respectful service to others.

The Student Engagement Intern within the Center for Leadership & Community Engagement will be immersed in hands-on experiences in theory and practice of both academic and student affairs as it relates to fostering active citizenship in others.

• Assist in the development of CLCE summer programs. The intern will be asked to contribute to a range of summer programs & initiatives, playing a key support role in the development of Service Passion Action Rollins College (SPARC) Day of Service & Education and SummerSERVE.
• For SPARC Day, responsibilities include connecting with incoming students to ensure all required paperwork is completed and processed, engaging in community partner outreach and maintenance, management of SPARC supplies, preparation of Peer Mentor/Faculty resources (Guidebook), and other duties as assigned.
• For SummerSERVE, responsibilities include project management from start to finish, community outreach, logistical preparations, reflection planning and resources, as well as marketing and social media promotion.
• Create and establish sustainable professional relationships with local non-profit organizations to ensure continued growth of mutually beneficial partnerships.
• Serve as summer lead on marketing materials using computer-based publishing programs to create items such as: flyers, advertisements, brochures, as well as providing continuous updates on social media sites.
• Organize and facilitate virtual & in-person site visits with community and non-profit partners that assess the needs and capacities of the organization(s). Update, maintain, and refine a comprehensive resource database for all current community partners and their compatibility with CLCE programs.
• In collaborate with the RNR Rollins Gateway Intern, plan and implement a flagship project that aims to increase campus involvement in engagement programming.
• Help serve on committees and organizations that sponsor co-curricular programs.
• Explore and benchmark curriculum efforts within CLCE and the Engagement Team.
• Operations and office support for the Center for Leadership & Community Engagement and other areas that report to the AVP of Engagement within Student Affairs (activities include meet/greet visitors and guests, speaking with tour groups, on-boarding new students, support with training manuals, social media and marketing)
• Participate and assist development of CLCE “in-services” – professional development opportunities for Engagement staff (professional & student).
• Always act as a representative and resource of the work of the Center for Leadership & Community Engagement, answering questions and providing information to any interested parties.
• Assist with office procedures, tasks, and protocol when needed.
• Be available for 40 hours (Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 5:00pm) in the CLCE Office, with the flexibility to adjust working hours outside of traditional schedule to accommodate the preparation & execution of service programs. There will be some evening and weekend hours, which will be communicated in advance.
• Other duties as assigned per needs of the office and community.
• Create and support student development and growth as it relates to community engagement.

Skills gained by serving as a CLCE Intern:

• Interpersonal and professional communication skills
• Presentation planning and execution
• Professional skills within the realm of non-profit and NGO work
• Data analysis and reporting skills
• 1-1 advisory skills
• Understanding of a professional office culture
• Ability to work with diverse populations

Qualifications:

• Candidates must be a Rollins undergraduate student graduating December 2026 or later.
• Candidates must be able to serve from May 18th - August 28th, 2026. (The first week of school will simply be a few hours to finalize reports). If you live on-campus, you will move into your summer housing assignment on May 15th.

Specific Internship Details and Compensation: The internship will take place from May 18th to August 28th and will be approximately 40 hrs/week.The position receives office space and a parking pass. The intern will receive a generous stipend of $9070 which should be used for time on the job (compensation), necessary travel (community partner visits, etc), on-campus or off-campus living expenses,food and groceries, cultural outings, and academic credit internship costs.If the intern chooses to live on campus, housing expenses will be taken from the stipend for the necessary amount of weeks at $168.00 per week equating to housing costs of approximately $2,000-$2,500. The intern is also REQUIRED to participate in the Rollins Collegeacademic internship program, and they will receive 4-credits as a part of this experience. The stipend above should also be utilized to cover the $500 internship course fee. Thus, the intern will receive the remaining total after the costs above are dispersed on a bi-weekly basis evenly distributed over 14 weeks.The selected candidate must register for the academic internship course through the Center for Career & Life Planning before May 10th. For more information, please contact Sam Justice at [phone] or [e-mail]

Please note all interns will be required to have an orientation prior to beginning the internship, which will take place in late April.