Spring 2011 Internships

It's that time of the semester! Time to pick the interns for Spring 2011. The co-op is a student-run organization with no affiliation with the PSGA. It is owned and operated by students for the greater community's benefit. Though there isn't one person or people who are in charge, there is a need for interns to help the co-op run a little more smoothly. The internship counts for business credits (1-4 credits are available, depending on how many hours you think you'll be working per week) and Bill Guerrero is the faculty sponsor who will be monitoring your progress and signing off on paperwork. Here are the positions:

Food Ordering

The food-ordering intern is responsible for keeping the co-op stocked with food and drinks. It involves placing orders with Tree of Life and the Alternative Baking Company for the items via telephone and also communicating with the driver with the delivery. Other responsibilities involve taking inventory and stocking new items that students would buy. He/she works closely with the finance intern to make sure the co-op stays within budget.

Volunteer Coordinator

In this position your main responsibility is keeping the volunteers and shifts organized. This encompasses sending out e-mails to the campus community and to former volunteers to try to find people to fill the co-op shifts each semester, finding replacements for volunteers who can't make their shift or when volunteers can no longer fulfill their duties, and also communicating with the volunteers. This internship is great for improving managerial skills while also being a important component in keeping the food co-op up and running.

Events Coordinator

The events coordinator is responsible for all events that take place at the co-op. His or Her main responsibility is coordinating with students who wish to book the space for events, and making sure all events run smoothly. This entails keeping updated information on the co-op's gcal, as well as constant correspondence with students booking the space, and working closely with tech services. As well as coordinating events that others run, the events coordinator is also expected to dream up and carry out several co-op sponsored events throughout the semester.

Finances

The finance intern is in charge of the co-op's finances; attending the weekly co-op meeting, being a key holder to the co-op, closing and opening the co-op, counting out the register, keeping accurate accounting, depositing and withdrawing money to the co-op's safe as needed and to the more card office to pay for the food orders, and sending weekly up-date e-mails to the faculty sponsor.

Facilities Management

The Facilities Management Intern is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the co-op space. His or Her main responsibility is collaborating with interns and volunteers to ensure that the co-op is a clean and comfortable place. This entails a combination of maintaining furniture and fixtures (doing repairs yourself as well as contacting the proper authorities when maintenance is beyond your experience.) as well as ensuring their proper use and placement. (Transforming the space by moving furniture around to accommodate various events etc.)

Marketing

The Marketing intern is in charge of advertising for the co-op. This includes advertising the services the co-op offers the campus community. It is his/her responsibility to design and hang flyers, communicate with other leaders in other groups on campus, working with them to get the co-op’s name out there, update the blog, and work with the other interns to be informed on what is going on in the co-op. The internship challenges your creativity and develops communication and people skills.

ALL INTERNS must attend Wednesday planning meetings at 1:00pm as well as send weekly updates to your faculty advisor. A short paper about your experience will be expected of you at the end of the semester.

Interested in running for one of these positions? Come to the co-op community meeting on Wednesday, December 8th and 1:00 in the co-op. All you need is a short description of your previous experiences (if any), what skills you have that will make you good for the job, and what you can bring to the co-op through this internship. The description can be written up or made up on the spot, and will be delivered out loud to the group. A group vote will decide who gets the position.

2011 Slingshot organizers!

A Slingshot Organizer is a planner that lists popular activist and alternative cultural holidays for every day of the year, a contact list of radical groups around the globe, a menstrual calendar, info on police repression, and keeps you organized! It is published by the Slingshot Collective in Berkeley, California, who also publish a quarterly, independent, radical newspaper. The planner comes in two sizes; Pocket size (4.25'' x 5.5'') and Large size (5.5'' x 8.5''). We're selling the Pocket size for $3.75 and the Large for $6.75.

The front cover colors are:

With black line drawing

Pea Green

Clay Brown

Orange

Bright Blue

Bright Green

Red

Yellow-orange

Cornflower Blue

Light Purple

Aqua Blue

Hot Pink

With silver line drawing:

Dark Brown

Dark Blue

Black

Forest Green

Dark Violet

Would you like one?

Email purchasecoop@gmail.com with the following information

-your name

-desired size

-two colors (if you're the only one who wants a certain color, we won't be able to order it at wholesale price, so to avoid disappointment, we ask for two option from you)

We'll email you when they come in. Pay when you come pick it up. Cash only please.