CAS IN 299

Rate of pay: $18/hour

Hours per week of work: 6-10

Supervisor: Kurt Cavender, Managing Director

Posting: Boston University’s Center for the Humanities supports the work of humanities scholars and students through fellowships, research awards, and innovative programming. (At BU, the humanities division includes the departments of English, Philosophy, History of Art and Architecture, Classical Studies, World Languages and Literatures, Romance Studies, and Linguistics.) The daily work of the Center office involves organizing and publicizing humanities events across campus, hosting meetings and seminars for our faculty and student fellows, and communicating with on- and off-campus audiences about the exciting humanities research being done by the BU community.

The Undergraduate Student Intern works in the BUCH office to support all parts of the BUCH mission. The intern assists with the administration of Center programming, including planning and coordinating events and assisting with photography, registration, publicity, and other duties as required. In particular, undergraduate interns have special responsibility for producing digital content, including written, video, and graphic materials, publicizing the Center’s activities.

Responsibilities:

The Undergraduate Student Intern, often working alongside other staff members, produces write ups, blog posts, and feature pieces that preview and/or reflect on events, publications, and other items of note related to the humanities community at BU. Co-writing and co-editing are core to the Center’s work environment and practices. Further duties may include editing and compiling weekly bulletins; editing and producing website copy and ensuring its content is current; maintaining spreadsheets with pertinent information about Center fellows, faculty project awards, and other funding initiatives; and providing administrative support during years when the Center hosts a forum or another major event.

Professional Growth and Development:

The Undergraduate Student Intern can expect to develop writing and graphic communication skills, as well as clerical skills associated with basic office administration. The Intern will also gain a strong understanding of what are the humanities, how do they contribute to our individual and collective wellbeing, and how are BU faculty and student researchers furthering the humanities on and off campus.

This position is now closed to further applications.

Rate of pay: $15.25/hour

Hours per week of work: Up to 15

Supervisor: Allie Gustin, Assistant Director of HR and Admin Payroll

Posting: The College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) Business Office is seeking a dedicated and organized Office Assistant Intern to join our team. The ideal candidate will manage general office responsibilities while supporting special projects related to payroll, employee onboarding and offboarding, and the monthly newsletter.

Responsibilities:

• General office duties
  • Answer and direct phone calls in a professional manner
  • Manage office inventory and order supplies as needed
  • Sort and distribute incoming mail
• Special projects support
  • Assist with payroll processing and related administrative tasks
  • Support the onboarding and offboarding processes for CAS employees
  • Contribute to the creation and distribution of the monthly CAS newsletter
  • Assist in the implementation, brainstorming, and creation of departmental seminars, administrative workshops, and info sessions
  • Assist the business office Assistant and Associate Deans with ad hoc projects

Requirements:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational and time-management skills
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize effectively
• Experience using Qualtrics is preferred but not required
• Experience using Mailchimp is preferred but not required

This position is now closed to further applications.

Rate of pay: $16.50/hour

Hours per week of work: 6-10

Schedule: The schedule for this internship is flexible. Hours must be worked Monday through Friday, between 9am and 5pm.

Supervisor: Robert Gaipo, Assistant Director

Posting: CAS Information Technology provides desktop, application, database, and website support to departments within the College. The Desktop Support Assistant Intern will work directly with the CAS IT Assistant Director, who manages a team of staff and student employees who provide support and services to the faculty, staff, and students of CAS. Throughout the internship, you will be mentored by several staff who will oversee your time working in the various aspects of technology support and administration provided by CAS IT.  The internship will focus on skills development as well as exposure to a variety of technologies.  The goal is to showcase a variety of technical responsibilities throughout our group, to give an idea of the different parts of an IT organization and how they integrate together to provide support and services to a community.

Responsibilities:

The goal is to spend time learning basic desktop support processes, with a focus on customer service to provide technical services to the faculty, staff and students of the College.  There will be hands-on training through onsite support as well as training in hardware and software troubleshooting.  Products such as Service-Now and Microsoft Deployment Server will be used throughout the internship.

Professional Growth and Development:

Over the course of the semester, this internship provides an opportunity to explore various aspects of information technology. This internship will also allow for the development of several skills including a detail-oriented focus, time management, development of interpersonal and written and oral communication skills, and technical troubleshooting.

Rate of pay: $15/hour

Hours per week of work: 6-10

Supervisor: Katie Hamel, Special Projects Administrator

Posting: The CAS Office of the Dean is the center point of the College of Arts & Sciences’ administrative functions. The Office coordinates and manages College affairs – guiding strategic planning, leading College initiatives, setting College policies, directing College communications, managing College events and meetings hosted by the Dean, convening the CAS leadership team (the Associate Deans and their staff),  liaising on the College’s behalf with the Provost’s Office and Central Administration, and serving as a conduit of information between central offices and CAS faculty and staff.

The Office is seeking one intern for the spring semester. There are a range of projects that the intern will support. Some highlights are outlined below:

• Event planning and management assistance for a wide variety of events, including lectures, conferences, and socials
• Administrative tasks for annual processes/activities within the College, such as facilitating awards and committees
• Building and maintaining annually updated calendars
• General office tasks
• Other special projects based on interests/skills

The ideal candidate will be interested in understanding and supporting the daily operations of the College. They will be proactive, with excellent attention to detail and strong written and oral communication skills. Familiarity with Microsoft Word and Excel is a plus.

Professional Growth and Development:

Interns can expect to develop a variety of skills during this internship, including but not limited to:

• Oral communication
  • Communicate with officemates
  • Field in-person visitors and phone calls
• Written communication for different audiences
  • Craft different types of writing, including copy for websites and occasional emails
• Organizational skills
  • Maintain accurate databases and office records
• Critical thinking
  • Independently gather data for light research projects, citing sources and ensuring reliability
• Professionalism
  • Act as a representative of the Office of the Dean, interacting respectfully with students, faculty, staff, and guests
  • Show discretion when handling potentially sensitive information
  • Dependability: take accountability for projects, be willing to ask for help, arrive to work on time
• Other skills, based on interest:
  • Graphic design, communications & outreach, data management, community building, etc.

Carefully review the eligibility guidelines listed above for all applicants.

The required information session for the Spring 2027 section of IN 299 will be held on Thursday, November 5, 12:30-1:15pm on Zoom. Register here to attend.

If your schedule does not allow you to attend the session, please email casel@bu.edu to request an alternative way to satisfy the requirement.

Prior to submitting your application, be certain that your internship meets all of the following criteria. In order for your application to be considered for Spring 2027, your internship must:

• Start on or before January 25, 2027
• Continue through the week ending on May 1, 2027
• Require you to intern a minimum of 6 hours per week and a total of at least 80 hours during the Spring 2027 semester (these hours may be either in-person or remote or hybrid)
• Be offered through either an organization that is not affiliated with BU or by one of the approved on-campus sites listed in the next section (Note: for the purposes of this course, Boston Medical Center is considered an off-campus site. If you have an internship at BMC, you may apply.)

For assistance finding a suitable internship, please view the resources listed in the “Off-Campus Internship” section on our Finding an Internship page.

Your internship supervisor must complete the Internship Confirmation Form, confirming your offer and the terms of the internship. Please fill out Section 1 of the fillable PDF; save a version of the form with Section 1 completed; and then provide the saved version to your supervisor, asking them to complete Section 2. Your supervisor will need to return the fully completed form to you, so that you can upload it with your application at the time of submission.

Applications to register for the Spring 2027 section of IN 299 will open on October 16. Apply now.

If you are not able to complete the application in one session, there is an option to “Save and Continue Later.” Please note that once you select that option, you will need to click the “Send Link” button at the bottom of the page to retrieve your saved form.

Following the submission of your application, please allow up to two weeks for an admissions decision to be emailed to you. Selected applicants will need to accept the offer to join IN 299, after which they will be registered for the course.

Unfortunately, no. Your supervisor’s signed confirmation of the internship offer is required at the time you apply.

Unfortunately, no. IN 299 must be taken alongside your internship, in the same semester. For Spring 2027, you must start interning on/before January 25, 2027. Your internship must continue through at least the week ending on May 1, 2027, and you must intern for a minimum of 6 hours per week during that period.

Yes! We plan to offer this course every fall and spring semester going forward. If you’re looking to take an internship course during Summer Term, check out IN 399.

If you are a US citizen or permanent resident: yes. As long as your internship meets the minimum requirements for the program, it may start earlier and/or end later than the dates of the program.

No. The credits for IN 299 count towards the graduation requirements for your CAS degree, but they do not count towards the requirements of your major/minor.

IN 299 is a two-credit, in-person course offered only in the fall and spring, which satisfies the Teamwork/Collaboration requirement for the BU Hub. 

IN 299 may only be taken once and is not repeatable for credit.

IN 399 is a variable-credit, asynchronous online course offered in the fall, spring, and summer. It is restricted to CAS undergraduates who need to be registered for course credit in order to intern off campus and does not count towards graduation requirements in CAS. In certain situations, IN 399 may be repeatable for credit. Email casel@bu.edu if you are interested in repeating the course.