Mayor’s Fellows often assist with projects focusing on social, economic, and administrative initiatives that include, but are not limited to: v Economic Development Research & Best Practices v Financial Analysis v Research for Budget Negotiations v Homelessness Intervention Initiatives v Increasing Administrative Transparency v Neighborhood Develop and Economic Vitality v Community Diversity v Benchmark Planning Processes with Other Cities Advanced writing, data analysis, research, self-direction, professionalism, and creativity are among the skills key to a Fellow’s success. Fellows are expected to properly manage their schedule in order to complete, often time sensitive, projects in an efficient manner, while providing a high-quality product. Junior and senior undergraduates, as well as graduate students are encouraged to apply for the Fellowship. Summer Fellows are expected to work approximately forty hours a week for ten weeks from May to August, and will be compensated $10 per hour. Application Deadline: January 6, 2017 by 11:59pm Request for Interview: January 13, 2017 by 5:00pm Notification of Selection: February 3, 2017 by 5:00pm Applicants are required in one submission to provide: v Current resume/curriculum vitae v Current (unofficial) transcript v 3 reference contacts v Response (<200 words each) to the following prompts: o Explain why you are interested in the Mayor’s Fellowship program, and what you hope to gain from this experience. o State a current public policy problem that you feel has an impact on the City of Lexington, along with any proposed policies or programs that could address the problem. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government MAYOR’S SUMMER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM Mayor Jim Gray created the Mayor’s Fellowship program to provide bright students the opportunity to participate in an immersive experience in Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government. Mayor’s Fellows gain tremendous insight into a wide array of topics and issues facing Lexington, while providing substantial support to the Mayor’s staff. We are looking for passionate students who want to help make a difference in the community, and desire to learn first-hand the complexities of municipal government. Contact: Scott Shapiro ([email protected]), with any questions and to submit application materials.
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Mayor’sFellowsoftenassistwithprojectsfocusingonsocial,economic,andadministrativeinitiativesthatinclude,butarenotlimitedto:
v EconomicDevelopmentResearch&BestPracticesv FinancialAnalysisv ResearchforBudgetNegotiationsv HomelessnessInterventionInitiativesv IncreasingAdministrativeTransparencyv NeighborhoodDevelopandEconomicVitalityv CommunityDiversityv BenchmarkPlanningProcesseswithOtherCities
Advancedwriting,dataanalysis,research,self-direction,professionalism,andcreativityareamongtheskillskeytoaFellow’ssuccess.Fellowsareexpectedtoproperlymanagetheirscheduleinordertocomplete,oftentimesensitive,projectsinanefficientmanner,whileprovidingahigh-qualityproduct.
Juniorandseniorundergraduates,aswellasgraduatestudentsareencouragedtoapplyfortheFellowship.SummerFellowsareexpectedtoworkapproximatelyfortyhoursaweekfortenweeksfromMaytoAugust,andwillbecompensated$10perhour.
ApplicationDeadline:January6,2017by11:59pm
RequestforInterview:January13,2017by5:00pm
NotificationofSelection:February3,2017by5:00pm
Applicantsarerequiredinonesubmissiontoprovide:
v Currentresume/curriculumvitaev Current(unofficial)transcriptv 3referencecontactsv Response(<200wordseach)tothefollowingprompts:
o ExplainwhyyouareinterestedintheMayor’sFellowshipprogram,andwhatyouhopetogainfromthisexperience.
o StateacurrentpublicpolicyproblemthatyoufeelhasanimpactontheCityofLexington,alongwithanyproposedpoliciesorprogramsthatcouldaddresstheproblem.
Lexington-FayetteUrbanCountyGovernmentMAYOR’SSUMMERFELLOWSHIPPROGRAM
MayorJimGraycreatedtheMayor’sFellowshipprogramtoprovidebrightstudentstheopportunitytoparticipateinanimmersiveexperienceinLexington-FayetteUrbanCountyGovernment.Mayor’sFellowsgaintremendousinsightintoawidearrayoftopicsandissuesfacingLexington,whileprovidingsubstantialsupporttotheMayor’sstaff.Wearelookingforpassionatestudentswhowanttohelpmakeadifferenceinthecommunity,anddesiretolearnfirst-handthecomplexitiesofmunicipalgovernment.
Contact:ScottShapiro([email protected]),withanyquestionsandtosubmitapplicationmaterials.
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