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PROGRAM GOALS
• Introduce interns to the fields of Architecture & Urban Planning,
Engineering, Finance & Accounting, Communications &
Government Relations, and Operations & Environmental
Management.
• Increase the participation of women and underrepresented
minorities in the study of these disciplines.
• Assist interns in succeeding in post-secondary programs fully
competent in the skills necessary for academic and professional
success.
During the paid internship students will learn professional
communication skills, build their resume, and gain valuable networks
and skills necessary for academic and professional success. Throughout
the course of the SSIP CityWorks Internship Program, there are several
opportunities to attend field trips that will provide a more tangible
understanding of City projects. This includes an overnight trip to Hetch
Hetchy Reservoir which is chaperoned by adults and is at no cost to
the student.
BY THE NUMBERS
EDUCATION
AGES
7%
27%
20%
GENDER
ETHNICITY
13%
19%
53%
47%
27%
73%
33%
54%
27%
■ College
■ High School
■
■
■
■
■
Sixteen
Seventeen
Eighteen
Nineteen
Twenty
■ Male
■ Female
■ African-American
■ Latino
■ Asian