Practicum Opportunity: MSU Prevention, Outreach and Education (POE) Department

April 11, 2022

Practicum Opportunity

Please see below for a Fall 2022 practicum opportunity with the Prevention, Outreach and Education (POE) Department. Reach out to Sophie Walters at poe.sophiewalters@msu.edu, the POE Faculty, Staff & Graduate Student Prevention Specialist, by Friday, April 29th, 2022 to express your interest and schedule an interview.

The MSU Prevention, Outreach and Education (POE) Department is offering a practicum experience opportunity in the area of faculty, staff and graduate professionals prevention programs and services. The mission of the Prevention, Outreach and Education Department is to empower community commitment to prevent gender-based violence through education, outreach, and social change.The department creates, facilitates, and assesses various workshops, initiatives, and strategic processes to educate and empower the campus community.

The practicum student will have an opportunity to work on projects with the POE team to enhance outreach and enhance trainings for faculty, staff, and graduate students. The individual will research content for presentations and support the Faculty & Staff Prevention Specialist in organizing and coordinating two large POE events: the POE 4th Annual Summit and the Fall Graduate Student Symposium. The individual will also be involved in the process of creation and implementation of various tailored prevention presentations such as “Faculty and Staff Bystander Intervention” and “Healthy Workplace Environment”. During POE conferences and workshops, faculty, staff and graduate students have an opportunity to build skills for creating a healthy campus climate, supporting students and survivors, and connecting with campus and community partners.  The practicum student will assist in creating social media content focused on faculty, staff, and graduate student audiences and will help identify strategies for growing POE’s social media presence.

Upon the completion of this experience the practicum student will:

  1. Gain comprehensive knowledge of college campus prevention strategies via the largest prevention department in the United States.
  2. Build content knowledge about various policies such as the RVSM and Title IX policy at MSU.
  3. Assist with organizing the POE 4th Annual Summit and the Fall Graduate Student Symposium.
  4. Gain experience in planning large scale educational conferences.
  5. Support the development of new educational programs in the department: “Field Safety” and “Prevention of Gender-based Violence: My Individual Responsibility”.
  6. Expand professional network via participation in staff meetings and development.

ACPA/NASPA competencies: 

Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (AER): Focuses on the ability to design, conduct, critique, and use various methodologies, processes, and results to inform practice. 

Law, Policy, and Governance (LPG):  Includes understanding policy development processes, application of legal constructs, compliance/policy issues, and the impact of governance. 

Organizational and Human Resources (OHR): Includes knowledge, skills, and dispositions used in the management of institutional human capital, financial, and physical resources. 

Social Justice and Inclusion (SJI): Creating learning environments that foster equitable participation of all groups while addressing and acknowledging issues of oppression, privilege, and power.   

Student Learning and Development (SLD): Addresses the concepts and principles of student development and learning theory, including the ability to apply theory to improve and inform student affairs and teaching practice.  

Technology (TECH): Focuses on the use of digital tools, resources, and technologies for the advancement of student learning, development, and success as well as the improved performance of student affairs professionals.