California Communities Program

Internships

The California Communities Program (CCP) has a small grants program to support graduate students working on field projects in conjunction with county Cooperative Extension offices. The program's purpose is threefold:

To support county-based projects that reflect the CCP mission to fortify local governance, build citizenship capacity, and enhance economic development;

To provide graduate students with professional experience and skills;

To develop campus-county linkages.

Intern projects involve research or educational activities and each student works directly with a Cooperative Extension advisor who serves as a supervisor and mentor. The application process is handled on-line and it is kept simple to avoid burdensome paperwork. The CCP Advisory Committee reviews proposals and awards $5,000 for each project. For more information contact David Campbell, 530-754-4328; dave.c.campbell@ucdavis.edu

INTERNSHIPS AND PROJECTS 2007-08

Glen Nader, Sutter, Yuba and Butte Counties
Beef Management Marketing Alternatives

Charles G. Go, Ph.D., Alameda County
Why Boys/Young Men in Alameda County are At-Risk: The need for gender specific services

Laura Tourte, Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County Community and Research Garden – Phase II

Terrell P. Salmon, San Diego County
Fire History, Fuel Break, Fire Road Mapping and Database Project

Ellie Rilla, Marin County
Providing Value-added Economic Opportunities in Agricultural and Nature-based Tourism to California Farmers and Ranchers

John Borba, Kern County
Mapping Available Assets for Youth in Kern County

Deborah Giraud, Humboldt County
Report on Hispanic Outreach Efforts for UC Cooperative Extension of Humboldt County, California

Alan Bower, Humboldt/Del Norte County
Humboldt/Del Norte County 4-H Outreach, Capacity Building and Creation of Informational Documents

Cindy Fake, Placer and Nevada Counties
Placer Ag Futures Project

A. Michael Marzolla, Santa Barbara County
Community Engagement, Leadership Development and Capacity Building for Latino Youth: Agua Pura Los Pescadores Salmon & Steelhead Curriculum Project

Leigh Johnson, San Diego County
Increasing Effectiveness of UCCE's Cross County Advisors in Surveying California's Communities

PREVIOUSLY FUNDED INTERNSHIPS

Previous CCP Internships (Updated January 2008)

During the past seven years, CCP has funded more than 60 intern projects in 37 different county Cooperative Extension Offices. They are listed by county, with the supervising advisors name in bold and the university from which the intern came in parentheses if known. (The Internship Program Evaluation Report is also available below.)

INFORMATION ON EXTENSION INTERNSHIPS

CCP Internship Program Evaluation Report (June 2002)

Student Internships in Extension: Strategies for Success for the Agent and the Student - http://www.joe.org/joe/2008august/tt3.shtml