Opening and closing conferences are held at member institutions.

Opening: TBA

Closing: TBA

Internships are located in cities and small communities across the U.S., including:

• Birmingham, AL
• Helena and Marvell, AR
• Navajo Reservation, AZ
• Atlanta, GA
• London, KY
• Boston, MA
• Baltimore, MD
• New York, NY
• Chester, PA
• Austin, TX
• Richmond and Lexington, VA
• and so many more

*You are unable to be placed in a home state.

Shepherd Alliance is pleased to offer internships in a wide variety of areas suitable to all interests and courses of study. Visit SHECP Internships to see what internships are available for the upcoming summer. You can even search by discipline and location; such as Legal, Children & Family, Medical, etc. Manchester University has two slots for students to apply for the internship.

• Students with a minimum of 2.5 GPA
• Freshmen, sophomores and juniors (rising juniors and seniors)
• International Students
• Graduating seniors are not eligible.

The Shepherd Consortium requires a gateway course for each intern to have completed prior to opening conference.

Manchester Course: : PEA-112 Concerning Poverty
If you have not completed the class prior to internship offer we will need discuss a plan of action.

Covered by Shepherd Consortium:

• Each intern receives a food and commuter stipend. This is $14.00 per day to live on and is subject to the site’s location
• Round trip transportation costs are covered from home to opening conference and from closing conference back home.
• On-site transportation during the internship
• Summer housing expenses and arrangement
• Opening and closing conference costs

No other funding provided.

• To learn first-hand about the multiple dimensions of poverty in the United States.
• To be challenged—Shepherd interns learn to cope with a job and with living in a new setting, as well as how to deal with issues of poverty they see every day.
• To experience a poverty immersion program.
• To learn about yourself in a way you did not think possible.
• To live in community with students from other Shepherd consortium members (Washington & Lee University, Baylor University, Berea College, College of Wooster, Furman College, John Carroll University, Lynchburg College, Middlebury College, Manchester University, Notre Dame, Spelman College, University of Arkansas, Virginia Military Institute).

1. Complete Shepherd Internship Application
2. Submit University Transcript to the Manchester University Shepherd Internship Coordinator. This can be an unofficial transcript.
3. Submit a current resume.
4. Submit a letter of recommendation (submitted directly by recommender) to serve as a character reference. This letter is to be a character reference from a past academic, volunteer, or employment supervisor.  This reference letter can not be someone from Manchester University (faculty, staff, student or family).

Application deadlines at each university vary, so please check with your institution. Some deadlines occur as early as mid-October. The latest date for any application is January 20. Please contact the Service Engagement Coordinator for the exact date and any other college-specific application requirements.

Shepherd Summer Internship Program

Katharine L. Gray Brown, Ph.D., ’91
Associate Professor of Philosophy and Peace Studies
Council Member and Academic Director of the Peace Studies Institute
klgraybrown@manchester.edu
Phone: 260-982-5343
Chinworth 104

Campus Closet is located in the Chinworth Center, Suite 104. For more information, please contact our staff at 260-982-5721. We are happy to serve all students.

Students wishing to visit Campus Closet should come in during drop-in hours:
Tuesdays and Wednesday 1 – 6 p.m.

Students may take up to four (4) individual apparel items (a suit = 2 items) per academic year for professional needs and seasonal items as needed: hats, gloves, scarves, coats and jackets.

*Campus Closet cannot guarantee availability of any particular sizes or types of items, but will work with local entities to meet needs when available.

The Polar Plunge is located in the PERC Auxiliary Gym on MU Campus. Please follow the directional signs. The Physical Education and Recreation Center is off East Street. 604 College Ave, North Manchester, Indiana 46962

We collaborate with Wabash County and Kosciusko County each year to reach our fundraising goal. We aspire to have 50 plungers here on campus while highlighting the allied sports teams within the area.