Clarissa Kostka Upward Bound
Clarissa Kostka served her internship as a
Lead Residential Advisor in a paid position for the Upward Bound/TRIO program summer of 2013-14. Experience included supervising staff, gaining administrative skills, demonstrating knowledge of non-profit organization, etc. Her final project included an evaluation research project of the summer program to provide valuable insight to the staff for future years.
Future interns interested in interning as part of the Upward Bound/TRIO program in Northern Minnesota can be Residential Advisors (RA), sharing the responsibility for the community development of approximately 40 to 50 Upward Bound students.
RA’s live in the dorms with students monitoring student behavior and interacting with students to build professional rapport. If interested, contact the Director of Upward Bound:
office phone (218) 322-2461
Itasca Community College
Upward Bound
1851 East Highway 169
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
http://www.itascacc.edu/academics/trio-programs/upward-bound/about-upward-bound.html
Update: After graduation Clarissa accepted a temporary position with TRIO at Anoka-Ramsey Community College in Cambridge. She was then hired for the permanent position working with a caseload of about 30 students at St. Francis High School. She had her one-year evaluation and reported “I received praise for my strength in diversity training and always reminding us to look at things from a different perspective. I owe that to my sociology training.” She also serves on the Sociologists of Minnesota Board of Directors as an Applied Sociologist.
