Mercer Votes Summer Intern

Requirements

• Pay Rate:
• Each Mercer Votes Summer Intern will receive a $550 stipend; roughly $21-23/hour for approximately 24-26 hours of work.
• Scheduled Hours:
• 6
• Start Date:
• 06/5/2026
• End Date:
• 08/21/2026

Additional Information

Application Instructions: Active Student Employees : If you are a current Student Employee or have previously worked in a student position, you must apply from your existing Workday account. Do not apply from the external careers website . Log in to Workday and type Find Jobs in the search . Locate the position and click Apply . External Applicants: Please upload your resume on the Apply screen. Your application will automatically populate your resume details, and you may verify and update data on the My Information page. IMPORTANT: Please review the job posting and fully complete all sections of the application. You will not be able to modify your application after you submit it . Job Family: Student Regular Wage, Student Work Study Department: Provost's Office Supervisor: Lauren Shinholster Job Title: Mercer Votes Summer Intern Job Description: Help empower new students to become active participants in our democracy! The Center for Engaged Learning is recruiting a summer intern to assist with nonpartisan voter registration, voter education, and student outreach during summer orientation and Opening Day. The selected intern(s) will staff the Mercer Votes table during summer orientation resource fairs, scheduled from 1:15-4:15 p.m. in Heritage Hall . Interns will help welcome incoming students and families, share nonpartisan voter registration and voting resources, encourage students to make a voting plan, and connect students with Mercer Votes opportunities for continued engagement. In addition to summer orientation support, the intern(s) will assist with data collection and outreach tracking to help Mercer Votes evaluate the reach and effectiveness of its efforts. Responsibilities may include tracking student interactions, recording pledge-to-vote or voter registration interest, organizing sign-up information, and helping to summarize key takeaways from outreach events. Intern(s) may also support Mercer Votes tabling during Opening Day, Mercer's first-year student move-in experience, by helping distribute voting information, answering basic questions, and encouraging new students to begin their Mercer experience with a commitment to civic participation. All work will be strictly nonpartisan and focused on reducing barriers to student voter registration, education, and turnout.

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