{"id":261,"date":"2021-05-18T19:03:04","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T19:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/gpinternships\/?p=261"},"modified":"2021-05-18T19:03:05","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T19:03:05","slug":"fellowships-with-naral-virginia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/gpinternships\/2021\/05\/18\/fellowships-with-naral-virginia\/","title":{"rendered":"Fellowships with NARAL Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>A colleague passed along to me the following information.  I know students who have been very happy with their experiences doing fellowships with NARAL Virginia. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My name is Nicole, and I manage a<strong> leadership development program for undergraduate students at NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia, a state-level advocacy organization leading political, policy, and advocacy work for reproductive freedom across the state.<\/strong> I\u2019d love to bring on board students from ODU next year and <strong>I would be super appreciative if you could share the fellowship opportunity with your department faculty, student listserv, or anyone you think might be interested.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fellowship is <strong>a paid developmental program<\/strong> that lasts the full academic year\u2014we have a curriculum that covers everything from community organizing principles to elections to legislation and lobbying. It\u2019s my goal to find students who may not have the strongest resume, or the most experience, but they have the passion and desire to learn\u2014and really train up and empower them to be the best advocates they can be. Through the program, the fellows undertake an advocacy project of their own each year to improve reproductive healthcare access for their peers. One of our biggest success stories to date is supporting fellows at George Mason and Hampton Universities as they <a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flocal%2Feducation%2Fwomen-at-two-va-universities-wanted-more-access-to-the-morning-after-pill-so-they-took-matters-into-their-own-hands%2F2019%2F05%2F18%2Fe7cd95b6-78c2-11e9-bd25-c989555e7766_story.html&amp;data=04%7C01%7CJRichman%40odu.edu%7C6cba436fe3124f57fffb08d919f55aa9%7C48bf86e811a24b8a8cb368d8be2227f3%7C0%7C1%7C637569363848697412%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0&amp;sdata=t7lNmh24l3TN%2F8kxD4yzmWb9W%2FhU9ICv3S5Z%2BIkfi6w%3D&amp;reserved=0\">successfully expanded access to emergency contraception on their campuses<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve attached a one-pager to make it easy to share, and everything can be found on our website, <a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnaralva.org%2Fwho-we-are%2Fjobs-internships%2Fstudent-advocacy-fellow%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CJRichman%40odu.edu%7C6cba436fe3124f57fffb08d919f55aa9%7C48bf86e811a24b8a8cb368d8be2227f3%7C0%7C1%7C637569363848857319%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0&amp;sdata=lwgUkLFqCnDFWMJrbjxdyQ%2F1xyFQ%2Bp9awhFvLcCV1eM%3D&amp;reserved=0\">www.naralva.org<\/a>. The application deadline is June 15 (rolling until filled), and students can either apply directly or be nominated by professors, peers, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please don\u2019t hesitate to reach out if you\u2019d like to chat more, and thanks so much for considering sharing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take care,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nicole<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nicole Liberatore (she\/her)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Special Programs Manager<br>NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A colleague passed along to me the following information. I know students who have been very happy with their experiences doing fellowships with NARAL Virginia. 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