Urban Leadership Internship Program

The Urban Leadership Internship Program (ULIP) at Miami University is an integrated educational internship program combining professional practice, service-learning, and urban exploration. Check out the videos below for a closer look into the ULIP experience.

Urban Leadership Internship Program (ULIP)

As ULIP coordinator Katie Egart discusses the scope of the program, we join the students themselves on their internships and community service. At summer's end, they share their reflections upon the ULIP experience. (4:24)

ULIP: Colleen's Story

We meet Colleen on Chicago's lake shore as a volunteer for the city's Girls in the Game program, and then follow along to her internship at the Heartland Alliance's Kovler Center. (4:41)

ULIP: Sam's Story

Miami University's Urban Leadership Internship Program gave Sam Lee an opportunity to participate in medical research in Chicago over the summer. He also volunteered for the city's Friends of the Parks. (4:02)

ULIP: Jessica's Story

Miami University student Jessica Heilman and alumna Marissa Hirsh share their experiences in the Urban Leadership Internship Program at Chicago's branch of the national nonprofit organization America Scores. (4:01)

ULIP: Jake's Story

Through ULIP, a theatre and psychology major realized his dream of working with a professional theatre company during his internship at Chicago's Red Moon Theatre. He also volunteered his time at the city's Center on Halsted. (3:11)