Community Building Internships (CBIs) Closing Soon!

Community Building Internships (CBIs) close this Friday, March 18th! Apply now on Handshake to submit your application! You can visit our website to learn more about the CBI program. Interns get a $4,000 stipend! https://cce.kzoo.edu/opportunities/community-building-internships/

Community Building Internships (CBIs) close this Friday, March 18th! Apply now on Handshake to submit your application! Interns get a $4,000 stipend!

Feminist Psychology of Women Course

Beginning in 2017, students in Dr. Karyn Boatwright’s Feminist Psychology of Women course have partnered with Planned Parenthood of Southwest Michigan (PPSWM) to gather and share stories about the importance of access to reproductive health services for all people. Based on qualitative interviews they have conducted with clients, staff, and supporters of PPSWMI, students have written, directed, and produced a moving devised theatre piece, “Pro-Voice Monologues: Stories of Reproductive Justice,” presented on K’s campus before a live audience, and followed by an interactive panel discussion with local leaders. The sold out public performances, usually held on two consecutive nights, have served as fundraisers for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan and they raise awareness of both the importance and the precarity of the critical health services Planned Parenthood provides.

Undaunted by the challenges a pandemic year posed, in May 2021 students in Professor Boatwright’s Spring 2021 developed and performed a live Zoom production of dramatic readings that drew on previously collected stories. These were followed by a lively online discussion featuring local leaders and advocates for health and health care.

The CCE provides financial support to Dr. Boatwright’s course, and partners with PPSMI in many ways, including through our ongoing program, Students for Reproductive Freedom , led by CES Ruth Butters.

CCE Nondiscrimination/Antiharassment Policy Agreement

A Kalamazoo College student working in a CCE Program or Community Building Internship is covered by the College’s nondiscrimination/antiharassment policies outlined below.

Kalamazoo College Nondiscrimination Policy

An equal opportunity employer, Kalamazoo College is committed to equal rights, equal opportunities, and equal protection under the law. The College administers its programs, activities, and services without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, height, weight, marital status, familial status, physical disability as protected by law, or sexual orientation. The College’s definition of sexual orientation proscribes discrimination based on a person’s sexuality, or gender identity, actual or presume https://www.kzoo.edu/about/nondiscrimination-policy/

Policy Against Harassment

This policy establishes the College’s commitment to the health, safety, and well-being of all Kalamazoo College students and employees. The College has a legal obligation to ensure a working and learning environment free from all forms of sexual assault and harassment. The College does not discriminate nor tolerate discrimination in any form, in any education program or activity of the College, and will investigate complaints and take prompt and effective steps reasonably calculated to end the behavior, avoid its repetition, and prevent future harassment. https://titleix.kzoo.edu/handbook/policy-against-harassment/

Reporting Incidents of Discrimination and/or Harassment

The Community Building Interns, CESs and Participants have been instructed to report to CCE staff and their supervisor if they feel they have experienced any form of discrimination and/or harassment while working at their site. The CCE staff will work with the student and supervisor to address the situation/incident.  If all parties do not feel it has been satisfactorily addressed, the CCE staff will refer the claim to Kalamazoo College Human Resources.  The exception to this reporting process is for claims of sexual harassment or assault.  The CCE is required by law to immediately report these claims to the College’s Human Resource Department.