Willamette University

International Education

Chicago Summer 2012

Offered every summer.

The Chicago Center for Urban Life and Culture (CCULC) offers the diverse city of Chicago as the setting for a three and a half week May term (May 16 – June 5, 2012) and an eight and a half week summer program (June 11 – August 3, 2012). Students enter into internships in their vocational field of choice. The center has networked with over 300 different organizations to offer a broad support system and to ensure your successful placement within the community.

For more information, contact and the Chicago Center website. Program information is also available in the Office of International Education.

Chicago Center staff will be on campus Monday, September 19th and Tuesday, September 20th.  Visit their information session on September 19th @ 4:30 p.m. or September 20th @ 11:30 a.m.  Both sessions will take place in Eaton 206.

  • Program Dates: May term (May 16 – June 5, 2012) and Summer program (June 11 – August 3, 2012)
  • WU credits earned:  May term students will earn credit for IDS 343, Field Studies in Chicago (1 cr.).  Summer program students earn IDS 343, Field Studies in Chicago (1 cr.) and IDS 395, Chicago Internship (1 cr.).
  • Program Cost:  May term will cost $3,275 (portion paid to WU).  The summer program will cost $7,570 (portion paid to WU).  The program cost covers WU tuition, CCULC academic instruction and internship oversight, transportation passes, housing in a CCULC-owned brownstone (8-10 students per apartment; most bedrooms in the apartments are shared occupancy), and a meal stipend.  Airfare to and from Chicago is not included.
  • Costs paid directly to the Chicago Center:  Students who apply must pay an online application fee of $50 to the Chicago Center when submitting their application.  Students must also pay a refundable housing security deposit of $100 to the Chicago Center upon arrival.  Students accepted to the program take a city tour as part of the program.  The cost of the tour is NOT included in the program fee, so students should plan to take money for this excursion ($75 for the May term, $175 for the summer program).
  • Notes about the internship:  Students participating in the shorter May term program will be placed in internships based on information they share with the CCULC prior to arrival.  Students in the longer summer program will receive assistance from CCULC staff, but students should be aware that they will be contacting companies to arrange their own interviews for placements.  Resource lists of past placement sites will be provided to students, but students are also encouraged to find their own placement locations as those provided may not cover all of the possible interests of students coming to the center.  If you have questions about the internship, you are encouraged to email oieadvising@willamette.edu or contact CCULC staff.

To apply

Follow the instructions and online application available at http://www.chicagocenter.org/application.html.  Additionally, please submit the following short application (download WU application here) to the Office of International Education.  All application materials must be received at the Office of International Education AND the Chicago Center by March 15, 2012 for both the May term and the Summer program.