Contest Deadline Extended Until April 18

2002-2003 Corporate Internship Competition

Philadelphia Education Fund 2002-2003

“EXERCISE YOUR WRITE TO WORK”

The Philadelphia Education Fund invites interested students in the Philadelphia School District to enter the first annual Corporate Internship Competition.  Top prizes include paid, mentored summer internships at major Philadelphia-area employers.

Who Are You?

·        A US Citizen

·        18 years of age by June 15, 2003

·        A senior in a comprehensive Philadelphia public high school with a 3.0 GPA or better

What Do You Have to Do?

·        Write an essay of between 5 and 7 pages, answering one of the questions offered below.  Add a cover page with your name, address and home telephone number.  Do not write your name or address anywhere on the essay itself, or your submission may be rejected.

·        Use proper expository style, grammar, and spelling.

·        Provide a bibliography and references.

·        Have a teacher cosign a statement affirming that you are turning in your original work and provide a copy of your high school transcript.

·        Send your essay, typed or word-processed (double-spaced), to: Corporate Internship Competition, c/o Philadelphia Education Fund, 7 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Your entry must arrive at the Philadelphia Education Fund no later than 1 PM on April 1, 2003.  Winners will be announced on Monday, May 12, 2003.

What Do We Want You to Tell Us?

·        Choose one of the following essay questions:

1.                  What should be SEPTA’s top priority, over the next five years, in improving transportation in Philadelphia? (The winning essayist will intern at SEPTA.)

2.                  What is the most important health care problem facing young people in Philadelphia, and what can we do about it? (The winning essayist will intern at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children.)

Meet Our 2002-2003 Internship Sponsors:

1.                  Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

You might be surprised to learn that SEPTA is a multi-modal public transportation operation with bus, subway, light rail, regional rail, high speed rail, and trackless trolley service covering 2200 square miles of service area over five counties, plus selected destinations in New Jersey and Delaware.  The Authority is the fifth largest transit operation in the nation and the largest in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

With an organization as complex as this, the professionals who work here are more than just vehicle operators, mechanics, and cashiers.  An employer like SEPTA offers a wide range of career opportunities for a diverse set of disciplines and interests.    In terms of a pathway to professional enhancement, SEPTA offers as much opportunity as any of the Fortune 500 businesses in the Delaware Valley.

Inspiring young talent to think about pursuing a profession in public transportation is part of the Authority’s career development program.  In addition to the approximately 9,000 full-time employees, SEPTA regularly places college and high school student interns in a variety of job functions within the organization.  These internship opportunities offer work assignments that accommodate a student’s educational and experience goals while providing meaningful service to SEPTA.

2.                  St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children

St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children has the research and technical capabilities to attract top doctors and patients from all over the world.  The Hospital is a leader in medical innovation, like living donor organ transplantation, and in research such as that conducted by the Pulmonary Department in partnership with the National Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.  And, St. Christopher’s also trains the physicians who will be caring for the next generation of children.

The Hospital is a full-service, pediatric specialty center with special expertise in children’s hearts, kidneys and liver, muscles and bones, nervous system, lungs, general pediatric surgery, heart surgery, trauma care, and liver and kidney transplantation  just to name a few.   The Hospital’s professionals include physicians, nurses, dieticians, therapists, social workers, technicians, building engineers, finance and accounting experts, communications and marketing specialists and many others, each of whom plays an important role on St. Christopher’s team.

But for all the passion St. Christopher’s puts into caring for children – from the tiniest infant to teens – it’s caring about them and their families that makes the difference. That is the 125-year heritage of St. Christopher’s Hospital and it is the reason pediatricians once again voted St. Christopher’s one of America’s best in U.S. News and World Report.

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