LifeScan Community Relations Graduate Fellows Program
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The LifeScan Graduate Fellows Program is a year-long fellowship program for two second-year Haas MBA students and provides Haas MBAs the unique opportunity to work with a global business leader in the healthcare industry. The program is sponsored by the Center and LifeScan, Inc. (Milpitas, CA), a Johnson & Johnson company dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with diabetes.
The two-part program was designed to allow the Fellows an opportunity to first complete a paid internship with LifeScan’s Global Internal Communications and Community Relations (GIC/CR) group during the summer between their first and second year of MBA study. Following the internship and during their second year of the MBA program, the Fellows will work part-time in LifeScan’s GIC/CR group on a variety of projects while also pursuing their graduate business course work.
Fellows will have opportunities to engage in a variety of activities*:
- Become integrally involved in corporate social responsibility initiatives
- Interact with and present ideas to LifeScan senior-level management
- Work on internal and external communications related to Community Relations initiatives
- Serve as internal communications liaison for clients of Community Relations (i.e.,
Employee Diversity Groups, Women’s Leadership Initiative, Employee Contributions Campaign) - Draft copy and assist with production of LifeScan’s Social Responsibility Report
- Write articles on corporate social responsibility for company web sites and publications
- Grow employee engagement and expand initiatives globally
- Organize volunteer events at local non-profit organizations to foster strategic team building
- Contribute to global strategic initiatives such as global health through the Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Institute
- Be involved in a unique network of fellow students, graduates, universities, and LifeScan Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) professionals
* Responsibilities may vary depending upon which area within Global Internal Communications/Community Relations the Fellow is assigned.
LifeScan Fellows Program 2009 Brochure
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Who Should Apply
The program is open to full-time Haas MBA candidates in the first year of MBA study. Selected students must commit to working as a paid Fellow during their second year of study while also pursuing their graduate business course work. Selected students must commit 15-20 hours each week to LifeScan during the school semesters (other arrangements may be made during winter and summer breaks). Students will also be offered the opportunity to work in the LifeScan Community Relations
Group as a paid intern during the summer between their first and second year of MBA study. The Summer Internship is highly recommended for students interested in becoming a Fellow.
Application Guidelines
To apply to the LifeScan Fellows Program, candidates should submit an updated resume / CV and a personal statement that addresses the following questions:
- Why you want to become a LifeScan Fellow, what do you bring to program, and what do you hope to get out of your experience?
- What is your intended post-MBA career plan and how will your LifeScan Fellows experience impact your future career?
- Why is corporate social responsibility important to you?
- What related background and expertise do you have that may not be highlighted on your resume?
- Please list any other time commitments you may have, including other programs or activities that will be pursued during the year.
Application materials should be emailed to Katharine Brewer at kbrewer@haas.berkeley.edu and must be received by 5 PM on Wednesday, February 4, 2009.
Finalists will be invited to interview on campus with LifeScan Senior Management. Notification of acceptance into the program will be sent to successful applicants by mid-March.
For more information on LifeScan, please visit www.lifescan.com.
For more information on the LifeScan Fellows Program:
Jo Mackness
Executive Director, Center for Responsible Business
e.
mackness@haas.berkeley.edu
p. 510.642.6099
