Student Leadership Opportunities
Madison House serves as the student volunteer center at the University of Virginia. We coordinate volunteers, develop leaders, build community partnerships and promote lifelong volunteer service. Madison House organizes service programs to address the needs of the community as well as the educational and personal growth objectives of students.
We provide a number of high impact leadership opportunities within the organization:
Head Program Director & Program Director
Year-long leadership experience for undergraduate students.
Head Program Directors and Program Directors are undergraduate students who take an active leadership role in supporting Madison House service programs, communicating directly with community partners, and coordinating volunteers.
House Fellow: Justice, Leadership, & Community Partnership
Year-long fellowship for current graduate students working directly with Madison House staff and volunteers.
Madison House Fellows are dedicated to supporting House leadership by facilitating DEIJ efforts, building leadership programming, and onboarding new community partners.
Teaching Fellow: Community-Engaged Learning
Year-long partnership between Madison House and Community-Engaged Learning faculty at the University.
Madison House Teaching Fellows are undergraduate and graduate students that function as liaisons between Madison House staff and the University’s Community-Engaged Learning courses in the intersection of community engagement and academic instruction.
Internships: Academic Year & Summer
Internship experiences for undergraduate students interested in assisting Madison House staff in various positions within a local, Charlottesville non-profit.
Madison House interns support House staff directly on various administrative duties as well as both short and long-term projects, with a focus on one of our offered internship specializations.
Board of Directors Student Representative
Opportunity for undergraduate students interested in working behind the scenes as part of a leadership group in a local non-profit.
As part of Madison House's continued dedication to leadership development, students at the University not only have a chance to serve as Volunteers, Program Directors, and Head Program Directors, but also as members of the Madison House Board of Directors.