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PROPOSED AGREEMENT
Department(s): Office of the President, Office of Economic Development, Department of Budget and Management Services, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Cook County Land Bank Authority
Other Part(ies): Northwestern University’s Public Interest Program (NUPIP), Evanston, Illinois
Request: Authorization to enter into an interagency agreement
Good(s) or Service(s): Public Interest Fellowship program that will allow the County to receive
top-performing college graduates to advance priority technical/analytical projects within multiple Bureaus/Departments.
Agreement period: Anticipated August 2023 - August 2024
Fiscal Impact: FY2023 Up to $508,440 for 8 fellows (approximately $63,555 per fellow)
Accounts:
11000.1010.16895.520830 (OOP);
11000.1027.10155.520830 (BED);
11000.1490.11030.520830 (DBMS);
11000.1021.10155.520830 (OCFO);
11274.1586.28685.520830 (CCLBA)
Agreement Number(s): N/A
Summary/Notes: The agreement is between five Cook County Bureaus/Departments and Northwestern University’s Public Interest Program (NUPIP). NUPIP is a one-year fellowship that helps train a new generation of leaders for social change. The program combines paid public service work, professional development seminars, mentorship with experienced alumni, and collaboration with a community of peers. NUPIP is designed to introduce recent graduates to organizations engaged in public interest work, as well as to enable organizations to benefit from Fellows’ passion, experience, and skills. This agreement would allow Northwestern University to provide up to eight (8) public interest fellows for five (5) Cook County Bureaus/Departments (Office of the President, Office of Economic Development, Department of Budget and Management Services, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Land Bank Authority) to work on projects to further the work of the County.
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