Internships

Students apply to participate in the internship course during registration. If selected, they meet with the Director of Innovation to determine their interests and skills. Students are then matched to potential mentors and placements based on interest, schedule, and location. Mentors will be given the opportunity to review the application and meet with the intern during the interview day at the beginning of the semester. Mentors are welcome to engage in the interview process earlier if they wish.

Student interns are expected to develop an understanding of the broad scope of the profession and the skills needed to be successful. This often involves them shadowing people in an office or participating in small projects which may be real or simulated. 

Students are responsible for logging their hours into a system called x2Vol. Mentors will receive an email by Friday morning of each week requesting that they verify their hours by simply clicking on the link and approving or declining the hours.

Students will receive a grade for the internship class. The grade is based on completing hours and submitting them on time, class projects and reflections, and meeting the I & E standards. Mentors will review intern performance at the midpoint and end of the course. Mentor reviews will provide feedback but will not determine the grade for the intern so that the mentor may feel free to be honest and facilitate growth for the student.

Students should be fully engaged in their internship. All students are expected to attend their internship unless they have an extenuating circumstance, in which case they will notify the mentor in advance and copy the Director of Innovation. If the student is not meeting expectations, the mentor will discuss the situation with the intern and then reach out to the Director of Innovation.