Internships
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On-campus Internships Are Effective Vehicle for Intentional Skills Development
The University of Colorado at Boulder’s on-campus internship program is designed to help departments reimagine student employment as a more intentional and developmental experience by embedding career readiness skills directly into student work.
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For-Credit Internships Can—and Should—Be Paid
Some have the mistaken idea that credit means internship experiences can’t or shouldn’t be paid. Affecting all students but especially those struggling with finances, unpaid, for-credit internships require the student to pay for the credit and forgo a paycheck. Employers can and should pay their interns, regardless of whether the student gets academic credit for participating.
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What Do Students Gain From Internships?
Internships can provide students with valuable professional skills but also a professional network, which can be even more valuable upon graduation.
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Sparking Early Experiential Learning
The SPARK grant at Nazareth College is open to first- and second-year students to encourage and support early engagement in experiential learning.
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Alumni Gift Will Grow W&M Funding for Unpaid, Underpaid Internships
A new $1 million gift supporting career development at William & Mary will triple the number of students annually who can receive university funding for unpaid and underpaid internships.
