Internships:
Employer Resources
How will you benefit by
mentoring an Alverno intern? | What will you have
to do as a mentor? | Process for offering internships to Alverno students | Employer
Handbook (pdf) | Internship
Forms
How
will you benefit by mentoring an Alverno intern?
You will have an opportunity to:
- get needed work done that might not otherwise
be completed;
- see your work/procedures etc. from the perspective
of a fresh pair of eyes;
- recruit/screen possible new hires;
- have the satisfaction of assisting a student
in her educational growth and development;
- contribute to the development of qualified workers
for the future;
- connect with faculty and bridge the gap between
education and the world of work.
AND as an additional bonus:
- your intern is prepared for work by the rigorous
training of Alverno's curriculum;
- your intern is supported by Alverno faculty to
help her succeed in her internship. She either attends a seminar
or is monitored individually by faculty from her discipline department
for the duration of the internship;
- your intern is highly motivated. She needs to
successfully complete her work with you in order to receive academic
credit for the internship.
What will you
have to do as a mentor?
- Interview and select an intern;
- Make arrangements with the intern for dates and
times she will work. We require students to work at the site 8
to 12 hours a week for the duration of the semester (or 120 to
180 hours total during the summer).
- Orient the intern to the site;
- Clearly explain the project or work you wish
the intern to do;
- Provide the resources she will need;
- Provide direction and give feedback on an ongoing
basis;
- Meet with us at your site to review the mentoring
process;
- Fill out and/or sign four internship forms which track and
document the intern's progress:
- a description of the student's work at the
site (to be filled out by the mentor);
- a description (by the student) of her learning
goals for this site;
- a mid-term evaluation of the student (to
be filled out by the mentor and reviewed with the student);
- a final evaluation of the student (to be
filled out by the mentor and reviewed with the student).
Process
for offering internships to Alverno students:
- Identify a project or ongoing work of a professional
nature. Create a job description that includes the skills a student
would need to have.
- Advertise the opportunity. Post your internship job description
on our electronic job board, Alverno LINKS. Internship opportunities
should be made available early in the semester (January and/or
September) by the semester you need an intern.
- Interested students will call to arrange for
an interview.
- Interview and select an intern.
If you are interested in learning more about Alverno’s
Internship program, contact the Internship Program Staff:
Susan Leister, Director
Phone: (414) 382-6019
E-mail: Susan Leister
Lisa Ramirez, Assistant Director
Phone: (414) 382-6178
E-mail: Lisa Ramirez
The office is open Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m.
– 5 p.m., from mid-August to mid-June.
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