Internships are an excellent way to test drive career interests, and most people learn best by doing. That's why most of our undergraduate majors require at least one
internship. The Career Studio provides you with a wealth of information related to internships:
At Alverno, internships are seen as a continuation of the learning that takes place on campus and is integrated into the curriculum. You will earn academic credit for successfully
completing both the internship and an accompanying on-campus seminar. You will work with the Career Studio to prepare for, seek out, apply for, and secure an internship.
Internships help you:
Begin shaping your own direction in the "real world" of your profession
Transfer learning from classroom to workplace
Sharpen abilities and skills
Translate the theories you have learned about your chosen profession into actual day-to-day practice
Focus more directly on what it means to be a professional in a specific discipline
Determine whether or not a particular career path appeals to you
Add the weight of professional experience to your resume
Make valuable professional contacts for future networking
In order to do an internship for academic credit, a student must:
Complete PPS-229 and be in good academic standing
Activate your Handshake account if you have not already done so. Make sure you choose at least two Career Communities when you set up your
account.
Schedule an appointment through Handshake with the Career Studio Coach for your Career Community
Schedule an appointment with your faculty advisor to have your online internship permit approved (Note: your faculty advisor will initiate the permit)
Submit a copy of your resume to your Career Community Coach.
Register for the accompanying internship seminar course for the same semester you will be interning
Secure an internship
We work with student interns by:
Helping you clarify your learning goals for the internship
While we do not place students into internships, we work with you to identify internship sites that are currently taking applications. We have connections at many sites, although you are
not limited to those sites. We will work with you to develop a new site that matches your interests
Meeting individually with students to assist in site identification, applications, interviews, and more
Monitoring student internships through:
Site visits
Regular communication with faculty who teach the accompanying seminar
Collection of internship tracking and evaluation records
