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CCCC’s Internship SIG to Host Panel on How Universities Can Off-Set Costs of Unpaid Internships and Support Internship Programs

Please join the CCCC’s Internship Special Interest Group (SIG) for a panel-led conversation on Monday, December 6 from 11-12 EST about how universities can create internal initiatives that offer financial support to interns participating in unpaid internships and provide academic departments with funding to create or enhance internship programs.

A recent NACE (National Association of Colleges and Employers) survey of college students found more than 40% of interns surveyed said they were not paid. While completing an internship is essential in today’s job market, it can be fiscally straining for many students. In an effort to help offset the costs of working in unpaid internships, postsecondary institutions like Grand Valley State University (GVSU) have created various scholarship funding opportunities for students.

For example, GVSU provides ten $500 scholarships to students during each academic semester (Fall, Winter, and Spring/Summer semesters) via the university’s career center. The university has also created an internship scholarship for first-generation college students participating in unpaid internships.
With the help of the Provost’s Office, the GVSU Career Center also allocates funding to various academic departments on campus through the Internship Mini Grant (IMG) to help enhance internship initiatives.

As a result of the IMG program, departments at GVSU have created web resources, developed new internship opportunities for students, designed/evaluated internship courses and materials to enhance learning, expanded internship opportunities on a global level, and held internship events/fairs.

GVSU panelists (Rachel Becklin, Career Advisor/Internship Specialist; Chris Plouff, interim Provost and Executive Vice President for the Academic and Student Affairs Division; and Katelyn Hanley Semelbauer, Director of Donor Relations) will discuss initiatives created at the university to help support students in unpaid internship roles and develop internship programming. They will also share how other institutions can create similar opportunities for their students and faculty.

The Internship SIG is hosting the panel as we seek to enlarge the field’s discussions of internships and serve as a potential resource for internship directors, instructors seeking models and practical suggestions for designing and assessing internship programs.

Please email Dauvan Mulally (mulallyd at gvsu.edu<mailto:mulallyd at gvsu.edu>) to sign up for the Internship SIG panel-led conversation. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and contribute to the dialogue. We hope to see you there!


Dauvan Mulally, PhD
Senior Affiliate Professor & Internship Coordinator
Department of Writing
Grand Valley State University
310 Lake Ontario Hall
(616) 331-3547

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