[ATTW-L] CCCC?s Internship SIG to Host Panel on How Universities Can Off-Set Costs of Unpaid Internships and Support Internship Programs

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From: Dauvan Mulally
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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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