IT'S NOT JUST A SUMMER INTERNSHIPINTEGRATING INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIPS
WITHIN THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY
Jackie BlessoAssistant Director of Career Development
Allyson GooseStudy Abroad Advisor
Marci McPheeAssociate Director, International Center for Ethics, Justice, and
Public Life
INTRODUCTION A case study International internships and career
development Institutional commitment to international
experiences Today’s agenda
BRANDEIS’ FEATURED PROGRAMS Summer Internship
Programs, through the Office of Study Abroad
World of Work (WOW) Internship Funding Program, through the Hiatt Career Center
Sorensen Fellowship, through the International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life
PRE-INTERNSHIP:PREPARATION & MAXIMIZATION Pre-departure event in April WOW application learning goals and outcomes Sorensen Fellow spring class and personal
inquiry questions Year Abroad, Queer Abroad
DURING THE INTERNSHIP:INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT WOW Liaisons program Sorensen Fellows support Study abroad program support by in-country
staff
POST-INTERNSHIP:REFLECTION & SHARING: WOW Written reflection: letters to donor / yearbook /
publication / blog / Brandeis’ Internship Exchange (BIX)
Experiential Learning Expo
POST-INTERNSHIP:REFLECTION & SHARING: STUDY ABROAD Wander magazine Recruit students to participate in
future study abroad events Pre-Health panel “Connecting International
Experience to Your Job Search” workshop
POST-INTERNSHIP:REFLECTION & SHARING: SORENSEN Fall “Internship and Analysis” course Booklet Presentation
STUDENT SUCCESS STORIES
CONCLUDING THOUGHTS Individual learning, reflection, preparation for
post-graduation Marketing and publicity Greater implications
QUESTIONS?Jackie Blesso, Hiatt Career [email protected]
Allyson Goose, Office of Study [email protected]
Marci McPhee, Ethics [email protected]
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