Grand Valley State University Student Internship Experiences

I am thankful for the nomination to apply for the UTRGV Upward Bound internship. I am currently a junior at Lopez Early College High School, and I am taking human growth and development as well doing public services hands on my career pathway. I honest believe that I am an outstanding candidate to this internship because I am very dedication, responsible, determined and respectful. My goal is to seek a master's degree in administration and a minor in photography.

Every task they completed incorporated various aspects of business, yet the aspect that truly caught my eye was the marketing side of business. I realized I would greatly enjoy a career that dealt with reaching a company’s goal while being creative.

My time at the University of Georgia has allowed me the opportunity to gain many skills and a better understanding of others by working amongst many individuals. For example, as a Resident Assistant for two years, I provided support for my residents and I understood the importance of developing relationship with them. Being a Resident Assistant prepared me to think quickly while remaining calm and professional, as I had to deal with many emergencies. This position also prepared me to handle conflicts and communicate with concerned parents about their child. The experience as a Resident Assistant also brought out a creative side. With decorating my hall and bulletin boards and creating programs to grab resident’s attention, outside of providing food, I had to think outside the box and become very resourceful. In addition to these experiences, I was a mentor to a first year student under the organization B.E.S.T., where I assisted my mentee with questions about their classes and college experience.

My internship experience has differed from my initial expectations of what it would be like in several ways. One is that I assumed that the main task of redesigning annual report would be very difficult, require an ample supply of extensive research, and work. It turned out that the task is much more simple than I imagined it to be and actually requires less work but more smart work. The experience made me realize that the main aspect of this specific task was to emphasize the creativity of the new design. Another

Currently, I am a sophomore studying Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Nevada, Reno. As a college student, one of the most important aspect of my education career is to gain different kind of experiences from opportunities that are offer at the university. Personally, I believe that completing a paid, local internship can give students, such as myself, the chance to gain valuable work experience and build networks and connections, while applying knowledge and skills in real life settings. Every type of experiences that exist, such as internships, offer me the chance to enhance my strengths, understand the world around me, and to push myself in continuing to develop as an individual to become successful in life. For example, I was selected as an art intern for the Summer Business Institute Program in Summer 2014. Throughout the eight weeks of exploring to arts, I had an opportunity to work with a team of artists to create a mural and an art piece for two local community centers in Las Vegas as well as organizing a civil engagement project for a neighborhood that have families who are in need of financial aid. As a result, we were thanked by the families to sponsor an event for their children to enjoy art for a day. Reflecting back on

What was missing or disappointing, if anything, about this internship? What was especially rewarding and educational?

Going into college at Ohio State my intentions are to have a career in public service. Through multiple internships thus far I have found a passion in serving for people. Growing up I have always felt the need to make an impact and give back to the community. Eventually, I hope to represent my community, the people of it, and those who are in need of representation. No matter what career path I choose, I hope to leave a legacy behind that will help the greater good.

I have had the opportunity to be in constant contact with many great Texas A&M mentors (current and former students) since my Junior year at high school. My mentors definitely have made an impact and set the ground work that influenced me in becoming involved in leadership activities at Texas A&M University. During my high school junior and senior years they assured me that becoming involved in leadership activities and student life would set a great foundation and empower me with the Aggie pride.

I am Mikayla Paradis and I am currently attending Bemidji State University as a junior in the BSN program. I would love to have this great internship experience for the sole reasoning that I would enjoy to experience the atmosphere of rural healthcare. I currently work, and am enrolled in the clinical experience in the Bemidji-Sanford Hospital. In comparison, Fosston would open my eyes to a whole new population. I have worked for Essentia-Fosston in the past in a long term care facility as a registered nursing assistant, but with the experience would be very different in the shoes of a registered nurse.

I though your elevator speech was very detailed and well written. Talking about your internship experience and how it helped you gain knowledge in your Field is a great way to start an elevator speech. Since the purpose is to gain the attention of a potential recruiter. Overall I thought you did a great job.

Throughout college, many students may have to complete a practicum in order to receive an educational degree. A practicum is a real-life learning experience obtained through working on-site in a health care facility while enrolled as a student (Makely, 2013). Educational programs use different terms for the practicum experience, such as clinicals, externships, internships, hands-on experience, and so forth, but these terms basically mean the same thing (Makely, 2013). Enrolled as a Health Care Management student at Metropolitan State University of Denver, one of the requirements is to complete a 150 hour internship that is related to health care management. The internship is an opportunity to apply knowledge and skills that I have acquired during the classroom and the online portion of my training, in an actual health care setting while I am still a student (Makely, 2013). It is essential to plan for an internship because your internship is much more than just another assignment, it is probably the most important part of your education (Makely, 2013). Enrolled as an out of state student, I do not have the resources available that in-state students have. I am on my own on finding and internship and in order to succeed, I have created an internship plan.

Being a transfer student from the UW-Green Bay, I honestly did not know what to expect from UW-Whitewater’s accounting program. The instant I heard that there was an internship program I knew that I had to be a part of it. One of the main goals of going to college is to land a job after graduation. The internship program seemed like the greatest way to get experience in the accounting, while building a relationship with a firm that may lead to a full-time offer. From start to finish the whole process was a lot of work, but in the end, I knew it would all be worth it.

After a quick lunch and my last class of the day I made my way over to the Fogelman Business College for the long awaited internship fair. As I approached the doors of the building I was greeted by a receptionist who asked me to fill in my

Abstract: As I look back on my internship at Clayton State University, I am supremely thankful for the experience. I entered this with three main learning objectives: to learn and experience the operation of an enterprise IT infrastructure, to learn and experience enterprise database administration, and to learn and experience enterprise networking. Nine since the commencement of this internship, I can say with confidence that I have met my goals. Leading up to this, I feel like my past experiences have prepared me. Though I did not know everything, I used what I previously learned. The tasks and projects given to me allowed me to become part of an organization. Furthermore, having the opportunity to sit one-on-one with multiple people in the department expanded my palate within the spectrum of IT. All in all, this was a successful, beneficial experience.

Since working with the Boys & Girls Club of the East Valley this summer I have proof-read two press releases, helped maintain excel spreadsheet for a car raffle, reformatted an excel spreadsheet to collect tax credit donation information and have created multiple point pf contact spreadsheets. This internship experience has been vastly different from all of my previous internships. I feel like this internship opportunity would be a decent first internship for someone who has little to no experience working in the public relations field.