# Presentation: 000297

## The Value of Aviation Internship Programs

- Louis A. Scala
- Department of Aviation
- Farmingdale
- State University of New York

## Introduction/Welcome

- Louis A. Scala
- Associate Professor.
- Department of Aviation.
- Farmingdale, State University of New York.

## Objective of Today’s Program

- We want you to leave today’s session with some basic knowledge about:
- Aviation related internships.
- The advantages of aviation related internships.
- Sources of interns and
- Partnerships and/or assistance available to develop an internship program.

## Objective of Today’s Program

- We also want you to hear some success stories about aviation internships consider implementing an internship program at your airport.

## Lou Scala’s Story:

- Aviation High School.
- SUNY Farmingdale—Aerospace Technology
- New York University.
- College of Aeronautics.
- AMT Instructor.

## Lou Scala’s Story

- SUNY Farmingdale
- Assistant Professor
- Aircraft Systems
- Aircraft Powerplants
- My transition in the Brave New World of Airports!
- Diamond Jim Brady’s daughter. “My daddy works at JFK.”
- The birth of “field trip learning in the classroom.” (Waldvogel)

## Lou Scala’s Story

- Academic Leave (1999)
- AAAE ASOS class at JFK...meeting Steve Quilty and his advice!
- Technical Knowledge and
- Practical Experience is essential.

## Lou Scala’s Story

- Steve Quility influenced the development of the BS Degree in Airport Management at Farmingdale, State University of New York.

## Lou Scala’s Story

- Professor Scala’s mentors:
- Bill DeGraff.
- Guilermo Felix.
- Ken Kroll.
- Hugh Jones.
- Stephen Williams.
- Warren Kroppell
- Bob Junge.
- Al Graser.

## Lou Scala’s Story

- Professor Scala’s mentors:
- Pam Phillips
- Tom Felix
- Jen Dermody
- Daisy Mather
- Al Werner.
- Evelyn Martinez.
- Vincent Cimino (Honorable Obi Wan! ).

## Lou Scala’s Story

- BS Degree in Airport Management:
- Liberal Arts and Science.
- Business Management.
- Aviation Core Courses.
- Airport Management Courses.
_**Internships Needed!**_
- Goal:
- AAAE C.M. Certification for FSUNY Grads

## Internship—Success Stories 

- Evelyn Martinez
- Dowling College
- Mentor Pam Phillips
- PANYNJ Intern
- Mentor—Vince Cimino
- Intern FAA Airports Division
- Presently working with FAA Airports Division as a ACSI and Compliance Officer.

## Internship—Success Stories 

- Louis Lorate
- Vaughn College
- Mentor—Vince Cimino
- Intern FAA Airports Division
- Presently working with FAA Washington ADO as a Community Planner

## Internship—Success Stories 

- Courtney Liedler
- SUNY Farmingdale
- Mentor—Vince Cimino
- Intern FAA Airports Division
- Presently working with the NTSB as an Accident Investigator

## Internship—Success Stories 

- Mahendra Raghubeer
- Vaughn College
- Mentor—Vince Cimino
- Intern FAA Airports Division
- Presently working with FAA NYADO as a Community Planner

## Internship—Success Stories 

- Ryan Heeralall
- SUNY Farmingdale
- Mentor—Vince Cimino.
- Intern FAA Airports Division
- Presently working with FAA contractor and is assigned to the FAA Eastern Region Runway Safety Program.

## Internship—Success Stories 

- Shedrock Neil
- SUNY Farmingdale
- Mentor—Vince Cimino.
- Intern FAA Airports Division
- Presently working with Delta Airlines at LGA

## Internship—Success Stories 

- Monica Romero
- SUNY Farmingdale
- Mentor—John Lauth
- Presently working with AvPorts FRG Financial/Administration Department.

## Internship—Success Stories 

- Michael Simon
- SUNY Farmingdale
- Mentor—Bill L./John Lauth
- Presently working with AvPorts FRG as an Airport Operations Coordinator.

## Internship—Success Stories 

- Shawn Byers
- SUNY Farmingdale
- Mentor—Vince Cimino.
- Intern FAA Airports Division
- Presently working with AvPorts FRG as an Airport Operations Coordinator.
- Presently working as an Operations Supervisor at BWI/TM airport.

## Internship—Success Stories 

- Khern Forde
- Vaughn College
- Presently an Airport Operations Coordinator at Teterboro Airport, NJ.

## Internship—Success Stories 

- Michelle Grasso
- SUNY Farmingdale
- Mentor—Vince Cimino
- Intern FAA Airports Division
- Former Operations Coordinator at Westchester County Airport.
- Presently FAA Airports Division Airport Safety Certification Assistant.

## Internship—Success Stories 

- Joanna Zyskowska
- SUNY Farmingdale
- Vaughn College
- Mentor—Vince Cimino
- Intern at FAA Airports Division.
- Terminal 4 Operations Coordinator
- Presently Airport Operations Coordinator Westchester County Airport, NY

## Internship—Success Stories 

- Arianne Reyes
- Vaughn College
- Mentor—Vince Cimino
- Intern at FAA Airports Division.
- Presently an Airport Operations Coordinator at Teterboro Airport, NJ.

## Internship 101

- An internship is a learning opportunity for a student to explore a career.
- It is usually a temporary situation.
- Some internships are paid and others are offered for credit. (Long Island Works Coalition)

## Internship 101

- Internships are designed to teach students how to combine theory and applicable skills to solve complex problems. (Sikorsky)

## Internship 101

- An internship is typically a one-time work or service experience done by a student who has attained at least some academic preparation in a professional field.

## Internship 101

- The student:
- Can be an advanced undergraduate or graduate student
- Works in a  professional setting under the supervision of at least one practicing professional...Many offer pay, but quite a few don’t.
- Most are done for academic credit. (JobWeb.com, National Association of Colleges and Universities)

## Internship 101

- “Historically the intern or apprentice, included those wishing to develop skills which would provide a lifelong profession by apprenticing themselves to a “master craftsman.” (Sikorsky)

## Internship 101

- In order to become skilled at a particular trade...an individual would work side by side with a more experienced professional who was willing to take the time to teach his specialty in a “hands on” fashion.
- Such apprenticeships...continue to this very day. (Sikorsky)

## Internship 101 

- Examples of internships and apprenticeships:
- Construction and building trades (Journeyman to Master).
- Medical profession (Internship to Residency).
- Legal profession (Clerkship).
- Graduate studies (Fellowships).

## Internship 101

- Many of the best colleges in the U.S. have concluded that internship training is vital for students to become experts in their respective course of study. (Sikorsky)

## Internship 101—Co-ops

- A cooperative education experience is generally completed by a student over more than one semester.
- It includes work assignments related to the participant’s academic and career interests.
- Co-op students are almost always paid, and their work is considered productive to the employer.

## Internship 101—Co-ops

- The typical program plan is for students to alternate terms of full-time classroom study with terms are full-time, discipline-related employment.
- Most co-op programs involve some sort of academic credit. (JobWeb.com)

## Internship 101—Practicum

- A practicum is generally a one-time work or service experience done by a student as a part of an academic class.
- “Virtual Internships in Airport Operations Management” for AVN 470 and APM 485 Classes.
- Some practicums offer pay, but many don’t.
- Almost all are done for academic credit. (JobWeb.com)

## Internship 101—Externships or Job Shadowing Experiences

- An externship or job shadowing experience allows a student to spend between a day and several weeks observing a professional on the job (i.e. Shadowing ACSI Vince Cimino).
- Such experiences are unpaid, however some colleges and universities pick up travel and/or living expenses.

## Internship 101—Externships or Job Shadowing Experiences

- Externships and job shadowing experiences are generally not done for academic credit. (JobWeb.com)

## Internship 101—Advantages of Internships

- Interns usually have a strong desire to learn.
- Internships provide:
- Job experience for the student.
- Networking opportunities.
- A “taste and see” potential employee evaluation opportunity for the organization. (Long Island Works)

## Internship 101—Advantages of Internships

- In an article entitled, _*Internship Programs: A Win-Win Business Opportunity*_. Katherine Rupp, Marketing Manager for the LI Works Coalition, observed several advantages:
- Shared Value.
- Staff Support.
- Name Recognition.
- Saves Employment Costs.
- Good for the Economy.

## Internship 101—Advantages of Internships

- Shared Value:
- An internship is a short term work experience which emphases hands on and professional development for the student.
- In return for this learning experience, students provide assistance to their host organizations by completing tasks and projects of real business value.
- Internships can be paid or unpaid.

## Internship 101—Advantages of Internships

- Staff Support:
- Internship benefit’s your organization
- Provides your organization with talented and trained assistance without adding to your headcount, and allows for better utilization of full-time personnel.
- Interns can perform professional and paraprofessional duties:
- Short term projects.
- Contribute to long term projects and staff support.

## Internship 101—Advantages of Internships

- Name Recognition:
_***Helps to generate a positive community image***_
- FAA summer program for high school students.
- Summer of Aviation at Republic (SOAR).
- Internship program can increase the name recognition of the airport and provide a means for forging bonds with local schools and colleges.
- This form of community involvement demonstrates an interest in the future of local students and the local economy by promoting workforce readiness.

## Internship 101—Advantages of Internships

- Saves Employment Costs:
- Gives businesses a chance to evaluate potential employees while they are still in school:
- Charles Seliga, Stewart International Airport.
- Employers offer full-time employment to 56.9% of their interns (National Association of Colleges and Employers).
- This lowers the recruitment and training costs.

## Internship 101—Advantages of Internships

- Saves Employment Costs:
- Internships are a useful recruitment tool.
- They give an employer/supervisor the opportunity to train and interact with the intern on a regular basis, providing them with a much clearer picture of the potential employee than an interview would.
- Gives the intern a realistic picture of the potential working environment before accepting a position, cutting down on turnover. (Rupp)

## Internship 101—Advantages of Internships

- Good for the Economy:
- Internships give students a professional edge by providing them with real business experience while they are still in school.
- Internship programs also strengthen the future workforce by increasing the number of available workers with the professionalism and skills businesses look for.

## Internship 101—Advantages of Internships

- Good for the Economy:
- Skilled successful professionals strengthen both the organization they work for through productivity and the community in which they live through financial assets gained from their careers.
- Note: The “Multiplier Effect.”

## Internship 101—Advantages of Internships

- Interns are useful computer savvy individuals.
- Interns are usually highly motivated and eager to start gaining valuable work experience.
- Internships provide career guidance to the intern and networking opportunities between the students and airport professionals.

## Internship 101—Disadvantages of Internships

- Internships are not for everyone.
- It takes a student who is willing to put in the time and an airport that has a need to put an aspiring airport professional to _*productive use*_. (Hopper)

## Internship 101—Getting Started

- Many schools and college career centers can provide specific information a business needs to host one of there interns.
- Educational institutions often have programs requirements in place for students if the internships are for credit. (Rupp)

## Internship 101—Getting Started

- Businesses can request interns directly or from a school or visit websites of organizations that offer assistance. (Rupp)

## Internship 101—Getting Started

- Size does not matter because:
- A successful internship program can be of great benefit to both the organization and the student/students it hosts.
- In a small airport an intern can be of assistance by wearing many hats, and learning the skill of “multitasking.”
- A larger airport may assign an intern to a special department or project, which offers the opportunity for the student to learn a specific skill. (Rupp)

## Internship 101—Internship Management

- In an article entited, _*Educating Interns Will in Turn Produce Assets*_, Patricia Kitchen pointed out that:
- The internship is a learning experience for the student so it is going to take time for the employer to explain the “lingo”, the procedures, and the etiquette of your organization.
- Direct interns to the “natural born mentor” types.
- Remember that the intern may be a future employee, especially with potential laborer shortage.

## Internship 101—Internship Management

- In an article entitled, _*Educating Interns Will in Turn Produce Assets*_, Patricia Kitchen pointed out that:
- Interns bring fresh thinking to the organization
- Internship involves “homework” on your part such as mentoring reports to the College, paperwork etc...
- Wear the interns “shoes” and remember that there is a first time for everything and “teach em the ropes.”

## Internship 101—Internship Resources

- FAA Eastern Region 718-553-3000
- FAA High School Outreach Program and emulate it...also
- FAA Airports Division has experience with local College students.
- AAAE
- Academic Relations Committee Chair, Bill Hopper 603-433-6536 _[b.hopper@peasedev.org](mailto:b.hopper@peasedev.org)_
- _[www.airportnet.org](http://www.airportnet.org/)_
- NECAAAE
- Scholarships, Internships Grants Chair, William Smith A.A.E, Morristown, NJ 973-538-6400 _[www.necaaae.org](http://www.necaaae.org/)__ _

## Internship 101—Internship Resources

- University Aviation Association
- _[http://uaa.auburn.edu](http://uaa.auburn.edu/)_
- UAA Northeast Members:
- Naugatuck Valley Community College, Waterbury, CT
- Wilmington College, New Castle, Delaware
- Community College of Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland
- University of Maryland, Princess Anne, Maryland
- Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, Mass

## Internship 101—Internship Resources

- University Aviation Association Northeast Members:
- North Shore Community College, Danvers, Mass
- Daniel Webster College, Nashua, NH
- Mercer Community College, Trenton, NJ
- St, Francis College, Brooklyn, NY
- Farmingdale, State University of New York, Farmingdale, New York

## Internship 101—Internship Resources

- University Aviation Association Northeast Members:
- Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology, Flushing, New York
- Dowling College, Oakdale, New York
- Schenectady Community College, Schenectady, New York
- York College, Jamaica, New York
- Lehigh Carbon Valley Community College, Allentown, PA

## Internship 101—Internship Resources

- University Aviation Association Northeast Members:
- Community College of Beaver County, Beaver falls, PA
- Averett College, Danville, VA
- Hampton University, Hampton, VA
- Fairmont State College, Bridgeport West Virginia
- Local Community Colleges
- Local High Schools

## Thank You!!!!

- Louis A. Scala
- Associate Professor
- Department of Aviation
- Farmingdale
- State University of New York
- 2350 Broadhollow Road
- Farmingdale, New York 11735
- 631-420-2039
- 631-420-2194 fax
- _[louis.scala@farmingdale.edu](mailto:louis.scala@farmingdale.edu)_