The College received its grant in the early 1980s. The College of Arts and Sciences hopes to make things work without a centralized office. According to Suzanne Hagen, associate dean of students, the College of Arts and Sciences will distribute the internship information and responsibilities to one key contact person within each department. I would see our department taking the lead working with students or seeking internships and helping them find a good fit in terms of internship placement. There will be the key contact within a department.
Some people oppose sending internship responsibilities back to the departments.
Having a centralized office makes it easier. Carmen Croonquist, a career counselor in the Career and Counseling Services Office, said she also believes a centralized internship office is a necessity. Businesses are demanding more of students and graduates. Provost and Vice Chancellor Robert Milam said that though the internship office will no longer exist next year, the same services will be offered to students. Services such as resume writing, testing, seminars and workshops, as well as a campus database of internships and the students available for them, will be in a centralized location, possibly the Career and Counseling Services Office.