Guest speakers and discussion groups present information useful to students considering specific career paths and include practical professional viewpoints. Information is also available on freelance, summer and full-time employment. Information on summer employment and internships is available in our office, and a new computerized database catalogues material on grants, fellowships, residencies and competitions of interest to artists. ArtWorks is a searchable database designed to help RISD students and alumni locate jobs, internships, residencies and other opportunities available throughout the country. It allows you to search for opportunities in fields that interest you.
Sketches is a monthly publication detailing internship opportunities for students.
It contains listings from across the United States and provides leads for interesting and productive summer and Wintersession internships. Alumni and Career Services also sponsors an on-campus recruiting program in which a large number of firms, corporations and individual employers visit RISD to interview candidates and review portfolios. Through the English Department , the Division of Liberal Arts offers an extensive program in English language studies for International Students including a month-long intensive summer program scheduled just prior to the beginning of Fall classes. The Writing Center is open to all students and maintains regular evening hours. Information about the Writing Center is available in the Liberal Arts office.