William Dominick, a senior IDS major, did an internship this semester for Dr. Romine's leadership class. For some students an internship may help them develop a skill they never knew they had, or open another door to a career path. Liza Owens, a junior Communications major is currently doing an internship with Dr. Nancy Moore. Those polled also agreed that participating in an internship is an invaluable experience that all college students should at least attempt. In addition, it is a great networking tool.
Students have the opportunity to meet people in the business they hope to enter.
The students polled encouraged other students who may be interested in working as an intern to get as much information about the company and the work they will be doing up front. Overall everyone agreed an internship is a must during one's college career. Use of part time faculty has remained high in Arts and Sciences and grown significantly in the professional schools. While no percentage of PT use is available for the School of Education, SOE hired 17.6 PT units in 1997 vs. 3 in 1987. FTE has exceeded greatly the percentage growth in classes.