Introduction to Internships

Have you wondered how to set up an internship in your office? Who do you reach out to, if you have a possible position for an intern? Do colleges and Universities have a way to get interns from the campus?

Join Ruth Edele, and a panel of college and university personnel who deal directly with students and internships. Learn the ins and out of hiring an intern and supporting the school.

Topics

• Purpose
• Structure - Formation
• Guidance - Employers and students

After the webinar - Ruth is open to recording conversations with students about internships and their experiences. She is also open to having future recorded conversations about internships at Bay Path, UCONN, and University of Albany.

Panelists:

Christina Badini, Assistant Director, Corporate Partner Relations, University of Connecticut 

As an Assistant Director on the Corporate Partner Relations team, I primarily work with employers interested in connecting with our graduate students and international students.  My goal is to partner with employers to create engagement opportunities to assist in their recruiting efforts.  By cultivating relationships with employers across many different industries, I learn their goals and help them develop a strategy to meet and recruit UConn students and alumni. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, friends and the cutest dog in the world, her pup, Moira Rose!

Erin Couture, Assistant Director, Applied Learning, College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity, University of Albany

Ms. Couture leads CEHC’s experiential education, internationalization, and professional development efforts. She manages all professional development programmatic initiatives and also provides oversight to all applied learning related coursework, for both undergraduate and graduate students, as well as coordinating and managing CEHC’s internship, peer education, capstone, education abroad and undergraduate research programs, essential elements of the applied learning curriculum.

She has spent the majority of her UAlbany tenure in an advisory role. Most recently, she served as academic advisor for Athletics. She also served as an EHC academic advisor at CEHC, and an academic advising assistant for the Psychology department at the University. Before joining UAlbany, she worked in secondary education for 10 years, supporting at-risk student populations.

Jameson Van Zetten, Bay Path University
BA, Western New England University
MEd, Higher Education Student Affairs, University of South Carolina
MS, Applied Data Science, Bay Path University

Jameson currently serves as the Director of Experiential Learning and Workforce Engagement at Bay Path University. In this role, Jameson is revamping the internship and work-based experience program, focusing on integrating micro-credentials and developing micro and project-based internship experiences for Bay Path students. His work also extends to forging strong employer and community partnerships, with the goal of enhancing students' practical learning experiences across various disciplines.

Additional Resources:

• School- NYU-Gallatin 
• Guide - Best Colleges
• SUNY Albany