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In case you missed it in our Instagram stories, follow along with Sorrell College student, Camryn Easterling, at her marketing internship with Liquid Life Vacation Rentals in Orange Beach, AL 📍 Let’s congratulate Camryn Easterling for this awesome social media takeover! 👏 Do you have an internship this summer? Let us know in the comments below so we can highlight your success. #TroyUniversity #SorrellCollegeofBusiness #SorrellGeeks

🌟 Exciting news! 🌟 The Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship teamed up with The Career Center and The Division of Governmental & Community Relations to explore a dynamic partnership with the City of Edinburg, the Edinburg Economic Development Corporation, and leading financial institutions in the Rio Grande Valley. 💼✨ This collaboration will pave the way for a flagship internship program in the banking industry, opening doors to amazing local professional opportunities for our talented UTRGV students. 🚀🎓 #UTRGV #RCVCOBE #InternshipOpportunities #RGVStrong #FutureLeaders #UTRGVCareers

Chronic absenteeism is a symptom of a lack of student engagement. In this month’s Kappan, read how one Rhode Island high school addresses this challenge by offering students an interest-based learning approach that includes hands-on learning through internships. In the November Kappan https://lnkd.in/eP3t_GJc

In this episode, we speak with Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell , CEO of the 10,000 Black Interns. Learn about the great work that their organization is doing, and how they inspired the origin of the BLX Internship Program. #dei #deib #diversityequityandinclusion

SCHEV recently awarded $3.9 million to 20 higher ed institutions, including the Virginia Community College System, to increase quality internships in Virginia. https://lnkd.in/gEegBSxy

Earlier this week, we shared that Kerrie Mitchell, President & CEO of the DPSCD Foundation, was hitting the airwaves—and now, the Fox 2 Detroit segment is here! Catch the full clip to see how a $1 million gift from the Joel Landy Foundation is transforming opportunities for DPSCD students at Breithaupt Career and Technical Center. From hands-on training to real-world internships, this investment is setting students up for legendary success in Detroit’s automotive industry. Let’s keep driving Detroit’s future forward—together. Want to support programs like this? Visit www.dpscdfoundation.org to learn more and give today. Placement: Robin Schwartz PR

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! 🗞️ The Fall 2024 FSU Sport Management newsletter showcases recent department updates, highlighting student internships, conferences, and alumni achievements. It provides insights into faculty projects, upcoming events, and how FSU's Sport Management Program is fostering opportunities for students to engage in real-world industry experiences. You can check out the article here https://lnkd.in/eFdJjd5Z or use the link in our bio #FSUSPM #nolesknowsports

More good news from the University of Vermont. The Ford Foundation invested $250,000 in the UVM Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships to expand a statewide summer internship program, benefitting students and communities across Vermont. https://lnkd.in/etVbER5R #UVMRESEARCH

Exciting things are happening at Roanoke College! With support from a SCHEV Vision Grant, we’re enhancing the focus on internships and work-based learning (WBL) to better prepare students for career success. Through this initiative, Maroons Forward: Building Career Through Experience, we’ll expand WBL opportunities, align them with NACE competencies, and develop systems to track outcomes and strengthen employer partnerships. This project reflects Roanoke’s commitment to helping students find purpose through experiential learning and meeting Virginia’s workforce needs. Proud to see this work moving forward with the dedication of our task force and college leaders!

Some of the students got stuck after "What's your name?" and "What do you do?" at our networking workshop. They feel like they cannot ask anything not professionally-related during networking. We told them to ask about their job as follow ups: What is your favorite part about your job? What are your challenges? What is your company culture like? Meanwhile, in the back of the room, Michelle Quevedo-Penn and I reminisced about me breaking the ice by talking about a great carnitas joint around the corner from where we were and how she was looking for ways to welcome new team members. 😆 So, what is your networking style? Are you all business? Or are you more casual? What are some of your networking icebreaker questions? And why is it not "What's your favorite dinosaur?" #networkingtips #professionaldevelopment