What economic downturn? Come learn how academy leaders and advisory boards can set up meaningful internship experiences for Academies of Engineering—even in tough times. Strategies will be offered and demonstrated to ensure company participation and future board representation.

1. MeetingInternship
Requirements
In Tough Economic Times
Presented by: Ms. Beatrice Arvie

2. Challenges
 Inability to provide salary
 Age restrictions
 Lack of job experience
 Transportation
 Lack of preparation
 Not enough providers
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3. Develop a process and implement it.
 Employer relationships
 Student preparation
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4. Employer relationships
Each advisory board member company
provides at least two interns….
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5. Internship Workshop
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6. Workplace etiquette and attire
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7. Curricular backbone

8. School-Based Strategies
What does the school do to
prepare the student for the placement?
National Job Shadow Day
Engineering Week Activities

9. National Job Shadow Day

10. Lasting relationships
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11. A day in the workplace
CSRS/GARRARD
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12. Debriefing and journaling
Sam, Austin and Steven
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13. Engineering Week Activities

14. Engineering Week Activities

15. Engineering Week Activities

16. Engineering Week Activities

17. School-Based Strategies
What does the school do to
process the experience during and after?
Journals and writing assignments
Post-field seminars

18. Post-field seminar

19. School-Based Strategies
What does the
school do to
connect it to other learning?

20. activity
List each possible provider organization related to
your academy theme
Secure a contact name.
Invite them as a resource speaker
Call or email the contact to request a meeting
Invite potential providers to your site to visit the
classes during instructional time to see first
hand what students are learning relating to their
Field.

21. Assignment
 Group academies by tables
 1. Brainstorm and list possible businesses
 2. How could you use someone from other
academies in your themed academy?
 3. How are you going to contact those
businesses?
 Group presentations

22. Key points to take away
 Be creative
 Build relationships
 Think outside the box
 Prepare the students
 Have students present at events
 Open your doors for visits
 Market your program everywhere

23. Resources
NAF Internship Toolkit
http://naf.org/resources/internship-toolkit-pdf
NAF Gold Standards for Internships
http://naf.org/files/press_release/2010/03/Int
ernshipGoldStandards_onesheet.pdf

24. Questions?