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SPONSOR APPLICATION
Since 1976, over 6,000 U.Va. students have been placed in internships through the University Internship Programs. UIP Student interns have provided approximately 1.5 million hours of service to the community. Each semester, UIP matches approximately 250 University of Virginia undergraduate student interns with 200 sponsors in business, government and non-profit organizations in the Charlottesville area.
The University Internship Program continually seeks to expand the breadth of our program. If you are an established organization in the Charlottesville area that currently employs more than three people and could benefit from the efforts of bright, talented University of Virginia students, we encourage you to consider participating in this unique opportunity. By partnering with the University Internship Program, we hope to cooperatively provide students with a professional or semi-professional experience while also working to strengthen University-community ties.
We are delighted at the prospect of working with you to develop and design internships that will meet the needs of both your organization and our student interns. Please explore the possibility of becoming a University Internship Programs sponsor by browsing the information provided below. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please complete the online sponsor application. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Karen Farber, UIP Director at 434-982-2055, kfarber@virginia.edu or Dawn Anderson, Student Services Coordinator & Lecturer 434-982-5552, dla3y@virginia.edu.
Program Overview & Internship Options
The University Internship Program provides students and sponsors the opportunity to see experiential learning in action. In addition to working in the field, students participate in an academic seminar designed to assist them in understanding their personal and professional development while learning about community and organizational concerns. University interns serve at no monetary cost to sponsoring organizations. Interns are available for 15 hours per week during the summer (June-August) and 10 hours per week during the academic year (September-May). Interns earn graded credit for their participation in this experiential learning program, with forty percent of the intern's final grade determined by the organizational sponsor's evaluation.
Students apply to the University Internship Programs during the Spring semester of their third-year for an internship placement during the summer and/or their fourth-year. In their applications, students indicate internship preferences on which their eventual placements are made. You may find more detailed information regarding the Internship Programs and the various internship options by consulting the following:
* Program Options
Commitment & Expectations of Interns
* Extend staff and increase service delivery to clients and the community.
* Tackle long-term projects needing additional time or resources.
* Bring fresh ideas and new perspectives to the organization.
* Provide a cost-effective way to identify and retain new employees.
* Provide sponsor with an opportunity to sharpen and refine his or her own management and coaching skills.
* Create stronger ties between the University and the community by facilitating exchange of ideas and developing solutions to common problems.
* Provide 10-15 hours (depending upon the program option) of professional service to the organizational sponsor.
* Actively participate and engage in discussions in the academic seminar, and integrate such knowledge into their internship work experience.
* Continually seek to learn new skills and develop themselves as both individuals and as professional employees.
Commitment & Expectations of Sponsors
* Help students integrate theory with practice in a "real world" professional setting.
* Expose interns to complex and multi-faceted functions of community organizations.
* Teach basic business and organizational skills useful long after their internship ends.
* Promote interns' social, educational, and personal growth while expanding their intellectual horizons.
* Assist interns in clarifying their career goals and decisions.
* Serve as mentor and model for an aspiring young professional.
* Help students gain confidence and be competitive in the job market following graduation.
* Attend at least one University meeting each year
* Evaluate student interns both at mid-semester and at the end of each semester 40% of the student's grade involves the field sponsor evaluation of the student's performance.
Become a University Internship Program Sponsor
* Organizations interested in becoming a sponsor should complete the online sponsor application.
* To post an internship position, you will need to obtain a User Name & Password. To get a User Name and Password:
* Complete the Sponsor Application found on the University Internship Program website. The information you provide in the application will be reviewed (and edited as necessary) and placed into the University Internship Program's On-line Internship Listing.
The Internship Listing stands as the students' primary source of information about your organization and the internship(s) you offer. Therefore, it is important that your application accurately reflects the internship position, especially with regards to your expectations of the role, responsibilities, and qualifications of the intern(s).
Students use the Internship Listing when they apply to UIP to research available internships and to learn more about your organization. Students indicate their internship preferences on their application, and are subsequently matched based upon those preferences.
* Please complete one internship position description for each unique internship you wish to post.
* If you would like assistance in developing a quality internship program or in writing an appropriate internship description, please do not hesitate to contact the University Internship Program. Please call Karen Farber, UIP Director at 434.982.2055, kfarber@virginia.edu or Dawn Anderson, Student Services Coordinator & Lecturer at 434.982.5552, dla3y@virginia.edu.
For more information
Call:
Ms. Karen A. Farber, Ph.D., UIP Director, 434.982.2055
or
Ms. Dawn Anderson, Ph.D., Student Services Coordinator & Lecturer, 434.982.5552
E-mail: kfarber@virginia.edu
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