IT'S NOT JUST A SUMMER INTERNSHIPINTEGRATING INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIPS

WITHIN THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY

Jackie BlessoAssistant Director of Career Development

Allyson GooseStudy Abroad Advisor

Marci McPheeAssociate Director, International Center for Ethics, Justice, and

Public Life

INTRODUCTION A case study International internships and career

development Institutional commitment to international

experiences Today’s agenda

BRANDEIS’ FEATURED PROGRAMS Summer Internship

Programs, through the Office of Study Abroad

World of Work (WOW) Internship Funding Program, through the Hiatt Career Center

Sorensen Fellowship, through the International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life

PRE-INTERNSHIP:PREPARATION & MAXIMIZATION Pre-departure event in April WOW application learning goals and outcomes Sorensen Fellow spring class and personal

inquiry questions Year Abroad, Queer Abroad

DURING THE INTERNSHIP:INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT WOW Liaisons program Sorensen Fellows support Study abroad program support by in-country

staff

POST-INTERNSHIP:REFLECTION & SHARING: WOW Written reflection: letters to donor / yearbook /

publication / blog / Brandeis’ Internship Exchange (BIX)

Experiential Learning Expo

POST-INTERNSHIP:REFLECTION & SHARING: STUDY ABROAD Wander magazine Recruit students to participate in

future study abroad events Pre-Health panel “Connecting International

Experience to Your Job Search” workshop

POST-INTERNSHIP:REFLECTION & SHARING: SORENSEN Fall “Internship and Analysis” course Booklet Presentation

STUDENT SUCCESS STORIES

CONCLUDING THOUGHTS Individual learning, reflection, preparation for

post-graduation Marketing and publicity Greater implications

QUESTIONS?Jackie Blesso, Hiatt Career Centerblesso@brandeis.edu

Allyson Goose, Office of Study Abroadagoose@brandeis.edu

Marci McPhee, Ethics Centermcphee@brandeis.edu

www.brandeis.edu