Cynthia Simon presents at National Society for Experiential Education conference on benefits of first and second-year internships at colleges and universities
Cynthia Simon, director of the College of Arts and Sciences Internship Office, gave a presentation at the National Society for Experiential Education (NSEE) 2015 National Conference, which was held in St. Pete Beach, Florida, on October 7, 2015.
Simon and co-presenter Mary Black, Ph.D., program coordinator of the Executive Internship Program for Pinellas County Schools in Florida, delivered a talk titled 鈥淚nternship 200: A Case for First and Second Year Students,鈥 in which they highlighted the credentials of the high school internship, challenged the rationale for making college students wait until junior year to take internships, and made the case for post-secondary schools, colleges and universities to create fully supported, academically backed internship programs accessible to their first and second-year students.
The presentation concluded with ideas to help conference participants trouble shoot, design, pitch and implement their own 200-level internship program at their respective home institutions.
According to Simon, who is the regional co-chair of the NSEE, the 黑料不打烊 of New England is one of only a few schools in the nation that offers a 200-level academic internship program for first and second-year students.