Internship and Mentoring Programs

This internship program is a collaborative effort between the College of Business and Leadership and the Office of Career Services at FHSU. This program is a short-term work experience, preferably in the summer, designed to offer students the opportunity to gain valuable career-related experience.

This initiative helps students make connections between in-class learning and the practical, hands-on world of work. These experiences may be paid or unpaid. The focus is on learning-by-doing.

These internship assignments are meaningful. Students will be matched with a responsibility that encompassed their college major or be given the task of creating and executing improvement projects.

Students at College of Business and Leadership will have access to two types of internships:

• Academic Internships are taken for credit, approved and sponsored by a faculty member, and include at least one academic component such as a project, a final paper or a seminar. They often take place during a spring or fall semester and can be taken in conjunction with other classes. These internships can be taken with the approval of a sponsoring faculty member.
• Noncredit internships do not involve credit and do not require faculty participation. They generally occur in the summer, or when the College is not in session, and there is not generally an academic component such as a required project or paper.

In addition to the opportunities available through the Management Development Center, students can also access InternConnect provided by the Hays Chamber of Commerce

Implementations

College of Business and Leadership organizes, through the Office of Career Services, internships-preparation seminars. In these seminars, students are able to develop their professional portfolios. These portfolios will include copies of resume, cover letter, list of references, list of skills, letters of recommendations, and other pertinent documents related to internship activities.

Students who successfully complete these seminars will contact the Office of Career Services to secure an interview with organizations that are seeking interns. Students are then assigned to a faculty advisor who will supervise their internship activities. Students will be required to complete an internship-expectation report at end of the internship assignment.

Helpful Websites
Intern Connect (Hays Chamber of Commerce)
Fort Hays State University Career Services
Sample Resumes and Cover Letters
Peace Corps
SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise)