Internship Information

What is an Internship?

An internship is a supervised work experience that supplements and enhances a student’s academic coursework. Internships are generally short-term (one or two semesters), have pre-established learning goals, and reflect actively on what students are learning or majoring in while in school. 

Ideally, an internship offers practical experience in a potential career field. They are designed to help students understand the “real world” applications of their academic studies. Internships can be paid or unpaid. Involvement may be part-time, as little as 10 hours a week, up to full-time. Academic credit may be awarded at the discretion of students’ academic departments. 

Why hire an intern?

  • Internship placements are proven, cost-effective methods to meet immediate and long-range human resource needs of employers. 

  • Internship placements are excellent ways to find new, energetic and skilled employees.

  • The internship can be a test period for both you and the student to learn if they are a good “fit.” 

  • Interning students can perform well on some professional-level assignments, thus freeing career employees for more advanced responsibilities.

  • Participation in internships helps decrease the turnover of graduates employed in career positions. 

  • Internships provide an excellent avenue for diversifying the workforce. 

  • Internship programs foster on-going, productive relations between the campus and employer. 

How does this service work?

The Office of Career Services is happy to assist you with posting your internship position(s) on Handshake (Handshake should be a link to the Handshake page) or assist in developing an internship program if you don’t have one in place.  We will also work to promote your internship opportunity to the appropriate academic internship coordinators who will in turn notify students in that particular degree program about the internship.

Internship Coordinators

Accounting & Finance

Department Head: Dr. Robert Braun

Accounting

Contact: Dr. Stella Helluin 
Ph: 549-2208 Email: [email protected]

Finance

Contact: Dr. John Cresson 
Ph: 549-2146 Email: [email protected]

Management & Business Administration

Department Head: Dr. Russell McKenezie
Department Email: [email protected]

Management

Contact: Dr. Rusty Juban 
Ph: 549-5930 Email: [email protected]

Business Administration

Contact: Dr. Sang Lee 
Ph: 549-2086 Email: [email protected]

Marketing & Supply Chain Management

Department Head: Jose Noguera
Department Email: [email protected]

Marketing

Contact: Dr. April Kemp 
Ph: 549-3727 Email: [email protected]

Supply Chain Management

Contact: Jon Emas
Ph: 549-2163 Email: [email protected]

MBA Program

Contact: Dr. Jen Morgan 
Email: [email protected]

EMBA Program

Contact: Dr. John Cresson 
Email: [email protected]

English

Department Head: Dr. David Hanson 
Department Email: [email protected]
Ph: 549-2100

Publication Studies

Contact: Dr. Joel Fredell
Ph. 549-2113 Email: [email protected]

Professional Writing

Contact: Dr. Paul Sawyer 
Ph. 549-5759 Email: [email protected]

Music & Performing Arts

Department Head: Dr. Dale Newkirk
Department Email: [email protected]

Visual Art + Design

Department Head: Dr. Dale Newkirk 
Department Email: [email protected]

Contact: Dr. Gary Keown 
Ph: 549-5419 Email: [email protected]

General Studies

Contact: Ms. Rebecca Hite 
Ph: 549-3755 Email: [email protected]

History & Political Science

Department Head: Dr. Bill Robison 
Department Email: [email protected]

History (graduate program only)

Contact: Dr. Bill Robison 
Ph: 549-2109 Email: [email protected]

Public History

Contact: Dr. Bill Robison
Email: [email protected]

Political Science

Contact: Bridget Hester 
Ph: 549-2388 Email: [email protected]

Communication & Media Studies 

Department Head: James V. O’Connor
Department Email: [email protected]

Mass Communication

Contact: Dr. Carol Madere 
Ph: 549-5681 Email: [email protected]

Organizational Communication

Contact: Dr. Carol Madere 
Ph: 549-5681 Email: [email protected]

World Languages & Cultures

Department Head: Dr. Lucia Harrison

Department Email: [email protected]
Ph: 549-5293 Email: [email protected]

Psychology

Department Head: Dr. Susan Coats Department Email: [email protected]

Psychology

Contact: Dr. Susan Coats 
Ph: 549-3984 Email: [email protected]

Industrial/Organizational Psychology Master’s Program

Contact: Dr. Paula Sullivan 
Ph: 549-5535 Email: [email protected]

Sociology & Criminal Justice

Department Head: Dr. Ken Bolton 
Department Email: [email protected]

Sociology 

Contact: Dr. David Burley 
Ph: 549-5443 Email: [email protected]

Criminal Justice

Contact: Frank Tridico  
Ph: 549-5966 Email: [email protected]

Applied Sociology Master’s Program

Contact: Michael Bisciglia, Ph.D. 
Ph: 549-5966 Email: [email protected]

Educational Leadership & Technology

Department Head: Dr. Thomas DeVaney
Department Email: [email protected]

Principals & Supervisors

Contact: Dr. Dana Griggs
Ph: 549-5069 Email: [email protected]

Teaching & Learning

Contact: Colleen Klein-Ezell
Ph: 549-2221 Email: [email protected]

Contact: Jordan Ahrend
Ph: 549-2229 Email: [email protected]

Biological Sciences 

Department Head/Contact: Dr. Chris Beachy
Department Email: [email protected]
Ph: 549-3740

Chemistry & Physics

Department Head: Dr. Patrick Moyer 
Department Email: [email protected]
[email protected]

Contact: Dr. Patrick Moyer 
Ph: 549-2159 Email: [email protected]

Computer Science

Department Head: Dr. John W. Burris 
Department Email: [email protected]

Contact: Dr. Ghassan Alkadi 
Ph: 549-5099 Email: [email protected]

Industrial Technology

Department Head: Dr. Mohammad Saadeh Department Email: [email protected]

Industrial Technology

Contact: Jared Reno 
Ph: 549-2192 Email: [email protected]

Engineering Technology

Contact: Ahmad Sayed
Ph: 549-2501 Email: [email protected]

Occupational Safety, Health, & Environment

Contact: Lawrence Mauerman 
Ph: 549-3476 Email: [email protected]

Mathematics

Department Head: Dr. Tim Hudson 
Department Email: [email protected]
Ph: 549-2175

Kinesiology & Health Studies

Department Head: Dr. Charity Bryan
Department Email: [email protected]

Sports Management, Exercise Science, Fitness & Human Performance, and Health Education & Promotion

Sports Management

Contact: Dr. Ashley Bowers
Email: [email protected]

Exercise Science

Contact: Daniel Toups
Email: [email protected]

Fitness & Human Performance

Contact: Daniel Toups
Email: [email protected]

Health Education & Promotion

Contact: Aluce Gibson
Email: [email protected]

Nursing

Department Head: Dr. Ken Tillman 
Department Email: [email protected]

Nursing Internship

Contact: Dr. Ken Tillman 
Ph: 549-3372 Email: [email protected]

Nursing Clinicals

Contact: Ashley Bordelon 
Ph: (225)765-2324 Email: [email protected]

Health & Human Sciences

Department Head: Dr. Jackie Guendouzi 
Email: [email protected]

Communication Science & Disorders

Contact: Ms. Aimee Adams 
Ph: 549-3424 Email: [email protected]

Social Work (No summer interns)

Contact: Angela Wood 
Ph: 549-2060 Email: [email protected]

Fashion Merchandising, Family Studies, & Nutrition

Contact: Dr. Holly Kihm 
Ph: 549-5693 Email: [email protected]

Counseling

Contact: Dr. Reschelle Marino 
Ph: 549-5928 Email: [email protected]