Washington gives GC&SU students chance at internship

Georgia College & State University students will have the opportunity to get that dream internship.

Sandy Whyte, director of the southern region of institutional relations, represented the Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars, while discussing students’ opportunities with the program.

“The greatest thing a student can get from doing this internship experience is one, test driving your education and being in a setting while you really are treated as an entry level professional,” said Whtye.
“So, in most cases this helps the students clarify that they are on the
right track.”

The Washington Center intern applicants must be second semester sophomores or above from colleges and universities in the U.S. and abroad. About, 1,200 students participate in the centers’ programs each year representing hundreds of institutions of higher education.
The evaluation process is based on a portfolio system of learning. This generally includes, but is not limited to, a learning objective statement, samples of student work completed in the internship, a written evaluation by the student’s workplace supervisor, a journal, lecture analysis and a resume incorporating their intern experience.

“It’s not enough to be a good student. Students can say, I stepped out of the classroom and did something that might have been risky and my outcome was that I changed as a person, that I became even more confident in myself,” said Whyte.

Applicants must demonstrate strong academic achievement and personal maturity. Students undergo a rigorous application process designed to ensure their goals, interests and skills are matched with the best program.

Applicants are required to write two essays, secure meaningful letters of recommendation, develop a one-page resume and conduct telephone interviews with participating employers.

“This is an opportunity to watch yourself grow,” said Whyte. “Here you step outside the classroom and put yourself in the real world.”

The internship lasts for 10 weeks. Students doing the internship will be working four and a half days per week, each week.

“Every intern’s experience is unique,” said Whyte. “There’s intensity, there’s always change, it doesn’t make any difference whether its politics or media or finance or government, they all touch one another.”

For more information call 1-800-486-8921 or check out their website www.twc.edu.

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