Resources

• North Star STEM Alliance internship website. 
  • A great source of information, including links to alliance school career centers and strategies for finding an internship. 

• Penny Loretto is currently the assistant director and internship coordinator in the Career Services office at a small liberal arts college.  She has more than 20 years of experience in human resources, career counseling, and internship advisement. She also works with a local distance learning college, critiquing resumes and participating in online chat sessions on career planning. Penny has a B.S. in business, with a concentration in human resources management from Empire State College (SUNY) in Saratoga Springs, New York. She also earned a Master's degree in education, with a concentration in counseling from The College of St. Rose in Albany, NY. 

  • Penny shares her advice on how to turn an internship in to a job: Internships

  • Penny keeps a weekly internship blog: About.com

Articles

• Lewis & Clark College share the benefits of doing an internship.
  • Read about them here
• Creighton University talks about the importance of getting your foot in the door.
  • Learn more here
• Brigham Young University - how internships benefit the student, school and employer.
  • Benefits of internships

• BusinessWeek

  • Internship Expectations: Intern Success Stories by Julie Gordon

• Minnesota Private College's student Rumbi

  • Rumbidzai (Rumbi) Sithole, a senior at the College of St. Scholastica, exemplifies the notion that learning in college occurs both inside and outside the classroom.  Her six internships provided real-world experience and discovery about the type of organization that fits her best...read about her experience.