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EXPERIENCE EXTERNSHIPS

Don’t have a lot of time to test out careers?  Get an in-person view of an organization
 in just one day!  Tour facilities, meet staff and get advice for jobs and internships. 

SPRING 2008 EXTERNSHIP LOCATIONS
Texas Monthly Magazine: February 22, 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Scott and White Hospital: March 28, 12:00pm - 5:00pm

FALL 2007 EXTERNSHIP LOCATIONS
Austin State Hospital: October 5, 12, 26, 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department: November 9, 12:00pm - 5:00pm

**You must sign up at Career Services to reserve a spot!**
Watch your email for sign-up times and for upcoming externship locations!!!

INTERNSHIP CONNECTIONS FAIR (March 4, 2008)
11:00am-1:00pm; Bishop’s Lounge, McCombs Campus Center

If you want to view a wide variety of internship possibilities all in one place, this is
where you need to be!

2008 PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS:

Texas Life-Sciences Commericalization Center	Attorney General’s Office - Child Support Division
Lone Star Cicle of Care	LifeSteps
Texas Parkes and Wildlife Dept	Georgetown Partners in Education
Energy Alloys	Time Warner Cable/ News 8 Austin
GX Creative	Internal Revenue Service
CASA of Travis County	Brown, Graham & Company, P.C.
Enterprise Rent A Car	Wolf Ranch Town Center
Employee Benefit Solutions	Austin Children’s Museum
NARAL Pro-Choice Texas	Hope Alliance
PR by the Book	Walgreens
Williamson County Historical Museum	US Congressman John Carter’s Office
Ausitn Film Festival	Goodwill of Central Texas
The Peace Officer’s Memorial Foundation	Aflac

                                 SOUTHWESTERN STARS (February 7, 2008)
                        6:00pm-8:00pm; Ballrooms, McCombs Campus Center

Here is your opportunity to get insider information on what it is really like  intern. 
Listen to upperclassmen talk about their experiences and hand out advice. 

2008 speakers included

Robert Lockwood ‘08 (Chemistry)
Bexas County Forensic Toxicology Lab and Federal Bureau of Invesitgation

Kim Le ‘08 (Pre-Med)
Baylor Medical Center through ExxonMobil Internship Program

Christina Cusson ‘08 (Psychology)
Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Service

Kamini Verma ‘05 (Psychology/English)
Helping Hands Home for Children

Eric Feldman ‘08 (Theatre)
Ensemble Studio Theatre through the New York Arts Program

This event is open to first-years and sophomores only.  You must sign-up ahead of
time as dinner will be provided.  To sign-up, please stop by Career Services.

SU PIRATE APPRENTICE DAY
Start your own professional network with Pirate Alumni!!!
May Term 2008
WE ARE STILL ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS!
 FILL OUT AND TURN IN AN APPLICATION TODAY!

Internship Development is proud to offer the opportunity to explore a career field through a short-term externship for first year and sophomore students.  We encourage you to take advantage of the power of networking to start building your own network of contacts and gaining valuable information that may be useful as you being to think about career options and internships over the next couple of years.

Our Pirate Apprentice Day program is designed to connect you with a SU Pirate Alumna/us to spend a day with them talking about their career field and being part of their day-to-day routine.

TO APPLY
To apply for the program, you will need to fill out the application (available at www.southwestern.edu/careers/Pirate_Apprentice/pirate_apprentice.html) by typing in your information and then printing it off and signing it.  You will then need to bring the form by Career Services.

Once you submit your application to Career Services, you will be required to submit the remaining application materials (resume and faculty recommendation-form available at www.southwestern.edu/careers/Students/Resources/Handouts/handouts.html).
In addition, all applicants will be asked to participate in a 15-minute professional interview.

PROGRAM GOALS
Our goal is to connect you with an alumna/us in the area of interest and geographical location you indicate.  Please list all available options you have on your application form, including outside the state of Texas.  We will work with you to determine the best option based on the information submitted. 

COSTS AND EXPECTATIONS
Participants will be responsible for all travel and housing costs, meals for yourself, completion of an evaluation, along with other general professional etiquette standards such as thank you letters, etc. to your host.

QUESTIONS?  WANT MORE INFORMATION?
Please feel free to contact Internship Development at x1671 or via email to Internship Coordinator Maria Kruger at krugerm@southwestern.edu. 

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