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"I
completed my
internship with
St. Luke’s
Community
Relations
Department from
May-August 1996
(it was the
summer prior to
my Senior year).
I got a variety
of experience in
writing (from
news releases to
brochures to
newsletters,
etc) and other
PR-related
duties. I
also
helped on St.
Luke’s largest
fundraising
event—Children’s
Miracle Network
television
special on KTIV.
When the CMN
Coordinator
position opened
up in 1998 St.
Luke’s
remembered me
from my
internship and
called me for
the job."
"My second
internship as
Student Director
of BC Cares
helped secure
that job because
I was dealing
with volunteers
and service
projects."
"The third
internship I
completed during
my
senior
year was in the
PR/Marketing of
Dakota Dunes
Development
Company.
Interesting to
see how much the
Dunes has
developed since
I was there."
One advantage of
internships is
they give you
professional
references. "For
me,
my
internships
allowed me to
make networking
contacts in the
community—many
of who I work
with today in my
job. Through
internships I
was able to
start
relationship-building
earlier." Even if
you don’t plan
on living and
working in Siouxland, your
internship
advisors could
possibly make
connections for
you in other
cities.
Internships
allow you to
apply the
technical skills
you learn in
BCU’s classroom
to a real-life
working
environment.
That experience
is invaluable. "I
found that by
completing
a few different
internships, it
allowed me to
see different
companies and
how they work…I
could narrow
down the field
and type of
business I
wanted to work
for. "
Please
see
The Department
of Mass Media
Handbook for
more information
on internships.
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