Full-time internship coordinator a need
Although SDSU has a part-time internship coordinator, SA wants a full-time position.
Emma DeJong
Issue date: 2/3/10 Section: News
Internships make any résumé stand out, but for many SDSU students, they are also required. In an effort to provide help to these students, the Students' Association wrote a resolution that asks for a full-time internship coordinator.
"Internships are essential," Matt Tollefson, a senior agricultural education major and SA president, said. "We feel that we need to have a full-time person there that can help students get those internships."
SA has been interested in starting this position for multiple years. Eric Haiar, a junior music merchandising and business economics major, put it into action as a part of his platform in running for next term's president. Haiar is a second-year senator for the College of Arts and Sciences running against Tim Goldammer, a senior hospitality management major and second-year senator for the College of Family Consumer Science.
"I'd like us to start looking for the full-time position as soon as we can," Haiar said. "The resolution is basically the first step."
SDSU does have a current part-time internship coordinator, Cami Veire, who works under the College of General Studies. Her job includes working with students, as well as working with the 38 faculty internship coordinators in various departments.
"I work closely with them to make sure students in their departments are aware of internships not only in South Dakota, but everywhere," Veire said. "Right now I spend the majority of my time meeting with students one-on-one."
Veire was hired in the spring of 2008 and has had SA's support "for as long as the position has been going," Veire said.
"One person can't always be talking with students and taking phone calls all the time," Haiar said. "We just want to make things easier."
Bob Otterson, executive assistant to the president, could not guarantee a full-time internship coordinator will be hired, but he did say it will be considered.
"The position similar to what's described in the resolution certainly remains on the table," Otterson said.
"Internships are essential," Matt Tollefson, a senior agricultural education major and SA president, said. "We feel that we need to have a full-time person there that can help students get those internships."
SA has been interested in starting this position for multiple years. Eric Haiar, a junior music merchandising and business economics major, put it into action as a part of his platform in running for next term's president. Haiar is a second-year senator for the College of Arts and Sciences running against Tim Goldammer, a senior hospitality management major and second-year senator for the College of Family Consumer Science.
"I'd like us to start looking for the full-time position as soon as we can," Haiar said. "The resolution is basically the first step."
SDSU does have a current part-time internship coordinator, Cami Veire, who works under the College of General Studies. Her job includes working with students, as well as working with the 38 faculty internship coordinators in various departments.
"I work closely with them to make sure students in their departments are aware of internships not only in South Dakota, but everywhere," Veire said. "Right now I spend the majority of my time meeting with students one-on-one."
Veire was hired in the spring of 2008 and has had SA's support "for as long as the position has been going," Veire said.
"One person can't always be talking with students and taking phone calls all the time," Haiar said. "We just want to make things easier."
Bob Otterson, executive assistant to the president, could not guarantee a full-time internship coordinator will be hired, but he did say it will be considered.
"The position similar to what's described in the resolution certainly remains on the table," Otterson said.
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