Thanks to the fact that each year 70 percent of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» students complete internships throughout Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³», the college considers the city an extension of the campus. Students apply their classroom knowledge to such areas as business, finance, health care, or nonprofits and in return, gain real-world experience from top-notch mentors.
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» also helps students connect with internships across the country and even overseas. Our students have worked for the U.S. Department of Commerce in France and Croatia, taught English through nonprofit organizations in Cambodia, and helped a U.S. firm set up operations in China.
Alumni, who are active members of the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» community, provide some of our best internship opportunities. They often serve as internship sponsors and mentors, and help students build a network of professional contacts. We have Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» alumni chapters across the country in cities such as Chicago, Houston, New York, New Orleans, Dallas, Atlanta, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.
What follows is a sampling of recent student opportunities:
- Action News 5, News & Sports
- Baptist Memorial Hospital, Human Resources
- Boys & Girls Club, Marketing and Communications
- Buckeye Technology, Accounting
- Campbell Clinic, Orthopedics
- FedEx, Innovation Analyst
- Greater Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Chamber, Research & Marketing
- International Paper, Strategic Planning
- Leadership Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³», Communications
- Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center, Community HIV Network
- Make-a-Wish Foundation of the Mid-South, Communications
- Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Brooks Museum of Art, Communications
- Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» City Council, Communications
- Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Public Library and Information Center, Social Media
- Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Child Advocacy Center
- Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Music Foundation
- Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Office of the Mayor
- Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» & Shelby County Film Commission, Project Specialist
- Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» & Shelby County Office of Economic Development
- Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Symphony Orchestra, Public Relations
- Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Zoo
- Methodist Healthcare, Physician Alignment Strategy
- Mid-South Peace & Justice Center
- Office of U.S. Congressman Stephen Fincher (R)
- Office of U.S. Congressman Steve Cohen (D)
- Opera Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³», Communications
- Overton Park Conservancy
- St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Epidemiology and Cancer Control
- Shelby County Mayor’s Office
- Shelby County Public Defender’s Office
- Shelby Farms Park Conservancy
- STAX Museum of American Soul Music
- U.S. Attorney’s Office, Pre-Law
- U.S. Department of Commerce/U.S. Export Assistance Center, Trade Assistant
- United Way of the Mid-South, Early Childhood Development
- UrbanArt Commission, Marketing
- Urban Child Institute
- Women’s Foundation for a Greater Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³», Grants & Programs
- YWCA Abused Women’s Services
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Student Associate Program (RSAP)
The Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Student Associate Program (RSAP) connects students to stimulating and important campus employment through which they can take on challenging projects and start exploring different career interests.