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>> Hello Cavaliers, and welcome to "Coffee with Regan". Here, you can gain information on how to become a successful college student.
On "Coffee with Regan", we'll explore different
One pathway students find success in is through internships.
To help us understand how internships enhance the student journey, here is Mark Raduziner, from our Journalism Department.
Welcome, Mark and thank you for being here. >> Thanks for inviting me, I appreciate it.
>> How many programs, as far as internships,
>> I think we have about 15 to 20 different programs that are career-oriented programs,
where part of it is hands-on internship opportunities for students.
What is the first step a student could take. if they want to get involved in an internship?
>> The first thing is to take at least one course in the Journalism Department.
After a student takes one class, then they're eligible to work in the Promotions Department of a local radio station.
After a student has completed two classes in our department, then they're eligible for any of more than 50 types of internships
we have in specific areas, whether it be in news reporting, broadcasting, advertising or public relations
that runs the gamut of the mass media.
>> What is the process for an internship?
We have an application form that I keep in some boxes outside my office in LIB 301A, where they may apply for the internship.
There's also a faculty recommendation form, so their current journalism teacher would
Once I have that material, I talk with the student to give them a better idea of the types of internships they're eligible for.
Then, I start making phone calls to my contacts at the various media [outlets],
to try to schedule interviews for the student to go in and see if they'll be a good fit, and they usually are.
>> For me personally, if I wanted to do an internship, can I pick where I want to go, or is it up to you to pick where I'll go?
>> That's a great question. I actually give students four places that they can choose from
>> What is one thing you tell all your students before they go on their internships? Is there a word of encouragement that you tell them?
>> I talk with them about a lot of things. One thing I tell them is "be yourself".
Don't try to be someone you aren't. Be honest about what your aspirations and interests are, and ask questions.
Normally, when you're in a job interview, you're concerned about the questions that you're going to be asked,
and how you're going to answer those questions,
but you also have the opportunity and the right to ask questions about the job, what the job can do for you, and how the organization works.
You maintain that relationship and those connections with the people, you hopefully finish that degree, then they know who you are.
They know if you've been a good intern, you showed up, you did good work and you showed them that you'd be a really good employee.
That's just a plus for you, so that's why internships are so valuable.
>> When you get on the job, you've got to be the person you want to be in the future, is that what you would say?
>> You really do. Sometimes, students do an internship, then they will come back to me and say "It wasn't that much fun",
or "I realized that it's not what I want to do". So, I'll say, "You're a freshman or a sophomore in
It's nice that you discovered that now, instead of your senior year in college", which does happen.
That's why I really like giving students internship
so they can really get in there and find out if this is what they really want to do.
I hope that students who watch this will consider doing an internship,
and find out if there are internships in whatever discipline they're studying,
whether it's journalism and mass communication, or some other discipline on campus.
Just see if there are internships offered and go for them.
>> Mark, thank you for being a part of "Coffee with Regan".
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