Internships
All journalism and public and corporate communication (PCC)
majors are encouraged to complete one or more internships during
their junior or senior years. The internship program includes
one-on-one assistance with resume preparation, selection of
internship possibilities, interview skills and a group orientation
session prior to beginning the internship. At the conclusion of the
semester, the student will also have prepared a professional
presented portfolio of projects completed during the
internship.
Jill Lewman '07, Intern
St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers
Indianapolis, the 13th largest U.S. city, provides experiences
in a variety of professions for the journalism and PCC major. There
are internships available at many of the large corporations such as
Emmis Communication, Citizens
Gas and Coke and Indianapolis Power & Light Company. Students
interested in sports promotion have completed internships at the Indiana Pacers, Indianapolis Colts, Indiana Sports
Corporation, USA
Gymnastics, United States
Diving, Inc., Special
Olympics, Indiana and Indianapolis 500
Festival.
News editorial internships are available at The Indianapolis Star,
Indianapolis
Monthly, Indianapolis
Business Journal, NUVO and several other area
newspapers and periodicals. Journalism students also complete
internships at various local radio and television stations.
The city's public relations and advertising firms, such as Young
and Laramore, Borshoff,
Publicis and Shank Public
Relations, train students for agency work.
Kristen Blankenship '06 & Sarah Myer '06
Interning with the Indiana Pacers
The not-for-profit organizations-St. Francis Hospital and
Health Centers, American College
of Sports Medicine, Indiana Black Expo, United Way of Central
Indiana, American Legion National Headquarters, Indianapolis
Downtown, Inc., Indianapolis
Convention and Visitors Association and the Children's Museum-also
offer internships.
Students can be introduced to arts promotion through internships
at the Indianapolis Civic
Theatre, Indiana Repertory
Theatre, Eiteljorg Museum, and Indianapolis Museum of
Art.
Students may complete internships on a national level through
the Butler
University/Washington D.C. Semester Intern Program. This
program is designed to offer internship opportunities and enables
students to earn up to 20 credits in a flexible combination of
coursework and interning. While in Washington, D.C, students have
interned at The White House, various Congressional offices, the
Smithsonian, National Geographic and MSNBC.