Interns must be degree-seeking juniors and seniors. Internship opportunities may be obtained from Bianca Pagano in JH308D. Students send cover letters and resumes to prospective companies and set-up their own interviews. After being accepted for an internship position, students are to give the name of the company and student supervisor to Bianca Pagano. A Student/Company/Department of English Internship contract will be generated at the beginning of the internship and will send the sponsoring company a final student evaluation for completion at the end of the internship experience.
Faculty Supervision:
Professor Bryce Berkowitz – bberkowitz@butler.edu / 317-940-2072
Professor Carol Reeves – creeves@butler.edu / 317-940-9858 (for English Professional Writing track students)
Department Coordinator:
Bianca Pagano – bpagano@butler.edu / 317-940-9293
Forms:
- Maximum total internship credit = no limit.
- Maximum internship credit to be counted toward academic major or minor = 12 hours.
Regular Semester
3 hours credit = 126 hour internship (EN 395)*
6 hours credit = 252 hour internship (EN 396)*
Summer Session
3 hours credit = 140 hour internship for approximately 7 weeks (EN 395)*
6 hours credit = 280 hours internship for approximately 7 weeks (EN 396)*
*Actual schedules will be worked out between the student intern and the sponsoring agency.
Final grades for internships are based upon
- Final evaluation from the sponsoring agency.
- Evaluation by the student of skills used and tasks performed during the internship. This evaluation should be submitted as a portfolio which contains:
- a 6-10 page paper summarizing internship activities, an evaluation of those activities, and an assessment of the student’s performance as an intern
- descriptions of special projects and
- copies of all significant pieces of work completed such as letters, articles, programs, etc.
- Review and grading by the English Department’s Faculty Advisor.
Portfolio guidelines document in Microsoft Word format.