{"id":1023,"date":"2021-11-22T07:58:46","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T12:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/?page_id=1023"},"modified":"2025-10-16T13:13:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T17:13:31","slug":"ccom-student-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/ccom-student-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Experiential Learning &amp; Internships"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content-block content-block--has-menu wp-block-butler-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"content-block-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block-layout\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"content-block-menu-nav\" aria-label=\"Site menu\" id=\"page-nav\"><div class=\"content-block-menu-wrapper\"><header class=\"content-block-menu-header\"><span class=\"content-block-menu-header-label\">College of Communication Menu<\/span><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-mobile-toggle\" title=\"Toggle menu\" aria-label=\"Toggle menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/button><\/header><ul class=\"content-block-menu-list\"><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/about\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">About<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/undergraduate-programs\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Undergraduate Programs<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/graduate-programs\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Graduate Programs<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/three-year-programs\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Three-Year Programs<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/faculty-staff\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Faculty &amp; Staff<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/ccom-student-opportunities\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Experiential Learning &amp; Internships<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/global-opportunities\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Global Opportunities<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/speakers-lab\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">The Speaker&#039;s Lab<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/ccom-resources-requirements\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Student Resources<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/butlerccom\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">CCOM Pawprints<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/butlerccom\/ccom-pawcast\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">CCOM Pawcast<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-desktop-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-content-block-toggle-more-label=\"More links\" data-content-block-toggle-less-label=\"Hide links\">More links<\/button><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-content-container is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-experiential-learning-amp-internships\">Experiential Learning &amp; Internships<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-knowledge-in-action-program\">Knowledge in Action Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/08101900\/06_29_22_maddy_aldrich_087-1024x512.png\" alt=\"CCOM student at Internaional Center internship\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">College of Communication students have many avenues for applying what\u2019s learned in the classroom. Through our Knowledge in Action program\u2014and the broad range of internships and experiential education and leadership opportunities it provides\u2014knowledge and insights gained from coursework are&nbsp;put into action. These opportunities build the experience and confidence needed for success after graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a College of Communication student you can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Write for and become an editor with our student-run news vehicles:&nbsp;<a aria-label=\"To make this website accessible to screen reader, Press combination of alt and 1 keys. To stop getting this message, press the combination of alt and 2 keys\" href=\"https:\/\/thebutlercollegian.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Collegian<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Collegian<\/em>&nbsp;online<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enhance your media production skills as a member of&nbsp;BlueRoll Media.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Work with the&nbsp;<a aria-label=\"To make this website accessible to screen reader, Press combination of alt and 1 keys. To stop getting this message, press the combination of alt and 2 keys\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/speakers-lab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Speaker&#8217;s Lab<\/a> in its ongoing partnerships with St. Vincent New Hope (communication and conversation skills training) and Girls, Inc. (speech coaching for participants and staff).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Join\u00a0five fountains, a student-run communications firm, working with real clients to solve real issues.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Test your oratory talents by participating on our award-wining&nbsp;Speech and Debate Team.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gain&nbsp;<a aria-label=\"To make this website accessible to screen reader, Press combination of alt and 1 keys. To stop getting this message, press the combination of alt and 2 keys\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/communication-disorders\/experiential\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clinical experience<\/a>&nbsp;by serving in the Butler Speech-Language Clinic and our community screening program.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research, prepare, and implement a communications campaign in our Public Communication Campaigns and Strategic Communication practicum courses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be an enterprising young journalist by covering and reporting on the suburb of Carmel in our Newswriting and Reporting course; further challenge your abilities by covering city and state government as a Public Affairs reporting student.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taking advantage of these opportunities will enrich your experience in the College of Communication and will set you\u2014and your degree\u2014apart from others<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section style=\"--one-column-two-buttons-bg-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/08101924\/internsbanner-scaled.jpeg&#039;);--one-column-two-buttons-bg-position: 50.00% 50.00%\" class=\"one-column-two-buttons alignfull has-no-block-start-margin one-column-two-buttons--has-media wp-block-butler-one-column-two-buttons\">\n\t<div class=\"one-column-two-buttons__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"one-column-two-buttons__headline\">\n\t\t\t\tGain On-the-Job Experience\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"one-column-two-buttons__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons one-column-two-buttons__button-list is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right-outline\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"mailto:rschultz@butler.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Contact Internship Director Bob Schultz<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right-outline\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/internships\/\">Learn about Internship Prerequisites<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1023","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"revision_note":"","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v28.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Experiential Learning &amp; 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