Internships
DEPARTMENT APPLICATION DEADLINES: AUGUST 1 2008 FOR FALL SEMESTER, NOV. 1 FOR SPRING. OCCASIONAL SUMMER INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE.
Current Internships
New: Website Internship 3 credits (6 hours/week) A highly motivated junior or senior-level English undergraduate with excellent writing skills to write 8-10 postings for the English Department blog. This would involve interviewing faculty and students (our scholarship winners), and taking photos and posting to the blog. Other website writing duties will be assigned as needed. Must be able to meet deadlines and communicate regularly with the Internships Coordinator and Website Director.
Internship available for spring, '08. United States Pretrial Services, Student Intern Program. Contact Jennifer Wuebker, U.S. Pretrial Services Officer, 775-686-5964.
Students combine academic study with practical, applied experience through internships. You will find an English department intern in a number of settings: from publications and communications to government agencies to museums to private industry. Sometimes internships are an integrated mode of learning embedded in programs. Students may earn from 1-3 credits of English 498. One credit hour per two hours per week is the formula. Thus, two credits=four hours/week, three credits=six hours/week. (No more than 3 total credits [toward the degree] can be earned.) Talk to faculty about their ideas for internships. Our Internships Coordinator offers assistance to students who wish to apply for internships.
English Department internships serve to give students valuable experience relevant to their education and career plans and to link the university to the community at large. Typically, internships are in writing, education, or editing/publishing. They are generally advertised via the English department website; students may also find links to Career Navigator. Students contact the Internships Coordinator directly (usually via e-mail) and may be referred to prospective employers. They are also interviewed by the Coordinator who will distribute a copy of the English Department's internships guidelines. Faculty may also refer students to the Coordinator or propose an internship and become Faculty Internship Mentors. Early application is a must as available internships (particularly in writing) fill fast.
Interns may also:Work at the Nevada State Archives
Work on making texts accessible to the visually or hearing impaired
Write newsletters
Sit on editorial boards
Learn and use various computer and desktop publishing programs
Write press releases
Write articles for newspapers and magazines
Write articles for an alumni journal
Work in public relations * Write letters to customers and clients