WII INTERNSHIP PROGRAM STRUCTURE
The Internship Seminar (“Bridging Theory and Practice”) is taught by the Director of the program, meeting
weekly, engages students in evaluating and comparing their individual internship experiences, exploring career
opportunities, and gaining further knowledge about functioning in a professional environment. It also assists students in
making the transition from campus to career by covering such topics as: ethics in the work place, resume writing and
interviewing, and future planning. Each student develops a Professional Plan that outlines their goals for the internship
experience and guides their overall progress.
The Elective Seminar, meeting weekly and taught by experts in the specialized fields (with the highest attainable
degree, college teaching experience), examines the making of public policy: how it is formed, who and what influences it,
and its breadth and scope in the particular field chosen (U.S. domestic, U.S. international/foreign, and environmental).
Students visit a variety of organizations and discuss a range of current issues with varied policy experts.
The Internship, four days a week, is determined after completing an Intern Profile, discussing with the program
coordinator the student’s interests and goals in greater detail, doing phone interviews with potential agency sponsors
(generally two or three selected by the program coordinator based on the student’s written information and
conversations), and then selecting an internship that meets the student’s educational and professional goals, in
consultation with WII staff, the faculty sponsor, and potential agency sponsors.
METHODS OF EVALUATION
The Internship Seminar: Weekly readings, a written organizational analysis, five professional interviews, five
reflective journals, and a Portfolio of Learning (with oral presentation) justifying credits.
The Elective Seminar: Weekly readings, reaction papers, mid-term and final exams, and a final paper.
The Internship: Students design a Learning Plan
that is reviewed twice by WII faculty before being signed by the
Agency Sponsor. The Learning Plan includes six categories of learning goals: knowledge, professional skills, technical
skills, cultural awareness, personal development, and civic engagement. The internship sponsor provides written mid-
term and final evaluations; the student writes a mid-term assessment and a final reflective essay reviewed by WII faculty.
APPROVAL FOR WII PROGRAM CREDIT (obtained in the following order)
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04/2020