Internship

Catalog description

The internship provides students with opportunities to carry out a work-based learning experience. It is an opportunity for students to begin to build their professional network and create connections in the community that can help them have meaningful careers. It is also an opportunity for students to deepen their understanding of the practical means of applying their knowledge learned throughout their education to organizations that meet their interests and career goals. Students may secure internships with agencies that require a range of skills such as developing professional helping relationships, grassroots organizing, coalition building, policy research, grant-writing, media development and fundraising. Students may pursue internships that build on prior experience or pursue a new direction. Internship placements range from community-based media to restorative justice initiatives and to educational organizations working on issues of social justice, peace, human rights, mental health, and environmental sustainability. The internship culminates in presentations to the community in which students bring back new knowledge and skills to the Naropa community. Prerequisite: COR-130