Internships, Coops and Service Learning Resources for Faculty and Employers
Refer to these resources to support your internship, service learning and cooperative education (co-ops) programs.
Internship Resources for Faculty and Employers
Employers from industry, government and academia who hire interns have the opportunity to screen future full-time employees and mentor young chemists. Use these resources to start or improve and internship program
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Learn how to design and implement an internship program. - www.nsee.org
The National Society for Experiential Education is a membership organization that supports all types of experiential education.
Service Learning Resources for Faculty and Employers
Service learning benefits students, faculty, schools, and the community. Students learn how to interact within the community and develop a sense of social responsibility. Faculty help build the relationship between their school and the surrounding community. And the community benefits from the contribution of the young chemists. Use these resources to develop or improve a service learning program.
- www.compact.org
Campus Compact supports the practice of service-learning in higher education. Get resources, including syllabi from service-learning courses in various disciplines and information on how to apply for grants and funding. - www.ipsl.org
The International Partnership for Service Learning offers programs for students to study abroad and perform community service in an international setting. - www.learnandserve.gov
Learn and Serve America is a national service grant program that funds service-learning programs in the United States. Learn about the projects they support and how to apply for a grant - learningindeed.org
Learning in Deed is a national initiative started by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to increase student involvement in service-learning. - www.servicelearning.org
The National Service Learning Clearinghouse gathers and disseminates information on service-learning. Resources include self-assessment for service-learning and recent dissertations on service and service-learning. - www.edb.utexas.edu/servicelearning/index.html
Learn, Serve, and Surf is an Internet resource kit for service-learning practitioners. It includes links to sites that will assist in the establishment and teaching of successful service-learning courses. - www-gse.berkeley.edu/RESEARCH/SLC
The University of California Berkeley Service-Learning Research and Development Center has many resources about the University’s well-established service-learning program as well as tools for creating and assessing your own program. - www.servicelearningpartnership.org
The Service Learning Partnership is a national network of members dedicated to advancing service-learning as a core part of every young person’s education. This site contains service learning tools, resources, best practices, and a national network of service learning supporters.
Co-op Resources for Faculty and Employers
Colleges and universities that operate co-op programs create links with industry to provide students with an enhanced curriculum. Employers that hire students have a cost-effective method of identifying and recruiting full-time employees. Use these resources to produce graduates who are better prepared to enter the workforce.
- www.cafce.ca
The Canadian Association for Co-operative Education provides good resources for both students and employers. - www.ceiainc.org
The Cooperative Education & Internship Association, Inc. provides professional services to its members who work with cooperative education and internship programs. - www.co-op.edu
The National Commission for Cooperative Education has numerous resources for students, educators, and employers. - www.waceinc.org
The World Association for Cooperative Education promotes co-op internationally.