February 2007
INTERNnet Connects Students with Employers
This program is managed by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. We emailed this information in January to those members who have given us their email addresses.
Finding interns has never been easy, until now. As a statewide resource, Indiana INTERNnet connects students and employers for internship opportunities. The FREE web-based system allows students to post resumes at www.indianaintern.net, while at the same time, employers are uploading internship offerings. Matches are made based on key words and emails are sent to each party indicating potential success.
Indiana INTERNnet Executive Director Pam Norman says "While the program was originally designed to stem Indiana's brain drain, it also operates as a tool for recruitment and low cost training as 50% of interns accept positions offered by their host companies. Partnerships with Indiana universities and employers are key to the success of this program."
In the near future is your opportunity to join educators and employers from around the state at the Live, Learn and Earn Internship Symposium on February 8 in downtown Indianapolis. The event, hosted by Indiana INTERNnet and the Indiana Chamber of Commerce will focus on industry-specific working sessions designed to result in action plans for furthering the internship movement sweeping across Indiana. Featured presenters include Indiana Entrepreneur Scott Jones, University of Indianapolis President Dr. Beverley Pitts and Dr. Carol D'Amico from Ivy Tech.
There is a $49 Investment covering internship manual and lunch.
February 8, 2007, 9 AM to 3:30 PM at the
Indiana Chamber of Commerce Conference Center.
For more information or to make reservations call (866) 646-3434
or visit www.indianaintern.net.
Indiana INTERNnet invites you to attend the Live, Learn and Earn Internship Symposium on Tuesday, February 8 in downtown Indianapolis from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. The day's events will be focused on establishing long term collaborations between educators and employers. As a career services professional, here's what you can expect:
- firsthand accounts of successful internship programs from Enterprise Rent-A-Car and Northwestern Mutual;
- statewide higher education and high school experiential learning initiatives;
- a luncheon keynote by entrepreneur Scott Jones on how his new company, ChaCha.com, was designed, built and is now managed with the help of a team of interns;
- industry-specific roundtable working sessions and action plans to continue Indiana's statewide internship efforts;
- Indiana INTERNnet's FREE and newly published internship manual including the 'how-to's' for implementing your own internship program, and
- in addition to Scott Jones, featured presenters include Gerry Dick of Inside Indiana Business, Dr. Beverley Pitts of University of Indianapolis, and from Ivy Tech, Dr. Carol D'Amico
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Live, Learn and Earn Internship Symposium - February 8, 2007 - Agenda
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| 8:30 AM |
Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 AM |
Welcome
Pam Norman, Executive Director/
Indiana INTERNnet
Employers as Educators:
Gerry Dick, President/
Grow Indiana Media Ventures
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| 9:20 AM |
On the INside: Building successful
internship programs
Brian Jones, Recruiting Supervisor/
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Damon Phelan, Northwestern Mutual
Financial Network |
| 10:00 AM |
Morning Break |
| 10:10 AM |
INvesting in Education
As experiential learning expands, education experts share how their schools are taking internships to the next level as they prepare tomorrow's leaders for success.
Mark Daniel, Principal/Leo High School
Beverley Pitts, Ph.D., President/University of Indianapolis |
| 11:30 AM |
INdiana INnovation
Indiana entrepreneur Scott Jones discusses how his recently launched company was conceived, designed and now operates with the help of his team of interns. | | | 1:15 PM |
Hoosier INitiative
Industry-specific working sessions focused on creating plans for internship collaborations. Facilitated by Ed Morrison, Director/Center for Regional Development at Purdue University and Economic Policy Advisor for the WIRED initiative in North Central Indiana. |
| 2:00 PM |
Group Reports & Recommendations |
| 2:30 PM |
Afternoon Break |
| 2:45 PM |
INtegration: Bringing it all together
Gerry Dick returns to moderate a panel discussion of employers and educators to help meet your needs in creating or expanding your internship program.
Panelists:
Carol D'Amico Ph.D., Executive Vice President/Ivy Tech Community College
Ginny Carroll, CEO/inGiNuity
Mike Kubacki, President and CEO/Lake City Bank
Mike Landram, Vice President of Workforce Development/The Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce |
| 3:30 PM |
Closing Remarks
Dave McKinnis, Chairman/
Indiana INTERNnet Board of Directors |
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