Department of Communication Internship Program
University of Maryland
LEARNING AGREEMENT for COMM386
‘Student's name: Jewel Addy
Address: 8000 Boteler Lane Apt. #124, College Park, MD 20740
Phone number: 301-379-0637 e-mail: jaddy525@terpmail.umd.edu
Worksite supervisor's name and title: Shawn Jain, Communications Director
Organization name: Whitman-Walker Health
Address: 1701 14" St NW, Washington, D.C. 20009
Phone number: 202-797-3514 e-mail: sjain@whitman-walker.org
Fax: N/A
Academic Instructor's name and title: Julie S. Gowin, Outreach Coordinator
Address: Department of Communication, R2130 Skinner Bldg., College Park, MD 20742
Phone number: (301) 405-7323 e-mail: gowin@umd.edu
Fax: (301) 314-9471
Descriptive Title of Internship Position: Communications Intern
Job description including general duties to be undertaken as part of the internship:
> The Communications Intern will attend any and all meetings pertaining to the image of
WWH. The intern will assist in the production and editing of all materials to be
distributed or published.
> The intern will supervise social media posts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. This
includes the production of graphics as well as copy. All tasks shall be supervised and/or
checked for accuracy in compliance with WWH practices. Finally, the intern will assist in
the production and editing of the new organization website.
Description of compensation including amount, how and when paid and treatment of taxes, as
well as, facilities, and supervision to be provided by the worksite organization to the student:
This is an unpaid internship for credit only. WWH will provide the intern with a workstation
(cubicle) and desktop computer to complete organizational tasks. The communications director
will supervise the intern at WWH’s 1327 Annex (1327 14" St, NW, Suite 200) location.
Units of credit to be earned: 3 (require a minimum of 45 hours of work per credit)
Time frame of internship:
Start date: Feb. 4, 2015
End date: May 8, 2015
Weekly schedule: Wed. & Fri. 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Grading
Intern: ‘The student should follow the syllabus provided by the instructor.