UCLA Career Center

Summer Internship:
Industry Relations
Overview and Key Areas of Learning

ELI HELLER
SDAD 5640
SDAD 5650
28 OCTOBER 2016
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
Large, public research university
29,000+ undergraduates
17% acceptance rate for Fall 2016
Large transfer student population almost 7,000 students
Wide range of diverse identities represented dreamers,
veterans, commuters, first-generation students, nontraditional
students
Known for athletics PAC 12 Football
1 of 10 campus of the University of California system
 Internship Role

! Assemble Career 365

! 3 workshops for Summer Student Staff
! Created guide to on-campus recruitment
! Developed Assessment Plan for Career 365
! Developed ideas for employer Information
Sessions (Ex: Speed Networking)
! Managed job posting database: BruinView
Summer Work Opportunity Program (SWOP)
 Student Development Theories Relevant to
Internship Experience

! Astin (1999) Theory of Student Involvement

! Baxter-Magolda (1984) Theory of Self Authorship

! Kolb (1984) Theory of Experiential Learning

! Schlossberg (2001) Transition Theory

 Connections to SDA Learning Objectives

! #1 Understanding the Foundations of the Student

Affairs Profession
! How to incorporate career development into students
academic experience at the university?
! How to make on-campus recruiting and experiential learning
opportunities more accessible?
! #7 Utilizing assessment, evaluation, technology,
and research to improve practice
! #8 Communicating Effectively in Speech and
Writing
! #10 Establishing Professional Identity
! External roles with student affairs; campus recruiting roles
 Group Activity

How does your personality type

(ENFJ, INTP, etc.) or learning style
(diverger, converger, etc.) affect
your professional development/
aspirations/desires?
Two Key Responsibilities of Career Services
1. Professional v.s. Personal Identity how to
reconcile the differences?

2. Cultural Competency in Higher Education

v.s. work setting
! Self-advocacy
! Inclusion in the workplace
 Final Thoughts and Challenges

! Project-based internship

! Lack of direct supervision

! Lack of clearly defined responsibilities

! Proactive Learning opportunity

! Questions?
Thank You!
 References

! Astin, A.W. (1999) Student Involvement: A Developmental Theory for Higher

Education. Journal of College Student Development, 40 (5), 518-529.
! Baxter-Magolda, N. (2001). Theory of self-authorship. In N.J. Evans, D.S.
Forney, F.M. Guido, L.D. Patton, & K. Renn (eds.), Student Development
in College. (183-193). San Francisco: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
! Kolb, D. (1981). Theory of experiential learning. In Evans, N.J., Forney, D.S.,
Guido, F.M., Patton, Lori D., & Renn, Kristen, Student Development
in College. (136-152). San Francisco: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
! Schlossberg, N. (2001). Transition theory. In N.J. Evans, D.S. Forney, F.M.
Guido, L.D. Patton, & K. Renn (eds.), Student Development in College,
(212-226). San Francisco: John Wiley & Sons, Inc