Campus Internship Tracking

Heather LaPerle, M.A.

Campus Internship Coordinator
March 7, 2017
Campus Internship Coordinator Position
Started in November 2013
Linked to Strategic Plan
Initiative 2- Enhance Transformational
Educational Experience
Strengthen internship and mentoring programs to foster
students professional development by working
collaboratively with our alumni to create an alumni network
that supports lifelong success for all alumni (see further
information regarding an Alumni Coordinator in the Engage
our Alumni and Community Supporters section).
Three Focus Areas
Facilitating internship involvement throughout SDSU's diverse student
body
Three part Internship Workshop Series
Classroom and student organization workshops
Advocating for quality student internship experiences with university
staff, faculty, and community partners
Employer and community resource for internships
Walk-in support
Supporting administration of campus internship programs
Identify and support Department Internship Contacts
Maintain Department Internship Contact website
Campus Review and Internship Tracking
Internship Placements Achieved 2013-Present
Year Placement Total
2013/14 2,378
2014/15 2,811
2015/16 3,383
2016/17 4,299
Campus Internship Data Sources

Employer Survey
On-Campus Internship Programs
I Footnote Data
Student Survey
Other On-Campus Programs
Employer Survey Purpose
The intent of having Employer Internship surveys are
to track the amount of students being placed in
internship positions by employers utilizing the Aztec
Career Connections website
Surveys are conducted on a bi-monthly basis, with
tracking for the upcoming academic year beginning in
July
The Employer Survey was piloted during the academic
year 2014 2015
 Employer Data
collected for initial
raw data analysis

Employer Data is
sorted and
organized

Surveys is sent

Final Analysis
On-Campus Internship Programs Purpose

The intent of surveying or interviewing On-Campus

Internship Programs is to gain insight on how many
students are performing on-campus internships
This process is done on a semester to semester basis
Campus Program internship data collection was
piloted during the academic year 2014 2015
Internship Definition

A student is considered an intern when a

position allows the student to gain training,
and to apply and advance what he or she has
learned via classroom experience. A main
characteristic of an internship is the
completion of a project related to the
students learning.
 On Campus Internships
Semester Student Count
Fall 2014 | Pilot 108
Spring 2015 298
Fall 2015 701
On Campus Internship Programs
800

700
701
600

500

400

300
298
200

100
108
0
Fall 2014 | Pilot Spring 2015 Fall 2015
I Footnote Purpose

The intent of collecting I Footnote data is to track

student enrollment in courses that are considered to
be in an internship, provide fieldwork, or are courses
that offer experiential learning
I Footnote data is collected and analyzed on a
semester to semester basis (Summer/Fall and Spring)
Student Survey Purpose

The intent of having Student Internship Surveys are to

track the amount of students completing an internship
that are not being tracked through I Footnote
Surveys are conducted on each semester with the help
of the Assistant Deans and College Council Presidents
The Student Internship Survey was piloted Fall 2016
Other Programs Tracked

TROOPS to Engineers
WorkAbility IV
INROADS
Thank You
&
Questions