Welcome to the Summer Internship Institute!

Welcome to the second annual

Summer Internship Institute!

Heather LaPerle, M.A.

Campus Internship Coordinator
hlaperle@mail.sdsu.edu

Purpose and Agenda

Todays Focus
Campus Internship Coordinator Lessons
Learned
Adobe Document Cloud/Online SLA Process
Alumni Engagement Overview
Employer Outreach Resources
Employer Panel

A Year in the Life of the

Campus Internship Coordinator

2014/15- A SMART Year

Goal #1: Actively support and contribute to Career
Services, Student Affairs, and the Universitys
strategic plans and related goals, especially as they
pertain to internships.
Increase internship opportunities available to students in Aztec
Career Connection by 10% to an overall posting total of 2,116
Total Postings- 2,069 as of May 12, 2015
Pilot an ongoing Internship Placement survey of employers
posting on Aztec Career Connection to determine how many
students are placed into internships outside of academic
courses / department programs
Increase verified SDSU student internship placements by 15% (397) to an
overall placement rate of 2,745 for 2014 2015

Total Placements- 2,810

2014/15- A SMART Year

Goal #1: Actively support and contribute to Career
Services, Student Affairs, and the Universitys
strategic plans and related goals, especially as they
pertain to internships.
Revise the College-based, for-credit internship site approval
process (including Service Learning Agreements (SLAs) and
Internship Site Questionnaires (ISQs)) to address three key areas
that deter campus partner involvement:
Approval processing time / requirements
Document storage / shared access
Options for ongoing internship site reviews

2014/15- A SMART Year

Goal #2: In support of Career Services goals, achieve
the following during the 2014/15 year:
Train 900 students in internship-focused workshops
Trained- 1,028
Train 90 faculty on topics such as student learning outcomes,
internship site development and accountability, and best
practices regarding internships across a series of iExchanges,
summits, and institutes
Trained- 99
75 students from programs such as Compact Scholars, EOP
Transfer Bridge, the Honors Program and Residential Education
Aztec Journey completing the SDSU Summer Internship Program
Enrolled via LinkedIn- 139
Completed the Program- 61
Placed in Summer Internship- 42

2014/15- A SMART Year

Goal #3: Work with the Executive Director to
establish benchmarks and related metrics in the
following areas to allow for a full accounting of
internships at San Diego State University:

For-credit courses
Departmental-based programs
International internships
Campus-based internships
Internships offered via Career Services Aztec Career
Connection

2014/15- A SMART Year

Goal #4: Align internship-focused programs (such
as the Summer Internship Institute) and workshop
series with planning and reporting for Career
Services, Student Affairs, and campus strategic
planning

2015/16- Building on Excellence

Internship and Mentor SMART Goal
Engage 20 unmatched AMP mentors and 40 student
attendees in ACE (Aztec Career Experience) a new
speeding informational interview program

Department Internship Contact SMART Goals

Train 20 Department Internship Contacts on how to use
Adobe Document Cloud powered by EchoSign in order to
use the online SLA process
Work with 5 Department Internship Contacts to complete
the annual review
Host 8 Department Internship Contact events (Summer
Internship Program, Internship Summit, and 6 iExchange
Events) and engage 90 attendees

2015/16- Building on Excellence

Summer Internship Program SMART Goals
Engage 20 students throughout the 2015/16 year and help
them prepare and find placement in a summer internship
Organize and facilitate 6 Campus Conversations and Behind
the Scenes Tours and engage 180 students total in both
programs
Engage 30 employers in Summer Internship Program events

Student Assistant SMART Goals

Supervise 5 student assistants in individual areas/specialties:

Videographer
Summer Internship Program
Campus Conversations & Behind the Scenes Tours
Outreach
Assessment & Reporting

 Campus Conversatio
ns & Behind the Sc
enes Tours

STEM
Sustainability
Healthcare
Education, NonProfit, &
Government
Business

Adobe Document Cloud

Powered By EchoSign

What is Abode Document Clo

ud
?
Ed Legaspi
Information Technology
Consultant
elegaspi@mail.sdsu.edu

How Do I Use Adobe

Document Cloud to Complete
the Online SLA Process?

Process Subcommittee
Ed Legaspi
Information Technology Consultant

Marisela LaPlante
International Business Internship Contact

Michelle Tanner
Buyer, Contracts & Procurement

Nicole Vargas
Journalism & Media Studies Internship Contact

Beverly Bracker
Director, Graduate Career Management Center

Online SLA Process

Step #1: Create an Adobe Document Cloud
powered by EchoSign Account
In order to get an EchoSign account, contact the ETS Help
Desk by sending the required information listed on the ETS
website:http://helpdesk.sdsu.edu/echosign.htm

Step #2: Login to Adobe Document Cloud

powered by EchoSign
Once you have an account, go to
https://secure.echosign.com/public/login?locale=en_US or
http://goo.gl/oBsN1k and enter in your email and password.

Online SLA Process

Online SLA Process

Online SLA Process

Online SLA Process

Online SLA Process

Online SLA Process

Online SLA Process

Online SLA Process

Online SLA Process

Online SLA Process

Online SLA Process

Online SLA Process

Online SLA Process

Online SLA Process

Internship Site Questionnaire (ISQ)
Same process as SLA EXCEPT:
Only the Employer needs to complete
and sign the ISQ
Department Internship Contact
reviews ISQ after Employer has
completed in order to decided to send
the SLA or not

Online SLA Process

Online SLA Process

Online SLA Process

Online SLA Process

Online SLA Process

Online SLA Process Training

Training sessions will take place throughout the
year
Weekly training session will take place in September

Individual questions and assistance is available

Feedback is welcomed and appreciated

Alumni Engagement

Diane Marin
Alumni & Career Development
dmarin@mail.sdsu.edu

Employer Outreach
Resources

Dr. Kristi Kelly

Associate Director, Employer
Services & Campus Planning
kkelly@mail.sdsu.edu

Patricia Nieves
Resources Specialist
pnieves@mail.sdsu.edu

Malerie McNeill
Career Opportunities Manager
mmcneill@mail.sdsu.edu

Paul Salce
STEM Employment Analyst
psalce@mail.sdsu.edu

Employer Panel

Employer Panel
Angeli Calinog
District Representative/Internship Coordinator
State Senator Joel Andersons Office

DuVale Riley
Field Based Recruiter
Peace Corps

Monte Wylie
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Enterprise Holdings

Upcoming Events &

Internship Resources

iExchange Workshops
September 16th 11:30am-1pm in Faculty/Staff
Internship Course Orientation
Patricia Frosio, Marisela LaPlante and Godelievre
Louis

October 13th 11:30am-1pm in Faculty/Staff

Internship Resources for Students with Disabilities
Student Disability Services, WorkAbility IV, & DOR

November 12th 11:30am-1pm in Faculty/Staff

Veteran Internship Resources
Veterans Center, Career Services, & Student
Veteran Organization/TROOPS to Engineers

Career Services Student

Resources

Aztec Career Connection

Big Interview
Going Global

Workshops
Information Sessions
Career Fairs
Fall Career & Internship Fair Sep. 17
Graduate & Professional School Fair Oct. 15
STEM Career Fair- Oct. 28

Career Counseling
Assessments
WorkAbility IV
Handouts

Thank you for attending the

Summer Internship Institute!
Heather LaPerle, M.A.
Campus Internship Coordinator
hlaperle@mail.sdsu.edu
619-594-3493