Internship Application Form

Department Of Communication Studies

Monmouth College

Before submitting this application you must discuss your internship plans and learning goals with a COMM Faculty member. By the beginning of the internship period eligible students will (1) have reached junior standing (59 hours) (2) be in good academic standing and (3) have completed a substantial portion of the major in CATA. Please submit this form to Lee McGaan, COMM Internship Director. THIS FORM MUST BE TYPED AND SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY.

Student Name _Joe Cata_____________ Faculty Advisor __Trudi Peterson___________

Application Date __March 15, 2004___________ Campus/local Phone__3999_______ Campus Box #__1404_____

Major(s) _COMM_____________________________________ Minor(s) ___English_________

Number of hours completed prior to start of current semester__79____ Cumulative GPA _3.2_____

CATA/ Major GPA _3.4____ Anticipated Graduation Date __May 2005________

For which term (Fall, Spring, Summer/ year) is an internship desired? ___Summer 2004______________

Brief work history (Please attach a resume): See attached Internship Application Resume

List of specific skills and abilities you possess that would be of interest to a placement site:

· Experienced News Writer/Announcer, Two Years DJ Experience

· Familiar with Avid Video Editing Software, various audio editors, all Microsoft Office applications including PowerPoint and FrontPage, Microsoft Publisher, Quark Express

· Web Design Training and Experience

· Strong Writing Skills Grounded in Communication Theory

• Background in designing persuasive campaigns and training programs
• Energetic, Self-motivated, good people skills

Have you previously had an internship through the Department of CATA? (yes or no) __No_

If “YES”, when? ________ where? ____________ Faculty Sponsors? _______

In what way would an internship enhance your studies here at Monmouth? What “learning goals” do you have for your internship?

My primary reason for having an internship is career oriented. I want to determine if sales or marketing or advertising is the right job for me. A good internship for me would allow me to accomplish at least three or four of the following goals.

• Apply my class knowledge of persuasion and my WMCR experience in advertising to actual sales or marketing efforts in a working, professional office.
• Improve my persuasive (and other) writing skills.
• Further develop my abilities in print media layout and design.
• Develop an understanding of how sales or marketing or promotions professionals work on a day to day basis.
• Learn to use new kinds of software or expand my knowledge of software I have previously used such as Word, MS Publisher, MS FrontPage, etc.
• Have the chance to work on projects which will result in professional looking materials that will be useful in my portfolio and job search.
• Get to use my organizational and planning skills and demonstrate I can do that in the “real world.”
• Improve my interpersonal skills in dealing face-to-face with clients and/or the public.
• Begin “networking” for possible future employment contacts.

What kind of site you would like for a potential internship?

I want to complete an internship with an organization that engages in marketing a product, and/or deals with developing advertising and/or handles event planning and promotion. I would like to have the opportunity to work in a setting where there is considerable direct contact with the public or with other kinds of customers and where I can assist in developing print or other kinds of professional messages.

Have you made any preliminary contacts with a potential site? YES NO

If “YES”, please provide the name, address and telephone number of your contact:

Jane Doe, Director of Tourism

Warren Convention and Visitors Bureau

2963 E. Broadway

Monmouth, IL 61462

visitwarren@maplecity.com

Name of the COMM Faculty member with whom you have discussed your internship plans: Trudi Peterson and Lee McGaan

Deliver to Internship Director by email