COMM 493 ORIENTATION II

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COMM 493ORIENTATION II
PLEASE SIT IN THE CENTER SECTION TOWARD THE FRONT!
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LAMBERSKIS TOP 10 INTERNSHIPQUESTIONS/STATEMENTS

• 10. I sent my materials out and they havent
  responded.Now what ? -Blind Sites or
  Unresponsive Sites-
• 9. Can I switch my internship to next summer ?
• I had a rough semester Im just getting started
  Am I ok ?
• Wait, what goes into my final file folder in 121
  STF ?
• 6. Can I switch my internship credits ?

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LAMBERSKIS TOP 10 INTERNSHIPQUESTIONS/STATEMENTS

• What if I dislike my internship?
• What if I emailed or sent materials out without
  your signature ?
• What is meant by closure letters ?
• What if I do not get an internship ?
• 1. No really, what is your honest opinion of this
  Summer Internship Class? ??

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COMM493 WORKBOOKDid you get? Did you read?

• Designed to flow chronologically
• -in a timeline order-
• Based on typical questions asked
• -based 25 years of history-
• Contains ALL your forms

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SITE ISSUES Your Status NOW
Active pool of 5 or 6 sites - any
blind?- Completed Interviewsnow use Assertive
tactics -not aggressive- Thank-You Cards Sent?
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SITE ISSUES Your Status NOW
Site identified Is it a good one ??? Cross
comparison of Sites Final Intern Job
Description Closure Letters
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COMM INTERNSHIP DATABASE -493 Website I
Drive-
Use site change form -in Appendix- A. Correction
of dataB. New sites must be added or C.
Deletion of a siteDrop-off box -outside G-6 STF
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ACCEPTING A SITE

• No formal paperwork with site
• Clarification Final Internship Job Description
• Willingness for calls, visits, evaluations, and
  final project support
• Your acceptance letter to site with a carbon to
  me Send with a copy of Final Internship Job
  Description
• My signature needed? Depends!
• Staple a copy of your CLOSURE letters to your
  filed cover letter or online application letter

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ACCEPTING A SITE
COMM Application photostat, do a DRAFT and show
to Doc.L or his office staff for approval Draft
Approved hand original 2 copies to Doc.L or
his office staff.NOT in your intern
folder! Final Internship Job Description -one
copy-Clearance of your folder -throw out
unneeded- Register via URSA -early May -
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OTHER OBLIGATIONS
Appendix Activity Waiver online- Health Fee
Waiver -NOT needed- Meeting with IUP Financial
Aid -do so in early April-Payment of fees -by
end of May see my website for estimated costs-
Summer I purge -early June-
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OTHER OBLIGATIONS

• Apply for August or December Graduation Online
  via URSA
• see COMM 493 Manual Appendix
• by April 1st DO IT NOW!!
• See IUP Co-Op Website for Graduation Support
  Supplies
• STAY in CONTACT with Accepted Site

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GRADUATION REMINDERS

• COMM Department ceremonies in May
• for August graduatesThere will be Department
  Paperwork
• -will be posted main COMM office-
• If you walk through May ceremonies, your
  graduation date is August -on resume-
• Diploma mailed to you in Sept./Oct.

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Summer Window!
Advantages and Disadvantages
-Mid May to Early August-

• 6 credits 240 hours minimum June - Early
  July
• 9 credits 360 hours minimum Late May -
  July
• 12 credits 480 hours minimum Mid May -
  Early Aug.
• Other dates that influence being OFF
• Memorial Day - Emergency Military Training
• July 4th - Registration/payment problems
• Sickness - Other Summer Classes
• Personal Time - Final Project Delivery

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INDIVIDUAL INTERNSHIP FOLDER
Location 121 STF Available during OFFICE
HOURS Missing file?? Better tell us! NEVER
NEVER Take YOUR FOLDER
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FINAL CONTENTS

• Career Area Rank Sheet Changes?
• Student Course Profile Changes?
• Academic Calculation Sheet Changes?
• Two final resumes On Good Paper
• Final Internship Job Description 2 Copies

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FINAL CONTENTS
6. A copy of ALL cover letters or online
applications 7. Closure letter stapled to each -
My signature not needed ONE exception! 8.
Other correspondence or forms from site 9.
Signed Ethics Statement In Appendix Note COMM
Application 1 original 2 copies to staff staff
will place 1 stamped in your folder once we have
processed your Intern Folder
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FACULTY INTERN ADVISORS
Assigned by me Specific CRN (by faculty
assigned, by of internship credits) Posted
Early May URSA registration Might stop in and
introduce yourself First Week of June - You
should make initial contact Changing internship
Job Description -2 weeks- Be a good visitor and
be a good host
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FACULTY INTERN ADVISORS

• Visits and Teleconferences
• Midterm Final Host Supervisor Evaluation
• -See Appendix-
• Final Project - discuss format due date
• NOTE!!! Possible faculty changes in June
• -be patient and understanding load shifts-

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ENDING EXPERIENCE

• Returning to IUP in fall? - L option
• First Friday in August
• When Your Final Project is Due
• If Graduating in August
• Hours after project submitted If needed?
• Mid-August Summer II Ends- Grades Due
• Cards/Gifts of Thanks

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NOT GETTING A SITE ?

• Meet with your advisor and or me
• Move internship to next summer?
• Alternative On campus or local internship
• Check Intern Board G6 STF
• Course backups for summer /or fall

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NOTE

• You do not have to schedule an appointment just
  to get my signature!
• See me before or after classes
• Interrupt my office hours kindly-
• You manage your internship folder in 121 STF

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PLEASE

• Monitor G6 STF bulletin board weekly for special
  announcements, faculty/intern assignments, and
  especially new sites!
• Special Note- Do you have a double major
  declared?
• Before applying for graduation online, you MUST
  drop any additional majors outside of Comm. Media
  that you are unable to complete before
  graduating.

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Current office hours See my office door 127
Stouffer Hall
Office number 724-357-3771
E-mail at rjl_at_iup.edu Web at
http//www.coe.iup.edu/rjl
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Do you have anyQUESTIONS ??? ? ?
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INFORMATION CARD

• Print and use numbers 1 through 10
• Last name, First name -PRINT CAREFULLY PLEASE-
• Exact of COMM 493 Credits this summer -6,9,12-
• of Sites identified -pool you developed-
• of Sites contacted -called and or emailed
  blind-
• Sets of materials sent thus far -6?-
• sites applied to BLIND -n x-
• Internship offered A-yes/no- Accepted B-yes/no-
• Your local or cell phone (xxx) xxx xxxx
• Email account (IUP ONLY/No Forwarding)
• Graduation Date (Month,Year)

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• THANK YOU GOOD LUCK
• Drop off Information Card on Tables at Entrances ?