Host Organization Requirements

The host organization is the location of the internship or job.  Requirements for the host organization are:

· Be able to provide exposure to as many functions as feasible within the responsibilities of the student’s position (e.g., accounting, sales, marketing, finance, production).  This exposure is intended to provide the student with a meaningful experience learning how the various functions work and coordinate in an organization.

· Provide the student with a position that will provide meaningful experience to complement his/her academic studies.

· Provide opportunities for the student to take initiative and make decisions.

· Expose the student to a variety of experiences, such as management meetings, client meetings, vendor meetings, sales calls, conferences, training programs/workshops, public relations events, and legal proceedings.

· Provide a consistent work schedule to meet the needs of the organization and the student, avoiding as much as possible extremely long work days/weeks and extremely sparse work schedules.

· Allow the faculty sponsor and internship coordinator, as appropriate, to visit the organization to observe both the organization's activities and the student's performance.

· Reimburse the student for all work-related out-of-pocket expenses.

· Permit the student to use the host organization's telephone, fax, e-mail, and mail systems to communicate with the student's faculty sponsor.

· Make available a computer system for use by the student, if needed.

· Use an experienced and informed manager as the on-site supervisor to be responsible for supervising and evaluating the student and for coordinating with the faculty sponsor.

· Complete and submit to the Internship Coordinator an Internship Description Form.

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