Kishwaukee College holds Spring 2023 Commencement Ceremonies
Kishwaukee College held its Spring 2023 Commencement on Saturday, May 20, in the gymnasium, with 245 students attending ceremonies to commemorate their achievements.
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Internships
"On average, college graduates who have an internship on their resumes are 12% more
likely to be hired and earn $7,000 more than graduates who did not."
-CBC News
What is an internship?
An internship gives you a unique, on-the-job perspective of the career path you have chosen and helps connect classroom knowledge to a real work environment. Internships can be paid, unpaid, for academic credit or not.
What are the benefits?
- Gain workplace experience in your field
- See how classroom education translates into the real work world
- Test-drive your career before you graduate
- Network with professionals in your field
- Connect with mentors and build references
Credit internships are supervised by appointed faculty members and certain criteria
must be met to receive credit. A list of departments offering Academic Credit is available
can be found in the Course Catalog.
A non-credit internship is an excellent way to build your skills and experience in
your field of study. Non-credit internships can be paid, unpaid or informational.
The Career Services can assist you in researching and obtaining a non-credit Internship.
- Complete 12 credit hours or be accepted into your major/program
- 2.5 GPA or higher is advisable
- Below are some questions to ask yourself:
- What do I want to get out of an Internship?
- Which types of organizations do I want to pursue?
- Do I want to stay local or willing to travel?
- Write you Resume
- Develop your Elevator Speech
- Ask your instructors for leads
- Create an account on www.CollegeCentral.com/KishwaukeeCollege and search the Internship opportunities.
- www.internships.com
- www.techcareers.com
- www.gamasutra.com
- www.rileyguide.com/intern.html
- www.idealist.org
- http://www.glassdoor.com/students/index.htm
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Kishwaukee College recognizes 18 nursing students during Spring 2023 pinning ceremony
Kishwaukee College nursing students were honored during a pinning ceremony on Wednesday, May 17, at the College. Kish recognized 18 students for their successful completion of the Registered Nursing program and presented each graduate with a special pin before family and friends during the ceremony.
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