InternFSU Faculty/Staff Information

• Experience description:
  An effective InternFSU experience description discloses the learning outcomes a student will gain. When students perceive value in the experience and understand the professional development opportunities available, your qualified applicant pool will grow. Taking the time to write a detailed experience description results in a much higher rate of views by qualified students!
  • Tip: Include the mission of your office, description of projects, and qualifications and skills necessary for students to apply. 

Five Tips for an Effective Experience Description:

1. Keep it concise!
2. Use adjectives that accurately describe the work environment and culture (team-oriented, fast-paced, etc.).
3. Incorporate a compelling (short) description of your Department/Institute/Lab/Office/Unit/etc.
   FSU students may not be familiar with your operations, so adding details builds interest and excitement about your mission and community impact.
4. Brag on the Supervisor – students want to know who will mentor them!
   Example: “The intern will work under a supervisor, with the opportunity for mentorship, that has 20+ years of experience running multimodal communication strategies for Fortune 500, large non-profits, and lobbying organizations.”
5. Provide a description of any professional development opportunities available to students.
   Example: “Perks of working with our office include networking with a world-class team, attending meetings with high-level leadership, your own desk, and an occasional ice cream or coffee outing (maybe even lunch!).”

To help in the development of your position description, samples follow:

• Sample InternFSU position

InternFSU student participants must:

• Be a currently enrolled, degree-seeking undergraduate student
• Be in good academic standing with the university
• Have no active student conduct sanctions
• Only accept one split funding InternFSU experience in any given semester.  
• Have not been hired through the split funding model for more than 2 consecutive semesters*. 

Please note: Transient students, non-degree seeking students, and graduate students are not eligible. *FSU undergraduate students can only participate for a maximum of 2 consecutive semesters in the same split-funded experience. 

Annoucenment: Faculty/Staff Application Form 

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The InternFSU program will advertise all positions via NoleNetwork for students to apply.  It will use the Career Liaison model, Career Connect Newsletter, and campus partners network to advertise positions to students.  

iNTERNFSU Hiring Process 

Once InternFSU students have accepted the offer, Hiring Representative can follow the InternFSU Hiring Guide to hire the students through the split funding model. 

New InternFSU Hires

InternFSU hires will be paid through a split funding model. In order for the split funding to take effect, InternFSU students must be processed through the InternFSU Express pool. The department’s top candidate will be hired through the InternFSU Express pool, using the Express Appointment Process. This process needs to be managed by the hiring department’s HR.  (Reference Appointing OPS Candidates via OPS Express training guide for instructions.)

You can follow the steps outlined in the InternFSU Hiring Guide.

Orientation
The Career Center will hold the required 45-minute virtual orientation session via Zoom for InternFSU Supervisors:

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Program Components
Supervise and mentor Intern(s) for the semester, including the following requirements:

1. Confirm Intern(s) learning goals;
2. Hold bi-monthly supervision meetings with their Intern(s). In these meetings discuss project expectations and progress, setting short-term work goals, workplace behaviors, etc.;
3. Hold an in-person mid-semester evaluation. This presents an opportunity for both Supervisors and Intern(s) to provide structured feedback and recalibrate any project goals or deadlines for the remainder of the semester;
4. Complete a written final evaluation and hold an in-person meeting. This written evaluation will not be shared with Interns(s) but should be used as a structured exercise to provide a framework for an in-person final evaluation.  The final evaluation meeting presents an opportunity to recap successes and highlight strengths while providing feedback on areas of improvement for professional development;
5. Complete a brief InternFSU program evaluation survey at the conclusion of the semester,

Internship Agreement

All InternFSU Supervisors are required to review and sign the Supervisor Agreement.  New Supervisors will receive this document during Orientation.  Returning Supervisors will receive the Supervisor Agreement via email. These must be signed and returned to InternFSU@fsu.edu prior to the start date of the InternFSU student. 

Orientation

The Career Center will hold a mandatory one-hour virtual orientation for InternFSU Students during the first week of classes January 6-10, 2025.  InternFSU students will receive an invitation link.  

Program Components

InternFSU students will:

1. Submit three learning goals at the beginning of the semester through the Experience Recognition Program (ERP): "InternFSU program participants ONLY" option / or submit to their supervisor for approval if receiving academic credit;
2. Meet with their Supervisor for bi-weekly supervision meetings. In these meetings, project expectations and progress, setting of short-term work goals, workplace behaviors, etc. should be discussed. These meetings allow the Supervisor to guide, correct, and advise Intern(s) on a regular basis;
3. Complete a written mid-semester evaluation. The written evaluation will not be shared with the Supervisor, but Supervisors will hold an in-person mid-semester evaluation meeting.  This meeting presents an opportunity for both Interns and Supervisors to provide structured feedback and recalibrate any project goals or deadlines for the remainder of the semester;
4. Complete a written final evaluation. This written evaluation will not be shared with the Supervisor, but Supervisors will hold an in-person final evaluation meeting. This presents an opportunity for both Intern(s) and Supervisors to recap successes and highlight strengths while providing feedback on areas of improvement for continued professional development;
5. Complete a brief InternFSU program evaluation survey at the conclusion of the semester.

InternFSU Program Requirements for students

Enroll in the Experience Recognition Program (ERP), "InternFSU program participants ONLY", or Receive Academic Credit for your InternFSU Experience

To facilitate learning goals and both the mid-semester and final performance evaluation process, InternFSU student(s) must enroll in the Career Center’s Experience Recognition Program (ERP), "InternFSU program participants ONLY" option. The exception to this requirement is receiving academic credit for the InternFSU experience from an academic department.  To find out if your InternFSU experience qualifies for academic credit, please contact the appropriate academic department prior to submitting your ERP, InternFSU program participants ONLY application. 

The Experience Recognition Program: "InternFSU program participants ONLY" is an online course that facilitates eligible FSU degree-seeking students the opportunity to earn transcript notation for engaging in experiential learning opportunities:

• ERP is a non-credit ( 0 credit hour) bearing course, SDS 3802: Experiential Learning.
• Students must submit their ERP: "InternFSU program participants ONLY" application through their NoleNetwork account prior to the close of the official DROP/ADD period for the current semester. Once the Career Center receives your application form, it will be reviewed and students will be enrolled in the SDS 3802 course.  
• SDS 3802 is a hidden course; students are unable to self-register for SDS 3802 through Student Central. The Career Center automatically registers students for SDS 3802 after their ERP," InternFSU program participants ONLY" application has been processed and approved through NoleNetwork.
• SDS 3802 is graded on the S/U system and is administered through Canvas.
• Students cannot drop on their own, so you must communicate with the ERP Program Manager or the InternFSU staff 

Find more information at - http://career.fsu.edu/ERP

NOTE:

• Earning a “S” in SDS 3802 will fulfill the Liberal Studies Curriculum requirements for a Formative Experience, which is an alternative way to fulfill one of the two required Scholarship in Practice courses.
• Only InternFSU students receiving academic credit are exempt from completing the ERP program.