Career Path Internship
MISSION STATEMENT: The Career Path Internship (CPI) program is committed to connecting Idaho State University students to professional, paid experiences that will enhance their career opportunities upon graduation.
Student Intern Orientation
The online student intern orientation is provided to all ISU students in an effort to give current and future CPI interns a better understanding of internship expectations, CPI program information, and resources available.
The CPI program highly recommends that all CPI interns complete the online orientation, which takes approximately five minutes to complete.
Career Path Internship Forms
Program Reports
Interns of the Month
November 2019: Jonathan Match
Jonathan Match is in the Master of Physical Education – Athletic Administration program at Idaho State University. Match currently holds a CPI internship with ISU’s Department of Athletics where he is responsible for all the sports information needs for the track & field and cross country teams. His duties include writing meet recaps, previews of meets and student athlete feature articles. Match also creates graphics and videos for the entire athletic program as well as running the audio and video stream of the weekly “Coaches Show,” which is available on Idaho State Athletics’ Facebook page.
“This internship and my supervisor, Steve Schaack, have taught me more about the inner workings of athletic administration than I would have ever been able to learn,” explained Match. “When I finish my MPE-AA program I will be graduating with years of experience in the field. This internship has allowed me to decide on a branch of administration that I like and given me the experience needed to secure a job in this field when I have graduated.”
Recently, Match has been able to represent Idaho State University as a Sports Information Director at some of the away games and has truly enjoyed traveling to ISU’s opponents’ universities including University of Utah, Gonzaga, and Utah Valley University.
“Jon has elevated the work in our office with his desire to learn and be better,” explained Steven Schaack, Assistant Athletic Director of Media Relations and Match’s supervisor. “He has written outstanding event recap and human interest stories, goes out of his way to help others in the office, and will be well prepared for his first full-time job after he graduates.”
Originally from Allen, Texas, Match enjoys spending time camping and fishing with his wife. Match will graduate in August 2020 and hopes to land a job as a director of media relations or sports information at a mid-sized Division I university.
October 2019: Maya Tillotson - Idaho State University Health Center
September 2019: Matt Corral - ISU College of Technology
August 2019: Ashley Borg - ISU College of Nursing
July 2019: Shannlyn Spotted Elk - Shoshone Bannock Tribes' Fort Hall Diabetes Program
June 2019: Quinn Purcell - Bureau of Land Management
May 2019: Sadie Morrell - Veteran's Student Services Center
April 2019: Steve Coburn - ISU Central Academic Advising
March 2019: Bibek Paudel - Idaho Transportation Department
February 2019: Rebecca Rowland - Pocatello High School
January 2019: Kelsee Harrison - ISU College of Education
Nomination Information
To nominate your student intern, please provide a short paragraph that includes the student's name, internship duties/projects, and why the student deserves this award to jahsemil@isu.edu. Non-winning nominations will be considered for future months, so you only have to submit a nomination once per intern.
We review all nominations each month and pick the best and brightest intern to feature on ISU's main webpage, the News & Notes, as well as the Idaho State Journal. Interns will also receive an official certificate, a Chartwells' food voucher, CPI swag and bragging rights for the entire month!
Departments seeking an intern:
- Read and review the CPI Guidelines.
- Post internship description on Handshake (optional).
- Select student for desired position.*
- Send student to The Office of Human Resources to fill out all required HR forms.
- Complete the Electronic Personnel Action Form (EPAF) on Bengal Web and submit the CPI Agreement Form to the CPI Office (Stop 8108).
- Wait to receive approval email from the CPI Office confirming the internship’s start date.
*A fair, equitable, and consistent selection process should be followed by the hiring department.
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Off Campus CPI Procedure
- Read and review the CPI guidelines.
- Complete the Off Campus CPI Application.
- Watch for correspondence from the CPI office regarding the application.
- If funding is available, the off-campus organization can post the position on Handshake (contact the Career Center) or select a student through their own recruiting process. The student must be majoring/minoring in the college that is funding the position
- Select student and instruct them to contact the related college/department to start the required paperwork.
- Wait to receive approval email from the CPI Office confirming the internship’s start date.
- Ensure time cards are signed off by the off-campus supervisor and submitted to the ISU supervisor on a biweekly basis. Student interns may only work up to 20 hours per week.
- Communicate with the ISU supervisor on a regular basis to ensure high-quality internship opportunities.
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Students seeking a CPI
- Read and review the CPI guidelines.
- Contact the department or faculty member within your major/career or look on Handshake for current CPI internship opportunities.
- Apply for the internship.
- Work with the college/department to complete all required paperwork including the CPI Agreement Form and all HR documents.
- Wait to receive approval email from the CPI Office confirming the internship’s start date.
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