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.
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Interns of the Month
Junly 2019: Shannlyn Spotted Elk
Shannlyn Spotted Elk spent the past six months interning with the Shoshone Bannock Tribes Fort Hall Diabetes Program, a division of the Tribal Health and Human Services. Spotted Elk, a recent graduate of the dietetics program at Idaho State University, performed outreach through community presentations, participated in dietetic home visits, and collaborated with the Fort Hall Language/Culture program on developing nutrition education posters with traditional foods.
“We have been extremely pleased with Shanlynn’s volume of work and the excellent caliber of her contributions,” stated Barbara Gordon, Clinical Assistant Professor, Director of the Dietetics Program, and Spotted Elk’s supervisor. “She is as shining star who deserves to be recognized for her stellar representation of Idaho State University.”
Spotted Elk’s internship experience with community outreach has helped shape her future plans as a dietitian.
“I plan on returning to school to get a masters or doctoral degree,” explained Spotted Elk. “I would then be able to conduct research on how improve the health in Native Americans communities and hopefully make real change come about.”
Spotted Elk graduated in May 2019 and will start a postgraduate dietetic internship in Montana in the fall. In her spare time she enjoys the outdoors and trying new sports such as paddleboarding.
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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