The Spring Career Fair on Wednesday, February 19, from 10:00 AM-2:00 PM offers you the opportunity to connect with employers and discuss full-time, part-time, entry-level, internship, and co-op positions. We look forward to seeing you!

https://app.joinhandshake.com/career_fairs/01a07274-587f-4312-a321-7e759c2b493c/student_preview

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Dr. Lenze will not be available for office hours from 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. He will be available on Friday, February 14, 2025 as scheduled.

An oustanding alumnus, Joel Goodling, contacted us about an internship opportunity in Columbus, Ohio.

https://www.teamworkonline.com/hockey-jobs/hockeyjobs/columbus-blue-jackets/2025-summer-journalism-internship-2109646

The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio. The Blue Jackets compete in the National Hockey League as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The franchise began play as an expansion team in 2000.

• Assist with grant-related opportunities and grant management.
• Create and implement social media and web content strategies.
• Work on public communications and community engagement.
• Ideal for students in Journalism, Communications, Public Relations, or Digital Media.

IUP-TV / The Swoop Internship – Summer 2025

Description: Students in the internship will work in various media areas – video, audio, radio, website, and graphics projects – and/or promotions and marketing. This experience involves real world media production and marketing/promotional activities done in a highly collaborative team environment. We produce content in all areas of the communications field including department promotional materials, shows for IUP-TV and WIUP-FM, and projects for the community. Students will be able to leave with multiple productions for their resume, possible references from inside and outside of the department, and realistic work experience. The internship is on-site at the Indiana campus.

Dates: Internships start on Wednesday, May 14 and will finish on Friday, July 25

Minimum Required Qualifications:

Strong background in one or more of the following areas:

• o Production: video, audio, graphics, images, photography, radio, web design
• o Media Marketing / Promotions: strong writing, research, and organizational skills
• o Scripting: strong non-fiction writing skills; ability to interview subjects and develop stories

Major: Major or minor in Communications Media, overall GPA of 3.00 or above

To Apply: Please submit application materials by email to Mark.Piwinsky@iup.edu.

• Cover letter demonstrating your skills and their applicability to our project work – see examples below.
• Resume – Include software and technical skills, promotions work.
• Link to online portfolio.
• Letters from two references, one must be a COMM faculty member.
• Interviews required for viable applicants.

Application Timeline / Deadlines

• First round of application reviews – apply by March 3
• Second round of application reviews – apply by March 28
• After the second round, applications will be accepted only if space is available.

Projects: Work typically includes IUP-TV, community and campus video projects, promotional work, website development, social media, audio theater, radio ads, etc. Some examples.

Audio Theater: Christmas Carol- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWxstVweUS4 · No Loose Ends – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=se1p90vfFz0

The Swoop: · American Planning Association – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR5pADd3PfY · Coalport Coal Museum – link to video at https://www.coalportmuseum.org/news.html · Lymes Disease – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkDhoZSosOc · Underground Railroad Overview – see the video at https://undergroundrailroadblairsvillepa.com/ · Underground Railroad Promotional Video – https://undergroundrailroadblairsvillepa.com/team · Weavers Perfect Memory – see video at https://www.weaversperfectmemory.com/about · Wildcat Band – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMMu_b_EkBA&t=437s

Questions? More Information? – email Mark.Piwinsky@iup.edu

To sign up as a previewer, follow this link:

Volunteer | Film Pittsburgh

Welcome to spring! Or, as I like to call it, Internship Hunting Season! Here is how it usually goes.

January: Lots of time to find an internship. You should meet with Dr. Lenze to discuss how best to find an internship that meets your needs.

February: Still a good amount of time to find an internship. You should meet with Dr. Lenze to refine your internship search so you can complete the internship application process.

March: Time is running out. You need to meet with Dr. Lenze again to see if it is still possible to find an internship this summer.

April 1: Time is just about gone! You need to meet with Dr. Lenze immediately to see what opportunities may still be possible. It is unlikely you will be completing an internship this summer.

April 15: Time is gone! Dr. Lenze will no longer accept internship applications. No joke. Too late.

So, you should meet with me, Dr. Lenze, in the next week. My office hours are as follows.

MWF 9 am to 10 am
MW 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
Zoom (during office hours): 801 949 6325
Office: 127 Stouffer Hall

No appointment is necessary. Just stop in! I will keep a log of who visits and when. If you do not visit me and later complain you received no help, I will just present the log and tell whoever you complained to that you didn’t come and see me.