Capital One Leadership Internship Program (CLIP)

Program Structure: Spring Semester – participants selected and workshops The student selection process involves a written application and interview process. Once admitted, students participate in several career development workshops focused on finding and securing a meaningful internship. Academic Classes (Fall & Spring Semesters) – EDCP 318I The purposes of these courses is to (1) provide students with an opportunity to integrate critical thinking and reflection about their internship experiences with the study of leadership, organizational theory, and global issues, and (2) to provide students with the opportunity to integrate the study of global leadership, sustainable international development, and culture with the international immersion experience in Uganda. Students will come to understand and develop leadership in the context of diverse organizations and on the global stage and will reflect upon their own capacity for global leadership and awareness and develop action plans to continue to grow in this manner. Internship (Fall Semester) 5-20 hours per week=minimum of 75 semester hours. The purpose of the student internship is to increase understanding of leadership in the workplace and globally. The internship experience will allow students to examine leadership as a process not just as a position, explore potential career fields, develop career-related skills and abilities, establish a work history, observe professional people and behavior, learn job search skills and build a network of contacts. As it takes place concurrently with the leadership class, students will have the opportunity to put to practice what they learn in the classroom in their internship. To broaden the local perspective of the internship, students will be asked to look at their industry or internship focus area from a larger, international perspective. That knowledge will assist them as they complete their international experience. The internship experience will serve as a method to integrate classroom theory with real-life experiences. Students will develop learning objectives to serve as the bases for a learning contract that will be signed by the student intern, instructor and site supervisor. Students will organize a poster presentation about their experience, featuring parts of their professional portfolio and any work products from internship sites. International Immersion (Spring Semester) The purpose of the international experience (10 days in Uganda during Spring Break) is to provide students with a practical application of the lessons learned in the classroom – cultural diversity and immersion, asset-based community development, and global leadership and change. Student live in homestays on the trip and during the day, work with local agencies to address community–identified needs. The program also includes cultural activities and leadership lessons with community members. This program is in partnership with the Foundation for Sustainable Development (FSD).

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