Thursday, April 17, 2008
Communications, Courier & Press announce internship program
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Dr. Wayne Rinks, chair of the Communications Department, and Mizell Stewart III, editor of the Evansville Courier & Press, announced a partnership this semester that provides regular internships for USI students at the daily newspaper. “This is a terrific opportunity for our journalism students to get some real-world experience with a quality publication,” Rinks said. The program was developed through a collaborative effort between the Courier & Press, Communications, and Career Services and Placement. “The Courier & Press and USI have a long-standing relationship,” said Pam Doerter, career coordinator for the College of Liberal Arts. “Over the past 10 years, the University has placed 17 students in internships at the newspaper.” With this new partnership, two students will intern with the newspaper each fall and spring semester. The first two students selected for the program were junior Sabria Dughaish and sophomore Lindsey Ziliak. Dughaish works in the sports department and Ziliak, features. “We’re excited to be able to establish this partnership with the University of Southern Indiana,” Stewart said. “The first students who have come through the program this semester have been outstanding and we look forward to maintaining and enhancing our working relationship so that we can really put students to work before graduation, giving them practical experience in the field.” Student interns are expected to work 20 hours per week for the newspaper. Their duties include writing, copy editing, online journalism, and design and layout. The students receive dual benefits from the program: they enhance their journalistic skill, and they are rewarded with a scholarship equivalent to 15 hours of tuition reimbursement. |
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