Society of Financial Service Professionals FSP

What is an Internship?

An internship is an opportunity for you to integrate a highly motivated student into your company as a temporary employee. Paid or unpaid, full time or part time, the intern position is a valuable addition to the work team and the work environment. It is a productive position, not just an add-on that is not part of the team.

An internship is an opportunity for a student to get a glimpse of a desired career field and to apply their skills in a professional environment. It brings reality to their perspective of what the work and the field are like. The student is connected to the university through a faculty sponsor and earns a grade based on their performance in the workplace and their academic reports of learning.

Academically, an internship is an educational plan designed to integrate classroom study with a work experience. It links the students' academic program with their career goals and interests.

Student interns are proven assets to organizations.

Society for Financial Services Professionals University Partnership Program (UPP)

About the Program

The purpose of the University Partners Program is to create a pipeline between the financial service profession and the next generation of financial service professionals by reaching out through the key designation or degree programs offered at the college and university level. By bringing FSP benefits to these students during their formal learning process, we have the opportunity to

(a) Broaden the reach of the FSP to the next generation of professionals

(b) Recognize top performing students

(d) Enrich the student’s learning experience by providing real world applications and opportunities for job shadowing and internships.

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Benefits to You

o As an employer you are tapping into a source of the next generation of employers and business entrepreneurs.

o Students who work as interns contribute to the success of business as they contribute to projects, assist with day-to-day workload and add fresh insight and knowledge to organization.

o Student interns can provide additional help during peak business periods

o Interns may serve as additional staff at minimal cost, without making a long-term commitment

o An internship program can provide a low-risk opportunity to try out a possible new employee for a future job opening

o Students contribute knowledge of research techniques, valuable computer skills, and current theoretical knowledge

Internship Program Regulations

1. Work Study: State funded program for low- and middle- income students to obtain career related experience while attending college. If your organization would be interested in offering an internship but would like to explore funding assistance, visit the Washington State Work Study website

Or download the State Work Study Program Manual 2011-2012

2. The U.S. Department of Labor Regulations on Internship Programs:

Factsheet 71

3. Washington State Regulations on Internship Programs

Washington State Factsheet

Ready to Participate

Pacific Lutheran University	Email	Phone #	University Specific Guide/Manual	Link to Post
Maxine Herbert-Hill, Director of Academic Internships	herberam@plu.edu	253-535-7324	http://www.plu.edu/intern/employers/University-Expectations.php	http://www.plu.edu/intern/employers/Post-Your-Internship.php
Seattle Pacific University
Kristin Hunt, Employer Relations	spucareercenter@spu.edu	206-281-2485	http://www.spu.edu/depts/cdc/employers/internship/greatinterns.asp	http://www.spu.edu/depts/cdc/employers/internship/postintern.asp
Seattle University
Rachael Paul, Assistant Director	careerservices@seattleu.edu	206-296-6080	http://www.seattleu.edu/careerservices/Inner.aspx?id=19706
Saint Martin's University
Katia Shkurkin	kshkurkin@stmartin.edu	360-438-4382	https://www.myinterfase.com/stmartin/employer/home.aspx
University of Puget Sound
Leah Vance, Operations and Internship Coordinator	ces@pugetsound.edu	253-879-3161	http://www.pugetsound.edu/about/offices--services/ces/employers/developing-internships/	http://www.pugetsound.edu/about/offices--services/ces/employers/nic-internship-link/
University of Washington
Lisa McKee-Uyema, Job Listings Coordinator	lisamu@uw.edu	206-543-0535	http://careers.uw.edu/HuskyJobs/Employers
Washington State University
Cindy Empey, Academic/Career Advisor; Internship Coordinator	employer.relations@wsu.edu	509-335-9612	http://cacd.wsu.edu/default.asp?PageID=3834	http://cacd.wsu.edu/default.asp?PageID=3832
Western Washington University
Karen Peila, Program Coordinator for Recruitment	careers@wwu.edu	360-650-3240	http://www.careers.wwu.edu/employers_postposition.shtml