August 2012 Archives

INTERNSHIP PROFILE:
Wayne Waite
Sports & Leisure Management Major
Class of 2012

Title: Event Planning Intern

Employer: Greater Hartford Pro Am

Wayne Waite, Sports & Leisure Management major, graduates August 2012.  This summer he participated in an internship for academic credit needed to fulfill an internship requirement for his major.  His title was Event Planning Intern and he was responsible for marketing, promotion, and event planning with the Greater Hartford Pro Am, an annual program that hosts youth basketball tournaments, clinics, and workshops.  This program draws partnerships with professional and future athletes and the GHPA team has become an essential part of the Greater Hartford Community.

This internship helped Wayne acquire the skills needed to get experience in event planning, marketing and promotion in a sport venue, which is of particular interest to him and his career goals.

Wayne's advice for students regarding internships, "find an internship that relates to your interest and will teach you and help you develop whatever skills you are seeking."

INTERNSHIP PROFILE:
Courtney Ojard
Communication Major

Class of 2012

Title: Communication Intern

Employer: OTIS ELEVATOR

Courtney Ojard, Communication major and recent graduate of Eastern Connecticut State University, held two internships while a student at Eastern.  Most recently, however, she held a post graduation intenship, at Otis Elevator Company as the Communications Intern for the North and South America Area.

INTERNSHIP PROFILE:

Brandon Roberts
Business Administration Major
Class of 2012

Employer: Metlife Insurance Company
Title: Disability Department Intern


This summer, Business Administration major Brandon Roberts completed an internship
through INROADS at Metlife Insurance Company. INROADS helps place talented and underserved youth in business and industry job positions and prepares them for corporate and community leadership.

Brandon will graduate in December 2012 with a concentration in Finance and this internship helped him focus on his concentration.  His responsibilities included appropriating building claims within standard and customer process, structuring new short term disability/no lost time & early submittal claims accurately utilizing UIS with 99% accuracy, monitoring of VSTD mailbox for failed emails sent to ACS, forwarding emails to appropriate supervisors, and heading a team of 5 to present to the Executive Vice President of MetLife and his leadership team. Brandon found that taking on the role of team Captain, proved to himself and his managment team that he can lead and delegate work to others to reach a common goal.

Brandon's advice to students, if your major applies to what Inroads is looking for; apply. Inroads is a wonderful organization that matches top corporate companies with deserving students. The workshops through out the summer teach you the survival skills you need, to survive in corporate America. Now a days, its not so much of what you know its who you know. Inroads and an internship can make that happen. This is where you get the experience from, if you ever wonder, when jobs would like you to have 1-3 years of experience for an entry level position.

INTERNSHIP PROFILE:

Tyler Lysak
Business Administration Major
Class of 2013

Title: Business Intern

Employer: Willimantic Police Department


Tyler spent his summer putting together a business plan for the dispatch center at the Willimantic Police Department.  He worked together with his supervisors and retired police officers to create the business plan to help other towns and municipalities who might need their services.  He also helped strategize how to market the business plan to towns that are looking for such a service. 

Tyler stated that this co-op relates to his career goals by learning about how to develop a business plan.  Tyler hopes to someday own his own business and in order to do this and attract investors this hands-on learning opportunity will be very useful.

Tyler's advice to fellow students is to find an internship that best fits the field of study you are in and that focuses on your area of concentration, not just your major.  "It is a great way to prepare for the real world."