Nearly 1,000 ambitious St. John’s students
filled Taffner Field House last week to take advantage of the
University’s annual Academic Internship Fair. The College of Professional Studies (CPS) and the
Career
Center co-sponsor the event to give students from all
majors a competitive edge in finding meaningful internships.
Kathleen Vouté MacDonald, Ed.D., Dean of the College
of Professional Studies was clearly happy with the way the event
turned out. “The Academic Internship Fair was a huge
success!” she said. “I was particularly pleased with the
placement of the exhibit tables in industry clusters. This not only
made it easier for students to locate the company representatives
they wanted to speak with, but this design also follows our vision
of career-orientation through academic disciplines.”
“The connections you can make here are so important,” said
Michael Riconda ’13CPS. The
Sport Management major attended the Internship Fair last year
with outstanding results. “ I got my foot in the door with Madison Square
Garden. ”
More than 100 major employers attended the
Internship Fair, giving students an outstanding opportunity to meet
representatives face-to-face. "I’m proud of what we accomplished by
organizing the Internship Fair for Career Week," said April
Merenda, Director of External Affairs for CPS. "We
created a priceless opportunity to engage our students by enabling
interaction with over 100 prestigious organizations from all over
the New York metropolitan area.”
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