Academic Internship Fair Draws Record Numbers

October 09, 2012

A record 1,162 St. John’s University students packed Taffner Field House for the annual Academic Internship Fair. Co-sponsored by St. John’s College of Professional Studies (CPS) and the Career Center, the event was created to introduce students to prospective employers from across the New York metropolitan area.
   
“I was delighted to see the excitement on the students’ faces when they met with representatives from so many prestigious companies,” said Kathleen Vouté MacDonald, Ed.D., Dean of the College of Professional Studies. “Our students displayed a fine level of professionalism and excitement with the possibility of securing an internship in their desired fields.”

This year, more than 100 employers attended the fair, including representatives from Clear Channel Communications, Winthrop-University Hospital, The New York Mets, the Office of Senator Charles E. Schumer and the Queens Economic Development Corporation. “The event had so many great companies in one place,” said Khanh Nguyen ’15C. “It gave me a great opportunity to explore so many different areas for my career development.”

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