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Internship and Employment Opportunities
All HTM Opportunities
Internship and Employment Opportunities
These internships, employment, and volunteer opportunities have been submitted directly to the HTM Department, and are searchable by type of position, emphasis area, and/or location.
GVSU Campus Dining Employment/Internship OpportunitiesCampus Dining accepts applications for employment year-round.
Employer
Employers - To have an available opportunity posted directly to the GVSU HTM website, please use our Employer Job Posting Form. This form may also be used for volunteer opportunities.
NOTICE TO EMPLOYERS: This job board is specifically for Hospitality and Tourism Management-related positions. Postings submitted that do not pertain to food & beverage, lodging, meeting & events, recreation & leisure, or tourism will not be approved.
Please Note: In order to keep our internship/employment opportunities as current as possible, if an actual application deadline date is not entered (e.g., entering “Ongoing,” or “Until filled” instead of a real deadline date), the post will only remain live for a maximum of three months. After this time, the post will be deleted and you may resubmit your opportunity if it is still available.
Handshake - NEW TO GVSU!
On June 19, 2018, the GVSU Career Center and GVSU Student Employment transitioned from LakerJobs to a NEW online job posting and event management system called Handshake. This state-of-the-art platform will offer you the valuable services that LakerJobs did, but with expanded capabilities. Employers, students, and alumni are invited to visit the Handshake Transition website for key information about this transition, and to create a Handshake account.
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Internship Overview
The Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM) requires that ALL students complete three internships. These internships allow students to gain important, relevant knowledge and professional experience within the field. Each HTM student is required to find their own internship. Please refer to the link above for current internship/employment opportunities.
For information regarding our internship program, please contact:
Amanda Stansbie
HTM Internship Coordinator
(616) 331-8865
stansbia@gvsu.edu
Notice for International Students
If you are an F-1 or J- 1 international student, you will need work authorization from USCIS for your internship. Please contact Kate Stoetzner, Director of International Student and Scholar Services at the Padnos International Center, at (616) 331 3898 or stoetznk@gvsu.edu for details prior to beginning the internship.
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Disney College Program
The Disney College Program is proud to offer students from across the country the opportunity to participate in our one-of-a-kind Living, Learning and Earning experience.
For more information about the Disney College Program, click here.
For information regarding the Disney College Program, please contact:
Dr. Kristen Jack, Interim Department Chair
(616) 331-3167
jackk@gvsu.edu