Internship Supervisor Responsibilities (Must be a current IT professional in an accepted internship program)

• Manage Internship job posting.
• Get approval of job description changes from the appropriate GVSU program:
  • CIS Internships
    • Internship – CIS 490 | GVSU School of Computing and Information Systems
    • CIS Internship Coordinator, [email protected].
    • Master's level internships must check with the program for requirements
  • Film & Video Internships
    • Film and Video - Internships - Department of Visual & Media Arts - Grand Valley State University (gvsu.edu)
• Post job within Handshake, the GVSU career resource tool.
• Notify appropriate internship coordinator and Career Center of the job posting.
• Conduct interview process.
• Selection of student intern.
• Pre-Onboarding tasks, request assistance from Elizabeth Joyce.
  • Secure hardware and software needs.  Dedicated laptops will be available for internship needs.  Software may have to be purchased based on the need.
  • Secure working environment.  Onsite location or remote work if allowed.
  • Secure IT Internship phone extension. Three internship accounts will be set up for this purpose.
  • Determine payroll process to be followed.
• Onboarding student intern.
  • Review and require a signature for IT confidentiality statement.
  • Introductions to other IT staff that may be involved in the project.
  • Outline job tasks and expectations for internship duration.
  • Discuss work environment, schedule, and tools.
  • Discuss payroll processing.
  • Discuss expectations if work schedule changes, sick time, etc.
  • Discuss learning goals, objectives, and outcomes.
  • Set milestones for the project.
• Provide supervision and mentorship.
• Provide weekly checkpoints with interns giving guidance, assignments, and feedback on performance.
• Provide required evaluation and feedback at end of the internship to Career Services.
• Facilitate and schedule an exit interview with each IT Senior Leadership member and the intern.
• Create a short 1-2 minute video highlighting the internship's experience for the website.  If a video cannot be made, a short paragraph from the intern could also be highlighted on the website.