Delivering on a Promise
Last July, a Time magazine article touted Mount Holyoke alongside two universities as “more the exception than the rule” among institutions that offer “options under which students get to work with employers in their chosen fields before graduation.”
Prior to that, President Lynn Pasquerella ’80 made headlines with the announcement that the College will guarantee funding for one qualified summer internship or research experience for every student at Mount Holyoke. Many students will have multiple internships throughout their undergraduate careers, but the opportunity for guaranteed funding is only offered by a handful of small liberal arts colleges.
Students approved for domestic internships via The Lynk receive $3,000 in funding, and students pursuing international opportunities receive $3,600—numbers that have already translated into increased access to professional placements for a greater number of students as well as increased access to fields that typically don’t offer paid internships. Since the launch of The Lynk in fall 2013, internships are up 55 percent. And this past summer 417 students had funded opportunities. – See more at: http://alumnae.mtholyoke.edu/blog/practical-pursuit/?utm_source=quarterly%20winter%202015&utm_medium=laurel%20chain
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