A Closer Look at the ACUHOI Summer Internship Program

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A Closer Look at the ACUHO-I Summer
Internship Program
Providing opportunities of a lifetime

• Raymond V. Plaza
• Chair, ACUHO-I Housing Internship Committee
• SEAHO 2002 Nashville, TN

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Program Overview - Part I

• Introduction
• The ACUHO-I Housing Internship Program
• Current look at Summer 2002
• Interns (current/historical)
• Host Sites (current/historical)
• Being a Host Site?

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Program Overview - Part II

• Samples of different descriptions
• Issues facing host sites
• Issues facing interns
• Competition for internships
• The future
• Traditional timeline
• Contact information

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The ACUHO-I Housing Internship Program

• Celebrating its 25th anniversary beginning Summer
  2002
• Summer process is the largest/most complex
• Spring process is rather small only a handful of
  schools/candidates

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Benefits Host Sites

• Host Sites
• Opportunity to bring in new ideas and
  perspectives
• Opportunity to mentor a shining star
• Opportunity to have work done on projects/tasks
• Opportunity to provide a valuable contribution to
  the profession

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Benefits - Interns

• Interns
• Opportunity to experience a different institution
  and to learn/explore something different
• Opportunity to share their knowledge with others
• Opportunity for personal growth/travel
• Opportunity to gain a real-life experience

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Benefit Housing Profession

• Housing Profession
• Helping to shape a future generation of housing
  professionals
• A vehicle for talented undergraduate and graduate
  students to learn more the different aspects of
  the profession
• Potential recruitment pool of qualified
  professionals

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Current Look at Summer 2002 (Still Tentative As
Process Still Ongoing)

• 179 candidates applied
• 111 candidates selected by host sites
• 147 available positions
• 106 different host sites
• Influences on numbers? Budgetary issues due to
  economic situation

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Preface to Figures

• Data is from summer 2000, 2001, 2002
• Earlier data is incomplete or not available
• More intentional approach to keep track of
  figures for historical and accountability
  purposes
• Work to begin on new intern alumni database

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Intern Gender Breakdown

• Summer 2002
• Female 116
• Males 63

• Summer 2001
• Female 112
• Males 68

• Summer 2000
• Female 79
• Males 47

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Intern Education Level

• Summer 2001
• Graduate
• Females 75
• Males 41
• Undergraduate
• Females 37
• Males 27

• Summer 2000
• Graduate
• Females 56
• Males 26
• Undergraduate
• Females 23
• Males 21

• Summer 2002
• Graduate
• Females 58
• Males 21
• Undergraduate
• Females 58
• Males 42

1st time more undergraduate applicants
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Where Are the Interns Coming From?

• Summer 2002
• AIMHO 2
• GLACUHO 59
• MACUHO 6
• NEACUHO 18
• NWACUHO 8
• SEAHO 41
• SWACUHO 11
• UMR-ACUHO 30
• WACUHO 4

• Summer 2001
• AIMHO 15
• GLACUHO 71
• MACUHO 7
• NEACUHO 10
• NWACUHO 3
• SEAHO 34
• SWACUHO 3
• UMR-ACUHO 34
• WACUHO 3

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Candidates Coming From -

• Western Illinois - 23
• Virginia Tech 8
• Central Missouri 7
• Ball State 6
• U. Arkansas - 5
• Western Michigan 5
• Appalachian State 4
• Eastern Illinois 4
• Grand Valley State 4
• U. Tennessee - 4

• 8 schools with 3 each
• 18 schools with 2 each
• 49 schools with 1 each

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Host Site Comparison

• Summer 2002
• (Still Tentative)
• Distinct host sites 106
• Of positions 147
• Filled 111
• Unfilled/cancelled 34

• Summer 2001
• Distinct host sites 127
• Of positions 166
• Filled 114
• Unfilled/cancelled 52

• Summer 2000
• Distinct Host Sites 92
• of positions 119
• filled 87
• unfilled/cancelled 32

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Which Regions Are Hosting? Of Schools
Participating

• Summer 2002
• AIMHO 5
• GLACUHO 15
• MACUHO 12
• NEACUHO 26
• NWACUHO 4
• SEAHO 28
• SWACUHO 8
• UMR-ACUHO 13
• WACUHO 12

• Summer 2001
• AIMHO 8
• GLACUHO 18
• MACUHO 11
• NEACUHO 24
• NWACUHO 3
• SEAHO 31
• SWACUHO 6
• UMR-ACUHO 14
• WACUHO 12

• Summer 2000
• AIMHO 5
• GLACUHO 14
• MACUHO 10
• NEACUHO 19
• NWACUHO 2
• SEAHO 20
• SWACUHO 4
• UMR-ACUHO 10
• WACUHO 8

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Interested in Being a Host Site?

• Things to consider
• Supervision
• Budgetary issues
• What will the intern do?
• Time to dedicate toward phone interviews/training/
  etc.
• Type of internship to be offered?

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Basic Compensation Requirements

• Room and board AND
• At least minimum wage stipend
• Most packages are similar with median about
  7.50/hr. High is 10/hr for 40hr/wk.
• If no board plan due to summer, then need to
  supplement stipend

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Type of Internships

• Residence Life
• Facilities
• Conference Services
• Family Housing
• Housing Assignments
• Other

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Samples of Different Intern Job Descriptions

• Host sites range from both public and private
  institutions
• Handout includes samples of job descriptions
• Each is tailored to the respective institution
  and needs to reflect what intern will be doing.
  Critical for candidates to know about role they
  will play

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Issues Facing Host Sites

• Quality and education level of candidates
• Budget issues - compensation package
• Transition issues - intern supervisor leaves
  during process or during internship
• Intern Role and Responsibilities
• Length of internship

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Issues Facing Candidates

• Compensation package
• Availability due to academic calendar and Fall
  training commitments
• Location of internship
• Understanding of role
• Response from Host sites

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Competition - Part I

• The ACUHO-I Housing internship is one of many
  internships available to students interested in
  student affairs
• The other main professional organizations within
  the field also coordinate internships
• NODA - NACA
• ACPA/NASPA
• ACUI

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Competition - Part II

• Summer internship timetable is one of the
  earliest (late fall/early spring)
• Process more formalized than most of the other
  processes
• Decisions made in early/mid-February Helpful to
  host sites and intern candidates

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The Future

• 25th Anniversary Celebration
• Continued expansion
• Undergraduate and Graduate opportunties
• Continued development of resources for host sites
  and candidates
• Intern Alumni Database

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Traditional Summer Timeline

• Early Fall information sent out regarding
  application deadline
• Application deadline in early December
• Process of reviewing and contacting candidates
  begins in January
• Phone interviews in January/early February
• Offers made in early/mid -February

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Contact Information

• Ray Plaza
• Residential and Dining Programs
• Virginia Tech
• 109 East Eggleston Hall
• Blacksburg, VA 24061
• [phone]
• rp25_at_vt.edu