{"id":77,"date":"2025-06-03T15:59:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T22:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/internships-redesign-dev\/?page_id=77"},"modified":"2025-09-03T11:51:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T18:51:40","slug":"faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/internships\/faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-bc-sitka-spruce-narrow-content narrow-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-lead lead\">Many faculty discuss the importance of internships in classes and encourage students to visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/careers-redesign-dev\/\">Center for Career Connections<\/a>\u00a0for support in exploring internship opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"section section-white body-section-wrapper alignfull wp-block-bc-sitka-spruce-body-section\">\n\t<div class=\"container-xl\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"body-section-content col-md-8\">\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curricular Support<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Academic Internship Program at Bellevue College offers course credit to students who complete internships. Internships at the associate level can contribute to a student\u2019s elective credits toward their degree (restricted elective). Some bachelor\u2019s degrees allow internships at the 400 level in place of capstone courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Internship Coordinator facilitates Prior Learning internship credit for the Interior Design and Business Management programs.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"callout-wrapper col\">\n\t<aside class=\"callout text-margin-reset \">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"callout__heading card-title-small\">Encourage Internships!<\/h3>\n\t\t<p>Participation in this program is open to all BC students, including transfer, professional\/technical, continuing education, and baccalaureate students.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<hr class=\"section-divider\" \/>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"accordion-section-wrapper section section-xlight\">\n\t<div class=\"container-xl\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"accordion-section-content col-md-8\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-section-heading\">\n\t\t<h2>Faculty Involvement<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-collapsibles accordion\" id=\"accordion_262aa97e-7e91-4838-8f70-b31800cbccc6\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-collapse accordion-item\"><h3 class=\"accordion-header mb-0\" id=\"heading_a7027f3b-6fd8-4132-8023-7e22c15848fc\"><button class=\"accordion-button bg-default text-bg-default\n\t\t collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse_a7027f3b-6fd8-4132-8023-7e22c15848fc\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse_a7027f3b-6fd8-4132-8023-7e22c15848fc\">Invite an Internship Coordinator to promote internships in your classroom<\/button><\/h3><div id=\"collapse_a7027f3b-6fd8-4132-8023-7e22c15848fc\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"heading_a7027f3b-6fd8-4132-8023-7e22c15848fc\" data-parent=\"#accordion_262aa97e-7e91-4838-8f70-b31800cbccc6\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion_262aa97e-7e91-4838-8f70-b31800cbccc6\"><div class=\"accordion-body bg-default text-bg-default\n\t\t\">\n<p>An Internship Coordinator can visit your classroom to promote internship opportunities. They will take&nbsp;5-15 minutes&nbsp;to describe the Academic Internship Program, share a few current internship opportunities, and answer questions. They can also offer valuable job market resources and internship search advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-button d-grid\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary   \" href=\"https:\/\/app.smartsheet.com\/b\/form\/d9c730f2d7884516a62ac2c1ba75e95b\" aria-disabled=\"false\">Class Instruction Request Form<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-collapse accordion-item\"><h3 class=\"accordion-header mb-0\" id=\"heading_45bb488c-adb4-4661-a2df-b183a17ef5fe\"><button class=\"accordion-button bg-default text-bg-default\n\t\t collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse_45bb488c-adb4-4661-a2df-b183a17ef5fe\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse_45bb488c-adb4-4661-a2df-b183a17ef5fe\">Don&#8217;t cancel that class<\/button><\/h3><div id=\"collapse_45bb488c-adb4-4661-a2df-b183a17ef5fe\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"heading_45bb488c-adb4-4661-a2df-b183a17ef5fe\" data-parent=\"#accordion_262aa97e-7e91-4838-8f70-b31800cbccc6\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion_262aa97e-7e91-4838-8f70-b31800cbccc6\"><div class=\"accordion-body bg-default text-bg-default\n\t\t\">\n<p>If you\u2019ll be out of town at a conference or other events, a Center for Career Connections staff member will be happy to fill in with advance notice.&nbsp;They can teach a workshop on finding internships, and even customize it for your particular discipline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-button d-grid\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary   \" href=\"https:\/\/app.smartsheet.com\/b\/form\/d9c730f2d7884516a62ac2c1ba75e95b\" aria-disabled=\"false\">Class Instruction Request Form<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-collapse accordion-item\"><h3 class=\"accordion-header mb-0\" id=\"heading_d14d5421-b551-411e-92f8-c7918375e511\"><button class=\"accordion-button bg-default text-bg-default\n\t\t collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse_d14d5421-b551-411e-92f8-c7918375e511\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse_d14d5421-b551-411e-92f8-c7918375e511\">Suggest an internship site<\/button><\/h3><div id=\"collapse_d14d5421-b551-411e-92f8-c7918375e511\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"heading_d14d5421-b551-411e-92f8-c7918375e511\" data-parent=\"#accordion_262aa97e-7e91-4838-8f70-b31800cbccc6\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion_262aa97e-7e91-4838-8f70-b31800cbccc6\"><div class=\"accordion-body bg-default text-bg-default\n\t\t\">\n<p><strong>If you know of a&nbsp;company or community organization that might be interested in hosting an intern,&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/internships\/profile\/tamara-pinkas\/\"><strong>please let us know.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/a>We will contact them to get the process in motion. It is easy for employers to host an intern, and we are happy to explain our program. If you\u2019d like, you can work closely with the employer and Internship Coordinator to develop a job description, identify potential candidates, and thus create opportunities for students in your program.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-collapse accordion-item\"><h3 class=\"accordion-header mb-0\" id=\"heading_d37a9afc-a338-4925-a483-ca8ccbd5d399\"><button class=\"accordion-button bg-default text-bg-default\n\t\t collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse_d37a9afc-a338-4925-a483-ca8ccbd5d399\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse_d37a9afc-a338-4925-a483-ca8ccbd5d399\">Help students earn academic credit for experiential learning<\/button><\/h3><div id=\"collapse_d37a9afc-a338-4925-a483-ca8ccbd5d399\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"heading_d37a9afc-a338-4925-a483-ca8ccbd5d399\" data-parent=\"#accordion_262aa97e-7e91-4838-8f70-b31800cbccc6\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion_262aa97e-7e91-4838-8f70-b31800cbccc6\"><div class=\"accordion-body bg-default text-bg-default\n\t\t\">\n<p>If you know a student who is doing an internship or who has a professional volunteer position, please send them our way. We can help them earn academic credit for the work they\u2019re doing. Our internship classes focus on professional development and help students turn an internship into a launching pad for their career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: Approval of an internship is subject to the internship requirements of the program and varies from program to program.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-collapse accordion-item\"><h3 class=\"accordion-header mb-0\" id=\"heading_2d06e9e9-d137-4ee9-af2c-b557f0c3fba3\"><button class=\"accordion-button bg-default text-bg-default\n\t\t collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse_2d06e9e9-d137-4ee9-af2c-b557f0c3fba3\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse_2d06e9e9-d137-4ee9-af2c-b557f0c3fba3\">Use us as a resource<\/button><\/h3><div id=\"collapse_2d06e9e9-d137-4ee9-af2c-b557f0c3fba3\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"heading_2d06e9e9-d137-4ee9-af2c-b557f0c3fba3\" data-parent=\"#accordion_262aa97e-7e91-4838-8f70-b31800cbccc6\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion_262aa97e-7e91-4838-8f70-b31800cbccc6\"><div class=\"accordion-body bg-default text-bg-default\n\t\t\">\n<p>Don\u2019t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about internships.&nbsp;<strong>We\u2019re here to help faculty members.&nbsp;<\/strong>The Academic Internship Program can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Attend advisory board meetings and work with your employer and community partners to help them create internship opportunities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inform you (and your community partners) about the legal requirements and Bellevue College policies regarding the hiring of interns.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assist departments that are considering&nbsp;creating internship opportunities for students related to their degree or career path. Many departments on campus have taken advantage of this excellent opportunity to help students develop skills and knowledge in a work setting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"callout-wrapper col\">\n\t<aside class=\"callout text-margin-reset \">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"callout__heading card-title-small\">Contact Us<\/h3>\n\t\t<p>Contact Tamara Pinkas, Internship Coordinator, if you\u2019d like to work with or learn more about the Academic Internship Program.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout__links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/internships\/profile\/tamara-pinkas\/\"  class=\"link-accent-lg\">Tamara Pinkas<i class=\"fa-regular fa-arrow-right-long \" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper alignstandard\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3444,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-77","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/77","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3444"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/77\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":150,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/77\/revisions\/150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}