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October
- October 1 (Wednesday): Internship Information Session, students receive Opportunities Booklet and begin contacting sponsors to set up interviews.
- October 2-17 (Thursday, Friday):
Sponsors (and assistant sponsors) conduct interviews with prospective interns.
- October 17 (Friday): Sponsor deadline to submit top intern choices for Round One.
- October 17-18 (Friday-Saturday): Homecoming Weekend
- October 24 (Friday): Deadline for Round Two Project Descriptions.
- October 27 (Monday): Notification of Round One matches.
- October 30 (Thursday): Round 2 Opportunity Booklets available – Students begin contacting sponsors with Round Two internships.
- October 30 – Nov 14 (Thursday, Friday): Sponsors (and
assistant sponsors) conduct interviews with prospective interns.
November
- November 5–13 (Wednesday, Thursday): Winter term course election period.
- November 14 (Friday): Sponsor and student deadline to submit top intern/internship choices for Round Two.
- November 24 (Monday): Notification of Round Two matches.
- November 25 (Tuesday): Thanksgiving recess begins at 5:50 PM
Before the end of Fall Term, each sponsor, assistant sponsor and intern triad (or pair) should meet for a pre-internship meeting to discuss time commitments, establish initial expectations and identify a firm January start date. This first meeting has proved to be very important to insuring a successful internship “launch”. Group interns on a project should try to meet together with their sponsor.
December
- December 1 (Monday): Thanksgiving recess ends at 7:45 AM
- December 3 (Wednesday): Fall term classes end at 5:20 PM
- December 4-5 (Thursday-Friday): Pre-Examination Break
- December 5 (Friday): Final day, prior to the start of Winter classes, to make changes in Winter term course elections
- December 6 (Saturday): Final examinations begin.
- December 10 (Wednesday): Final examinations end.
Early December or January TBA: Orientation dinner/discussion for new sponsors, assistant sponsors and anyone wishing a refresher.
WINTER TERM 2008:
January
- January 5 (Monday): Winter term classes begin.
- Early January TBA: WISP Intern Orientation Session.
- Late January TBA: WISP Intern Roundtable to share initial internship experiences.
- January 19 (Monday): Martin Luther King Jr. day - classes moved to x-periods except 3A classes to 3B on Tuesday; laboratories meet as scheduled
February
- February 13 (Friday): Carnival holiday (Classes moved to x-periods)
- End-February: Prior to end of term final exams, sponsor-intern check-in to review and/or adjust expectations and responsibilities, give feedback, set some goals for spring term. Sponsors are encouraged to share this review with WISP office.
March
- March 10 (Tuesday): Winter term classes end at 5:50 p.m.; start of Pre-Examination Break
- March 13 (Friday): Final examinations begin.
- March 17 (Tuesday): Final examinations end.
SPRING TERM 2008:
March
- March 30 (Monday): Spring term classes begin.
- March 30 (Monday): Internships resume this week. Getting re-established with your intern this week will help her prioritize the internship. Set a new work schedule.
April
- Begin to work with intern on poster content and presentation.
WISP Poster preparation session for interns. Date and location TBA.
May
- May 8 (Friday): Deadline for intern submission of symposium poster titles.
- Sponsors set interim goals for review of intern poster content and coach interns with practice presentations.
- May 21 (Thursday): Wetterhahn Science Poster Symposium, keynote talk and student poster session.
- May 22 (Friday): Second day - open poster viewing.
- May 27-28: Spring term classes end. Interns may continue working in their internship until they leave campus or conclude with the symposium. Sponsor and assistant sponsor bring closure to internship experience with wrap-up and feedback to interns.
- May 25 (Monday): Memorial Day Holiday
June
- June 2 (Tuesday): Spring term classes end at 5:50 p.m.; start of Pre-Examination Break.
- Interns may continue working in their internship until they leave campus or conclude with the symposium. Sponsor and assistant sponsor bring closure to internship experience with wrap-up and feedback to interns.
- June 5 (Friday): Final examinations begin.
- June 9 (Tuesday): Final examinations end.
- June 14 (Sunday): Commencement Day.
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