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October
- October 7 (Wednesday): Internship Information Session, students receive
information on opportunities and application process and begin contacting
sponsors to set up interviews.
- October 8-23 (Thursday, Friday):
Sponsors (and assistant sponsors) conduct interviews with prospective interns.
- October 23 (Friday): Sponsor deadline to submit top intern choices for Round One.
- October 23-24 (Friday-Saturday): Homecoming Weekend
- October 30 (Friday): Deadline for Round Two Project Descriptions.
November
- November 2 (Monday): Notification of Round One matches.
- November 4 - November 12: Winter term course election period.
- November 5 (Thursday): Round 2 Opportunity information available – Students begin contacting sponsors with Round Two internships.
- November 5 – November 20: Sponsors (and
assistant sponsors) conduct interviews with prospective interns.
- November 20 (Friday): Sponsor and student deadline to submit top intern/internship choices for Round Two.
- November 24 (Tuesday): Thanksgiving recess begins at 5:50 PM
- November 30 (Monday): Notification of Round Two matches.
Note: 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 2 (Wednesday): Fall term classes end at 5:20 PM
- December 3-4 (Thursday-Friday): Pre-Examination Break
- December 4 (Friday): Final day, prior to the start of Winter classes, to make changes in Winter term course elections.
- December 5 (Saturday): Final examinations begin.
- December 9 (Wednesday): Final examinations end.
WINTER TERM 2010:
January
- January 4 (Monday): Winter term classes begin.
- Early January TBA: WISP Intern Orientation Session.
- Late January TBA: WISP Intern Roundtable to share initial internship experiences.
- January 18 (Monday): Martin Luther King Jr. day - classes moved to x-periods except 3A classes to 3B on Tuesday; laboratories meet as scheduled.
January TBA: Orientation dinner/discussion for new sponsors, assistant sponsors and anyone wishing a refresher.
February
- February 10 – 18: Spring Term Course Selections.
- February 12 (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 9 (Tuesday): Winter term classes end at 5:50 p.m.; start of Pre-Examination Break.
- March 12 (Friday): Final examinations begin.
- March 16 (Tuesday): Final examinations end.
SPRING TERM 2010:
March
- March 29 (Monday): Spring term classes begin.
- March 29 (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 7 (Friday): Deadline for intern submission of symposium poster titles.
- Note: Sponsors set interim goals for review of intern poster content and coach interns with practice presentations.
- May 20 (Thursday): Wetterhahn Science Poster Symposium, keynote talk and student poster session.
- May 21 (Friday): Second day - open poster viewing.
- May 31 (Monday): Memorial Day Holiday.
June
- June 2 (Wednesday): Spring term classes end at 5:50 p.m.; start of Pre-Examination Break.
- Note: 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 4 (Friday): Final examinations begin.
- June 8 (Tuesday): Final examinations end.
- June 13 (Sunday): Commencement Day.
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