PROMISE: Professional and Managerial Internships in State Employment
About the Program
PROMISE is a ten-week developmental internship program designed to provide professional, managerial, or technical paid work experience and mentoring in state and local government agencies for Oregon State University students. The program has been offered annually at OSU since 1992. The goals of PROMISE are to promote retention of students, particularly those from historically underrepresented groups; to encourage interns to see public employment as a potential career path; to provide personal and professional development through a cohort model of learning; and to enhance the diversity of applicant pools for the employment opportunities with state and local government agencies.
Learning Objectives
- Interns will emerge from the program ready to navigate the employment process with confidence
- Interns will develop a solid network of colleagues and professionals, will be strongly bonded with their cohort and confident in the workplace
- Interns will develop a robust tool kit professional development to serve them in their career
Are you interested in learning more about the interns, sponsors and projects from past years? Check out past PROMISE directories:
. 2013 Timeline
- April 5, 2013: Sponsor applications due
- April 12, 2013: Intern applications due
- April 19, 2013: Letters of recommendation due
- Mid-May 2013: Candidates interview with sponsors
- End of May: Final Selection
- June 24, 2013: First day of PROMISE 2013/Intern and Sponsor orientation and kick-off luncheon
- August 29, 2013: Poster Galleria and Recognition Luncheon
- August 30, 2013: Last day of PROMISE 2013
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