Extern Program

2019 Extern Program students at Send-Off Ceremony

About the Extern Program

Due to 2021 Spring Break being canceled, the 2021 Extern Program is being moved to 2021 Summer Intersession, Monday, May 10 - Friday, June 4.

Sponsor applications are open!

Student application deadline - Open through February 26, 2021.

A partnership with the SIU Alumni Association, the Extern Program provides students with professional experience in their chosen career fields. Students are matched with SIU alumni and friends in a variety careers across the country. They apply skills learned in the classroom in a professional work environment. The program is individualized and enhances the student’s education.

Benefits received are invaluable. Not only will students gain real world career knowledge and experience, they will also expand their career network. Some students find their externship has led them to find a lifelong mentor, an internship, and even a full-time employment offer.

The Extern Program is traditionally held during the week of spring break. Due to 2021 Spring Break being canceled, the 2021 Extern Program is being moved to 2021 Summer Intersession, Monday, May 10 - Friday, June 4.

Extern Program 2021 Information for Students

Build your experience. Build your brand. Become an extern.

Extern applications for Spring Break 2020 are not being accepted until September 9, 2019.

Eligibility in the Extern Program requires students must:

Be in at least the third semester of undergraduate studies at SIU or a transfer student (Master’s and JD students may also apply)
Be enrolled full-time at SIU during the application process and during the externship
Complete an online application (link will be made available on September 9, 2019)
Submit a Career Development Center approved resume
Complete a screening interview
Contact the sponsor prior to the externship
Initiate and continue contact with sponsor prior to the externship
Attend the Send-off Ceremony prior to the externship (Date TBD)
Attend the Extern Recognition Ceremony upon returning to campus (Date TBD)

Recommended:

Have a 2.75 GPA (if you do not meet this, it must be addressed in your application)

Extern Program 2021 Information for Sponsors

Share your experience. Build your brand on campus. Host an extern.

For more than 30 years, SIU has provided the Extern Program as a unique professional development experience for our students. To date, more than 4,000 Salukis have worked with companies and organizations around the nation to gain first-hand experience in their chosen career fields/professions.

The Career Development Center is always seeking new SIU Alumni and friends of the university to provide externship opportunities for current students. Externships are defined as a short-term job shadow experience that can last anywhere from a single day to a couple weeks. They allow students to apply classroom knowledge to real experiences, engage with professionals, expand their network, and benefit from having a mentor in their chosen field.

Our Extern Program takes normally takes place during spring break, but has been moved to intersession due to the pandemic. Intersession takes place between May 10 - June 4, 2021.

The Career Development Center is currently seeking sponsors.

If you are interested in being an Extern Program sponsor for 2021, please complete an application.

The Career Development Center is currently seeking sponsors for the next Extern Program that takes place between May 10 - June 4, 2021. Please review Sponsor Information and Sponsor Resources. Contact Vanessa Renshaw at 618-453-2391 or vanessa.renshaw@siu.edu if you have any questions.

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