Summer internships go virtual

Some groups are making internships virtual so that students can still meet their graduation requirements.

GLASSDOOR -- INTERNSHIPHIRING FELL 39 PERCENTIN APRIL 2020, COMPAREDTO THE YEAR BEFORE.THAT'S WHY ONEORGANIZATION IS SEEKINGOUT OPPORTUNITIES TOENSURE STUDENTS GETTHE INTERNSHIPS THEYNEED FOR THESUMMER....EVEN IF IT'SDONE VIRTUALLY.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER RAE DANIEL ISLIVE TO TELL US HOW THEDEBRUCE FOUNDATION ISTEAMING UP WITH AREAPARTNERS TO PROVIDESTUDENTS A VIRTUALHEAD START IN THEIRCAREER.JUST OVER MY SHOULDERIS THE DEBRUCEFOUNDATION -- IT'S ANATIONAL NONPROFITFOUNDATION BASED HEREIN KC AND WORKS TOEXPAND PATHWAYS TOECONOMIC GROWTH ANDOPPORTUNITY -- ONE OFTHOSE WAYS IS THROUGHSTUDENT SUCCES ANDINTERNSHIPS.THIS SUMMER THEYPIVTOED TO AN ONLINEPLAN.WE ACTUALLY CAUGHT UPWITH ONE OF THE INTERNSWHO'S WORKING WITH THEDEBRUCE FOUNDATION.HIS NAME IS ALEX, A RISINGSENIOR AT ST.

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THE TRACKATHLETE IS STUDYINGPOLITICAL SCIENCE ANDMINORING IN ECONOMICSAND URBAN POVERTYSTUDIES.

HES' GOINGOVER ONE OF THEPROJECTS WITH THE TEAM-- HE SAYS WITH THREEMONTHS OF ONLINELEARNING, IT WAS A FAIRLYSMOOTH TRANSITION INTOHIS VIRTUAL INTERNSHIP.Alex Oleson // The DeBruceFoundation Virtual InternIn some instances it does giveyou abit more flexibility - it"skind oflike working from home but Ilike itand I like that there"sdefinitelyan aspect of dependability inthatwhere you"re given a taskHERE'S A LOOK AT SOMEOF THE PARTNERS THEDEBRUCE FOUNDATION ISWORKING WITH ANDPROVIDING FUNDING ANDRESOURCES FOR TOALLOW MORE STUDENTSTHE OPPORTUNITY FOR AVIRTUAL INTERNSHIP:HIRE KCSTARTLAND INTERNSHIPURBAN LEADERSFELLOWSHITHEY ALSO HAVE APRODUCT DEVELOPMENTLAB -- THEIR CAREERCORPS STUDENTSPARTICIPATE IN A PAID,VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE TOHELP THE FOUNDATIONWITH ITS PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT TOOLS.REPORTING LIVE, RAEDANIEL, 41 ACTION NEWSTODAY.RAE WHAT'S BEEN ALEX'SFAVORITE PART OF THEINTERNSHIP SO FAR?HE SAYS HE'S BEEN ABLETO GET A HAND IN REALLYEVERYTHING -- STRATEGICPLANNING, MEDIA,MARKETING ANDCOMMUNICATIONS,PRODUCTDEVELOPMENT...ANDPROVIDING HIS INSIGHTTHROUGHOUT HIS TIM