Winter Term Internships
(If you are ready to browse and apply for internships continue to our information page.)
Winter Term offers a unique opportunity for Oberlin students to complete internships. The Office of Career Services coordinates many challenging and exciting winter term internships, primarily with alumni, at sites across the country. A strong network of Oberlin alumni and friends of the College offer more than 100 exciting and challenging internships in a variety of fields. Students of all class years are encouraged to apply for these internships.
The application deadline is November 9, 2007!
We recommend that you meet with a Career Counselor well before the deadline as you will need a resume and cover letter to apply. First check out our online guides to the left.
Why should you do a winter term internship?
You'll get:
- A firsthand look at what it's really like to work in a field in which you're interested
- The opportunity to apply your liberal arts skills in a real-world environment under the guidance of a faculty sponsor and supervision of a site supervisor
- Information to help you in your career decision-making process
- Experience that will greatly strengthen your future job and internship applications
You can browse and apply for these internships online via ObieOpps. If you are interested in participating in a Winter Term Internship check out the Career Services Winter Term information page or stop by our office in Stevenson-Longman.
If you are not interested in any of the internships coordinated through The Office of Career Services, you can meet with a career advisor to discuss your specific career interests and receive assistance in developing your own internship. This is an individualized process depending on your career interest and where you want to be geographically during winter term. Make an individual appointment by stopping in or calling our office, 440-775-8140.
The following profiles give a brief glimpse into a few of the winter term internships Oberlin students have completed in recent years.
Children's Village
In 2004 Lonica Solomon spent her winter term at Children's Village, "The organization is... (very) effective... and I was honored to be a part of it for a small time. The worst part was leaving..."
Project Winter Term (an article appearing in the Oberlin Alumni Magazine with a piece on Children's Village.)
Interning with a Neurosurgeon,
Dr. Douglas Kirkpatrick '65 took Oberlin students as interns for 20 years to experience medicine first hand. "Having new, fresh minds with which to share experiences revitalized me. I wanted the students to experience medicine, not necessarily create doctors or neurosurgeons."
Lansner and Kubitschek (a feature appearing in Oberlin Online.)
Lansner and Kubitschek is a small, private, socially conscientious law firm co-founded by Carolyn Kubitschek '70.
Project Winter Term (an article appearing in the Oberlin Alumni Magazine with a piece on Lansner and Kubitschek.)
McClatchy Newspapers,
Mike Doyle '78 of McClatchy's Washington, D.C. office offered internships to John Byrne '03 and Alex Parker '04.
Experience, Exposure, & Enlightenment (an article appearing in the Oberlin Alumni Magazine.)
Student interns have a capital good time with D.C. alums.
If you are interested in participating in a Winter Term Internship check out Career Services WT information page.
