MCCNM INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

The Mass Communications Department and Center for New Media support the polytechnic role and mission of the university. The department offers a pragmatic and professionally oriented program that is strongly reinforced through the use of internships.

The Mass Communication internship program began in 1963-64 and is believed to be the oldest journalism/communications internship program in the state.

  • Only juniors and seniors are allowed to take an internship and a member of the MCCNM faculty must approve it.
  • To be an officially CSU-Pueblo sanctioned internship, students must enroll in MCCNM 494 (Field Experience) for 3, 5 or 8 credits.
  • The ratio of clock hours in the internship to credits received is 3:1 per week. Students enrolled for 3 credits work 9 hours per week earning 135 clock hours over the course of a 15-week semester. For 5 credits the student must work 15 hours per week or 225 hours over 15- week semester and for 8 credits there must be 24 hours per week worked or 360 clock hours over a 15-week semester.
  • Students enrolled in an internship are not to be considered employees of the organization in which they are serving, thus any liability that may take place rests with the university and the student, not the organization.
  • Students do not have to follow the academic calendar regarding beginning and ending dates of the internship. These dates are agreed upon between the student and the organization as long as the student fulfills the number of clock hours corresponding to the credits received.
  • The student's internship supervisor will be asked to provide a written evaluation of the student at the conclusion of the field experience.
  • Students must keep a journal regarding their thoughts, feelings and experiences during the course of the internship, and at the end, they must submit a written evaluation of the internship from their perspective. Students may also be required to provide samples of work they produced during the internship.
  • It is highly recommended that the organization remunerate the student intern in some way during or after the field experience, i.e., salary, stipend, scholarship and/or expenses.


PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS

Since the Summer Semester of 1999, 88 students have participated in MCCNM internships with local, regional and national media organizations. These internships cover areas in public relations, promotions, advertising, broadcasting, video production, and news editorial. Some of the organizations who have partnered with CSU-Pueblo's MCCNM internship program include:

Advertising

  • Beulah Environmental Mountain Park
  • Pueblo Home Builders Association
  • Budweiser
  • Loaf and Jug
  • Business Journal in Colorado Springs
  • Creative Works
  • Pueblo Home and Garden Show
  • CSU-Pueblo Sports Information
  • Colorado State Fair
  • PRACO Advertising/PR
  • Little Caesar's
  • Colorado Springs Gold Kings
  • Albertsons

Broadcasting and Video Production

  • KOAA-TV
  • KKTV-TV
  • KTDO-TV
  • KTSC-TV
  • CSU-Pueblo Video Services
  • Capture It Productions
  • CNM Production Services
  • KRLN Radio
  • KOA Radio
  • KCME Radio
  • KDZA Radio
  • Rocky Mountain Public Broadcasting
  • Windstar Studios

New Media

  • Canon City & Royal Gorge Railroad
  • ClearChannel
  • Federal Aviation Administration
  • GOPueblo
  • Royal Gorge Bridge & Park
  • Select Property Enterprises
  • US Forest Service

News Editorial

  • Business Journal, Pueblo
  • Canon City Daily Record
  • Pueblo Chieftain

Public Relations

  • EMI Productions in Nashville Tennessee
  • American Cancer Society
  • Pueblo Chieftain
  • Southern Colorado Music Festival
  • CSU-Pueblo Student Activities Board
  • Wonders of the West
  • Pueblo Convention Center
  • D&D Marketing
  • CSU-Pueblo Communication Services
  • Young Life
  • CSU-Pueblo Athletics Department
  • Neo-Plan USA
  • COPIRG, CSU-Pueblo Chapter
  • Pueblo Home Builders Association
  • Disney World in Orlando Florida
  • United Way in Pueblo
  • Parkview Hospital
  • Pregnancy Center, Canon City
  • CSU-Pueblo Associated Students' Government
  • Corwin Hospital
  • Pueblo Community College
  • Colorado College Hockey
  • Gold Kings Hockey
  • Columbine Girl Scout Council
  • Pueblo Chamber of Commerce
  • Colorado State Fair
  • PRACO Advertising & Public Relations

Research

  • CSU-Pueblo Community Research Services
  • Pueblo Chamber of Commerce