Internships

Hands-on experience is integral to CMD and occurs throughout the major. Through the Park School's renowned internship programs, and contacts with our alumni, you can intern in locations both at home and abroad.

 The Ithaca College London Center provides internships while studying in London. Here are a few examples:

• Major League Baseball International: promotions
• Sotheby's: internal communication
• Red Hot PR: public relations
  
• Florence Nightingale Foundation: event planning
• Somerset House: visitor services
  
• Curious Generation: music and band promotions

Ithaca College's Washington, D.C. Center is ideal for those interested in policy and public affairs. CMD students have had the following internships:

• Smithsonian Institution: event planning
• US Congress: congressional aide or page
• The Studio Theater: fundraising and development
• Public Affairs Council: research assistant
  
• The Smithsonian Associates: educational program designer
  
• DC Central Kitchen: grant writer and data analyst
• U.S. Department of State: human resources
  

The Park School's Communication Program in Los Angeles offers many opportunities in the home of the entertainment industry.  

• Miramax: publicity
• NBC: print advertising
• Make-a-Wish Foundation: community relations
  
• The Ellen Degeneres Show: production assistant
• RappAround PR: entertainment public relations
  
• PMK/HBH: event management and public relations
  
• Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc: instructional designer
  

The Greater Ithaca Area: our students have had internships during the fall and spring semesters while taking classes on campus.

• One Click Grocery: customer survey design and implementation 
• eCornell: eLearning design and development 
• event coordinator at Cayuga Nature Center
• web design at CBORD
• public relations tasks at Ithaca Downtown Partnership
• improve the layout and content of the web site at The Hangar Theatre
• tape and edit video of local wildlife for ongoing productions, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
• promotion of seminars about Alzheimer's disease atLongview, an Ithacare Community
• create print ads for The Ithaca Journal
• design a PR campaign for PRI Museum of the Earth
• designing awareness-building publications for the Tompkins County Public Library Foundation
• working in human resources department at BorgWarner, Inc.
• instructional program development at Ithaca Breast Cancer Alliance

Summer is the perfect time to intern here are more examples of where our students have gained experience,

• training assistant, AOL Media Networks, New York, NY
• promotions assistant, WHTM 27, Harrisburg, PA
• marketing assistant, Youth Bureau, Hamburg, NY
• researching future projects and managing upcoming events,Schuyler County Chamber of Commerce
• management assistant to camp director, Wilderness Canoe Base, Grand Marais, MN
• design and develop employee training programs, NBC Universal, Television Stations Division, New York
• hotel promotions and sales, the Abraham Lincoln Hotel, Reading, PA
• media relations work at E3 Communications, Buffalo, NY
• promotion assistance with SonyBMG Columbia Records, New York, NY
• client management assistance at International Management Group, New York, NY
• corporate events and PR, SEI Investments in Oaks, PA
• internal publications, Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY
• corporate communication at Merrill Lynch world headquarters in New York City
• community relations for the Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park, NY
• advertising department at the Vineyard Gazette on Martha's Vineyard, MA
• agency relations at City Harvest in New York City, NY

The choice of internships is limited only by your personal aspirations. Many of our alumni have used their internship experiences as a means to launch their career. Check out our alumni profiles to see how these internships led to exciting careers.