Employer Resources

The College of Liberal Arts has a long history of collaborating with the local Long Beach community and beyond. Currently, we have internship partnerships with over 200 organizations. Internship Partners are organizations that provide high-quality internship experiences to our CSULB College of Liberal Arts students.

See a list of our current partners here.

Your organization can become an official CLA Internship Partner too!

CLA INTERNSHIP PARTNER PROGRAM

Step 1: New and interested organizations attend an Internship Partner Agency Training to learn more about the CLA Internship Program, policies and procedure for academic internships, and best practices for hosting student interns. Our next workshop will be held on Friday, April 7, 2023 from 10 – 11:30 am. To receive a date and link to the training, please email cla-internships@csulb.edu.

Step 2: Complete a Student Field Placement Agreement, which paves the way for meaningful College of Liberal Arts student participation at your workplace.

Step 3: Provide a detailed internship description and we will promote your internship opportunities through the CLA Internship Partners Program. Use this Intern Position Description Template to help you develop or edit your organization’s internship description.

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There are many benefits gained by becoming an internship partner. More specifically, internship partners:

  • Can select potential interns from 31 departments and programs in the College of Liberal Arts—hundreds of students each semester!
  • Targeted advertisement of internship opportunities through the College of Liberal Arts- and department-specific internship course offerings
  • Streamline the completion of necessary paperwork and permissions
  • Recruit students with liberal arts skills: critical thinking, problem solving, organization, effective oral and written communication, and experience working with individuals of diverse backgrounds, just to name a few!
  • Learn best practices for supervision and mentoring of student interns that advance the work of the organization while ensuring student skill development
  • Increase the visibility of their organizations and important work to the CSULB community and beyond

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Introduction to the College of Liberal Arts Internship Program