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10th Annual Pack A Purse™ Drive Purse Packing Party: December 10, 2016 COMMUNITY LOCATION NEEDED for Purse Packing Party Maryland: Near Beltsville, Laurel, or Columbia One level Large open space Tables for sorting and filling bags Able to house 20-30 volunteers VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to sort, pack, and deliver DONATIONS ACCEPTED WILL BE ACCEPTED […]
Become A Pack A Purse Drive™ Ambassador by hosting a community collection site! 2016 Pack A Purse™ Drive Goal: 1,000 purses November 1, 2016 – December 5, 2016 Only new and gently used purses will be accepted. New toiletries needed: toothbrush, toothpaste, mouthwash, deodorant, soap, lotion, and feminine hygiene products. We will also accept: […]
Unpaid internships devalue students (opinion piece) You want employment experience prior to graduation, and an internship seems like a logical course of action, but is it worth it, if you have to pay for it and possibly pay for it more than once? Unfortunately, this is often the case when it comes […]
Many youth in foster care move several times. They often have to leave their personal belongings behind or their important things can get lost as they move through different placements. Black garbage bags have become the unofficial luggage of youth in the foster care system. This is unacceptable! You can help us ensure that […]
New York District Court Decision Provides New Guidance on the Second Circuit’s Intern-Employee Test Executive Summary: A recent Southern District of New York opinion brings clarity to the Second Circuit’s new intern-employee “primary beneficiary” test. The court in Wang v. Hearst Corporation (Aug. 24, 2016), held that unpaid interns working at magazines owned by […]
Editorial: Reassessing Unpaid Internships As the job market becomes more competitive, students must find new ways to differentiate themselves from their peers. Unpaid internships have long been a way for college students to gain exposure to the types of work they would like to do in the future without a financial commitment on the […]
Giving Internships A Facelift: More Compensation, More Equity By Aarthi Venkat To allow prospective applicants from all backgrounds to pursue internships, and to adequately compensate them for their labor, companies must make greater efforts to offer aid, pay, or – at the very least – college credit. Internships are designed to be […]
The Rise of Virtual Internships: Universities, Students, and Companies Can Benefit From This New Form of Engagement Teleconferencing, chat messaging and emails transformed the way we do business a long time ago, in recent years, technology has also changed the way we learn with massive open online courses or MOOCs. It’s only natural for internships […]
By Alex Mooradian Successful engineering internship programs have one thing in common: they simply ignore the word “intern.” From the recruiting process, entrusted workload to valued feedback loops, companies that invest in their interns as if they’re long-term hires believe they have better results. As Jade Rubick, engineering manager at New Relic says […]