All Delaware Valley University students gain real-world experience before graduation. Learn more about having a DelVal student complete an E360 experience with your team!
E360 Employers
All Delaware Valley University students gain real-world experience before graduation. Learn more about having a DelVal student complete an E360 experience with your team!
As an E360 Employer, the host organization's responsibility is to provide the student with adequately supervised and discipline-related work experience.
DelVal students participating in a Career Exploration Experience are focused on gaining an introduction to or exploration within their discipline-related field. DelVal students participating in an Academic Internship are focused on developing industry-specific knowledge and gaining skills in preparation for post-graduation opportunities.
Advantages of Employer Participation
With a DelVal student, you can expect:
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Students who are seeking experience in a discipline-related field they have an interest in
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Assistance in projects of importance to your organization
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Students who have been guided in professional development through a first-year course focused on problem-based learning and critical thinking
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Students who have identified and are able to articulate their career plan and learning goals for each experience they pursue
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Students who will have staff and faculty supervision and are receiving course credit for their experiences
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An opportunity to work with a future candidate for employment
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A chance to make a difference in a student’s career trajectory
In both Career Exploration Experience and Academic internship, a site supervisor is an individual who assigns projects to the student, monitors work performance, lends guidance, and acts as the immediate contact person throughout the student’s employment with the company. The site supervisor will provide a final evaluation for the student. The site supervisor is the individual who will contact the Center for Student Professional Development to address any concerns before, during, and after the experience.
As a site supervisor, your responsibilities are:
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Providing training the student needs to understand your organization's culture and assigning any readings that you feel would assist the student in understanding your work.
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Assisting the student in identifying Learning Objectives as a component to their Activity Application Form (student application to count the experience for academic credit).
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Setting clear performance expectations for the student and providing regular supervision
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Notifying the Center for Student Professional Development, in a timely manner, if student performance issues arise.
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Verifying the student's log of hours at the end of the semester (via electronic form provided by the Center for Student Professional Development).
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Completing an evaluation of the student's performance at the end of the semester (via electronic form provided by the Center for Student Professional Development).
Site Location
A student’s work experience can be completed locally or away from the Doylestown area. The credit courses associated with these experiences are held online, and students can participate wherever the work site is located.
Salary
Compensation is mainly at the organization's discretion. If offering an unpaid position, please be sure that your position meets the primary beneficiary standards as described here: U.S. Department of Labor’s Six Criteria regarding Internship Programs Under The Fair Labor Standards Act.
Experiences follow the same semester system in place for all students. Students may participate in fall, spring or summer experiences.
All experiences must be completed for the duration of time agreed upon by the student, the employer and the Center for Student Professional Development. However, the experience may be terminated by either the site supervisor or student. Both the student and site supervisor should communicate issues to the Center for Student Professional Development.