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The McAnulty College of Liberal Arts provides internship opportunities for its students both directly and in partnership with other organizations. The College awards credit for internships sponsored by departments in the College and internships arranged through partners in Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C., and London, England.
"Technical skills
are best learned . . . in the workplace, but this
can be seen as an adjunct to the school and as
part of education, to be monitored and arranged
by the school. The work of society, and the values
and norms of the world around us are also best
learned by working in and with the surrounding
community, on assignments and placements arranged
by the school. . . . We learn by reflecting on
what has happened. . . . there can be schools
in unlikely places, places which we never thought
of as schools before."
from Charles Handy's, "A Proper Education," in Change, September/October 1998, pp. 18-19.
Students must have earned 60 credits and have a cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.5 to qualify for an internship, among other policies.
"Learning is enhanced
by taking place in the context of a compelling
situation that balances challenge and opportunity,
stimulating and utilizing the brain's ability
to conceptualize quickly and its capacity for
contemplation and reflection upon experiences."
from "Learning Principles and Collaborative
Action," developed by the Joint Task Force
on Student Learning, and reported in Susan West
Engelkemeyer's and Scott C. Brown's "Powerful
Partnerships: A Shared Responsibility for Learning,"
AAHE Bulletin, Vol. 52, No. 2 (October 1998),
p. 11.
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