Hi Brenda, Having spent time as a paid intern at Northwestern while in the Higher Ed master's program, I can speak to some of your questions. Internships are academic in nature, and as such it makes sense that the academic program offering the internship should be responsible for the intern. That said, if a unit provides a mediocre experience for the intern, I expect it would not be invited to take interns in the future. In order to provide academic credit, internships typically require a classroom component; in Northwestern's Higher Ed program, interns enter into an agreement with their supervisors so that there is an understanding upfront about the work to be done, length of the internship, hours to be worked, compensation (if any), etc. Supervisors are also expected to evaluate and give constructive feedback to the interns. One of my internships involved a formal onboarding process, but I expect the degree of onboarding done varies depending on the supervisor. In my experience, interns typically used their student email addresses, although there may be situations where for practical reasons it would make sense to give the intern a separate account (such as if the job responsibilities required the intern to represent the institution in email communications).
As for compliance-related training, the only training I recall doing was online Title IX training that was required of all employees. I would imagine there are programs that require volunteers and unpaid interns to undergo additional training for compliance purposes-such as volunteers or interns who are in direct contact with children or youth. I hope this is helpful. Best wishes, Karen Karen Halverson Cross Associate Director of Policy Management Compliance, Audit & Advisory Services Northwestern University 847.467.6172 karen.cr...@northwestern.edu<mailto:karen.cr...@northwestern.edu> From: bounce-121693184-78664...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-121693184-78664...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Meyer, Brenda Sent: August 1, 2017 11:19 AM To: acup...@list.cornell.edu Subject: [acupa-l] Internships/Externships and Volunteers Good Morning, I have several questions around (specifically unpaid) Internships/Externships and Volunteers. I wonder if you could share you best practices around the following: 1. Policy 2. Who is responsible for individuals in these roles? Our HR department says they are not employees and the responsibility lies with the academic department that offer the internship. 3. Compliance Training required? 4. Onboarding done? 5. Do unpaid interns receive a college email address? What am I missing or should be aware of? Thank you. Of course this is due diligence is because we have brought on a few interns:) We are observing summer efficiency hours. I am available from 7-4:30 M-TH. We are closed on Fridays. Brenda Meyer, MBA Director of Policy and Staff Enhancement NorthWest Arkansas Community College Center for Health Professions 3040 479-619-4248 NWACC Policy<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.nwacc.edu_web_policy_&d=DwMFAg&c=yHlS04HhBraes5BQ9ueu5zKhE7rtNXt_d012z2PA6ws&r=tHRzg0n1EqN9BW4X_RM6BnfE5IPg9u8MP5jfrrw3t2c&m=VcATKyM6au2A23DIUz1QQJP_jyB94Qjl5eLjTCbVlZ4&s=5UGy2jtTa8eFLeR6R4B5YRHtkoGZJ4tZVzt2iMYSH2Y&e=> [cid:image001.png@01D30B6A.62D1C570] Replying to Messages: Replying (using Reply) to an ACUPA-L e-mail will distribute your message to the ENTIRE list of members. To send a message privately, reply directly to the individual who sent the message (their e-mail address appears in the "From" line of their original e-mail). To Unsubscribe or for questions about the ACUPA e-list, Contact Joshua Adams at j<mailto:jamiepar...@cornell.edu?subject=ACUPA%20e-list%20assistance>a...@cornell.edu<mailto:j...@cornell.edu?subject=Question%20About%20the%20ACUPA%20E-list> or 607-255-8279.
