The College of New Jersey

Women’s and Gender Studies Program

Internship Supervisor Agreement

Please return the completed form to: 

Internships, Women’s and Gender Studies, The College of New Jersey, Ewing NJ 08628.

By e-mail:  Janet Gray, Coordinator of Internships, gray@tcnj.edu . 

Name of Business/Organization _____________________________________________

Name of Supervisor ______________________________________________________

Name of Intern _________________________________________________________

Please describe the intern’s responsibilities below, or attach a description.

Please review the Guidelines for Internships (below).  How will this position fulfill those requirements?

I agree to supervise the intern and to complete a written evaluation of her/his work at the conclusion of the internship.   Either I or another qualified staff member will serve as a mentor to the intern.     

Signature of supervisor _______________________________________________

Date ______________________________________________________________

Guidelines for Internships

• The internship should advance the student’s knowledge of a career path or professional field that she is considering.

• While the student will be analyzing gender regardless of the kind of position she takes, she should give priority to finding a placement that relates directly to women and gender.

• The position’s responsibilities may include some routine clerical work, but it should not be primarily a clerical position.

• She is required to spend a minimum of 150 hours working on the internship.

• The internship site must have a supervisor who will agree to mentor and evaluate the student.  Mentorship includes reviewing the student’s goals for the internship with her at the outset of the internship; offering insights into concepts, strategies, and methods; and guiding her toward research materials that will enhance her knowledge of the field.

• For academic credit, students are required to maintain participant-observer journals, conduct research, and write a report on a topic related to the internship.  They are asked to explore with the site supervisor whether they can devise a research project that would benefit the employer while fulfilling the academic requirement. 

• The internship may be in any employment sector (e.g. business, social services, education, law, health care, psychology, government, etc.), provided it fulfills the other guidelines.

• A job the student already holds may be approved as an internship if it meets the other guidelines.