This webinar is part of the CUMU Student Success Webinar Series sponsored by Rokwire.
PRESENTERS: Beth Frankel Merenstein and Diana E. Velasco, Central Connecticut State University
Internships provide experiences for students that are vital to their transition from an educational setting into real-life workplace settings. However, students from marginalized backgrounds face a disadvantage when it comes to accepting internship opportunities. Unpaid internships have historically taken advantage of student labor. Recognizing the barrier that underrepresented students face when it comes to unpaid internships is at the forefront of the Community Engaged Experiential Learning Stipend (CEELS) program that the Center for Community Engagement and Social Research (CCESR) created. Learn and discuss how a program such as CEELS has helped students with internships flourish, without the added financial burden.
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ABOUT THE PANELISTS
Beth Frankel Merenstein, Ph.D., serves as the associate vice president for community engagement and experiential learning and executive director of the Center for Community Engagement and Social Research (CCESR) at Central Connecticut State University. Additionally, she also serves as the interim director of inclusion in the Office of Equity and Inclusion.
Diana E. Velasco serves as the faculty liaison for the Center for Community Engagement and Social Research (CCESR) at Central Connecticut State University. Her previous research focuses on Latin American migration, undocumented communities in the US, and the trauma epidemic at the U.S.–Mexico border. She is active in many campus initiatives such as First Year Connected and the First-Gen Advocate program.