Internships
Internships
Students:
We don’t need to convince you. Resume, portfolio, and network builder combined, internships are a critical piece of your career development.
Whether you are actively seeking an internship for the next semester or are preparing for one next year, your first step is to contact your internship coordinator (listed below). She/he will tell you about departmental requirements, deadlines, and procedures for interning for credit.
Log in to ColumbiaWorks to search for available internships, and connect with Career Development for assistance polishing your resume.
Professionals:
If you’re interested in recruiting Columbia College students for an internship, your first step is to post the position on ColumbiaWorks, our internship and job board.
Academic departments coordinate internships for credit. Please contact the coordinators listed below with questions about requirements. Please contact the coordinators listed below with questions about requirements.
Department
Contact
Number
Email
Advertising Art Direction
John Dylong
312-369-7683
jdylong@colum.edu
Acoustics & Audio Arts
Elliott Scott
312-369-8802
escott@colum.edu
Art History
John Dylong
312-369-7683
jdylong@colum.edu
Arts, Entertainment & Media Management
Kendra Hay
312-369- 7513
khay@colum.edu
Broadcast Journalism
Jennifer Halperin
312-369-8994
jhalperin@colum.edu
Cultural Studies
Andrew Causey
312-369-7293
acausey@colum.edu
Dance
Alycia Scott
312-369-8341
ascott@colum.edu
English
Karen Osborne
312-369-8123
kosborne@colum.edu
Fashion Design
John Dylong
312-369-7683
jdylong@colum.edu
Fiction Writing
Devon Polderman
312-369-8775
dpolderman@colum.edu
Film & Video
Lyn Pusztai
312-369-6727
lpusztai@colum.edu
Fine Art
John Dylong
312-369-7683
jdylong@colum.edu
Graphic Design
John Dylong
312-369-7683
jdylong@colum.edu
Illustration
John Dylong
312-369-7683
jdylong@colum.edu
Interior Architecture
Tim Cozzens
312-369-8525
tcozzens@colum.edu
Interactive Arts & Media
Terence Hannum
312-369-7957
thannum@colum.edu
Interpreter Training
Diana Gorman-Jamrozik
312-369-7731
dgorman@colum.edu
Journalism
Jennifer Halperin
312-369-8994
jhalperin@colum.edu
Marketing Communication
Dave Gordon
312-369-7342
dgordon@colum.edu
Music
Gary Yerkins
312-369-6110
gyerkins@colum.edu
Photography
Bill First
312-369-7320
billfirst@rcn.com
Product Design
John Dylong
312-369-7683
jdylong@colum.edu
Radio
Tom Joyce
312-369-8158
tjoyce@colum.edu
Television
Christy LeMaster
312-369-7433
clemaster@colum.edu
Theater
Caroline Latta
312-369-6138
clatta@colum.edu
Additional Internship Links