NJCEIA Cooperative Education/Internship Student of the Year

Many students are finishing up their fall experiences.  There is no better way to honor a student’s hard work and achievement than to nominate him/her for the NJCEIA Cooperative Education / Internship Student of the Year.

• NJCEIA sponsors a search for outstanding co-op/ internship students each academic year. A cash award of $150.00 will be presented to winners of two-year and four-year degree institutions.
• The award categories are as follows: Technical 4-year, Non-technical (business & liberal arts) 4-year; and Technical 2-year and Non-technical 2-year.
• We encourage all NJCEIA members to nominate candidates. Students enrolled at two-year and four-year degree-granting institutions are eligible to compete. Please note that more than one student may be nominated by a college or university. 

Eligibility is limited to students who: were/are enrolled in co-op/internship for at least one-semester during the spring 2011, summer 2011, fall 2011 and spring 2012.

Criteria for selection:

• Student achievements on the job (See Student Application Form.)
• Student contributions to the employer (See Employer/Site Sponsor Form.)

In order to compete for the award, both the Student Application Form and the and the Employer /Site Sponsor Form must be submitted by the deadline date.  Contact Sue Pye at spye@rutgers.edu or 732-445-6127, xt. 19 for questions or more information. 

 SOTY APPLICATION 2011-12

NJCEIA Welcome

NJCEIA IS COMMITTED TO:

• Encouraging New Jersey colleges and universities to adopt the concept of Cooperative Education and Internships
• Building partnerships among all New Jersey Cooperative Education colleges, universities and employers
• Providing support to strengthen new and existing Cooperative Education and Internship programs.

By joining forces and forming a working partnership of college and business professionals throughout the state, NJCEIA helps to create a pool of interns that will be part of an educated, trained workforce benefiting New Jersey’s economic growth.

Message from the President

Welcome to NJCEIA for the 2011-2012 academic year!

Our thirty seven year old association consists of a mix of educators and employers from all over New Jersey, all of whom are involved in some way with cooperative education and internships. This association is strongly committed to providing a supportive and professional atmosphere where members can network and share resources with their colleagues.

Under the leadership of our new Executive Board, we will be continuing the tradition of developing and carrying out the creative and relevant programming that we have previously been providing for our members. Our new “theme” is “Rebuilding and Rebranding after the Recession”, which seems to be a timely and significant topic for all. We are going to be addressing the effects of the economy and its’ recovery in our programs and speakers this year.

Always looking to improve our resources for our members, we will be working on redesigning the website to make it more “user friendly” as well as giving it a fresh new look.  Another goal we will be striving for is to offer mentoring services to new members. We would love to tap into our more experienced and seasoned members to achieve this.  By volunteering to get involved and assist those “newbies” with questions pertaining to their programs/career, they will prove to be an invaluable source of information for them.  Increasing and strengthening our membership, especially with employers, will also be an ongoing objective for the organization.

We are looking to continue our new tradition of “giving back” through our holiday service day, which we began last year at the Community Food Bank in Hillside in lieu of a program. We hope to increase the amount of members who will be participating in this event, as it’s a wonderful organization to be involved with.

NJCEIA is not only still around, but thriving and continuing to reinvent itself. We look forward to another year of successful programs with a strong and active membership. Please feel free to contribute ideas and/or assistance with any part of our organization throughout the year by joining one of our committees. I’m looking forward to a successful and “Winning” year for all!

Sincerely,

Barbara Raido, President, NJCEIA

Call for Proposals

In planning for the March 2012 Mini-Conference, we would like to encourage you submit a program proposal.  We warmly welcome those who have new and untested presentations, or ones already given elsewhere. We recognize there are quite a few trends and hot topics in our field and as such, we thought it would be great to tap into our membership for conference workshops.

If you have a topic you would like to share with your colleagues in a casual atmosphere, please download the attached form and submit the proposal by November 30, 2011.  If your program is selected, you will have FREE registration to attend the conference.

Registration to attend will be opened around the beginning of January.

Keynote:

Mike True, Director of the Internship Center, Messiah College

When:

Friday, March 31, 2012, 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Where:

Rutgers University Continuing Studies Conference Center, New Brunswick, NJ

NJCEIA CallForProposal Sheet