For Employers

The Staff and Faculty of the College of Business Administration strongly believe that internships are a critical component of a student’s education. Internships are a valuable means for self-assessment, providing students with the knowledge and skills to make informed career decisions.

What is an internship?

An internship is a structured and supervised professional experience in which a student has intentional learning goals and earns academic credit. Internships are required for all College of Business Administration students.

An internship integrates the strengths of a business education with the skills and training of on-the-job work experience. The internship experience complements and enhances a student’s academic training and provides a professional introduction to an individual’s career field.

What does the student bring to the employer?

Valparaiso University business majors concentrate in accounting, marketing, management, finance, international business and information and decision sciences. All students are computer literate and bring fresh ideas, enthusiasm, and problem solving skills to the workplace.

Internships @ Valpo

Every Valpo CBA graduate gets “real world” experience through his or her internship. Whatever your major or business interest, we can help you get an internship in the United States or in an international setting to help meet your career goals. Here are a few examples of recent internships:

Eddie Hannan, ’03, MBA ’04, management

Internship: K Club, European Open

Where: Dublin, Ireland

The real deal: Eddie spent his summer assisting with the European Open at the K Club, a 5-star golf resort near Dublin. Hannan served as a liaison between staff and managers while the resort accommodated 25,000 people daily during the tournament.

Tobin Nelson, ’03, International Business & Spanish

Internship: Kemper Insurance Companies as a Kemper Scholar

Where: Syracuse, New York, Washington D.C., and Long Grove, Illinois

The real deal: As a prestigious Kemper Scholar, Tobin had three summer internships, doing everything from data analysis presentations to working to reform the class action lawsuit system.

Andrew Ahlschwede, ’04, Marketing

Internship: Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Where: Frankenmuth, Michigan

The real deal: Andrew spent two summers interning at Thrivent’s regional headquarters, participating in team meetings and working alongside managing partners. His experience led to a position with the company.

Jennifer Malwitz, ’03, International Business & Spanish

Internship: Business News Americas

Where: Valparaiso, Chile

The real deal : Jennifer spent six weeks working at the online news source, translating information from Spanish and Portuguese and writing company descriptions in English.