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MAEd - Leadership in Higher Education

Leadership in Higher Education Internships



Michelle Kelling
2011 LHE graduate

Current Employment:
Academic Advisor
BGSU, Firelands Campus
I entered the LHE program as a non-traditional student.  I know that I made the right choice when I decided to change my career path and pursue my master's degree in Leadership in Higher Education at B-W.  In this program, I learned the theory in the classroom and then applied it in my internships both in the Adult and Continuing Education Office at B-W and the Office of Student Life at Lorain County Community College.  I worked on projects involving student-veterans, on-line orientation, academic advising, traditionally underrepresented students and much more.  Earning my master's degree in Leadership in Higher Education has been a fantastic experience.   I am now an Academic Advisor for the Bowling Green State University  Falcons, but I'm proud to say that a part of me will always be a Yellow Jacket!
 

 

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Lydia Avery
440-826-8016
lavery@bw.edu

   

All LHE students complete professional-level internships as a requirement of the program. Internship approval is a pre-requisite to admission. Students also complete a project-based practicum in an area different from the internship. 

Internship Goals

  • Provide students with an opportunity to apply the developmental theory, research and leadership skills from their coursework in a real-world setting under the supervision of an experienced campus administrator.
  • Encourage students to explore and understand the advantages of integrating the work of Student Affairs and Academic Affairs to offer maximum support for all college students.
  • Inform students of the responsibilities and competencies needed for the variety of duties professionals in higher education perform.
  • Raise awareness of the ethical, legal and political forces that shape the operations of different college and university offices.

Internships for Full-Time Students

Full-time LHE students complete 16 credit hours of internship over the course of their MAEd program. This equates to two academic years of internship, with the second year internship in a different area from the first year internship. First year students are offered internships on the Baldwin-Wallace College campus. Second year students hold  internships at B-W, and may have the opportunity to intern with a partner college on another campus.

Full-time candidates for the LHE program must interview and be selected for internship positions at Baldwin-Wallace College as a condition of admission to the program. Candidates are selected for internships based on qualifications and a successful interview with the hiring department.  Each internship carries an $8500 stipend with approximately 20 hours of work per week. The professional nature of the position will also require extended time outside of office hours as determined by the supervisor. Due to the extra time commitment with residence life, internships with a Hall Director component are approximately 25 hours per week and carry additional benefits.

Types of internships offered at Baldwin-Wallace College may focus on academic success strategies and initiatives, retention studies, career and professional advising, multicultural and diversity affairs, adult degree completion and continuing education, transfer articulation and registration, community outreach and service learning, residence life and student housing, academic advising, student activities and co-curricular programs, academic success, international programs, and alumni affairs.
 

Internship Descriptions

 

Internships Off B-W's Campus:

  Case Western Reserve University
 
   Cuyahoga Community College
    
  Lorain County Community College
 
  Oberlin College
 

Internships for Part-Time Students

The LHE program has a part-time enrollment option for professionals already employed full time at a college or university. The program requires 16 credit hours of internship. Part of these hours may be waived based on a review of professional higher education experience. 

Part-time students complete their internship experiences at their current place of employment. Their current position may be expanded to serve as an internship site, or they may secure an approved internship in another department at the college or university where they are employed. The internship must be specifically designated and clearly differentiated from the other work of the position to provide new learning experiences, and the employee needs to be in the current position for one year.