CCE 21
Career Exploration: Winter Study Internships! Winter 2025

Internships amplify academic learning, empower professional development, and increase students’ career options. This course offers students the opportunity to learn beyond the classroom by providing substantive applied learning experiences focusing on issues such as racial justice/social justice, non-profit/community service, government/policy/law, environment, education & more! Students have the option of applying to the designated WS internships posted on Handshake, or submitting self-sourced WS internships. Each student will intern for 5 days per week working on project(s) for 3 1/2-4 weeks. Williams College Alumni/Parents and other employers will be recruited as Winter Study (WS) Internship Employers and create meaningful projects/experiences during the month of January. It is expected that our WS Employers will mentor the Williams intern(s) during the course, meet with intern(s) on a regular basis to discuss projects/goals/challenges for the week, and support students’ success. In January, students will reflect upon their experiences: Impressions about the organization and its workplace culture. Insights about the structure of their role, the organization and the industry. Professionally-What they have learned about themselves within a professional environment; may solidify an interest in a particular industry and build upon this experience when pursuing future opportunities or support the decision to change direction and explore a new industry. Academically-Future course selection, selection of major, and enhanced, grounded, contributions to class discussions. If you are an F1 Student, CPT is required for this course. Please submit your internship offer and information to the International Student Portal https://internationalportal.williams.edu/Each student will intern for 5 days per week working on project(s) for 3 1/2-4 weeks. If you are an F1 Student, CPT is required for this course. Please submit your internship offer and information to the International Student Portal https://internationalportal.williams.edu/ In January, students will reflect upon their experiences: impressions about the organization and its workplace culture; insights about the structure of their role, the organization and the industry; and what they have learned about themselves within a professional environment. More information can be found here: https://careers.williams.edu/winter-study-internships/#spec-21-requirements