Business Internships and Engaged Learning Projects

About BUSINESS INTERNSHIPS

The School of Business (SBA) Internship program is an opportunity to match your academic skills, talents, desires and knowledge with the realities of the workplace.

SBA interns are involved in the day-to-day operations of diverse organizations in the private and nonprofit sectors – from financial services to television production. As an intern, you will apply the knowledge you've gained in your chosen program of study to real-world challenges faced by today's businesses. The internship experience may even give you a chance to explore the career you pursue after graduation.

You may be eligible to earn course credits for an internship experience through the business internship courses (ACCT 4751, BUSA 4751, FINA 4751 or MKTG 4751). In these courses, you will typically work 10-20 hours per week with your host organization and attend a one-hour-per-week class on the GGC campus. The classroom experience complements the real-world experience by focusing on topics such as professionalism, teamwork, communication, business etiquette and personal branding. It is recommended that these courses be taken in the junior or senior year.

The timing and length of the internship may vary by employer. In addition, some internships provide compensation for the student while others do not. These factors should be discussed during the interview process.

For questions about the internship process, please contact Dr. Marvin Bontrager at mbontrager [at] ggc.edu. Internship resources are also available through MyCourses (login required) under SBA One Stop Shop, then Develop Career Readiness Skills (Module 3).

Examples of just some of our recent internships include the following:

Aderant Holdings
City of Duluth
The Coca-Cola Company
Enterprise Holdings
United Parcel Service (UPS)
Chick-fil-A
Gwinnett County Government
Keune North America
R. Lee Pennington, CPA, LLC
NCR Corporation
Renasant Bank
SunTrust Bank
Turner Sports
PwC
CVS
Aramark
CentricsIT
US Auto Sales

ALL DEGREES AND PROGRAMS

About ENGAGED LEARNING PROJECTS

The School of Business has a strong history of incorporating service learning projects into class assignments, giving students real world experience and exposure to community and private sector interaction.

Service learning opportunities help students position themselves for their future and assist in applying theory to practice. Several of the School’s faculty have been highlighted in various institutional publications for their engagement with students. For instance, the Spring 2015 Engage magazine features Robert Anservitz, assistant professor of marketing, and his students who applied marketing concepts to create deliverables, primarily for non-profit organizations.

Other examples of service learning include management information systems (MIS) students participating in semester-long group projects to analyze, design and develop a system solution to a business problem for a client. In management/leadership courses, students collaborate with for-profit and non-profit organizations to raise awareness and/or funds and to address organizational challenges. Economic students also participate in service learning by teaching business topics to middle school students at Junior Achievement.

Business courses also embed real-world experiential learning opportunities. In one example, students develop skills in interviewing, networking, teamwork and project planning throughout the coursework. The resulting annual GEAR conference, open to all business students, connects students with high demand professionals in the local business community.