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Because our majors have a variety of career goals in mind
we offer them a variety of internship experiences
based on their specific needs and their specific goals.
I'm also co-director of the center for civic engagement
which has a long history of active participation by sociologists here,
and as co-director I arrange
internships with community-based organizations working on
social justice, deepening democracy and promoting sustainability
in the area. These experiences are not just
the sort of internships where you do the Xeroxing
for some organization, but in fact they're real
learning, hands-on experiences where you meet the clients or
the people that are served by this organization where you work with them,
where you follow professionals and mirror what they do.
You get not only a lot of experience but an idea whether of that is the right career path
for you.
Sociology majors and minors can take these interships
for sociology elective credit and get to
practice sociology in the community
while making a difference in the process.