WGSS Internship Opportunities
Why Consider an Internship?
WGSS’s internship program offers a variety of internships allowing students the flexibility and accessibility to explore their passions in meaningful ways. The program empowers students to engage in the professional world guided by mentors who inspire and support them.
Please contact us at wgss@wwu.edu for information about local organizations interested in hosting interns and how to set up an internship for credit that you can apply to your WGSS degree.
Our internship program will increase your competitive edge.
Employers “rate internship experience within their industry or their organization highly, and they made it clear that internship experience is the top factor they consider when deciding between two otherwise equally qualified candidates” (National Association of Colleges and Employers).
Employers “rate internship experience within their industry or their organization highly, and they made it clear that internship experience is the top factor they consider when deciding between two otherwise equally qualified candidates” (National Association of Colleges and Employers).
Examples of Recent Student Internships
- Whatcom Youth Pride
- Greater Seattle Business Association
- King County Sexual Assault Resource Center
- WWU WGSS Nationwide Research