Lehigh Valley Internship Summit

Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation

The Internship Summit provides businesses with information about how to establish and expand successful internship programs.

Northampton Community College

The Internship Summit seeks to provide businesses with information about how to establish and expand successful internship programs while highlighting current topics and trends. The event is organized by the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) in partnership with Lehigh Valley colleges and universities. It is free to attend, but pre-registration is required. Running from 8am to 11am on Thursday, July 28, the event will include a wide variety of speakers and topics, including how to establish and expand internships programs at large and small companies and nonprofits; diversity, equity, &amp; inclusion (DEI) and internship programs; and speed tables on current topics. Also during the event, LVEDC will release its newly-revised editions of the Lehigh Valley Career Development Directory, and the Lehigh Valley Internship Toolkit for regional employers. <h3>Topics:</h3><ul><li>Best Practices in Internship Programs for Nonprofits &amp; Small Employers with Jennifer Nicolosi, Assistant Director, AmeriCorps Programs, United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley</li></ul><ul><li>Driving Success in Large Internship Programs with Lidia Nesci, SHRM-CP, HR Generalist, Victaulic</li></ul><ul><li>Diversity, Equity and Inclusion &amp; Internships with Scott J. Blair, Senior Director of DEI at B. Braun; Mindy Fitzgerald, Global Director of Diversity, Culture, and Engagement at Air Products; Ayesha Herrera, SPHR, Director, Human Resources at OraSure Technologies; Inc., and Dr. Donald A. Outing, Vice President for Equity &amp; Community at Lehigh University</li></ul><h3></h3><h3>Event Schedule:</h3>8am: Breakfast/Networking 8:15am: Welcome8:30am - 9:10am: Session 1 (Best Practices sessions)9:15am - 10am: Session 2 (DEI &amp; Internships)10:05am - 11am: Speed tablesSponsorship opportunities are also available for the Lehigh Valley Internship Summit. Contact LVEDC Program Administrator Stephanie Wean for more information at swean@lehighvalley.orgThis event is made possible through the support of gold sponsors <a href="https://www.bbraunusa.com/en.html" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">B. Braun Medical</a> and <a href="https://www.crayola.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Crayola</a>, and silver sponsor Penn State Lehigh Valley.

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