James F. Rogers '76 Internship Fund

James F. Rogers graduated from SUNY Oswego with a BS in Business Administration in 1976 and believes the experience he gained as the Business Development Representative intern for Columbia Banking in Oswego was a key element in his development and career success. It helped him win the Outstanding Business Student Award and provided a valuable reference on his resume. He strongly believes in the value of performing work and gaining the related experience in one’s career field while still a student. This Internship sponsorship by James is his way to give back to Oswego and pay it forward to current students who have shown their dedication to their studies and to working in a Business career.

$1000 will be awarded each year to one School of Business major participating and successfully completing an internship registered for credit through the SUNY Oswego EXCEL Office.

Award monies will be placed as pending on your student account until successful completion of the internship with timesheets and a grade of H (honors) or S (satisfactory).

Eligibility:
a. Have a declared major within SUNY Oswego School of Business.
b. Be participating in an internship during junior or senior year.
c. Have a 3.0 cumulative SUNY Oswego GPA or higher
d. Be registered for a credit-bearing internship
e. Agree to provide a brief (1 page) email report on your internship experience, to both EXCEL and the Donor within 30 days of the internship completion. The report should include the benefits and challenges of the internship along with positive and negative feedback that could prove useful for future internship awards.

Prior to receiving funding all Phases outlined on oswego.edu/internships must be completed including:
1. Having an EXCEL Approved Internship Verification Form.
2. The Learning Agreement must be completely approved through Handshake.
3. Successfully complete your internship.
4. Provide a brief (1 page) email report on your internship experience to EXCEL within 30 days of the internship completion. The report should include the benefits and challenges of the internship along with positive and negative feedback that could prove useful for future internship awards.
5. Picture and Testimonial
6. Thank you letter to donor

Please note: there are two parts to the application required for the James F. Rogers ’76 Internship Fund. After signing in, you will need to complete the General Application. Once you complete and submit the General Application, you will see a list of recommended opportunities for which you are eligible. Click “Apply” next to the James F. Rogers ’76 Internship Fund to complete the second part of the application. If this specific internship opportunity is not recommended to you, then the system has deemed you not eligible for that opportunity, please review the guidelines.

Please contact EXCEL: Experiential Courses and Engaged Learning at excel@oswego.edu or (315) 312-2151 with questions about this information.