Each year, more than 400 students complete internships for academic credit as part of their education at SUNY Potsdam. We value our site partnerships, and we want to help guarantee a valuable internship experience for site and student alike. Please use the following resources and reach out to Max Grube, Internship Coordinator, with any questions you might have.
New: We're excited to launch the Presidential Internship Program (PIP) in Summer 2025! We encourage North Country businesses/organizations to apply as PIP sites—please check the site application for more details.
Becoming an Internship Site
If you're interested in building an internship program at your site, please complete the Employer-Internship Site Request Form. This preliminary information helps us understand your site's needs, and we can better match potential interns with your site during advising sessions. We also use this form to add your site and contact info to our internship database.
Employer-Internship Site Request Form
Site Supervisor Guide
The Site Supervisor Guide is a handy reference for all things internships at your site. This (forthcoming) guide includes details about how internships work, suggestions for building a new internship program at your site, expectations for hosting interns, and information about site evaluations. This guide can be especially useful for new sites!
Site Supervisor Guide (PDF) - An updated guide is coming soon!
Getting Connected
Potsdam Connect
Experiential Learning Coordination Platform - Connecting Potsdam faculty and students with industry partners through exciting hands-on learning engagements such as: Capstone Projects, Live Business Cases, Micro Internships, Service Learning, Site Visits and Job Shadowing!