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.
The Internship Guide for Employers (PDF) is a useful reference for hosting interns at your site, building an internship program, internship best practices, etc. This resource is especially helpful for new internship sites!
New: We're excited to launch the Presidential Internship Program (PIP) in Summer 2025! Please visit our PIP page for a list of selected internship sites, program timeline, etc.
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.
SUNY Potsdam uses Handshake to process all credit-bearing internships. Employers can create Handshake company profiles, which help connect students to internships and jobs at a particular company/organization. We recommend including the following info for company profiles: Full name of employer, physical address (or description of site if work is remote), site contact(s), link to website, detailed employer summary, description of internship positions/tasks, and any other relevant information to help students identify you as a potential internship site.
The following Handshake links will help employers get started:
- Getting Started with Handshake: Employers
- How to Edit Your Company Profile Settings
- How to Post a Job (and/or Internship)
Note: There is a difference between an Employer (user) profile and a Company profile. While the Employer profie provides Handsahke access, the Company profile helps students browse internships and jobs at a particular site.