Unit 4 TED Presentation

1. Volunteering for Class
Credit:
Doing Well by Doing
Good
By Cat Wells

2. Not enough internships, not
enough volunteers
 1.5 million recent college grads are unemployed or
underemployed
 How to separate yourself from peers: Internships!
 Thousands of students need internships
 Thousands of charitable organizations need volunteers

3. Create volunteer internships
for credit
 TCU and Volunteer Center for North Texas partner and
identify internship opportunities
 Service/internships meet strict guidelines regarding
hours, academic content, & major
 Service  Goals  Formal academic report
 East Lake Pet Orphanage

4. Available Internships
 IT assistant for batter spouse data base
 Homework helper grades K-6
 Teaching basic money management
 Assistant for social, health, and civic services

5. Benefits
 More internships give more students competitive edge
 Increased faculty and student interaction
 Internships for variety of majors
 Building bridges between TCU and the community
 Helping people in need on a large scale

6. Works Cited
 Smith, J. (2012, December 6). Internships May Be The
Easiest Way To A Job In 2013. Forbes.
Retrieved
November 24, 2013, from http://
www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/
2012/12/06/internships-may-be-the-easiest-wayto-a-job-in-2013/