Our vision
To be a model program for high-impact practices through sophomore-level internships that promote student success by engaging, retaining, and graduating IUPUI undergraduates.
Program overview
Our mission
To inspire IUPUI undergraduate student success through high-quality, structured internship experiences that encourage career exploration, skills development, and professional growth. This is accomplished through partnerships with local employers and campus-industry collaborations.
Program outcomes
Skills
The intern will demonstrate career-related or research-specific skills.
Goals
The intern will explain and analyze his or her career goals.
Identity
The intern will formulate an early professional identity.
Our story
SIP is an internship program for sophomore IUPUI students interested in a paid, off-campus internship. Current participants represent 20 majors across 10 schools and academic units on the IUPUI campus. SIP is a campuswide collaboration, encouraging students to connect with professionals in the Indianapolis area. To date, over 100 IUPUI students have been successfully placed in internships from our program.
The Sophomore Internship Program at IUPUI is generously supported by Citzens Energy Group and Duke Energy.
Encouraging students to explore career goals, gain transferable and field-specific skills, and grow as professionals.
Our history
The Sophomore Internship Program began in August 2017 with a charitable donation from Duke Energy Group to the IU Foundation for internships at IUPUI. Under the directorship of Campus Career and Advising Services, the first full group of 10 interns started in the 2017–18 academic year. Beginning in 2019, Citizens Energy Group partnered with SIP to offer more internship opportunities for IUPUI students.