CREATING A COMPETITIVE AND ENGAGING INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Are you looking for a new way to grow your talent pipeline? Would you like to learn how to take advantage of a new opportunity that offers financial assistance to companies in targeted industries?
Please join us as Allison Hatch with the Nebraska Department of Economic Development shares information on how you can leverage the Intern Nebraska (InternNE) Program to create competitive and engaging internships. Through InternNE, up to $1.5 million is available in each state each fiscal year to support businesses in hiring interns.
In addition, Katie Rhone, Talent Specialist at LI-COR Biosciences, will provide tips on internship best practices and will share how LI-COR’s Career Development Internship Program has helped build a talent pipeline for LI-COR.
By attending this event, you will:
- Learn about the InternNE program eligibility requirements, application, and reimbursement process
- Discover how to get direct access to college students' resumes
- Learn how to use InternNE to promote your organization to Nebraska's future workforce
- Access tools to help you leverage your internship program
- Obtain tips on creating a successful internship program
Where: Southeast Community College Continuing Education Center
301 S. 68th St. Place, Lincoln, NE
When: Thursday, November, 17, 2011
11:15 a.m. - Registration Begins
11:30 a.m. - Lunch Begins
11:45 a.m. - Announcements
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 pm: Learning Event
Cost:
Early bird rate: (Register before November 9)
$16.00 Members
Regular rate:
$21.00 Members
$32.00 Non-members
1st/2nd Time Guests - 1st/2nd time guests may attend at the member rate when registering with an existing member. Prospective guests who do not know an ASTD-Lincoln member are invited to contact a board member to register as a guest with him or her.
Registration Deadline - November 11. To register, visit www.astdlincoln.org or call 402.434.7557.
Cancellation Policy: No-shows will be billed. To avoid a no-show billing, please cancel 72 hours before the event by calling 402.434.7557.
Happy Birthday ASTD-Lincoln Chapter! Join us for birthday cake at November’s learning event as we celebrate our chapter’s 35 years of learning and development excellence.
About the presenters:
Allison Hatch is a business development consultant with the Nebraska Department of Economic Development’s (DED) Business Development Division. Hatch serves Nebraska’s new and existing businesses through the Business Retention and Expansion program; the business mentoring program, Gallup Entrepreneur Acceleration System; and the development of a statewide internship program, Intern Nebraska (InternNE). Previously, Hatch served as a Research Analyst in the Nebraska Department of Labor’s Office of Labor Market Information. Hatch has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biopsychology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Katie Rhone, M.A., is Talent Specialist and Wellness Coordinator with LI-COR Biosciences. Rhone is responsible for the recruitment and selection process, internship program coordination, and corporate wellness at LI-COR. Previously, Rhone served as an Interview Analyst and Consultant for Talent Plus. Rhone has a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology/Anthropology from Nebraska Wesleyan and a Master of Arts degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology.
To register, visit www.astdlincoln.org, email ghinz@astdlincoln.org, or call 402.434.7557.
