General Information

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* 1. Firm Details

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* 2. Type of Architecture and/or Engineering services provided:

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* 3. Type of internship your firm is willing to participate in: (Check as many as applicable)

Previous Experience

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* 4. Does your firm currently have an internship program for high school students? 

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* 5. Does your firm currently have an internship program for college students?

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* 6. If yes to either question above, how do you get in touch with students interested in an internship program?

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* 7. If no to either question above, would your firm like resources to help develop a program?

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* 8. Does your firm currently participate in other educational programs with high school or middle school students?

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* 9. If yes, which programs are you actively engaged with?

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* 10. Would you like information on other programs to expand your firm's involvement?

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* 11. If yes, what age groups would you like to work with?

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Our focus is to expand access to the architecture and engineering professions for under-represented students and those located in remote communities or lower income communities to be able to provide more equitable access to a variety of career opportunities.  

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* 12. Does your firm have an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion program? 

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* 13. If yes, would you like to be part of a larger discussion on assisting others with developing a program?

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* 14. If no, would your firm like resources to be able to develop a program?

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* 15. It is important we look at creating an internship program where students can see themselves working there. Do you consider your firm to have a diverse staff?

(This will assist our team to pair up outside mentors based on the firm's available staff.) 
Working with Students

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* 16. Because we will be opening up firm access to high school students, would you be open to background checks?

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* 17. Does your office have a fully ADA accessible space for students with disabilities?

We recommend your firm develop an internship plan for the duration of the program.  
This would include identifying what the intern would learn. For example:

•  Software programs
•  Design team meeting attendance
   •  Multi-disciplinary coordination
   •  Owner meetings – design discussions
•  Design process
•  Project construction site visits
•  Access to employees at multiple stages of their career
   •  Principal
   • Project Manager
   • Project Architect
   • Etc.
•  Project management – a look at how teams are organized and budgets established

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* 18. I understand and acknowledge that the request is to identify firms to provide internships to high school students. Interns will be paid a minimum of $15.00 per hour unless this is a job shadow or Boot Camp. This may be in coordination with an existing school curriculum, a summer internship with a maximum of 20 hours per week. (Initial below)

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* 19. Please include my Firm in a data base for the programs identified above. I understand and acknowledge this data base will be available to school districts and to other organizations working with high school students interested in learning more about the A/E industry. (Initial below)

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