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This article reports on the internship program that encourages and rewards students pursuing careers in librarianship to be offered by Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, beginning with the fall 1991 semester. Paid full-time, nonprofessional library staff wages, interns will divide their time evenly between the classroom and the library. Interns will work in rotation throughout several library departments, including, Access Services, Collection Services, Government Documents and Collection Management, and Reference and Information Literacy. Ellen Watson, director of the University's Cullom-Davis Library estimates that between working and going to class, interns will spend a total of two-and-a-half years in pursuit of their Master of Library and Information Science degree. The interns will also qualify for the university's forgivable loan program, in which the university will fund an individual's education if the person pursues a field having a shortage of faculty and then works for the university after graduation. In exchange, Bradley will forgive interns from repaying the loan. The first graduate student to be selected is Marilyn Marshall.

Presents an excerpt from Northwestern University senior James Pinnick's diary about his daily experiences as an intern with LATimes.com, the Web site of the `Los Angeles Times' as part of an assignment through the Medill School of Journalism. Editing of photo captions; Choosing archive stories for the final `Seinfeld' episode; Responsibilities as entertainment editor.

The article offers information on the quality of education offered at the Cristo Rey High School in Chicago, Illinois. The school's mandatory corporate internship program, that was originally conceived as a way for its students to pay tuition, provides students an exposure to different businesses and professions. George Escareno, a student of Cristo Rey, states that the school offered him a better opportunity to succeed by meeting lawyers and other professionals through the internship program. Also presented are views of Vanessa Vera, a junior at Cristo Rey, who likes the school's atmosphere and discusses her internship experiences.

The article discusses the success of the Conservation Corps program of the Forest Preserves of Cook County, Illinois, which employs youth and adults in restoring public land. Topics include the focus on the program on the basic job skills, hard work and environmental awareness needed to pursue a career in conservation and related fields, the financial literacy workshops and industry-recognized certifications offered by the program and the growth of interns participating in the program.

The article focuses on the opening of the Austin Polytechnical Academy in Chicago, Illinois in fall 2007. The institution is a vocational school supported by the Chicago Manufacturing Renaissance Council (CMRC). Austin Polytech hopes to give poor African American students options for their chosen career. Junior students at Austin will be encouraged to do internships, job shadowing and workplace development.

Reports on the Universal Music & Art Shop in Chicago, Illinois, a record store owned and operated by the non-profit organization Youth Service Project (YSP). Internships which are offered to high school students by the store; Comments of YSP chief executive officer G. Sequane Lawrence; Cost of music at the store, which was founded to help children with substance abuse problems.