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The article reports on the internship program at Disneyland in California. Internships give students with a competitive advantage over other job seekers and nurture their own talents and capabilities. Respondents to a survey conducted by National Association of Colleges and Employers indicated that an average of 62 percent of new college hires from the class of 2006 had internship experience. At Disney’s College Program, students have an opportunity to interact with hundreds of people a day worldwide.

Presents information on the standards-based internship program offered in Academy X at Sir Francis Drake High School in San Anselmo, California. Aim of the academy; Professional skills adopted by the teachers at the academy while developing the internship program; Elements of the Academy X internship; Benefits of the Academy X internship program.

Presents the experiences of interns on the offshore oil and gas platforms in Camarillo, California. Efforts of the Department of Interior (DOI) Minority Internship program by selecting student to work at the Pacific region office; Reasons behind the participation of the DOI;Discussions on the opposition of the Federal Government to the private sector.

Focuses on the internship programs for graduates of library schools who are members of a protected minority group by the Santa Barbara Library of the University of California. Details of the internship program; Benefits of the internship program; Provision of professional training to interns.

Describes an educational partnership between Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. and California State University-Chico. Rationale behind the partnership; Characteristics of the on-campus internship program; Tasks for a learning-centered classroom; Community involvement component; Phases of the program implementation.

This article presents information on various studies related to educational supervision in the U.S. The first study is reported from the Program of Experimentation in Preparing Educational Supervisors undertaken by the University of Kentucky and Berea College and financed by the Fund for the Advancement of Education. It is assumed in the Kentucky program that the improvement of instruction in the public schools is dependent upon the development of more adequate responses to problem situations by all personnel involved in the education of children and youth. Field contacts between stall consultants and supervisors throughout the internship period are geared to the supervisors' efforts to implement programs for the improvement of instruction in theft own school systems. In California, a highly comprehensive survey of many aspects of supervisors and curriculum development has been made through evaluation of points of view and present activities by 400 educational leaders. As reported by Clarence Fielstra, the study reveals high agreement about objectives of supervision and yields many suggestions for needed improvement in the field.

Relates the author's participation in an internship program between the Los Angeles Trade Technical Community and the California Medical Center in California. Success of internship programs; Difference between cooperative and internship experiences; Intern profiles.

Describes an information technology internship program for high school students at the Larkspur, California-based Tamalpais Union High School District. Background; Technology team roles; Skills; Assessment; Training structure; Training framework.

The article presents news briefs related to education around the U.S. A counseling service program for five Milwaukee elementary schools, which started last year has been extended for another year. An internship program has been started by the University of California, Berkeley, California for elementary teachers. The program is designed in such a way so that they can work with culturally different children. The Community Study Center Program of San Francisco, which began in 1961 with five centers, now has seventeen centers.

Describes culinary internship programs of various restaurants in the United States. Napa Valley Grill in Yountville, California; Grand Traverse Resort and Spa in Acme, Michigan; Tavern on the Green in New York City, New York; Description of a good internship.

This section offers Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) news briefs. SCU established the world's first international Olympian Academic Scholarship for Chiropractic Students together with the International Federation of Sports Chiropractic and the Atlanta 1996 International Training Center. SCU is adding programs in Continuing Education such as the McKenzie Method, Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy and Rehabilitation with the Prague School.

The article presents updates related to Palmer College of Chiropractic as of September 2014. Topics covered include the launch of the fifth edition of "Differential Diagnosis and Management for the Chiropractor," by Palmer dean Thomas Souza, the selections to the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Chiropractic Care Residency Training Program and the highlights of the PalmerPalooza summertime recruitment event.

Presents news briefs related to business in California as of February 12, 2001. Nominations for the 2001 Man and Woman of the Year and Outstanding Business of the Year Awards; Consumers' participation in solving energy shortage; Total attendance record of the Fresno Fighting Falcons Professional Hockey Team; Applications for Spring Internship Program; Extension of deadline for applying at the California State Bar.

The article features the Native Youth Conservation Corps (NYCC), an innovative internship program to get Native youth in California out in nature. It mentions funding from the Stewardship Council and the Sierra Health Foundation. Activities of the project include a day-long stream monitoring and fish counting workshop in the American River, a field trip to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to learn about basketweaving plants, and restoration of a pond in the creek system.

The article offers information on the Seeds at City, an urban farm project and part of an internship program at San Diego City College. According to Karon Klipple, the urban farm project could revolutionize residential landscaping throughout the county. Moreover, Seeds at City has four interns enrolled who each earn a stipend for working four hours a day, three days a week for eight weeks.

The article offers information on higher education curriculums in San Diego, California. It includes the Team Internship Program at University of California in San Diego, the six-month internship program at San Diego State University, and the practical training program at San Diego City College. According to John Eger, team projects, mentoring programs and extensive internships give students the type of experiences they would encounter on the job.

Focuses on the effectiveness of the finance degrees earned by college students as foundations for successful careers in San Diego, California. Help offered by trade associations or school-based business associations in getting leads on internships and jobs; Improvement in the employment outlook for people with master's degrees in business administration; Work of Sylvie Wright as an entry-level financial analyst with Qualcomm Inc.

Reports the influence of internship programs in inspiring students in pursuing a legal career in San Diego, California. Evaluation of various internship programs; Stories of law students coming from internship programs; Process in applying for the legal assistance program of the American Bar Association.

Reports that California its revising its teacher education requirements, that shifts the state's emphasis from a fifth year of study to a two-year internship for novice teachers. Amount of money which the state will spend on providing first and second year teachers with a supervised induction into the classroom; Comments from David Wright, director of the programs and policy division of the California State Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

Reports on the issue on whether college students working as interns at radio and television stations should be paid, which was highlighted with a suit against Santa Barbara, California's KEYT-TV by college student Arthur Orrantina. Internship programs and federal and state wage and hour laws; Other charges against KEYT.

Reports that three paid film internships for 1996's events are being offered by Out on the Sceen, producers of OUTFEST: The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. Date, time and location for 1996's festival; Who internships are intended for; Requirements for applicants.

The article reports on the student internship program at Allan Hancock College in California. Under this program, 23 students enrolled in the school's Math, Engineering and Science achievement program will be receiving training and experience in summer 2007 through industry, research and university-based organizations across America. One such student, Leanna Dugger, will be studying astronomy at the National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) before pursuing a 4-year course in either astrophysics or astronomy.

The article discusses a grant received by Education Pioneers, a nonprofit group based in California that recruits top graduate students into summer internships in education organizations. Support from the Los Angeles, California-based Broad Foundation will enable the program to expand into additional cities. Interns are placed in urban school districts, charter-management organizations and educational nonprofit groups.

Features announcements relevant to the entertainment industry in the U.S. as of March 2005. Applications for the American River College summer musical theatre internship program; Search of Big Idea Theatre for original scripts for its first annual new works festival; Search by the Epiphany Screenplay Contest for entries.

Profiles Jacqueline Chattopadhyay, student at the University of California in Irvine, California. Founder of Students Mentoring Students; Assistance to high school students become competitive college applicants; Time management between studies, political internships and dancing.

Focuses on programs of the University of California-San Diego designed to promote creativity and entrepreneurship with its research programs. School of Management; Extension program; Academic Internship Program.

Reports that the regional job training agency San Diego Workforce Partnership has launched its annual campaign to increase awareness of its School to Career summer internship program for the youth.

Highlights the 2002 Summer Jobs and Internships Campaign sponsored by the San Diego Workforce Partnership. Themes; Venue; Contact information.

Reports the internship program offered by Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, California.

Reports that the San Diego City Schools is forging partnerships with universities to create and develop leadership talent within city schools in San Diego, California. Internship programs for city school teachers; Leadership training programs for teachers; Schools and universities that are taking part in the program.

Focuses on Qualcomm Inc.'s Social Entrepreneur Internship program at San Diego State University in California. Description of the program that links graduate students with nonprofit organizations; Partnership with the Kauffman Foundation's Entrepreneurial Internship Program; Aim of providing assistance to nonprofits that can greatly benefit from the students' business skills.

Reports that three internships with Out on the Screen which produces The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival in Los Angeles, California are available in summer 1995. Contact information.

Features the Youth Entertainment Summer (Y.E.S.) to Jobs, the national summer internship program based in Los Angeles, California. Recruitment of summer employers for participating youth; Jaleesa Hazzard as executive director; Establishment in 1987; Program's growth; Participants; Initial support from record companies; Interview of minority students in May 1994.

Focuses on the summer programs offered to engineering students at Stanford university. Comments on the Technology Ventures program; Efforts of students to become entrepreneurs; internships.