Department of Spanish, Italian, & Portuguese

Volunteering and Internships

• Advising Main
• Major/Minor Requirements
• 100-Level Spanish
• Spanish Courses & Syllabi
• Honors & Awards
• Studying Abroad for Spanish
• Areas of Study to Complement a Spanish Major
• Volunteering & Internships
• International Opportunities
• Careers
• Academic Resources

Volunteering is the first step in gaining work experience in a field of interest.  Students can promote their volunteer experiences in pursuit internships both domestic and abroad. 

VOLUNTEERING AT UIUC

Several web pages are dedicated to volunteer programs in the Champaign-Urbana area. Two Spanish courses offer volunteer or community-based learning experiences in the classroom:  Span 202 and Span 232.  Outside of the classroom, students can sign up for a variety of different charitable agencies.

• Spanish & Illinois:  community based learning in Spanish
• The Office of Volunteer Programs
• CU volunteer
• United Way of Champaign County

Internships

Internships provide students with work experience within their field of interest and are valuable when applying for positions after graduation.  Here are a few resources when looking for internships:

The Career Center

The Career Center web site has links to tips on getting an internship.  Use the services at the Career Center to write your resumé and to hone your interviewing skills.

I Connect

This site is managed by UIUC.  Companies looking for interns and employees post information about job opportunities on I Connect. Students can then search through the posts and apply for jobs online.   In order to use the service, students must set up a student profile.

Indeed

Here students can look for internships, jobs and careers.

Remember

Not all companies post internships online. Another way to look for an internship is to find a company where you would enjoy working and call the company's human resources department to see how an internship might be created for you.