
Maximize your Internship Experience
Following these guidelines will help assure that you will maximize your internship experience and serve as a positive representative of your academic program and of Mercy College. Your readiness to enter your chosen field will be assessed/evaluated based on these expectations as demonstrated at your internship:
Represent the Best of Mercy College
Your conduct should make the employer want to host other Mercy College students in the future. Be sure that you:
Discrimination, Harassment (including Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence.) Resources are available if you think you may have been discriminated against or subjected to harassment, sexually harassment or sexual violence. Even though your internship may be off campus, Mercy College students participating in internships fall under the College’s Policy on Discrimination and Harassment, Policy Statement on Sexual Assault and Aid to Victims of Sexual Violence, and Policy Statement Regarding Order of Protection and Stalking.
Please contact Thomas McDonald, the College’s Title IX Coordinator and Equity Compliance Specialist at 914-674-7679 if you believe you have been subjected to sexual harassment, sexual violence or stalking.
Please contact Nick Canzano, the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs at 914-674-7464 if you believe you have been subjected to all other forms of discrimination and harassment.
You may also want to speak with your on-site supervisor or human resource department, and/or Mercy College faculty coordinator.
Please be aware that most Mercy College employees are required to report allegations of discrimination and sexual harassment. If you feel confused about the situation and uncertain about how to respond, you may also speak confidentially to a counselor on campus.
Please contact Dr. Ori Shinar, Director of Student Counseling Services at 914-674-7233.