Cardinal Athletics provides internship opportunities to any undergraduate student at North Central College who has a passion for working in sports. Internship experiences expose students to the daily work required to allow all North Central athletic teams to succeed on and off the field. Game operations, marketing and promotions, sports information and athletic administration are standard components in a Cardinal Athletics internship.
Credit and non-credit internships can be offered to successful candidates, with non-credit internships offering students to be paid for their work. Students benefit by gaining practical, first hand understanding of the operation of a NCAA intercollegiate athletics department by working side by side and in cooperation with experienced administrators. Please note: only paid internships are available to undergraduate students currently attending North Central College.
Beginning with 2011-2012, internships are offered at two levels. Successful applicants must complete level 1, or have equivalent experience, before being placed in level 2.
Level 1 – Entry Level Track - Through regular, consistent office hours, assist in the day-to-day operations of the athletics department. Work with the sports information staff to provide sports information support at home athletics events. Assist with in-event promotions at athletics events.
Level 2 – Administrative/Compliance Track - Assist the Assistant Athletic Director/SWA with NCAA and CCIW compliance. Includes completing required paperwork, researching bylaw interpretations and communicating with coaches and staff regarding permissible and impermissible activities. Assist in the planning, development of special events and activities within the athletic department, athletic competitions and for student-athletes. Lead the planning for particular athletic department programs including academic honor receptions. Assist the Assistant Athletic Director/SWA and various coaches, as needed, in mentoring at-risk student-athletes, providing referrals to campus resources and nightly supervision of structured study programming. Assist in the day-to-day operations of the athletic department, including processing of financial information. Assist in the management of intercollegiate events as appropriate/needed.
Level 2 - Event Management - Assist the Assistant to the Athletics Director and Graduate Assistant for Athletics Marketing to increase awareness and attendance at athletics events. Develops ways to increase the number of students attending athletics events and improve the fan experience at athletics contests. Work with head coaches to provide individual sport support for senior days and other special events.
Level 2 - Marketing and Promotions - Assist the Assistant to the Athletics Director and Graduate Assistant for Athletics Marketing to increase awareness and attendance at athletics events. Develops ways to increase the number of students attending athletics events and improve the fan experience at athletics contests. Work with head coaches to provide individual sport support for senior days and other special events.
Level 2 – Sports Information Track - Assist the Sports Information staff with website maintenance, updating statistics and writing feature content for the website. Maintain online photo storage. Assist the Sports Information staff at athletics events by operating the scoreboard, game clock and/or public address announcing. Create/design media guides and game day programs. Interview student-athletes and coaches for feature content. In addition, write hometown releases for local media.
If you are interested in applying an internship with Cardinal Athletics, please contact Susan Kane at 630-637-5501. You may also apply at http://northcentralcollege.edu/x3708.xml.
