{"id":106948,"date":"2024-07-23T17:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T00:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/professional-pathways\/?page_id=106948"},"modified":"2026-03-24T13:09:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T20:09:29","slug":"internship-and-practicum-community-of-practice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/professional-pathways\/facultystaff\/internships\/internship-and-practicum-community-of-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Internship and Practicum Community of Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|64px||-310px||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||0px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb image=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.wou.edu\/professional-pathways\/files\/2024\/07\/Grad-989.jpg&#8221; image_icon_width=&#8221;200%&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|-81px||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||0px||&#8221; border_radii_image=&#8221;off||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #c91512\">About us<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>We are a group of faculty and staff who are interested in or work with internship and practicum programs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Everyone who is interested in experiential learning, internships and practicum in any form is invited!\u00a0<\/strong> This is a very casual group, and members can participate at whatever level suits their interest level and time availability, with no commitments.\u00a0 Come join us or sign up for our listserv.<\/p>\n<p>Email <a href=\"mailto:lieuallene@wou.edu\">lieuallene@wou.edu<\/a> with &#8220;Internship CoP&#8221; in the subject line to be added to the Internship Community of Practice <strong>listserv<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Contact Erin Lieuallen, Assistant Director, Experiential Learning, Center for Professional Pathways at <a href=\"mailto:lieuallene@wou.edu\">lieuallene@wou.edu<\/a> or 503-838-8041 with questions.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;color: #8100f2\"><strong>Meetings:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;color: #8100f2\"><strong>Friday, April 3, 2026 1:00, Zoom<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;color: #8100f2\"><strong>Friday, May 1, 2026 12:00, Zoom<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: large;color: #8100f2\"><strong>Friday, June 5, 2026 12:00, Zoom<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*Exact meeting times can change, please sign up for the listserv to receive meeting invites!<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #bf1411\">Mission<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Our mission is to learn together while building a community that elevates the importance of experiential learning, especially internship and practicum experiences for students in preparing them for their educational and professional endeavors.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #c1260b\">Goals<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Support fellow internship and practicum coordinators, and learn together through our coordination efforts. 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