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SUMMER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMTHE IRTS SUMMER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES OUTSTANDING COMPETITIVELY SELECTED STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE NATION WITH A CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE THE REALITIES OF WORKING IN THE MEDIA INDUSTRY. THE NINE-WEEK EXPENSE-PAID OPPORTUNITY BEGINS WITH A ONE-WEEK COMPREHENSIVE ORIENTATION AT WHICH STUDENTS HAVE A RARE CHANCE TO MEET PROFESSIONALS DURING FIELD TRIPS, PANELS, NETWORKING SESSIONS, AND A MAJOR INDUSTRY EVENT. FELLOWS THEN MOVE ON TO AN EIGHT-WEEK, FULL-TIME INTERNSHIP AT A NEW YORK BASED CORPORATION. IRTS CONTINUES TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS, CAREER COUNSELING, AND MENTORING THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. IN 2023, FELLOWS RECEIVED TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM NEW YORK, ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE DURATION OF THE NINE WEEK PROGRAM, AN ORIENTATION WEEK STIPEND, AND A PAID INTERNSHIP AT A MEDIA COMPANY.GRADUATES OF THE SUMMER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM EMERGE WITH A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF OUR BUSINESS AS A WHOLE, ACTUAL WORK EXPERIENCE, NETWORKING ABILITIES, AND PERSONAL MENTORS, ALONG WITH CAREFULLY HONED SKILLS THAT INCREASE MARKETABILITY IN THEIR JOB SEARCH.

MULTICULTURAL CAREER WORKSHOPSINCE 1983, THE ANNUAL TWO-DAY IRTS MULTICULTURAL CAREER WORKSHOP HAS HELPED INCREASE DIVERSITY IN THE MEDIA BUSINESS BY EDUCATING STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADUATES ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR INDUSTRY, AS WELL AS BY INTRODUCING THEM TO RECRUITERS FROM TOP COMPANIES. MORE THAN 156 STUDENTS WERE SELECTED FROM ACROSS THE NATION TO RECEIVE A FULL DAY OF ORIENTATION, BEFORE HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTERVIEW FOR JOBS AND/OR INTERNSHIPS WITH RECRUITERS FROM BROADCASTING, CABLE, ADVERTISING, PUBLISHING, DIGITAL AND ANCILLARY MEDIA COMPANIES.