Take your classroom experience to the next level by interning with a government, nonprofit or business. Earn academic credit while you’re at it, too.
Shajuana Isom-Payne
Assistant Dean of Student Services
Raleigh Building, Room 1005
(804) 827-2791
sipayne@vcu.edu
Thank you for your interest in recruiting at VCU! The best way to seek qualified applicants in the Wilder School for your current opportunity is to post in our new job & internship portal, Handshake at VCU.
See directions here!
Should you have any additional questions about the platform, please feel free to reach VCU Career Services staff directly at hirevcurams@vcu.edu.
The Wilder School encourages students to participate in for-credit, structured and supervised internships with government, nonprofit and business organizations. Internships provide students with experience in a professional setting outside the classroom and enrich the learning process by supplementing theory with practice.
For guidelines, policies, requirements and application details click links below:
Internship opportunities are searchable online:
Job opportunities for Wilder School students are also available via Handshake. If you're interested in interning for the Virginia Senate or House of Delegates, visit our Virginia Capitol Semester page.
Rising juniors and senior criminal justice students can become a sheriff deputy through our eight-week Summer Basic Jailor Academy, offered in partnership with the Henrico County Sheriff’s Office. Graduates of the internship program are sworn in as Sheriff Deputies through the Department of Criminal Justice Services and are eligible for part-time employment in Henrico’s sheriff’s offices.
For eligibility requirements and details view the interest flyer below. For questions, contact wsinternship@vcu.edu or (804) 827-2791.
Basic Jailor Academy Information Flyer
Are you ready to apply? The first step is to complete the Wilder School Summer Basic Jailor Academy Interest Form.
