Writing Internship
Kent State University English Department
Application Form for Fall ’16
Complete all sections and submit application and materials by April 4, 2016, to:
Professor Sara Cutting, Director | scutting@kent.edu | SFH 206D
PART I. PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Last 4 digits of student ID number:
Local Address:
Dates you will live at this address?
Local Phone Number:
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From
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Cell Phone Number:
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Permanent Address:
Email address you check regularly:
Do you have a car or other means of transportation (please circle)?
Yes
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No
PART II. EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION
Major:
Minor:
Semester Standing:
Expected Date of Graduation:
Are you an Honor’s Student (please circle)?
Yes
No
Semester you’d like to be considered for the internship:
Overall GPA:
Course of Study GPA:
PART III. WRITING COURSEWORK HISTORY (ATTACH ADDITIONAL SHEETS IF NEEDED)
PLEASE LIST ALL ENGLISH COURSES YOU’VE TAKEN AS WELL AS ANY OTHER RELEVANT WRITING COURSES:
Course
Instructor
Semester
Grade
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PART IV. RECOMMENDATIONS
PLEASE NAME AT LEAST THREE KSU FACULTY MEMBERS* WHO HAVE AGREED TO RECOMMEND YOU. INCLUDE ALL OF THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION. *NOTE: AT LEAST ONE FACULTY MEMBER MUST BE FROM THE KSU ENGLISH DEPT.
Faculty Name
Department
E-mail Address
Phone
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2
3
PART V. PLACEMENTS & PREFERENCES
THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ARE DESIGNED TO GET TO KNOW YOU BETTER AS A CANDIDATE AND TO HELP DETERMINE THE
MOST IDEAL INTERNSHIP SITE PLACEMENT. PLEASE ANSWER THEM TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY. ATTACH ADDITIONAL SHEETS
IF NECESSARY.
1. Describe your preference for an internship site. For what kind of organization would you
like to work?
2. Describe your preference for internship writing tasks. What kinds of writing assignments
would you like to work on at your internship?
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3. Describe your career goals and objectives:
4. Write a paragraph or two about why you want to participate in an internship and what you
hope to learn from the experience.
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PART VI. APPLICATION CHECKLIST
HAVE YOU SUBMITTED (PLEASE CHECK):
Completed Application Form
Two (2) copies of a current resume
Two (2) copies each of two (2) different writing samples
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You are strongly encouraged to submit essays or other compositions from previous English Department
coursework OR other writing-intensive courses related to your field of study.
Please label each sample with its title and in what course you composed it
By signing below, I confirm that this completed application is accurate to the best of my knowledge and that
all materials submitted in support of this application are my own original work. I also give the Kent State
University Writing Internship Program permission to use (with verbal or email permission only) my picture,
documentation of my experiences, or personal quotes to further the success of the program.
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Signature
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Date
Submit application and materials by April 4, 2016, to:
Professor Sara Cutting, Director, Writing Internship Program scutting@kent.edu | SFH 206D
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