MSAE learns from Beth Settje, Associate Director at the University of Connecticut, about her perspective of placing students in internships from a university setting. Beth is Vice-President of the Cooperative Educational and Internship Association. From this perspective, she clarifies that interns are not free labor. She discusses part-time jobs versus internships. Internships have to have tasks that tie to learning opportunities.

She also discusses the Fair Labor Standards Act and the 6 prong test with the Department of Labor. She helps outline when to pay for interns and the mentoring required.

Three key elements of intern compliance covered in this playlist:

• Recruitment and Retention
• Compensation and Benefits
• Managing the Learning Environment