Employer Resources

The best way to share internship and job opportunities with students and upcoming graduates is to post them on Eagle Career Network, FGCU's student/employer career management system that reaches the entire student body and alumni. This page will show you how to make a company account and post positions. Once you are set up and approved, you will be able to post job and internship positions there and add any filters you would like, such as limiting the position to specific majors or GPAs. All students are directed to search here first for opportunities. 

Any time you post job positions on the platform, please email Lexi Velte to let her know. She will send the position to current engineering, computing, and construction students and qualified alumni. She will also forward it to the chairs of the relevant department to share with their faculty.

All of our majors (bioengineering, civil engineering, computer science, construction management, environmental engineering and software engineering) have a senior design or capstone project during their senior year. During this project, they are put into groups and paired with an employer to work on a real-life project. This is a great way to get a sense for students' skills and professionalism and often leads to partner employers hiring the students who worked on the project. If you are interested in becoming an employer partner for these projects, please reach out to the relevant department contact:

• Bioengineering, Civil Engineering, & Environmental Engineering: Seneshaw Tsegaye, Ph.D.
• Construction Management: Long Nguyen, Ph.D.
• Computer Science & Software Engineering: Fernando Gonzalez, Ph.D.

What is the different between an internship and a part-time position?

When a student completes an academic internship, they receive academic credit for the experience. The companies will be required to complete paperwork from the U.A. Whitaker College of Engineering and help the intern(s) reach the learning outcomes for the course. 

Non-academic internships (part-time or full-time positions) do not earn academic credit. These positions are relationships strictly between the student and employer – FGCU is not involved. There is no required paperwork to be completed.

How many hours does a student need to complete for internship credit?

For internships completed with an Engineering degree, students are expected to complete 135 hours.
For internships completed with a Construction Management degree, students are expected to complete 180 hours.

While interning and completing an internship with your company we expect the intern to come out with the following knowledge: 

1. Integrate theory and practice; and to augment learning from the degree-program’s curriculum. 
2. Develop communication and interpersonal skills pertaining to practical work environments. 
3. Obtain credible work experience. 
4. Exhibit evidence of increased content knowledge gained through practical experience. 
5. Assess the internship experience in terms of personal, educational and career needs. 
6. Analyze professional ethical decisions based on practical work experience.

Career Development Services hosts career events for all majors. You can find more information on their Employer Resources page.

Registration opens August 1st

When: Friday, September 27, 2024

Set-up: 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Event time: 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Where: Cohen Student Center Ballroom & Cohen 201

Registration: August 1st - September 18th

March 2025 - Date TBD

Please complete the following business application and email it to Lexi Velte prior to the event.

Business Application

Parking

Make sure to print and display the provided parking pass on the driver side dashboard on the day of the event. 

Address: 10501 FGCU Blvd S, Fort Myers, FL 33965

Campus map: https://www.fgcu.edu/campusmap/

If you have any questions, please reach out to Lexi Velte.