VIP Internship

The VIP Professional Development Internship is a year-long experience that includes a combination of classroom and extra-curricular experiences to build the skillset needed to be successful after graduation. Program activities include alumni/professional mentoring programming, guest lectures, workshops, peer advising, and enhanced professional development programming.

Why an Internship?

The VIP Professional Development internship is a necessary component of this program. It is key that the student perspective is incorporated into the design of the program, to ensure effective results. VIP Interns assist in program development through:

Research and benchmarking on current career competency trends and professional development needs to keep Mines students competitive as they enter the workforce.
Website, marketing, social media, and resource development to educate orediggers on the importance of professional development and promote upcoming events.
End to end event management from creation to execution, ensuring a positive, educational, and fun experience for event attendees.
Workshop creation and delivery to student organizations and classrooms.
Peer advising to other students on career and professional best practices.

Each year, new interns will be brought on to improve upon the program for the upcoming year. This gives an opportunity for students to enhance the professional development program for all Mines students over time. As the world changes, so will students’ experiences. The perspective student interns bring will always be invaluable in keeping the program relevant and modern. In sum, this program will continue to grow and change throughout the years to better help students at Mines gain skills for the workplace.

Graduates of Mines are unquestionably academically advanced, and the VIP Professional Development will bolster their professional skills.

Becoming an intern will allow you to:

Research professional development competencies required for recent graduates to be successful
Benchmark professional development programming
Strategize program marketing following the academic year calendar
Interact with alumni and other professionals
Identify world-class experts and speakers on professional development
Advise and support fellow students in their career and professional development
Create and execute workshops and events

Minimum Qualifications

To qualify, students must be undergraduates and enrolled for the fall semester at Mines. The VIP Intern application opens in the spring and will be posted to Workday.

“We recognize internships are an important component of the academic journey of students. Further, internships that focus specifically on professional development provide an unparalleled experience for the VIP interns, as well as being highly regarded by future employers. We see the internships as a critical component of a best-in-class professional development program, providing hands-on professional development training for the interns while also providing continuous improvement of the VIP Professional Development content.”

Fran Vallejo ’87 and Scott Irvine ’87

VIP Interns

2026 Interns


Gus Geiselman (he/him) Computer Science, McBride Honors Minor in Public Affairs ’28	Laura Jones (she/her) Mechanical Engineering, Robotics & Intelligent Systems Minor ’27

2025 Interns


Sabrina Kazi (she/her) Mechanical Engineering, Biomechanics ’27	Ally Wallace (she/her) Computer Science, Data Science ’27

2024 Interns


Bella Lettiere (they/them) ’26 Design Engineering, Renewable Energy Studies	Nevan Orozco-detienne (he/his) ’26 Chemical Engineering

2023 Interns


Nick Huber ’26 Business Engineering and Management	Alexis Johnson ’25 Quantitative Biosciences and Engineering	Lluvia Rodríguez ’26 Electrical Engineering