Student Profile Form, Engineering Co-op and Career Services, University of Maryland

Student Profile Form :

Tell us about your engineering co-op or internship!

If you’ve had a great experience as an engineering co-op or intern, we want to hear about it so we can share it with other students and employers on our website! Please

After submitting the form, please also email one or more pictures of yourself to Veronica Perrigan at vperriga@umd.edu. This would ideally be a photo of you at your place of work, but if that isn’t possible, you can attach a more generic photo of yourself. If you have a digital camera perhaps you can have a colleague take a photo of you at your work site; maybe in front of a sign with your company name, at your desk, in a lab, out in the field, or something of that nature.

Thank you, and we look forward to hearing from you about your co-op or internship experience!

Student Information

First Name:

Last Name:

E-mail Address:

Major:

Degree Pursuing:
(BS, MS, PhD)

Expected Graduation Date:

Employer:

Work Location(City & State):

Semester & Year Worked:

Please respond to at least 3-4 of the following questions although you are welcome to answer all of them. The most important thing to remember is that we would like this section of our website to be upbeat, informal, and whenever possible, fun. Think about what would attract your attention; what would keep you reading.

1. Why did you choose to participate in a co-op/internship?

2. What are the benefits of working in an engineering co-op/internship position?

3. How has this experience enhanced your academic experience and/or shaped your career goals?

4. Describe any exciting/challenging projects you've worked on at your
co-op/internship.

5. Was there anything unique about your experience that you can share with us? ( Examples: a special training program for co-ops/interns; received a security clearance; had the opportunity to travel; a funny anecdote about your work; etc.)

6. If your co-op/internship was outside the DC metro area, how did you find housing?

7. What advice, if any, would you give to other engineering students seeking a co-op or internship?

8. Is there anything else you'd like to share about your experience as an engineering co-op/intern? Life lessons? Things you wished you would have known?

I hereby allow the Engineering Co-op & Career Services Office to use my responses above and/or my photo on their website for the purpose of highlighting engineering student work experiences. I also grant them the right to selectively edit my responses for the sake of space and consistency.

Please remember to email one or more photos to vperriga@umd.edu. Thank you!