Messiah College News Archive

Mike True, director of the Messiah College Internship Center, was named one of the most visionary and forward-thinking leaders in career services and recruiting, according to his peers who responded to the 2013 Career Services Insights Survey. True tied for first place.

You’ll find InternQube.com, a helpful website created by Messiah College Internship Center Director Mike True, in Forbes magazine’s list of the “Top 75 Websites for Your Career.”

Eli Kane, a junior history major, was chosen as one of 38 interns for the prestigious 2012 Junior Fellows Summer Internship Program at the Library of Congress.

Working under the direction of Library curators and specialists in various divisions, the Junior Fellows explore and increase access to the institution’s unparalleled collections and resources. They are exposed to a broad spectrum of library work: copyright, preservation, reference, access standards, information management and digital initiatives. In the past, summer interns have identified hundreds of historical, literary, artistic, cinematic and musical gems in the course of their work, representing the Library’s rich cultural, creative and intellectual assets.

Mike True, director of the Internship Center at Messiah College, has been selected to receive the 2012 Dean Herman Schneider Award from the Cooperative Education and Internship Association.

This award recognizes an educator with a significant and comprehensive record of contributions for the advancement of the philosophy and practice of cooperative education or internships over a sustained period of time.

Mike True, director of the Internship Center at Messiah College, was named to the board of directors of Washington Internship Institute, an educational organization committed to individual development through excellence in experiential education.

As director of Messiah’s Internship Center, True coordinates internship experiences for about 150 students annually. True manages Internship-Net, a listserv used by more than 780 professionals across the world. He also authored “Starting and Maintaining a Quality Internship Program,” a handbook used by hundreds of organizations. True is a sought-after speaker and was named “Higher Education Leader of the Year” in 2002 by the National Society for Experiential Education.

Students who seek off-campus professional experiences in line with their major show responsibility for their career choice, according to Michael True, director of Messiah’s Internship Center, in a January 6 “New York Times” article that features experts from higher education institutions around the country.