Issue date: 3/7/08 Section: Campus

"I wanted something in Phoenix and CareerCat didn't have what I needed in Arizona," he said.

According to Dunlap, with universities participating from all regions of the country, students will have more options for the summer. On iNET, there are internships across all academic areas in a full range of industries from coast to coast, she said.

Kenny Chandrasekera, a Yale student, said he thinks the consortium will be a great addition to Yale's private internship program.

"It is a good opportunity for those students who don't have the resources to spend a summer away from home," the freshman biomedical engineer said. "If a student from California is on the east coast, but needs an internship near home, Stanford's participation will give that student that many more options."

Although participation in the program is still small, Dunlap said she is hopeful that students will now be able to find internships that fit all of their criteria.

"Most employers who post (on iNET) are connected with these schools," Dunlap said. "So with a greater range of employers, Northwestern students will see new listings that they wouldn't normally see."

l-mogannam@northwestern.edu

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