McGaughy Internship & Professional Development Center

The College of Business and Economics at Longwood University offers an extraordinary undergraduate education in business and economics. One of the many programs that contribute to this excellence is our supervised Business Internship Program.  It has been recognized as a best practices internship program by the AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business).

Here are a few highlights of the internship experience:

• It enhances the traditional curricula of the CBE while providing you with real world experiential learning.
• The program offers a joint opportunity for business executives and Longwood business faculty to help you with your education and future career.
• It provides an on-the-job learning experience for you to apply your technical and professional skills to the work situation and to observe organizations in action.
• It's a win-win situation in which both you and the sponsoring organization gain benefits.

"Do you know the difference between education and experience? Education is when you read the fine print, experience is what you get when you apply it." 
~Anonymous

About Page McGaughy 

Page McGaughy (Class of 1946) is a longtime Longwood benefactor. She and husband John, who passed away in 2002, established an endowment and in 2003 the John B. and Page Cooke Axson McGaughy Professional Development Center was established in the College of Business and Economics.

"I completed my teaching training in the Hiner Building in 1946", comments McGaughy, and now 60 years later that is where the McGaughy Center is located. Internships are like my student teaching experience. It gives them on-the-job work experience which will prepare them for career employment once they graduate.  Interns learn to apply what they've learned in the classroom to the workplace and to grow personally and professionally as they face real
world challenges and choices."

Supervision and Evaluation

Each sponsoring organization appoints a specific supervisor to guide and direct the intern during the internship. Faculty internship advisors from Longwood periodically consult with both the interns and their supervisors to ensure that the experience is progressing well.

At the end of the term, both the supervisor and faculty advisor evaluate the intern's performance. In an effort to enhance and improve our Internship Program, interns are asked to provide us with feedback and evaluate all phases of the internship experience.

• Internship Supervisor Evaluation Form: to be completed by the supervisor of the sponsoring organization.
• Intern Evaluation Form: to be completed by the intern.