The Wisconsin state director for MCEIA is Amy Lane, PhD from the University of Wisconsin – Stout. Although Wisconsin does not have an official MCEIA chapter, Amy works to increase Wisconsin membership and build collaborations with other professional associations, such as MACIC and WiACE. To read about these Wisconsin professional associations, please visit their websites: www.macic.org and http://www.wi-ace.org/.

MCEIA is pleased to announce that the 2011 annual conference will be held in Wisconsin. Conference location and date will be announced soon!

Updated: 02/10

Current Report

At this point in time, there is no official Missouri state association for experiential education. However, a  group of MCEIA members stay “connected” throughout the year by email.  New Missouri members and potential members reading this report are encouraged to join us! We hope to share news, questions, and ideas, throughout the year in this fashion.  The power of this organization is in friendships and networking so we welcome you to join our efforts.

Last Updated 5/10

Minnesota News

What is the Minnesota Association for Experiential Learning?
MAFEL is a unique regional organization and professional forum fostering the development, promotion, and supervision of internships, community service learning, and field experience learning.

What are the goals of the organization?

• To promote internships, service learning, and experiential education as a means for students to enhance connections between academic learning and the world of work and service.
• To create and strengthen partnerships between sites and education institutions.
• To advance the practice of experiential learning by addressing common problems, developing new learning models and assessment tools, promoting principles of good practice, and asserting influence as a network of education, public service, and corporate professionals.
• To serve as a resource network for sharing information and ideas, and serve as a forum for members’ professional growth and development.

http://www.macalester.edu/mafel/

Michigan – Maureen Johnson, Wayne State University

Current Report

Michigan Council for Internships & Cooperative Education (MC-ICE) is currently under the direction of Robert Penkala as of June 2006.

Mark your calendar everyone for the MCEIA 2008 Annual Conference, October 26 – 28, 2008, in Detroit, Michigan at the The Atheneum Suite Hotel and Conference Center. The conference committee is in full swing planning an exciting, innovative, out-of-the-box experience. So mark your calendar for an enriching conference with a new twist!

The MC-ICE Internship & Co-opChallenge for 2007 was a great success. The event was held on August 4th at Kettering University in Flint, Michigan. We had multiple teams from Peter Basso & Associates and QuickenLoans. There were also teams from Thompson Tax & Accounting, Kettering University and ICPSR. Each team participated in multiple events including: golf ball run, disc golf throw, punt, pass and kick, trivia challenge, and problem solving. The participants also had to perform a skit. The theme of the event this year was “The Wild Side of Co-op.” Congratulations to Kettering University, who received first place for the competition. Second place was awarded to Peter Basso & Associates and Quicken Loans received third place. The next Co op Challenge will be July 25, 2008.

Michigan Co-op History Group Meeting, September 14, 2007. Principle focus of the meeting was to create a theme and plan a drive-in workshop hosted by Michigan Council for Internships and Cooperative Education, Kettering University and the Michigan History Group. The workshop is being proposed to bring individuals who are currently involved in experiential education together with folks who have been involved in Cooperative Education over the years to discuss whether and how experiential education might be promoted as a component of the Michigan educational improvement strategy.

Thanks to Bob Penkala and others, The Michigan Council for Internships & Cooperative Education (MI-ICE) developed and refined a “Michigan Internships & Cooperative Education at a Glance” guide. This guide’s main portion is a matrix with 65 Michigan colleges and universities on one axis and their offerings of internships and co-ops in 50 different fields of study on the other axis. This has been a valuable resource for employers interested in connecting with a higher education institution that can offer students experiential education/work assignments. This guide, currently available in hardcopy format, has been added to our website in a pdf format. It has been suggested by a number of employers that we make it electronic and searchable, with additional features that would help them connect with the right institutions. MC-ICE would like to add some functionality to assist with our membership needs. Tom Demmon (past MC-ICE president) was successful in presenting our proposal to a Grand Valley State University (GVSU) senior level course section that provides teams of students majoring in Information Systems to work on computer projects for non-profit organizations. A fall 2007 GVSU CS 463 (Information Systems capstone project for nonprofits) student team developed a new searchable data base behind a revised web site for MC-ICE. They’ve done great work and are very excited about completing this… and graduating! The team presented their project to the MC-ICE Board of Trustees Meeting on November 28, 2007.

The Michigan Council for Internships and Cooperative Education 2008 Annual Meeting will be a one day Drive -in Workshop, June 5, 2008 at Western Michigan University. The planning committee is hard at work putting together an inspiring day of activities and speakers.

Last updated 01-08

• State Website

IAICE is an organization that seeks to maximize the effectiveness of internships and cooperative education for  organizations.  As a state-wide professional organization for employers and higher education, IAICE acts to promote the use of internships and co-ops throughout the State of Iowa.

The goals of IAICE are to strengthen experiential education within educational institutions, among employers of all kinds and to foster strong working relationships and the interchange of ideas with peers and constituents, around the state.

Ultimately, our collective work with students helps to: DEVELOP TOMORROW’S WORKFORCE LEADER

Last Updated 01-10

Click here to be directed to Indiana Council for Internship and Cooperative Education’s (ICICE) website.

Illinois – Kathy Dornhecker, Lexington College, Chicago

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I would first like to take this opportunity to congratulate the 2009 Conference Planning Committee for a successful conference in St. Paul!

Thank you to everyone who visited the ILCEIA table during the conference and played Illinois Trivia for terrific prizes!

Illinois was well represented at the conference with about 20 attendees present. Special recognition goes to the incoming President for MCEIA: Dawn Koeltzow from Bradley University, Peoria, IL.

Our state meeting was very productive, with a review of recommended changes to the ILCEIA Constitution and By-laws, discussion of state membership updates, initial planning stages of our spring drive-in conference, and a call for members to serve in the open positions of Membership Coordinator and Conference 2011 host.

We have adopted the region’s motto of “Membership Engagement, Membership Recruitment”, to describe our emphasis for the year. We have also adopted an overall motto, “ILCEIA: Connect, Share, Mentor, and Educate,” which describes our vision and mission.

Our next general meeting is scheduled for December 3, 2009, and will focus on conference planning for the April 16, 2010 ILCEIA Drive-In Conference at Lexington College. All members are invited to attend. Please mark your calendar for the conference in April! Call for Proposals will be released in January.

If you are interested in joining ILCEIA, would like to sign up for a committee, or become involved in conference planning, please contact me at carserv@lexingtoncollege.edu.

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Last Updated 12-09

2009 has been an exciting year for the Ohio Cooperative Education Association.

CONGRATULATIONS!

OCEA would like to congratulate Alex Juncker from the University of Cincinnati on being awarded a MCEIA Student Scholarship at the 2009 conference.  Alex completed 4 quarters of co-op with Duke Energy and 2 quarters of co-op with Systecon.  OCEA wishes Alex the best as he continues his Electrical Engineering studies and approaches graduation in 2010.

GE Aviation was awarded the 2009 MCEIA Employer of the Year award at the 2009 annual conference.  GE Aviation’s co-op program has been in existence for more than 35 years.   The number of co-ops employed each year continues to grow and this year our business has a projected population of 600+ co-ops/interns attending over 100 universities across 15 majors.  Co-o/interns employees are encouraged to participate in our Six Sigma training and a variety of other courses on technical and interpersonal skills.  OCEA would like to congratulate GE Aviation, and Karen Clark, long-time OCEA member, and Staffing and Early Identification program manger on their recognition of this award.

What’s Cool in Ohio?  Co-op!

For the second year in a row, OCEA will be hosting a state-wide Ohio’s Coolest Co-ops contest.  Students are encouraged to submit entries to compete for prizes valued at $100.  Entries are accepted January 1-February 15, 2010.  Online voting is open February 22-March 5, 2010.  Winners will be notified and invited to the 2010 conference.  For more information, to submit an entry, and to vote: www.ohioscoolestcoops.com

Co-op 201 for Non-Profits

You’ve Got A Co-op Student….Now What?

Calling all Non-Profits….Join OCEA on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at the College of Mt. Saint Joseph in Cincinnati, OH for drive-in training and development of your co-op program.  Topics to be covered:  Selecting a student, selecting a supervisor, on boarding your co-op student, how to deal with issues on the job.  See the OCEA website for details and registration.

Co-op:  The Heart of it All!

Join us for our annual conference April 27-28, 2010 at the Blackwell Inn in the heart of The Ohio State University’s campus.

Join us on LinkedIn

With travel budgets tightened and the world of co-op/internship hit hard by the current economy, join us in our LinkedIn Group to network and discuss best practices.

Congratulations to 2009 OCEA Award Recipients!
Awards presented at the 2009 Conference at Kalahari Resort; Sandusky, OH.

Distinguished Employers: Anheuser-Busch, the City of Hamilton, Montgomery County, Kroger, and Therma-Tru Doors

Employer of the Year: Brittany Lafuse of Honda of America Manufacturing

E. Sam Sovilla Award for Excellence: Danis Building Construction (Miamisburg, OH)

Student Scholarships: Ryan Finke (St. Xavier High School), Paul Carey, Jr (Lakota West High School), Anthony Budke (Cincinnati State Technical & Community College), Mark Stecher (University of Cincinnati), and Brittany Collins (University of Dayton)

Research Award: Anita Todd (University of Cincinnati) for her work designing an on-line community for at work co-op students with the purpose of enhancing social interaction, collaboration and reflection, and ultimately enhancing student learning through work.

Educator of the Year: Sue Dolan of Cincinnati State Technical & Communication College was

Service Awards: Maggie Davis (15 years), Peggy Harrier (25 years), and Lou Trent (30 years).

Visit our Website: http://www.ohioco-op.com