The Center for Student Professional Development at Vanderbilt developed the Vandy on Madison Avenue Spring Break Trip, in cooperation with key alumni, to provide students with an immersive learning experience in New York City. Twenty students with interests in arts/media/communications/entertainment industries were accepted into the program and came to New York March 2-3 for site visits, career conversations, and networking.
There were four goals for the program:
1) Connect students directly with alums/employers; 2) Develop relationships with alums/employers to encourage more of them to post internships through our systems; 3) Provide students with a broad overview of media communications industries; and 4) Educate students on the growing edges of these industries.