Supervisor Participation Requirements

Student Success Internship Supervisor Requirements

• Each department must submit a project proposal. The 2024-25 proposal process opened to the campus community on August 5th, 2024. Click here to submit a project proposal: https://ucmerced.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3TPHqPSl4uIYXk2

If selected, the following are program mentor/supervisor requirements:

• Hold bi-weekly meetings with student.

• Be accessible to the student.

• Provide the project guidance, feedback, education and training.

• Engage the student’s professional curiosity questions, skills development and professional growth needs.

• Provide the student with an orientation to the department (e.g., programs, services, interaction with the broader university system).

• Complete student and program assessments.

• Identify projects that have an identifiable result or product at the end of the student’s assignment.

• Support the student through the different stages of project execution and development.

• Monitor and ensure that the student has a primary role in the coordination and implementation of the project and that the student has a professional or paraprofessional level of responsibility.

• Complete an iproject contract and learning agreement with the student. Both will be provided at the mandatory supervisor orientation. 

• Ensure that the student’s efforts are devoted to skill cultivation: leadership, team building, decision-making, communication, project completion and other professional skills.

If for any reason you have trouble completing the application, please contact us at adiazmireles2@ucmerced.edu.