NOTE: Beginning this semester, externs will access externship materials via Westlaw's TWEN and will submit all mid-term and final reports utilizing TWEN.  

SUBMISSIONS DEADLINES:

Early Report – by Friday, September 4 - Submit a brief email message to Prof. Vance at ruth.vance@valpo.edu detailing your externship experience to date.  The purpose of this early report is to confirm you have started your hours, set your work schedule and to identify any problems that need to be remedied.

1) Mid-term Reports – Monday, Oct. 19.   It is critical that your field supervisor’s evaluation and your reports are received on time.  Plan accordingly. Do not wait until the due date to request a mid- term evaluation from your field supervisor (students who do so often discover that their field supervisor is out of the office or otherwise unavailable).

a. Time Log to date – Must be signed by Field Supervisor, with hours totaled. Hours completed should be approximately half the hours required for the full semester’s credit.  You will not be eligible to decrease your extern credit past the drop/add deadline one week after class begins.  Time Log is available under "forms" on Externship home page.

b. Journal to date – Maintain a journal in a Word document with an entry for each day  you spend in your externship.  These entries should reflect on what you are doing and observing in the workplace.   

c. Work Product to date – Keep an electronic file of all final copies of your work product. Before you submit it, make sure that your Field Supervisor approves (some of your work product may not be appropriate for disclosure). If you are unable to submit work due to confidentiality, please note this in your work journal. 

d. Field Supervisor’s Mid-term Evaluation of your work – please confirm this is returned by the date above.  You may submit this evaluation along with your other reports in TWEN as it is shared with each extern once completed.  Plan to review your evaluation with your Field Supervisor at this point in the semester.

2) Final Reports – Monday, December 7 - Submitted via TWEN in Word format

a. Remainder of time log – Signed by field supervisor, with hours totaled which must equal amount required for your extern credits (45 hours per credit)

b. Final journal – Beginning where mid-term journal ended, do not submit entire journal

c. Work product – Include only your work completed since Mid-term Report

d. Field Supervisor’s Final Evaluation of your work (verify it will be received on time, so you do not receive an “Incomplete” on your grade report). 

e. Part I and Part II Student Evaluations of your Externship/Field Supervisor and Faculty Supervisor – You must complete evaluations of your Faculty Supervisor and Field Supervisor for State Judicial at the end of the semester to obtain credit. Forms are found on the Externship web site and must be submitted with your final materials.

f. State Judicial Final Paper – The paper should be 3-5 pages, double-spaced and may be shared with future externs interested in working with a specific employer.  You should discuss and analyze your experiences in light of your formal education.

There are 3 parties with whom you will be involved in each externship:

1) Field Supervisor at the extern placement

2) Faculty Supervisor –  Prof. Ruth Vance

3) Director of Experiential Education – Lisa Cannon