Throughout the next ten weeks, business majors at Prairie View A&M University will engage in an internship program with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). This program, the FBI Collegiate Marketing and Recruitment Program, gives students the chance to develop and execute their own marketing campaign while addressing the recruitment needs of the FBI.
During the semester, students will create a working marketing agency to research, develop, implement, and evaluate a campaign. Students will also receive a $2,500 budget to bring their campaign plans to life.
The goal of the campaign is to increase awareness and consideration for special agent and professional staff positions, as well as FBI internship programs. The students will effectively develop creative strategies to reach their peers with skills in several areas, including accounting/finance, engineering, computer science, information technology, physical sciences, math, intelligence experience, law experience, law enforcement, investigative experience, and fluency in a foreign language.
Critical languages for the special agent position include Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Japanese, Korean, Pashto, Russian, Spanish, Urdu, and Vietnamese.
The FBI Collegiate Marketing and Recruitment Program is designed to bridge the gap between industry and education, and provides students with valuable, hands-on experience. The program is coordinated by EdVenture Partners, an education-marketing agency that designs unique industry-education partnerships at campuses throughout the United States. EdVenture Partners, in conjunction with the FBI, provides each student agency with the resources and guidance necessary to design and implement their marketing campaign.
On April 5, business majors at Prairie View will join forces with the FBI to host a campus-wide information session from noon to 2 p.m. outside the MSC. This event, titled “FBI on the Hill,” will allow students of the university to engage in face-to-face interaction with special agents of the FBI. Students will be granted the opportunity to gain any necessary information about various internship and career opportunities the FBI has to offer.
This event is designed to raise awareness and erase any misconceptions which individuals of the university may have of the FBI. For more details pertaining to “FBI on the Hill,” contact Prairie View A&M University’s College of Business at x4310.