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YPSILANTI – Students at Eastern Michigan University and other local colleges have a special opportunity to apply for 2019 summer internships in a variety of areas in the digital engagement field.

The internships are offered through a partnership between the EMU Center for Digital Engagement and Spark@Ann Arbor USA.

There are 48 positions available, and the work involves 10 hours a week, from mid-June through mid-August.

Potential projects include:

• Digital Advertising and Social Media Content Creation.

• Analytics.

• Web design and development.

• Video production and graphic design.

• Mobile app development.

Past interns in the program have gone onto successful careers at companies such as Google and General Motors, notes EMU professor Bud Gibson, director of the Center for Digital Engagement.

Those interested can apply at CenterForDigitalEngagement.org. Applications are due no later than Tuesday, April 30.

For questions regarding the internship, email Gibson at Fgibson@emch.edu.

Center’s final panel event for this semester is April 10

Throughout the academic year, the center offers a variety of panels discussing different realms of the digital world. This spring’s final panel, “Customer Experience in the Age of Digital Assistants” will be held at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10 at Spark East, 215 W. Michigan Ave, Ypsilanti.

“The topic sounds kind of far out, but we encounter digital assistants every day in our devices from Google, Amazon, and Apple,” Gibson says. “Among other things, we increasingly rely on digital assistants to get around town, secure reservations, solve customer problems, and generate leads.

“So, how do digital assistants currently impact customer experience? How might digital assistants evolve? How can you use digital assistants in your own marketing and customer service efforts right now?”

The panel, moderated by Gibson, will include Mike Lorenc, from Google; Ansgar Strother, from Movatic; and Martin Smith, from Overflow Marketing.

The event will be catered, so attendees are asked to please register in advance. Check-in is at 3:30 p.m. The program will begin at 4 p.m. and last an hour.

About Eastern Michigan University

Founded in 1849, Eastern is the second oldest public university in Michigan. It currently serves more than 18,000 students pursuing undergraduate, graduate, specialist, doctoral and certificate degrees in the arts, sciences and professions. In all, more than 300 majors, minors and concentrations are delivered through the University's Colleges of Arts and Sciences; Business; Education; Health and Human Services; Technology, and its graduate school. EMU is regularly recognized by national publications for its excellence, diversity, and commitment to applied education. For more information about Eastern Michigan University, visit the University's website.