{"id":48,"date":"2017-08-16T15:26:04","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T15:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/inserra-chair\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2026-05-04T10:54:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T14:54:53","slug":"summer-internships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/inserra-chair\/opportunities-for-students\/summer-internships\/","title":{"rendered":"Internship Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since 2016, the Inserra Chair, in collaboration with the Italian Program (MLL Dept.), has offered a vast array of pre-professional opportunities to students of Italian at MSU. The current internship program focuses on Performing Arts<\/strong> and is taking students to an Italian UNESCO site in Agrigento (region of Sicily) in connection to an immersive show. Previous internship programs spanned from Summer 2017 and 2022 and focused on three areas: Italian Business\/Made in Italy<\/strong>, Translation<\/strong>, and Teaching\/Cultural Programming<\/strong>. Other internships have been offered ad hoc based on specific student projects, research initiatives, and collaborations with other institutions. All these programs have been made possible thanks to the generosity of our main donor Mr. Inserra, either through the main endowment or a targeted funding program, all designed to defray university costs for our students and provide them with financial support to advance their professional skills in work environments connected to their majors or minors.<\/p>\n

CURRENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN PERFORMING ARTS (2025 and 2026)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Risveglio<\/a><\/p>\n

This internship program allows students to perform in a musical inspired by Greek mythology, titled Il Risveglio degli dei \u2013 The Reawakening of the Gods.<\/em> Presented every summer at dawn in the enchanted archeological site of the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, the musical is a unique opportunity for students to be fully involved in the activities of the company (rehearsals, targeted classes, site visits, social gatherings, possible parallel shows) in Italian. This will constitute a full cultural and language immersion in a welcoming mid-size town where the students will become \u201clocals\u201d in a short period of time by enjoying the art, history, landscape, and gastronomy of the area. This internship is supported by the general Inserra Endowment<\/a> and Savatteri Produzioni<\/a>, with the logistical support of Nexo Sicilia<\/a> in Agrigento, and the administrative help of the Office of Academic International Initiatives<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2025 Internship in Performing Arts in a UNESCO site in Agrigento (Italy, region of Sicily)<\/a>
\n2026 Internship in Performing Arts in a UNESCO site in Agrigento (Italy, region of Sicily)<\/a><\/p>\n

INSERRA PAID INTERNSHIP PROGRAM 2017-2022<\/strong><\/p>\n

This program has counted on $10,000 a year in scholarships for internships, and included partnerships with notable Italian organizations and companies: the Italian Trade Agency in New York,<\/a> Choose New Jersey<\/a> in Princeton, Safilo<\/a> in Secaucaus, NJ, IACE<\/a> in NY and the Sferisterio Arena<\/a> in Macerata (in collaboration with the local university). It has provided students of Italian with hands-on projects encompassing an international component. The program has supported two students with $5,000 scholarships in its first and second year of existence, and four students with a $2,500 scholarship each the third year. Overall, eight students have benefitted from this program, a unique offering for a state university. The program has expanded the possibilities for Italian majors looking to secure full-time jobs upon graduation. Read post about Talia Antonacci at Choose New Jersey<\/a>.<\/p>\n

1. Italian Business and Made in Italy sector <\/strong><\/p>\n