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[Paul Cory <pwcory AT mindspring.com>]

I am exploring what it would take to set up a small internship program 
at my workplace (Wake County Public School System Communications 
Department, Website division). The hypothetical intern would help with 
Website programming, content conversion and Web server administration.

I am basically starting from zero here. So I have a bunch of questions:

1) Do local universities and community colleges offer any assistance in 
setting up/recruiting for internship programs? If so, who would I 
contact?

2) When I was in school, in the UNC Journalism program, you could do a 
"practicum" for credit. If that is still an option, what would be the 
general outlines of what would be expected out of me as the Intern's 
manager? Who could I contact for more information?

3) Pay - what's the going rate for interns in this area and for the 
work mentioned? Is there such a thing anymore as the unpaid intern? I 
am pushing the idea of a paid intern, but with the budget as tight as 
it is, pay, or adequate pay, may not be an option.

4) What are the accepted time frames for internships? 3 months? 6 
months? Semester? Year? Season (Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring)?

Thanks in advance for the help. The more information I get, the better 
case I will be able to make for starting an internship program.

Paul