A little over a year ago, TCS embarked on a journey to create a robust and impactful internship program, designed to not only support internal activities, but also to foster student growth, learning, and workforce retention within the State of Connecticut.
Starting with a single intern in the Fall of 2020, we have worked to steadily grown the program, and will have a four student cohort beginning in Fall 2021. The impact of our interns has been tangible. In the past year they have made a substantial contribution to our marketing and outreach activities through their efforts in creating marketing sheets, performing market surveys, identifying potential partners and licensees, and conducting active email outreach to initiate contact and relationships. Similarly, we have seen substantial growth in the capabilities, professionalism, and critical thinking of our student interns. It has been a pleasure to mentor and get to know these wonderful young adults.
Moving forward TCS plans to continue building on these initial successes through expansion of the Internship Program, along with the additional goal of developing a Fellows program focused on promoting diversity and inclusion within Intellectual Property-centric careers and arenas.
Author: Lindsay Sanford, Director of Licensing
