About Campus Wichita

Paid Summer Internships for College StudentsHelping Students Envision a Future in Wichita

Campus Wichita, an initiative of the Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce and W – A Community of Young Professionals, dedicates time and resources to preparing Kansas college and university students for the workforce in Wichita. Through the planning of value-based programming and events and the creation of an engaging Fellows Program, Campus Wichita exposes students to industry and engages them in the community to help them envision a future of living and working in Wichita. The program is supported in large part by the Wichita Educational Foundation.

What We Offer to Students

Paid Summer Internships

With 15 different colleges and universities within one hour and 15 minutes of Wichita, there is a great need for paid summer internships. Our goal is to partner with local employers to provide engaging and experiential paid summer internship opportunities for area college and university students.

Fellows Program

Our Fellows Program is a structured, application-based summer program that provides professional development and networking opportunities that complement the internships. The Fellows Program is a 6-week experience that helps students gain the soft skills needed for today’s workforce while connecting them to the Wichita community. Students are engaged through experiences, such as, attending W networking events, mentorship and volunteering.

#internICT

As a successful program of W, the #internICT summer program engages visiting interns during the months of May through August by helping immerse them in the city through unique experiences. A passport containing opportunities to enjoy local businesses helps interns explore Wichita on their own time and ensures interns fall in love with the city. With a kick-off event and a final summer farewell party, we launch and culminate this experience by bringing it full circle.

What We Offer to Employers

Representation and Promotion

Campus Wichita represents Wichita companies and serves as an advocate for employers. Whether it be at a career fair or an event targeted for college or university students, Campus Wichita represents companies by speaking to students about your company, promoting internship and job opportunities, collecting resumes and creating connections between students and employers.

Internship in a Box

Through extensive research, we have created a toolkit that supports businesses in the Campus Wichita ecosystem that need help in creating a valuable internship program for students. The toolkit includes the necessary steps to start an internship and provides ideas to create an engaging and experiential program that gives interns the skills necessary to succeed in the workforce.

Meet Lonnie Lee

Lonnie Lee is the Community Advancement Manager for the Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Campus Wichita Program. Lonnie has a Bachelor’s Degree in Organizational Leadership and Management and a Master’s of Business Administration in Change Management from Friends University.

She has a background in business development and has worked as a life coach and motivational speaker. Lonnie was the 2016 Friends University student Commencement Services speaker via Intrust Bank Arena, a peer mentor for students on academic probation for 6 semesters, and an honorary mace bearer in 2015.
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Advisory Council

Our Advisory Council is composed of participating colleges, universities and local employers. Associated individuals advise Campus Wichita staff on the needs, processes and timelines of students and employers in order to best engage both parties. Ultimately, our Advisory Council helps to execute the goals of Campus Wichita.