{"id":6162,"date":"2015-11-02T20:01:31","date_gmt":"2015-11-02T20:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/?p=6162"},"modified":"2024-04-03T15:13:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T19:13:14","slug":"burlington-foundations-gift-a-game-changer-for-internship-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/2015\/11\/burlington-foundations-gift-a-game-changer-for-internship-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Burlington Foundation\u2019s Gift a \u201cGame Changer\u201d for Internship Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n

There may be no better preparation for post-commencement employment than the kind of real-world experience delivered on the job through undergraduate internships. A gift made to the NC State Wilson College of Textiles ensures that those valuable opportunities are expanded and enhanced in coming years so that the textiles industry\u2019s next generation of leaders are ready to succeed even before they receive their diplomas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Burlington Foundation has gifted $500,000 to the North Carolina Textile Foundation<\/a> to support the College\u2019s department of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management (TATM)<\/a> at the request of Greensboro, N.C. based International Textile Group, Inc. (ITG)<\/a>, a provider of textile solutions across apparel, uniform, commercial, specialty and automotive markets. A portion of the funds will be available to support programs, faculty and students, while an endowment will provide for long-term growth of the department. In particular, the gift provides for the development of a \u201cmodel internship program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The internship program will include a two-prong approach which includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n