Program Considerations

Winter Break Events to Consider When Applying

January 4	First date many sponsors will be available after New Year holiday
January 18	Online registration verification
January 19	Registration and Fraternity and Sorority recruitment begins
January 21	Course add/drop begins
January  25	First day of classes

Factors to Consider

1. Expenses: Students are responsible for all expenses related to the externship, including airfare/other travel, taxis, hotel, meals, etc. Before applying, evaluate the cost of travel, accommodation, etc. against the length of the externship and the potential benefits you could gain during that time. Travel Grants may be available for externships within designated career fields (depending on available funding).
2. Availability: Externships for sophomores, juniors, and seniors take place during January break. Externships are not available in December or at other times of the year, unless specified by the sponsor in the listing. (The FRESH program, externships for freshmen only, takes place during Spring Break.)
3. Length: The length of externships is specified by the sponsor (generally one day to one week) and cannot be changed. Students must be able to commit to the length indicated and should not expect that the sponsor can lengthen or shorten his/her commitment. Keep in mind that approximately 40% of externships are for one day only. Some externships are offered as an informational interview during a phone or lunch/dinner meeting, with sponsors who are unable to host on-site visits due to confidentiality reasons.
4. Application: You must complete all parts (including the CCNet tutorial) associated with each step of the application process online by the given deadlines in order to be considered for placement. You may continually make changes to choices, essays, and information up until the deadline.
5. Placements: You may apply for four externships per round but may be placed in only one during each round. Students who do not receive a Round 1 externship may reapply in subsequent rounds and will be given preference for placement.
6. Responsibilities: Students have complete responsibility for contacting the sponsor by December 5 and for making arrangements for the externship in a timely manner once placements are assigned. If you are placed in an externship, you are expected to acknowledge and accept the externship placement online, attend the required orientation session (either November 18 or 20), and complete the stated length of the externship (see #3 above for details). Do not apply for externships in which you do not have genuine interest or which you will not be able to complete due to expense, personal commitments, Greek Recruitment, other travel, etc.
7. Students are required to accept the online Participation/Hold Harmless Agreement which includes these important issues:
   • Cancellation Policy: Students who cancel externships without legitimate, extraordinary circumstances and/or adequate notice to the sponsor, or without notifying the Extern Office (203 Barnes Hall, 255-6399), will not be allowed to participate in the winter break Extern Program or other programs involving alumni in subsequent years. The FRESH office reserves the right to make judgements in such cases.
   • Insurance Coverage: Cornell does not provide liability insurance for me as a participant in the Cornell Extern Program.
   • Hold Harmless Form— All externs will be required to agree to this release statement: In exchange for my participation in the externship program, I, the undersigned, agree on behalf of myself, my assigns, executors, and heirs, to release, indemnify, and hold harmless Cornell University, its trustees, officers, agents and employees for any and all liability, damage, claim of any nature whatsoever arising out of or in any way related to my participation in the externship program, including any act or omission of any third party (Rescue Squad, Hospital, etc.), other than those arising out of the sole negligence of Cornell University.