Program History 

The Office of Information Technology (OIT) has collaborated with the Poole College of Management to initiate the OIT Project Management Lite Internship (PML) to expose students to real-world experiences. The program began operation in June 2014 with management from Verna Little, Assistant Director Officer for Office of Information Technology. The first two interns from the Poole College of Management were Brittany Bynum-Farmer and Benjamin Horne. The program has grown since and it continues to expand to include additional interns every semester.

In the spring semester of 2016, PML began adding students from the Computer Science program in the College of Engineering. Most of the interns stay with the program until they graduate and have all enjoyed their experience with the different projects.

In a continued effort to recruit potential interns and spread the word about the PML internship, the interns participate in multiple NC State career fairs. The team attends both the fall and spring Poole College of Management career fairs, targeting Information Technology and Information Systems concentrating students. At the career fair, interns take the lead in recruiting students who come by the table by collecting resumes and providing information about the program. The career fair gives interns the chance to express knowledge of current projects, experience in the internship, while making the program visible to large companies in attendance.