Frequently Asked Questions

 
 

How do the stock options work?

One of the unique aspects of this internship program is student ownership. All student associates who successfully complete an EDU-Turn internship receive stock options in EDU-Turn. Stock options provide financial benefits and ongoing learning opportunities for our students via board observation rights and more. Stock options are awarded at the beginning of each semester in which a student participates, and vest at the end of the semester. Vesting requirements and details are included in the financial disclosures provided to students as part of the on-boarding process each semester.

What are the Undergraduate Student Requirements?

Undergraduate students must have completed at least two of the following classes prior to the date of application. Students must have earned a B or better grade in all completed classes from this list.

  • ACCTG 3600 or 3601 (Principles of Accounting)

  • FINAN 3040 or 3041 (Financial Management)
  • IS 4410 or 4411 (Information Systems)
  • MKTG 3010 or 3011 (Principles of Marketing)

What are the graduate student requirements?

Any student who is enrolled in a graduate program at the Eccles School and has completed 9 or more credit hours is eligible to apply.

What is the time commitment?

The EDU-Turn internship requires a minimum time commitment of 15 hours per week, including classroom time.

What Work will I be doing?

EDU-Turn’s aim is not only to ensure the continued viability and growth of the portfolio of properties under management, but also to use the company as a platform for teaching entrepreneurial execution to students. EDU-Turn associates assist in all aspects of deal flow including identifying and evaluating acquisition candidates, conducting due diligence on acquisition targets, integrating acquisitions onto a standardized transaction platform, enhancing the performance of acquired websites, monitoring the performance of portfolio websites and developing a strategy for extracting synergy across the portfolio.

Key responsibilities of student associates include:

  • Supporting the merger and acquisition investment and execution process via market analysis, target identification, deal negotiation, due diligence and integration

  • Researching and analyzing industries, companies, technologies and business models

  • Conducting extensive research into the size, growth and direction of potential markets

  • Compiling, analyzing and assimilating historical and projected financial information for new and established acquisitions

  • Creating financial projections to support decision making

  • Conducting supply chain research and help to negotiate business relationships with new suppliers

  • Analyzing sales data and developing models to optimize profitability

  • Managing the integration of portfolio properties onto a standardized technology platform

  • Managing and enhancing data assets (product, social, customer, etc.)

  • Enhancing security procedures and methods

  • Manage regulatory compliance (PCI, CAN-SPAM, etc.).