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WKU Brinkley Fellowship for ASD Students

This document describes the Brinkley Student Employment Fellowship Program established by WKU Public Broadcasting and the Kelly Autism Program to create employment opportunities for students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The program supports training students with ASD for part-time employment through a four-year matriculation plan where fellows gain experience in areas like television production, radio engineering, business, and philanthropy. The goal is for eight ASD students to be employed over each four-year period through this fellowship program.

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WKU Brinkley Fellowship for ASD Students

This document describes the Brinkley Student Employment Fellowship Program established by WKU Public Broadcasting and the Kelly Autism Program to create employment opportunities for students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The program supports training students with ASD for part-time employment through a four-year matriculation plan where fellows gain experience in areas like television production, radio engineering, business, and philanthropy. The goal is for eight ASD students to be employed over each four-year period through this fellowship program.

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BRINKLEY STUDENT EMPLOYMENT

FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Embracing differences  Finding strengths

As the rate of diagnosed individuals with autism spectrum disorder increases each year,
there is a growing need to develop employment opportunities for individuals with ASD as
they transition to adulthood.

To address this growing need, WKU Public Broadcasting, in partnership with the Suzanne
Vitale Clinical Education Complex – and more specifically the Kelly Autism Program Circle
of Support – has established the Brinkley Student
Employment Fellowship Program.
Applied Learning
This program supports the training and
advancement of WKU students with ASD through a
student employment fellowship. Students gain valuable experience
in practical job training:
FOUR-YEAR MATRICULATION CHART*
Television Production
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4
 Camera operator/assist
Student Student Student  Audio operator
Fellow
Employee Employee Employee  Teleprompter
 Utility management
Student Student Student
Fellow
Employee Employee Employee Radio & Engineering

Fellow
Student Student  Newsroom assistance
Employee Employee
 Producing promos
Student Student  Website/social media
Fellow
Employee Employee  Photography
 Live remote broadcasts
Student
Fellow  Maintain/repair
Employee
*As each fellow completes their equipment
first year, they will transition to
Student
part-time student employment Fellow Business & Philanthropy
Employee
with WKU Public Broadcasting.
 Community events
Fellow
At the end of every four-year  Data entry
period, potentially eight ASD
 Fulfillment services
students will be employed. Fellow
 General office duties

LEARN MORE [Link]

Molly Swietek  Development Manager  WKU Public Broadcasting


270.745.6488  [Link]@[Link]

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