Meet Our Campus Partners
MHIA Key Statistics
750
Internships
7
Departments
9
Campus
Offices
5
Years of Mellon Foundation funding
The Monarch Humanities Internship Academy (MHIA), housed within the Monarch Internship and Co-Op Office, is focused on fostering strong partnerships across various departments and programs. As such, we aim to create a cohesive support network that enables students to seamlessly integrate classroom learning with work-based learning experiences. Through shared resources, expertise, and opportunities, we can collectively empower students to explore diverse career pathways and cultivate essential skills for success. Together, we can enrich the educational landscape and ensure that every student has access to transformative internship opportunities aligned with their passions and goals.
Brittany Suggs
Faculty Development Partner
Brittany G. Suggs, Ph.D., MPH, LPC, Assistant Professor and Graduate Clinical Coordinator in ODU’s Department of Counseling and Human Services, brings expertise in counseling, public health, advocacy, and emerging adult well-being to her work with students. Her teaching and scholarship emphasize holistic care, belonging, and the social factors that shape well-being, grounded in the belief that preparing students for their careers also means recognizing the whole person navigating that transition.
As a Work-Based Learning Champion and MHIA Faculty Development partner, Suggs has helped bring this perspective into conversations about how faculty design and support WBL experiences.
During summer faculty development workshops, Suggs helped faculty consider how attention to student well-being can strengthen mentorship as students navigate professional expectations, feedback, and new workplace experiences. Her practical guidance is simple but consequential: “Open with a focus on the human being before the deliverable.”
Her contributions reinforce that strong WBL develops professional skills while creating the conditions for students to feel supported, capable, and connected.
Our Campus Partnerships
Better Together
