What are you advocating for in your experiential education program to foster student success? In the past five years, UW-Parkside has prioritized justice-oriented efforts to increase equity and access for internships while also investing in internship alternatives, including community-based learning, campus employment, and work-based learning. This presentation will contribute new insights into students’ access to internships and will highlight the evolution of assessment in a decentralized internship program through the adoption of university-wide internship learning goals, faculty professional development, student self-assessment, and LMS-integrated instructor assessment of student learning. Presenters will also discuss potential impact on students’ academic success and overall career readiness through participation in internship alternatives, including a new work-based experiential learning course, as well as how we can increase participation of disadvantaged and marginalized student groups in high-impact practices (HIPs). Participants will leave with concrete strategies that can be implemented in the classroom, across a curriculum, or within whole programs.