Internship and Research Experiences
Internships are experiential learning opportunities that allow you to observe and participate in professional work environments and explore how your interests relate to possible careers.
We distinguish internships from other work experiences because internships directly relate to your program of study and have clearly defined learning objectives. Through internships, you get to work in a career-related position, network with professionals in your field and increase your marketability upon graduation. Internships include paid and unpaid positions. They may also include academic credit.
Internship Funding
Encouraging lifelong careers of public service, this program combines experiential learning and exploration of vocation with service to humanity. Students with a demonstrated commitment to public service propose internships (either self-designed or existing) that serve those in need, whether it's of food, shelter, education, medical attention social justice or spiritual sustenance. Internships include at least 200 contact hours and take place in the United States or abroad.
The Advantage Award program is a signature program of the college that provides you with the opportunity to pursue immersive experiences linking the classroom to a wider world: internships and undergraduate research. The Advantage Award leads to learning opportunities in domestic and global settings that enable you to develop a compelling individual portfolio of knowledge, skills and experiences critical to career and post-graduate success.
91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø students can apply for a Bevier Summer Public Health Internship, which provides funding for full-time summer (eight-week) research and internship opportunities, including work at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other organizations.
Mentored by a specialist in the field, interns assist with lab research, develop health communication materials, work with community health organizations or study disease prevalence and transmission. Interns often develop their own independent research projects, too.
Since 2006, 48 students have received support from the program, made possible through the generosity of Pamela J. Bevier '61, who dedicated much of her career to work in public health. Bevier now serves on the college's Board of Trustees. The Bevier Summer Public He