Internships
Real Life Experience -- Real Life Benefits
Internships are an excellent way to enhance your in-class learning with hands-on, experiential learning with a company or organization that relates directly to your career goals.
While NMU Career Services does not award academic credit for internships earned (you need to work with your academic department in order to earn credit towards your degree), the center does post internship opportunities with companies, government agencies and non-profit organizations. To begin your search for an internship, click on one of the links below. Once you find an internship in which you're interested, contact your academic department to explore the possibility of earning academic credit.
If you have any questions regarding the internship-related services provided by Career Services, contact Steven LaFond, Assistant Director.
Internships
Department of Commerce Internship Opportunities | (Job ID: 4271) | |||
| Date Posted: | 9-17-2008 | |||
| Number of Positions: | 4 | |||
| Date Needed: | Application Deadline: | 12/31/09 | ||
| Compensation: | Interns receive stipends as well as paid round-trip transportation expenses between their schools/homes and work locations. | Work Study: | ||
| Times Needed: | Opportunities for both summer and academic year paid internships. | |||
| Qualifications: | Currently, there are 4 internships open for the following majors and locations:
Desired Major: Economics, Business Admin, Public Policy Year of Study: Junior/Senior GPA: Minimum 3.5 out of 4.0 Location: Washington, DC Desired Major: Communications/Government Year of Study: Junior/Senior GPA: Minimum 3.5 out of 4.0 Location: Washington, DC Desired Major: Economics or Business Administration Year of Study: Junior or Senior GPA: Minimum 3.5 hour of 4.0 Location: Atlanta, GA Basic eligibility requires enrollment as an undergraduate or graduate student at two and four-year accredited educational institutions, as well as U.S. citizenship. | |||
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| Duties: | Interns participate in on-site work experiences with DOC bureaus and offices in order to integrate academic theory and workplace requirements, gain relevant skills and knowledge, explore Federal career options, develop professional networks, and gain a greater awareness of the role of Federal agencies. Interns hosted under the Postsecondary Internship Program are not employees of the Department of Commerce; rather, they are affiliated with the sponsoring organization with which the Department collaborates to recruit interns. Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) is a private not-for-profit consortium of 87 colleges and universities with a mission to provide and develop capabilities critical to the nation's science and engineering infrastructure. One of the nation's first university-based, science-related university consortia, ORAU was founded in 1946. For more than 50 years, ORAU has operated programs for more than a dozen Federal agencies. Annually, it supports approximately 2,600 individuals (undergraduates, graduate students, post graduates, and faculty) in internship, research participation and other education programs at 100 federal laboratories and research centers across the country. Its programs are national in scope and attract participants from the full range of academic institutions, including HBCUs, HSIs and tribal colleges. For additional information visit www.orau.org/doc or call Alicia Wells at (865)576-3409. | |||
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| How to Apply |
| Students interested in being considered for opportunities under the Department of Commerce Postsecondary Internship Program should directly contact Alicia Wells at Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) by e-mail at Alicia.Wells@orau.org or visit www.orau.org/doc to find out more about eligibility criteria, program benefits and the application form. Please note that all programs are open to any students who meet program eligibility criteria. Deadlines: Third Tuesday in January for summer; July 30 for fall semester; December 31 for spring semester. |
