Internships

Wetland Initiative Internship

The Wetlands Initiative is a conservation organization based in Chicago, Illinois. The internship may involve any aspect of conservation, particularly restoration of native communities.

Internship duties may include nuisance species control or removal, propagation of common or rare species, including seed collection, greenhouse production, a field installation, data collection on various research projects, or any other activities as necessary. Most projects are relatively large, usually hundreds to thousands of acres. Supervision is mainly done by William Sluis, Ph.D., Trine University.

Many other internships and research opportunities have revolved around lake water quality. Brandi Kunce Foster, a 2006 graduate, did a summer internship with Pokagon State Park in their waste water treatment plant.

Other students have done independent research projects with individual professors at Trine…few schools offer such one-on-one opportunities!

Many other internship and research opportunities have revolved around environmental quality.

At Astbury Water Technology, Natalie Bramel, a 2010 graduate, tested drinking water for contaminates and wastewater for suspended solids and bacteria.

As the ecology director at Camp Chief Little Turtle, Courtney Daniels (class of 2012) not only gained experience in her chosen field and confidence in herself, she helped change the lives of over 1,000 boy scouts over the course of the summer internship at the camp.

For additional information on cooperative education or internships, please contact the Trine University Career Services Office by calling 260.665.4142, e-mail careerservices@trine.edu or visit the Trine Career Services web site.