By Easton Lane 25C ENVS students—it’s time to start looking for internships! If you’re looking to get your foot in the door with a specific environmental field or if you want to take a flier on something you’re interested in, now is the time to begin your search. Payton Sullivan (26C) completed a Pathways Internship… Continue reading Payton Sullivan (26C) completes Pathways internship at USDA
Edited by Easton Lane 25C Sasha Collins 24C Internship Organization: Zoo Atlanta Sasha Collins had the opportunity to intern at Zoo Atlanta during summer 2023, working with the zoo’s Primate Keepers to take care of monkeys, lemurs, and sloths. Over the preceding winter, he had started looking for a summer internship when he heard about… Continue reading Green Internships Fund – Summer 2023
Created and edited by Easton Lane 25C Alexis German 25C Internship Organization: Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary Over summer 2022, Alexis German interned at the Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary, specializing in animal care for primates and other animals. When she started looking for internships in spring 2022, German was undecided on which path to pursue, but… Continue reading 2022 Green Careers Internship Fund Recipients
Eliza Grenci 23C Over summer 2022, Eliza Grenci 23C interned at the Darling Marine Center in Walpole, Maine, researching the growth and physiology of cultured oysters in the Damariscotta River Estuary. In addition to gaining valuable experience in hands-on marine research, Grenci also presented the findings of her research at the SEA Fellows Summer Science… Continue reading ENVS undergraduates Eliza Grenci (23C) and Yulia Gu (25C) engage with hands-on environmental internships during summer 2022
I was really surprised by how easily I was able to combine my interests in marine science and communication. Scientific discoveries and discourses are often clouded by technical lingo and equations, and that generates a huge divide between the general public and the scientific community. I was very encouraged to see how the field of… Continue reading How Hannah Miller (20Ox, 22C) combined her academic interests into one outstanding internship experience
Like so many opportunities in the summer and fall of 2020, the expectations of an internship experience shifted. Along with fluctuating expectations, paid internship opportunities became scarce. In late summer 2020, a generous donor stepped forward, providing funding to the Department of Environmental Sciences to support students with internships focused on the green sector. We… Continue reading Congratulations to the Green Internships Career Fund Awardees
Emily Reynolds (C’12) has always loved the water. As a competitive swimmer, she marveled at the speed at which marine mammals moved through the water. Her swimming career and academic interests brought her to Emory’s campus in 2008 and her passion for the environment, particularly marine science, brought her to the Department of Environmental Sciences!… Continue reading Swimming Against The Tide: ENVS alumna, Emily Reynolds (C’12)
As students navigate the start of the school year, we always welcome reflections on how students found their way to study environmental sciences at Emory. Their stories and experience are often a balm for freshmen wondering how their own Emory experience will unfold. Often students arrive uncertain about what to take and what it means… Continue reading ENVS Alumna, Tessa Cafritz (C’17): Defining a career bringing environmental education to the public
Thinking about an internship? Learn about how ENVS senior, Meg Withers, found opportunity and experience last summer in Greece. When is the right time to start looking for a summer internship? For some students, that time is now as some internship application deadlines are approaching in December, but for others the search starts in the… Continue reading Summer Internship: Marine Ecology
In November of her junior year, ENVS/BS student Camille Mosley started her search for a summer internship. She knew it was going to take time to find the right opportunity to explore her interests in ecology and scientific education. In her search, she used the abundant resources of The Career Center, specifically the Green Career Cluster… Continue reading Summer REU: Camille Mosley (C’19)
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