THE VALUE OF PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIPS
who did not take the extra effort to get internships, you are way ahead.
What happens if your internship bombs, your supervisor is less than pro- fessional in your treatment, or the work does not meet your expectations? Well, aren’t you fortunate to have learned about those things before you land a full-time job or go on to graduate school? Some settings suit you, others might not. In our experience, it is rare that an internship fails to work out well for both the student AND the company. It is to everybody’s advantage that internships work out well. Sure it is a risk to go out and do internships—but not as much of a risk as being ill-prepared for your first job!
THINK IT OVER—AND THEN ACT! References
About.com, What is the Value of Doing an Internship?, http://internships.
about.com/od/internships101/f/ FAQ.htm, accessed 10/5/14.
Big Future-College Board, How to Find an Internship You’ll Value, https://
bigfuture.collegeboard.org/get- started/outside-the-classroom/ how-to-find-an-internship-youll- value, accessed 10/5/14.
College Parents of America, Why Your College Student Should Consider an Internship, http://
www.collegeparents.org/members/ resources/articles/why-your-col- lege-student-should-consider- internship, accessed 10/5/14.
McGuire, Jeff, College Internships: The Importance of Internships to College Students,
http://www.col-
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Smith, J., Internship Wish List: The 12 Things Students Value Most,
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ jacquelynsmith/2014/01/08/ internship-wish-list-the-12-things- students-value-most/, accessed 10/6/14.
William H. Hoyt is Professor of Oceanography and Chair of the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Northern Colorado. His first internship was for the Vermont Attorney General’s Office gathering data for the Lake Champlain Studies program, which made its way to the U. S. Supreme Court. Hoyt served on the AIPG National Board of Directors in
2000. A new AIPG student chapter just started at the University of Northern Colorado.
Michael J. Urban is Associate Professor of Education and Chair of the Department of Professional Education (currently on sabbatical) at Bemidji State University, part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System (MnSCU). He interned at the American Institute of Professional Geologists National Headquarters in Colorado. Urban has worked for a private meteo- rological company, and taught courses in environmental geology, physical geol- ogy, and planetary science at several colleges and universities.
Figure 1. Kali Arenas coring during an intern- ship at the Poudre Learning Center, (http://
www.poudrelearningcenter.org/).
Figure 2. Bill Hoyt aboard sailing school vessel Westward during experi- ential scientific cruise in the North Atlantic (http://
www.sea.edu/).
Geoscience Online Learning Initiative (GOLI) - AGI/AIPG
You, as an AIPG Member, are invited and encouraged to submit a pre- sentation to be given online for the Geoscience Online Learning Initiative (GOLI). AGI and AIPG have teamed up to build a portfolio of online learning opportunities to help support the professional development of prospective and early-career geoscientists as well as addressing topics of interest to the broader geoscience profession. GOLI courses support both synchronous and asynchro- nous online learning, and count toward continuing education units (CEUs).
A 200 stipend and 10% share of registration fees are provided to the presenters (details on presenters guide).
If you are interested please read the GOLI - AGI/AIPG Presenters Guide and Guidelines and Suggestions for Webinar Presentations on the AIPG National website (
www.aipg.org).
AIPG, 303-412-6205
www.aipg.org
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