OVERVIEW
A
variety of internships are available through the Department
of Entomology's Internship Program. All interns receive a salary
and college credit. The student intern receives practical job
experience under joint supervision of the internship advisor
and an employee of an appropriate state, federal or private
agency. The internship experience will prepare the student for
potential career employment.
INTERNSHIP
REQUIREMENTS
Students
majoring in any field are eligible to participate in the Entomology
Internship program. However, there is a requirement that all
student interns have had General Entomology (Ent 304). Additional
course work in entomology is desirable. Students must have departmental
approval prior to registering for internship credit.
REPORTS
All
interns are required to write a report describing their work
experience and summarizing the results of projects, experiments
or other assignments. Interns are also required to give a short
presentation on their internship experience to the departmental
faculty and students.
INTERNSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES
The
Department of Entomology Internship Coordinator and other faculty
members work with representatives of a number of commercial
companies and other agencies to place student interns in interesting
and challenging learning situations. In most cases final selection
of interns is done by representatives of the respective agency.
Arrangements for the different agencies vary considerably and
requirements in terms of background, course work, and grade
point average may differ greatly. Contact the Coordinator of
the Internship Program, Dr.
Wayne Brewer, for specific details.
Some examples of the internship opportunities are:
The
Department of Entomology offers students the opportunity
to work directly with faculty on research projects or extension-related
activities. The work may be field or laboratory oriented depending
on the activities of the professor involved. Internships generally
last for an academic term (most are in the summer) and require
a full-time commitment. In addition to receiving academic
credit, interns are paid a modest salary.
Monsanto
AgChemicals Company offers internship opportunities involving
field and laboratory research projects on the evaluation of
pesticide efficacy. Internships are generally for six months
and normally start at the beginning of spring quarter and
run through the summer.
Lipha
Tech - Agricultural Sales: Lipha Tech offers a 10-week
internship in agricultural chemical sales. Interns travel
extensively to dealers and chemical distributors in the southeastern
states. Salary, expense account and vehicle are provided.
U.S.
House of Representatives, Agricultural Committee offers
internship opportunities as committee staff assistants, communications
office interns and legal counsel's office interns. Interns
assist Representatives in a clerical/administrative capacity
with a wide variety of tasks.
Walt
Disney World offers internships at their nursery in Lake
Buena Vista, Florida. Interns are involved in a wide variety
of experiences including integrated pest management, landscape
maintenance and nursery operations.
Longwood
Gardens, Pennsylvania offers about 50 student internships
per year in areas such as arboriculture, computer graphics,
greenhouse production and integrated pest management. Internships
range from 3 to 12 months.
FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS AND COURSE CREDIT
Students
may register for five hours of internship credit (Ent 491) per
quarter. Up to 15 hours of internship credit is allowed toward
graduation. Financial arrangements vary depending on the agency,
location and responsibilities. However, most agencies provide
a modest salary and often some type of living accommodations.
Auburn University
offers its programs to all persons regardless of race, creed,
sex or national origin.
Correspondence and requests for additional
information should be sent to:
Dr. Wayne Brewer
Coordinator: Internship Program
301 Funchess Hall
Department of Entomology
Auburn University, AL 36849-5413
(334) 844-2935
FAX (334) 844-5005
Email: wbrewer@acesag.auburn.edu
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