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Internship in Geography-Anthropology

The internship course is designed as a combination of academic and on-the-job experience, applying classroom knowledge to actual employment situations. The requirements for completion of the course are:

• an acceptable resume, one copy of which will be given to the instructor, and another to the on-the-job supervisor.
• a co-signed "contract" (student and instructor) with job description, name of supervisor, work schedule, and credits expected.
• a daily journal or log of work activities and observations, with the student's own analysis of progress and benefits (or lack thereof) of the internship experience. The journal will be reviewed periodically by the instructor, and will be turned in at the end of the semester to the academic advisor.
• meeting with the academic advisor as arranged (at least once every 2 weeks).
• a written course evaluation, with particular consideration to your experience as it might apply to future interns (e.g., would you recommend your jobs/supervisor to prospective interns? Why/why not?).
• a letter of evaluation of the intern from her/his work supervisor to the academic instructor.

In general, one academic credit will require 4 hours per week on the job (3 crds = 12 hours/week, 6 crds = 24 hours/week) for 15 weeks. Total: 360 hours for 6 crds.

    List of possible internships:

                City of Portland Planning Department (Barbara Barhydt)

                City of South Portland

                DeLorme Mapping Co.

                Goodwill

                Gorham Trails/Land Trust-188 Narragansett Street, Gorham, ME 04038 {Bob Frazier: (phone) 839-4644 (fax) 839-2925}

                Greater Portland Council of Governments (COG)

                Harraseeket Project-Freeport

                IRS

                Land Use Regulatory Commission

                Maine D.E.P. (Dan Walters)

                Maine Historical Preservation Commission

                Museums (Maine State, Children's, Strawberry Banke)

                National Geographic-Washington DC

                National Park Service

                Osher Map Library

                Portland Public Works Department (John Giles)

                Portland Water District (David Carr: 774-5961)

                Salt Field Studies-Kennebunkport

                Scarborough Conservation Commission

                Soil Conservation Service

                Student Conservation Association, Inc.

                US Fish & Wildlife-Falmouth (Steve Pippher)

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