Summer 2006 Internship Program
Applications due by February 10, 2006

The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center, which is a partnership of Lewis and Clark Community College, the Illinois Natural History Survey, and the University of Illinois ACES Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, intends to offer student internships for the summer of 2006.  Funds are available for the support of 15-18 students at a rate of $4,000 for a 10-week internship (May 30–August 8, 2006).  With the exceptions as noted below, student interns will be responsible for their own housing and food.  Depending on the nature of the research, students may be required to reside in the Alton/Godfrey, Ill., Springfield, Ill., or Missouri during the internship.

Field-based internships will be available in the following areas:

• River, floodplain and watershed ecology and management;
• Population and community ecology of riverine and floodplain biota;
• Environmental education and communications – including written, spoken, audio and video;
• Archeological education, outreach and cultural stewardship;
• Economics of river communities and river resources, viability of nature based tourism; and/or
• Public attitudes or social issues related to the management of large rivers and their watersheds.
• Special internship programs are also being considered with the:
• Lieutenant Governor’s office in Springfield, Ill., working on policy issues involving Illinois waterwayor with the River Watch program in Alton, Ill.;
• US Army Corps of Engineers at the Melvin Price Lock and Dam in Alton, Ill.;
• Missouri Department of Conservation at various locations in Missouri; and/or
• Science Applications International Corporation in St. Louis, Mo.

Interns will be instructed and supervised by faculty from the U of I Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Lewis and Clark Community College and/or the Illinois Natural History Survey.

• In addition to the specific faculty requirements, all interns will participate in the following:
• May 30–June 4, 2006, all interns will be required to participate in a one-week intern orientation in the Alton area. Housing and two meals per day will be provided for the orientation week.
• On Aug. 7–8, 2006, all interns and their faculty advisor will be required to attend a symposium and make a presentation about their project. 
• All interns will prepare a 7-10 page paper and a poster describing their summer internship and present this information at the symposium. 

Students completing the requirements for the internship may be eligible for course credit through the U of I Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences or Lewis and Clark Community College.