January offers opportunities for students to gain knowledge and experience through internships—living on campus or traveling anywhere in the world. Internships are recommended as a way to test career interests and as a leg up in the job application process. No academic credit is granted for internships, but they may count towards satisfying the Jan Plan requirement. The Career Center maintains a list of internships being offered and works with students seeking opportunities on their own.
For January 2009 students explored internship opportunities at:
- Alpinist Magazine
- Corinthian Capital
- New England Nordic Ski Association
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Open Arms Malawi
- Teen Vogue
- New York City Police Department
- Punta Mona: Center for Sustainable Living and Education (Costa Rica)
- Boston Veterinary Specialists
Some internship opportunities listed on the Career Center's Web site during the 2008-09 Jan Plan sign-up period included:
- New-media intern at Maine Public Broadcasting Network
- Maternal and child health epidemiology at Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Apprenticeship in outdoor guiding at Mahoosuc Guide Service in Newry, Maine
- Internships in gallery administration or design and media services at the Copley Society of Art in Boston
- Asociacion Grupo de Trabajo Redes (AGTR) internship in Lima, Peru,
- Maine League of Conservation Voters intern
- Movement disorder research at the University of California Department of Neurology in San Francisco
- Production assistant intern at WMUR-TV in Manchester, New Hampshire
- Program management intern at Good Sports, Inc. in Boston
- Research analyst at New Energy Finance in London
- Research assistant at Indevus Pharmaceuticals
- Research assistant at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars-Canada Institute
- Soil and water project assistant at the Cook County, Minnesota, Soil and Water Conservation District
» The Career Center’s Internship Page
