The New England Small Farm Institute, a nonprofit educational organization that helps coordinate internships on about 70 small farms in the region, sees everyone from recent college graduates to burnt-out business executives asking how they can learn to work the land.
What sets TEC apart is that the model is unique for venture firms, who generally offer in-house internship programs but don't necessarily fund and coordinate internships and educational opportunities within portfolio companies.
As lecturer in food science, Kathy Arnink has taught many enology classes at Cornell, but she has also been instrumental in developing the viticulture and enology program, advising and mentoring students, and coordinating internships.
As a lecturer in the department of food science, Kathy Arnink has helped develop the viticulture and enology major at Cornell University for eight years, teaching enology courses, advising and mentoring students, coordinating internships, and serving on the teaching steering committee.
sf.citi also coordinated internships for other tech companies participating in the mayor's San Francisco Summer Jobs + Initiative, placing 150 jobs.
And coordinating internships and clinical experiences takes a lot of university resources.
The MIT-Brazil program works with students from all disciplines to coordinate tailored internships, short-term research projects, and science education opportunities throughout Brazil.
*It may be possible to coordinate this internship through the Aitchison's Program or the Center for Leadership Education for school credit.
Topics for the program, which also coordinates student internships, have included business, astronomy, cancer research, ecology, law, government and the arts, said program coordinator Sally Spangler, the school's college counselor.
Students are responsible for finding and coordinating their internship, but program staff can post internship notices to students through their dedicated communication channels.
This work involved, liaising with climate scientists to provide tools and services that supported forecast based decision-making, working as part of the Help Desk Team to provide disaster managers with rapid responses to climate-related questions, and coordinating an internship program, bringing graduate students with climate expertise to Red Cross/Red Crescent offices around the world.
