Looking for a Summer Intern?

via Rick Yoder, Director, P2ric.org

The Partners in Pollution Prevention (P3) Summer Intern Program is already gearing up for the summer of 2011. This summer we will be placing only 5 students in Nebraska businesses to assist with pollution prevention, source reduction, and other environmental projects. It is time to confirm the business assignments for next summer, so we can recruit the highest quality students with the skills to do the most good. Are you interested in a summer environmental intern this year?

Everything you need to register with us for a possible intern placement can be found on our Web site. (www.p3.unl.edu) You can send an email to shawkey2@unl.edu to let me know of your interest or submit a “Statement of Interest” form found on the website under the “for Businesses” tab.

After that the next step is to define the specific source reduction project(s) for the intern. Projects may vary, but should include an independent look by the intern at a product, a process, a piece of equipment, a specific area or location in your facility, an individual waste type, or a problem situation. We have found that students particularly shine when given the opportunity to study and recommend improvements in these kinds of situations. The forms for defining the project are also on the P3 Web site or just email your ideas to me.

A full time intern will work about 10 weeks at your facility, from May 31 through August 5, 2011. The contribution for the required matching fee is $4,000. If your project is smaller in scope, why not consider the part time no cost option. These projects take approximately 2-3 weeks.

By participating in P3 and having an engineering student work with you for the summer, you will receive valuable assistance to help you improve efficiencies, save money, reduce pollution and waste, and reduce your regulatory burden. Your organization is exactly what we are looking for to provide a valuable learning experience to the students.