How It Contributes
How It Contributes
The Student
�
Gains in practical experience.
� Obtains recommendation for graduate school or future
employment.
� Becomes acquainted with professionals in the field in
their respective areas of natural resources.
� Develops an understanding of professional
responsibilities and effective working relationships.
� Develops an appreciation for good public relations in
natural resource professions.
� Becomes better acquainted with the CNR supervising
faculty member.
� Learns to design and conduct a discipline specific
field research project and analyze natural resource data.
� Learns how to write a technical or scientific report
under professional supervision by the faculty and agency supervisor.
� Advertises his capability for permanent employment
with the agency.
� Reaffirms career goals.
� Earns university credit toward graduation.
The
Agency
�
Obtains conscientious employees with 3 years of professional-related college
education.
� Identifies the possibility of potential permanent
employees.
� Opportunity to establish a mutually important
agency-university parternship.
� Obtains a technical report or other product completed
by the intern which includes useful information to the agency.
The
University
�
Establishes contacts for placement of college graduates.
� Increases exposure of the quality of programs offered
to a wide variety of publics not normally reached through classical
approaches.
� Becomes better acquainted with agency personnel.
� Becomes better acquainted with agency programs and
needs.
� Establishes agency contacts for future cooperative
relationships including research opportunities.
� Produces better prepared, higher quality graduates.