Plans Underway for 1998 Summer Internships
Forty summer positions will offer hands-on sampling of environmental
careers.
 For the last six years, the Illinois EPA
and the private sector have partnered in the Governor’s Environmental Corps (GEC), a
summer internship program open to college students and graduating high school seniors.
Plans are now being developed for next summer’s internships. Forty positions will be
available throughout the Illinois EPA, including the seven regional offices. Students will
be involved with projects and activities including collection and identification of
macroinvertebrates in Illinois’ rivers and streams, and will assist with the
preparation of Illinois EPA reports. The nine week paid internships allow students to
learn first-hand about environmental issues and careers while improving professional
skills.
Applications for the 1998 GEC Summer Internship Program will be available March 1,
1998. Applications forms or additional information can be obtained from Kurt Neibergall at
217/785-1620. The application is also available at the Illinois EPA’s website (http://www.epa.state.il.us/).
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