{"id":77,"date":"2015-01-16T14:30:23","date_gmt":"2015-01-16T19:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/geography-dev\/?page_id=77"},"modified":"2023-03-07T12:28:02","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T17:28:02","slug":"internships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/geography\/internships\/","title":{"rendered":"Internships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paid and unpaid internships are often arranged between the Geography Department and local employers or government agencies. Students who participate in our internship program gain on-the-job experience which greatly enhances their post-graduation employment opportunities. Some internships develop into full-time paid positions upon graduation.<\/p>\n<p>You may receive 1-6 hours undergraduate credit (GEO490) or graduate credit (GEO690) for internships. An internship with a single agency\/business performing the same or similar duties can only count for 3 hours credit. A second internship with a second agency\/business or with significantly new duties may count for an additional 3 hours credit. See Dr. James Leonard for more details.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/geography\/files\/Internship-Guidelines.docx\">Internship guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Geography students have completed internships at a dizzying array of agencies and businesses, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aurora Colorado Water, Conservation Division<\/li>\n<li>Wayne County, WV Assessor&#8217;s Office\n<li>Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN\n<li>Steptoe-Johnson law firm, Charleston, WV (oil and gas property rights mapping)<\/li>\n<li>WV Governor&#8217;s Internship Program (various GIS-related positions)<\/li>\n<li>National Weather Service, Charleston, WV<\/li>\n<li>Chesapeake Energy, Charleston, WV<\/li>\n<li>WV Department of Highways, Huntington, WV<\/li>\n<li>Huntington, WV Planning and Zoning Department<\/li>\n<li>US Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington, WV<\/li>\n<li>WOWK TV meteorology department, Huntington, WV<\/li>\n<li>Arctic Region Supercomputing Center, Fairbanks, AK<\/li>\n<li>WV Department of Environmental Protection, Charleston, WV<\/li>\n<li>Putnam County, WV Planning Department<\/li>\n<li>Charleston, WV Planning and Zoning Department<\/li>\n<li>WV State Historical Preservation Office, Charleston, WV<\/li>\n<li>WV Department of Highways, Charleston, WV<\/li>\n<li>Region III Planning, Huntington, WV<\/li>\n<li>KYOWVA Interstate Planning, Catlettsburg, KY<\/li>\n<li>WV Health Care Authority, Charleston, WV<\/li>\n<li>Rahall Transportation Institute, Huntington, WV<\/li>\n<li>FIVCO Area Development District, KY<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other options for internships could include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>WV State Tax Department<\/li>\n<li>Huntington, WV Parks District<\/li>\n<li>Huntington, WV Public Works<\/li>\n<li>Beckley, WV Public Works<\/li>\n<li>WV State GIS Coordinator&#8217;s Office<\/li>\n<li>WV Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management<\/li>\n<li>WV Bureau for Public Health<\/li>\n<li>US Census Bureau, DC headquarters, check <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/hrd\/www\/jobs\/student.html\">http:\/\/www.census.gov\/hrd\/www\/jobs\/student.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>County assessor&#8217;s offices<\/li>\n<li>County 911 offices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Internships in GIScience<\/h3>\n\t<h2>GIS Internships<\/h2>\n\t<div class=\"list-none border border-gray-100 rounded-sm my-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"border-b border-gray-100\"><div class=\"px-4 py-4 w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/marshall.joinhandshake.com\/jobs\/11084386\/share_preview\">Visitor Services Participant<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-4 text-sm text-gray-600\">Position Summary (PO-00802176)Intern at Kanopolis Lake will provide visitor assistance in the implementation of the US Army Corps of Engineer's visitor assistance program by informing lake visitors of day-use information and campground information. I...<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-4 text-sm text-gray-600\">May 28, 2026 7:53pm<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"border-b border-gray-100\"><div class=\"px-4 py-4 w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/marshall.joinhandshake.com\/jobs\/11042596\/share_preview\">Water Engineering Intern<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-4 text-sm text-gray-600\">Program Timeframe: Mid-May through mid-August\u00a0Join GFT, an award-winning architecture, engineering, and construction firm, as a Water Engineering Intern and gain real-world experience in a dynamic environment. 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