KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University students who are passionate about our planet and want to join like-minded leaders on sustainability issues are encouraged to apply for a semester-long campus internship offered by the Office for Sustainability.
The paid WeSustain Internship requires a commitment of five to six hours per week beginning in spring 2022, introducing up to 10 students to a wide variety of sustainability issues through experiential learning, weekly meetings, career development and hands-on activities, such as renewable energy tours, permaculture workshops and skill-building classes.
Covering topics from Asylum Lake to zero waste, interns will “green network” with experts on campus and in the community as they become well-informed and effective advocates for a sustainable future.
Whether it’s fixing bicycles, composting, growing in the greenhouse, writing letters to Congress or teaching high school students where their food comes from, the activities prepare interns from all academic disciplines and backgrounds to be environmental change agents, says Samantha Atkins, internship coordinator and a Ph.D. candidate in English.
“We want interns to get to know themselves as well as the systems that support them so that they’ll start to think about how they can improve those systems,” Atkins says.
Learn more about the internship, and apply by Thursday, Nov. 4, for a spring semester position. Email the Office of Sustainability for more information.