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Top 1 Percent: World Treasury Bank Selects Cedarville Student For Internship, Mark D. Weinstein

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What once felt like a dream slipping away has turned into an opportunity of a lifetime for Mayta. The college junior from Peru was awarded a summer internship with the World Bank Treasury in Washington, D.C. — a role he will begin on May 28, 2024.

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The Lived Experiences Of Counselors-In-Training Completing Practicum And Internship During Covid-19, Shelby Lauren Dillingham

Counseling & Human Services Theses & Dissertations

COVID-19’s classification as a pandemic in March 2020 changed numerous professions as they adjusted to social distancing expectations. Mental health providers particularly encountered transitions that included higher acuity caseloads, working different hours, and increased exposure to COVID-19. Counselors-in-training (CIT) faced the dilemma of earning their clinical hours in a safe manner, especially CITs working within integrated healthcare settings, such as hospitals or clinics. Despite some research with licensed professional counselors, limited research exists examining CITs' experiences working during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study sought to understand the lived experiences of CITs who completed their clinical hours in an integrated behavioral …

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“Thrown In Cold Turkey”: Perceived Preparedness And Self-Efficacy In Counseling Trainees Transitioning To The Application Of Theory In A Practicum Or Internship, Monique Alicia Starling

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this transcendental, phenomenological study was to describe master’s-level counseling trainees’ (MLCTs) perceived preparedness to treat real clients before transitioning to their practicum or internship experience. Adult learning theory and self-efficacy development theory guided this study. The research questions were (a) How do master-level counseling trainees describe their experience of perceived preparedness to real clients before transitioning to their practicum or internship experience? (b) How do study participants describe the influence that the counseling program curriculum, including structure and practicum timing, had on their readiness to transition to practicum or internship? (c) How do study participants describe the …

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Tuning Into Success: A Transformative Journey With K-Love, Mark D. Weinstein

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For a college student, securing an internship at a leading media outlet in the country is a big deal. Jair Mobley, a senior majoring in broadcasting, digital media and journalism at Cedarville University, worked the internship of his dreams this past summer with the Educational Media Foundation — the parent company of K-LOVE and Air1 radio networks.

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Rain Garden Community Communications Intern, Isabella Jones

College of the Environment Internship Reports

To restore and protect the marine environments of East Jefferson County by raising community awareness of issues, engaging volunteers in stewardship, and generating support for Northwest Straits Commission programs and activities.

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Samaritan's Purse Internship Strengthens Missions-Minded Student, Mark D. Weinstein

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As a young girl going on missions trips with her parents, Brianna Pacecca, senior civil engineering student from Largo, Florida, knew she wanted to be involved in missions. Seeing firsthand the need for the gospel worldwide has motivated Pacecca in her pursuit of this high calling.

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Trading Places: Student Goes From Classroom To U.S. Senate Internship, Mark D. Weinstein

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Will Galkin’s semester at Cedarville University has begun like no other. The junior from Salt Lake City, Utah, has traded his Cedarville classrooms for an internship with Utah Senator Mike Lee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

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A Sports Dream Come True, Mark D. Weinstein

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As summer approaches, many students transition from classes to work, and for Cedarville University junior communication major Hannah Kuczynski, that means starting the internship of her dreams. Beginning in early June, Kuczynski will start her internship with NBCUniversal in Orlando, Florida, as a direct-to-consumer services intern.

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Student Athletic Trainer Joins Dayton Children’S Hospital One-Of-A-Kind Internship, Mark D. Weinstein

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Liz Breedlove, 20, will start a one-of-a-kind internship with Dayton Children’s Hospital’s multi-clinical The Center for the Female Athlete. She started the internship on May 30.

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The Role Of Event Operations In Collegiate Athletics: A Reflection Of My Internship With University Of Arkansas Event Management, Cameron Terrell

Health, Human Performance and Recreation Undergraduate Honors Theses

Today, millions of people throughout the globe are taking part in sport, either through active participation or through watching athletes. According to the State of the lndustry Report from the Sports & Fitness lndustry Association and Sports Marketing Surveys USA, 232.6 million Americans participated in sports and fitness activities during 2021 (Broughton, 2022). Add to this number the millions of people who do not participate but are regular attendees or viewers at sport events, and it is staggering to realize how society's interest in sport has increased. Thus, the need for more informed sport managers in the public, nonprofit, and …

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The Creation Of A Handbook For The Family Church Internship In South Florida, Garrett S. Haywood

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this DMIN action research project was to create a handbook for the Family Church Internship in South Florida. The internship at Family Church is a thriving and growing program. However, it lacked a guiding handbook. This project created an internship handbook through a series of careful interviews. Eighteen individual interviews were conducted with project participants. Six interviewees were current interns, six were intern alumni, and six were intern supervisors. A first draft of the handbook was written and distributed to participants. Eighteen follow-up interviews were conducted with the same interviewees. A final draft of the handbook was …

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Special Needs In Pediatric Dentistry, Emma Kail

Health and Exercise Physiology Presentations

Over the summer of 2022 I got the chance to work on my internship at a special needs and non special needs focused dentistry. Through this presentation I focus mainly on the pediatric special needs aspect of the dental care given to patients. Throughout the poster I speak about the importance of special needs care within dentistry and the field of dental health itself, where I worked and how they accommodated and worked with those with special needs to give the best care possible, and finally how this experience has changed my goals set for my future, especially within the …

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Storyteller: They Speak, I Listen, Sara M. V. Garcia

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

Since February of 2022, I have been an intern working at the Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa, Idaho. Throughout the museum, there are books and binders everywhere that feature individual stories from veterans of World War I, World War II, the Cold War, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and even stories from Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. As an intern, I was able to make these binders and put them together. I was given letters, photos, documents, journals and more and it feels like these veterans are talking to me and telling me their stories. I would not have known …

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Washington State Legislative Internship Capstone, Brooklyn Jennings

PPPA Paper Prize

This article reviews 10 weeks interning during the 2023 Washington State Legislative session. This review includes narrative, personal reflection, critique, and discussions of the author's future. There are layers of academic analysis mixed with informal reflections and observations.

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Nationally Recognized Research For Molecular Biology Student, Mark D. Weinstein

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A freshman-year speech class assignment came full circle for Jenna Martin, now a senior molecular biology major from Hebron, Kentucky.

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Wsdot - Transportation Planning Intern, Sean Hakala

College of the Environment Internship Reports

My role in my internship is to be a researcher for John Milton. My assignments have been to investigate anything that he is interested in with regards to safety, particularly with a lens of looking at what other states or countries have done regarding the specific topic of inquiry, as well as what academic writing is available on the topic. Transportation Safety and Systems Analysis is a department of the Division of Multimodal Development and Delivery, which deals with all different divisions of modes of transportation, project development, construction, maintenance, and multimodal planning.

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Gis Analyst, Tyler Balthrop

College of the Environment Internship Reports

Actalent allowed me to work as a paid internship for Wiser Imagery Services as a GIS Analyst. As a GIS analyst day to day my job can be completely different every single day or it could be the exact same thing day after day. It just depends on the deadlines, the client we are working for and the task at hand. Often the contracts that Wiser receives are with the federal government. Many of the positions do require security clearances but not all. However, that is not to say that the information does not hold value to potential harmful actors.

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Orange County Coastkeeper Environmental Communications Intern, Sofia Neros

College of the Environment Internship Reports

Throughout Winter and Spring quarters of 2023, I worked remotely as a communications intern for Orange County Coastkeeper. Orange County Coastkeeper is a nonprofit based out of Costa Mesa, California that centers around the Southern California ecosystem and educates the community about local conservation efforts via lessons and beach cleanups. I worked with a small team on a series of videos meant to educate the public on the Santa Ana River watershed. The main questions that went into the production of these videos are, what are the most important topics the public should know, and what is the best voice …

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Environmental Studies Peer Mentor, Mia Lumbley

College of the Environment Internship Reports

The activities that I did during my internship were done in three steps. The initial step was to collaborate with students, faculty and staff to identify the needs of students. Through research and outreach, we discovered that students want to develop their academic, social, and professional identities. The second step was finding mentees, which was done by creating posters, speaking in classes, and getting the word out to students. The third and final step was developing, planning, and attending events with assigned mentees. The activities done within the internship helped to achieve the mission of making students feel seen and …

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Wwu Spring Block Assistant, Zoe Harper

College of the Environment Internship Reports

The best way that I can describe Spring Block is as a knowledge exchange, even that term barely does it justice. I’ve spent the past two quarters preparing for, and helping my peers prepare for a field school on John’s Island, W̱ ȾÁEMEṈ, in cooperation with both the Lummi and W̱ SÁNEĆ nations. In preparation students and faculty created a curriculum that included not only lessons, but risk management protocol, housing accommodations, schedules and food plans for each of the trips. The final product of these months of preparation was a four day experience that is almost beyond words,

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Marine Science Education At The Community Boating Center, Sandy Rost

College of the Environment Internship Reports

Though this has been incredible hands-on experience with education, I found myself starting to ask questions about the inner workings of our programming. I began to wonder how a tiny non-profit is able to reach so many people in our community and effectively at that. In the past two seasons, CBC
management has been making connections with local schools and began developing field trip programs. I found myself particularly interested in these relationships with schools.

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College Of The Environment Strategic Visioning Committee, Brynn Vogel

College of the Environment Internship Reports

I hope to learn more about the inner workings of the university and contribute meaningful conversation and input regarding the future of the College of the Environment. I also hope to gain more professional experience by attending meetings with other faculty members and building professional connections for my future in the environmental field. I am passionate about this department and university and would love to be able to contribute as much as I can by communicating regularly with other faculty members.

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Chuckanut Health Foundation Intern, Eukia Lemaster

College of the Environment Internship Reports

The Whatcom Racial Equity Commission (WREC) is a project started by Shu-Ling Zhao and Kristina Michele Martens in the wake of the George Floyd murder and police brutality. Their goal was to create a community-led commission that would address racial equity in Whatcom County. These two wonderful women were supported by the Chuckanut Health Foundation (CHF) and began work on this project in 2020. In 2021, Shu, Kristina, and Heather Flaherty (the Executive Director of CHF) gave a presentation in an Environmental Political Science class I was taking. They shared their vision for WREC and asked for anyone who was …

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Whatcom Council Of Governments Planning Intern, Jay Zimmerman

College of the Environment Internship Reports

Scenic byways are roadways that because of their intrinsic qualities (scenic, historic, recreational, cultural, archeological, natural) are destinations in and of themselves. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has published guidelines outlining the requirements for comprehensive CMPs, and state agencies or local governments may use these in the application process for a roadway’s recognition as a National Scenic Byway. Original CMPs for both corridors were completed in 1997 (Mt. Baker Hwy.) and 2003 (Chuckanut Dr.) respectively. While earlier community outreach has indicated local opposition for application to national recognition, the previously mentioned local agencies sought an update to these regional plans …

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Whatcom Million Trees Project Intern, Ainsley Shearer

College of the Environment Internship Reports

One of my learning objectives before I started theinternship was to learn how to work with a map makingteam to create visually stunning and comprehensive mapsof Bellingham's invasive species. Over the course of thequarter that is exactly what I did. I have made a staticmap of different work party sites that Whatcom MillionTrees Project have and will host within the City ofBellingham Parks. Along with a Story Map that presentsand displays that map in a more interactive way.

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Skagit County Planning And Development Planning Intern, Gil Gepte

College of the Environment Internship Reports

This internship report reviews my experiences and the first-hand knowledge I gained in the professional planning field. During my time as a Long-Range Planning Intern for Skagit County I was under the close supervision of Sarah Reuther, Long Range Planning Manager of Skagit County’s Planning and Development Services Department.

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Washington Conservation Corps Intern, Maczenzie Kelm

College of the Environment Internship Reports

My work with the Washington Conservation Corp (WCC) was with a restoration crew sponsored by the Skagit River Systems Co-op. The organization does work in the Skagit river basin to restore salmon habitat. The focus of this work is on riparian areas, in the summer season which I had worked we primarily maintained sites where plantings had been done previously. This was done through brush cutting survival rings around young plants, as well as removing invasive species such as Himalayan blackberry and morning glory either through herbicide use or brush cutting. Hours worked with WCC were ten hours four days …

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Fund For The Public Interest Intern, Isabella Alvarez

College of the Environment Internship Reports

When I accepted an internship with Fund For The Public Interest, my learning goals were simple: learn how a national nonprofit organization of such great size is managed, gain insight into how the organization’s funds are utilized, and learn more about each state’s environmental research and advocacy process. While I do feel I accomplished all of my learning goals in my position, I also learned various other priceless lessons through my experience with the Denver office, skills that I am confident would benefit any college student regardless of their desired field or career path after graduation.

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Wiser Imaging Services Internship, Tyler Balthrop

College of the Environment Internship Reports

Actalent allowed me to work as a paid internship for Wiser Imagery Services as a GIS Analyst. As a GIS analyst day to day my job can be completely different every single day or it could be the exact same thing day after day. It just depends on the deadlines, the client we are working for and the task at hand. Often the contracts that Wiser receives are with the federal government.

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Lead Native Plant Restoration Intern, Tegan Keyes

College of the Environment Internship Reports

This Earth Day work party was the culmination of seven months of preparation, primarily b􀁜 We􀁖􀁗e􀁕􀁑􀂶􀁖 LEAD (Learning, Environment, Action, Discovery) program but also involving other local restoration groups. As an intern at LEAD, I had been involved in most of the work, from hours at the worksite removing nonnative plants and some truly baffling trash (including several car parts, an old coffee maker, and a kayak paddle) to early morning meetings debating how many cubic yards of compost we needed to adequately amend the soil. I joined the LEAD team as one of four undergraduate interns hired in September, …

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Top 1 Percent: World Treasury Bank Selects Cedarville Student For Internship, Mark D. Weinstein

News Releases

The Lived Experiences Of Counselors-In-Training Completing Practicum And Internship During Covid-19, Shelby Lauren Dillingham

Counseling & Human Services Theses & Dissertations

“Thrown In Cold Turkey”: Perceived Preparedness And Self-Efficacy In Counseling Trainees Transitioning To The Application Of Theory In A Practicum Or Internship, Monique Alicia Starling

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Tuning Into Success: A Transformative Journey With K-Love, Mark D. Weinstein

News Releases

Rain Garden Community Communications Intern, Isabella Jones

College of the Environment Internship Reports

Samaritan's Purse Internship Strengthens Missions-Minded Student, Mark D. Weinstein

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Trading Places: Student Goes From Classroom To U.S. Senate Internship, Mark D. Weinstein

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A Sports Dream Come True, Mark D. Weinstein

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Student Athletic Trainer Joins Dayton Children’S Hospital One-Of-A-Kind Internship, Mark D. Weinstein

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The Role Of Event Operations In Collegiate Athletics: A Reflection Of My Internship With University Of Arkansas Event Management, Cameron Terrell

Health, Human Performance and Recreation Undergraduate Honors Theses

The Creation Of A Handbook For The Family Church Internship In South Florida, Garrett S. Haywood

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Special Needs In Pediatric Dentistry, Emma Kail

Health and Exercise Physiology Presentations

Storyteller: They Speak, I Listen, Sara M. V. Garcia

IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects

Washington State Legislative Internship Capstone, Brooklyn Jennings

PPPA Paper Prize

Nationally Recognized Research For Molecular Biology Student, Mark D. Weinstein

News Releases

Wsdot - Transportation Planning Intern, Sean Hakala

College of the Environment Internship Reports

Gis Analyst, Tyler Balthrop

College of the Environment Internship Reports

Orange County Coastkeeper Environmental Communications Intern, Sofia Neros

College of the Environment Internship Reports

Environmental Studies Peer Mentor, Mia Lumbley

College of the Environment Internship Reports

Wwu Spring Block Assistant, Zoe Harper

College of the Environment Internship Reports

Marine Science Education At The Community Boating Center, Sandy Rost

College of the Environment Internship Reports

College Of The Environment Strategic Visioning Committee, Brynn Vogel

College of the Environment Internship Reports

Chuckanut Health Foundation Intern, Eukia Lemaster

College of the Environment Internship Reports

Whatcom Council Of Governments Planning Intern, Jay Zimmerman

College of the Environment Internship Reports

Whatcom Million Trees Project Intern, Ainsley Shearer

College of the Environment Internship Reports

Skagit County Planning And Development Planning Intern, Gil Gepte

College of the Environment Internship Reports

Washington Conservation Corps Intern, Maczenzie Kelm

College of the Environment Internship Reports

Fund For The Public Interest Intern, Isabella Alvarez

College of the Environment Internship Reports

Wiser Imaging Services Internship, Tyler Balthrop

College of the Environment Internship Reports

Lead Native Plant Restoration Intern, Tegan Keyes

College of the Environment Internship Reports