This four-week intensive, service-learning course offers an experiential internship opportunity for UVM students in the life sciences interested in topics related to food, environment, and sustainability. Students will engage in a variety of priority projects with community partners at the Intervale Center and Burlington Parks, Recreation, and Waterfront focused on nature-based climate solutions. Interns engage with community projects in a group setting under the supervision of the professor and community partners. Scholarships available, apply by March 23, 2023: https://www.uvm.edu/career/internship-scholarships

Internship learning outcomes: (1) Collaborate effectively on a team and with community partners to install nature-based solutions in various local projects as part of Burlington’s Open Space Plan. (2) Understand your value and potential for positively influencing your environment with nature-based strategies. (3) Gain transferable skills for career development, networking, and future potential projects. (4) Approach problems, identify answerable questions, and select and evaluate appropriate solutions through the application of multiple perspectives. (5) Produce clear, effective, evidence-based writing. (6) Prepare and confidently deliver an engaging and effective presentation. (7) Describe your values and those of others as they relate to addressing global change.

Student performance will be evaluated based on (1) Daily Participation, (2) Weekly Writing Assignments, and (3) Final Project Presentation.