Direct questions about HHMI-funded programs to: Dr. Ann Findley, Program Director: 318-342-1817 or mailto:afindley@ulm.edu
or
Ms. Sami Recoulley Owens, Coordinator for the Hughes Program at ULM: 318-342-1885 or mailto:recoulley@ulm.edu
Internship Programs
The Biology Department's cooperative internship program allows students to obtain course credit for valid work experience. Graduate students may not include Biology 410 (Cooperative Internship) in the degree plan, but the experience may be especially valuable for individuals not interested in graduate study beyond a Master's Degree. Additionally, many opportunities are available for volunteers. The true promise of the program is not immediate financial reward, although some positions with companies or agencies may include a salary. The primary benefits are given below:
- Familiarity with work in areas of interest. Students can better decide what directions to take in preparation for a career. Potential employers recognize that the student has some realistic idea of the job at hand.
- A non-academic perspective. Students often seem to fall into an academic track simply because they have received all of their training from academic role models. Our concern as faculty is not simply to reproduce our own, but to offer students real choices in career opportunities.
- Learning skills and insights not available in the classroom. This hands-on experience can significantly add to the knowledge obtained from the literature, discussion, and structured laboratory and field exercises.
- References and contacts from outside the academic community. There are many qualified people looking for work in biology today. Any additional knowledge about personality or work habits can provide a job applicant and an employer with a tremendous advantage.
Local businesses and agencies who readily participate in ULM's Cooperative Internship are listed below.
- Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
- Thomas Veterinary Hospital
- Mosquito Control, Inc.
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers--Waterways Experiment Station
- USDA / APHIS / Wildlife Services
- City of Monroe--LA Purchase Gardens and Zoo
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
1. LA Wetland Management District
2. North Louisiana Refuges
3. Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge
Additional opportunities may be arranged with other participants. For more information contact the Biology Department.
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