Student Evaluation Responses

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SUMMARY

Representatives from departments in Academic Enrichment developed a survey to gather information from student interns engaged in for-credit internships to evaluate their satisfaction with their experiences in an internship setting. Individual reports of internship outcome results were generated by the Academic Enrichment Office and reviewed by faculty and staff in participating academic units on campus. The following is a summary of the findings for the activity named below.

METHODOLOGY Academic Enrichment launched the web-based survey to 808 interns spanning the summer 2014, fall 2014, and spring 2015 semesters. Interns were invited via e-mail to take the survey towards the end of each semester. Some students were employed in multiple internships or in one internship spanning multiple semesters. Of those invited, 630 completed the survey, which represents a response rate of 78%. The survey asked interns to report whether they felt that the internship contributed positively to the interns’ skillset and employability. Interns were also asked to report on their satisfaction with the overall internship experience.

POPULATION Over the course of the Summer 2014, Fall 2014, and Spring 2015 semesters, 808 internships were arranged through Griz eRecruiting. Several employers employed multiple interns from the University of Montana. Of these internships, 790 were located in the United States including 106 out of state, 684 in MT, 581 in Missoula (150 at the University of Montana). The remaining 18 international internships included Argentina, Australia, Cambodia, Chile, Ecuador, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Nepal, Panama, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and Spain.

UNIT REPORTS This report covers the intern responses for credit internships for the campus as a whole. All campus units that were associated with the survey received reports tailored to their activities and associated outcomes. 43 campus units utilized the internship program Summer 2014, Fall 2014, and Spring 2015. Numbers ranged from one intern per department to 68 interns per department. (Please see appendices for full breakdown of internship distribution across department)

RESULTS (Please see appendices for full data set of results)

INTERN IMPROVEMENT OUTCOMES

Overall, 93% of the student interns surveyed between Summer 2014 and Spring 2015 felt that their participation in their internship was beneficial. 95% stated that they would recommend their internship to a fellow student. 97% of interns felt that the internship improved their skill set and 97% felt that the internship enhanced their employability. Most student interns (95%) rated the overall internship experience Excellent or Good. Over a quarter of all interns (34%) reported that they were offered employment at the end of their internship. Interestingly, this is a higher number than the number of job offers reported from supervisors, who reported 28%. One possibility that could account for this discrepancy is that the interns may have received job offers from organizations outside of their internship organization, which internship supervisors may have not been aware of.

Internship Evaluation Results: Intern University Wide

Summer 2014-Spring 2015

ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT

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Interns felt that their internship provided opportunity for improvement in the following areas:

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving 98%

Oral Communication & Active Listening 97%

Planning, Organization, & Time Management 98%

Quantitative & Mathematical Reasoning 62%

Technical Proficiency 90%

Written Communication 87% Interns also felt that their internship(s) provided opportunity for professional growth in the following areas:

Ability to Accept & Incorporate Feedback 97%

Ability to Meet or Exceed Expectations 99%

Academic Preparedness 90%

Attitude & Professional Behavior 99%

Dependability & Flexibility 99%

Intercultural, Community, or Global Knowledge 88%

Interpersonal Relationship & Teamwork Building 99%

Use of Initiative & Positive Contribution 99%

While 62% of the interns surveyed felt that their internship provided improvement in Quantitative & Mathematical Reasoning skills, 23% felt that those skills were not applicable to their internship. (See Appendix A for more information). Qualitative responses were generally very positive. Many interns supplied specific examples of how their internship experience was a useful tool in the application of academic learning to real-world work experience. Some students who reported challenges or difficulties during their internships felt that the challenges or difficulties enhanced their learning experience and helped them develop valuable skills. Many interns also stated that their internship experience provided experiences that a classroom setting could not provide. Another theme identified through qualitative responses is that students believed that their internship experience was so valuable that an internship should be required component of all academic programs. A few students who participated in unpaid internships expressed that they were dissatisfied with not being paid for their work; however none indicated that this detracted from the success of their internship experience as a whole.

RECOMMENDATIONS Possible future endeavors:

1. Require student interns to self-evaluate at the beginning of internship and at the end of the internship to produce measurable data and better track learning outcomes.

2. Investigate outcomes for unpaid vs paid internships. 3. Re-word “Were you offered employment at the completion of your internship?” to clarify

whether the internship organization or an outside organization offered the intern employment. Current wording may be misleading for respondents.

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Internships Organized by Number of Interns Summer 2014-Spring 2015 n=788 (CSO database) UM Department Subject Code Number of Interns Art ARTZ 1 Communication Science & Disorders CSD 1 Curriculum & Instruction C&I 1 Liberal Studies & Humanities LSH 1 Library Science LSCI 1 Literature LIT 2 Geoscience GEO 3 Information Technology Systems ITS 3 Pharmacy PHAR 3 Philosophy PHL 3 Sociology SOCI 3 History HSTR 4 Creative Writing CRWR 5 Health & Human Performance HHP 5 Chemistry CHMY 6 Computer Science /Programming CSCI 6 Environmental Sciences ENSC 6 Forestry FORS 6 Biology BIOB 7 Media Arts MART 8 Master of Business Administration MBA 10 Women’s & Gender Studies WGSS 12 Geography GPHY 13 Finance BFIN 14 Honors HON 15 Human & Family Development HFD 15 Natural Resource Science & Management NRSM 17 Climate Change Studies CCS 18 Social Work SW 19 Accounting ACTG 25 Anthropology ANTY 30 Management BMGT 31 Communication COMX 32 Community Health CHTH 32 Parks, Tourism, & Recreation Management PTRM 32 Culinary Arts CULA 34 Marketing BMKT 35 Kinesiology KIN 39 Environmental Studies ENST 43 Management Information Systems MIS 55 Political Science PSCI 58

APPENDIX A: Item-By Item Frequencies

Academic Enrichment & Internship Services

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Journalism JOUR 66 Fish Wildlife Science & Management WILD 68

Internships Organized by Subject Summer 2014-Spring 2015 n=788 (CSO database) UM Department Subject Code Number of Interns Accounting ACTG 25 Anthropology ANTY 30 Art ARTZ 1 Biology BIOB 7 Chemistry CHMY 6 Climate Change Studies CCS 18 Communication COMX 32 Communication Science & Disorders CSD 1 Community Health CHTH 32 Computer Science /Programming CSCI 6 Creative Writing CRWR 5 Culinary Arts CULA 34 Curriculum & Instruction C&I 1 Environmental Sciences ENSC 6 Environmental Studies ENST 43 Finance BFIN 14 Fish Wildlife Science & Management WILD 68 Forestry FORS 6 Geography GPHY 13 Geoscience GEO 3 Health & Human Performance HHP 5 History HSTR 4 Honors HON 15 Human & Family Development HFD 15 Information Technology Systems ITS 3 Journalism JOUR 66 Kinesiology KIN 39 Liberal Studies & Humanities LSH 1 Library Science LSCI 1 Literature LIT 2 Management BMGT 31 Management Information Systems MIS 55 Marketing BMKT 35 Master of Business Administration MBA 10 Media Arts MART 8 Natural Resource Science & Management NRSM 17 Parks, Tourism, & Recreation Management PTRM 32 Pharmacy PHAR 3 Philosophy PHL 3 Political Science PSCI 58 Social Work SW 19 Sociology SOCI 3 Women’s & Gender Studies WGSS 12

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Likert Scale Survey Questions

Do you feel this internship provided an opportunity for improvement in the following areas? n=630

a. Written Communication Strongly Agree 2346 39% Agree 303 48% Disagree 34 5% Strongly Disagree 4 1% Not Applicable 43 17%

b. Oral Communication & Active Listening

Strongly Agree 400 63% Agree 214 34% Disagree 7 1% Strongly Disagree 2 0% Not Applicable 7 1%

c. Planning, Organization, & Time Management


d. Critical Thinking & Problem Solving


e. Quantitative & Mathematical Reasoning


f. Technical Proficiency


Do you feel this internship provided an opportunity for personal and/or professional growth in the following areas? n=630

a. Attitude & Professional Behavior Strongly Agree 404 64% Agree 219 35% Disagree 3 0% Strongly Disagree 2 0% Not Applicable 2 0%

b. Use of Initiative & Positive Contribution


c. Academic Preparedness


d. Interpersonal Relationship & Teamwork Building

Strongly Agree 432 69% Agree 187 30% Disagree 6 1% Strongly Disagree 5 1%

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Not Applicable 0 0%

e. Intercultural, Community, or Global Knowledge Strongly Agree 311 49% Agree 247 39% Disagree 28 4% Strongly Disagree 7 1% Not Applicable 37 6%

f. Ability to Accept & Incorporate Feedback


g. Ability to Meet or Exceed Expectations Strongly Agree 408 65% Agree 213 34% Disagree 5 1% Strongly Disagree 3 0% Not Applicable 1 0%

h. Dependability & Flexibility


Overall, do you feel the internship improved your skills and abilities?? n=630 Strongly Agree 64% n=406 Agree 33% n=205 Neutral 2% n=13 Disagree 0% n=3

Strongly Disagree 0% n=3

Overall, how would you rate this internship experience? n=630 Excellent 69% n=437 Good 26% n=163 Neutral 3% n=20 Fair 1% n=5

Poor 0% n=5

Do you feel this internship enhanced your employability? n=630 Yes 97% n=611 No 3% n=19

Were you offered employment at the completion of your internship? n=630 Yes 34% n=212 No 66% n=418

Would you recommend this internship to a fellow student? n=630 Yes 95% n=598 No 5% n=32

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SUPERVISOR COMMENTS 479 interns responded to the open-ended question, “In what way(s) did you benefit from the internship? Describe any benefits or challenges you experienced during the internship.” Of those interns, 312 offered their comments for public distribution and 167 others responded but declined to have their comments published. Those 167 responses have been withheld from this report. Intern’s names have been withheld to adhere to FERPA requirements.

In what way(s) did you benefit from the internship?

Describe any benefits or challenges you experienced during the internship. N=312

221 Industries

221 Industries is a promotional company for extreme sports. It was a much different experience than I expected having for the summer, however it forced me to leave my comfort zone and expand my knowledge in many ways. I had to do a lot of work with sponsors and athletes that has made me much more comfortable with talking to people in a professional setting. I also was able to help work on the redesign of the company website so I gained inside advice and expertise in that area.

3pd/XPO Last Mile Logistics Largest Benefit: Gained real world experience in my field of study. Real world experience with a great supervisor and superb co-workers.

Accessibility Technology Services

This internship helped me develop/improve my ability to work in teams, by providing experience working on projects that spanned across departments/units. This internship also helped me develop better time management and organizational skills, by requiring that I keep track of my work and continuously report on my activities to the EITA Coordinator This internship also helped me develop better technical skills, by introducing me to a wide array of various types of software and encouraging me to learn about it and research its accessibility.

Adams Center at University of Montana

During my internship, I learned so much about concepts and decision making that I could not have learned in the classroom. This internship was very beneficial for my life outside of school and the direction of my future.

Advanced Technology Group

Being able to work in the field of MIS was the largest benefit gained. I feel like a lot of the subject matter cannot be taught in a classroom, and this internship helped to really illustrate what consultants do. I also was exposed to more than just project management (which seems to be what the UM curriculum focuses on). Business analyst was another function I performed, and learned a lot about client relations from performing this job duty.


The IT world is one that requires flexibility, communication and teamwork. These are all things that were required of me on a daily basis and areas from which I learned and benefited. The challenges that I encountered mostly had to do with my personal attitude about the work. I was doing the same work that others were that weren't even in school or looking for a career in the IT field. This was discouraging and frustrating at first, but having a diverse team, I soon realized, was an advantage, not a disadvantage. The daily tasks seemed very repetitive, and my objective changed from being goal oriented on a daily and individual basis to being attributable to the overall goal of the team on a contractual basis (for the extent of the current project). Perhaps the biggest challenge was learning how to be flexible and a team member rather than an individual trying to accomplish as much as possible without help. In IT, I learned, team work is vital. They don't emphasize that in school enough!

Alaskan Wildlife Conservation Center

This internship enabled me to broaden my perspective in the conservation field by introducing me to a more direct approach in working with animals. It gave me the opportunity to raise and create personal attachments with the animals at the AWCC, but also gave me the opportunity to expand my communication skills by delivering presentations to the public. On the other hand, I also got to experience the more technical side of running an organization by getting to do hands on work with the maintenance crew (i.e. building fence, cutting browse, etc...). At times I was challenged by the enormous number of tourists that would come through, sometimes

APPENDIX B: Qualitative Responses

Academic Enrichment & Internship Services

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getting frustrated by the never-ending and repetitive questions and the overall claustrophobic feeling of being around too many people. Experiencing this internship has helped me along as I progress in my field and try to narrow down a career.

Albertson's LLC This internship helped me apply what I was learning in the class room to a real life work environment. Multi-tasking was a challenge for me during this internship.

Alternative Energy Resource Organization (AERO)

I have become well versed in an area of environmental studies that I previously was not very educated about which is helping to build skills I would like to use as an environmental journalist. With journalism, the more you push yourself out of your comfort zone the better and this internship has definitely allowed me to do that. I have been challenged to get up to par on my knowledge of alternative energy systems such as solar panels and wind turbines. I have made wonderful connections in my field and had the opportunity to speak with people from many different walks of life.

American Legion District Five I learned how to interact with a client. I also learned a lot their organization and how to effectively communicate with a variety of personalities.

Americans for Prosperity I received quite a bit of experience operating phone banks, I did two analyses of proposed legislative bills. I testified in front of the health and human services committee.

American's For Prosperity Gave me real life training in the political world, setting me up for future endeavors.

Americorps VISTA at Billings Parks, Recreation, and Public Lands

I was given a large amount of responsibility and autonomy. This gave me the freedoms to develop my skills at independent work, taking initiative, and forming, working on, and seeing projects if my own design through to completion.

Anglepoint Group

In my internship I was able to build lots of relationships with industry leaders, develop skills in area I had previous overlooked, and work on project management skills. The biggest difficulty I have faced was the lack of management and organization but I have been able to use this opportunity to grow and show my abilities.

Animal Wonders Inc.

I benefited from this internship by learning important communication skills that will allow me to teach the public about animals and other educational subjects and allow me to explain things in a non anthropogenic way that will allow me to be professional. I experienced challenges when I realized the extent of taking care of the facility by yourself and seeing that if things are not consistent and organized that things can go awry.

Animal Wonders Montana

This internship helped improve my public speaking and teaching skills. I was challenged to teach children of all ages about science concepts while also handling live animals. I was constantly having to change my teaching style and word usage to communicate my messages to fit the different age usage. I learned animal husbandry for over 40 different exotic animal species as well as basic vet care and training.

Anthropology Curation Facility I gained experience handling and identifying archaeological artifacts, specifically ceramics and lithics, and how to properly organize and store them for future research and teaching opportunities.

Artichoke Press LLC

I have furthered my experience as a press writer and gotten further involved in the Missoula community. Personally I'm a broadcast and photo journalism major but I got to hone a lot of my writing skills. In my senior year as a journalism student I wouldn't have honestly said I’d like print journalism but Judy and artichoke press have given me a new appreciation for it

Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities

There were definitely more benefits than challenges. The biggest benefit, I think, was simply getting to observe and be around those people while they worked. They demonstrated what an organization looks like that openly shares information about projects and problems in an effective way. I've also never worked with Excel, Google and Google Docs nearly as much as during this internship. It was interesting to see how an arts community viewed and embraced technological change. The challenges that I faced were minimal, and I do wish there had been more because I learn the most from being challenged and failing and trying again.

Associated Students of The University of Montana

I was able to collaborate with other business professionals in a work setting as well as in meetings. I gained technical skills through my experiences in Cascade and GIMP. I was also given the opportunity to speak to other professionals over the phone. There was a lot of constructive feedback with my work, and I was also able to develop professional relationships around the office.

Athletic Performance Center- University of Montana

I was able to gain valuable coaching experience and learn from professionals in the field of strength and conditioning.

Austin Parks and Recreation at Dittmar Recreation Center

Working with and developing planning for children is a difficult but worthwhile skill to have and I think this internship prepared me for that.

BDA, Inc.

I have benefited a great deal from not only my internship work, but the people as well. I have improved my time management skills, as I have been working while interning. I have also improved my excel skills, as most of the work I have completed utilizes with excel. While I have learned a lot through excel and individuals teaching me the ins and

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outs of the program, it is also my biggest challenge. Before starting my internship, I only knew basic excel functions- there was a big learning curve being able to use the program correctly and efficiently.

Big Sky Community Corporation, Big Sky, MT

I gained experience in everything to do with a non-profit, parks and trails management organization, including fundraising, asset management planning, press, event planning, asset inventory, trail maintenance and monitoring, grant writing, volunteer coordination, and much more. Every challenge was beneficial to my overall experience, such as revising my written publications to abide by local political standards and determining the best alignment when flagging a new trail.

Big Sky Documentary Film Festival

I felt as though interning gave me insight to a job in the non-profit film industry. It is very time consuming and unpaid unfortunately, but It was more fun and exciting than working or school. I wish I could have spent more time there during the week. I had some good feedback from the people I was working with and think they would give me good recommendations.

Big Sky Documentary Film Festival I was able to gain hands-on experience in a field that I was interested in.

Big Sky High School

I want to be a coach in the future and I’ve learned so much from my team and fellow coaches. I am applying for a position at big sky next year so hopefully my success and hard work will pay off! I can't even put into words how much this internship has benefited me.

Big Sky Renaissance Faire I improved my skills in marketing language and learned how to incorporate gathered feedback to improve my writing and direct it at the intended audience.

Billings Parks and Recreation I benefited from my internship by improving my communication skills and those at my workplace. I also learned how to manage my time and improved my organization skills.

Blackstone LaunchPad at the University of Montana

As a student employee/intern, I have worked closely with the director and manager to further develop the effectiveness of the LaunchPad as well as reach out to students and the community in a more efficient manner. Developing an online presence proved to be lengthy and demanding process, requiring great attention to detail compliance guidelines. Overall, the internship provided a rewarding experience that stretched my thinking and ultimately helped me grow as an individual.

Blown Motor I benefited greatly from this internship in many ways. The biggest skill I feel it helped me improve on was my professional communication skills. Dealing with experienced people in the same industry as me was a good thing to experience and be a part of.

Blue Marble Biomaterials I learned a lot about all the different parts of a business that must come together to create a successful organization.

Blue Skies Campaign I benefited by gaining connections with people and other organizations. I was able to creatively develop solutions to issues while also gaining further knowledge about them.

Bottom Line Incontinence Supply, Inc.

This internship was an excellent window into small business, working in teams, and communications with customers. The events described in my mind and end internship papers are reflective of The entire experience. -The largest challenge by far was keeping a schedule and having to define my own objectives at some times.

Bretz RV and Marine I learned to work well with different types of people, how to manage my time efficiently and I learned a lot of great accounting and finance skills.

Buffalo Field Campaign

I was challenged to act as a professional representative of the Buffalo Field Campaign during my week in Gardiner. I had to interact with Tribal Game Wardens and hunters in a diplomatic and respectful way, while expressing the goals of the BFC and performing the duties of patrol. I learned how to utilize radios from both the field and the headquarters in a professional way. Both of these specific experiences within my internship greatly sharpened my oral skills as an activist and a professional member of a non-profit.

Business Building Help Desk

The internship provided me with the opportunity to increase my technical proficiency, and interact with customers on a daily basis. I honed some valuable workplace skills from this experience. One of the challenges was dealing with people who don’t want to learn something and would rather rely on your skills everyday.

C2 Technology I learned how to communicate more efficiently.

Camp Mak-A-Dream I benefited from this internship by learning about the many, many moving parts involved in nonprofit work and the fundraising events that allows the work to be completed.

Campus Recreation University of Montana

I benefited from this summer’s internship experience by learning how to communicate and work with young kids. Teaching kids and getting kids to participate is a lot different than work with adults. This summers’ experience taught me how to motivate and challenge kids in a positive way. Also it exposed me to other challenges like time management, keeping a group on schedule, and how to organize large groups.

Career Services The benefits that I learned from this internship Include; Better communication skills, more knowledge of what Career Services offers students, I gained a better understanding of what I myself could do in the work field based on my strong interest evaluation and

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learning what a healthy work environment looks like.

Center for Environmental Health Sciences

I learned how to use Unity 3d and was able to practice more C# programming.

CFWEP Learned how to effectively communicate science to kids in Missoula.

Child Development Center

I think the most important skill I learned while interning at the Child Development Center was how to adapt and problem solve in stressful work environment. Working with an adolescent with autism taught me to not be to rigid in my thinking and instead be open to new ideas.

Child Development Center

Throughout my internship, I got to work with children who have autism. I learned a lot about the disorder and received a lot of training. I benefited from the trainings on how to implement discrete trial training, reinforcement, and prompting. I now feel comfortable working with children who have autism. In the future, I want to be a speech-language pathologist. I want to work with children who have autism and this experience will help prepare me.

Child Protective Services I believe that this was the best possible internship that I could have personally participated in. It was life changing because it was real life. I have learned to be a competent part of the CPS community by learning from examples and on the job.

Chugach National Forest, Glacier Ranger District

Getting experience doing field work, as well as processing the data we collected, was a beneficial way to be part of the scientific process. I also gained invaluable experience working with useful computer programs such as GIS.

City of Missoula Bicycle and Pedestrian Program

More professional experience using GIS technologies and in explaining those technologies to those who are not familiar with it.

City of Rancho Cordova I am learning how to be a self-starter and really take initiative to do projects on my own. I have creative freedom and feel like I am really improving in many areas.

Clark Fork Dental

This internship benefited me by confirming to myself that I definitely want to pursue a career in dentistry. By working with patients during this internship I learned how to better work with people of all ages and backgrounds. I realized how much of a challenge it can be working with people that are anxious about being at the dentist and what you can do to help them overcome their fears.

Clark Fork Organics I've had the opportunity to be more connected to my food, to see something that I planted grow, and to spend time outside developing a stronger connection with the earth and myself.

Clark Fork Watershed Education Program

I got to meet some awesome people because of this internship, and I learned a lot through experience about giving presentations and educating others. I also gained a lot of knowledge about watershed science and the history of the Clark Fork Watershed.

Climate Change Studies Program This internship gave me an experience of completing something at my own pace. My end product was a large undertaking, and I learned how to organize my time and ideas, as well as how those ideas and conclusions can shift as the project continues.

Climbing Magazine

At Climbing Magazine I feel like I am a huge part of the team. Within two weeks I was writing articles and contributing online. I have been able to make connections with people at Skiing Magazine and Backpacker magazine because they are all owned by the same company in the same building. I won an intern photo competition and now Backpacker Magazine is taking me to Outdoor Retailer where I'll spend over a week at the even photographing with two staff photographers. networking with the other magazines has lead to more opportunities for the future.

Community Cancer Center I gained experience in various aspects of the medical field specific to oncology. I learned about the treatment processes and options available for cancer patients in Montana.

Co-Teach Preschool I learned much about an effective, inclusive early-childhood education classroom while also learning about the personal traits and habits that lead to such success.

County of Missoula--Elections Office

I was able to experience my field of study first hand, while taking part in a variety of new tasks. For example, I was able to speak on a radio talk show, present to a high school government class, and even created a video series to inform Missoulians of the voting process. These “firsts” were challenging and extremely rewarding!

Curry Health Center - Optimal Bear Gave me an understanding and awareness of how to handle my future career.

Curry Health Center Wellness The new experiences that came along with my internship allowed me to develop new skills and acquire knowledge that will improve my future career in communication with clients, responsibility, and problem solving.

Curry Health Center: Wellness- Weigh to Go UM!

My motivational interviewing and presentation skills dramatically improved.

Curves

I feel like this internship was a great way to incorporate my learning into a real life job. This internship provided me experience using what I have learned during my undergrad and that helped me to really understand all that I was being taught. It was a great way for me to use my skills in the real world.

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Curves Fitness Center for Women

I feel like I gathered time management and communication skills from this internship while learning about the insides of a fitness center. I used teamwork and critical thinking skills to manage my problems throughout my internship which not only helped my internship experience as a whole, but helped me personally and professionally grow in those areas as well.

Custom Crop Care I learned how to communicate with people on a corporate level as well as many software programs that are currently being used in the field of accounting and how to navigate through them with more ease.

CutBank Literary Magazine

Interning for CutBank Literary Magazine allowed me to see the other side of the publication business of which I was not familiar. I was able to read submissions for CutBank Issues 82 and 83 as well as fiction for their annual Chapbook contest and vote “yes,” “no,” or “maybe” through the program. It was fun to see how the editors picked the pieces for publication and be involved in that process. I also learned how to do html coding with the Scholarworks program that CutBank is collaborating on with the Mansfield Library. I uploaded files from old CutBank Issues onto the web so that the old editions are accessible to the public online. As an English major who is potentially interested in going into editorial work, this internship helped me gain hands-on experience with a well received magazine. Reading submissions was a great way to expand my literary scope. I was also able to see what editors were looking for in a piece and now I can apply those standards to my own writing in the future. CutBank is amazing!

CutBank Literary Magazine

This internship gave me insight into the “behind the scenes” action of a literary magazine. I was able to be part of a team of readers and help choose what submitted works were selected for publication. This provided me with an idea of what to do and what not to do when submitting my own pieces for consideration in the future. I was able to see different kinds of writing styles that expanded my knowledge of literature and writing.

Daly Mansion

My internship at the Daly Mansion has helped me in many ways. Some of the benefits I have received are ease with public speaking, ability to use publisher program, ability to work in groups, organization, ability to assert myself, and most of all to have enough self confidence to make independent decisions.

David Mirisch Ent.

I started working with David at the beginning of the summer. Our campaign was to promote Mrs. Kathleen Bradley who had written a new autobiography. My task was to gather information on magazines and then select the best applicants for a pitch letter. I was given the responsibility to write up my own requests and to edit the letters of other interns working on the project. I really learned a lot about the language and styles of writing that go into an advertisement pitch. I also learned about cooperating between several people accomplishing the same task on separate fronts (TV, Radio, Social Media). The main take-away I have is an up close encounter with the realities of running a publication company. I know about the patience, the social efficacy and the market research that goes into producing a successful business.

Department of Justice - Forensic Science Division - Serology/DNA

Section

I have had the chance to spearhead a validation a research project, an amazing opportunity for an undergraduate science student. I have faced challenges, had to overcome difficulties and frustrations and learned to ask for and accept constructive criticism.

Department of Natural Resources and Conservation

I was able to work in a professional environment and learn a lot about an organization I had no experience with before.

Disney College Program

The Disney College program has taught me how to utilize my time wisely and I live with my roommates for six months and also the bus schedule. I have to learn how to do an adjustment take care guest relations at Front Desk. That that difficult program has taught me how to work with the team night cast members they work with I can always go to it. Tour at the Disney called her and I know that you can talk to your managers about the business. I love learn from them and what do with you have change such as why their magicband won't work to open the door. The Disney college program is one change that every college student should do in lifetime. It will be a benefit that will take them far

Dixon Historical Archaeology Laboratory

My internship allowed me to experience the nature of an archaeology lab and begin my training in lab work and curation techniques.

DNRC I learned new ways to organize and prepare GIS projects. GIS classes can only teach you so much about organizing GIS projects. The organizational skills I learned will help me out in future jobs.

Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center There were a lot of benefits to this internship. I got PR experience by writing all the press releases and designing the posters to all of my public programs. I had to schedule all of my own programs, so I had to contact and communicate with people in the community. I

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was the presenter and leader of all of my own programs. I also had to plan my own programs. Besides the programs, I got experience taking care of the center's resident animals; feeding, handling, and cleaning. It was challenging because I had to work with group that ranged from 3 to 90 years of age. From experience levels of none to expert.

Downtown Missoula Partnership

This internship was a great opportunity to be a part of many different facets of marketing and generally working with a team. I thoroughly enjoyed working with everyone at the Downtown Missoula Partnership and wish I could continue on for Summer. I was able to help with event planning and the marketing that goes along with those events. The only challenges were that when working for a non-profit, you have a lot of people you are trying to please; mainly board members. Many of these people have been doing things the same way for so long that they don't understand there are easier ways to accomplish the same end goal. Lesson learned: when working for non-profits, ease board members into change and emphasize communication.

Ecuadorian Rivers institute

The challenges of this internship were numerous. Matt Terry (E.D.) and I worked from our respective locations - 4000 miles apart - to organize an international whitewater festival to thwart dam development on a major tributary to the Amazon River. The festival will happen mid-January 2015, and we will see the fruits of our labor at that time. Long-distance communication, significant time constraints, unrealistic expectations, international group dynamics, and local politics on both ends proved difficult time and time again. Needless to say, I learned a lot throughout the semester. I wouldn't trade it for anything - it was a great experience - but it was very challenging.

Edge of The World - Treasure State Shred Fest

The Edge of the World in Missoula provided me with the opportunity to organize, develop, and present the 4th annual Treasure State Shred Fest to our local community. As the marketing coordinator, I faced numerous challenging experiences associated with acquiring sponsorships, branding the event, and managing various marketing campaigns. This internship essentially was just a critical application of the tactical methods taught in the entertainment management program. Treasure State Shred Fest challenged me to combine my extroverted personality with the principles that I have learned at the school of business to organize a successful, large-scale event. Throughout the semester I worked with my advisor, James Fleege, and two other interns to organize the 4th annual event. James acquainted me with a few strategies that assist in the fluent production of these events. He stated that strong communication skills, organization, and self-confidence are the three key characteristics of a successful event manager. I was able to absorb and apply this philosophy as the marketing coordinator by establishing long-term relationships with partners and assisting staff. My confidence levels consistently increased throughout the production process because the popularity of the event became more significant than ever before. By applying the strategies that I learned during my experiences as an intern to my future career, I will be a more successful event manager.

Education Logistics, Inc I did benefit from this internship how to deal with uncertainty and how to keep a positive attitude and try create opportunity when there is non

Element Physical Therapy I believe that I benefited in terms of communicating with people, being flexible in terms of what a patient can do day to day and also working together to give a patient the best care.

English Radio I benefited in many ways. I learned a lot about communication, time management and problem solving.

EPIC (environmental protection in the Caribbean)

I feel skills such as method and research design, communication, interpersonal relationship building, organization, and critical thinking were all improved over my internship. I also have much more of an appreciation towards the amount of work and organization needed to start a research project. It was amazing to experience another culture in the whole process of this internship.

Family Promise of Missoula

Having direct communication with clients as a case manager and advocating for the client. Also, assisted me with being familiar with many different resources our community has to offer to those in need of different kinds of personal, medical, and professional aspects of their lives.

First Security Bank, A Division of Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

I learned about myself. I was able to gain insight on the department of the bank that I've wanted to work in since I first began with the company and I have confirmed that this is what I want to do for my lifelong career.

Flagship at Washington Middle School

I learned a lot about how to communicate with kids and behavioral management. Challenges were that it's always a challenge when it comes to working with kids, but so many benefits. It prepares you for a lot of things in life like conflict. I was always dealing with conflict when working with kids and solving problems and that is something that happens in every day life even when it's not involving kids. So its a benefit because it

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prepares you for future conflict in life.

Flagship, Franklin Elementary, Missoula, MT

I hadn't had much interaction with kids before this, but I feel much more comfortable working with them after doing this internship

Food & Water Watch

I learned how to initiate a campaign, how to power map, organize people; I organized a rally to support the City of Missoula's pursuit of ownership of Missoula's water, I worked with community member to plan and hold events; I was able have weekly contact with a field coordinator at Food & Water Watch to talk over any bumps in the campaign. The challenges changed over the course of the semester. Initially the greatest challenge was participation in the group, then it morphed into not having an adequate understanding of the operations/ power structure of the University of Montana.

Foreign Student and Scholar Services

My internship was little bit unique because it was individual work. However, it gave me great opportunity to know other international students more and realizing that some people need some help for solving their problem.

Forward Montana I learned a lot about door knocking, calls, planning, and entering data. I learned all that comes in to play when it comes to creating an event and got to plan my own event

Forward Montana I learned valuable skills I can use in any job, in any field.

Forward Montana Foundation

First off, I became proficient in Google. Secondly, I planned and organized a huge campus project that paid off quite well. It was awesome seeing my hard work culminate positively. I learned the hardship of what it meant to not only be involved within your community but what a community organizer is and I loved every moment of it.

Forward Montana Foundation

Working with Forward Montana foundation taught me several important skills that would be helpful for anyone interested in pursuing employment in politics, from the basics of grassroots organizing, to fundraising and canvassing, to speaking professionally with constituents and law makers. My intern class was small-- only three of us-- who all had different working schedules, so it was difficult to coordinate between each other, and at times there were significant lulls in communication that caused stress, however, things did work out when we could communicate. Our final project-- a video on economic justice-- went live on the Forward Montana Facebook site a little over a week ago, which also applied to my journalism background and helped me feel more comfortable in engaging with an audience. I would do this internship over again in a heartbeat.

Free Cycles/ MIST

The internship at free cycles broadened my knowledge on bike mechanics and the ecological, economical, and social benefits of bike riding and bike friendly infrastructure. The greatest challenge was the learning process of bike maintenance and construction. The process of learning each individual part of a diverse array of wonderfully designed bikes was hugely rewarding because it was so hard.

Freedom Gardens

During my internship with Freedom Gardens, I gained several new skill-sets and experiences relating to non-profit formation and development. Prior to the internship, writing grants, creating budget projections, developing lesson plans, and organizing public events were daunting endeavors. My abilities in marketing, outreach, and website design also greatly improved. I am grateful for the wonderful team I got to work with, and will continue to work with at Freedom Gardens.

Frenchtown Rural Fire district I benefited from the hands on experience

Frenchtown School District

This experience provided me with real world, hands on experience as a public administrator. It greatly facilitated putting my political science education to use and seeing how it comes together in the real world. There was a huge learning curve learning the many aspects of school administration from managing a budget, state and federal legislation, personnel management, strategic planning and communicating with the public.

Full Circle Counseling Solutions I benefited in communication with my supervisor and families.

Glacier Reporter

This internship has placed me in significant political and cultural situations within a short period. Not only would I have a hard time encountering such a density of learning experiences anywhere else, but these experiences have also broadened and strengthened my interpersonal relation skills with both individuals and institutions. In addition, they have fostered the skills of persistence and adaptability.

GLASS DOCTOR I IMPROVED MY INTERPERSONAL SKILLS AS WELL AS WORKING WITH A SERVICE COMPANY AND HELPING PEOPLE.

Great Bear Foundation

This internship was an excellent introduction to volunteer management and nonprofit leadership experience. Managing the volunteer gleaning program at the Great Bear Foundation improved my interpersonal communication skills and provided me with hands-on experience recruiting and training volunteers. I also was able to develop educational curriculum for the Great Bear Foundation and improve skills related to education and teaching.

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Grizzly Athletics I got a great exposure to collegiate sports and how they're marketed. Only issues I ran into is that it's very time consuming for an extended amount of time without any compensation. Makes it hard as a college student.

Grizzly Athletics I learned how to overcome obstacles with only a few minutes to do so and developed great people skills.

Grizzly Sports Properties

I gained some great insight into dealing with clients in a professional, yet fun way. It was a great opportunity to develop key skills in event planning and organization, as well as management and oversight of in-game promotional activities. This is a great internship for a sports-oriented individual.

Hands in Motion Occupational It was amazing to see and work with a different side of occupational therapy. Meeting the clients Kay has and working with them helped me be well rounded as an intern and have an insight to what occupational therapists do.

Hudson Bay Project

I benefitted in more ways than I expected from this internship. Not only did I learn scientific field techniques but I also grew as a person in my relationship skills, preparedness and other areas. Being able to work with a small group of dedicated people in a harsh environment for multiple months gave me ample opportunities to grow and learn.

Hunters Glen I got to experience new situations that I normally would not have the opportunity experiencing. I also was able to relate knowledge collected from my academic career with the work I did at my internship.

IE3- Treatment Action Campaign

This internship was very challenging; getting involved with community outreach in this setting was nearly impossible and this forced me to find new goals and things to learn in this setting. I became more patient and observant. I was forced to speak with as many people as I could one on one to ask them about their views of the healthcare system. Despite the fact that I was able to find these silver linings, the goals of my internship were not fulfilled due to the lack of organization, communication, and the language barrier I experienced in this organization. I was unable to partake in the health education processes, participate in outreach events, and my primary role in this setting was to be a designated typist for forms, papers, and other such documents.

Iowa Primate Learning Sanctuary

I benefited from working directly with the Bonobos. The responsibility of taking care of them lead to a very rewarding experience that taught me the importance of dependability. I've created relationships with these animals that I intend to maintain--they are amazing. I'm so happy I did this internship.

Irish Archaeological Field School

I was able to exercise my skills in archaeological excavation. I experienced some problems in the planning process and in keeping with the standards of the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) instead of North American standards, but this afforded me the opportunity to learn a new skill and make myself more versatile in the field.

Jeanette Rankin Peace Center

I had a lot more freedom in this internship than I had anticipated, so I was very surprised when I got to create my own projects and come up with my own ideas for improvements I. The store and fair trade as a whole. It helped me to step out of my comfort zone and begin to see issues and solutions myself instead of waiting to just do what I am told.

KBGA College Radio The best parts about interning at KBGA are the people I meet and the opportunities to work with other organizations in and around Missoula. It allows for very real world experiences, including some challenges along the way, which I learned to work through.

KBGA COLLEGE RADIO 89.9 From this internship I was able to become full time staff and I am now the business manager of KBGA COLLEGE RADIO

KECI-TV I've gotten to work a lot on my news writing and it has definitely improved. I'm also learning about issues important to Missoulians. I'm learning how different stations lead their news and the differences in each newscast (5, 6 and 10).

KECI-TV

This internship is teaching me that as a reporter, especially in sports, I have to be flexible and willing to change plans quickly. Not only are written and technical skills important, but my verbal skills are quickly improving by having to interview people on my feet with little preparation. This experience is a huge benefit for me to learn how to be more professional and efficient.

KettleHouse Brewing Company It was great to get relatively hand on experience during the internship. More-so to get out of the class room and into a real business. It was great to see the complexity of running a brewery.

KPAX Channel 8 News

Interning at KPAX has been an outstanding experience. The station facilitates skill, personal, and professional development in all areas. Every staff member is extremely positive and encouraging, allowing me opportunities to do my own shooting, editing, and story pitching. They are very good about providing real life experiences and having high expectations of the products I contribute to their station. When I am uncertain or have questions, I feel comfortable asking for help and know that the answer is going to be

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honest and helpful.

KPAX-TV Having to get used to meeting end-of-the-day deadlines has made me shoot video more thoughtfully, and edit video more precisely.

Kurt's Polaris I felt it helped me grow my comfort zone as well as being a better listener.

La Mancha Orchard

I learned specific skills related to working in an organic orchard including caring for, pruning and training trees, harvesting fruit, and using tractors and other farm equipment. I also learned about the politics of a running a small organic farm related to organic certification and selling product at a local farmers market. I also learned about how fruit tree research is conducted by spending some time at the Oregon State Research Farm. It was very interesting and informative to be part all aspects of organic farming.

Lee & Company

I learned how to properly behave and work in an office setting that is stressed by deadlines and abundance of work during a particularly busy time of year. Also, I gained experience in building client relationships and working well in a team with other employees.

Legal Atlas Before the internship I was limited by my inadequate computer skills but I learned how to use numerous programs and now have much more confidence towards computers.

Legal Atlas

Interning for Legal Atlas benefited me academically and helped build my experience as a professional. In the beginning of the internship I was a researcher assigned to the fisheries project, 100% of my time was dedicated to researching the laws governing fisheries in Central America and writing framework assessments for these laws. This helped improve my Spanish language skills as well as my legal comprehension. As my time at Legal Atlas continued I began to insert myself into more of a training and recruiting role. I realized that I could be more useful to the organization than just doing research. I wrote up a one page recruitment letter focused towards undergrads at the University of Montana outlining the benefit of becoming a Legal Atlas intern, and had it sent out through the political science and prelaw email lists. I have thus far secured two new interns for next summer, hopefully with many more to follow. Because I became proficient with the software, I have been able to begin training other students (by Skype or in person). In the last week I have trained new interns from Pakistan, Canada and Senegal. Now only half of my time is spent doing research and the other half is training and coordinating. I enjoy this role because I feel as though I am part of the growth of the organization, and with the tremendous task taken on by Legal Atlas the only way it will be successful is if many contributors come together.

Legal Atlas

The internship for legal atlas has allowed me to build my legal understanding, my research proficiency and my professional experience. It was a challenge to find some of the laws, only because some legal systems are not public in many applications. I also had some difficulty in translating the majority of laws from French to English but otherwise it went well.

Legal Atlas

This internship has taught me many things and provided me with even more skills and lessons. I now know how to research in an efficient and deliberate manner. With my research, there is so much information out there that you have to be able to sift through everything and find what you're looking for. Even when you do find what you're looking for, you need to ensure that it is still relevant and hasn't been superseded by any other laws. At the time it can be very frustrating, but in the end, it teaches many lessons. Also, this internship helped me look at things with a more global mindset and compare our country to others.

Leslie Allen/ True Spirit CrossFit and Yoga

I benefitted immensely from this internship. I do not know if I could list all the ways. The biggest benefits were learning about starting and then running a new business, effective coaching strategies, and working with clients to achieve their best.

LMG security I had a lot of opportunities to learn things which were outside my area of expertise, and really learned me to adapt on the fly. By being thrown directly into the fire I had the opportunity to test myself and learn my true capabilities.

LMG Security

Work at LMG Security can be very fast paced and as an employee you are expected to learn quickly and be resourceful. While the emphasis on being self-taught at LMG can be daunting and frustrating, it forced me to learn and understand the technology used in a way that I wouldn't have been able to if I had someone holding my hand throughout my internship. Along with a great learning experience at the office, I was also taken along to DEFCON 22 which is the world's largest hacker convention. Here I was able to interact with some of the greatest minds in information security today and is an invaluable opportunity moving forward in this field. At this conference I was also able to showcase the Network Forensics contest I have been building all summer for LMG. The contest was a huge success and is another strong piece I can add to my resume.

Los Angeles Dodgers This internship furthered my technological skill set in every way. I learned new ways to

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implement different technologies into the workplace that I hadn't originally thought of, as well as learned more about technology in the workplace from the break-fix side of IT. Through having to find solutions to technological problems in the workplace I learned how to work quickly and efficiently to find an answer to get end users back up and running. This has given me greater confidence in my abilities.

Mamalode I spend a lot of time working behind the camera and editing footage, which is what I love doing.

Marketplace Media

I learned a lot about Wordpress, Facebook, Neat Filing, and Constant Contact. Marketplace had some building issues and began the process of moving in October which made the internship more chaotic than their past internships. I think my bosses felt bad that the environment didn't have the normal routine however it gave me a chance to be flexible.

MassMutual Financial Group The two areas where I benefited the most were time management and professional communication. I learned how to effectively delegate work to meet deadlines and how to communicate effectively within a highly strict and professional context.

Matt For Montana

I greatly underestimated the amount of work that would be expected of me nearing the primary election. Meeting the expectations of the Rosendale campaign required long hours of door knocking and phone polling. But in doing so I greatly improved upon my communication skills and learned to be flexible in the workplace.

Meadowlark Sciences It gave me an opportunity to be part of a group project.

Mineral Community Hospital I gained experience in social media marketing, as well as working on a political mill levy campaign, which was an amazing experience.

Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium

I was challenged in finding concrete tasks to fulfill my hours. I was challenged by writing curriculum and developing my own class for the first time.

Missoula City-County Health Department Health Promotion

Let's Move! Missoula

The internship education and training I received working with Lisa on the Let's Move! initiative is invaluable work experience, especially for this Community Health major.

Missoula City-County Health Department, Health Promotion,


I worked with an energetic, intelligent supervisor who works on many projects at once throughout the Missoula community. She had me work with the Unplug and Play event in May. She encouraged me to attend various meetings involving youth health in Missoula, in schools and in the community. She started an ambitious program partnering with the University helping teachers in MCPS to implement physical activity breaks during their school day. We measured BMI's in schools, and hosted a number of health fairs. She encouraged us to do research on childhood obesity, and to develop toolkits for parents and teachers. With all of these activities, I learned the importance of good and creative computer skills, organizational skills, communication skills, and how the Missoula community works together to help kids from becoming obese. I struggled with my Unplug and Play project in that I missed some important communication in the paperwork before the event, involving correct information and deadlines. This was my error, not my supervisor's. The organizing and detailed nature of the event was time-consuming and all-important, and I realized with my mistakes how it can create a lot of work for others, and that asking questions, excellent communication and organizational skills are essential to avoid costly problems. I am determined to not allow this to happen in the future.

Missoula College Teamwork, improvement of skills

Missoula College- Culinary Arts Program

Yes. I had a great experience working with my supervisors, Chef Elliot and Chef Nack. I had the benefits of cooking what I wanted and the challenges of creating new recipes.

Missoula County Public Works I benefited from this internship by being able to apply my course work directly to it.

Missoula County Public Schools District Technology Department

I learned a lot about the school system and the technology functionality behind most of what they do.

Missoula Downtown Association

I learned how to organize a multi-part organization system for expediting grant application processes for a local nonprofit. It taught me the language for each different type of funding, how to be a critical thinker with what grants best deserved the majority of my time and how to communicate with my supervisor to help her be aware of this.

Missoula Free Cycles I got a since of happiness of donating my time doing something positive.

Missoula in Motion I was able to incorporate the skills and knowledge I have learned throughout my undergrad career and apply them to a real world job

Missoula Maulers I learned a lot about sports marketing, and how to market to fans and potential fans.

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Missoula Parks and Recreation

According to my approved internship proposal as a student intern constructing and conducting the 2014 Missoula Open-Space Recreation User Survey my job was; to develop and enhance my skills in leading a recreation planning study to better Missoula's open space and recreational opportunities for its diverse variety of visitors and to develop and enhance my skills in designing and implementing a recreational user survey; the survey will help Missoula Parks and Recreation: assign values to recreational preference options, compare trade-offs, resolve recreational conflicts and make future budgetary choices. Over the past 20 years, the population has grown substantially, accompanied by increased recreational use of these lands. The need to comprehensively address management of all Conservation Lands together as a system was recognized as crucial for maintaining their environmental viability. In 2008, the Conservation Lands Division of Parks and Recreation conducted a visitor use survey, in an effort to better understand demographics, attitudes and opinions of visitors, levels of use at individual trailheads and to quantify leash law compliance. CLM is going to repeat this survey effort in 2014. CLM will hire an intern to help design and implement this survey. I was that intern. As described previously, my internship duties included: helping design the 2014 Trail User Survey, helping design 2014 Trail User Survey methodology document, coordinating with Conservation Lands Management staff regarding survey scheduling, interacting with the public and developing a season-end report describing the 2014 Trail User Survey findings. As one can see I had an extremely vast array of duties I was required to perform; the past 7 months were a huge challenge, but I learned a great deal from my work. I was presented with many issues and challenges throughout my experience and successfully met each one with an appropriate solution. I have the utmost confidence that not only my managers, but all those that I had the pleasure of speaking to at various trailheads would speak nothing but positive things about me. Although my internship is not quite over, I think I deserve great credit for what I have already accomplished. In fact, I don't know many other Parks Tourism and Recreation Management undergrads that have taken on such responsibilities during their summer internships. The majority of times I have trouble not going above and beyond what I am called on to do. During the times of hardship and difficult decisions I reflected on any regrets I may have; therefore, I have none. If I had to go back and do it again I wouldn't change a thing. With every measure I made I was meticulous in the ways in which I carried them out. Everything I did had a purpose. This whole experience has been immensely beneficial to my academic and professional career. It has also allowed me to build my already strong set of communication skills. As it is completed this semester, the project report will be a very bright feather in my undergraduate cap. I am very glad everything worked out the way it did. Every experience I had so far has been an absolute pleasure to learn from.

Missoula Underground Strength Training Center

I learned the hands on side of body movements and lifting. Watching people lift repeatedly allowed me to learn about body movements in a more applicable way and the information stuck with me better. I also learned how to coach many movements, some I had done before and some I hadn't. I also got to improve on my oral communication skills since I was constantly interacting with clients.

Missoula Urban Demonstration Project

My internship with MUD gave benefited my learning and job experience in a number of ways. The first being the hands on experience I gained while working on the Tool Library database, coordinating volunteers, working with clients, and working with partner organizations. Subsequently this internship has created countless networking experiences for myself. There were some challenges, in the sense, that my job was hard, particularly when it came to organizing the volunteers, but I overcame and learned from these experiences.

Missoula's Watershed Education Network

This internship helps me explore the field of conservation education. It helped me learn how to develop curriculum and communicate ideas in a classroom setting. It also gave me a good look into what it is like working for a nonprofit. Planning and communicating between internship coordinators and other interns was the biggest challenge.

Missoulian It has made me realize what it is like to be a real photojournalist and not just a student.

Moab Sun News I have improved my writing immensely, I have learned to work with computer programming when posting the paper to the web, I have made many new friends and connections.

Montana Conservation Corps

This was the single most stressful experience of my life. On that note, it also gave me to opportunity to really challenge myself and see what my limits were. I had to learn to think on my feet when project objectives were not clear or challenges to the projects were not taken into account by my bosses. The season was not set in stone when I arrived in the spring so I had to pick up the pieces essentially. Communication was poor

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between the Forest Service, Montana Conservation Corps and the Nez Perce Tribe. I was caught in the middle of a lot of petty arguments and grudges between entities. This allowed me to use my professionalism and adapt to different policies and personalities. This job was definitely more than I signed up for which in the long run was very irritating but I learned so much about land management and dealing with office politics.

Montana Conservation Voters My internship at Montana Conservation Voters helped me develop skills relating to grass-roots campaigning, effective messaging, and general political efficacy.

Montana Democratic Party It definitely helped a lot with oral communication and being able to respond to difficult/unexpected situations when talking to people.

Montana Democratic Party

My internship helped to develop my communication skills. I was required to speak with many people, both on the phone and in person, on a daily basis. I learned how to talk with people with differing opinions in a respectful and professional manner. It also helped me to develop stronger organizational skills because I worked independently on most tasks. I needed to structure my time so that I was able to maximize the amount of tasks that I was able to perform. Overall, my internship was extremely beneficial for learning how to apply the knowledge that I have gained in the classroom to real world situations.

Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation

I can graduate now.

Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation

Unbelievable learning experience - work was an excellent balance of contributing my personal skill set in an effective way, while doing quite a bit of on-the-job learning. Huge amount of trust from DNRC to do my work independently, but also supervision when I asked.

Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks I was able to work with professionals in the field and obtain valuable hands on experience. It was a great opportunity.

Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks I had to overcome a toxic work environment during the first half of my internship term and that taught me how to overcome problems with other employees.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Region 4 Headquarters, Great Falls

Montana

I benefitted from this internship because I was able to do both field work as well as in office work, where I learned communication skills, time management, and gained knowledge for what it is like to be an employee of the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. My field work experiences were my absolute favorite because not only was I able to work with my supervisor but I was able to work with several different employees from different regional offices, where I assisted in several different tasks. I now have experience working with specialized equipment as well as live fish in both streams and lakes. While doing office work I learned more about time management and was able to experience the paperwork side of doing research and surveys.

Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks

I benefited from my internship from having a hands-on experience with different gear and gaining knowledge about the fish community present in North East Montana. At first my challenge was having difficulty using the gear but with practice it evolved into a major benefit.

Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks

I benefited from the internship in several ways. I gained experience in several fish population monitoring methods, fish removal from a body of water, and conducting creel surveys. The creel surveys in particular provided a challenge for me in communicating with the public, and I feel like I gained a lot from it.

Montana High Tech Business Alliance

I was able to expand my professional experience with meeting new uprising companies through the alliance. I also learned how contracts through a venue would be set up that will help me as I enter the venue management industry.

Montana Natural History Center This internship helped me learn how to take initiative and start and finish a project on my own. It allowed for a lot of autonomy.

Montana Outdoor Science School

I benefitted from the internship by gaining a more in-depth understanding of how nonprofits function and what is necessary for an organization to be successful. I learned a lot about staff and board relations and also the development and design of a Strategic Plan. I met several people within the community who are affiliated with the organization which is always beneficial to job networking. Overall it was a very positive experience and I really enjoyed getting to know the staff. It was a rewarding experience knowing I was able to give back to my community and help the organization by contributing ideas gained from previous work experience and academic knowledge.

Montana Public Interest Research Group

I gained skills for interpersonal and professional work. I also gained public speaking skills and problem solving skills.


In particular, I benefited from the opportunity to improve writing, speaking, event planning, and grassroots organizing skills. It was beneficial to collaborate with other interns to plan the Spring Kick-off event and the Lobby Day in Helena. These were organizational skills that I was hoping to work on and improve upon. I was happy to get

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the opportunity to work on these skills. The internship also helped me to improve my writing skills because every day I had to type something that corresponded to what we were working on. Lastly, I had to gather signatures from students. This is something I was not looking forward to; however I am glad that I got the chance to do it because I learned how to do it better and I think this is something important for me to be able to do.


This internship gave me experiences that allowed me to improve my people skills and lobbyist skills.

Montana Radio Company I have learned how to use programs essential to me in my schooling (such as adobe audition) with more ease than before. I can record, edit, and export professional sounding sound clips in minutes. The internship has made me very efficient at my work.

Montana State Developmental Disabilities Program

I benefited greatly from the experience of being “inside” state government as it worked toward a specific and timely change in disability policy. I had the opportunity to participate with the Montana State Developmental Disabilities Program as it utilized a community input process to change funding sources, and revise procedures, for assessing and treating autism among minors.

Montana State Historic Preservation Office

I was able to read through archaeological site records, giving me an idea of how the sites should be recorded. I also was able to practice digitizing sites with Esri's ArcGIS software, combining GIS skills with Anthropology/Archaeology and Cultural Resource Management.

Montana Timber Products Furthered my online marketing skills. Launched new website and wrote online content to drive internet traffic.

Montana Vocational Rehabilitation and Blind Services

It helped me network with other agencies, and because of that I was already offered a job!

Montana World Affairs Council I learned a great deal about working with in an international focus. I also was really able to practice my professionalism and work ethic.

Montana World Affairs Council

This internship was beneficial in so many ways, and challenging in many I did not expect. With that being said, the challenges certainly contributed to or were directly responsible for the benefits derived from the internship. I learned a lot about myself and how I best operate (I work best in environments with high expectations and significant pressure), and that I can communicate well to and in front of groups of people. The transition from the old directors (Aubrie and Aimee) to the new (Cassie and Susan) has certainly posed the most surprising challenges, but I also learned the most through these experiences and am very glad to have been a part of the Council as a whole.

MontPIRG As head intern, I got to work on my communication and listening skills while trying to mobilize the troops.

MontPIRG Can communicate needs and ideas in a more persuasive way.

MontPIRG I definitely learned a skill set specific to political organizing that I will use in the future. MontPIRG has already helped me successfully pursue summer employment.

MontPIRG I gained leadership skills.

MontPIRG

I learned a great deal about being a self-starter, figuring out what needs to be done on a project and getting after it. I gained skills in persuasively confronting and communicating with people I did not know. I worked with a group of nine other interns and over-came the challenge of working with all of us having office hours and schedule to accomplish project management and event planning.

Morning Light Photography

I have benefited from this internship in multiple ways. Learning the technical and physical skills of studio setup, lighting, and editing will help me with blueprint goals of running my own studio. The business side of creating orders and running reports will obviously benefit the financial portion of my goals. Last but not least, my personable and customer service skills have been improved by this experience.

Moss Adams, Portland Most importantly, I learned that I am not suited for a life in the city. I discovered that I want to begin my career in Montana.

Mountain Line

Interacting with the community in a variety of ways by promoting Mountain Line's new 2015 services proved to be a valuable experience, as it greatly enhanced my communication, creativity, and leadership skills. It was rewarding to share the benefits of the new Mountain Line initiatives with the community, strengthening their position as a valuable asset to Missoula.

National Geographic Yellowstone Project

I have been learning everything from people skills to time management, and technical photographic skills. I am learning how to tell stories and connect with people through photography and how to target the subjects needed to tell a story - how to give people and place a voice. I am learning how to approach people and work with them. I am also discovering the world of film photography and how different mediums are an effective part of storytelling.

National Park Service- Glacier I created and presented a variety of programs which I had never done before so it greatly

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National Park expanded my programming abilities.

Native American Studies Department at the University of

Montana, Missoula

I benefited greatly in my development as an educator in my time interning at the Native American Studies Department at the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana. I was fortunate to have the guidance of Wade Davies to develop my skills as an educator and facilitator of lessons plans pertaining to Native American traditional sports games. I furthered my network of contacts in the field of education, and found outlets for my lesson plans to be implemented at the K-12 grade levels. An all encompassing experience of interrelatedness of my studies as a Media Arts, Early Education, Native American Studies, and Psychology backgrounds were reinforced throughout my internship experience. I was challenged with the amount of work, as it had to be relevant, understandable, and concise for others to use. I am glad to have had a positive experience and quality educators to mold myself into a fine educator.

Native Generational Change Well working this internship I was exposed to the dynamics of Non-profit work and the tasks of wearing multiple work hats. The feeling of completing a project was rewarding because of the end result was a change in someone’s life.

NCBI Missoula I learned how to work and communicate within an organization, I worked more on professional writing skills such as grant writing and press release writing. My internship was highly valuable in learning how to create positive professional environments.

NCBI Missoula I learned how to write grants, which has improved my writing abilities. I also learned professional communication skills. The most important thing I have learned from my internship is how to discuss difficult issues and promote diversity in the workplace.

New Directions Wellness Center

I gained experience with real clients that is difficult to replicate. Having hands-on experience with people that is greatly similar to the job I wish to acquire (Physical Therapist) will forever benefit my learning experience here at University of Montana. I learned how to communicate effectively with clients, co-workers, and supervisors. This internship was the best way to enhance my learning.

New Directions Wellness Center I learned to accept more responsibility, and take on bigger tasks at work. I also learned a lot about other people and ways of helping them when the system fails.

Ninemile Ranger District Lolo National Forest

Allowed me to practice skills learned in class on my own without step by step directions. Encouraged me to research questions to achieve goals. Provided experience for future employment

Northwest Connections

This was a really great internship. I was happy to get a little bit of wildlife management and conservation background through this internship. Tracking animals in the Southwest Crown of the Continent ecosystem was an incredible way to spend 3 weeks in January. It was hard work, long days of snowmobiling, snowshoeing and driving, but it definitely worth it. I learned a ton about tracking animals and why agencies like the forest service work with NGO's like Northwest Connections. Understanding animal tracks and sign from a snowmobile is not easy at first but with help from the employees at NwC I picked it up quickly. It was really beneficial to work on an animal monitoring project like this because it is something I have interest in, but haven't been able to take an official class on. There is a lot of camaraderie amongst the people on all levels of the project which was another great part of the internship. I was able to interact at both an official level with those involved as well as casual time where we just got to know each other.

Northwestern Mutual I benefitted from this internship by gaining hands-on work experience, while acquiring a new skill set based around marketing, interviewing and communication skills.

Office of International Programs Study Abroad

Working in a professional environment will help me with my future career. It has also reaffirmed that I would like to work in international communication. The challenge I most encountered during this internship was the lack of organization within the office and amongst the full time employees.

Office of International Programs Study Abroad Office

I learned how to be independent when technology failed, people weren't very responsive, or when I was trying to meet a deadline. I was able to express myself creatively and work on projects that I had interest in.

ONXMAPS

I received an opportunity to learn about different O/S that exist in the marketplace and how different and yet the same they are. My primary experience has been in windows based systems and the opportunity at Onxmaps delved into Android and IOS systems. This was quite challenging and rewarding.

Open Aid Alliance I've benefited by working with many different types of people. They have opened my eyes to a different world than I'm used to.

Owl Research Institute

I got some hands-on experience in the field handling birds and learned specific ways of locating and capturing birds. I improved my general bird identification abilities in the field. I also got to entry real recorded data collected over many seasons and look a patterns in measurements and movement of owls over times.

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Partnership for Children

From my internship, I've gained several intrapersonal and interpersonal skills. I have also built on top of several skills I already have. My attentive listening skills and problem solving are the two major skills I have seen major improvement in from myself. There are several unique situations that I find myself in at work where I need to be able to think quickly and act effectively. The biggest challenge I've encountered was the amount I have had to work while being a full time student. There was about a month where I was pulling 50+ hours a week which really took its toll on me. On top of that, there is quite a bit of emotion that is involved in this work it and certainly has affected me mentally but has yet to deter me or hinder my work.

PayneWest Insurance

I have benefited from my marketing internship with PayneWest tremendously. Projects I have worked on include: writing company press releases, community sponsorship and advertisement research, prospect client research, blogging, updating the website, designing marketing materials, running the social media accounts, and creating a marketing expense spreadsheet. This internship has benefited me by exposing me to many different areas of marketing. I have wonderful bosses who value my ideas and input. They trust my work and allow me to have complete control over our social media accounts and access to updating our website.

PEAK Health & Wellness Center I was exposed to the expansive possibilities of being a health coach. I am going to start working at the service desk and as a health coach at PEAK, which was a major benefit of this internship.

Planet Drum Ecuador

I realized the difficulty of taking a grassroots approach to solving problems in a community. I have learned to take initiative when trying to implement projects. I have started to overcome my fear of talking in front of groups of people (as I have had to do this multiple times, in another language). I have expanded my knowledge of the environment, while getting the experience of working with a team of people who speak different languages. I have been able to work with kids and feed off their energy in a way I never have before.

Planet Drum Foundation

This internship required me to balance responsibilities and manage my own time. I was challenged to be flexible and adaptable, responding to changes in circumstance in a culture where commitment does not carry the premium that it does in my own. I improved my self-advocacy, initiative-taking and self-management skills.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Hands-on experience, insight into how audit teams are structured, and built new professional relationships

Projects Abroad - The Cape Chameleon

Working abroad has offered me the chance to not only get to know another culture but to learn about how journalism differs across the globe. In the office I work with a variety of international students and interns and have had the opportunity to expand my own network. Working in a country where there are 11 national languages has improved my ability to communicate with a wide array of people, despite any cultural or language barriers we may have.

Purple Frog Gardens Working at Purple Frog not only taught me about growing food, but also the current state of food politics and policy. Mike and Pam are truly inspirational people!

Reinvest Montana

I've grown immensely as an organizer for Reinvest Montana and the Divestment Student Network. I've been pushed to lead trainings, meet with administrators, communicate with faculty and community members, facilitate meetings and events, speak at rallies, ask for support, strategize for the campaign, lead the campaign, and mentor other students. It has also been a great crash course in finance, investment portfolios, administrative power structures, long-term campaign planning, and managing group dynamics. All of these things pushed my comfort zone and increased my confidence and ability to lead and to mentor. I appreciated having a good deal of flexibility and limited direct supervision; it allowed me to feel ownership over my role and to push myself further than I thought I could go.

Rivertop Renewables This internship gave me a real life preview of what it is like to work in a professional chemistry lab. I learned how to work and understand a number of chemistry instruments and was able to apply my knowledge of chemistry in a hands on way.

Rocky Mountain Conservancy Conservation Corps

I benefited many things from this internship. I learned how to mesh with different people and how to work with the public on a closer basis while working out on trails. These things will help me with my future career whatever it is I may go into.

Rocky Mountain Entertainment Agency

I could not be more happy with this internship opportunity. I learned how to promote the company through social media, and maintain a very well time managed schedule. I faced challenges with budgeting money and keeping events organized, but I was able to handle all of them with the help of Casey Pobran.

Rodale, Inc. - Runner's World Website

I have learned more about websites and how they work, as well as their relationship to the print magazine. This internship has also taught me how to effectively pitch an editor

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an idea.

Roxy Theater/IWFF

I learned many valuable skills through completing this internship. I learned it is valuable to take initiative, especially by going above and beyond what you are asked to do. I also learned several teamwork skills, along with the regular operations of a nonprofit business.

Salt Lake City Corporation (the city government)

I received a professional experience in the workplace and was able to test out a field of work I was interested in. This internship allowed me to take principles from my classes, especially Sustainable Cities, and see how they are applied or if they are applied in city government. Now I have an inside perspective to city sustainability.

San Juan Center for Independence

My internship provided a great experience to get into my field of study and to work with and serve people. I really loved working with all of the different people we served and having to figure out how to meet them at their level and to serve them in a way that properly met their needs. It was a great learning experience and really improved my professional skills.

Sanisera Field School

I learned so much about archaeological theory and practice. I was also fortunate enough to be able to take time and explore the area (including going to a traditional cultural festival), which gave me a chance to practice my (terrible!) Spanish, pick up phrases in Catalan, and really just immerse myself in the local color. Travel really is the best teacher.

Scenic Route Films

When someone is involved with media arts, there are two things that need to be taught. One, proficiency in the programs and in the medium, and the second being how to use those skills in a professional workplace. My internship at Scenic Route gave me invaluable insight into how a successful production company is run, and how to use the skills I've acquired over the years in a professional setting.

Selway-Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation

I got to experience the federal lands that I've been studying how to manage for the past four years. I found the largest challenge was staying motivated when I did not see many recreationalists using the trail system and campsites I maintained and inventoried. The benefits of this internship were that I was exposed to many members of the Wilderness Community and learned from both the other interns, and the SBFC staff as to how it was to work for a federal agency partner organization.

Senator Tester's office in Washington D.C.

Before taking this internship I hadn't declared a major and I wasn't sure what kind of classes I wanted to be taking. I know have a great interest in Political Science and will most likely be declaring that as my major when I'm back in Missoula. I have learned so much about politics, D.C., and the office lifestyle. One thing that was challenging for me was deciding what topics to focus on. There's so many things going on in the world and the problems can be overwhelming.

SGL Investment Advisors I have learned a great deal of both investment and financial world knowledge, as well as technical proficiency in what seems a short amount of time. I have been able to grow both personally and professionally in a friendly workplace environment.

SHARYN ROGERS, CPA The thing that benefited me mostly was positive reinforcement.

Silver Bow County Developmental Disabilities Council

I learned many core elements about the social work profession during my internship. These include how to conduct an assessment, how to write case notes, and how to set goals and objectives with clients. This knowledge will be beneficial in my career.

Six Pony Hitch

I was able to do a lot of exercises that I hadn't done in a professional capacity before. For example, I met with an IP attorney to discuss the intellectual property/patent ability of the product. I also haven't written a complete competitive analysis before, so that was a helpful exercise for me.

SkoFlo Industries, Inc.

I learned all about network infrastructure, team meetings, help desk, troubleshooting experience, hardware and software installation, and managing backup tapes. These skills were all learned on the job and will help open doors with other companies. I also polished up my interpersonal communication skills when I worked with employees in manufacturing and office environments. When I came across a challenge, I would troubleshoot, or ask my supervisor if I couldn't find the answer.

Smokejumper Visitor Center

I was challenged with learning about the smokejumpers in a short amount of time before I was expected to give tours. I was expected to accurately give answers to guest questions at a moment’s notice. I benefited personally and professionally from learning about Missoula's cultural resource that is the smokejumpers.

Snowcom Overall everything I have done has been a very new experience for me, it has really given me a welcoming experience to what is in-store for my future.

Society for Wilderness Stewardship I learned how to conduct interviews, how to write articles with word counts and deadlines, and how to conduct myself in a professional manner

South Dakota State University This internship improved my abilities in nearly every field possible. On the field side of things, I am now very skilled in the use of gear for standard sampling of lakes, and have

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gained much experience interacting professionally with members of other organizations, as well as representing a professional organization myself when interacting with the public. I have also gained a lot of experience creating and doing statistical analysis on data sets. To top it off, I will continue with the work I did this summer in co-authoring a paper with my employer. It was overall a very useful experience.

Sovann Komar Children's Village

I benefitted in a cross-cultural sense. I feel that I can now enter into any foreign situation and have a plan of action. It has been difficult being around so many people that speak little to no English; I have had to get creative and determined to get points across. I have also had to become very prepared with several plans and back-up plans in case someone did not understand something I said. It's a chain reaction at that point and I had to roll with a lot of random events. I thought it was incredibly exciting to never know how things will turn out. Nothing went as expected.

ST. Patrick's Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation

Improved clinical skills, improved patient communication skills, improve practical clinical skills (blood pressure)

St. Patrick's Hospital I have gotten better at taking exercise blood pressures, I now understand patient charts and important paperwork, and I have taken time to become familiar with medications and patients' charts.

St. Patrick's Hospital This internship experience is affording me the unique opportunity to learn how to conduct myself in a professional manner while on the job.

St. Patrick's Hospital Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation

I really got to apply the knowledge I have learned from my exercise science courses. I appreciated that I was able to have direct contact with patients. This experience taught me a lot about the heart, EKG's, and cardiopulmonary rehab.

Steamboat Springs Resort, Kids vacation Center

This internship taught me proper ways to communicate with others in a work setting. Since I was instruction it also gave me ample time to work on my communication skills with parents.

Student Advocacy Resource Center I've learned so much about myself as well as being able to work with others on events and other projects!

Student Affairs IT

At this internship, I learned how to better work as part of a team to achieve a common goal, improve my written and oral communication, how to prioritize smaller tasks that are part of a larger project, how to improve my technical troubleshooting skills, and the value of customer service.

Student Conservation Association with the National Park Service

I was able to get my foot into the national parks service program thru this internship.

Study Abroad Office

I feel that this internship will benefit me greatly in the future. The experience I gain though working in the office I will be able to take to future jobs. For example before this job I had never worked in an office setting, I have gained valuable experiences by working here.

Study Abroad Office I was able to further develop my skills and learn more about the field I was working in.

Susan Talbot Home for Girls The internship was a great experience. I developed professional skills and I was able to apply academic experience and skill to my work field.

Sustainable Business Council Learned a great variety of technical and communication skills that I may or may not use someday, but nevertheless I am happy to possess them. Personal growth and figuring out things that I enjoy working on.

The Associated Students of the University of Montana

The biggest challenge for me was learning time management. It is always a struggle and adding in the extra internship hours made it worse. I did learn some techniques and really just adapted.

The Buckle

This internship provided an abundance of hands on experience with teamwork. Each day I was required to put my leadership skills to the test as well as contribute to the team as a whole and collaborate with others to make each day go smoothly. Overall this internship was a fantastic setting to get the hang of working in a leadership role and to learn all of the pieces that make up what a great management team is.

The Center for Restorative Youth Justice

This allowed me have an inside look at the social problem of youth recidivism and assured me that social work and working with youth/children is where I belong.

The Center For Restorative Youth Justice

This internship helped me build a connection to my community and learn all the resources available. I was also gained experience and confidence when facilitate groups and working with clients. I was forced to evaluate difficult situations and solve problems I wouldn't have been able to previously. It has been an amazing experience!

The Fund For Animals Wildlife Center

I benefited from this internship because I was challenged to not only work in team settings, but also work independently on certain tasks. I also was challenged to use my knowledge of wildlife and apply it to rehabilitation.

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The internship was through the University of North Carolina but

took place in Montana

The internship was a benefit because of the knowledge that you gain with the handling of mammals and the difficulty of field research.

The Livery, Inc. The greatest benefit from this internship was learning how to manage projects independently.

The Loft of Missoula I was able to use a lot of the things I learned in business school in this internship and put them into a real-time scenario. There was also the benefit of learning many new things, such as the day-to-day operations and processes used by this business.

The Missoulian I have benefited greatly from the newsroom atmosphere, and the opportunity to work in a real capacity. It has been a rewarding experience that will serve me well as I begin my career.

The Missoulian I like it a lot. This internship provides me with real world experience. It is also challenging in that way because having to write so much in so little time can be tough as well as the other problems being worse because you are in a professional setting.

The News Tribune I've had the opportunity to act like a real journalist. I've covered major league baseball games, minor league games, and many sports in between, gaining experience and cultivating contacts within the industry.

The Nora Staael Evert Physical Therapy Clinic

Interning at the NSE Physical Therapy Clinic afforded me the opportunity to gain invaluable experience and insight into the PT profession. Over the course of the semester, I learned and put into practice numerous applicable skills that will undoubtedly aid me as I pursue a career in physical therapy.

The Roxy Theater Solving client issues and keeping relationships positive. Learned Photoshop techniques and editing skills.

The University of Montana- Department of Intercollegiate

Athletics

I was able to shadow Ryan Martin and see the insides of the Athletic department. I got to see how money is budgeted, how decisions were made on where extra money goes and how to decisions were made on what funding to cut. I was also able to to compile data and organize it into a Excel spreadsheet in a way that showed the importance of those numbers.

The Wilderness Society

I learned how to collect field data properly and write reports using BLM and Forest Service standards. I also learned valuable skills regarding coworker dynamic and communication. Being in the field for multiple days on end with one coworker required me to exercise conflict management and helped to better my communication skills.

The Wildlife Center

This internship has been an incredible experience. The first week I began learning the basics: handling and feeding songbirds and corvids; preparing raptor, owl, squirrel, bear, elk, and corvid diets; medical charting, and communicating with the public about rehabilitation inquiries. Soon I was taught to handle raptors and owls; to handle small mammals; avian anatomy; how to calculate medication doses; to develop and read radiographs; and became proficient at administering fluids and medications (oral, subcutaneous, and intramuscular) to mammals and birds. As my internship draws to a close, I have observed surgeries and necropsies; assisted with drawing and analyzing blood; released patients back into the wild; completed intake of patients and determined and administered treatment on my own. I have been the most affected by seeing the quality of care provided to each individual, regardless of species. I've assisted with the intake and physical exam of injured golden eagles who are now flying and killing prey on their own, am currently monitoring feces, administering medication, and gavaging a rock dove who came in with a fractured leg and liver issues, and have woken several times throughout the night to bottle-feed a newborn deer mouse. Being part of an organization that cares so much for each animal has solidified my commitment to a future in the nonprofit wildlife sector.

Tie Haberdashery I have benefited from working with other people closely, communicating for every project, and reaching out to people for cross-promotion. My communication skills have benefited, as well as my photography and writing skills.

Tioga Tribune

I have been able to cover every type of story from hard news to features, and am readily able, and encouraged, to pitch any story I please. Though not all pitches “work out,” I still have the opportunity to approach any article from an entirely creative and new way. It's wonderful.

Townsquare Media Honestly, it has really helped me get better at using Audition, a sound mixing software that I think I will be using for a long period of time within my life.

Trout Unlimited

Gaining the knowledge and experience working with aquatic invertebrates. Learning to identify characteristics important to key out specific levels of classifications for several different families. With this work I will be able to further my knowledge of identification by completing certifications for identifications of family levels for 3 different levels of aquatic invertebrates.

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Tuscany Construction

What I benefited from this internship is that I was able to see how construction differs in Montana then in Washington. I learned the different techniques building companies use in Montana to help with the cold that companies in Washington don't have to worry about.

Two Medicine Dinosaur Center

I was here last year, and that was great for an introduction to working in a small nonprofit/museum, but this year I took on more duties and more responsibility. Instead of focusing on one gear in the “machine,” I got to see more of it and had a look into everything that went on. This year helped me realize what I want to do for graduate school and also gave me something to focus on and work towards for the next five years. I think that as I come back to this institution every year I will learn more and more that will greatly benefit me in the future.

U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) - Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance (ODAPC) -

In the Office of the Secretary (OST)

I benefited from this internship in many different ways. I could never thank my boss (Patrice) enough for how much she has taught me in these last two months. She is one of the most caring individuals I have ever met, and she always welcomes questions. I cannot think of one time where I was afraid to ask her, or any of her staff a question. I was sent on tasks where I was expected to be a self-starter and solve the problems myself, which made me grow throughout this internship.

U.S. Forest Service - Tally Lake Ranger District

Learned how to approach people on wildlife issues and speak to them about the rules they must abide by.

UM Athletic Department I gained experience in high pressure situations and working in a team oriented environment.

UM Career Services

I learned how the school markets and promotes a lot of the events that are put on, and I also learned which ways work better when trying to reach out to students. I increased my knowledge of certain software programs like Photoshop and Cascade, which let me utilize my creativity. One challenge was that I sometimes felt like I wasn't being utilized enough or didn't have the resources/guidance to really develop and implement new ideas.

UM FLAT We were challenged to think outside of the box on more than one occasion, which is an attribute found commonly in the “real world”. This was a great experience overall, I am extremely pleased with it.

UM Foundation I was able to learn to use a business intelligent software, which I find an extreme benefit as it will look good on my resume.

UM Relations

My work with Google AdWords provided me with online ad campaign management skills that I may not have learned otherwise. These skills will prove to be extremely useful in my next internship with Atlas Sian this Summer. Though the work was challenging, I feel that I benefited from the technical challenges I was encountered with throughout the semester.

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Being immersed in the fast-paced (even overworked) environment of USAID's Legislative Affairs office provided me with the amount, type, and level of work that and employee for a federal office is faced with while still providing ample interaction with the Hill and incredibly useful insights into the way that legislation is formulated, drafted, and advocated for. It also gave me a sense that I could not have gotten elsewhere about the multifaceted mechanics of an open legislative system in which rational & ethical considerations, business & parochial interests, etc. are all competing for center stage.

United States Army Corps of Engineers- Libby Dam

My communication skills and confidence definitely benefited from this summer internship. I now feel confident that I have what it takes to be a valued employee. One of my challenges this summer was understanding how a network works. I had a hard time understanding how to put an archive software database onto a network so that everyone on the network could use it.

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

This internship gave me a greater understanding of what field work is like. It also helped me better understand the duties of a Wildlife Biologist. My supervisors were supportive and taught me valuable skills, such as how to trap bears, how to collect hair samples, what working in the field of Wildlife Biology is really like, and how to set up hair corral stations, among many other things. I also gained experience in handling sedated bears and what type of information is collected from them. I was able to help work on three sedated grizzly bears and two sedated black bears. I learned what type of drugs they use and the method in which the drugs are administered. I thought that this internship went really well and am very grateful toward my supervisors for providing me with this experience.

United States Forest Service Smoke Jumpers

expanding my knowledge in the wide variety technology and troubleshooting

United States Forest Service, Montana

This internship greatly improved my communication skills. I learned to connect with people on a personal level in order to engage them in my presentations. A lot of visitors

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to the summit nature center came from a variety of different states and countries, so I interacted with people from diverse backgrounds. I gained experience presenting knowledge about plants and wildlife to visitors to the Flathead National Forest. My biggest challenge was learning to interact effectively with kids. I learned how remarkably hard it can be to maintain the attention of kids during an outdoor program, where there are so many things to distract them. Through my internship I also gained more knowledge about local wildlife species, and how people perceive certain animals.

United Way of Missoula County I gained great experience with social media marketing. This was the strongest work skill that I developed in the internship. I also gained experience with working in Windows Publisher. I

Universal Vision I learned that I need to make sure that I am always on track with my job and speak up when I have questions or more guidance because sometimes the instructions or the boss is not clear

University of Montana I learned many new skills to utilize in the field of Cultural Resource Management.

University of Montana - University Relations

The internship prepared me for real-world advertising agency work and greatly improved my marketing skill set.

University of Montana - Women's Resource Center

This opportunity gave me more experience working with issues that I care deeply about, as well as offering connections within the community with various feminist organizations that could help me throughout my career.

University of Montana Anthropological Curation Facility

I got experience working in a curation environment and it allowed me to see the time and work that it takes to organize a successful facility.


I learned a great deal about the process of repatriation in a real world context, and saw firsthand the challenges and the benefits of this system and the laws behind it. Having little interest in Native American history and culture prior to this experience, I am now thoroughly enthralled. This internship coincided with a research project for a different class on the same subject, and it helped immensely to compare the literature to the practice. The challenge that I faced with this internship was that I felt thrown into some aspects of it, and at times the learning process felt like a trial by fire. I was sometimes give assignments with little guidance, supervision, or feedback.


It was amazing to be around ethnographic collections and artifacts, and I learned so much about some of the background work that is done after arch. Digs are over. I learned about the importance of cataloguing and data entry of artifacts and collections. But the most important thing I really benefitted from was talking to Professor Auge and getting to ask her questions about artifacts or historical archaeology, or just about her life as an archaeologist and professor. I gained so much just from those conversations.

University of Montana Athletic Performance Department

I earned experience in the setting I am most interested in building a career in. It was difficult mostly being an observer but I think I learned many new tactics and techniques in the strength and conditioning field. Just being around the atmosphere and engaging as much as possible helped me get a feel of what being a college strength and conditioning coach entails.

University of Montana Athletics Sports Information

I have faced real work place problems that could come up in my respective field. In turn, I have learned how to deal with these problems.

University of Montana Biomechanics Lab

My internship allowed me to take all of the information that I had obtained in my Pre-Professional HHP major and apply it in a real setting. In addition, the study involved the sport in which I compete which allowed me to understand it from all angles and apply it in real time.

University of Montana Campus Recreation

I have benefitted in many different ways from this internship. I have learned how important it is to keep good communication so that the project can remain on schedule and moving smoothly. I have learned how important it is to listen to the client so that you can provide them with an end product that fits their wants and needs.

University of Montana Climate Change Studies Program

The flexibility of the experience benefited my ability to learn.

University of Montana Dining Garden

I love my independent project. I take guidance and knowledge from Natasha and have used it to formulate what is hopefully a successful growing plan for UM's first organic mushroom crop.

University of Montana Herbarium

I learned a lot about specimen preservation and day to day operations of the Herbarium. I now understand how to properly mount and preserve plant specimens. My research was specific to the Craighead Collection. It has given me an opportunity to connect wildlife conservation with botany preservation.

University of Montana Intercollegiate Athletics

This internship has taught me so much. First of all it taught me how to work in a real world environment. I also learned how to work with a team, be a leader, marketing techniques, how to market a sporting event, how to produce ads and how to read a

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protocol. All of these are great added benefits that came from this internship. However sometimes technology does not work and that can be a challenge, but we learned how to go with the flow and come up with a solution to the problem.

University of Montana Office of Sustainability

I benefitted by strengthening my communication skills and time management.

University of Washington Chemical Engineering Department

I think the biggest thing I learned about doing research this summer was to not be discouraged by preliminary results. Not only were our initial results not agree with our hypothesis, they were scattered and seemingly useless. Through modification of the initial experimental design, continued data collection, and careful data analysis we were able to make some interesting statements from what seemed to be a hopeless line of inquiry.

US Forest Service, in Cooke City MT

I learned technical skills that will help me in the future. I was able to learn from land managers that will help me become a future land manager. If I had any problems in the field I was able to work through them by myself or with my partner. I gained more confidence in myself and the ability to make quick decisions in the field. I also had opportunities to improve my skill in talking to the public and educating them about the Forest Service. Sometimes I had to quickly change plans but I learned how to manage my time and still complete the given tasks.

Valley Community Church of God I was given the opportunity to sharpen my skills as a professional. Teresa was able to give me instruction and help me with my writing skills.

Washington Corporations

My internship offered me real world experience in accounting. I learned that accounting is constantly a puzzle as the numbers do not always reconcile or work out perfectly like they do in our homework. But I love that challenge. My internship also solidified my passion for accounting.

Watershed Education Network Benefits included learning how to prepare educational lessons and incorporate my creativity into each. Challenges I experienced were rare yet did occur. The most memorable was getting full class participation during lectures at Willard High.

Watershed Education Network It was nice to get to know an organization in town. Furthermore, it provided a venue to apply what I was learning in class to a real world context.

Watershed Education Network

The greatest benefit to me was learning how to write a lesson plans, and a series of lesson plans, based on the prior knowledge of a group of students. I had to be patient, clear, and concise with my lessons in order for them to receive the most information. Another benefit was simply participating in the Watershed Education Network, because everyone was so positive and organized; it was a very pleasant experience.

Watkins and Shepard I learned how to work with computers in a business aspect, and have become proficient with many types of programs such as excel, corel etc.

Wear Your Roots I just learned a lot that I didn't know before about working with a business like this! It has a lot of challenges! Communication was key in everything and it's something that needs to be used constantly or else things won't be done effectively.

Whatcom Humane Society Wildlife Rehabilitation Center

I the amount that I learned during this internship was amazing. I got hands on experience in animal husbandry, diet preparation, veterinary procedures, animal restraint and much more. I gained valuable knowledge specific for rehabilitation but also improved my organization, communication and decision-making skills. This is one of the best experiences I've ever had in my life and I know it will help me immensely with my future career goals.

Wildlife and Terrestrial Ecosystems - Genetics Lab USFS Rocky

Mountain Research Station

I got to use a lot of problem solving during this internship. Multiple times a reaction I was doing would stop working and we would all have to work to find a way around these problems

Wipfli

I benefited from this internship in so many ways, I met some great professionals and learned more than I could of ever thought from them. There were many challenges in working with taxes for the first time, but I was able to overcome and learn from them with the help of this great company. I am very thankful for the experience.

Wolf Haven International

I learned how to handle animals while they're under anesthesia, something that I will be doing in my future work field in wildlife biology. I also learned how to draw blood for genetic purposes. Some challenges were predicting the unexpected and working with people who I've only known for a day or two. It was hard but I learned a lot about communication with peers even in situations where you might not know them that well.

Women's Opportunity & Resource Development (WORD Inc.)

A lot of factors played against my position and status at WORD Inc. What I will take away from this experience is to have a realistic expectation of what the internal structure and cohesiveness of community organizations actually look like.

Women's Resource Center Event planning and constant support from other members of the organization.

World Wide Opportunity on Organic Farms

An incredible opportunity for exploration of the world and of myself and for immense personal growth

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WWOOF France-La Prade

I really enjoyed being a WWOOFer and I learned a lot. I stayed with a young family in France for two weeks and helped them on their small organic farm. They were part of a bigger community of farmers and artisans so it was very interesting to see how that community worked together to produce and sell products. In addition to technical farming skills, I also was able to learn about how the family got starred in organic farming and what life is like as a farmer in France. The biggest challenge I had was the language barrier. My WWOOF hosts spoke almost no English so we communicated all in French. This sometimes made it challenging to figure out certain tasks or things like the schedule for the day. Overall, however, it was easy to communicate with lots of gestures and demonstrating and I was able to laugh at myself with my hosts over small misunderstandings and translation errors.

WYR Clothing

I gained a lot of hands-on, real life experience. This is a very fast-paced environment and the business is growing fast. I was able to help with many tasks necessary to run a small business that I wouldn't have been involved in with a larger company. It was a great experience!

Yellowstone Club, Outdoor Pursuits

I benefited in many ways form this internship with the Yellowstone Club's Outdoor Pursuits division. One of the main benefits and challenges that I experienced was working with the members of the club. There were many situations where I would have to make a decisions that would affect the group I was leading as a whole. This internship showed me that I have the confidence to lead a group and that I want to pursue a career that involves working with people.

Youth Dynamics, Inc Working with and shadowing a case manager to gain more knowledge about the skills they contain.

YWCA I learned so much and ended up getting a job through them for future and maybe a practicum! It's so awesome! I absolutely loved it!

Z5 Ranch I was introduced to all aspects of a startup business. The biggest benefit was having a real world business to apply school concepts to. In class I would think of my internship, and better understand how business concepts apply.

196 interns responded to the open-ended question, “Is there anything else you would like to share about your internship experience?” Of those interns, 134 offered their comments for public distribution and 64 others responded but declined to have their comments published. Those 64 responses have been withheld from this report. Intern’s names have been withheld to adhere to FERPA requirements.

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221 Industries My internship experience showed me an entirely new field that I could use my MIS degree in. If an opportunity arose for me to work in the extreme sports business I would not hesitate to take it after my experience this summer.

3pd/XPO Last Mile Logistics AMAZING, don't want to leave

Advanced Technology Group ATG has an excellent staff and all MIS students should strive to intern with the company if they would like to stay in the Missoula area.


I was not aware that in order to get credits, I needed to register for an actual class through the university. Because of this, I didn't sign up for financial aid and was shocked when I was notified of my balance on Cyberbear. With the incredible support that SOBA and its staff provide, it came as a surprise to me that no one mentioned that I would have to PAY for my internship. Nowhere along the line did anyone mention this to me, and I had to shell the money out from my personal savings. Luckily I had it or I would have had to forfeit the credits for the internship. If I had been told previously, I would have been better prepared.

Alaskan Wildlife Conservation Center

This internship not only offered a great window into wildlife and landscape of Alaska, but also enabled me to grow as a future wildlife biologist. My time at the Alaskan Wildlife Conservation Center has been a big step in my path towards earning my degree and narrowing my passion.

Americans for Prosperity It was a good experience. I will never do an unpaid internship again.

Anglepoint Group My internship is still a few weeks from over so I have not been offered continued employment yet although I expect to.

Animal Wonders Inc. This internship taught me valuable life skills that will improve my professional and

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educational outlook on life and help me with my career later on in life.

Animal Wonders Montana This is an awesome internship for anyone who loves animals and is interesting in becoming a teacher of some kind!

Anthropology Curation Facility I believe that expressing that I had experience curating and identifying lithic artifacts in a professional setting may have led to my application being selected and accepted for The Olduvai Gorge Project field school this summer.

Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities

Overall, it was ok. Not exactly what I was expecting, but I am grateful for the learning opportunities presented and to the Arvada Center staff for welcoming me with open arms every single day.

Associated Students of The University of Montana

It was a great experience. I feel that it is a very lucrative idea to give students these opportunities.

Athletic Performance Center- University of Montana Overall excellent experience.

Big Sky Community Corporation, Big Sky, MT

I was their first intern, and Jessie expressed an interest in adopting an internship program for the future. May be worth contacting her!

Big Sky Renaissance Faire

My internship with Big Sky Renaissance Faire was an amazing opportunity to learn about the inner workings of a non-profit who is taking a unique approach of raising money for other non-profits in need. My internship provided me with greater skills in management and organization and prepared me for the eventual goal of setting up an ongoing internship opportunity for other U of M students.

Billings Parks and Recreation Thank you Cory for being so understanding and flexible with my out of town internship.

Blown Motor I would highly recommend internships be mandatory for business students.

Blue Skies Campaign Blue Skies Campaign is a great organization to internship for. You can choose where you want to focus your energy, and connections are in place for you to benefit from and build upon.

Bottom Line Incontinence Supply, Inc.

Interning offered me a chance to apply my own flair to a real world job while applying some skills I learned in the School of Business. Realizing just how valuable communication skills are in the workplace was by far the most valuable takeaway from this experience.

Campus Recreation University of Montana

I really enjoyed me experience in the youth camps and feel that I learned a lot and will be able to look back and benefit from this summers experience in the future.

Career Services I feel more confident in graduating this month and entering the work world with the knowledge and skills to become a great job hunter and learned what it looks like to be employable.

CFWEP Working with Dalit is great!

Child Development Center I really enjoyed my internship experience and I am excited to continue working at the Child Development Center next semester.

Child Protective Services Professor Larson was an awesome advisor always reminding us of when our assignments were due which I felt was very important

City of Missoula Bicycle and Pedestrian Program

Yes, I did not receive payment for any of my hours as of yet do to Internship Services dropping the ball in completing my contract. I have close to $2,000 of back up pay waiting. I hope that by the next pay period it will be there; although I have already been told this three times. Extremely frustrating, I have a family to support and I think that this is unacceptable.

Clark Fork Organics I've really enjoyed my time at CFO and intend to volunteer at the PEAS Farm this summer (and into the foreseeable future) to further foster my connection with my food. I'm excited to continue growing and learning.

Community Cancer Center I loved it!

Curry Health Center: Wellness- Weigh to Go UM!

The HHP faculty internship advisor could have been more supportive and organized. The semester was already well underway before I even received a syllabus and expectations for the papers were not clear. However, the actual internship itself was an excellent opportunity to improve my skills.

Curves It was an awesome experience that I would recommend to all health related majors!

Daly Mansion

This internship has helped me make more narrowed decisions about what it is I want to do with my degree when I graduate. I have also received so many lessons about how to interact with people whether guests, volunteers, or staff that will benefit me in my future employment.

Department of Justice - Forensic Science Division - Serology/DNA

Section It is quite difficult to register for an internship and wish it could just be a CyberBear registration without the override slips and such.

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Disney College Program

Disney called program is a internship that you get paid for but it's a challenge that every single college should do in their college careers are afterwards that time management if you do that had roommates about the workforce and how to be on time and know that it's yours to take everything single action at finding what you want to pursue it

Dixon Historical Archaeology Laboratory

I would highly recommend an internship to any student, as it allows you to gain credits while getting valuable on the job experience.

Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center Working for Dorothy Pecaut, you have many opportunities to expand your skills needed to work in wildlife biology. You get to experience everything from PR to animal care to habitat rescue. The internships at Dorothy Pecaut are very well rounded.

Ecuadorian Rivers institute I'd be happy to provide more information or answer any questions you have about my experience!

Edge of The World - Treasure State Shred Fest

Without the knowledge concerning the importance of an internship before graduation, I would have missed obtaining such a valuable experience towards my career. The most significant benefit of my experience was attaining a personalized relationship with my supervisor and with a local company that aligns with my career goals. From this internship, I now have a more thorough understanding of what it takes to organize, develop, and mass-market a large-scale event.

Education Logistics, Inc This internship improved my skills in many ways professionally and personally. I learned how to manage my time and make good use of it plus to always set goals and keep track to see if I am achieving it or not

Element Physical Therapy It was very good and helpful for seeing what my future career would look like.

First Security Bank, A Division of Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

Kathleen was always extremely friendly and helpful. She was so approachable and I felt comfortable whenever I needed to discuss anything with her. I also appreciated her very prompt responses to all of my inquiries via email. I feel as though she promoted the success of my internship and I am very thankful to her. I would definitely recommend any fellow student to see her regarding an internship interest.

Food & Water Watch I would recommend this internship to any student looking for experience in campaign building/strategy, community organizing, or just general activism skills.

Forward Montana It was an amazing learning experience with great people

Frenchtown School District

Serving as an elected official was a great and unique experience that provided an educational experience that would be hard to quantify and not only did I benefit, but it allowed me to make a significant contribution as well. This experience was much more satisfying and educational than other internships in which you hand out flyers or pass around petitions.

Full Circle Counseling Solutions I was unable to reach my internship advisor all summer. I emailed twice and called his office. This made my internship very difficult, as I did not have a clear idea of how to keep track of my hours, logs, etc.

GLASS DOCTOR E GRIZ RECRUITING WEBSITE NEEDS TO BE REBUILT

Great Bear Foundation Working with the Great Bear Foundation was a great experience, allowing me to develop key skills related to nonprofit management - including volunteer recruitment and program development.

Grizzly Athletics May be better as breaking it into two semester of intern teams. And pay would be fantastic. It's great exposure but if you're going to pay GSP interns, it would be would great to see it go both ways.

Grizzly Sports Properties I would highly recommend this experience to anyone who wants some legitimate work experience where job performance is vital. It's a great opportunity to learn from business people who deal mainly in marketing.

Hunters Glen

The staff members I got to work with along with the residents I helped assist at Hunters Glen are all great people and are an amazing team. I enjoyed growing and learning new things with all of them. Amy and Aubrey gave me the chance to learn knew things and watch them do their work as well. It was an amazing opportunity as well as an awesome experience!

IE3- Treatment Action Campaign While this internship proved to be extremely challenging for me, this opinion is not reflective of Internship Services or of IE3 and was specific to the organization in which I was placed.

Iowa Primate Learning Sanctuary It was an amazing experience I will never forget.

Irish Archaeological Field School It was a wonderful opportunity to grow professionally and academically while engaging in an international experience.

KBGA College Radio The whole experience was very meaningful and provided me with excellent growth opportunities.

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KECI-TV

In class, I don't get to experience what it is like to actually be on the job. You can simulate it, but it just isn't the same. It's nice to actually be relied on for things and feel accomplished when your work makes it onto TV. I constantly have family and friends asking when my work will be on air so that they can watch it and that is a gratifying feeling. This internship is making me realize that I truly have picked a dream job.

KECI-TV So far, everything is going well. The people are friendly and are giving me lots of opportunities to work on stories and newscasts.

Leslie Allen/ True Spirit CrossFit and Yoga

I would highly recommend an internship with Leslie to any student interested in working in the fitness industry. She was supportive and encouraging without fail.

Los Angeles Dodgers Go Dodgers!

Mamalode I feel like I don't get enough direction, I would like them to give me tasks rather than having to look for them.

Marketplace Media I know that internships are usually not paid. However since it was such a big time commitment it took away the ability to have a job so payment would have been nice.

Meadowlark Sciences It was an interesting experience.

Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium

I would encourage all students at UM to participate in internships. They are very valuable and teach hands-on applicable skills that you can actually use in real life situations and employment opportunities.

Missoula City-County Health Department, Health Promotion,


It was a fantastic experience, and challenging in its scope. I wish that I could have done it more justice in devoting more time and energy to it, as it's a field I truly enjoy and would love to work in. My supervisor could not have been better, I was very lucky to work with the County and to work with Lisa. I regret the mistakes I made, and attribute them to a lapse of attention to detail, time crunches, and a lapse of communication and my own lack of checking and double checking information before it is printed. Lisa is creative, kind, forgiving, and excellent in her position. She passed on helpful, pertinent suggestions to make community projects more efficient and productive. I aspire to work exactly as she does, with her professional manner, intelligence, and efficiency, while making the job enjoyable and successful. She has become my hero, and I am very grateful for the experience.

Missoula County Public Schools District Technology Department

I thoroughly enjoyed working with MCPS! It was a great experience in which I learned an exponential amount!

Missoula Urban Demonstration Project MUD is a great organization and I really enjoyed my time there.

Moab Sun News I would do it again.

Montana Conservation Corps Communication is key.

Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks More corroboration with government agencies can provide more internship opportunists. They are excellent work experience.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Region 4 Headquarters,

Great Falls Montana

This internship was the most amazing experience I have ever had. I learned so much more than I could learn in a class room. I have learned so many different skills in both field work and office work than I ever thought a summer internship could provide. I recommend students to look for internships in the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.

Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks It was a lot of fun!

Montana High Tech Business Alliance

It was a great experience being able to learn the “tech” side of a business from a non-profit stand point. I loved being able to meet the companies and employees that I did as well as work so closely with Christina.

Montana Outdoor Science School

I would love to stay involved with the organization and do what I can to help them develop into an even more successful, growing organization. I really appreciated the positive work environment and how friendly and welcoming each of the staff members were. Entering the experience, I was nervous and of course, felt vulnerable. The staff made me feel comfortable and right at home instantly. The welcoming atmosphere helped me become more confident and assertive in what I had to offer in terms of ideas to help the organization. I greatly appreciate the staff's time, effort and willingness to provide me with such a valuable and fun learning experience. I know I will use the skills I learned from this experience and apply them in both my personal and professional life.

Montana State Developmental Disabilities Program

I think that for the older, rural student internships are particularly helpful for employment networking. I did not expect to gain employment as a result of this internship, but now I am known (and known positively) by some people in Montana state government. This fact likely would assist me to procure employment in Montana state government.

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MontPIRG MontPIRG is both fun and a great learning experience. I would recommend an internship with this organization to anyone.

MontPIRG Though I was not offered employment at the end of the internship, I was offered another internship. I was offered to stay on board and keep working with the organization.

Morning Light Photography I'm glad I got this experience.

Mountain Line There was difficulty when my original supervisor, Topher Williams, left Mountain Line for another job and I was handed off to the new general manager, however it all still worked out.

National Geographic Yellowstone Project

As an assistant for a photographer, I have been able to see and be involved in how a professional works in the field. I am experiencing the process through her pre-production, production and post-production skills. Also I am learning that a huge part of the job is people skills. For me I have to constantly be thinking about how I can make the photographer's job easier. I have to remain positive and supportive and also be technically and mentally switched on at all times.

Native Generational Change I would recommend this to anyone because of the rewarding experience and dynamics of the people that work there.

NCBI Missoula Everyone should do at least one internship during college.

NCBI Missoula I think everyone in college should participate in an internship or practicum before they graduate.

New Directions Wellness Center New Directions is a wonderful place to gain experience and perspective.

ONXMAPS Thank you for the opportunity to expand my knowledge base in the real world

Partnership for Children Overall it was a positive experience and I'll be continuing the work that I've been doing at PFC for the next couple of years, while attending school.

PEAK Health & Wellness Center I really had to pave my own way and find my own internship. There was not much help from the HHP department, but everything has gone better than expected and I am very happy to be employed by the PEAK now.

Planet Drum Ecuador I wish I could do it over again and apply everything I know now.

Planet Drum Foundation A growth experience both personally and professionally!

Projects Abroad - The Cape Chameleon I'm looking forward to seeing where the next 4 weeks take me!

Rocky Mountain Conservancy Conservation Corps

This was a great way to spend my summer experiencing working along side the Forest Service and with a successful non-profit.

Rocky Mountain Entertainment Agency

I strongly recommend that every student at the University of Montana to do an internship at least once if not more. I learned many skills throughout my internship that I would have not been able to learn in a class setting.

Rodale, Inc. - Runner's World Website

Rodale, Inc. is a great company to work for because they provide interns with real-life experience as well as host weekly seminars that speakers present information about themselves and their career path.

Sanisera Field School The only reason I wouldn't recommend this internship is that the instructors I learned from are no longer with the organization and I can no longer vouch for it.

Scenic Route Films As a graduating Media Arts student, I am so glad I was able to intern with someone who has been working in my field. The experience was invaluable.

Selway-Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation

I really enjoyed being exposed to peers in the conservation field who were from all across the country. The foundation did a great job of hiring quality staff members and interns alike. Anyone interested in outdoor recreation, wildland stewardship, or nonprofit administration would be wise to seek out this internship.

Senator Tester's office in Washington D.C.

I would recommend this internship to any student, and I would be happy to talk to anyone interested as well.

SGL Investment Advisors Great experience, would recommend it strongly to any business major interested in the world of finance.

Six Pony Hitch It was a good experience overall. Very informal format. I wouldn't recommend this internship for anyone without some professional experience.

SkoFlo Industries, Inc. It was an enjoyable experience that broadened my interpersonal communication skills, while gaining technical experience with building a network. I also helped configure PCs for users and provide technical support.

Smokejumper Visitor Center Everyone involved was very helpful and made the experience a smooth transition both into and out of the internship. I will always remember what I learned here.

Sovann Komar Children's Village Working for an NGO in a developing country has been completely life-altering. I highly recommend everyone get out of their comfort zone. Jumping into that kind of situation

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has made me more self-reliant and confident. I have learned more about myself than I ever thought I could- not to mention learning more about a culture so different from my own. It's had highs and lows but I've learned to take it all in stride. Incredible experience.

St. Patrick's Hospital I enjoy the internship and am learning a lot from it. I feel that the interns should be able to choose whether they would work directly under either Susi Matheis or Bret Ralston in the cardiac rehab program.

St. Patrick's Hospital I was and I continue to be really impressed with how helpful the staff of internship services is, particularly Joann Kregosky.

St. Patrick's Hospital Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation

I think an evaluation with the supervisor half way through the internship would have been helpful. That way I could have communicated what else I wanted to get out of my time with them, and I could have gotten some critical advice from my supervisor on how to be a better intern.

Steamboat Springs Resort, Kids Vacation Center Awesome opportunity that was very compatible with school.

Student Conservation Association with the National

Park Service Wonderful opportunity, would highly recommend.

Study Abroad Office

One of the most advantages aspects of working in the office, was that I was able to speak to a wide range of students that wish to study abroad. Several pupils who I have met the though working here I actually plan to meet up when they come to Europe to travel. This is great. As these connections I have made have given me another means to travel. Germany, Ireland, Germany Africa and Japan and are just a few places that have been opened up to me by working in the study abroad office.

The Borgen Project Excellent organization! They had realistic goals for me while still maximizing the amount I could do for them and their cause. I learned a ton about my field and my passion-more than I have in any classroom thus far. Overall great experience!

The Buckle Overall I thought this internship was a fantastic experience and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a sales/management internship.

The Center For Restorative Youth Justice

I have learned and gained so much knowledge and confidence through my internship at The Center for Restorative Youth Justice. It has been such a positive change in my personal and professional life and I am so glad that I was given to opportunity to work with such amazing people who are so highly educated in social work profession.

The Loft of Missoula I was able to take part in a variety of tasks and be involved in many meetings and business decisions. They treated me very well and always respected my input. It was a great experience and I will continue to work there part-time.

The Missoulian It has been constructive and enjoyable. I am learning a lot.

The Wilderness Society It was a wonderful experience and it opened a lot of doors.

Tie Haberdashery It's a lot of fun and I'm learning great skills. This is teaching me real-world skills for future jobs, and helps me determine what path I want my career to go down.

Tioga Tribune It's a wonderful experience.

Two Medicine Dinosaur Center For anyone looking to go into art, science, marketing, business, construction, English, history, curation, or really anything, I would definitely recommend applying for an internship at TMDC or another non-profit facility.

U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) - Office of

Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance (ODAPC) - In the Office of the Secretary (OST)

Jobs that I have had in the past were always in the private sector, so it was a great experience to be able to work for the Federal Government. This internship taught me so much in only two months. I made great connections in the D.C. area, and I know if I ever decide to live in this area I will be able to come join their team again!

UMACF Dr. Riley is the best mentor that anyone can ask for. Her wide range of expertise not only help me in my internship position, but in my classes and my future.

Universal Vision I really wished I got more out of my internship and wasn't just stuck behind a computer and only met my boss once

University of Montana - Women's Resource Center

The women's resource center offers many valuable resources to all students - it should be better marketed.


The internship was exciting and never dull. I think it is important to get an internship in the area that you are studying so that you can experience the time and effort it takes to be as successful as possible.

University of Montana Athletics Sports Information

It has been great so far. I have a great opportunity to earn work experience in a field I am interested in.

University of Montana Campus Recreation

This was a great experience and I am very thankful for Campus Recreation for giving me the opportunity. I am grateful to have such a helpful and knowledgeable Internship

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work supervisor. Kate was always more than helpful and I learned things from her and this experience I do not think I would have learned from a class.

University of Montana Dining Garden Yay Gardens!

University of Montana Herbarium

The Herbarium is a wonderful place to work. Grace Johnson the collections manager is very knowledgeable and helpful. Marilyn Marler is an expert in her field and also very helpful. I appreciate their flexibility with my busy schedule this semester and all of their support.

University of Montana Intercollegiate Athletics My internship has been great and I am excited to continue it.

US Forest Service, in Cooke City MT

It was a great summer internship and I would recommend anyone to try an internship in their field before they graduate. It may change what you want to do with your life. I fell in love with being a backcountry ranger and I hope to continue with similar jobs in the future.

Valley Community Church of God

I had a wonderful experience and greatly appreciate it. The church membership and staff have been very supportive.

Watershed Education Network

The whole experience has been great. I will encourage my peers to pursue similar internships and work studies to fulfill academic credits. I have enjoyed classes throughout my career in U of M, yet i have gained more from this internship than most classes combined.

West Perth Falcons Football Club

I came with expectations I was given from the company I got the internship through, the Education Abroad Network. There were a lot of things I was told that never came to fruition, such as the amount of hours I would be getting at the club, amount of money to budget for travel etc., and what exactly I would be doing. The staff at TEAN didn't do much to reconcile these issues either and acted like they have never heard these issues before, despite my correspondence with a previous intern who had the same problems. The staff at the football club has been fantastic and I highly suggest working with them again, but I would not recommend the Education Abroad Network to anyone.

Wolf Haven International It was the first I was able to touch and handle a wolf. It was an amazing experience and I learned so much more than any classroom could have taught me.

Women's Opportunity & Resource Development (WORD

Inc.) I feel that internships should be more universally enforced for all professional majors and minors.

World Wide Opportunity on Organic Farms Thanks for everything!

Yellowstone Club, Outdoor Pursuits Fantastic Experience.

YWCA Best thing I've ever done pertaining to my future career!

Z5 Ranch It was a lot more work then I anticipated. 10hrs. a week is a huge commitment.

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