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Internships

    • Kaitlin Miller Carter Wheat Lab
    • Kaitlin Miller Carter Wheat Lab Ignite Undergraduate Research Program
    • Riley Reed Ignite Undergraduate Research Program
    • Riley Reed Ignite Undergraduate Research Program with Dr. Hopkins
    • Rachel Schreck Food Science
    • Rachel Schreck Food Science Ignite Undergraduate Research Program
    • Katelin Baker Animal Sciences (Pre-Vet)
    • Katelin Baker Animal Sciences (Pre-Vet) Ignite Undergraduate Research Program
    • Katie Doonan Organic and Sustainable Agriculture
    • Katie Doonan Organic and Sustainable Agriculture Ignite Undergraduate Research Program

What is an Internship?

A carefully monitored work or service experience in which an individual has intentional learning goals and reflects actively on what she or he is learning throughout the experience.

How can Internships help you?

  • Gain exposure to real-world problems and issues that are beyond the classroom.
  • Evaluate specific companies or specific careers prior to committing to full-time employment—a “try before you buy” type experience.
  • Increase self-confidence in the workplace while developing an expanded network of associates and professionals for job references.
  • Have resume-building experiences while applying academic concepts and principles.
  • Have hands-on opportunities to work with equipment and technology that may not be available on campus.
  • Improve time management, communication, and interpersonal skills.
  • Students who have completed internships are more likely to get a job at their internship site or with a competitor than students who have not completed an internship.

Find an Internship

Internship Assistance

Internship Coordinators and Instructors

Department Name Phone
Agricultural & Food Systems Herb Lengel 509.335.0049
Animal Sciences Mary Ohnemus 509.335.5274
Apparel, Merchandising, Design & Textiles Shanna Pumphrey 509.335.8909
Human Development Joe Hewa 509.335.8678
Horticulture Ade Snider 509.335.9502
Integrated Plant Sciences Herb Lengel 509.335.0049
School of the Environment Alecia Hoene 509.335.6166
School of Economics Sciences Rebecca Liao-Cance 509.335.1667
School of Food Science Jodi Anderson 509.335.4763
Viticulture and Enology – Pullman – Tri-Cities Herb Lengel 509.335.0049

Please Join Us:

Monday, October 4, 2021
5:00 to 7:00 pm
CAHNRS Career & Internship Networking Night

Employer Registration

Employer Agenda

Student Registration

WSU Fall Career Expo

October 5th 

Employers

Employers can use Handshake for Employers to post jobs and internships, receive student application materials electronically, and schedule on-campus interviews.

CAHNRS Internships

From the classroom to the real-world

Each year, CAHNRS facilitates an internship application process to partner students with world-class faculty internship mentors to create a unique hands on learning experience in Pullman or at our Research and Extension and County Extension locations.

CAHNRS Academic Programs, the Agricultural Research Center, and Extension have pooled funding resources to create opportunities for CAHNRS undergraduate students to have an immersion-based teaching, research or extension internship experience. Through this support over 30 paid internship experiences are offered to students each school year.

Opportunities unique to CAHNRS have students from all majors utilizing what they learn in the classroom to solve real-world problems in fields related to their major. Faculty mentors are encouraged to submit proposals to receive funding to take on a CAHNRS student intern.