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.
Internship Assistance
- Interview Skills
- Job/Internship Search
- Resume and Cover Letter
- Internship FAQ
- Read through the CAHNRS-Internship-Handbook-2019 (PDF)
- Our Internship & Career Development Coordinator, Herb Lengel, is here to help you through the process. Please contact Herb via email.
Internship Coordinators and Instructors
| Department | Name | Phone |
| Agricultural & Food Systems | Herb Lengel | 509.335.0049 |
| Animal Sciences | Valorie Fisher | 509.335.5274 |
| Apparel, Merchandising, Design & Textiles | Shanna Pumphrey | 509.335.8909 |
| Human Development-Pullman | Joe Hewa | 509.335.8678 |
| Human Development-Online | Jeanne Pittman | 509.335.2772 |
| 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 |
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.
Please Join Us:
Monday, February 4, 2019
5:00 to 6:30 p.m.
Washington State University
Ensminger Pavilion
Pullman, WA
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, January 30th for employers