Internship: EGLE

EGLE just released its applications for summer internships, which is a 15-week intensive program where interns work approximately 29 hours per week. There are 20 positions available, split into 4 different categories, and all internships are paid at $20 per hour. For each category, there is a list of associated projects, which you should review and indicate your interest in when you apply for the internship type. If you have questions, please reach out to our Recruiting and Internship Specialist, Cindy Whittum, at WhittumC@michigan.gov or 517-914-6595.

Please share widely with college students in your lives! We very much hope that these internship opportunities can start young people on a pathway to a career with EGLE.

Environmental Policy & Leadership Internships (2 available)

Environmental Science Internships (13 available)

Environmental Engineering Internships (4 available)

Recruitment and Internship Program Internship (1 available)

Eileen Boekestein (she/her)

Environmental Education Manager

      Certified Environmental Educator (CEE-P)

Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

Environmental Support Division

616-403-1615 | BoekesteinE@Michigan.gov

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Engineering Ambassadors (K-12 STEM Outreach) Meetings – Mondays, 7pm – Fisher 131

Do you have a passion for Engineering and working with K-12 students? If so, you should join Engineering Ambassadors! We meet Mondays at 7 PM in Fisher 131, our next meeting is Monday 1/27. See attached for more details, and email ambassadors@mtu.edu if you have any questions or want to be added to our email list.

Internship: City of De Pere

Summer 2025 Internship

Position: Engineering Aide 

Employer: City of De Pere, Wisconsin (near Green Bay)

Link to Applyhttps://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/deperewi/jobs/4719554/engineering-aide-summer-seasonal?pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs

Duties: Performing construction observation, maintaining construction records, helping with surveys and construction staking, working with engineers/technicians, and assisting with computations in the office.

NSF-Clarkson University REU

PwrEng REU Overview:

This REU site is designed to conduct research addressing the barriers to developing a resilient carbon free electricity system.  

  • The PwrEng REU features a ten-week immersive summer research program for ten undergraduate students annually.
  • The students will research into open questions in collaboration with the power industry including NYISO, NYPA, and NYSEG for grid decarbonization and resiliency (Research topics include energy economics, grid integration of wind, solar, and energy storage, and grid transition. Please see “Research Projects” page for details). 
  • Research activities will be enriched by professional development activities and field trips (including tours of NG’s substation in Upstate New York, the NYPA’s St Lawrence Franklin D. Roosevelt Power Project in Massena NY, and a virtual tour of NREL’s energy infrastructure in Golden, CO).

2025 PwrEng REU Program and Application Submission

Program Dates

  • May 26, 2025 – Aug 1, 2025

Location

  • Clarkson University’s Potsdam Hill Campus, located in Potsdam, New York.

Application information can be found here: https://sites.google.com/clarkson.edu/reu-pwr?pli=1

Society for Environmental Engineering (SEEN) – First General Meeting

The Society for Environmental Engineering (SEEn) is holding their first meeting this month!

The Society for Environmental Engineering

Invites You to Their FIRST GENERAL MEETING. All students invited

We’ll talk about semester goals, project ideas, and answer questions.


Tuesday, January 28 at 7 p.m.

Chem Sci 103

SEE YOU THERE!

Scholarship: ACEC/Michigan (due January 3, 2025)

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION (due January 3, 2025)
ACEC/Michigan is planning to award $20,000 in scholarships this year, divided between approximately 5 engineering and surveying students enrolled in an ABET accredited college or university. The students must have lived, worked, or gone to school in Michigan and worked for a consulting engineering, surveying, or architectural/engineering firm within the past 24 months. The criteria is based on GPA, work experience, school and work references, and community activities. Applicants must also write an essay answering the question provided.  

The all-digital Scholarship Application process allows students to save and work on the application over time as well as apply for multiple scholarships they may be eligible for with one application. We would appreciate the distribution of the scholarship application to any students you know of who may be eligible, including your firm’s summer interns.

The application portal link is: https://acecinstitute.awardspring.com/. The deadline to apply is January 3, 2025.

Regards, 

Kathy VanZee
Member Services Coordinator
American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Michigan
www.acecmi.org
D: 517.580.0341 | O: 517.332.2066