{"id":3773,"date":"2017-08-24T17:01:39","date_gmt":"2017-08-25T00:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/breakingwaves\/?p=3773"},"modified":"2017-08-24T17:01:39","modified_gmt":"2017-08-25T00:01:39","slug":"video-summer-internships-prepare-undergrads-marine-science-careers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/breakingwaves\/2017\/08\/24\/video-summer-internships-prepare-undergrads-marine-science-careers\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Summer internships prepare undergrads for marine science careers"},"content":{"rendered":"

This new video<\/a> shows how Oregon Sea Grant\u2019s Summer Scholars program helps prepare high-caliber junior and senior undergraduates from around the U.S. for careers in the marine sciences or the management of coastal resources. The program places students with Oregon-based federal and state agencies and nongovernmental organizations for paid, 10-week internships.\"\"<\/p>\n

Students are assigned to a specific project under a mentor. They may assist their mentors with field work, lab work, analysis, research, policy development or public engagement efforts.<\/p>\n

The video, produced by Oregon Sea Grant<\/a> (OSG), also highlights some of this summer\u2019s activities and includes interviews with students and mentors.<\/p>\n

Ten students from seven different states participated in this year\u2019s program, interning with agencies such as the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife<\/a> (ODFW), the USDA<\/a>, the OSU Extension Tourism Program<\/a>, the EPA<\/a> and the South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve<\/a>. Students worked on topics ranging from monitoring recovering sea star populations to spreading awareness about marine reserves to testing unmanned aircraft systems\u2019 viability in shellfish surveys.\"\"<\/p>\n

Students also participated in a professional-development workshop on science communication and outreach and engagement. The workshop was followed by a hiking and camping trip, allowing students both to explore more of Oregon’s scenic beauty and spend some quality time with their cohort.<\/p>\n

The program culminated with a symposium that was open to the public. Friends, family, mentors and coworkers came to watch the scholars present on their summer’s work.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe skills I’ve gained this summer as a scholar seem a little difficult to quantify because it feels like there’s a lot,\u201d student Catie Michel said in the video. \u201cBut I’ve especially appreciated learning about successful collaboration with people and effective communication, especially in terms of science and research.\u201d\"\"<\/p>\n

In addition to aligning with OSG\u2019s vision, mission and values, the goals of the Summer Scholars program are to<\/p>\n