Category: Education

internships with organizations that go “outside the box” with active learning and mentorship

Lindsay Vermillion, Shumla Archaeology Research and Education Center

Research Intern for Shumla Archaeology Research & Education Center Summer 2015 I conducted my internship at the Shumla Archaeological Research & Education Center as a research intern for the 2015 summer field session. I participated first hand in Shumla’s documentation and preservation methods in rock art research on the field and the lab.  During the… Continue Reading Lindsay Vermillion, Shumla Archaeology Research and Education Center

Sam Jaklich, Center for Archaeological Research

Internship at the Legacy Program: Teaching children to save the past From June 15th until August 7th of 2015, I had the wonderful opportunity to intern with the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Center for Archaeological Research, or CAR. Specifically, I worked in CAR’s public outreach division, the Legacy program. The program director of Legacy… Continue Reading Sam Jaklich, Center for Archaeological Research

Lindsey Robertson, Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center

In the spring of 2015, I interned with the Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center (HCWC) as a primary prevention educator. Over the course of my internship, I helped co-facilitate small groups in the middle schools and high schools in Hays and Caldwell Counties, researched primary prevention, and participated in events that were either hosted by HCWC or… Continue Reading Lindsey Robertson, Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center

Lilia Loera, Texas State Legislature

As a graduate student conducting research on immigration activism, I wanted to understand the political discourse, or debate, on immigration in relation with the academic literature. So for the spring 2015 semester, I decided to intern for the Texas House legislature for Representative Joe Farias. Representative Joe Farias is a Democratic house member who represents… Continue Reading Lilia Loera, Texas State Legislature