The MDPD internship is normally a 10-14 week program designed to enhance learning through the observation of police activities. The typical student is assigned to approximately 22 different entities during the duration of their internship. Must be a junior or senior at an accredited college or university. Also, the applicants should have a minimum 3.0 GPA in their major and a 2.7 GPA overall. 2001 will provide students with the opportunity to become involved in research projects in engineering, chemistry, forest biology, paper science and other related areas.
Internships are available to college sophomores, juniors and seniors.
Duties include assisting staff instructors as they teach and supervising students during field and laboratory activities. Interns are responsible for lab set-up and maintenance, snorkel gear maintenance and inventory, supervision of student snorkeling activities, and preparation for group arrivals. Interns may be called on to assist with almost all phases of the MarineLab environmental education program and therefore develop a comprehensive understanding of the operation of such a program. In the afternoon interns will write an op-ed article of their own for newspapers, edit the Director s writing, help raise funds and do office work. Interns may also have an opportunity to publish an article in their newsletter, which has an international circulation of 1100.