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The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum offers several three-month internships in Public Horticulture from approximately early May to late August. Our Internship objectives are to provide students with an enriching professional growth experience in public horticulture; encourage creative problem solving skills in public garden management issues; and give students practical career experience in public garden management. About the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum As a premier pubic garden and cultural destination, and international horticultural research center, the Arboretum is a community resource that contributes to the horticultural, economic, and intellectual lives of Minnesotans and people all over the world. Named as one of the "10 great places to smell the flowers" by USA Today, the Arboretum boasts 21,000 members, 1,800 volunteers and more than 318,000 visitors annually. The Arboretum features 1,100+ acres, 32 display and specialty gardens, 48 general plant collections and more than 5,000 plant species and varieties. Founded more than 50 years ago, in 1958, the Arboretum is a part of the Department of Horticultural Science, in the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences at the University of Minnesota. Located in Chanhassen, Minnesota, a western suburb of the Minneapolis/St Paul metropolitan area, the Arboretum is approximately 9 miles west of Interstate 494.The mission of the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is to be a resource for horticultural and environmental information, research, and public education. To inspire and delight visitors with quality plants in well designed and maintained displays, collections, model landscapes, and conservation areas.

Help make a difference in the battle against blood cancers! The Connecticut Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society an energetic and goal oriented intern for the Team In Training program during the Spring 2013 semester. Combine your love for sports & helping others with this fun, flexible, hands on learning experience! Team In Training (TNT) is the world's largest endurance training program for runners, walkers, cyclists and triathletes. TNT provides certified coaches and mentors to the participants that assist them in their fitness and personal goals for marathons, century rides and triathlons, in return participants raise funds to help find a cure for leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. www.teamintraining.org/ct

Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library is the former estate of H.F. du Pont with 60 acres of naturalistic garden set within a 1000 acres of woods, meadows & streams amid the rolling hills of Delaware's Brandywine Valley. Appealing to a wide audience of tourists, culture seekers, and avid horticulturists, the Winterthur Garden is a historic and rare example of a "wild garden". The Groundskeeping Intern will learn proper turfgrass management techniques through hands-on experience in the day to day management of the turf within the Winterthur Garden and Estate. They will gain experience in handling a range of mowers and turf situations. They will also assist with the maintenance of the historic naturalistic design of the garden by learning and practicing good safetyand excellent horticultural techniques e.g. fertilizing, planting, pruning, leaf removal, mowing, spraying pesticides, mulching, weedeating and learn the cultural requireents and botanical nomenclature of the plants along with the design principles used in the Winterthur Garden.

Rice Consulting Intern Job Description Spring/Summer 2013 Political Consulting Trainee Field: Political Fundraising and Strategic Outreach Start Date: Late May-Early June Hours: 5 days/week, M-F, evening events Stipend: Based on number of hours and experience. Application: We are currently accepting applications for Spring/Summer 2013. Apply online at www.riceconsultingllc.com or, send cover letter, resume, and two references to: Kelly Bittner - Intern Coordinator Rice Consulting 17 W. Courtland St., Ste. 210 Bel Air, MD 21014 P: 410-838-6355 F: 410-838-8633 E-MAIL: info@riceconsultingllc.com Website: www.riceconsultingllc.com Other: Rice Consulting is located in Harford County, Maryland and is an animal-friendly office (Max and Augie, the office dogs, work every day). Interested parties must have reliable transportation. This internship can be credit-worthy depending on institutional requirements. A small stipend will be offered if the internship is not able to be used toward academic credits. Rice Consulting is a political consulting firm offering both fundraising services and general strategic advice to Democratic candidates across the state of Maryland. In compliance with the American Disabilities Act (1990), physical demands are as follows: Sit for long periods of time Use hands to finger, handle, or feel Reach with hands and arms Talk and hear regularly Frequently lift and/or move up to 10 lbs and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 lbs Close vision of computer screen In addition to the responsibilities outlined above, the internship will offer a broad introduction to the profession of political consulting. Rice Consulting staff, with political experience dating to 1992, will offer training about the goals, principles, laws, and mechanics of consulting, how consulting fits into the bigger political picture, and how one goes about becoming a consultant.

WETA Public Television and Classical 90.9 FM provides internship opportunities designed to help expand students' knowledge and experience in public media and compliment their studies. Working on the weekly national program, "Washington Week with Gwen Ifill", the intern will research national and international news stories, fact-check scripts, monitor live news events, log video archives, prepare the green room for guests, and assist with website updates. They will also participate in weekly editorial meetings and assist producers in the control room during the live broadcast. Special projects as assigned. This is an unpaid internship with a small travel stipend available. For more information about our internship program and to apply, visit our website: http://www.weta.org/about/careers/internships.

Chicago Zoological Society, which manages Brookfield Zoo, is currently accepting applications for our College Experiential Learning Opportunities (CELO) program. Interns will learn the processes used by researchers in the area of specialization. These internships are designed for individuals interested in research careers in the areas of emphasis or related areas. In particular, students that plan to pursue graduate degrees in any of the areas below may find the internship to be a valuable experience. Please visit this site (http://www.czs.org/czs/Educational-Programs/Internships.aspx) for specific details on applying and contact interns@czs.org with any other questions you may have. Chicago Zoological Society is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer - M/F/V/D Diverse candidates are encouraged to apply and to identify themselves.

COMPANY INFO HFA is the nations leading provider of intellectual property management, licensing and royalty calculation and distribution services for the music industry. With over 46,000 music publishing clients, HFA issues the largest number of licenses for the use of music in both physical and digital distribution formats. HFA makes licensing fast and easy with Songfile®, its online application. The company also offers a variety of outsourced technology solutions designed to facilitate the administration of intellectual property rights. As a technology innovator, HFA is leading the industry in establishing global data standards and is a founding member and Board member of the Digital Data Exchange (DDEX). For the last three years, HFA has ranked in the top 250 of InformationWeek 500: Relentless Innovators list. In business for more than 80 years, HFA is the music industrys most comprehensive resource for rights management. Licensing / Data Management Departments The Licensing Department processes and verifies licensing requests for the reproduction of musical compositions on behalf of our publisher principals. Our goal is to obtain complete and accurate information from licensees to assure efficient handling of all requests in a timely manner which results in royalty collections on behalf of our publisher clients. The primary purpose of the Data Management Department is to rationalize and integrate the process and strategy of managing musical composition, sound recordings, licensing and royalty data. The integration of this data into a singular and broader rights management and business intelligence platform is vital to HFAs ability to drive commerce. We offer internships in the Spring, Summer and Fall. The Spring and Fall internships are part-time positions (12-15 hrs/week), unpaid, school credit only. Spring term begins in January and end in May. Fall begins in September and ends in December. The summer internship is a full-time paid internship, which runs from June through August. Cuts off dates for applications are: December 15 for Spring, May 15 for summer, August 15 for fall. To apply for our Internship program, please submit your information through our website at www.harryfox.com or email Dana Glass, HR Director at jobs@harryfox.com.

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) is a nonprofit organization working toward effective medical practice, research, and health promotion. For the last 26 years, PCRM has led the way for reforms of federal nutrition policies, and our clinical research programs are breaking new ground in diabetes, cancer, and other serious medical conditions. We have fought for an emphasis on prevention, higher ethical standards in research, and scientific advances in basic research and effective drug development. We have worked with physicians, federal regulators, politicians, researchers, educators, students, and concerned citizens. And we have so much more work to do. PCRMs Toxicology and Regulatory Testing team finds and implements science and policy-based solutions to reduce and replace the use of animals in tests conducted by pesticide, chemical, drug, and cosmetic companies. The Toxicology and Regulatory Testing Intern will work with our Director of Regulatory Testing Issues on researching and preparing educational materials (web and print), assisting with grassroots, media and educational aspects of our campaign to encourage cosmetic companies to stop testing on animals, assisting with the teams lobbying activities, including tracking Capitol Hill visits and preparing materials, and assisting with the preparation of reports for the public or for peer-reviewed publication on topics related to animal testing. This internship is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about the policy issues associated with efforts to promote alternatives to the use of animals for product and chemical testing while making a valuable contribution to PCRMs campaigns.

The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, class A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, are seeking a few smart, energetic, and hard working individuals to become seasonal front office interns. This unpaid internship is a great learning experience and will offer a window into the operations of a Minor league baseball team. The Food & Beverage Intern will report directly to the Food & Beverage Director and Intern Coordinator. This position will provide a clear picture of the overall operations of Food & Beverage in minor league baseball. The position is designed to offer an extensive amount of project and people management learning experiences as well as practical business basics such as cost vs. revenue and supply & demand. We are looking for people who can perform well in these capacities and have a passion for baseball. This internship requires a great amount of dedication throughout the baseball season. Interns will work long hours with their schedule each week changing depending on the team's game schedule. This position will learn to receive and store all food & beverage inventory. Learn to complete monthly inventory of all food & beverage items as well as rotating stock. Learn to coordinate with Food & Beverage Director to maintain correct inventory of all necessary items. Learn to supervise assigned areas (concession stands, picnic areas, portables, etc.) and seasonal employees. During the business day, all interns will also learn about sales through a combination of training and hands on experience. Responsibilities include making outbound sales calls, data entry, and assisting with promotions and community outreach. He/she will help create the most fun environment possible at Volcanoes Stadium, both in and around the stadium by offering the most delectable food available, and entertainment to be enjoyed with it. This may include bands for our entertainment deck, tables for our concourse and, of course, fans to enjoy it all. This will be done through phone calls and meetings, as sales is the one skill everyone in minor league baseball must possess (we will provide sales training, but prior experience is always a plus.) Most of all, he/she must be able keep a high level of energy and have fun all season long.

Runtriz is a leading developer of software solutions for the hospitality industry, powering the digital and mobile strategies of many of the world's top casinos and hotels. Our clients are experiencing higher guest service scores, greater revenues and significant operational efficiencies. We are looking for individuals that crave experience in Sales and Marketing. You will learn about online marketing, traditional marketing, advertising, social media, sales etc. If you have an interest in the new technology world and are thinking of a career in marketing, advertising, or sales, this could be the perfect position for you. Start time immediately. Full-time and part-time are available. School credits available. 12 weeks extendable internships.