Internships
Part of what sets Lake Forest College apart is its wide array of experience-rich internships offered throughout Chicagoland and as far away as Paris.
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You can earn money or academic credit - or sometimes both - working in your chosen field of study after your sophomore year at the College. Your major’s internship supervisor and professionals at the Career Advancement Center can help you find an internship that’s right for you at a business, social service or governmental agency, or cultural institution. Our proximity to Chicago gives our students nearly boundless internship options.
Students at Lake Forest College may do internships for-credit, which the are specifically linked to their area of study, and not-for-credit. Both academic year and summer internships are generally available. Current students can find available internships listed in the online job/internship database available through the Career Advancement Center.
Internships News
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I spent two weeks of my summer working for a new, non-profit, environmental education organization based out of Casco Viejo, Panama. The purpose of my trip was to meet up with Chris Del Vecchio, a graduate from Brandeis University, and help her out with a program that she recently created. -
During the summer I interned at the environmental consulting corporation ENVIRON in Sydney, Australia. While I was there, I researched air quality management best practices for coal mines and conducted a survey of air quality management practices across 9 coal mine complexes from two continents. Also, I assisted ENVIRON’s energy auditors in conducting energy audits of several commercial buildings. These audits, combined with a sub meter tool that I developed, allowed us to identify and price energy efficiency opportunities. -
International relations and economics major Fabricio Sordoni ‘11 recounts his service at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris during his recent semester abroad.
