Geography Blog

Category: Internships

  • Quincy Yangh (’21): Working for equal access to justice

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    Geography major Tori Franciosi (’21) interviewed Quincy Yangh (’21) about his fall 2019 internship with iProbono, an NGO in New Delhi, India. The internship was part of a one-month Independent Study Period of the School for International Training (SIT)’s Nepal and India: Tibetan and Himalayan Peoples study away program. Please describe the internship you participated…

  • James Miller: GIS for recycling and waste disposal

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    We regularly feature geography related student internships on this blog. Today we hear from James Miller (‘21), a double major in Geography and Biology, who participated in a GIS internship for Nicollet County, MN, this summer.  Describe the internship you participated in this summer. I spent ten hours a week working with Nicollet County Property…

  • Michelle Simms (’19): Renewable energy in Minnesota

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    We regularly feature geography-related student internships on this blog. Today we hear from Michelle Simms (’19), a double major in Biology and Religion, who interned in renewable energy infrastructure last summer. Who did you intern for and what does this company do? I worked at Geronimo Energy in Edina, MN. Geronimo Energy is a utility-scale…

  • Alexis Sienczak: Water quality sampling on the Mississippi River

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    Alexis Sienczak (December ’18), a Biology and Geography double major, held a summer volunteer position with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in Lake City, MN. She worked with the water conservation, vegetation, and fishery departments. The purpose was to collect water samples from the Mississippi River as part of the Army Corp of…

  • Elliot Mohler (’18): Working to ensure broadband access for all Minnesotans

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    Elliot Mohler (’18), a double major in Geography with GIS and Environmental Studies, is an intern for the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development. He shares about the internship below. Who did you work for and what did you do? During the fall 2017 semester, I worked for the Minnesota Department of Employment and…

  • Where can you dispose of paint, cell phones, pharmaceuticals, batteries, and other waste?

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    Need to get rid of old batteries, expired medicine, paint, or old appliances?  Here is a helpful interactive map showing where various household wastes may be safely disposed in the Saint Peter area. The map was designed by alum Dani Olson (’17) while studying Geography and Environmental Studies at Gustavus.

  • Elliot Mohler (’18) explores city planning with an internship in New Ulm

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    Elliot Mohler (’18), a double major in Geography with GIS and Environmental Studies, conducted an internship with the City of New Ulm, MN, during the 2017 spring semester, and shares about the experience below: The goal of this internship was for me to gain exposure to all facets of city government. Every week or two I…

  • Danielle Olson (’17): Interactive, online mapping of local waste and recycling facilities

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    This past January, Danielle Olson, a double major in Environmental Studies and Geography with GIS, was an intern for Tri-County Solid Waste, which helps residents and businesses in Sibley, Le Sueur, and Nicollet Counties manage their waste.   What were your daily tasks? The project initially started from an independent, semester-long project for my Environmental…

  • Matthew Kuckler (’17): Creating web-based geographic databases

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    Matt Kuckler (’17) is a double major in Geography with GIS and in Environmental Studies. In January he conducted a GIS internship for Assembly MN, a group of commercial retail consultants who operate in the southwest Twin Cities metropolitan area.   What were your daily tasks? Any special projects you were able to work on?…

  • Helen Thompson (’17): Creating a spatial public assets inventory

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    Helen Thompson is a double major in Geography with GIS and in Environmental Studies. In January, she was an intern for Nicollet County’s Property and Public Services Department based in Saint Peter, MN.   What were your daily tasks? I worked on digitizing culverts and estimating their lengths using 2016 aerial photographs and DEM [digital…