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Brenden Duprey '09 implements recycling program in Bulgaria

Brenden Duprey '09 implements recycling program in Bulgaria

Overview

The internship provides hands-on experience working with professionals in the field and facilitates entry into the job market. Internship arrangements with public, private, and nonprofit institutions offer a wide range of choices, providing real benefits to the student and to the collaborating organization.

Internships, MS Degrees

During the first year at Bard CEP, students begin to explore internship opportunities and define the nature of their master’s thesis in consultation with their advisers and collaborating organizations. The internship is conducted during the summer and first semester of the second year and must be at least four months in duration.

Bard CEP has developed internship opportunities with a variety of institutions, and is continuously expanding the list of participating internship sponsors. The broad range of available internships allows students to follow their preferred areas of specialization locally, elsewhere in the United States, or abroad. The internship gives students an applied focus to their degree and the opportunity to learn in a professional setting the job-specific skills they will use upon graduation. Internships also expand students’ professional networks, often leading directly or indirectly to employment.

A letter of agreement between the student, collaborating institution, and Bard CEP formalizes the arrangement and specifies the responsibilities of all parties. A reporting system provides regular contact among the student, adviser, and internship supervisor, enabling all concerned to follow and evaluate the student's progress.

Students in the Master's International Program complete the internship through their Peace Corps service. Students in the joint degree program with Pace University School of Law must complete two internship/externship courses through the School of Law to satisfy the Bard CEP internship requirement. Students in the dual M.S./M.A.T. program satisfy the requirement through student teaching.


Internships, Placement

The Center has developed internship opportunities with a variety of institutions, allowing students to follow their preferred areas of specialization locally, elsewhere in the United States, and abroad. Below is a select list of organizations, institutions, and businesses where CEP students have been placed. Read about their internship experiences on the Bard CEP Blog.


Organization Location
Advanced Center of Tourism and Hospitality Research Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Appalacian Trail Conservancy (ATC) Harpers Ferry, WV
Austin Water Utility Austin, TX
Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC), Research and Evaluation Division Bangladesh
Bard Environmental Resource Department Annandale, NY
Business Alliance for Local Living Economies Bellingham, WA
Center for Agro-Ecology Queenstown, MD
Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History New York, NY
Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) Palisades, NY
Center for Neighborhood Technology Chicago, IL
Center for Plant Conservation St. Louis, MO
Citizen's Consumer & Civic Action Group Chennai, India
City of Austin Watershed Protection and Development Review Department Austin, TX
City of Fort Collins, Department of Natural Resources  Fort Collins, CO
Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Washington, DC
Conservation Law Foundation Boston, MA
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orange County Middletown, NY
D.C Legislative and Regulatory Services Washington, DC
D.C. Councilmember David Catania Washington, DC
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission Philadelphia, PA
Earth Pledge New York, NY
Eco-Grid Hudson, NY
EcoDev Myanmar
Ecologic Institute Berlin, Germany
Economic Development Office Kingston, NY
Enviornmental Defense Fund Beijing, China
Environ International Corp Los Angeles, CA
Environmental Advocates of New York Albany, NY
EPA Region 2 Division of Enforncement and Compliance Assistance New York, NY
EPA Region 2, Division of Environmental Planning and Protection New York, NY
Fiorella LaGuardia Foundation New York, NY
Green Order, Inc. Washington, DC
Green Seal Washington, DC 
HLM Energy New York, NY
Hudsonia, Ltd. Annandale, NY
IBM, Corporation Poughkeepsie, NY
ICLEI Boston, MA
Instituto de la Naturaleza y la Sociedad de Oaxaca (INSO) Oaxaca, Mexico
International Food Policy Research Institute Washington, DC
International Water Association London, England
Juice Energy, Inc. New York, NY
Litzsinger Road Ecology Center (LREC) St. Louis, MO
Maryland Dept of the Environment Baltimore, MD
Mount Cameroon Inter-Communal Eco-Tourism Organization Cameroon
National Council for Science and the Environment Washington, DC
National Wildlife Federation, Northeastern Regional Center Montpelier, VT
New York City Department of Design and Construction New York, NY
New York State Environmental Research and Development Authority Albany, NY
Nike, Inc. Bangalore, India
Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont Richmond, VT
Northern Appalachian Conservation Coalition Northeast, US
NRDC, Air and Energy Division Washington, DC
NRDC, Greening the Games New York, NY
NRDC, Marine Policy Group New York, NY
NYC Parks Natural Resources Group New York, NY
Office of State Representative Brian Ellis Harrisburg, PA
Ohio Department of Development, Office of Energy & Efficiency Columbus, OH
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Federal Facilities Oversight  Twinsburg, OH
Pace Energy and Climate Center White Plains, NY
Pakistan Mission to the United Nations New York, NY
Paul Smith's College, VT Paul Smiths, NY
Pennsylvania DCNR Bureau of State Parks Region 2 Office Renovo, PA
Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations New York, NY
PlanES Consultores Bogota, Colombia
Prison Fellowship International, Malawi Balaka, Malawi
Proyecto Campanario San Jose, Costa Rica
Resources for the Future Washington, DC
Riverkeeper, Inc. Ossining, New York
Rockefeller & Co., Inc. New York, NY
Scenic Hudson, Inc. Poughkeepsie, NY
Sierra Club, Washington DC Legislative office Washington, DC
Slow Food USA Brooklyn, NY
Society for Sustainable Development Design Croatia
Solaqua Power and Art Chatham, NY
Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. Hudson, NY
The Center for Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Policy, CEU Budapest, Hungary
The Glynwood Center Cold Spring, NY
The Nature Conservancy, Government Relations Internship Program  Arlington, VA
Town of New Paltz Planning Board New Paltz, NY
Town of Newtown Newtown, CT
Town of Red Hook, Conservation Advisory Council Red Hook, NY
Town of Shandaken Comprehensive Planning Committee Shandaken, NY
Trace Foundation New York, NY
U.S. Dept of the Interior, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance Oakland, CA
Ulster County Planning Board, Open Space Plan Kingston, NY
UNDP Environment & Energy Group Bratislava, Slovakia 
UNEP Regional Office for Europe, Environment and Security Initiative Switzerland
Union of Concerned Scientists Boston, NY
United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs, SIDS Branch New York, NY
Upper Tennessee River Roundtable Abingdon, VA
Winrock International (Wallace Center for Agriculture and the Environment) Arlington, VA
Winslow Management Co. Boston MA
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Woods Hole, MA
World Food Programme Washington, DC
World Wildlife Fund Washington, DC
WRI, International Financial Flows and the Environment  Washington, DC