Header 1EHS and Sustainability Internships Post 1 Industry leaders seek out our students for internship and full-time employment opportunities because of our program's reputation for producing highly-skilled, and well-prepared professionals. Our industry-approved curriculum and hands-on training start freshman year at our USEPA and OSHA training facilities. For more information on environmental work experience, contact University of Findlay’s Center for Career and Professional Development (CCPD) at 419-434-4665 or [email protected].Fast Facts100 percent placement in work experience programsOur student interns have the opportunity to earn between $10-$32 per hour!Qualified students can net up to $21,000 for summer employmentUSEPA and OSHA training programs at our facilities Paid internships can fulfill up to 15 credit hours Unique OpportunitiesFindlay students have a unique internship opportunity available. With an EHAC accreditation, EHS and Sustainability students are eligible to apply for and receive internships including:U.S. Public Health Service (JRCOSTEP) Center for Disease Control (SURPA)National Environmental Public Health Internship Program (NEPHIP) These internships are only available to students in EHAC accredited programs. Learn more about Findlay's accreditationWhere our students are interningStudents in the EHS and Sustainability Program have enjoyed productive, paid work experience opportunities in the following areas:Environmental consulting firmsIndustrial hygieneSteel manufacturingOil refineriesFood processing companiesAutomotive and motorcycle manufacturingState and federal public health services Local health departmentsNon-profit and NGO action groupsHospitals Pipeline CompaniesConstruction CompaniesHere is a sample of where some of our students have interned: General Electric Lighting Division - Dover, OH Nucor Steel Marion, Inc. - Marion, OH Newman Technology, Inc. - Mansfield, OH Crown Equipment Corporation - New Breman, OH PepsiCo - Albany, NY BASF Chemical Corporation - Wyandotte, MI Whirlpool Corporation - Findlay, OH Montgomery County Risk Management - Dayton, OH John's Manville Fiberglass - Waterville, OH Owens Corning - Fairburn, GA BP Husky Refining LLC - Oregon, OH & Whiting, IN Marathon Petroleum - Findlay, OH & Robinson, ILNational Environmental Public Health Internship Program through the CDC - NationwideJunior Commissioned Officer Student Training and Extern Program (JRCOSTEP) - NationwideOhio EPA Ohio OSHAHancock Public HealthStudent Internship EHS and Sustainability student Brendan Hanson is no stranger to working in a government agency. He was selected to be a participant in the United States Junior Commissioned Officer Student Training and Extern Program (JRCOSTEP). Students participating in JRCOSTEP are trained to work in the same federal agencies and programs as an active duty commissioned corps officer. Assignments can vary from 31 to 120 days. Hanson was selected by the Indian Health Service to serve as a commissioned officer for the Gallup Indian Medical Center (GIMC) which is a 99-bed hospital in Gallup, New Mexico, on the border of the Navajo Nation. It was a ‘jack-of-all-trades’ environmental safety internship including hosting rabies clinics and training staff, inspections of retail stores on the reservation, water safety testing and hospital inspections. In the last month of his internship, Brendan faced a deadly disease, the Hantavirus. He helped identify the disease was the cause of illnesses on the reservation and helped to properly clean house and set up preventative measures. Read his story Request Info Visit Apply Post Column 2