Primary job responsibilities;
Planning and organizing for outreach events. Attending events and doing outreach about invasive insects. Leading outreach programs about Asian Long-horned beetle at camp sites.
Over the course of my placement there were changes. The beginning of the summer focused primarily on planning events, whereas at the end of the summer we were analysing the events and planning for future outreach programs.
I would rate this experience as excellent because this is a really fun job and while its focus isn't hard science, I feel that I have gained interpersonal skills that will be helpful in later jobs. I would recommend this site to future students because this is a rewarding job - it allows one to intern with a wide range of people and to make a difference in their understanding of invasive pests.
If I could change anything I might want to have a plan of the whole summer before jumping into the job. It was difficult to not solidify plans until a couple of weeks before they occurred.
To future students I would say that they should find something that they'll be excited about doing every day.
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