Since 2007, the Cornell Cooperative Extension Summer Internship Program has helped Cornell fulfill its land grant mission by engaging students in outreach. Faculty and staff from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of Human Ecology along with extension educators from local Cornell Cooperative Extension offices involve students in the college’s work to find solutions to New York’s most pressing concerns.
In 2011, nineteen students participated in the CCE Summer Internship Program, working with faculty and researchers from both colleges.
Photo: Leonel Rosario examining an apple tree.
2012 Summer Internship Projects
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) Projects
Eligibility: Must be CALS full time freshman, sophomore or junior and return as a full time student in the fall semester. Graduating seniors are not eligible.
Award amount: $4,000
Application Deadline: 3/9/2012 or until an acceptable pool of applicants is identified
Please send resume and cover letter to Connie Kan at ck236@cornell.edu. Additional information (transcript and references) may be requested.
Western NY Nutrient Management and Field Crop Disease Applied Research and Extension Internship (FILLED)
Faculty: Quirine Ketterings, Gary Bergstrom
Location: Wayne County
Crop and Canopy Management Studies and Pest Management Scouting for Northern Grapes
Faculty: Tim Martinson
Location: Jefferson County
The New York State “Master Watershed Steward” Program: Building Capacity for Watershed Stewardship in New York
Faculty: Shorna Allred
Location: Dutchess County Geospatial Resources for Coastal Watershed Education in the Hudson River Estuary
Faculty: Susan Hoskins
Location: Ulster and Dutchess County
Organic weed management for school grounds
Faculty: Jenny Kao-Kniffin
Location: Suffolk County
Orange County 4-H Urban Gardens
Faculty: Marcia Eames-Sheavly
Location: Orange County
Increasing Fresh Market Vegetable Crop Productivity
Faculty: Steve Reiners
Location: Clinton County
Healthy Soils, Healthy Communities
Faculty: Murray McBride
Location: NYC
Tree Host Survey, Monitoring and Management Strategies for the Invasive Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål): (Pentatomidae), Along Borders of NY Tree Fruit (FILLED)
Faculty: Peter Jentsch
Location: Ulster County
Celebrating 20 Years of the Lake Erie Regional Grape Program (FILLED)
Faculty: Katherine McComas
Location: Chautauqua, Niagara, and Erie County
On Farming Rearing of Biocontrol Nematodes: Evaluate and Improve 2012 Extension Program using Multi-media Educational Tools (Deadline Extended)
Faculty: Elson Shields
Location: Ithaca, NY
College of Human Ecology (CHE) Projects
Eligibility: Must be CHE full time freshman, sophomore or junior and return as a full time student in the fall semester. Graduating seniors are not eligible.
Award amount: $4,000
Application Deadline: 3/9/2012 or until an acceptable pool of applicants is identified
Please send resume and cover letter to Connie Kan at ck236@cornell.edu. Additional information (transcript and references) may be requested.
Testing Educational Resources for Diverse Audiences
Faculty: Charlotte Coffman
Location: Ontario County and Cornell Campus
Adopting Healthy Habits
Faculty: Jamie Dollahite
Location: Cornell Campus, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence County
Parent Education in and around Tompkins County
Faculty: Rachel Dunifon
Location: Tompkins and surrounding Counties
The PROSPER Partnership Model in New York State: An evidence-based delivery system for preventing risky behaviors in youth, promoting positive youth development, and strengthening families
Faculty: John Eckenrode
Location: Schuyler or Livingston County
Early Origins of Income Achievement Gap (FILLED)
Faculty: Gary Evans
Location: Cortland, Tompkins and Yates County
Public Acceptance of Congestion Pricing of Transportation
Faculty: Rick Geddes
Location: Campus, CaRDI
Research for Continuous Improvement of 4-H
Faculty: Stephen Hamilton
Location: Erie, Genesee, Wyoming, and Orleans County
Facilitating the Integration of Children of Immigrants in Rural Communities (FILLED)
Faculty: Pilar Parra
Location: Wayne County
Interventions for Risk Reduction and Avoidance in Adolescents
Faculty: Valerie Reyna
Location: NYC or Broome County
Healthy Gardens, Healthy Youth (FILLED)
Faculty: Nancy Wells
Location: NYC, Suffolk, Wayne, Monroe, Schnectady, Rockland, Delaware County, and Campus
Developing Strategies for Fruit and Vegetable Distribution from Farms to Schools in Wayne County
Faculty: Jennifer Wilkins
Location: Wayne County
Previous Years
Archive of the 2011 CCE Summer Internship Experiences
Archive of the 2010 CCE Summer Internship Experiences
Archive of the 2009 CCE Summer Internship Experiences
Archive of the 2008 CCE Summer Internship Experiences
To learn more about the Cornell Cooperative Extension Summer Internship Program, contact Connie Kan at ck236@cornell.edu.