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The Rubenstein School Internship Program engages with site partners in a variety of ways. Students can be in paid or unpaid internships and either earn or not earn academic credit associated with the experience. At the lowest level of oversight and support, students are engaging in the experience and not earning credit. At the next level of oversight and support, students are earning credit for the experience, either to be eligible for funding or to go towards their degree. The highest level of oversight and support is through the Rubenstein Perennial Internship Program, which is a cost-share program between Rubenstein and the site partner, involving trainings, check ins, and academic credit of the student intern.

Internships that involve academic credit should be skill-based for student growth and they require a formal Experiential Learning Plan (a 4-way agreement between the Rubenstein School Experiential and Community-Based Coordinator, a faculty advisor, the student, and the community partner) and involve an MOU. Students are required to work, at minimum, 45 hours per credit earned.

Recruitment Strategies for Enhancing and Supporting Racial Diversity

Employing International Students

This is an ever-evolving list of resources. If you see something that you have questions about or if you have resources that you would like to share, please contact the Rubenstein School's Experiential and Community-Based Learning Coordinator, Sarah Mell.

Gender/LGBTQIA+ Resources:

Anti-Racism Resources:

Accessibility Resources:

Equity-Based Resources

Mental Health Resources for ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Students 

Service-learning is a teaching pedagogy that combines service in the community with classroom instruction, with a focus on personal reflection and the development of civic and personal responsibility. 

Courses are taught by Rubenstein School faculty each academic year in collaboration with many different community partners. The majority of service-learning courses are taught during the fall and spring semesters. Service-learning projects can vary in scale and scope from small, focused, one-time projects to semester-long, broad, and ongoing projects that adapt and allow for collaboration between students and community partners. 

These projects are unpaid and are associated with a specific ¶¶Òõ̽̽ course. Projects should define a specific need identified by a community partner and can involve small groups of students or entire classes. For more information on service-learning partnerships or if you are interested in getting connected with Rubenstein faculty and courses, contact Sarah Mell. 

¶¶Òõ̽̽ Community-Engaged Learning Office (CELO)

Service-Learning Teaching Assistant Program 

RSENR undergraduates that are Environmental Studies majors must meet the requirements of the Environmental Studies Program (ENVS) at ¶¶Òõ̽̽. ENVS internships are intended for students who would like to apply their interdisciplinary environmental skills and knowledge in an organizational setting. 

ENVS Senior Capstone Internships: 

• Are for senior or advanced level activities 
• Count for 6 credits of upper level senior work, and is partnered with an upper-level environmentally relevant course 
• Should account for at least 200 hours of work with the sponsoring organization (approximately 45 hours for each credit earned) 
• Can be paid or unpaid 
• Requires students to write an in-depth senior internship capstone proposal and a final write- up documenting and evaluating internship experience

Is directly overseen by a Field Site Supervisor who is asked to provide written comments and an evaluation or grade (grade sheet is provided by student). More information on field supervisor requirements here.

For more information visit the College of Arts and Sciences ENVS Internship Capstone Webpage or contact Internship Capstone Coordinator Vic Izzo. 

Community partners may also be interested in recruiting volunteers for one-time events or ongoing support through the Rubenstein School. Our capacity for organization volunteer opportunities is limited, though we can spread the word through our student listserv and building bulletin boards. 

There also may be opportunities to coordinate with Rubenstein School student clubs, such as the Student Advisory Board (RSENRsab@uvm.edu) or directly through faculty aligned with projects. Community partners interested in recruiting volunteers can also reach a broader student base by contacting ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Student Life Civic Engagement. 

• Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative
• Lake Champlain Sea Grant
• ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Master's in Leadership for Sustainability
• ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Natural Areas 
• ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Rubenstein Ecosystem Science Laboratory
• ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Student and Community Relations
• ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Sustainability Residential Community