PAID!!! Interpretation positions with housing!!!
Jen Lee
The National Park Service at Mount Rushmore National Memorial offers
academic internships in the
Interpretive Branch to qualifying students in the fields of interpretation,
communication, history, parks and recreation management, natural
history, and related studies.
Our interpretive internships allow students to fulfill a number of academic
requirements while experiencing the interpretive operation of a major National
Park unit.
This year is the 9th year of the Mount Rushmore History Association scholarship. We have renamed the scholarship opportunity in honor of Kay Jorgensen, President Emeritus of our friend’s group the Mount Rushmore Society. The Kay Jorgensen Interpretive Scholarship at Mount Rushmore is offering up to 6 scholarship positions. Each position, will receive a $2,000 payment on or about week 6 of the Internship and another $2,000 at the end of a completed
12-week internship. Additional financial commitments made to the Intern are free housing, $75.00 per 40 week and mileage reimbursement to and from the South Dakota School of Mines apartment complex in Rapid City, SD. This year’s internship season begins on 5/09/21.
Interns work alongside Mount Rushmore staff in conducting guided walks,
interpretive talks, roving patrols, and providing visitor services at
information desks. After intensive orientation to the site and training in
the role and practice of interpretation, interns develop their abilities in
public speaking and visitor services through supervisory coaching and teaching
provided by one of our three certified interpretive coaches.
Previous student interns have benefited from such hands-on experience when
seeking employment with the National Park Service, related agencies or
organizations. Please view our youtube video found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIyoCVjRDuA,
for more information.
The enclosed description of the internship program may be copied for interested
applicants or posted on your department bulletin boards, as needed.
The website source for information on Mount Rushmore National Memorial is www.nps.gov/moru. We welcome
further inquiries about the internship programs at Mount Rushmore. For details,
please contact me by phone at (605) 574-3170 or via e-mail at Blaine_K...@nps.gov.
Sincerely,
Blaine Kortemeyer
Acting Chief of Interpretation and Education
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
(O) 605 574 3170
(C) 605 391 5986