Fall 2008 Green Campus Energy Efficiency Internships

[HSU Green Campus Program]

ENVS 482 Green Campus Energy Efficiency Internships – Fall 2008

The Green Campus Program (GC) at Humboldt State University is offering
6 internship positions for academic credit this fall 2008 semester.
Interns will work beneath a Green Campus program coordinator in one of
three areas: Office Energy Audits, tabling and events planning, or
public relations and outreach, and are expected to put in around 6
hours of work per week. Two (2) academic credits will be given to
interns after being evaluated by Green Campus staff at the close of
the fall semester. Evaluations are based on an intern’s overall
commitment to their respective project. The internship begins
September 8th and ends December 19th.

NOTE: This internship could result in a paid position with the Green
Campus Program.

The 6 positions will be divided into pairs to fill these 3 areas
within GC:

• Office Energy Audits coordination
• Events/Tabling coordination
• Public Relations/Outreach coordination

Job descriptions

• Office Energy Audit coordinators: Interns will assist project lead
in conducting office energy audits and will gain experience in:
Energy basics and energy efficiency; Canvassing offices; Stakeholder/
office contact relationship-building; Audit process coordination;
Measuring energy loads of office equipment; Excel Workbook data input
& analysis; Compiling audit reports.
• Events/Tabling coordinators: Interns will assist project lead at
tabling events over the course of the semester and will gain
experience in: Energy basics and energy efficiency; Energy efficient
technologies; Tracking hard and soft metrics; Marketing events.
• Public Relations/Outreach coordinators*: Interns will assist
project lead in devising new outreach methods and will gain experience
in: Energy basics and energy efficiency; Scouting various media &
publications; Creating press releases; Locating venues for GC to
present or speak at; Assisting project lead in planning a GC logo
competition.
* Graphic design skills preferred.


Questions? Please email Sarah Schneider at sy...@humboldt.edu

Green Campus website: www.humboldt.edu/~greenhsu
Green Campus email: gree...@humboldt.edu