CACS Internships
CACS annually funds Student Sustainability Internships, and through these paid positions, Berkeley students have access to new fields of applied learning.
Campus members with sustainability projects in need of helping hands can apply for internship funding, usually during the summer break, and with the return of undergraduates in the fall, the positions are filled.
CACS Internship Funding Application
The due date for the 2009-2010 CACS Internship Funding Application has passed. Applications are no longer being accepted. The 2010-2011 Internship Funding Application will be available in Summer of 2010.
See the full funding proposal information.
CACS Internship Highlight
This last year, through a CACS-funded internship, Facilities Services and the Office of Sustainability worked with UC Berkeley students Marshall Geck (senior: energy and water outreach intern) and Chad Kunert (junior: graphic designer) to design a Campus Energy and Water Conservation Campaign under the heading "WATCH US GO GREEN."
 |
Download the campaign posters. |
2009-2010 CACS-funded Internships
- Strawberry Creek Restoration Program Coordinator (Tim Pine, Cal Habitat Restoration Program)
The Program Coordinator will organize activities to promote and lead volunteer habitat restoration events on University owned space in nearby watersheds. - Re-USE Web Design Intern (Sarah Cowan, ReUSE)
The Web Design Intern will create and advertise an online community in which the campus community can exchange reusable materials that are too large to fit a ReUSE station. - Berkeley Student Food Co-op: Operations Research Coordinator (Alli Reed and Christina Oatfield, Student Food Co-op)
The Operations Research Coordinator will research business plans and prepare for the Cooperative’s opening in January. - LEED: EBOM Undergraduate Assistant (Sarah Shirazi, College of Natural Design)
The LEED: EBOM Assistant will develop a list of sustainable purchasing resources, outreach materials, and information for alternative transportation. - Refill Revolution Water Usage Research Intern (Aaron Schwartz, Haas School of Business/Refill Revolution)
The Water Usage Research Intern will analyze data compiled from water campaigns across campus and explore students, faculty, and staff attitudes towards water usage on campus. - Office of Sustainability Green Labs Associate (Lisa McNeilly, Office of Sustainability)
The Green Labs Associate will conduct initial laboratory assessments focusing on energy and water usage, waste reduction, and chemical management. The intern will also help develop a framework of basic best practices in labs for later distribution. - Environmental Resources Intern (Chris Jones, Berkeley Institute of the Environment)
The Environmental Resources Intern will help develop and maintain the UC Berkeley Environment & Sustainability Portal (http://enviro.berkeley.edu), a comprehensive online database of environmental resources at UC Berkeley. - Water and Electricity Reduction Campaign Intern (Christine Shaff, Facilities Services)
The Campaign Intern will continue the successful communication campaign focused on reducing water and electricity by identifying key audiences and developing the graphic component of the campaign. - Cal Habitat Restoration Student Leadership Program: Program Coordinator (Tim Pine, Cal Habitat Restoration Program)
The Program Coordinator will support the efforts of the Strawberry Creek Restoration Program. The selected intern will recruit, schedule for training (to be provided by UCB staff), and coordinate the activities of Student Habitat Restoration Leaders (SHRLs).