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| February 3 | Applications Available |
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Applications are available online at
wwwnew.towson.edu/mesrp or by
contacting Sherry McCall Ross at 410-704-2532 or smross@towson.edu |
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| March 15 | Application
Deadline |
| Applications must be post-marked by this date. |
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| April 15 | Intern Notification of Placement Recommendation |
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Placement recommendations are made by the Scoring/Selection Committee.
Candidates recommended for placement are asked to contact the Site
Representative |
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| April 30 | Deadline for Declining Placement |
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Candidates are asked to give consideration to the commitments of an
internship at the time of application. Because
Intern Selection and Placement is a time-intensive process, we ask that candidates unwilling or unable to make the necessary commitments contact us within two weeks of Notification of Placement. |
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| May 30 | Site Visit Deadline |
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Because sites retain the right of final approval of placements,
candidates are asked to have their
Site Visit completed one week prior to Orientation. In the event a |
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| June 7 | Program Orientation |
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A full-day event for MESRP Interns to review program guidelines and
expectations. |
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| June 23 | Internships
Begin |
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Suggested start date – specific dates are negotiated between each site
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Engage in Research Project
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Maintain Journal
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Participate in the ListServ
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Brainstorm strategies for transfer to CIP
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Meet w/ Internship Coordinator on-site |
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| July 3 | Aquarius Cruise |
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All interns will participate in a one-day educational bay cruise on the
University of Maryland Center for
Environmental Studies’ ship the Aquarius (sites are asked |
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| July 15 | Mid Summer Gathering |
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evening social outing for Interns (time and location tbd). |
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| July 16 | Mid-Summer Meeting |
One day,
mid-summer meeting for Interns (sites are asked to provide release
time). This is where
we nail down the specifics of the CIP, Speaking Event, and |
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| August 15 | Internships End |
| Suggested
end date for eight-week internships. |
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| August 22 | Abstract Summary Due |
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Submit a 1-page summary of your research experience for inclusion in the Fall Symposium Program Book. |
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Nov 8 9am-4:15pm |
Fall Symposium |
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Interns'
formal presentations on summer research projects to a varied audience of invited
guests. Mentors and Site Representatives are invited (encouraged!) to
attend. > Make formal presentation of research experience > Submit 1st Draft of CIP |
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| Fall/Winter | Revise and Field Test CIP / Complete Speaking Event & Collaborative Activity |
| Jan. 31, 2004 | CIP Preliminary Review for Feedback |
| April 30, 2004 | Submit Final Copies of CIP, Speaking Event, & Collaborative Activity |