Want to Make Your Resume Look Better While at the Same Time Having a Great Experience?
Check out the many classroom, campus, and off campus possibilities listed here. Click on the title of the activity for more information.
Academic Opportunities in the Classroom or Laboratory
- Independent Research Projects for IB Students (IB 390 and 490)
- Graduation with Distinction in the Integrative Biology Major
- Honors Option in the Integrative Biology Major
Academic Opportunities Outside the Classroom
- Summer jobs/internships list for IB majors - This is a list of activities that IB majors have found for themselves in previous years.
- Local Opportunities for IB Majors - This is a list of opportunities in the local community for the current academic year or the summer following the current year.
On-Campus Resources
- Study Abroad Programs
- Environmental Fellows Program (EFP)
- Registered Student Organizations
RSO Office is located in Illini Union room 280 (2nd floor, quad side) - IB related Student Organizations
- Special Undergraduate Research on the Environment (SURE)
- Student Employment (Virtual job board)
- Teaching Assistant in Introductory Chemistry Course (speak with a Chemistry lab instructor)
National Organizations
- National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates
- Americorps
- NASA Academy
- Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS)
- Peace Corps
- School for Field Studies
- Student Conservation Association (SCA)
- Teach for America
Internships
Job Boards
- The Job Seeker (on-line newsletter) Internships and summer work opportunities, full-time positions in conservation, ecology, biodiversity, and education. To use this web site, first contact one of the IB advisors for the current password since this changes frequently. Then go to the "Subscribers' Area" and use: Username = subscriber, Password = [the password given to you by the Advisors].
- National Internship Directory
You can also access the hard copy of this material in the IB Advising Office, 127 Burrill Hall - Princeton Review Internships
- Texas Job Board for IB related jobs and internships
- Biology and Biotechnology Paid Coop/Internship Opportunities
Local
State
- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
- Brookfield Zoo, Chicago, IL
- Chicago Botanic Garden
- Chicago Wilderness Habitat Project
- Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
- The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center, Godfrey, IL
- Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, IL
- Willowbrook Wildlife Center, Glen Ellyn, IL
National
- American Museum of Natural History Internships (Anthropology, Biodiversity and Conservation, Fellowships and Grants)
- Audubon Society Internships
- Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve, Minnesota
- Disney Internships
- FBI Internships
- Great Basin Institute, Nevada
- Monsanto Biotechnology Intern, St. Louis, MO
- NASA Motivating Undergraduates in Science and Technology
- NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program
- Smithsonian Natural History Museum Internships, Washington, DC
- Swarthmore Health-related Summer Opportunities
- Wildlands Studies, Santa Barbara, CA
International
- Ecology Project International
- International Primate Rescue
- Orangutan Foundation International, Kalimantan, Indonesia
- UREKA (Undergraduate Research Experience & Knowledge Award)
Local Volunteer Possibilities
Ecology/environment/park districts
- Allerton Park, Monticello
- Champaign Park District
- Champaign County Forest Preserve, Mahomet
- Grand Prairie Friends, Urbana
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Champaign County
- Illinois Natural History Survey, Urbana
- Prairie Burns of UIUC Natural Areas, Champaign County
- Urbana Park District
Health Care
- Carle Hospital, Urbana
- Champaign County Nursing Home, Urbana
- Mental Health Center of Champagn County, Champaign
- Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana
Children/Education
- Champaign Unit 4 Schools
- Crisis Nursery, Urbana
- Cunningham Children's Home, Urbana
- Don Moyer Boys and Girls Club, Champaign
- Montessori School of Champaign
- REACT Program, Campus
- Urbana Unit 116 Schools
Community Activities
- Beckwith Hall Personal Assistant to Disabled UIUC Students
- Champaign County Humane Society, Urbana
- Rape Crisis Services, Champaign
- UIUC Student Counseling Center Paraprofessionals, Campus
Other Volunteer Possibilities
- Alternative Spring Break
- International Service Learning
- Desert Institute Volunteer, Twentynine Palms, CA
- Diabetes Camp Counselor
- Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Career Planning
- IB Advising Office - 127 Burrill Hall 217-333-6774
- The Career Center - 715 S. Wright St. 217-333-0820
- Graduate College Career Services - 204 Coble Hall 217-333-0035
- UI Alumni Virtual Career Center - 200 S. Wacker Dr., Chicago
- I-Link-Campus Career