FORM

INTERNSHIP AGREEMENT

Career Resource Center Internship Program

Summer Internships paperwork is due by May 1, 2015. Extensions may be requested and
granted until June 15, 2015. Paperwork for Summer Internships will not be accepted after
June 15, 2015.
Signed hardcopies should be delivered to the Career Resource Center and electronic
agreements emailed to Internships@unity.edu. See Handbook for Semester and Outside
the Semester Internships deadlines.

INTERNSHIP INFORMATION
Start Date: 05/11/15
End Date: 8/5/15 Total Hours: 500
Course Rubric, Number and Title:
Academic Level:
WF 3993 Marine Animal Husbandry
3000
Internship
Intern Position Title:
Internship Site Name:
Full-time Summer Volunteer
Alaska SeaLife Center
Required On-site Hours

Semester: Summer 2015

# of credits: 3

1 credit = 60 hours | 3 credits = 180 hours | 9 credits = 420 hours | 2 credits = 120 hours | 6 credits = 300 hours
| 12 credits = 540 hours

INTERN INFORMATION
First Name: Renee

Last Name: Adlesperger

Expected Grad Date: Dec.

16, 2016
Secondary email:
radlesperger95@gmail.com

Primary Email Address:

radlesperger13@unity.edu
Cell #: 325-669Phone #: 325-669-3653
Degree Type: Bachelor of Science
3653
Major: Captive Wildlife Care and Education Second Major: Please Choose
Academic Advisor Name: Sarah CunninghamAdvisor Email: scunningham@unity.edu
Emergency Contact Name: Loren
Relationship: Father
Phone#: 325-660-4399
Adlesperger
College Box #: 2

FACULTY SPONSOR INFORMATION

Sponsor Name: Sarah Cunningham
Sponsor Email: scunningham@unity.edu
Sponsor Phone#: 207-509-7266
Emergency Phone#: 510-708-7859
Communication Plan: By e-mail every other week.
(Describe how frequently and what method of communication ex: email, phone etc. that will be
used to contact your sponsor. Interns must be in contact with Faculty Sponsors bi-weekly.)

INTERNSHIP SITE INFORMATION

Internship Site Street Address:
301 Railway Ave.

City:
Seward

Supervisor First Name: Lisa

Last Name: Hartman

Supervisor Phone#: 907-224-6373

Website: www.alaskasealife.org

Ext:

State:
Zip:
Country:
AK
99664
USA
Supervisor Title: Husbandry
Supervisor
Supervisor Email:
lisah@alaskasealife.org

Compensation: Stipend
Hourly Unpaid
Rate of Pay:$
Daily

Non-Monetary Compensation: One t-shirt, housing, and interpretation training

(Ex. Uniform, training, equipment, room & board, certifications, etc)
Organization Mission Statement:
The Alaska SeaLife Center generates and shares scientific knowledge to promote
understanding and stewardship of Alaskas marine ecosystems. Retrieved from
www.alaskasealife.org/New/about-ASLC/index.php?page=firstpage.php

(Copy and paste the organizations mission statement here. Cite Source)

Intern Address during internship:

Internet access during your
440 4th Avenue Seward, AK 99664
internship? Yes
Will you be covered by workmens comp or
Did you visit the site prior to accepting this
general liability: Yes
internship: No
Internship Description:
I will be working behind the scenes at the Alaska SeaLife Center routinely cleaning animal
exhibits, preparing diets, and working alongside the professional husbandry staff at the facility
in caring for the animals housed there. I will also be helping Alaska SeaLife Center guests
appreciate the mission of the facility and connect with the centers permanent collection of
marine animals. Interpretation of live and static exhibits for guests will be used to accomplish
this. In addition, I will have daily interaction with interpretation, education, exhibits, husbandry,
and research personnel at the center. Before undertaking these duties all interns, myself
included, will receive information on the animals at the Alaska SeaLife Center as well as
pertinent research being done and be required to participate in an interpretation training.

(Using first person narrative, describe the nature of your position and anticipated duties.
Include specific projects, tasks and duties of the position.)

LONG TERM CAREER GOAL

It is my long-term goal to become employed at a marine animal care and/or rehabilitation
facility. This internship will allow me to experience this work first-hand and acquire skills related
to the field. This internship will also give me a professional reference in the field of marine
animal care.
(Describe your long term career goals and how this internship will help you prepare for these
goals.)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Better understand how a marine animal care facility operates

2. Learn how to apply professional networking effectively in a work environment
3. Learn specific skills and techniques involved with marine animal care such as exhibit
maintenance and diet preparation
4. Learn how to apply interpretation techniques to both live and static exhibits related to
marine life
5. Expand my knowledge of the natural history of some marine animal species
(In a numbered list format, identify 5 specific educational, professional, and/or personal goals
that you hope to fulfill by the end of the internship. Learning objectives should not try to cover
all aspects of the internship, but focus on select areas that you will be exposed to throughout
the internship. Each learning objective should involve new learning, expanded growth, or
improvement on the job. Begin each object with words such as Learn how to, Expand
knowledge of, Better understand the process of.)

ACADEMIC PREREQUISITES
Ex. WF 2003 Animal Training
BI 3173 Animal Behavior, WF 2003 Animal Training, BI 2064 Honors Population and Community
Ecology, 3204 Comparative Animal Physiology, BI 3323 Conservation Biology

(List academic courses and course rubrics. You may include volunteer experiences that have
prepared you for this experience. Please note that all 3000 and 4000 level internships require
12 credits at or above the 2000 level. )

INTERNSHIP GRADE

AND ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

1. Track and Complete Required Hours
2. Bi-weekly Check-in with Faculty Sponsor
Share one accomplishment you achieved since your last check-in. You may
attach your journal entries.
Please explicitly state that things are either a) going well, no problems, or b) not
going well, in which case clearly identify anything that may be troubling you
and any questions you may have about the internship or internship process.
3. Internship Portfolio
Internship Agreement, Resume, Job description
Photo documentation (unless prohibited by the internship site)
Worksite Supervisor Evaluation (Response to Supervisor Evaluation if requested
by faculty sponsor)
Final Reflection Paper addressing Learning Objectives
Internship Journal
(Please select one, see Internship Handbook for Specific Requirements)
Reflective Journal
Weekly Blog
Daily Log with directed questions
4. Project or Report (6, 9, 12 credit internships only)

Please describe your project ideas. This should be discussed with your
faculty sponsor and site supervisor prior to submitting your internship
agreement form.
5. Public Presentation (3000 and 4000 level internships)
Presentation Type:
Presentation Location:
Video
Public Forum
Student Conference
Open House
Talk
Class
PowerPoint Presentation
Club
Internship Showcase Event
Other
If presenting in a class please specify the class, please include specific
information.
Name of Class:
Name of Class Professor:
Date of Presentation:

FINAL DUE DATE : NOVEMBER 20, 2015

SIGNATURES (REQUIRED

FOR HARDCOPY ONLY)

I agree to serve as the faculty sponsor for this internship. I have reviewed this agreement
form with the student and believe that it meets the standards described in the Internship
Handbook. I have read and understand my responsibility as outlined in the handbook and
will contact the site supervisor prior to the internship start date.

Faculty Sponsor Print

Faculty Sponsor Signature

Intern has met with the Director of Student Accounts and understands the financial
obligations he/she is undertaking when registering for this internship.

Signature of Director of Student Accounts/ Unity College

Business Office

I agree by signing and submitting this internship agreement that I am committing to the
college and my internship site the terms listed within the agreement. Furthermore I
understand that I am responsible for:

Finding, reviewing, and understanding the internship site location, position duties and
housing accommodations
Funding all travel expenses to and from the site location, as well as all expenses
incurred during the internship
Fulfilling all reasonable tasks and responsibilities assigned by my site supervisor
Completing all the required hours according to my credit level requirements
Following all internship site safety procedures and policies
Conducting myself in an ethical and professional manner, acting as a positive
representative of Unity College
Notifying the Career Resource Center and Faculty Sponsor immediately of any
changes or problems during this Internship
Completing the required academic work and public presentation before the final due
date listed above
Reporting to your Faculty Sponsor as detailed in the agreement

Student Signature
Date

Release, Covenant Not To Sue,

And Assumption of Risk Agreement
I, the undersigned Participant, for myself, my heirs, legal representatives and assigns,
in consideration of permission granted to me by Unity College, located in Unity, Maine,
to enroll in and to participate in a program offered by Unity College, entitled and
scheduled as follows: Unity College Internship Program, which will take place during the
2014 calendar year inclusive, hereby release, acquit and forever discharge Unity
College, its Trustees, officers, employees and agents, both in their individual capacities
and in their capacities as Trustees, officers, employees and agents of Unity College,
their heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns, from any and all claims,
demands, actions or causes of action, of any kind whatsoever, including claims for
contribution and/or indemnification, arising out of my participation in said program.
I, also, for myself and for my heirs, legal representatives and assigns, for the same
consideration, covenant with Unity College, its Trustees, officers, employees and
agents, both in their individual capacities and in their capacities as Trustees, officers,
employees and agents of Unity College, their heirs, legal representatives, successors
and assigns, never to institute any suit or action at law or in equity against them, or
any of them, whether or not the result of their negligence, by reason of any claim I now
have or may hereafter acquire relating to said program and/or my participation in said
program.
I assume the risk of any injuries which I may receive as a result of my participation in
said program, whether or not the result of their negligence.
I also certify that the information I have provided to Unity College in the registration
packet accompanying this release, covenant not to sue, and assumption of risk
agreement, is true and accurate and recognize that any false or incorrect statements
made therein are grounds for my dismissal from the program.

Renee Adlesperger___________ ___________________________

Intern Name (Print or type)
Intern Name (signature)
Date

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