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BIOL390

BIOL390

Featured Internship Placements*

Marine Biology

Marine Preservative Association – D.E.E.P.
within the Marine Protected Area of Punta Campanella

Location: Massa Lubrense

Potential Projects:

  • Ieranto Bay: boat monitoring on kayaks, trash clean-up, assist visitors at the Marine Protected Area 
  • Creating brochures, activities for children, blogs, and social media posts that can be easily understood by the public, specifically English-speaking tourists.
  • Creating Species Profile Data Sheets, which focus on data analysis for specific organisms in the Ieranto Bay.

Sample e-Portfolios:
Clare Crenshaw; Abby Needles; Bianca Ruiz; Brooke Delo; Noah MacGregor; Ashlyn Holmes
Video InterviewCarly Owens

Aquarium and Marine research Center – STAZIONE A. DOHRN
(only for Marine Biology Majors)

Location: Naples

Website: szn.it

Potential Project: Studies on microplastics and microbes that attack aquatic plants

Only available in Spring Semester

Nutrition, Community Health

Mediterranean Cuisine Cooking School – QUANTO BASTA

Location: Sorrento

Website: quantobastasorrento.com

Potential Projects:

  • Meeting with local nutritionists and compiling information about the Mediterranean diet to inform clients about its benefits.
  • Supporting staff during cooking lessons.
  • Nutritional cooking showcase: creating a proposal for an event in Sorrento, where cooking demonstrations are made in public to promote the company and the nutritional benefits.

Sample e-Portfolio: Alum Gianna Roland
Video Interview: Alum Paige Swartz

Mediterranean Cuisine Cooking School – NONNA FLORA

Location: Sorrento

Website: www.nonnaflora.it

Potential Projects:

  • Meeting with local nutritionists and compiling information about the Mediterranean diet to inform clients about its benefits.
  • Supporting staff during cooking lessons.
  • Nutritional cooking showcase: creating a proposal for an event in Sorrento, where cooking demonstrations are made in public to promote the company and the nutritional benefits.

Farm-to-Table Restaurant/Farmhouse – Agriturismo Le Tore

Location: Massa Lubrense 

Website: agriturismosorrentoletore.com

Potential Projects:

  • Working on an organic non-GMO farm, preparing foods for people on any type of restricted diet (diabetic, celiac, vegan, etc.).
  • Running the bed and breakfast with the employees at Le Tore
  • Caring for the guests while upholding excellent standards both in hospitality and nutrition.

Sample e-Portfolio: Alum Alexandra Stedke

Exercise Sciences

Fitness Center – OPENCLUB SORRENTO

Location: Sorrento

Website: www.openclub.it

Potential Projects:

  • Assist with creating customized training workouts for the fitness center members
  • Learn to create training workouts in Italian and English
  • Learning nutritional diets for specific workouts

*Upon availability

Questions or doubts?

Please, contact @Haley Mathis – Internship Coordinator. She will be happy to assist you!