Indigenous Summer Student Internship Program offers valuable experience – UM Today

by pnationtalk on August 27, 2019373 Views

New opportunities opened for Indigenous students

AUGUST 26, 2019 — This summer, Anjelica Bodnaryk participated in the Indigenous Summer Student Internship Program (ISSIP) to gain more experience in the biological fields she’s interested in.

She spent her weekdays in the Buller biology labs working with transgenic canola in the hopes of improving Canadian crops.

Hosted by human resources, the internship program provides an opportunity for Indigenous students to work in various positions in faculties and units at both the Fort Garry and Bannatyne campuses. This year, 12 students participated in the program.

The Internship has offered positions in different faculties/colleges such as business, pharmacy, architecture, agriculture and nursing, to name a few.  Bodnaryk’s internship was in biological sciences, in the faculty of science.

Read More: https://news.umanitoba.ca/indigenous-summer-student-internship-program-offers-valuable-experience/

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