Internships

Since 1986, the geography internship has been a requirement of all Geography majors, except for those enrolled in the education program. This experience introduces the student to a wide variety of careers in Geography. Below are two lists, one of various internships completed by our students in previous years, and the second a list of few current employers of our alumni.

Read what some of the employers of our interns had to say about them.

Selected Internship Employers:

Illinois Department of Transportation - Springfield, Illinois
Map Research Technologies - Rockford and Ottawa, Illinois
McHenry County Conservation District - Ringwood, Illinois
Starved Rock State Park - Utica, Illinois
Mapping Specialists - Madison, Wisconsin
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers - Rock Island, Illinois
Illinois Water Survey - GIS Section - Champaign, Illinois
McLean County Regional Planning Commission - Bloomington, Illinois
Pace Suburban Bus Service - Arlington Heights, Illinois

Selected Employers of our Alumni

American Map - Wood Dale, Illinois
Peoria County Planning and Zoning - Peoria, Illinois
F & W GIS Services - Peoria, Illinois
City of Las Vegas, GIS Analyst - La Vegas, Nevada
National Imaging and Mapping - Virginia
Rand McNally - Skokie, Illinois
GPS Fertilizer/ Pesticide Applicator of Early bird Fertilizer - Goodfield, Illinois