Internships

Bucknell in Barbados

 Givernment House

Students have the option of substituting an unpaid internship for one of their three elective courses. When possible, students pursuing this option will be placed in internships that best reflect their particular interests. Bucknell students in Barbados have interned with:

  • Central Bank of Barbados  
  • Bellairs Institute of McGill University (a marine biology institute) 
  • Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (CARICAD)  
  • Barbados Institute of Management and Productivity 
  • Caribbean Development Bank  
  • International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 
  • United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 
  • United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)  
  • Barbados Statistical Service
  • United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)  
  • Caribbean Tourism Organization 
  • The Ministry of the Environment 
  • The Ministry of Education (for those interested in teaching careers)   

Since students who successfully complete an internship will receive a Bucknell credit and grade, all internships must be approved by the appropriate chairperson at Bucknell before students leave for Barbados. Professor Shara McCallum will provide on-site supervision of internships.  

Whereas Bucknell University will try to procure internships for all students, it cannot guarantee each student an internship nor assure him or her an internship with a particular agency. Moreover, each student can pursue no more than one internship. Students recommended for internships will be interviewed by the sponsoring agencies, and will be expected to intern a maximum of fifteen (15) hours a week.

 All students interested in pursuing an internship must contact Professor Shara McCallum(shara.mccallum@bucknell.edu, 7-3038), Professor of English, Director of Stadler Center for Poetry, 11 Bucknell Hall, no later than September 18, 2008.